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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
DIET OF THE GREAT.
Favoritc Dishes Of the Worlds Iiiustrious
Generals, Philosophers and Poets.


Generals, Philosophers and Poets.
"Man is what he eats" said Feuer-
bach, the German philosopher, or as he
expressed IL il his native language,
"Der mensch list was er isst, " play OF
words which is not without its deep
meaning Mans food is never without
influence on his temper, nor is the choice
he makes in his meals without certain
reflection of his character. John the
Baptist's eating locusts and wild honey
was indicative of his mind and motives,
as was Zoroaster's prediction for bread
and water crosses of his ethics and doc
trines Plato was satisfied with honey,
bread, vegetables and fruit. Mohammed
preferred mutton and milk TO all other
dishes and drinks. Hannibal, the Cartha-
ginian warrior, lived on olives, while
the Roman General Sulla's favorte
meats were wild ass, chickens drowned
in Falerian wine, ostrich brain and
snails
Charles the Great was lover of veni-
son. Henry " of France had glut-
tonous appetite for oysters; Frederick
the Great for polenta, a sort Of Italian
pudding; Emperor William / of Cor
many for Holsters and oysters. Napoleon
! was passionate drinker of coffee, of
which he took 90 to 25 cups daily.
Artists, poets and philosophers evince
a larger variety in the choice of their
meals and beverages Goethe was very
fond of champagne, Schiller of wine
Klopstock indulged in truflle pastry
smoked salmon and peas. Lessing's IA
vorite dish was lentil soup, n prediction
which he shared with Kant, while Leib-
nitz delighted in apple cake. Torquato
Tasso was lover of sweet things and
heaped his salad with sugar. SO did
Moses Mendelssohn, who mourned the
impossibility of sweetening sugar.
Byron took only one daily meal, con-
sisting principally of old Chester cheese,
pickles, red cabbage, wine or liquors.
He used to drink great quantities of tea.
Bismarck in his younger days was very
fond of hard boiled eggs and cognac,
which he preferred to "pretzel and
beer" a beverage which he considers the
chief cause of German pothouso politics
and lack of resolute and harmonious ac
tion.
William II, the present emperor of
Germany, loves his wine and prefers tho
sparkling juice of the Rhine, which not
infrequently loosens his tongue. Cham
pagne he avoids, lest "it cause his heart
to run away with his head" as he once
remarked, but probably because it is too
French for him. Baltimore Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

by the calculation based on the new
constant of alteration. So Laplace was
probably nearer to the truth than many
of the later astronomers have been.
1t is evident that the final solution of
the great problem has not even yet been
obtained. There is an uncertainty of
perhaps as much as 100, 900 miles still
remaining. Since the distance Of the
sun forms base line for calculating the
distance of the stars, an error Of 100, 900
miles in that base line would make
difference of nearly 30, 900, 900, 900 miles
in the calculated distance of the nearest
fixed star in the sky. 1t is for the as
tronomers of the future, then, TO deter
mine the real dimensions of the uni
verse, If they can. For our part, we
must be content to know that they are
great almost beyond the power of math
cmatics to express and certainly be-
yond the power Of imagination to con.
ceive. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

Politeness means much. A cable car
was humming up Broadway and collid-
ed with an express wagon at Tenth
street. CD your eyesp yelled the
driver. % your own eyesl' an
swered the gripman, after which the air
was blue with profanities and vulgari-
ties, which ought to have resulted in
some head punching, and probably
would had it not been for the interfer-
enco of policeman, who oddly enough,
turned up at the right time. After that
everybody went along out Of temper,
cross, red faced and ruffied. Not long
after that hack was rumbling along
Fourteenth street and nearly upset Il
light wagon in which two young sport
were speeding The pole of the hack
caught between the spokes of the wagon
wheel and would have caused consider
able damage, but the quick eye of one
of the young men saw the danger. "Ah,
there, Johnnie!" said he good natured
ly. "Look out, old man, or you'll break
your stick" The hackman answered in
the same vein, and away they went,
laughing, each about his own affairs
Yes, molasses is better than vinegar,
and politeness is the grease of the hui
man axle. -Joe Howard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
Wanted a Good Foot.

Models are an important part of q
sculptor's need. doubt whether in this
particular we differ from our Greek
predecessors, for we read of choice pres
ents, such as peacocks, given by Phidias
TO his models, showing how much he
valued them, presumably because 1t was
as difficult then as now to get good ones.
To be a model is business of itself.
and when we remember the number of
art schools there are. even in london
alone, and the many artists who are en-
tirely dependent upon them. it may be
realized what a large body they must be.
The men are mostly Italians, chiefly,
I am told, from the neighborhood of
Naples. The women are, as a rule, Eng
lish and haveoften sat from babies. To
find we'll formed foot is almost an i'm
possibility among the best of them, ow-
ing to the long cramping in boots, but a
friend once told me that he had cast
of the foot of an Indian woman that
was as beautiful as the foot of Greek
statue.
Our English models lack often the
suppleness of figure that distinguishes
more southern races, such as the Italian,
which is partly accounted Cor by the
heavy, cumbersome clothes our climate
necessitates. But such as they are we
have to make the best of them, and a
really good one is eagerly sought after.
Good Words.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

Saving out sections Of the skull in
order to give the brain room to develop
symmetrically seems a rather delicate
and dangerous operation, but it is one
that has on several occasions been per
formed with perfect success, Children
apparently in condition Of hopeless
idiocy have been treated upon this plan
and are in prospect of developing the
faculties usual in those of like age. The
removal of the bone which has become
unduly hardened permits growth, and
tho clouded intellect may become clear
and normal.
Attention has been called to cases in
which calculi had formed, as was sup
posed, upon the silk ligatures used in in
ternal operations. In one case an abdomi-
nal tumor was removed, and some years
later there were calculi present in guam
tity that caused great distress 1t was
thought that some irritating property
was present in the silk, and that this
acted as n nucleus around which the
gritty particles gather. New York Led
ger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

The man or woman who will indulge
in the practice Of flirting" with an
outside party is not worth going out
with or being taken out. 1t is u species
Of bad form that nothing can excuse,
and though there are many who think
it cute to make eyes and return signs
made by strangers, feeling that such at
tention is a bit Of personal homage, the
outside world judges differently, and
one exhibition of that sort should be
enough to wean the respect Of either
man on woman, no matter how devoted
they might heretofore have been
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
a Remarkable Tree.

The most remarkable tree yet discov-
cred flourishes in the island Of Fierro,
one of the largest of the Canary group.
This island is so dry that not even a
rivulet is TO be found within its bound
aries, yet there grows species of tree,
the leaves Of which are narrow and long
and continue green throughout the
year. There is also constant cloud sur
rounding the tree, which is condensed,
and falling in drops keeps the cisterns
placed under it constantly full. In this
manner the natives of Fierro obtain wa
ter, and as the supply is limited the
population must of necessity be limited
also. o.-Philadelphia Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
An Effective Whistle.

One of the popular English authors of
the day was wholly incapacitated from
work by q lady who lived next door and
strummed through Handeps Messiah /"
His idea of the inviolability of an Eng
lishman's house did not allow him to
send in any message, and he was at his
wits end till he saw in a daily paper
that steam whistles could be bought to
fit onto kettle spouts. He provided him
self with one and put the kettle ON the
fire in the room nearest the singer. As
soon as the whistle began he went out,
OF course the bottom came Off the ket-
tie, but it cost little to solder it ON
again, and after two or three solderings
the lady took the hint.-San Francisco
Argonaut
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

The following is vouched for by cor
respondent as being extracted verbatim
from list Of stores wanted by the
steward Of a Tyne steamship: "Stoars
wonted; 2 doyan egs, ! am, II pund
bakon, 2 tins sasinger, G tins supe,
2 tins billed meet, 2 tins motin, e 100
watc potaes, 6 lofes sofe bred, blather
lard, l smolo cheas, sum fresh meet q
vegables, & sum Karirts and turmits, 2
tins serdeens, 2 tins histers (oysters) to
try, 2 notmegs, tins samin, 2 tins
frute, 1 tin marmalaid, pund solt
fish. "-Newcastle England News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
LOVE-.

Sudden upon my night there woke
The trouble of the dawn.
Out OF the eat the red light broke
To broaden on and on.
My days are tuned to finer chords
And lii 10y higher suns.
Through all my thoughts and oil my
words
A purer purpose runs.
No matter II my hands attain
The golden crown or cross;
Only to love is such gain
That losing Is not loss.
And thus, whatever fate betido
or rapture or of pain,
If storm or sun the future hide,
My love Is not In vain.
So only thanks are on my lips,
And through my love SEQ
My earliest dreams, like frcighted ships,
Come sailing home to me.
John Hay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
When There Were No plumber..

Lord Fountainhall, in 1914, says that
there are no plumbers in Scotland, be-
iause there is no need for them. Happy
limplicity Of our ancestors! Now every
man should be his own plumber No
man should be allowed to marry till he
has passed an examination in plain and
fancy plumbing. Few know what to do
If the pipes are frozen or if the gas me-
ter is frozen. If you are practicing with
pistol, however, and casually cut gas
pipe. we do know what to do. Exhibit
soap! Fill up the orifice with soap. This
accident is, it must be admitted, less
frequent than a sudden flood. Saturday
Review
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
The Day After the Burglary.

Detective--Yos, I've got the descrip.
ton of the missing jewelry written down
all right. Now, how much money did
the fellows take?
Mr.. Billus-I don't know exactly.
Maria, my dear, how much money was
there in my pockets last night?-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

The days are ever divine. They come
and go like muffled and veiled figures
sent from a distant friendly party, but
they say nothing, and if we do not use
the gifts they bring they carry them as
silently away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

The new Vanderbilt houses arc ex-
pressly fortified against anarchists. Hot
water and rifles are provided in conven-
lent places ready for a garrison of serv-
ants to keep a mob at bay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

The innkeepers' business was prac-
ticed in Rome at the time of Christ.
There were then over 700 registered inns
in the capital. Each had a registered
sign, which no other innkeeper was per-
mitted to copy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
Unexpected Effect.

Poor Woman Ito cheap scrivener, who
has just read out to her the begging pc
tition she had ordered, bursting into
tears)-Eh, man, I'd never ha' believed
was as badly off as all that!--Deutsche
Warte.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

The greatest natural cold known is es-
timated at l05 degrees below zero. The
highest natural temperature is in Egypt.
III degrees
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
A CIinching Argument.

The healthfulness or the reverse Of
oorsets seems finally to be settled. They
have been found on the mummies of
Egyptian princesses of the royal family.
These corseted mummies, it is interest
ing to note, are all dead. What moro
need be said? The dress reformers ap.
peNr to be justified in denouncing ca.
sets. Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

Solid bronze statues were cast in the
fourth century before Christ by Greek
founder named Lysippus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
DENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT NOV. 10, 1893.

PHILADELPHIA & Eric Railroad Division Time
Table. Trains leave Driftwood.
EASTWARD
0;Ol A M-Train $. daily except sunday for
Sunbury Harrisburg and intermediate sta
tiOns ARRIVING at Philadelphia $3.50 p. M,
New York, 10:OS y. M; Baltimore, i:2O p. M;
Washington, s:51 D. N. Pullman pnrlor ear
from Williamsport and passenger coaches
from Kane to Philadelphia.
$3.50 r. M-Tran q, duly except Sunday for
Harrisburg and intermediate stations, ar
riving at Philadelphia 1880 \. NJ; New York,
1855 \. NJ. Through coach from Dubois To
Nilliamsport, Pullman Sleeping ours from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia and New York.
Philadelphia passengers can remain In
sleeper undsturbcd until 700 AN.
0:35 r. M.-Traln T. daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations, arriving AZ
Philadelphia, $50 \. NJ; New York, l;3D
A. NJ; Baltimore, 6:20 A. ~; Washington, 1880
AM Pullman cars from Erie and Williams
port 10 Philadelphia. passengcrs In sleeper
transferred into Washington sleeper AZ llar
risburg. Passenger coaches from Erie to
Philadelphia and Williamsport TO Balt-
WESTWARD
1882 A. M.-Train l. daily except Sunday for
Ridgway, Dubois Clermont and inter-
mediate stations. Leaves Ridgway at $500
$3.50 4. M.--Tran ., daily for Erie and inter-
mediate points.
6:97 p. M.--Train II. daily except Sunday for
Kane and intermediate stations.
THRoTGGdH, TRAINs |, 90, FOR p6RRlI.EE,TTwooD
ikOM lliE EAST AND SUI III.
TRAIN II leaves Philadelphia $3.50 4. M;
Washington, $50 4. NJ; Baltimore, s:45 A. Nj;
Wilkcsbarre, 1915 4. NJ; daily except sun
day, arriving at Drftwood at 6;27 p. ". with
Pullman Parlor car from Philadelphia TO
NlllamspOrt.
TRAIN leaves New York at y. M: phila-
dclphia, ll:20 p. M; Washington, 1910 a. m;
Baltimore, $40 p. M; daily arriving at
DriftwoOd ut $3.50 u. N. Pullman sleeping
cars from Philadelphia TO Erie and from
Washington and Baltimore 20 WillamspOIt
and through passenger coaches from Phila-
dclphla 20 Erie and Baltimore TO Williams
port and TO Dubois,
TRAIN leaves Remove at G;3i u. M. daily
except sunday, arriving M prlftw0od 532
Il. m.
JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD.
DAILY except Sunday.)
TRAIN 10 leaves Ridgway at 0:40 "A. m; John
sonhurg at 0;55 Il. m, arriving az Clermont
NJ iO:15 n. m.
TRAIN 20 leaves ClesmOnt at l0:ij II. IN. ar
riNing ut JohnsOpburg at ll:i0 a. m. and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25
IoHNsONBURG RAILROAp.

DAILY except Sunday.)
TRAIN 10 leaves Ridgway at 0:40 "A. m; John
sonhurg at O;55 Il. m, arriving a. Clermont
~ iO:15 n. m.
TRAIN 20 leaves CleSmont at 1855 u. IN. ar
rislng at JohnsODburg at li:l0 a. m. and
Ridgway at l:55 IA. IN.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-04-25

A LLBGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY
IA COMPANY commencing Sunday
Dec. "A, 1893. Low Grade Division.
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RIDGwAY & CLEARFIELD r. r.

DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
SOUTHWARK. NORTHWARD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23
CROWN AND SCEPTER.

Queen Anne detested the smell of roses
and became sick when they were in her
room.
Wilhelmina. the child queen of Holland,
is an enthusiastic If youthful collector of
postage stamps.
The Prince of Wales has declared against
long boards. Those who trim with him
will give 'em the cut direct.
1t is said that the king of Siam has be-
come so addicted to the use of stimulants
that he is practically mental and ply steal
wreck.
Word has been sent to the courts OF Eu-
rope that the shah of Persia intends to visit
Berlin, st. Petersburg, Paris and Vienna
next spring. He will remain in Europe sew
eral months.
The smallness of his stature is almost as
sore point with the Duke of York as the
same shortcoming is with his father. Both
the Princess of Wales and the Princess May
are good deal taller than their spouses.
If this, from Paris letter, is a compIi-
ment, it is n pretty large one: 1.-The ex-
queen of Spain sits in state in prosceniu,n
box. Her marked resemblance to a white
hippopotamus has grown with advancing
years.
King Christians sailor son, has sword and
anchor indelibly marked upon her arm half
way between the shoulder and elbow, which
marks are very conspicuous when she wears
dress without sleeves.
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lego. A phenomenal love for mathematics,
together with desire perhaps to Open a
new field for women, urged her to follow
the electrical course, which includes civil
engineering. The latter embraces practical
work in a blacksmith shop.
With an energy, skill and enthusiasm
unequaled by any man in the class, Miss
Lamme experimental IN the handling
and testing of steam and gas engines, dy-
namos, motors, storage batteries, circuits,
instruments, etc. She completed the course
in three years, making up year in which
typhoid fever kept her from college by ex-
ira work Her, record rs a student is un-
surpassed atthe university, whose electrical
course ranks deservedly high.
Ia her brother, practical electrician,
Miss Lamme found encouragement and
stimulation to her unique work. 1t is re-
freshing to record that this brilliant girl is
a physical Juno with brilliant brunette
coloring. Hcr roguish brown eyes are in
dicative of Astounding animal spirits, as she
was the pivot of every mirth provoking
frolic at the university, and her amiability
made her equally popular with men and
women. Indeed so rich in womanliness IL
this fair young electrician that the great
est obstacle to the pursuance OF her new
calling lies in the opportunities of impcr
tunate suitors. Ida ROSE MCCABE.
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A WOMAN ELECTRICIAN.
She is a Physical Juno and Has Bright
Mind. y

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 22.-The first woman
AT electrician in the worlo halls from the
Buckeye State Her namc is Bertha
2 Lamme. Her birthplace is Springfield, o..
and her alma mater the Ohio state univer-
sity, in whose class of 1913 she took her de-
gree in electrical engineering" Miss
Lamme will enter shortly the Westinghouse
Electrical works at PittsbuIg, where she
will exercise her skill as practical cleo
trician on an equal footing with the trained
corps employed there.
Despite Edison's advocating woman's
adaptability for this branch of science, it
remained for Miss Lamme to establish the
precedent. Edison employs more than a
thousand women in his various electrical
works Unframed, unskilled girls were
taken into his service, and their natural del
icacy of. touch and quickness of perception
have developed surprising mechanical re-
Suits Whether practical electrician,
however, will ever develop from this army
OF uneducated women remains to be seen.
Nevertheless it was the mcchanical dexter
ity of his women employees that led the
wizard to proclaim his faith in the posi-
biities awaiting woman in the electrical
world. "A n,
Previous to entering the university Miss
Lamme was country .schoolteacher. A
country high school prepared her for col
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What a Depth Of Thought IL
Those Few Words.
How Often and With What Sadness
Do We Quote Them.
n nisht Indeed Have Been Had Ne 0"'y
Known In lime.

Probably no words are more frequently
quoted than these, and surely none couid
have . greater meaning or show more clear.
10 that some calamity in our lives, caused
perhaps BY ourselves. through ignorance.
csrelessness or Insult cisnt attention to the
laws Of nature, might have been averted.
How tue is it especially in regard to the
sick. Might it not have been the case with
nesriy all of Us at some period that had we
but known what to do At the proper time
much suffering could have been saved.
No one knows this better than Mrs. Mary
Henderson. who lives at SO Congress Az
spue, Flushing, Long Island.
II suffered terribly" she said-"from
fheumatisrl,, and was weak, tired and ner-
vous all the time. was so sore AZ over
when would rise in the morning and felt
so tired that it seemed - if it would take
me an houe to dress. !.
~ am thankful to say, however, that oil
these troubles have passed away, thanks to
4 wonderful remedy which | have used:
This remedy 10 DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
ard nerve remedy, and feel it my duty to
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New York, Jan. All vas sah Of y.
Gladstone tina. be is the only orator OF his
time. at leasS Of British nationality. VINO
was able to make . speech upon financial
subject, md to SO do 1t that ne wouia cap..-
waite not only the members of parlianent,
but those who sat in tho gallery, and VINO
,,.re nresSnmed not to he familiar with
finances. That quality, however, was pos
sessed by Senator conkling, for the spes s.
which be delivered when he was only Ut
tie past 90 years of age and was memPer
Of the house Il representatives upon the
financial policy of the Uuited States lad
such rhetorical charm. as well as snca .
picturesauc and graphic treatment OF wnat
are usually dry statistics, that it held tire
galleries fascinated for nearly three hours
I'd even to this day is oUe of the most in
teresting of Mr.. Conkling's speeches 70
read.
The great number of speeches which have
been delivered in both houses OF congress
since the extraordinary session began JUS
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tell what benefits have derived from the
use of this great medicine.
1.-The news is too good to keep and feel
that it should be made known, and GER
tainly will do all that lies in my power to
spread it because the medicine has done 60
much for me. 1t will surely help others il
tl.ey will only give it trial.
.'Why, feel like a new person, and !
am now able to do all my work and stand il
we'll. l am surprised at myself and the
strength and vigor this wonderful medicine
has given me-"
And now, readers, if you have been suf-
feriug from nervous or blood disease, caus.
log debility, dyspepsia, or any of the con-
dtions depending upon diseased nerves OF
lood, and have been thinking of what
might be if you could but recover your
health, we say to you in all confidence take
this onderful medicine and you will be
cured. 1t is purely vegetable and harmless.
DR.. Greene, the noted specialist in cur
ing all chronic and nervous diseases, is its
discoverer. He can be consulted at his
Office, "a Temple Place, Boston, Mass,
free of charge, personally or by letter.