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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

Fort Sumter was fired on; so think
I can say I knew Sam quite MS we'll
as he did himself, better indeed. as
this plain and entirely unvarnished
story will prove.
Sam was rather quiet fellow, and
up to the breaking out of the war, in
accordance with his good mothers
wishes, and I think his own desire, he
looked forward to tho pulpit as the
field in which ho could usc his decid-
cd talents and spend his life to the
greatest advantage.
I must confess, had hankering
for military life, and I was sorely
disappointed when, in my seventeenth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
Decoration Day Observances.

II was feared at the outset that the
decoration OF soldiers graves could
not be continued as permanent Gus.
tom that the work would be per-
formed principally by veterants of the
war as tribute to their fallen com.
rades, and that as their ranks became
depleted by death the custom would
be less observed, and before long
cease. But experience has proved
that when soldier dies his children
take up the work as sacred legacy
bequeathed to them by patriotic faith
ers. and each year the ceremony be-
comes more imposing and greater
numbers participate in it.
While each soldiers grave is deco.
ratsd by his comrades or by his de-
scendants, the graves which mark the
resting places OF the unknown dead
are never neglected. 1t is always a
touching sight to witness the respect
and tender reverence sh own in deco
rating the graves OF those whose
names are unknown, about whom we
can tell nothing except that they died
in order that the Republic might live.
General Horace Porter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

guns in front we're beginning to open.
saw him rise in the stirrups, letting
his sabre hang by the knot, while
with both hands he ierked on tho
reins.
Instead Of checking tho mare, he
broke tho headstall aud pulled the
bride over her head.
He was now helpless. He looked
bach, as il debating whether TO leap
of or go on. He reasoned that no
matter what ho did, IL was death, and
on the instant he decided to die, II
possible, inside the battery in front.
lie seized his sabre again, shouted
so that the staggering line hesrd him
and responded; then away dashed the
mare, straight for gun, behind
which stood tall Confederate with
lanyard in his hand ready to pull.
saw Sam disappearing in n cloud
of flame and smoke, and on the instant
horse and rider vanished and we were
among the guns, our sNbres falling
like cleaning fails.
Well, wo got the guns, and. after
much searching, we found the mare
nearly blown to pieces, and Sam,
bleeding and powder-stained, seated
on tumbril. He looked rs If he Ii ad
gone through thrcshing machine,
yet none of his wounds was severe.
He was made lieutenant the next
day, though to do him justice, he pro-
tested to General Sherman that he
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
snm wns in love with Sally Weldon,

Sam was in love with Sally Weldon,
n pretty little schoolmate Of his only
sister, and he told me, in confidence,
thnt he feared his affection for this
girl would make him acoward.
'"rho very thought of dying md
leaving Sally for some other fellow, he
said to me one night rs we lay under
the same blanket in camp, "gives mo
the cold creeps. I'm sure IL ! ever get
into battle, Ill get thinking OF that
girl and show the white feather"
Those were the days of grand sacri-
fees. Our fathers were not only will
ing TINT We should fight for the Union,
but they we're ready to go themselves,
and l shall never forget how our dear
mothers tried to choke back their teal 8
when the order came for us to cross
the river and move South.
Sans father, who had a largo stock
farm, gave him n beautiful. blooded
mare, for which he had refused fifteen
hundred dollars; but in those days
nothing was too good for the soldier
boys, and it was that same equine
beauty that so severely tested the cour
nge and presence of mind of Sam Har-
rington. This is how it was:
Up to April, 1862, wo saw but little
of the enemy. We had few skirmishes
with Morgan and Forrest in Southern
Kentucky, but MS neither size seemed
eager for fight there was but little
damage done. We drilled during the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

Says the Marine journal - New
York Harbor can be no longer ridi-
culed as defenseless against assault
from the sea. A battery of sixteen
rihed mortors has been established,
concealed in the sand hills at Sandy
Hook, capable, as was demonstrated a
few days ago, of throwing 800 pound
shells by the shower distance of
three and a half miles with perfect
accuracy The shells, fred from all
the mortars, landed as aimed within
an area less than the size of the deck
of a battle ship.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

N. Y, 145; Brownsville, Texas, 2067;
Camp Butler. near Springfield, ILL.,,
Gs7; Camp Nelson, Nicholsville, Ky,
1926; Cave Hill, near Louisville, KY,
3774; Chalmcttc, In, 1881;
Chattanooga, Tenn, 12,0lS; City
Point, W., 1898; Cold Harbor, Va,
1871; Corinth, Miss, 5G70; Grown
Hill, near indianapolis, 700; Culpep.
per, Va, 1348; Clusters battlefield,
M. T., 250; Cypress Hills, on Long
Island, N. Y, 3115; City of Mexico,
1904; Danville, Va, 1893; Danville,
Ky, 800; Elmirn, N. Y, 1906; Finn's
Point, N. j., 2779; Florence, $. g.,
205S; Fort Donelson, $50; Fort Glib
son, I. T., 2152; Fort Harrison, Va,
256; Fort Leavenworth, 1l0s; Fort
McPherson; 4i3; Fayetteville, Ark,
1910; Fort Scott, Kan, 400; Fort
Smith, Ark, 1904; Fredericks-
burg, Va, GGO3; Gettysburg, Penn,
1915; Glendale, Va, G3G; Grafton,
W. Va, 1926; Hampton, Va, 41Si;
jefferson Barricks, ST. Louis, GAO;
Koekuk, Iowa, 800 Knoxville, Tenn,
3OG1; Laurel, Nd, 23S; Lebanon,
KY, Si7; Logan's Cross Roads, KY,
69i; London Park, Nd, 1886;
Marietta, Ga, 10,052; Memphis,
Tenn, 3,s3s; Mobile, Ala, $40;
Mound City, ILL.,, 5000; Nashville,
Tenn, 1G,53S; Natchez, Miss, 30G2;
New Albany, Ind, 1858; Newbern.
N. g., 231S; Philadelphia, Penn,
1919; Poplar Grove, Va, 5525; Port
Hudson. Miss. 8soi; Raleigh, N: e,
1859; Richmond. Va, 4S35; Rock
Island, ILL.,, $50; Salisbury, N. G.,
1920; Shiloh, Tenn, $500; San
Antonio, Tex, 4s3; Seven Pines, Va,
780; Soldiers Home, Ohio, 5238;
Springfield, NO., 1913; Stone River,
Tenn, 6O63; vicksburg, Miss, &c..
COG; Whitehall, Penn, 60; Whining
ton, N. c., 10,G05; Winchester, Va,
4035; Yorktown, Va, 1866.
Virginia has the largest number OF
cemeteries--fourteen. Virginia, Ten.
nesseo and Mississippi in their order
we're tho battle States OF the struggle
for tho preservation ofthe Union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
CARE OF HARDWOOD FLOORS.


If possible hail floors should be hard
wood or tiles, and when this is not
practicable the boards may be stained
and rug or strip of carpet then laid
down, which should be held in place
by slots of brass, if necessary. A floor
Of 9sssr9l NY, I WOOL should first b9 lightly
covered with linseed oil, and when
dry should be rubbed smooth and
cleaned; it should also bo polished
once month with beeswax and tur-
pentine, or 1t may receive q coat of
shellac vnrnish. If the wood is soft
pine, several coats of colored varnish
will be best. Constant caro- is nec-
cessary to keep wood floor looking
well. IL should be busted daily and
wiped once week with n soft cloth
and clean water. When needful wash
it thoroughly with hot suds made from
CASTLE soap, adding teaspoonful of
oil to every quart of suds. This mix
ture should be stirred well every time
the cloth is dipped into it; and after
it is applied the floor should be wiped
dry with soft cloth. The same treat
ment should be applied to the stairs.
New York Telegram. q.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

The Chicago Times Herald OBJ
serves The fact that the War De-
partment has actually advertised for
bids on 10000 yards of red tape is
considered one of the best Jokes of the
season. This would be much better
joke, however, ii 1t came from the
Treasury Department, for of all de-
partments of the government red tape
is most apparent there. The war de-
partment people, considering the mil
itary education of most of them, are
remarkably easy OF access and free
from that tedious formality generally
called red tape. This verdict against
the treasury is founded on good au-
thority, for no less man than Mar *
Twain has put their judgment on
record. In relating the facts in "The
Great Beef Contract" no says: 81 was
told that the treasury department was
the proper place for men TO go to. 1
went there. waited two hours and
a half, and then was admitted to the
first lord of the treasury. :.
"'Go to the first auditor of the treas
nry," he said. l did 50. He sent me
to the second auditor. The second
auditor sent me to the third, and the
third sent me to the first comptroller
OF the corned-beef division. This be.
gan to look like business He exam
ined his books and all his loose pa
pers, but with no success. was en-
,couraged. During that week l got as
far as the sixth comptroller in that
division. The next week I got through
the claims department. The third
week I began and completed the mis-
laid contracts department, and got q
foothold in the dead reckoning depart
ment. I finished that in three days.
There was only one place left for i
NOW. ! laid siege 10 the commissioner
of odds aud ends"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
A NEW USE FOR OLD FANS.

The doors and sides Of cupboards,
bookcases and shelves may be very
cleverly and prettily decorated with
japanese fans. These are glued on
fatty, the handles being cut off, and
the wooden part of them also, so as
to make them quite fiat. When ar.
ranged with taste and skill they pro-
duce delightful effect of color, and
one is puzzled to understand how it is
produced unless it is explained. jap
auese scraps, such as mats and screens,
are cheap and may be bought any
where. A coat of varnish is sometimes
applied, but unless it be book binders
varnish it is likely to turn the white
of tho paper yellow The same treat
ment may be also applied to the
panels of the doors, and to the frieze
of the drawing or dining room walls,
with excellent effect. The plan OF
putting the fans quite fately on the
walls or doors produces better ap.
pearance than simply fastening the
fans up without doing anything to
them. Brooklyn Eagle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

1t is believed by some students of
music that the science of musical COM
position depends on the simple prin-
.ciples that governed the composition
of primitive ballad verse. Thus, they
say that the long lines of the standard
ballad verse las in Rossetti, "She held
three lilies in her hand') exactly
measure an octave when its syliables
are pronounced in equal time, and
that like principle governs through
out Primitive poetry and primitive
music.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
THOUGHT TT WAS A RACE"

fall and winter, and Sam, who lad
gotten over his clerical inclinntions,
developed great fondness for horse
racing, and no wonder, seeing that his
mare, Belle, could outrun anything in
either army.
We were in Nelson's advance in the
rush for Shiloh, then called "Pitts-
burg landing" where Grants star was
IN eclipse. Although it was near dark
when our battalion was ferried over
the Tennessee, we were pushed up
Snake Creek, where we joined the Sec
ond Michigan Cavalry and the frag-
ments of other mounted regiments,
and we had brush with the Texas
Rangers, called on their rolls, "the
Eighth Texas" and commanded by
Colonel John Wharton. Up to this
time, we had had sort of sneaking
dread of the be-bowie-knifed terrors
of the Lone Star prairies, but the fact
that we drove them in tho first clash
gave us no end of comfort and conf.
dence.
Sam was very pale and nervous dur
ing the fight, but after it was over, l
saw him despoiling dead Texas
captain of pair of large silver spurs
of Mexican fashion. Sam put the
things on, and their iingling gave him
a great deal of boyish satisfaction.
1t will be remembered, the Confed-
crates took great many of our guns
that first day at Shiloh, and we natur-
ally felt like getting them back after
Buell. and Lew Wallace had put in an
appearance.
On the afternoon of the next day
oil the mounted men were pushed up
Snake Creek, the order being, after
we had gone certain distance, to
dash up the bunk, and charge on the
batteries posted at right angles to the
line of our advance, and about three
hundred yards from the top of the
ascent.
"1'm afraid I'm going to disgrace
myself" whispered Sam to me. as we
formed for the charge, within full
sight of the guns, now rapidly wheel
ing to receive us.
There was no time tor response.
The bugles sounded, forward"
"trot," "gallop," then "charge," !" and
with wild cheer we were of.
The tendency Of horses galloping
side by side is to crowd together. 1t
was 30 in this case, and the crowding
turned Sans feet and drove those
cruel Mexican spurs into the satiny
sides OF the spirited mare. Stung with
the pain, and no doubt believing
there was great race on hand, the
mare snapped her teeth on the bit,
and shot ahead of the line.
saw the act, plainly as see this
white paper, on which am writing
but while frozen with horror I was
helpless to aid Sam.
The bravo fellow was fully thirty
yards ahead, and We were laundering
and cheering behind him; and thu
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

With sound OF martial music
And rcvorentlnl tread.
The armies of the living
Go forth TO greet the dead.
Around - graves they gather,
A hui every soul
That listens In the silence,
While memory calls the roll.
From bntlc-stained Antictam,
From Missionary Ridge,
Trom,Gettysburg md shiloh.
From mountain, plain and bridge,
They come who died as heroes,
They come from far or near,
And as the roll il counted
Each man makes answer, "IIerc!"
Not one is OF the missing,
The ranks are full to-day,
In solid marching order
They stand, close array,
Their faces lit with courage
As in that long ago,
When for the love OF country
They fell before the foe.
On every grave garland
OF sweet May blooms is laid,
Till Of the sad Gods aero
A garden fair is made;
And ever with the living
by glade or sunny knoll,
The noble dead are marching
As Memory calls the roll.
They cannot be forgotten
To whom their comrades pay
The tributes of affection
On Decoration Day.
Bill dear to those who love them
Each loyal, faithful soul
Willhear their answer, present."
When Memory calls the roll.
Helen Chauncey, In Independent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
now TO COOK DrEFsrrAK.

Pound well your meat until the flbers
break,
De sure TINT next you havo TO broil tho
steak,
Good Goals In plenty. nor moment leave,
But turn It over this way and then that;
The lean should be quite rare, not 80 the fat.
The platter now aud then the juice receive.
Put on your butter, place 1t on your meat,
salt, pepper, turn II over, serve aud and eat.
PHILADELPHIA Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
KEROSENE A GOOD TuISa.

Kerosene will remove tar.
Kerosene will remove fresh pnint.
Kerosene simplifies laundry work.
Kerosene is good counter-irritant.
Kerosene will remove rust from bolts
and bars.
Kerosene in starch prevents its stick
ing.
Kerosene on cloth will prevent
flatirons from scorching.
Kerosene cleans brass, but IL should
be nfterward wiped with dry whiting.
Philadelphia Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

Ono of the Hungarian towns has
succeeded SO well with its experiment
of employing women as letter-carriers
that number of others have deter
mined to follow suit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

Certain scientists say that Mars is
like Holland. Its inhabitants appear
to have drained the whole of its sur
face MS measure of protection against
enaroaching waters, which threaten an
invasion when summers heat melts
the polar ice and snow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

In some of the long-distance tele-
phone offices it is now the practice to
give person stop watch when he
goes into the booth to talk. He starts
it when he starts conversation, and
stops it when through, so that he
keeps his own time and never has oc-
casion for a controversy over the time
occupied.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

A magazine, the first to appear in
the West Indies, is to be published
soon in the Island of Antigua. Its
name will be the Carib. There is
enough unknown history and romance
in the islands of the Spanish Main and
the Antilles to make it interesting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

The occupation of Korea by japan
is already beginning to change the
country. An electric railway hns
been planned from the capital to the
Han River, which lies three miles
owoy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
A Buffalo, N. Y, judge has de-
cidcd that within the meaning OF tho
law horses are employees.

Cotton hulls and meal, it is claimed
by Southern cattlemen, are n more
economical food than the grains fed in
the West.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

The latest anthropological statistics
prove that in America the daily,
monthly and yearly number of births
exceed the deaths in the ratio of three
tp ono
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

Nv p"ih iiurrlnB'
ton was my cousin.
We were both
born in the spring
of 1910, just across
the Ohio fro IN
Cincinnati. w G
went to school
together, and we're
at Harvard when
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

Arizona has n greater number of
varieties of forest trees than any of
the other states or territories of equal
area west of the Mississippi.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

The long-distance telephone between
PARIS and London has over 200 calls o
day. At the rate ot$a for each call
it pays. states theiChicago Times.Her.
alL
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29

TO one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-29
A CHARGE AT SHILOH,
STORY FOR DECORATION DAY.

"a M OW Sam Harring.
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JOHN BURNS AND AMERICA.

While the Englishman Says Some Savage
Things His Criticisms Are Mainly just.
Mr.. John Burns, the labor man, aft
er his visit TO Chicago, called that big
monstrosity pocket edition of hell. He
has said many other savage things about
this Uountry. The ChiUagosemarks seems
to be rather severe on a locality that
Burns has never seen, but his other IN
complimentary remarks are mainly true.
He says there is nothing in London as
villainous as our tenement houses. That
is quite accurate The thing for US to
do is to change the tenement house sys-
tenn, not to advise Burns to go home
and go to work He says our officials
are in many cases dishonest rascals and
also bloodsuckers. Nobody doubts that
now, not even the men who have made
money by fighting for rottenness in this
town.
He criticises Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bits big house on Fifth avenue. His
criticism is as just as anything outside
of the Ten Commandments. The house
looks like big hotel, and badly de-
signed hotel at that 1t also looks lit
tie like pretentious almshouse 1t is
not as bad as the Huntington house on
the other side of the street, for this rea-
son-nothing could be as bad as the
Huntington house. He says in excellent
epigrammatic fashion: f'Schools splen-
did, libraries excellent, jails too good,
roads bad, streets worse, drainage the
same, art museums good for the age of
the country, corporations exacting,
tyrannical and extrayagant. railway
travelling palatial for the rich and bet
ter than any have ever seen for the
poor. 5"
What is there false about that? We
ought to be- glad to have Burns come
here and tell US the truth, and we ought
to try to keep him. He is more pleasing
than the fool Englishnian of society who
comes here, eats the terrapin of the fool
American of society and then goes back
to blackguard his fool American brother
in book. Arthur Brisbane in New
York World
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-01-21
A Primary Battery,

According to the Glasgow newspapers.
two young Scottish workmen, sons of a
mechanic employed in the Singer sewing
machine works on the Clyde, have in
vented a battery which, it is asserted
will revolutionize electrical work, and a
great man of science like Lord Kelvin
thinks SO much of it that he offered to
buy the patent rights for $50, 900. The
inventors, aged 81 and Is years, have.
it is said, made primary battery Sin
which, while the decomposition of the
zinc plates is rendered enormously slow
er and the chemicals used are of trivial
value, the strength of the battery thus
formed is very greatly increased. " The
battery has been put to some severe
tests and is said to have stood them tri
amphantly. tits evident that these ladg
have made some sort of a discovery
which is likely to bring them fortune,
but general expert opinion discredits
the idea of an electrical revolution.