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Spider Venom Not Deadly.

A recent article by an entomology.
cal authority contains the following
"The tarantula of the West and South,
the red-bellied spider OF New Zealand,
the hepata of Italy and several other
species of the spider family have the
reputation OF being deadly venom
GUS.
"The fact is all spiders are more OF
less poisonous, but none OF them are
deadly. doubt if there is an authen.
tic case ON record of q healthy human
being dying from spiders bite. -
New York journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

subsequently fouud IN thirty.e eight
feet of water. The regular passenger
was due in short time, and the child,
dropping her berries, darted down
the track to bend, around which the
train would come. By standing on
the track and swinging her snnbonnet
she caused the engineer to bring the
train to halt. Had he gone thirty
rods farther the train would have gone
into the underground lake and not a
person would have escaped.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

An official Government flag is seen
in this country nowhere but in the
Port of New York, and on the high
seas only between that port aud the
cities of La Guayra, Venezuela, Ha-
vana, Cuba and Tuxpan, Mexico. 1t
is the pennant of the ocean mail SER
vice, and flies upon the mizzenmasts
of twelve subsidized American vessels
carrying the United States mails by
contract.
II consists of red field with blue
border, having the American eagle in
blue and the words Omitted States
Mails" in white letters II meas
ures fifteen feet long and has been in
use little over two years. Last year
il was seen also in San Francisco and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
RED CROSS DOGS.
CANNES TRAINED TO SEEK OUT
WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
When They Find n Wounded Soldier
They kneei SO That lie Can
Help Himself TO Medicine
Dogs Draw Stretchers.

ECHENICH, near Cologne. in
| e the Rhineland, is the home of
1 jean Bun0artz, the animal
painter and animal lover, who
ia at present engaged upon nm inter
ing experiment in dog training.
After success in training dogs for
active army duty, accommodating, sen.
try and messenger service-success
certified to by the German Govern
ment- Mr.. Bungartz turned his at
tention to new branch OF the work,
and is the first to train dogs for hos
pital and ambulance service.
First OF all. when scarce six months
old, the puppy must learn to obey, to
answer to the ordinary commands,
"Come here" Down" "Speak, ="
Forward, march, and the like.
Then he is taught to wear his har.
ness. This last consists of col
lar, sailcloth rug tightly rolled,
and two saddle bags, each with two
compartments, to carry dog biscuit,
bandages, ammunition, etc. The whole
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
render him, when thus trained. SEN
try aud scout thus aided and protected

render him, when thus trained. SEN
try aud scout thus aided and protected
could not possibly be surprised.
Then comes the messenger" train
ing. The dog is taught to run short
distances between trainer and assis-
tant, back and forth, over all kinds of
ground, until, when once the letter is
inclosed in the little water r-proof pock-
ct on his collar, the four-footed "dis-
patch" knows he is to run the direc-
tion Indicated, and not to allow any
obstacle, natural or human, to inter
rupt or stop him until the goal is
reached. The Bungartz dogs are so
perfectly trained, and when reported
finished" by their master, they are
not dependent upon him, but will take
and carry ont orders from any man of
the regiment into which they are en-
rolled. The reading of the words of
command to the men, that they may
not confuse the dogs with unnecessary
talk, is all that is required.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

'Seeking the wounded" was at first
also a part of the army dogs duty,
but recognizing the immense import
ance OF this work, and not wishing to
overburden HIS pupils brains. Bun
gartz has trained dogs for this purpose
alone, and these are the socalled "Hos-
pital or Red Gross Dogs"
For this duty collies are used, as for
the other, this race having no equal in
b .rdihood. intelligence and fidelity.
The Red Cross dog wears the same
harness as his fellow of tAs regulars.
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with the addition Of large red cross
on the saddle-bags, lantern to be
strapped on his back at night, and n
small flag with red cross on white
ground, which he carries when on q
message between the ranks of the hos
pital columns In the saddlebags he
carries, besides his biscuit, everything
necessary for the first bandaging, and
even well-protected flask of brandy.
The dog must be trained with all his
harness on. TINT he may become ac-
customed to its weight and pressure.
and may know it for n part OF his
duty.
The professional training begins in
the room in which the dog has had his
preliminary lessons in obedience. His
master holds him in leash, while the
assistant takes the dogs rug, and lies
down on il in another corner of the
room. The master leads the dog q
little way in the opposite direction,
then turns suddenly, and with the
command, forward, march Seek the
wounded!" leads the pupil directly
mp TO the PROSTATE man. The latter
then gives the dog some favorite NOR
sci, but first the pupil must have
obeyed the command to give tongue.
Then the process is repeated again
and ugain until on command, "Scek
the wounded, the dog, without leash,
goes directly to the assistant and
gives tongue at once. Then the lessons
are continued out.of.doors. at first
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

along the Pacific route to Panama and
Hong Kong, but the contract with the
steamship lines that bore it was dis
continued.
Shortly another vessel, the st.
Louis, will be tested preparatory to
adding it to the list of subsidized con-
tract steamers flying the ocean mail
pennant, and in October following
this ship, together with the New York
and the Paris, also of the American
Line, and already carrying the mails,
but not under contract, will begin SER
vice under contract to southampton.
England. Later the st. Paul, oil the
same line. will be added to the con-
tract list, making in all sixteen vessels
dying Uncle Sans postal flag.
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in open country, where the distance
is heightened, and finally the assistant
hides himself in bush or ditch, un-
til the dog learns to seek indepen-
IDENTIFY.
The last lessons and the tests OF the
finished pupils are held at night, and
Bungartz tells of remarkable work
done by his dogs on nights so dark
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
A Tomb Building Three Hundred Years

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, the
bloody Duke of Alva, who oppressed
the Netherlands, wher he was dying
commanded his family to build him q
splendid tomb. 1t has just been fin
ished now, after 800 years, and his
bones have been tranferred to it. -
New Orleans Picayune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
SILK Worms Superseded.

DR.. Lekner, OF Zurich, by chemical
and mechanical means practically su-
persedes the silkworm and spins from
raw material, as cotton waste, jute
waste or wood pulp, thread which
even the expert eye can hardly distin.
guish from that obtained from the
natural cocoon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
Ancient lighthouses.

Lighthouses Tor the guidance OF
mariners are very ancient. The earliest
In England of permanent character
were the North and South Forcland
lights. They were merely lath and
plaster buildings, with light on top
of them in a glass lantern. The first
Eddystone was erected about the mid
die of the last cent,~v.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
Circulation OF the Blood.

In about twenty-five seconds drop
of blood goes the round OF the body.
In about every two minutes the entire
blood in the body makes the round
through the right side of the heart,
the lungs to the left side of the heart,
through the arteries, the veins, again
to the heart. Popular Health Maya.
zine. w
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Total

10 this should be added ut least 100, 900
from western Pennsylvania
OF the survivors OF this Immense host very
many thousands returned TO their homes and
still live there. Many thousands immigrated
to the West and the National Encampment nt
Louisville will give these a chance to meet
their old comrades. and with their families
visit their former homes.
Then more than one-half Of the men who
served west OF the Alleganies. either went to
the front by way OF Louisville. or were there
at one time or another during their service
1t was the grand base for the Army OF tho
Cumberland durn; the whole war. and for
the combined armies of the Ohio, Cumber-
land and Tennessee during the Atlanta cam
paign. 10 new regiments and recruits II was
the gateway to the portsntous presence OF
the enemy; to the home coming veterans IL
was the bright portal OF Gods country"
All these will be glad to see 1t once more.
when Gods country smiles alike on all sides
OF 1t.
Easily reached from Louisville are many
OF the most momentous fields OF the war.
Fort Donelson, Shiloh. Nashville, Perryville,
Franklin. stone River, Chattanooga and
Chckamauga are all readily accessible, and
doubtless excursions will be tun TO thess
points at very reasonable rates. That to
Chattanooga, and the dedication OF the chick
amausa National Park has already been ar
ranged, and thousands will take advantage
OF 1t to be present at the grand ceremonies
The brighter aspect Of business matters.
the certainty OF a glorious abundance OF
crops will bring thousands who for the past
two years have felt too poor and discouraged
10 leave home, even for the pleasure OF meet
their comrades at the National Encamp-
ment.
Let us all go who possibly can. and have
n gloriously good time In the beautiful me-
tropolis OF tho Blue Grass State.-Nationai
,-ribune.
The tendency nowadays Ia 10 show OF "Old
Glory upon the least provocation. IL can't
be displayed too often. Acting Secretary
Wike issued instructions to all custodians OF
United States buildings under the control OF
the Treasury department that the flag OF tho
United States shall be hoisted over all build
ings under the control OF the Treasury De-
partment during hours OF business, and on
Feb. 22. May 80 and July from sunrise to
sunset, except when stormy weather prevents
It's splay. When either OF the las. three days
falls on sunday the nag is to be displayed on
the day that ia observed locally. on May 30
the dag should be placed at half-mast The
revenue flag will be- displayed over custom
houses as required by Article 1913 OF the
General Regulations and the Customs and
Navigation Laws.
1t is thought that the meeting OF 1896 will
be IN st. Paul, although Atlanta, Lincoln,
Nashville, and other cities are making strong
claims for the honor. Baltimore seems to be
in the lead for 1897 In the opinion OF De-
partment Commander Anderson tho Com
iLander- in Chief for tho coming year will be
Ivan n. Walker. OF IndIanapolis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

speed of the bicycle. There is moth
ing like rotary motion; the wheel
would be the winner III any race.
While the bicycle has the advantage
over the extremely tall pedestrian, it
is obvious that the tall wheelman has
no advantage over the short one
Scientific American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

Bungartz has also constructed a
model dog ambulance for carrying the
wounded from the field, which will
considerably tighten the work of the
carriers. and the society is to collect
unds sufficient to supply the field
hospital with these wagons. The dogs
to draw these ambulances need no
special breeding or training, any
strong, sure-footed. docile animal
will do.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

"Well," said the monkey to the organ
grinder as he sat on top of the organ.
I'm simply carried away with the
music" H-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

Poverty is pulvsrized prosperity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
MENACE HEARD FROM,

President Of the Guaranty Loan Would
Like to Return to Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 23.-Louis F..
Menage, president of the Northwestern
Guaranty Loan company, has been
heard from. He has written a long let
ter to personal friend in Minneapolis
in defense of himself, and the letter has
been given for publication. The
principal point of interest about
this letter is the tentative
proposition Menage makes looking
towards his return to Minneapolis, the
Gearing up of the tangled affairs of the
Guaranty Loan company and its auxil-
larry companies and the claims against
himself personally, and the postpone
ment Of the trial of charges of larceny
and encouragement until such time az
the work of regenerating the company
could be concluded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
VERY E.:.-C,,. ",IiIG.
luccess Of the Bond Iss Expected to Aid
Trade Gre es.

luccess Of the Bond Iss Expected to Aid
Trade Giro es.
New YORK, Feb. Pr. Ct. Dun q
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade says:
The surprising success Of the new
loan and the great confidence it has
given to investors on both sides of the
water and to business men here, encour.
age many to hope that it may be the
beginning of real recovery. In %
minutes here subscriptions are supposed
to have been at least five times the
amount of bonds offered, and in two
hours at London they were 20 times the
amount there offered. Considering the
power which controls these bonds gives
To Regulate Foreign Exchanges
and to prevent exports of gold, tie
transaction has indeed greatly changed
the financial situation in spite Of the
fact that government revenues are still
deficient and that domestic trade shows
scarcely any gain as yet. The indus
tries are not charging production, MOI
have prices of farm products improved.
But a very important source of appre'
hension and hindrance has, for the time
at least, been removed.
Wheat fell to Sc cents Saturday last
and has recovered to 81, only quarter
below the price week ago, while corn,
cotton and pork are unchanged, and
hogs and lard are a shade lower.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
STOCKHOLDERS GAIN A POINT.

An Order. by Judge Jenkins in Northern
Pacific Cases.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23.-The stockhold.
ers Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company gained point in. the United
States court, an order being entered by
Judge Jenkins permitting Johnston Liv
ingston, Charles B. Van Nostrand and
Edward D. Adams, chairman, Of com.
mittees Of bondholders, y be made par.
ties defendant to the suit of the Farm.
ers Loan and Trust company, in the in
terest of the bondholders represented by
them. At the same time, the court
takes occasion to reprimand the trust
company for failing to make certain dis.
closures to the court The decision is
an important one, and promises to add
serious complications to the already
complicated suit, and to pro.ong the lit.
igation indefinitely.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
II | HARRY !.
Fred Young, a Minneapolis
Man, Jailed at st. Louis
For Forgery. ~,
LEFT MINNEAPOLIS TN HASTE.
Rumor Connects Him With the
Cling Case, but the Pris-
oner Denies. g.,

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 2S.-Fred Young, a
former business man Of Minneapolis,
whom rumor connects with the Cling
murder case, was arrested here charged
with passing a fraudulent check on his
landlady, Mrs. Nevins. He said that he
had made out the check in question and
got it cashed through Mrs. Nevins. He
had an account at the st. Anthony
Falls National bank in Minneapolis
when he left that city recently.
and supposed, when he drew
the check, that there was enough
left to cover it. The prisoner said be
knew Harry Hayward well, being quite
intimate with him, and through him be
came acquainted with Miss Cling
Young, however, denied emphaticallJ
that he had any connection with the
murder, or that he had any previous
knowledge of the crime. He explained
his presence in this city by saying he
was looking for work. According t.
his story, Young had a good position in
Minneapolis, but left it to come here.
He gave no reason for leaving that city
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
SIX PEOPLE DEAD.
Number of Victims at the Hot
Springs (Ark.) Fire In
Cseasing.
FOUR SQUARES DESTROYED.
Total Loss Reaches Several
Hundred Thousand
Dollars.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb 23-.As fas
as known six people were burned tt
death and four and half blocks Of the
residence and business portion Of tic
city were destroyed by the fire tha.
originated in the Ledgerwood bakery
The residence of H. M. Hundgkins an(
the bakery were destroyed and in II
minutes the fire had spread to half
dozen buildings, and, famed by strong
wind from the north, swept every thing
as finder before it.. The flames
crossed the street and the Ouachita
hotel and Oaklawn were next
burned. Out of nearly 100
houses burned, in only half dozen
cases was the furniture saved. Among
the dead are Mrs. Mary Sammonson,
70 years old; D. w. Wing Of Glens
Falls, N. Y; man named Hall, q
negro, name unknown, and Mrs. Maggie
Hiscock, housekeeper at the Oaklawn.
The Total Loss
Of the confagration will reach hundreds
of thousands of dollars. The fire.
originated in a bakery on Ouachita ave.
uU0, OVoT W111Cu W0I0 AuIuAS110u IOO1uS.
Here Mrs. Sammonson, who kept tho
rooms, was burned. The other buildings
burned were:
The Laclede, loss 81, 900; tho Ouachita,
loss 81, 1000; the Illinois. $4,000; the Mis-
souri, So, 900; the Oak Lawn, 5000; the
Bloomington, 5000; H. NJ. Hudgin's
residence, $12,5O0; R. L. Williams, g.
story brick, $4,000; Joplin's grocery,
5000; E. Randolph's residence, $4,000;
Ledgerwood's bakery, the Tennessee
stables; the West House and 10 cottages
of total value of $4,000.
There is very little insurance, the loss
being practically total. The fire was at
the south end of the gulch in which
Hot Springs is located, and the wind
was from the north. AS a result none
of the large hotels were at any time in
direct danger. The fire burned both
sides of Ouachita avenue to Hawthorne,
one side of Hawthorne to Woodbine and
both sides of Orange to Quapaw street.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
FOUR FROZEN TO DEATH.

Party of Hunters Below New Orleans Fer
ished From Cold. >'
New ORLEANS, Feb. 23.-Among the
casualties of the snow storm is the death
of hunting party in the woods of the
Alliance plantation, about 10 miles be-
low New Orleans. -Four men set out
for hunt in the woods. No fears were
entertained when the party remained
out all night, but when they did not re-
turn next day searching party went
out, and after much difficulty in strug-
Cling through the snow drifts, the four
unfortunate men We're found, frozen to
death in q kneeling attitude. 81.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
VERY TAME AFFAIR.

Maher and Hall Meet In q six-Round Con.
test at Boston.
Boston, Feb. 2S.-The Suffolk Ath.
letic club presented Ground between
bout between Peter Maher, champion
middleweight of Ireland, and Jim Hall
of Australia. The referee called draw
at the finish and the 1900 spectators
who were present Missed the decision.
The battle was very tame, Maher fore.
ing the fighting in all but the fourth
round and doing the most effective
work. -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
IT COULD BE DONE.

Eleven Minutes Sufficient for the Journey
Attributed to Harry Hayward Dec. 8.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 23.-Was it posi-.
bic for Harry Hayward in the II min.
utes allowed by the state to have made
the trip from the Ozark to the point on
the Kenwood boulevard where Blixt
testifes he and Harry met Miss Cling,
just before the committal of the muir
der, and then to have returned to the
Bartleson residence?
With view Of answering this ques-
ton reporter went over the ground
Harry Hayward is supposed to have
covered in his route between the three
points, and the result of the trials made
was to answer the question in the at
firmative. This would seem to indicate
that the theory Of the prosecution
is correct, at least in this particular,
and that the defense is in
the wrong when the assertion is made
that the distance attributed to the ia
vorite son of the Hayward family on
that particular trip to and from the
Kenwood boulevard could not have been
accomplished within the time allotted.
The trials were made under difficult
ties, and in the results of the distance
covered all allowance must be made
for this fact The walks were icy,
a wind was blowing and the reporter
was without overshoes, and his stride
was hampered by q long and heavy
overcoat. Necessarily a loss Of time re-
suited. In the four trials on distance
the route was that probably taken by
Hayward on that eventful night was
followed, and the benefit of every doubt
was thrown in his favor.
The first trip to the Kenwood boule-
ward was made in five minutes and
twelve seconds, the speed of the reporter
being faster than brisk walk
The fourth experiment. on the distance
from the boulevard to the Ozark, riding
on the car, gave a record of two min
utes and ten seconds
If Hayward walked out and took car
back he would still have over three
minutes to get to the Bartelson resi-
dence, a distance of only three short
blocks.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
OMNIBUS OVERTURNED.

Bad Accident to Party Returning From
q Dance.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Feb. 23.-In re.
turning srom a dance at Waite park an
omnibus containing rs men and
women was overturned one mile from
the city, and stove ignited the cur.
tains and straw. Several people were
badly injured. Mrs. James Heath was
trampled upon and badly hurt. Mrs.
Joseph Peters sustained severe scalr
wound. Mrs. Chester Waite was in.
ternally injured and several others were
seriously hurt.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
PUGILlSTIC SOLONS,

Lively Encounter Over a Minor Clerkship
In the Colorado Senate.
DENVER, Feb. 2S.-Senators Mills and
Pease had row on the floor of the SEN
ate over an appointment to a minor
clerkship. Mills called Pease q liar and
Pease threw paper weight which
struck Mills in the side. Mills sprang
at Pease, but was met by the latter's
son, committee clerk, who struck him
three times, cutting cash in his face
and backing his eyes. The combatants
were separated and the senate ap-
pointed a committee to investigate and
report who was to blame. >-->>
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Silver Mems Ticket.

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa number of
members Of the American bimetallic
league met here for conference. The
greatest secrecy was maintained. Gen-
ernl a. G. Warner, president Of the
league, said that they had come together
TO talk over the situation and nothing
more. A rumor has been in circulation
here that certain silver men were form
ulating plan to place q national ticket
in the field for the next national CAM
paign. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Mixed Oleo with Butter.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. 2S.-H. F. Boyer
of Edgewood was bound over and fur
nished bail for $1,000 for selling oleo-
margarine. without a government
license. He has been using the stuff to
mix with his creamery butter to the
damage of the legitimate creamery men.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
She Blew His Head on:

s2 GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. 23.-Mrs. M. G.
Taylor, a dressmaker, blew off the head
of William n. Harrison with shotgun.
She had applied for divorce and claims
her husband hired Harrison to shadow
her and get evidence against her.