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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
Human Sacrifices in Russia.

1t is probably known to few people
lives under certain conditions still cx-
lists In certain parts of the empire Of
Russia. The government and the or
thodox church have ATTEMPTED In vain
to stop the inhuman practice, but up to
the present time they have been unsuc-
cessful. Revelations regarding the GUS
tom was made In recent issues of the
Gazette OF Yakootsk, Siberia, It pre-
walls among a sect known as the Tskuk.
shen, not far from the city. Old peo-
pie, beyond the Biblical limit as to age.
and sick ones, tired Of life, offer them.
selves as the sacrifices.
When q Tshukshe decides to "offer
himself up" he sends word to all his
relatives, friends and neighbors, who
then visit him and try to persuade him
to change his Intentions. But prayers,
upbraidings, threats, are useless In
such q case, and the fanatic prepares
for his end. The friends and relatives
leave his house and return In ten to
fifteen days, bringing the death candi.
date white clothing and several weap-
ons, with which he Is supposed to dc.
fend himself In the other world against
evil spirits and to shoot reindeer.
After completing his death toilet the
candidate takes his place In corner
of his house or hut. About him gather
his relatives, who offer him the choice
of three instruments of death, a knife,
a spear, and rope. II he chooses u
knife, two friends hold his arms, while
thirds plunges the blade into his
breast Practically the same thing is
done II he decides to die by the spear,
When he prefers the rope, two Of those
present place 1t about his neck and
strangle him to death. A cut Is then
made In the breast to let the blood flow
out. All those present sprinkle their
faces and hands with the blood, believ-
Ing that 1t Will preserve them from evil,
and bring them fortune.
The body, after this ceremony, IL
placed on a sled, which Is drawn by q
reindeer, to the "cremation hill," near
the village. The neck Of the animal h
cut at once upon arrival at the place
The body Is stripped Of clothing, which
is then cut In small pieces, and placed
on the altar with the dead man OF
woman. During the cremation the
mourners utter prayers to the spirits
begging them to watch over those NOR.
tails still left on earth. This custom
has been followed by the sect for cen,
turtles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
Just Saw oWaIkv TO Him.

Dogs, which are at once the drow.
siest and most wakeful of domestic aui-
mails, according to their state of mind
lightly or heavily at will. Nothing
can be more slow, reluctant, and leis-
1rely than the enforced waking of a
petted house dog when it does not
wish to be disturbed. It will remain
leaf to cat, twitch its feet if tic ckled,
but not unclose its eyes, and finally
stretch and yawn like sleepy child.
But mention something interesting to
The same dog when sleeping, such as
the word "walk," or click the lock OF
gun, and it is on It's feet in an in.
slant. and ready for enterprise. -
Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

road, show how impossible roads are
cleared OF snow and how trains which
would otherwise be held fast in the
drifts are set free. The first furrow
along the line OF the road is made by
the snowplow. This creates great
banks OF snow on the sides OF the
tracks, which, il they moved down
ward, would again obstruct the road.
To prevent this the snow from the
banks on the sides of the tracks Is
thrown into the track, and then the
rotary machine is sent along at speed
of about ten miles an hour. 1t throws
the loose snow to each side of the
roadbed anil leaves the tracks free for
the train, which usually follows close
in its wake.
At first glance it seems strange to
throw snow upon q roadway which is
being cleaned, but this part OF the
process is mado necessary IN order to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

crucibles Of the chemist. Once more
verdure will clothe the fields now de.
faced by human toll, and the shaggy
woods will spring anew on the de-
spoiled slopes of the hills. There will
be no tilling or harvest, no slaugter-
ing OF tame beasts. Out of the orig
inal elements chemistry will COM
pound chops and outlets, knead the
dough and brew the ale.
"The battle has already been partly
won in the case of medicines and
drugs. The wine at the table d'hote
never saw the vineyard. The "prize
fruit flowers" OF the drug store are
innocent of orchard and garden. Syn
thetic chemistry is yet young. 1t has
made great advances in the produc-
tion OF glycerids and sugars. 1t has
1000 devotees IN this country who
hope to make the dream reality. -
New York Mail and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
ROTARY SN0WPLOW.
LATEST MACHINE TO CLEAN
RAILROADS OF SNOW
Necessary In the East, Where There
Arc No sheds over the Tracks
~ Rotary Plow at
Work.
who have not sheen

"HOSE who have not sheen
there" says the New York
Tribune, can hardly form an
idea of the difficulties which
railroad companies have to contend
with on account of the snow. No
street et-cleaning commissioner with
thousands of men aids them no indi.
viduals along their lines help them in
their work, and no great rows OF
houses and high walls protect their
tracks from the obstructing elem ent.
On the other hand, anxious would be
travellers and shippers of freight make
life n burden to the railroad officials
because of unavoidable delays, and
railroads generally, and the snow
bound roads iu particular, are de-
nounced as unworthy OF public con-
ddence.
In the far West great sheds have
been built to protect the roadbeds,
but in the more temperate regions,
where a snow blockade is not an an
nual nuisance, the companies have de-
pended on the snowplow and the
primitive shovel, and storms such as
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

Honor speakers for the State College COM
mencement have just been announced Ia the
following order; Byron Barnes Horton, OF
Sheffield Hugh McAllister Beaver, OF Belle
fonte; Budd Gray OF Tyrone; Melvin Jessie
Kiefer, OF Sunbury, and Ralph Lashalle Mac
Donald, Of State College.
A man named Hoffman was seriously
gun, which J. Howard Womelsdorf had fixed
at the door This chicken yard as protection
against thieves.
Court at Sharon dismissed the case against
Tracy Lloyd, n woman teacher In the Shurps-
vile schools, for cruely treating pupil nam
ed Bannister, but put one-third OF the costs
on her and two-thirds on the plaintiff.
The hugh structural iron frame work at the
new Shenango glass works at New Castle fell
Tuesday night. Several employees had mar
row escapes. 1t Is hoped to have the fires
lighted again by Mayl.
At Conneaut Lake. Tuesday. the first stake
| marking the line Of survey for the Pittsburg
Il Lake Erie canal was driven snder direction
OF Engineer CARRIER. who has charge OF the
| survey corps.
Sixteen loaded cars including Ave cars OF
oil, were wrecked at Allentown, Tues
! day, and caught fire. The loss will aggre-
gate $4,000.
The Eastern Pennsylvania conference OF
the United Evangelical church, In session at
Schuykill Haven, adopted resolutions censur.
Ing congress for meeting on Sunday.
william Moore was taken from the work.
house where he had just completed term to
Beaver Falls, to answer to the charge Of en-
bezzling $50 from an Insurance company.
The water plugs at Beaver Falls. were
secretly turned on for several hours sunday
night. The town was without water for quite
| q WHILE
The employees OF Bell & Sons keg factory a,
New Castle, which burned down Sunday,
have been taken 10 Beaver Falls to work In
the keg factory there.
Rochester, Monaco and New Brighton each
| offer Inducements to the Phoenix glass com.
pany to build its new plant within their
| limits.
The Washington council Is tied over the
election OF president. there being six Re.
publican and six Democratic members.
The little town OF Waterford, near Erie
had Its whole business section destroyed BY
tire Sunday morning at loss OF s60,00O.
At Warren, the court handed down an
opinion favorable 10 the annexation of East
Warren to Warren, to 60 into effect la June
The iron carriers and day laborers at the
reelection In wages.
The Pennsylvania plate glass works AZ
Irwin will resume operations May 1.
MIRA John Monroe found q deserted baby
on her doorstep in Kittanning.
Samuel Robinson was arrested at Greens.
burg for stealing $500 from John Boa.
New Brighton has formed a board OF
trade.
mad dog ran through Irwin biting sev
| eral other canines
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
Scalping Not Fatal.

..siHring is not religious ceremony.
a many have supposed. 1t is simply
o proof Of killing-evIdence beyond o
doubt.
1t would seem that scalping is fatal,
but in itself it is not necessarily 30.
Numerous instances Of survival, even
when the victim had been wounded in
addition, are on record. One spring
day in 1868 Thomas Cahone and Willie
Edmonston, freight conductors of the
Union Pacific Railway, were fishing in
a small stream near Sidney, Neb.
They were unarmed, feeling sure that
the handful of regular troops stationed
Mt Sidney would keep off any prowl'
ing Indians.
Suddenly a party of mounted Sioux
swept down upon them. They put
eight arrows into Cahone, one oi
which passed under the point of the
right shoulder blade and came out an
inch or two under the breast. -Four
arrows we're fred into Edmonston.
The scalp proper of Cahone was
taken by one Indian, while the second
took n piece about four by seven
inches from the left side of the head.
Edmonston was not scalped, for at this
iuncture the soldiers from Sidney hur-
ried out and the Indians took to flight.
The wounded men were taken to the
town, where the arrows were cut out.
In 1883 met Cahone, who was then
n passenger conductor running east
from Ogden, Utah. He said he was
in excellent health, having never suf.
fered from his wounds or the scalp.
ing. He wore skull cap, as may
we'll be imagined. Edmonston was al
the same time a passenger conductor
running west from Ogden. New Yorl
Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

build and has its own machinery, which
operates the flange by which the snow
is cleared from the tracks. 1t Is as
large as an ordinary day coach, and
is brought into use only when the
snowfall has been great or when the
ordinary steam plow cannot clear
away the drifts. The railroad officials
say that the speed of the old steam
plow cannot be attained by the ro.
tary plow, but, while its work is
slower, it is more effectual.
Major L. Leslie, of Paterson, n. j..
told Tribune reporter that he in.
vented and patented the rotary plow
in 1881. The plows are in use all
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Important Measures Considered by Gu,
Lawmakers.

Lawmahefa
T,ran.v-A hill was introduced In tbe
bous,. to"dav hv Mr. Fow relating 10 suI,s for
,,boi \, n,oyidss ,bat .beiora snv suit sbaIi
he b,ouobt Tor publlcation of n iibel In anv
newsnaner I'm tbis state. the argrIeved paytv
abn,j a, least three ,iavs bsiore Ming q,
seyving the complaint In suuh suit. serve
no,,ca on The publisher or nnblishers of sa,d
newsnaner ~ theIr princinai ofBce N
nnIi,cation snecifviny tho statements in
said articles which lie or they alleee 10
he false and defamatory, II II shall an
neor that the said article was pubIisned
IN GOOD fnitb. tbat its fnIsty was due 10 mil
,ate or misaenrehension Of the facts, and
that that full or fa,r retraction Of any statement
therein alleged 10 be erroneous was pubjished
in the next regular issue Of said newspaper.
or in case of daiIy papers within three dnvs
after such mistake or misappreh ehension was
brought to the knowledge Of such publisher
or publishers In rs conspicuous place and
type In such newspaper as was the article
complained OF as libel, then the plaintiff
In such case shall recover only actual dam
ages.
WEDNESDAY. the house Mr.. Fow o.,
PHILADELPHIA called up his biii 10 protect life
and PROPERTY in cities of the first and second
classes by abclishine grade crossings. The
bill read: mo railroad hereafter cor nstructed
which shall be operated by steam shall cross
at grade In any streets, ETC." After a fight
the words, thereafter constructed which shall
be-" were stricken out. The part OF the bill
relating to the cost OF elevatiny or depress.
ing streets was objected to as 1t divided the
expense with the city and railroad compap.
les. Mr.. Mackrell had II amended to place
the cost entirely on the railroad companies
with these changes the bill passed second
reading.
The Governors veto OF the Bird book, bill
was read in the house this afternoon, The
laI t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

Delaroche, u friend Of his father, whom
he accompanied to Rome few years
later. He has travelled extensively.
especially through the Orient. This
famous artist Is his own critic, and a
very severe one. He considers "The
Gladiators before Caesar" and "Pollier
Verso" his best works. His latest pic
ture Of Importance Is "Prayer In a
Mosque at Cairo" and is owned In this
country. Lately GerOme has an
nounced his intention of abandoning
the brush and devoting himself entire
ly to sculpture, In which line of art his
fame Is almost equal to that he has
gained as painter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

over the Northern and Western part
of the United States, the first one
having been built for the Union Pa
citic Railroad Company in 1887. OF
the sixty-two rotary plows now in
use in this country the Union Pacific
Railroad has six and the New York
Central two. The German Govern
ment owns one and one is now being
built in Copenhagen, which when COM
plete will be sent to Russia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
Malaria IN Drinking Waesr

In an article on drinking water In
malarial diseases the secretary of the
North Carolina Board Of Health cites
numerous cases wheSe neighborhOods
almost uninhabitabae on account OF
malaria became healthy when artesian
water was substituted for that from
streams or surface wells. Most we'll.
informed physicians are now convinced
that drinking water Is the chief agent
OF infection In malarial and many ether
diseases.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

some well known
writer's, styling
I b Q m Ignorant
vernin." He was
born In 1924 at
Vesoul, Spain. and
graduated at the
age Of sixteen with
t h o degree Of
Bachelor es Let
tres" His first
studies In art were
under the instruc-
tlOn of NJ. Paul
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

intendent Edgar Van Etten, of the
New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad, it did good work on the
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Railroad. The cuts, made from
photographs sent to Mr.. Van Etten
from the Cape Vincent branch OF the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
NEW CANTLE HAS A EIRE.

At New Castle the annealing department OF
the Johnston sheet mill, Bell a Sons bag
factory and two residences, were destroyed
by fire. The fire originated from a gas ex.
plosion In the keg factory. The total loss Is
estimated at 700. The two works will re-
build at once. Insurance on all the buildings
was about one-haf the amount of the loss.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

the one which swept the country dur.
ing the winter have sorely tried the
manager, of those great trunk roads,
the iron OF which runs through the
snowbelt.
The rotary snowplow is the latest
machine to be used to clean the snow
from railroad tracks, and, according
to reports received by General Super
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

1t Is reported TINT Carnegie will make
cannon for foreign nations. Perhaps
he has been distributing those armor
plate blowholes where they will do the
most good for his business interests.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

Primus-Daftons sight has become
strangely affected, poor fellow. He
sees everything double. Secundus-
By Jove! I'm glad you mentioned It.
owe him pound. and I'll tender him
this half sOv.-Tft- Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

No woman has right to neglect her
ordinary duties. which are important
to crochet things for third cousin she
Goes not see once year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

WE cannot enjoy communion with
Christ until we are willing to be alto
gether like Him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

1T is only as Gods thoughts are
known and obeyed that men rise above
the conditions Of the brute.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13
IGNORANT vERMIN."

That Is How Artist Gerome Charac-
terizes His Critics.
In n sketch Of his life recently writ
ten by himself. the artist Gerome Sc
Yerely attacks the critics. among them
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-13

Queen vkctoria's household EXPENSE
last year were $886, 900. She probably
keeps two cooks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29

The Bulletin says that one day last
week there were 81 barlels Of whisky
in the freight depot at Hawthorne
Waiting transportation to Bodie.
Firewood is scarce and costly in b.
die and it is supposed the denizens of
that ~altitudinous village will substi-
tute fire water.
The Carson News says it is under
stood that the Heney jury on the last
vote stood eight to four for acquittal.
The four voting for a verdict of
guilty were Warren, Cunningham.
Strausser and Englebrecht. The
work of empanneIl1ng another jury to
retry the case Will begin Monday
morning.
Atherton's potato patch bids fair to
become as notorious as the COW that
kicked over the lamp that set Chicago
on fire. The Carson Tribune SAYS
that last week Sam Davis took his
cows off the Anterior meadows, as he
says one of the most valuable thor
oughbreds nearly choked to Heath on
a gold nugget.
Mrs. S. F.. Quincy entertained a few
of her little friends at Thanksgiving
dinner. Promptly at the appointed
hour the little ladies and gentlemen
were ushered into the dining room
and seated around the loaded table
to partake of the many good things
their hostess had prepared for them.
After having done ample justice to
the goodies, the gay company retired
to the parlor wheregames and merry
making followed.
Horace Greeley once said: aThe
way to resume is to resume" spe ak
ing of again putting gold into circu
lation after the war. But you may
say "resume" any number of times to
that torpid liver of yours and it won't
bulge until you take Simmons Liver
Regulator. Many people seem to
forget that Constipation, Biliousness,
and Sick Headache are all caused by
a sluggish liver. Keep the liver ac
tive.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29

Christopher Huntley, an old resi-
dent of Silver City, met with a sud-
den death at French's mill in Silver
City, this state, Monday morning
says the Virginia Chronicle. He was
working about a big overshot water
wheel in the mill, when he got his
head caught between the wheel and a
post and it was crushed almost fiat,
causing his death Immediately. It
seems that Huntley was picking away
ice from about the wheel when the
dreadful accident occurred. The
night before, the wheel froze fast, and
Huntley undertook to loosen the ice
and start it in the morning. He care
lessly put himself in such a position
that the wheel, when he had loosened
the ice, started suddenly and caught
him as above stated. Death must
have resulted instantly for when he
was found, a short time after be had
gone to work, he was held fast be.
tween the wheel and the post and
life was extinct. Deceased was well
known in this state.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
X. OF =. Ball.

The X. Of p. ball last night was a
most enjoyable event. The Hotel
dining oom was crowded with dane
ers, the music was fine and the sup
pers served by the two hotels we're ex-
cellent. Many Knights and their
friends from the neighboring towns
and surrounding country participated
in the festivities. Dancing was kept
upuntil late in the morning. All pres.
emit pronounced the ball a grand sue
less in every particular.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
One Way two Get Rid OF FIeas.

Some of the halls at Cornell Uni
yersity were recently infested by
feas; one Of the professors devised
the following plan of getting rid of
them: The negro j~anitor was fur
nished with a pair of rubber boots,
on which we're tied sheets of fly pa
per, with the sticky side outward
right up the leg. The ianitor was
then made to patrol the floor of the
hall for several hours a day. The
result pleased everybody, and espec-
tally the professor. The sheets of
fy-papers soon became black with
fleas and had to be changed at inter,
walls and the building was completely
rid Of the pest.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
Declard for Free Coinage:

The Trans-M Mississippi Congress af-
ter discussing the silver question for
five hours adopted the following clean
cut free coinage resolution by a vote
of 127 to so:
RESOLVED, That was demand the i'm
mediate restoration of the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver
at the present ratio OF 16 to 1, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation, such gold and silver
coin to be alike a full legal tender Of
all debts, public and private.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
'Cimely aud Good Advice.

The season for the usual appearance
Oh thos annoying and often times
very serious complaints-coids and
coughs, catarrh in the nose and head,
sore throat and it's many complics-
tlons-ls now near to us, and it stands
well to reason that proper precaution
Should be taken to guard against
them, and proper remedies and cor
receives used in the early stages. All
OF the latest and most popular RENE
dies for the above complaints with
necessary directions for their use, can
be had at Muller'sdrug store. Orders
by mail very PROMPTLY attended to.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
The Horse Market.

A Boston horse dealer writes to the
Globe OF that city that his trade has
increased more than so per cent. in
the last three years. He finds that
such inventions as the electric car
and bicycle do not affect the sale of
horses. AS the experience of the
Boston horse dealer is contrary to
that which finds current expression
at the present time, the reasons given
for it become interesting. The prin
cipal reason is that horses have re
Gently been brought within the means
OF families of comparatively small
incomes. That which was a few
years ago the luxury for the rich is
now the comfort Of the poor. Small
horses for the saddle are in good de-
mand. Ladies ride more than they
did, and only a comparatively small
number have taken to the bicycle.
There is less demand for high priced
roadsters of the 2:40 variety, but the
family horse who is willing to make
himself generally useful is wanted at
reasonable prices.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
NOTICE.

By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Elko County, State
OF Nevada, made this 4th day of
March, 1895, notice Is hereby given
that all persons who are charges upon
the county must come to the County
Hospital, or all claims for their sup
port will be disallowed by said Board
except i'll cases of extreme emergen-
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER Patterson.
Deputy County Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-11-29
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
M dreaded disease that science has
been able to curein all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectiy upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
-Mg the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro-
prietOrs have 50 much faith in it's
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of testi-
monials. Address.
Il. j. CHENEY d Co.,
Toledo, D.
W- Sold by Druggists, 75c.