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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
dinner with what appetite was left to

dinner with what appetite was left to
her.
Three DAYS afterward Mr.. Chickerly
once more male his entrance, Just at
dusk, carpet-bag in hand, as Fanny
sat enjoying the ruddy shine of the
coal-fre and the consciousness Of hav-
ing performed her duty in the mend
ing and general renovation other hus-
bands drawerful of shirts-a job
which she had long been dreading and
postponing.
"Well, how is Aunt Elizabeth"
qu estioned Fanny, when her husband,
duly welcomed and greeted, had seat
ed himself in the opposite easy-chair.
Dead" was the brief reply.
''Deadl Oh, Frank OF her old
enemy, apoplsxy?"
eyes"
"Was her will made?"
''It was. Apparently she had ex-
pected me, on the day she herself APP
pointed; and on my non-arrival in
the only train that stops, she sent fer
the village lawyer, made her will, and
left all her property to the orphan
asylum in Scenersville, with few
bitter words to the effect that the neg
lect of her only living nephew had in
duced her, on the spur of the moment,
to alter her original intention of leav-
ing it to him. She died the very
next morning"
ooh, Frank, how much was it?"
"Ten thousand dollars. You see,
Fanny, how much that missing but
ton has cost me !"
Fanny Chickerly sat like one con-
demned, by the utterance of her con-
science. Not slone the one missing
button, but the scores-nay, hundreds
of trifling omissions, forgetfulnesses,
and postponements which made her
life one endless endeavor to "catch
up" with the transpiring present,
seemed to 'present themselves befo-e
her minds eye. What woull this end
in? Was not the present lesson suf-
fciently momentous to teach her to
train herself in different school?
She rose, and came to her husbands
side, laying one tremulous hand on
his shoulder.
''There shall be no more missing
buttons, my love" she said earnestly.
New York News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

at is remarkable fact" observes
the Chicago Record, ''that to light
the United States treasury building in
Washington costs the government o
little more than 1000 month,
though the hours of business are from
9 in the morning till in the afternoon,
with no night work. There could be
no better commentary on the methods
of building employed by the govern
ment in construction of its great de.
partment houses in the national capi-
toll"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

English conservatism is Mt last yield.
ing to the point that the Great West.
ern has decided to warm its trains on
the American plan and abandon the
present archaic plan of foot.warmers.
Another radical departure which is
heralded in large type in English pa.
pers is that the Great Western has de-
cided TO experiment in the brand new
departure of lightning the cars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
HORSE BOTS.

I seldom go to see sick horse in
the country, writes S. r. Howard, v.
S., but that some one does not ask
me this question: ''Doctor, do you
think he has the bots?" A great many
people think the bot are injurious.
Bots do not in the least cause any
pain or suffering to the horse.
The female bot fly deposits her eggs
upon the hair of the horse about the
breast and forelegs. In several days
these eggs become ripe; then the
slightest warmth and moisture brings
iorth the latent larvae. You can even
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

Miss Ellen Coe, librarian of the
New York Free Circulating Library,
replying to the question, What can be
done to help boy to like good books
after he has fallen into the habit OF
reading dime novels? says that the
boy must not be deprived of his men,
tai stimulant all at once, but gradu.
ally by the substitution of better but
not too mild books. Clusters Life,
she suggests, is good book to start
for those who have taste for sangui.
nary adventure.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

EVERY man his own diamond fac.
tory" might be the title, suggests the
San Francisco Chronicle, of semi.
. scientific romance, based on a New
York story which asserts that man
in Indiana ate 30 much charcoal that
when he died small diamond was
found to have formed and become en-.
crsted in his liver. The theory is that
certain chemical constituents of the
body gave the carbon its highest devel-
opment, hut there is one thing in the
way of the theory, and that is the
theory of the story as told.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

The San Francisco Examiner re-
marks that humorous story is by
universal consent deemed common
property, and everybody who uses it,
whether in print or by word of mouth,
is ut liberty to localize and modern
ize it if by SO doing he can add to it's
-humor and interest There are three
books, "Aristophanes" in Greek, lie
Moyen de Parvenir" in French, and
"Joe M ller's Jests" in English, which
contain yninety-nine per cent, OF the
humorous and witty stories current
now. But is that any reason why one
should not tell or print good story !?
Copyright laws have their limitations,
and one OF them is that whatever
makes people laugh is the common
property Of the world, and may be
used. adapted, modified or travestied
by anybody who has sense enough OF
humor TO appreciate and .conmunica.S
a good thing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
FEEDING STRAW FOR BULK.

No animal can live wholly on food
that has too concentrated nutrition.
When meal is given some coarser feed
must be cut up and mixed with it to
make the ration bulky enough for the
gastric juice to properly act upon it.
What this coarser material shall be
does not much matter, provided it is
something that is itself digestible.
Cut hay mixed with corn meal is com
monty given for horses, but for cows
cut straw or corn stalks is generally
substituted for the hay. Straw has
less nutrition than hay, and what it
has is mainly carbonaceous. But it is
for that fact the better fitted to mix
with linseed and cotton-seed meal,
that have large excess of the nitro
genous elements of nutrition. The
hay crop in many places is deficient
this year, but whenever much grain is
grown cut straw may well take it's
place, if given an addition of enough
concentrated food to supplement its
deficiencies. Boston Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
FOR FARM AND GARDET.
THE VALUE OF WOOD ASHES.

Wood ashes IRE particularly valua-
BILE as fertilizer. Even IL most of
the potash has been removed by leach
ing they should never be wasted. As
they do not wash readily from the soil
they are more lasting than many 9th
er fertilizers. Their appl ication to
peach trees is strongly recommended,
not as a cure but as preventive of
yellows. New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

There is no discovery of modern
science that is not available in Japan,
maintains the New York Recorder.
There is no modern scholarship that
is not appreciated by its wise men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

The Canadian public debt wns in
creased the last fiscal year S4,502, 900
net, the total net debt being S2i6, 900,
ono.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

Tno University of Michigan leads
with 1000 undergraduates. Then
comes Harvard, Pennsylvania and
Yale in that order.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06

There is now II steady immigration
of about 90, 200 Russians a year to
Siberia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
A MISSING BUTTON.

. II Il T. II L U L
south room, with
n { a v window
full of blossom
! n g plants; q
bright fire glow
IN g behind n
FURNISHED CRATE,
and a little gilded
clocjx which boI
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-30
REPORTS OF Fighting.

Havana. Dec. - In spite OF the reports
ytrelvrd here yesterday that the main
ho4,. ~ the insurgents had retreated from
49,. urovincr OF Matanzas and were once
roors fD santa Clau. reports continue 10
o,-ra in u damage done al various points
y, sfstaDzas. and OF the threatening move
,-,..ts4s Of bodies Of tEsurgents. Whether
th..sa are wandering and Isolated bands
,.~oot b+ said accurately Al engager ernant
,..,b an trssurgent Gsind Il also reported to-
.fav from the province of finar Del NO.
,.-asterrrTlcst on tBS ISLAND.
Nofhtrr authentic IS known of the where
.,5.,lIts and oolnass Of Gomez and his forces.
gras, arr, said 60 To- threatening Clenfuegoa.
~othtag mas been heard from there 20
.ta,. though several sklrnisees arc said 10
ta,,, occurred in Santa Clara progin-e.
,,ltsr The result That fifteen insurgants were
kl1,.sa and taken prisoners The insurE snta
atgl ssam 20 De in considerable force ~
t,.s. u..lgnt0rhQod of CimmaTTonea.
An expedition Numbering eighteen n1sa,
tt.f -. the brother OF tne leader, May1
Ftog4rsr-,4z has landed az Estro Jgee.
,-rasines OF Puerto Principe. The planta-
r.era ~ F,sert1 Principe have commenced
grind.ag their cane
The guerrilla chief Lotto BeEitez Hur-
--as.1 a band of twenty in the district ~
Nfsnzaailio. province ~ Santiago De Cuba.
arronr them being several inEargeat leai-
ar- ytro xer@ celebrating Christmas night.
ara faar of them we're killed. AMI three
taken PRISONERS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-30
ANOTHER CHURCH SCANDAL.
A California Bishop Calls one of His
Pastors "a Liar.

Placerviue. Cal, Dec. 2e.-Great excite
ment prevails here among all classes OF
people over the abusive language used ny
Bishop Wingheld Of the Northern district
of California. in criticlZing Rev. g G.
Pierce, rector. and for thirty years pastor
of the Episcopal church in this city BIsh-
op Wingneld during the morning service.
called a meeting Of the Vestry to deter
mine whether this Is a parish or "A mission.
Then pointing contemptu0usly TO the pas
Tor. ne said. IF il Is mission We are GO
ing to put this man out lie is not worthy
of his position"
lie furthermore denounced Mr.. Pierce as
an unmitigated liar. The women cOmpris-
ing the congregation surrounded the pas
tor within the Chaucel, crying and pro-
testing their allegiance 10 him. Excited
crowds thronged the streets during the
meeting Of the Vestry and threatened per-
sonal violence upon the bishop should his
threatened removal OF Mr. Pierce he ac-
complished.
The action Of Bishop Wingfield in church
today Is explained by him 70 be due 10
an article which appeared ia the Noun
tain Democrat a year ago. accusing him
Of having struck Rev Pierce with his list
while the latter was showing him through
the Masonic Temple in this city. Mr..
Pierce. while not the author Of the arti-
Gle declared that Is was true, and that II
occurred while the bishop was eXpostuiat-
ing with him against his connection with
the Masonic society. which detracted SO
much from church. AIr, Pierce j. much
loved and respected by the people OF the
county for his jealous and unselhsh
Christian work for forty years
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Wien Insurgent Fires Burned
His Horses HoofS.
BUT HE IS IN HAVANA NOW,
Where He Thinks He Il Safe From
the Daring Rebels.
The Spaniaris Get Tp Celebration I'm
Camps Honor. and lie Tells Them
He Would Have Punished the Gu
hans Cruelty IL lie Could Have
Gotten at Them.

Havana. Dec @a.-I.ast nights demons
sgratgon of political parties in honor IL
CampoI proved the Erandesg popular out
burst OK sympathy toward the Spanish
cause that tsS ever taken place in Havana.
GoHserva atiyes. Autoaomists. Reformlsts,
sYaniards Cubsus, men. women and ev-
ery5ody- united in "A great brotherhood.
About 1900 people IN all took part IA tho
demonstration The procession started Rt
Central park. and took its course up Ohs-
10 10 the Plaza de ArmaS. In front OF tho
palace of tfen. Cafnpos. a committee went
up TO give the general greeting. and senor
Santos GRzman. ~ the Union Constita-
tonal, spoke on behalf Of the ConseTya-
tives IS follows
"Our party reaSsnre you Of their unoon-
ditional support wherever II is necessary.
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entered when she toaehe3 the dock. A
wast of an hour was caused al the Gus
toms Office hy the absence Of any one 70
administer tha oath. Deputy Collector
Drum being az lunch The work o. dis
charging the cargo was rushed al nighS
last night by Mccabe & Hamilton. ana il
vas expected tnat the silk would go EasE
today But the customs force VIII not
work Sundays. or are not allowed 10, aa4
a. a result the silk vas delayed forty
eight hours, and viii not go East tai TO-
morrow at 5-eo .. N. II would only take
an hour and a half 10 inspect she neces-
sary 10 bales, which il the requisite % per
cent. OF the cargo. Seven baggage ears
viii be filled with the silk and sent East
tomorrow.
Col Bern0f q Russian officer IN com
n-and OF two Campanies OF COssacks AZ
ylaaiv0stock who came over on the Vic
toria. left for the East via san Francisco
today.
Twelve Chinese passengers on the VIC
toria we're examined today BY Collector
Saunders and allowed to land.
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The entire country is represented here in
the palace tonight. Wa protest against
the revolution backed by many of the
foreigners and by many Cuban bandits.
and We are not disposed 80 be ruined by a
tendency toward the rule OF barharlsm.
Gen Cnnlpos answered follows:
What can ! reply 10 the nobla words OF
Senior Guzman IN behalf Of the three par
ties9 I congratulated myself upon tho
unitv OF the political parties. and entreat
you not 20 forget at this moment what
should he the standard or our future to-
ings The danger that threatens us is
more show than real. because the genuine
rtltaus VIII forever remain under the glo-
rsous banner OF the civilized dlscoverer OF
America.
Il DO not deny that my mind was gloomy
a few days ago at MatanZas. when ! saw
the flames come even to our horses hoofs.
/ DO not deny my great sorrow wh@n
towns perish | cenfess that II the enemy
had attempted 10 resist there would have
been a cruel punishment meted Out ior
their exrcrable crimes
..TD view OF the behavior OF the rebels.
decided 10 return To Havana TO conduct
operations from heree But. gentlemen,
was d!shearfenei at the thought that
had fallen under your displeasure. But
upon arriving here I saw that l @as as
sGred vour unconditional support, which
brought me ease OF mind ! am, there
fore compelled TO peTsevere, as have al
vavs done in the love ~ my country.
Gen. Campos was acclaimed in and oat-
side % tho palace. and had 10 make his
atluaarance on the balconies while ths
sn.ctafors were frantically shouting IVA
tssnana, viva Campos." In returning his
thanks 20 the people. Gen. Canpos SAID:
..Your demonstration IN my honor - a
,,r,,of of YOUR love towards Spain. and l
utcteat against the vmndal deeds OF th9ae
who. in the name Of liberty ana ihdePend-
,r~s aasolate this feautiful and wealthy
island. which Il not even the land where
tha, vrre born. In the presence ot tms
glorious demonstration. ] feel proud that
I WAS president of the council by winch
i,t,.rtv 10 the negroes Was sanctioned, De-
susa that law c4ualzes all who ara
rro,abt up under the glorious -Cas'ilAan
Tanners Thanks Ia you, ia the name of
e..,fn gf our virtuous queen and or tis
king" - -s..,..,
~ "N-tva F.guana" and grcat md PROLONGED
r1,..rfng. The different party leaders All
sstrr,,F a message. which was sent to 9eilpr
Carovas del Castillo. tho Spanish pre-
roler giving a description ~ the success
an Meeting and denomination.
TFayana- Dec. IA column commanded
hv Gen Teiede has had an engagement
ana taken strong positions held ~ th7
insurgents al san Pru1cncfco, m tht prov
iare af Santiago. The insurgents LETT on
M. aeld nine killed ard carried away nu-
r,,.rotiz wounded OF the troops three
we're killed and ten wounded.
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Not the Miowcra.

Port Townsend. Dee. 29.-The large out
ward bound steamship Oft Cape Fiattery.
which was supposed TO the Miowera. and
was reported by the captains Of two sail
ing vessels al Seattle as being sighted
last Monday. could not have been the
missing Australian steamer. According
10 the log Of the Strathnevis. the Move
ra's hawsers parted late Monday night,
and it was about midnight when the res
cuing steamers lights disappeared IN the
sQuau The sailing vessels passed in by
Cape Flattery early next morning, and
therefore had no opportunity OF seeing the
steamship on Monday. the sd, as reported
Two sailing vessels arrived here this
afternoon from outside and reported
stormy weather and heavy seas, but no
signs of wreckage.
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TO BEAT THE CONTRACTORS.
New York TaiIors VIII Establish 90
Operative shops.

New York Dec. 29.-The executive com
mittee OF the brotherhood OF Tailors has
not Yet decided as 20 the location Of the
two cooperative shops which they pro-
pose opening IN a few days and for which
81 TO has been appropriated from the
funds Of the brotherhood. AZ the sugs"s-
tlon Of Meyer s. choenfeld- Leader Schoen-
fell is sanguine that the proposed plan
viii prove successfully and viii eventually
lead 10 the total exSnction Of the con
tractors He claims large number Of
manufacturers have already asked for eS-
Inmates of the taflors. ana at the Same
time have gwen assurances ~ dealing III
rsctly with the tailors 81 preference 10
the contractors. Schoeufeid has engaged
sewing machines and other apparatus for
the equipment of the new shops. which
hs EXPECTS 10 De- running by Wednesday
next A mass meeting OF thc locked-out
vafIors took place today. Speeches were
made by various leaders.
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Ore Thieyes Arrested.

Butte. Dec. 29.-Tha police today arrest
ed three leaders Of gang OF men who
have been Systematically robbiag the Ana
conda Mining Company of valuable ore.
The company runs its ores cars from ;he
mines 10 Rocker In small trains. At Rock
~ regular trains are made up 10 send il
10 the Anaconda smelteTs. The gang
have been taking the richest chunks OF
ore from the cars s!1etracked AT Rocker
and hauling 1t 10 town. where ii was
cached under the floor OF a stable OF one
OF the members. From there il was taken
TO the smelters OF Butte and sold in large
quantities, the men representing that they
were lessees of mines. II IS believed the
steAllngs amount 70 S5NNal
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Ts.r.sr. uae sit Is learned here that
r-o-s aers ru~re hants % Helena have or
rantzsl tha Rocky Mountain Postal Tel
aa,rspn Company. 10 uurc hase th~ rlaut
~ the cid Rocky Mountain Telegraph
Company. wnieh has been operating for
several years in Montana, ard will extend
rs 9fa@~ 20 ogden. salt Lake ard Denver.
q rsarracG hags BEEN made Mitk the Pos-
al Telegraph company for eousg rl2e ions
AZ Sn1kaaa Denver ar8 Cheyenne. Bonds
- rna amaaat ~ gHae9 s7ii b. hoAsed
Eor lhe @oEk oL construction
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Cause,I a sensation In rscoma

Tacoma. Dee. o9-Tsae alleged relations
OF Dr. Brown and Miss Matue Ovrrnan
are complete surprise ~ their many
friends here. ~. C. Wheeler. president OF
the Tacoma Chamber cf Comnaeuce. and a
trustee of the First DEreSational church.
Of which Dr. Brown was pastor Tor two
years says. after reading the san Fran
cisco dispatches.
1 believe It's 2 case Of bLacknaI Ia
as soon believe thar the moon would fall
down on us this minute as that this story
Is true. I knew pr. Brown three years at
Dubuque, Ia. and TWO years here. being.
in fact, instrumental IN bringing him here.
Never in that ZINE did J hear word ~
scandal regarding him / have understood
that some Of the congregation in san
Francisco left his church there on account
q ais uncomprOmlsing stand on moral
questions and his plain preaching"
Miss 0verman's family declare their be-
lief that il Is a case OF blackman. and say
II cannot be true that her relations WITH
Dr. Brown have been other than proper.
In proof Of this they cite that she went 10
live with The Browns on hsr first visit 20
san Francisco. over a year ago, at the
earnest solicitation Of Mrs brown. for
whom Matte had sewed both here and IN
san Francisco. While here just a year
ago Or. Brown called at the OVermans'
home and stated there that Mrs Davidson
was pure Christian woman Matte had
met her on her tlrst visit 20 San Francisco,
ana went 10 live at Mrs DavldsOn's after
going 10 san Francisco Tor the second time
last August Her younger sister Lille,
received a letter from her yesterday. x
was written Tuesday. and she was then AT
Mrs. Davidsons. Yesterday afternoon
came a telegram from her reading. DO
not believe sensational newspaper stories.
Letter viii explain" The family did not
know what she referred 20 until morning
paper printed a san Francisco dispatch
regarding the scandal. The story has been
kept from Mrs. Overman. that she may
not be worried bv il. Mr. OvermaH says
Matte Is studying stenography and type
writing, and that he expects her home in
three months. Her letter of explanation
is eXpeeled tomorrow or Tuesday.
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LED 10 REFOENI.


New York. Dec za.--The police relaxed
in no degree their vigilance N watching
The saloons today ia their efforts go pre-
vent violations of the excise laws. -
has been the case an aH SUNDAYS "ihAr
the crusade against sunday srliiil@ 81
it...,or t.-an suspected places had uHi-
forrrad r.aiicemen stationed at the doors,
g-etla detectives. ira citizens clothing,
,a-e active in seeking opportunities 20
gaf- entrance 70 saloons where business
.sss being transacted. u was SAID today
fsv an experienced police sergeant that the
saloon keepers Tere taking he chang J
order of affairs as a matter ~ course
aow and that only very T." ~ the g.
"a ,hose 81 fhp cheapest cl.sss. are max
ing anv attempt az Sunday liquor seE-
Irr a hieh. ne sait. is 40 long.r prohta-
h&4
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The Cow A. Witness.

I.Oomis. Wash. Dec Especial
George f. Smith had his trial today for
cattle stealing. john Boyd was the com
planning witness ana the onense charged
was the stealing of two COWS the proper
~ Of Boyd & Palmer. one OF the cows
sold by Smith 10 l.. Keeue. Meth0w
rancher was driven here and offered IN
evidence. and a large number Of wit
ncsses identified the animal and testified
10 the selling Of the cattle by smith
The defense offered no testimony. and
Smith was bound over in 81 500 bonds for
appearance at the May term Of the su-
pCrior court
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The Bullet wa. From n Toy Gun

Port Townsend, Dec. Especial There
was a false alarm OF burglary here on FRI
day night. which created great scare at
the home OF Mrs. Frank A. Bartlett. About
; O'Clock in the evening her niece Miss
Leila Seavey. stepped into the bathroom.
and as she did SO what was supposed 10 be
bullet from revolver came crashing
through the bathroom window. Only wo-
men and children We're in the house and
there was no sleep for them during the
night, bat when the chief Of police made
ar examination Of the premises yesterday
he found that the bullet was from toy
airgun, and the burglary scare was ex-
plOded