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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

Do tho freckles prove stubborn? There
is usually clamor for "freckle cures"
about this time of the year, and the
very best thing that proves reliable year
after year is simply common buttermilk.
Secure it as fresh as possible 1t will be
found that nothing can equal this fresh
buttermilk for removing tan, freckles,
sunburn or moth spots. 1t has the great
advantage that it does not injure the
skin, but makes it soft and white. Take
n soft sponge and bathe the face, neck
and arms before retiring for the night.
Then wipe off the drops lightly. In tho
morning wash it off thoroughly and
wipe dry with a crash towel Two or
three such baths each week during the
summer months will take off and keep
off the tan and freckles and keep the
skin soft and smooth. .-Philadelphia
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
WHEN MARIA JANE IS MAYOR.
When Maria James elected to the mayoral
cllnir

When Maria James elected to the mayoralty
chair,
Thercll be many wrongs corrected that nre
now apparei there.
The sidewalks wiz be carpoted, the streets
swept thrice u day,
The alleys be as fragrant as fields Of new
mown hay.
What with parties and receptions and occa.
sionally ball,
There win bo transformation around tho
city hall.
And each ward in the city will be represented
then
By lovely alderwomen and not horrid alder.
men.
When Maria Jane is mayor, mono but ladies'
will, of course,
Bo appointed members Of the city police force,
And in their bloomer uniforms they'll look so
very sweet
The gang to be arrested will consider II O treat,
The stores will be compelled to have n bargain
sale zach day,
And for chewing gum and soda you will not
be asked TO pay.
Oh, great reforms will be projected. all the
wrongs will bo corrected
When Maria James elected to the mayoralty
chair.
William West in Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

The inexhaustible energy of Editor
Stead of the London Review of Re
views appears TO have found a new out
let. He has discovered that one of the
wants of the modern world is a cenven
lent baby exchange. There are families
of too many children, and there are
couples who have none. There are
homes desolated by bereavement, and
others that are rendered almost as un-
bearable by the influx of superabun.
dance Of little ones. There are infan'
that have been deprived of their parents
by death, and there are families Oh
young ones that have succumbed to the
grim destroyer. At present no medium
Of exchange exists that would tend to
equalize the supply and demand or to
establish the balance between those who
have too many babies and those who
have none. Mr.. Stead is convinced that
an exchange Of this kind and the ex
tension Of the practice of adoption would
have the effect of alleviating much mis-.
ery
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
Tho Conquests of Silence.

Washington never madc o speech. In
tho zenith of his famo he once attempt
ed it, failed and gave it up, confused
and abashed. In framing the constitu-
tion Of the United States the labor was
almost wholly performed in committee
of the whole, Of which George Washing.
ton was, day after day, chairman, and
he made but two speeches during the
convention. of -very few words each,
something like one Of Grants speeches.
The convention, however, acknowledged
the master spirit, and historians affirm
that had it not been for his personal
popularity and the 80 words of his first
speech, pronouncing it tho best that
could be united upon, the constitution
would have been rejected by the people.
Thomas Jefferson never made speech.
He couldn't do it.
Napoleon, whose executive ability Is
almost without parallel, said that his
difficulty was in finding men Of deeds
rather than words. When asked how Inc
maintained his influence over his su
periors in age and experience when com
mander in chief Of an army in Italy, he
said, "By reserve" The greatness of o
man is not measured by the length OF
his speeches and their number. Chi
cago Times Herald. :"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
A White Cat'a Eyes.

On Columbus avenue q white cat
keeps the mice out of the store Of its
owner. There is nothing remarkable in
awhite cat per SO, but the owner of this
particular animal declares that it is a
feline curiosity-a freak, in fact.
Look at that cats eyes, he said
yesterday. "Ever see anything like
them? Why, don't you see anything re-
markable? Don't know much about
white cats, then. Now, that cat, you
see, has two blue eyes-I never saw or
heard Of the like before. Cats usually
have gray eyes, but white cats, as rule,
have only one gray eye--the other is
blue. Every white cat that ever saw
but this one had one blue eye and one
gray eye. Both the eyes of my cat are
blue. 1t is a wonderful freak of nature,
l think. Go to any man who knows
much about cats--white cats especiall,
and see il he doesn't tell you that
am right. New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
FireinaIxers.

One of the Kafiirs had two sticks for
making fire, and he showed us how he
did it. One of the sticks was about 10
inches long and about half an inch in
diameter. The other was flatter and
had already in it several shallow round
holes made by setting fire on former oc-
casions. He took the latter piece, and
having cut n smaller, irregular shaped
hole I'm IL he squatted on the ground
holding it firmly down at each end by
his two feet He then took the first
piece of stick and held it upright be-
tween his two palms, with the point Of
the lower end resting in the hole he had
Just made in the horizontal stick.
He twirled the upright stick rapidly
between his hands, and in less than a
minute it had bored round hole in the
other, and the dust so produced began to
smoke, and then ignited like tinder. A
companion brought handful of fine,
dry grass, which caught spark from
this, and which he held half inclosed in
the palms of his hands, gently blowing
on it till it famed up. 1t is perfectly
marvellous how little tho natives mind
being burned by fire. They will stand
over one while the flames are licking up
their bare legs and never move, and
will keep their hands and feet in redhot
ashes with the utmost indifference for
several seconds National Review
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

ed drive in the park. One of the men
telephoned for landau, and at tho end
Of tho drive paid for 1t. The next week
tho bill came into tho lady. Now Of
course this was an accident. But why
doesn't the other accident ever happenp
Why should thousands Of bills come in
to be paid twice, while by no oversight
or bad management docs bill over get
forgotten or overloolsedp Money getting,
grasping, greedy generation Of shop
keepers Business is business, IL you
like, but business need not be q cut
throat, bloodthirsty system of demand
ing what is not due, need it9 Must it be
in this way that men grow richp
1t is because only one kind of mis-
takes occur that one is justified in think
ing that only one kind is guarded
against. Tho customer has to look out
for himself and the shopkeeper too. The
Bhopkeeper only looks out for himself.
As for the breaking of promises, the
calm delays and the superb independ-
ence of "purveyors, words fail me
when attempt to depict their aggrava-
tions Success breeds contempt, it seems,
and the only way to get thing done
promptly is to patronizea little up town
place where they can't do it--Mme.
Lorgnette in Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
They Tell N Different Story.

There are peculiarities Of our English
language which no other language ex.
hibits. Did you ever notice how many
English words are formed by simply
dropping alternate letters? For OK.
ample: Wheat, heat, eat, at; sham,
ham, am; wheel, heel, eel; whale, hale,
ale, and scores of others.
Again, we have in our mother tongue
two words which, joined together, make
a distinct word Of an entirely different
meaning, just as single word disjoint-
ed does. Take tho words since and rely,
or the separate word sincerely. To illus
trate:
Your letter came, in words that tempt mi
dearly.
You wrote them, sweet, most truly and sin
cerely.
For praise like that heroes might gladly die.
But on another's love you since rely.
Jacksonville Times Union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
ELECTRICITY AT SEA.
Tests Prove That the white Light j. 10y
Far the Most Easily Seen.


Some interesting experiments have
been made on the visibility Of the oler.
trio light at sea by the governments oi
the United States, Germany and the
Netherlands. The word visible" in the
report on the tests means visible ON
dark night with q clear atmosphere.
The result of the experience Of the Ger.
man committee was that white light
of one candle power was visible Id
miles on Il dark, clear night and one
mile on q rainy night.
The American tests resulted as fol
lows: In very clear weather light of
one candle power was plainly visible at
ono nautical mile; one Of three candle
power at two miles; ono Of ten candle
power was seen by tho aid of a binoc-
ular Mt four miles; one of 30 candle
power family at five miles and one of
33 candle power plainly at five miles.
On an exceptionally clear night a white
light Of 81 candle power was readily
distinguished at three miles; one of o. @
candle power at four miles and one Of
17.2 candle power at five miles.
III lne bulcn experiments tnc rtsUlls
were almost similar, but 10 candle
power light was plainly visible at FIVE
miles. For green light the power re-
quired was two for one mile, 10 for two
miles, 81 for three miles and 10G for
four miles. The results Of tests with u
red light We're almost identical with
those with green, but it was conclusive
ly proved that white light was by far
the most easily seen. Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
The BabbIers, Stone.

On the side front of the Mulhous>
town hall there is hung up stone call
ed the "Klapperstein" or "Babblers'
Stone" 1t bears an inscription in Ger
man, of which the following is trans.
lation:
am called the stone of babblers,
Well known to evil tongues.
Any one who is Of a quarrelsome or SLAM
derous turn
viii be compelled to carry me through
the town.
This stone, which was brought into
requisition for the last time in 1881,
served as penalty for excessive use of
the tongue. Its services were often re-
quired, ana never week passed with
out some man or woman being condemn
ed to carry it through the streets of
Mulhouse. Tribune de Geneve
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
NUMBER Is.
A FAMOUS COuPLET.
The Familiar Lines which Have Been A,
tributed to Martin Luther.

tributed to Martin Luther.
Nearly everybody is familiar in ono
language or another with the famous
old German couplet attributed to Mar
tin Luther, and which literally and
properly translated into English is as
follows:
Who loves not wine, wife and song
Remains n fool his whole life long.
This supposed sentiment of the great
reformer has been quoted thousands Of
times as his, and its authenticity was
not questioned. But now comes very
competent authority-The Lutheran OBJ
server--and stoutly insists that Luther
never wrote the lines, and that, in fact,
they made their first appearance moro
than 200 years after his death.
According to The Observer, in the
year 1777 well known German poet,
John Henry Voss, published at Ham,
burg a small volume entitled "Musen-
almanach {" The Almanac of the
Muses'). At the end of ono Of the
poems in this book he placed the coup
let in German:
Wer nicht liebt vein, webb und gesang
Der blcibt Elm narr sein lebenlang.
To this effusion Voss affixed the name
of Luther. This caused good deal of
comment and excitement. Voss was
candidate for the position of teacher in
the Hamburg gymnasium. The Luther
an pastors of the city protested against
his appointment because Luther was not
the author of "the couplet" which had
been attributed TO him, and because
Voss had thus made Luther encourage
intemperance. But in spite Of all that
could be done in tho way of denial and
explanation the lines literally clung to
the great name and refused TO bo sepa-
rated, and we venture TO say that com
paratively few down to the present day
ever doubted that Luther was their real
author
As the couplet expresses the convivial
sentiments Of many Germans it iB prob
able that it was common piece Of M
written German folklore even before
Luther's time. Some English writers
have made the lines into bacchanel
rhyme, with sinister meaning, but the
true version, coupling "wine, vito and
song" expresses the prevailing sonti-
ment and custom among Germans in
taking their wives and children With
them to the gardens ana.other social re-
sorts for recreation and amusement. -
Buffalo Commercial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
What He Liked.

Speaking of "a Milk White Flag
makes me think of another of Hoyt's
plays, "a Texas Steer" which brings
Tim Murphy TO my mind, so that l am
reminded Of story a newspaper man
tells of Tim Murphy s father. The news
paper mani have really no reason for
concealing his name II was Winfield S.
Larner--met old Murphy one day, and
the old gentleman volunteered to drive
him to tho capitol. Now the Murphy
horse is one of those animals in which
you have instinctively implicit con
fdence. He logged off down the avenue
as the result of constant and emphatic
urging ON tho part of Mr.. Murphy, and
turned in to the Academy of Music.
Here Mr.. Murphy stopped, and little
boy dashed out to offer his services.
Hold your horse, mister?" he asked
"No, me boy" replied Mr.. Murphy
as he climbed down from the buggy ant
looked affectionately at the horse. "He'l
stand. He'll like it..
And the horse tood.-Washingtor
POST
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
A Question OF Age.

lyon wheelmen will have to pay q
city tax on your bicycles now," said
one Pittsburger to another.
"Indeed?"
eyes, the new ordinance says that all
owners Of bicycles and tricycles over
the age Of IA years using the public
highways shall pay so cents for each
machine"
"That doesn't include me"
Whats the reason it doesn't, I'd like
to know?"
my bicycle isn't Ia years old. ]
only bought it last spring. "-Pittsbure
Chronicle Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
In the Dino Museum.

"And you are tho Living Skele-
ton?'"
eyes, sir. i"
Poor fellowi And how did you
manage to get SO thin--you're nothing
but skin and bonesl'
"Sir," replied the living skeleton, II
was once an author, but wrote for the
magazines that pay on publication p
Atlanta Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

Arkansas, the name of the state, is
officially pronounced as spelled, but tho
official pronunciation of the river is Ar
kansaw, although spelled in the same
way as the state.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

. Karl's Glover Root, the great blood
purifier gives freshness and clearness
to the complexion and cures constipa-
tion, 25cts., 50cts,, $l,00. Sold 10y
G. King q Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

The Canadian clement forms two
thirds of the foreign population of
Maine and New Hampshire, one-half of
that of Vermont and one-third Of that
Of Massachusetts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

Forming characters Whose? Our own
or others? Both. And in that momen-
tons fact lie the peril and responsibility
of our existence. --Elihu Durritt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

The earliest mention of oats In China
Is In A. d. 8lS.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
A Light, Cool, Efficient Truss,
Recommended and Endorsed by Highest Authorities
One that would retain the hernia under all forms
of exercise and could be worn with COM
fort has long been looked for.

md Endorsed by Highest Authorities.
''The Silver Truss is light, clean and
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favorable"
''The Silver Truss, from its adaptable
ity, popularity of shape, and mode of
application, adjusts itself to every pos.
ture of the body without displacement,
and is worn with comfort. From Gin.
ical Lecture by Richard Davy. +. r. S.
E., Surgeon to Westminster Hospital.
1.-The rapid introduction of the Amer.
ican Silver Truss, and subsequent sale
of them with gratifying success by the
druggists have demonstrated the fulfill
ment of all claims made for them by the
company. They are, unquestionably,
the neatest, lightest, cleanest and most
easily adjusted truss of any on the mar
ket, and almost every druggist who has
stocked this truss pronounces it to be
the truss of the future"
1.-THE wearer OF truss is always looking for some
thing better, and it is therefore, easy matter
command attention when the American Silver Truss is
brought to the notice of prospective buyer. 1t is
light and simple made Of one continuous piece Of
metal, without nuts, screws rivets, and can be
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and when placed in position does not move"
"Dr. j. A. Cominger, Indianapolis, Ind formerly
Dean OF the Medical College of Indiana and Surgeon
General of the State of Indiana, who has used this
truss for years in fully ninety per of his cases.
recommends and endorses it entirely satisfactory
cases than any other appliance he has ever
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tment and Satisfaction Guaranteed by
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21

A Severe Criticism of the Ways of Shop.
keepers and Cashiers-Thc Steamboat
Clerk who Said, eve Never Rectify Mis-
takes Here"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
Welded IN LONDON.
THE pOwAGER DUCHESS OF MARIE ~
OUCH BECOMES LADY WILL
IAN EERESFORD.
IAN BERESFORD

,,,dcn April 3O-Thc marriage OF the Dowascr
,,nchess Of MARLBOROUGH. formerly Mrs. iiamcrs-
-, ., New-York. to Lord william Beresford took
",,ce IN 81, George Church Hanover Square at
o'clock this afternoon The weather was dehsh'-
s,lv clear and bright, and the church was crowded
In a,la,ocro,ic guests full choral service was
reformed. and the ceremony was conducted by the
pcv Edgar sheppayl NJ. A.. the Queens Chaplain
a. Ordinary assisted by the Rev. Mr. Anderson
,ho Vicar Of 81, Georges. The church was beauti-
fully decorated with palms. orchds ana MOWERS
Tho cbsncel screen was neraced with white cut
sowers. and the altar was covered with Hofai
,,eces Of exquisite design.
Tho bride wore a magnificent dress of pearl-gray
.,,Ip brocade. trimmed with the most costly Point
Argentine lace and adorned with superb diamond
h,tons The skirt. which was perfectly plain, was
=, n rich brocade similar TO that OF the waist Tier
bonne, a small affair. was of gray velvet. richly
embroidered with pears ard trimmed with pale
eray ostrich plumes and white algrette. instead
NJ the usual bouquet the bride carried PRAYER
hook As she entered the church every one pres
emf rose She stood moments at the foot Oh
,be centre aisle while the procession was being
formed The choir headed the procession foIowci
by the officiating clergymen. Then followed the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01

Allied with mink azaleas The dning-room adJoin-
ing was handsomely decked with yelio" Reh's'as
and roses Of all colors. The recepton-room On '''
second floor. which is finished and furnished IN
ebony was decorated entirely with white hydrah-
rear and flowers OF all kinds embellshed the ladies'
dressing-roOm.
Immediately after the marriage ceremony /" ~
ception followed, and later dinner n''e""e'
only by the members Of the family ana nearest r'i-
atiyes in all about eighty persons at sma' Ia
bes arranged In the large dining room fro'"
o'clock until II O'Clock IL general recep'o" WAS
held and was attended by severai huhufed
uuests who had an opportunity to view 'he ion'
or five hundred beautiful gifts received ny "l'
young people. The presents. from "h'ch '"o '",
had been removed were dlsphyen Ih '"e '"'"'''
sitting room on the second floor. Here. '?o' ,"e'o
was an elaborate show OF red flowers oil MI "i''S'
t,yer tho rooms I'm the basement used as smohihs
roone and a supper room for men, were manu-
some.y decorated with roses Drish'-co''''' '''''
flowers and growing plants In ar. i ,'.,
hier-s,ubc where the walls are hung with huhdr''S
of rare mugs stems and pipes OF almost every "e
scrpton there were roses or every k",' an" ~
monoeram of the brides father. y. H. H'ade Oh
roses hung alongside the immense p"'o" wv"
OF porcelain. In the recepuoh-roon opp
drawingroo and TO the right OF VI" ~
trance where in a glass case IS pfeSe, '.u
die used by Sitting Bull at inc t'i'' - '., aan
of General Custer thousands Oh p'" anu
,,o,low rosos arranged on the mantel anu III eVei'
al.
ook and corner Mrs Rupert, the mo'"ei VI Wv
bride. who received. with Mr. ana MT S'"" '',
wore q gown OF heliotrope MORE comm , ,,,
White brocade and trimmed with point '"ce' "'s'
cornelia Rupert. n sister OF the p''u, n''
tired In a gown of white silk. empe,''Sne' VII"
rr,sh mint lace The bridegroom. "no - 'oJ
~ Judge Hermann schalk. Of Newark y, 49, gave
n,s hes, man and ushers handsome scar'p''s set
with pearls and diamonds. 80, roc.,,to,
Among the guests invited to the genera, 1e'T n"
were Mr. and Mrs. John a. Douglas, MISS s Doag-
las Mr. and Mrs. Joseph j. oDoho"" posweu u
navd b. Hill. Ex-Governor and MIS- ,.s rot
power Archbishop corrisan Mr. and MIS- 5ohn
g. Gls Mr. and Mrs. George EhTe' c M'aT m" w.
MIR. and Mrs Charles w. DAYTON s,och.r Mr.
and Mrs Daniel Brubacher Me-, Mr. s"' tis. Judge
eesercG Oswald oi'sSaoTisrd S Grs Frederic
Woerz Mrs. Sophia Rupert nouns iousen Colonel
rother: MIR and Mrs. George G. R,nger Miss
R,n g. 's Mr. and Mrs Adam NsdnsIrr' and Mrs
Mrs ]. c. g. Hupfri, Miss Hup,,se,rs "Oppermann,
". ottmann Miss ot,m%anmn; Mr. ana Mrs Michael
J. MuiQueen. Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
HARD FIGHTING IN CUBA.
SEVENTY-TWO INSURGENTS SLAIN IN
BATTLE
A REvoLUTIoNIsT BAND ROUTED AFTER DEs-
PERATE coNFLIcT-A NOTED LEADER

A REvoLUTIoNIsT BAND ROUTED AFTER DEs-
PERATE coNFLIcT-A NOTED LEADER
Kn.LED-TTIE LANDING or GOMEZ
Guantanamo. Cuba, April 30.---A force OF Gov
eminent troops under command OF Major Te-
jerizo made an attack to-day on u band OF In
surgents at Ramon de las Yaguas. desperate
fight ensued which resulted In the total rout OF
the rebels with loss Of seventy-two killed and
IL large nur Der wounded. The Government force
lost six killed and three wounded
Among the insurgents killed by Capello's
column In the fight at Arroyo Hondo yesterday
Pedro Arcilla Douveger, noted insurgent
leader and member OF the party that landed In
the island with Maceo.
A party Of insurgents under Periquito Perez
moving around Guantanamo recently came on
a column under Lieutenant Colonel Boch at Pal
merito y Guyabel The insurgents attacked the
Government troops. and reports of the encounter
vary. Official Government reports state that ten
rebels were killed wounded and quantity or
arms powder camp utensils. clothing and food
captured. The Cubans here say that both sides
lost men. and that Lieutenant-Colonel Boch was
woundei
The insurgents knew the time and place Of
Maxine Gomezs landing and Perequito Perez.
at the head of 500 Cubans, met him soon after
decentralization at Rio Sabana la Mar about
thirty miles east Of Guantanamo. on the south
coast The Condo de Ncnadito failed TO intercept
the insurgents on the sea, ana l,0o0 spanish
troops failed to head them off on the land.
Gomez is now in the interior.