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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
Opium Eating In the Orient.

Opium eating, according to tho Ma.
haraja Bahadur Of DurbhnnSn, Is large
ly practiccd in Raiputana or festive oc.
casions as token of welcome 90 guests
and friends. When two enemies wish &C
end long standing feud, they general
ly go through the following ceremony
They each drink a small quantity Of
the preparation of opium called "amuJ
pani" from tho hands Of the other, and
this is regarded rs making tslo ties of
friendship inviolable. In certain locali-
ties opium is consumed at funerals, mar
riages, betrothals and other ceremonies.
Among tho Kathis of Kathiwar it would
be considered an otfense if the guest re
fused to take opium on occasions like
these In tho Punjab large. proportion
of the adult male population take opium
in small doses as stimulant without
much or any apparent harm. II is look
ed upon as digestive and very bene-
fetal tonic for man who has reached
middle age. London News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
New Yorls,a River Tunnel.

There is q big hole under North river.
Some day it will be tunnel connect
ing this city and Hoboken No work
has been done for four years, but the
owners of the hole are now trying to
raise money in London to complete their
tunnel before bridge can be built over
North river. Only 1880 feet remain to
connect the two holes bored from either
shore, each of which is now full Of wa
ter This water has simply soaked
through since work was abandoned ON
the death Of tho principal hacker. So
far SO, 900, 600 has been poured into the
hole, and only $500, 900 will be required
to complete it. New York Letter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
THE BARBER's REVENGE.
A Tale of n Palliative Tonsorinl Artist
and His Gruf Customer.


and His GruT Customer.
AS he threw himself back into the
embrace of tho cushioned chair Of Il
Union square barber shop he scowled
fiercely at the barber and buried his
face in the newspaper. But the barber
didn't mind the ugly opening. He
leaned over, garroted tho tonsuriul pa
tient with towel and painted his face
with lather. When he had hiphapped
razor once or twice along tho strop ho
began mildly:
"Nice day, sir. 1"
"Oh, is it?" answered the other.
Tho barber looked startled, but he
tried again.
Paper says we're going to have nice
weather now. "
Thanks, was tho answer, II know
how to read myself. "
At this rebuff tho barber kept 81
lence. But lie shaved against the grain,
twealSed the others nose and daubod
soap into the corner Of his mouth, Tht
gruff man swore softly, the barber
smiled, and as final act of violence
grabbed the other by the top of the scalp
and twisted his head until tho cervical
vertebrp crealSod again.
Say" cried the gruff man, "my
head amt no roulette wheel a"
But still the barber shaved on in ST.
lence. He shaved and shaved, scraping
the skin SO close that it showed ragged
under the blade. Then, leaning over, he
grabbed handful Of raw and tende
skin and rolled it between his fingers
until the other groaned aloud. AS the
tear drops stole down the scarified face
the barber administered the final taunt :
"Do you shave yourself, sir?"
"No, roared the grulf man, leaping
up in the chair, 81 shave my grand
mother and sisters nieces.
Then he buried his face in the paper
and the barber smiled and smiled and
smiled, while he rubbed alum into the
sore spots On the victims chin. New
York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
whats In n Word?

If any Of our readers, in looking oN
articles on electric railways in the Ger
man language, should come across the
word ACKNOWLEDGMENT
they need not be alarmed or discouraged
nor be afraid TO use II in good society.
Instead of getting at the subject direct
ly, as is done in English, this single
word relates quito little story-a sort
of riddle Of which you are expected to
guess tho answer. The story is briefly
as follows: In about the middle of the
word we find that the object referred to
has somo connection with car, and,
returning TO the beginning, it appears
that this car is intended to run on rails
Gas cars usually do, by the way; that
these rails are in tho streets of city,
and that tho car is supported on some
structure. Near the end ii is explained
that this supporting structure is below,
and not above, the car, and, finally, il
is added that it refers to the apparatus
in general and not to any one form in
particular. With tho aid of this descrip-
tion it will not bo difficult to guess COR
rcctly that tho German writer would
havc said trucks instead had he been
privileged to use the English language.
II seems to Us that this verbal machine
is somewhat overcompounded. --Elec-
trical World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

Ambitionis so powerful passion In
the human breast that however high we
reach we are never satisfied, -Machia-
velli.
Karl's Clover Root viii purify your
blood, clear your complexion, regulate
your bowels and make your head clear
as bell. 25c., SOC, and sl,00. Sold by
j. G. King & Co, 49,, 49,,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

Tho Appalachicola river, in Florida,
took its name from that Of an Indian
town on its banks, Apalachicoli, mean
ing Fan old town or fort. ("
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
Calm and tho Storm.

Mrs. Dasher is very quiet dresser,
isn't she?"
mercy, no. She storms at her maid
until she can be heard away in the top
fiat. Chicago Inter Ocean. ]
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

The winter of 1919 and 1918 was one
of the most severe ever known in Rus
sia, fact which partially explains the
terrors Of tho retreat from Moscow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

The Pearl river, Mississippi, was
called by the Indians the Tallahatchie,
"the river Of pearls.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

Uruguay was named from the river
which flows through it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

''The Silver Truss is light, clean and
put on or off; in fact it is simplicity
itself. Eminent physicians of the Unit
ed States Canada and Europe have
recognized its great value, and the re-
ports from dealers and patients are most
favorable"
''The Silver Truss, from its adaptable
ity, peculiarity of shape, and mode of
application, adjusts itself to every pos
ture of the body without displacement,
and is worn with comfort. From Clin-
ical Lecture by Richard Davy f. r. S.
E., Surgeon to Westminster Hospital
"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"
The wearer of truss is always looking for some
better, ana IL therefore, matter To
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 rivets and can be
formed 10y the hand to the exact shape of the body,
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 two years in fully ninety per OF his cases.
recommends and endorses 1T as entirely satisfactory in
more cases than any other appliance he has ever
tested"
tment and Satisfaction Guaranteed by
~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
A Light, Cool, Efficient Truss,

One that would retain the hernia under all forms
of exercise, and could be worn with COM
fort has long been looked for.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

Yesterday met n gentleman who is en-.
gagged n the business of raising fruit in
Honduras. HIS steamers deliver freight
at Mobile. and from this point his dates.
bananas, cocoanuts and oranges are dis
tributef all over the country. He told me
that the prices on fruit are now better
than ever, and that the volume of trade IS
expanding enormously every year. He
thinks much of this is due to a radical
change in the national taste. As a peo-
pie we eat less pastry and more fruit than
ever before, and to our great benefit. In
spite of the tariff on oranges, these are
the most popular. and recent devotion
ment OF their medicinal properties in the
minds of the public has perceptibly
affected their price. Orange eaters are
long lived. Oranges are excellent for all
the internal organs and the best known
remedy against an appetite for strong
drink. Many men have been cured of the
habit of drinking stimulants in the morn
ing by eating plentifuiiy of oranges be-
fore breakfast. All of which conduces to
the profit of the fruit Growers.-Neg York
Press.
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silk. worth 20 cents a yard or thereabouts.
but nobody who had happened into that
shop had liked its color. SO 1t was re-
duced and lay in disgrace among the bar
gains. 1t was of a pale heliotrope shade
with pinky tinge. and the woman bought
1t and sent for a clever dressruaker The
clever dressmakcr said; Where did YOU
find such rare and exquisite tone? L.
will be hard 10 match; 1t must have cost
you a mint Of money"
The woman smiled in her heart and said
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proclivities. but even this might not have
determined him to put his son and heir in
the army were it not that Mrs. Aston is
| likewise of soldierly taste and has a de-
sire to see her boy at the head of a reg-
ment. The idea is, so far as has been
gathered by remarks dropped within the
precincts OF the family social circle. to
have tho heir of the house of Aston edu-
cated at West Point. Then if the boy de-
velops fondness for military glory. he
can go out with his troops and fight some
body or other. II, on the contrary, sold
ierly tastes are not in HIM, he will at any
rate have received n very good general
and scientific education and have the
right 10 wear uniform.
Ii might surprise many that this should
he so. since there is little apparent glory
IN the army for an heir of Muster William
vincent Astor's vast expectations. But
this step makes a decided change in the
family plans of the great houses of
America. Experience has shown that the
game of social pre-emineuce is not worth
me candle. A man, no matter how rich
he is, must be n somebody or other or "A
something in order TO insure his great
ness. Oar p.u' ocracy have learned this IN
their intercourse with the aristocracy
abroad. every member of which is either
IN the army or the church or the law or
politics. For this reason, young Harold
Wonderfully is destined for the church. All
of the Vlnderbilts, by tho way. have taken
this lesson to heart. II scent events in the
family have COW nccl Cornelius. It ap.
pears, that IL was fatal error to alloy
the s"ions of the fam iy TO 5 all tn, So OF
life in flower decNc pleasure crlft. rs
though existence were a Cupil's game
with nothing serious IN it. 81 Mr.. Astor
means TO make "A soldier os his son and
the rising generation of N,nler5ilts will
all have occupations. W. are likely
soon to sec representatives OF our fi,st
houses in the church, the law. tue ARM
and politics. after tho English flshion.
The outcome of this innovation Will b,
awaited with interest.
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The toque is the prevailing model. and
one OF the newest l have seen is of pale
PINK straw, coarsely woven. with brim
OF jet sequins, and with three roses form
ing n triangle on top. black laco alrrette
starting up behind. wide, black lace
nat with lisse frill rounl the brim is
covered with petmas.
black cavalier hat is trimmed with
the deep pink Qleen roses, half opened.
which promise TO be the flower of tho sea-
son.
The wide hats have high crowns. and
are capable of developing into monstrosi-
ties. Feathers, lace, ribbons and paste
ornaments bedeck them with lavish ge,-
crosby.
A sailor hat of lettuce green straw has
a crinkled hrim and is trimmed with huge
punches of hyClrangeas.
A coarse brck-red straw hat is lined
with black chiffon and trimmed with tu-
lips.
Feathers, flowers and bows are arranged
IN threes. large black chip h1t, for ex
ample, is trimmed with three punches of
pink and mauve morning glorIes.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

Things are coming to such a pass that
1t is hard to tell tea robe from a night
gown. That if why the girl in the picture
carries candle. 1t is a mark of distinc-
ton. The fashionable night gown is of
white wash silk or white lawn. The lawn
is very much the better material. 1t has
fuli skirt, sometimes accordion plated,
and 1t is liker than not to have accordion
plated sleeves. Then it has a very deep
lace collar frilled about the shoulders
and great bow of ribbon to tie mt the
throat and fall in long ends. A woman
who has such night gown must be in
danger of somna mbulism.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

-H-f-5 = @''s'~'N vi Aiif Nf.a' X r VAN
tlrely recovered ISHED.
and quite robust AMI blthe. TIC very in
tercsting tale goes about that Mr.. Clevp-
land Is anN Gus to restore cordill relations
between him self and the former secretary
of the navy, and for that reason were the
letters written to Mr.. Whitney. implor.n,
him to return, in or lnr that OK sting com.
plIcations in The New York situation
might be sm1othe away. MIR. Watney
is now deemed tho only maa com
potent to restore complete harm,Dy
between the Hl-TImmlny AID the
Grace-adminlstrliion wings. This mat
ter Is OF supreme Importance, because IN
less than year il will he necessary To
prepare foT primaries for the choice of
delegates to the national convention of
New York state. IL is admitted that the
conjunction OF the presidential and tho
gubernatorill contests in New York state
next year will vastly compile cate the sltua-
ton. Tremendous temptations to '.seI
OUT and TO make IDEALS" will exist. AMI
II must he a very strong band of harmony
that holds the party i'm line. Mr.. Whi,-
ney's presence in New York has suddenly
become of the first importance. Now tb,t
the vision OF death IN his family ccases tn
haunt him. il is argued that the pro,t
democrats du'y calls him to the metropo-
lis. and that Is why letters urnl- his re.
turn have been sent him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

York direct from Rome that no more
American cardinals will be created during
the lifetime of the present pontiff. This
declaration, it further transpires. has lit
orally been forced from the Vatican,
mainly through the influence OF Cardinal
Parocchi. himself a papal candidate. The
count and countess de Castellane are ex-
pected at the Vatican about the time of
the cardinals visit, but the fact has no
significance, as the count is to be made a
titular dignity of the Holy Roman empire.
an honor almost hereditary in his family,
so many of bis ancestors received il.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

lam c. Whitney
has written home
from Egypt, to tlI"
effect that IT will : @
impossible for him
To return to this
country for weeks
10 come. This fact
was supposed 10
be- due to the
h c alth of his
daughter, but now
c ones the infor-
nation TO the el-
feet that the young
lady is almost en-
tlrely recovered
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tani in tho great
IN OF hcr-i nj a "
night which Man
ager j. NJ. Hin is
arranging for tho
standard thea
ter. William Gil
lettc andh.s farce
arc drawing i'm
nlense crowds.
Ii is ruinorc,i on
the Ratio that n
most interesting
engngenc nt is
soon to he an
n otin ed of a
short skirted di-
arfAafr f .s
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nounceu, ID @ O n
given up, unless
something unex-
pected renders
the trip neces-
sary. The gov
ernor and his
wife have been
asked TO pass the
summer in tn o
castle of tho Bar
oncss Burdett-
Coutts, but of
course it was out
of tho question
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

claim hun. The matter was kept very
quiet IN order not to precipitate an ex-
plosion IN the ranks of labor. Now the
leader is recovered and his first step
was TO discounteaance IN toto the plans to
strike carefully matured bv some OF tho
local leaders. The effect was to relieve
much uncertainty among capitalists. Nc
BRIDE u, Ivy the way. very poor man,
and, despite the apotheosis of him as n
good liver, revealing IN good wine and
costly cigars. he has found the office to
which he was SO lately chosen anything
hut remunerativcly. Samuel Gompers,
the former incumbent of McBride's Of
iicr, goes To England in short time to
represent the Federation at the inierna-
tional Ia Dor congress TO he held i'm England.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

VlnltN 81 comic MISS FITZGERALD.
opera proclivitics TO a scion of one of our
first families.
Miss Cissy Fitzgerald now appears in
her great kick act at 9:ij nightly. The
yong lady IS amused 10y assertions to the
elect that a rich relative of hers is about
to leave her large fortune and make her
a society queen. She has no intention of
leaving the stage.
An American play is at last to have a
good chauce in England. Charles Froh-
man has finally arranged for tho produce
ton there At the Adelphi theater on April
IL, Of Belasco and Fyles' romantic mili-
tary drama. The Girl Left Behind Me-"
which will he given with every care as to
stage settings and cast.
DAVID WECHsLER.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

|, latter. Master
William Vincent
Aston is n bright,
sturdy little fell
low, now making
his first experi-
ments in the con-
versational way.
1t willinterest mil
ltary men to be in
formed that the
colonel proposes to
make a soldier of
this son of his.
Colonel Aston, as
is we'll known, has
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

donation by an
American woman
OF great wealth
who has alread !.
made her name
notable through
her hberality to
the church. The
woman Is also
very vel known
IN New York So
cieiy. Nothing has
been sail.itsecms.
TO auybO ~ here,
and the cardinal
himself does not
know. II Is said.
the source or OK
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

OF tho question MoRToN's RUsE.
for Mr.. Morton TO go. In England, and
especially in London, where the governor
has a great banking house, they are not
at all pleased with the honors paid Mr..
Morton, because the firm with which he is
connected has lost his services. Mr.. Nor
ton is probably the shrewdest man of af-
fairs on this continent. and any busine ss
would find his withdrawal a serious mat
ter. When he was last in London, Nor
ton. Rose d Co. wanted to transport an
immense sum 10 their banking house in
great hurry from the Bank of England
and there was no one trustworthy at hand
TO do 1t. Mr.. Morton had tho fortune IN
bank notes put up in n cheap old trunk
and taken to- the sidewalk. lie then bag
gled with an express man TO carry il for
a shilling to the building where il was
needed. So the vast sum was toted away
like cheap piece of luggage, and much
astonished was the expressrnan to re-
ceive Is note from Mr.. Morton
when he delivered the little trunk.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

OF course, usually just one breadth. In
cutting this seam a slight convexity is al.
lowed for, so that the breadth when pre-
pared with this transverse seam would
not lie fiat upon a table, but "full up" in
the middle of the cross seam.
DO you see how a very little fullness
mere would improve the set of the skirt
and make its hang at the edge a matter
of less uncertainty?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls CatarTh Cure
f. ). CHENEY q CO, Props. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known p ]
Oheney Tor The last l. years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business tTans4ctions
anu financially able 10 carry our any Obligation
Nest Truax. Wholesale Druggists Toedo
q. WAldin-. kinntu x Marvin, Wuo,e~4ls
Druggists :. Io.edo. %.
Ha.l ; Cdtarrn Cure is taken Internally. act
M dlTecdy upon The hood and mucous sur
faces 81 the system Price. 7Jc per bottle
sold by al Druggists. Tes.lmOl ais free.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

nothing. She let the clever dressmaker
scour the town for appropriate ribbons
and velvets and laces, and when the
Napoleon robe was complete she put it on,
turned up the lights, figured out the cost
at S11.25, sank back Into an easy chair
and murmured with a sigh of conte Mt /:
ut is divine"
p. S.-This little episode is not to be
construed as a defense of bargain hunt
ing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

To do justice to ones hair nowadays
one mus have it drawn back from the
face. carelessly, undulatcd, caught up at
the sides with jeweied combs aud rolled
INTO soft kno. at the top of the head,
10 complete an evening costume shot
ribbons may b. drawn through the roll,
Rnoiied at the siie and finished off with
loops and ends.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

4 little detail of construction. iusirnif-
cant apparently; but can any genuine
ParisIau novelty be that
10 secure a even moro exquisite fit or a
"a Ter made sN.rt. Or indeed Of any other.
over the hips, the s1rtor.al slGes now en-
p-oy a hip-seam. running from the point
Of Tue h'p backward and forward. with a
slight downward trend for a few inches
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

cotlntenanced this
summer. IL is an
open secret that
in CIV Y ork
great restlessness
exists among the
union men. and.
h n d NJ C Bird g
given the word
there would have
been an upheaval
on three of the
transp ortatio
lines. MIR. Nc
Bride Is still in
quite delicate
health, and for n
time it looked as
If Innfh "a. nnlI
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17

The fashionable halter may be thought
by some to be as mad this spring as the
proyerb would suggest. The millinery of
the moment shows a weird combina-
ton of fur and flowers. feathers and lace.
while diamonds glitter with unholy 10Y
eiate" amid blossoms of the most brilliant
hues.
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ELLEN OSBORN TALKS
AOOu, h:R Hats and Fresh Easter Bon
nets
HE NEWEST COLLARETTE
ihree Is the Magic Number, and
the Rose Is the Beloved Bios
soma New Wrinkle In
Skirt Dancing.

HE pussy willows
are out, and so it
is proper to talk
about cotton gowns.
When / was a little
girl in New England
/ used TO wade
through snowdrifts
up TO my knees to
reach the "pussies"
and yet after the
first on es were
pulled it was i'm
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girlish hgures-young things in reality.
ana not by grace of caricature-are pale
pink cottons, dotted with tiny black
leaves, or light blue grounds necked
and spotted with white; or white
lawns figured with rose or scarlet: or
mauve and white stripes or checks in in-
finite variety.
The new ginghams are in tartan pat
terms. think | can say zephyrs. If | try
hard, but may slip back to the older
name. Some of them are checked senti-
mentally in pink and white. as if thew
were meant to lie in hammocks and listen
TO poetry or declarations, or perhaps
poetry and declarations; others aim at
the chic in we'll defined red and green aud
black plaids, as for season of tennis or
golf, possibly. But the same girl will wear
both sorts and adapt herself to both sets
of situations.
There are spotted brocades and checked
poplins and red and white and striped
twills that are said to wash and TO afford
a most uncommon variety of stuffs from
which to get up the vacation Irritation
wardrobe.