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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

As the Prime Minister Is the hus-
band of the Queen as well as Premier.
he has every thing pretty much his
own way. He owes his position and
power to the fact that he is at the
head o. the army as its Commander
in.Chief.
Ranavalona Ill, the Queen of the
hovas, is woman now in her thirty
ninth year. She has reigned wisely
and successfully since 1888. or
medium height, graceful in form and
carriage, rather sharp featured, COM
plexion dark brown, hair long and
straight, she is what may be Justly
said a fairly pretty woman. Her court
is kept up in great splendor. She
dresses in Partisan style. except on
occasions of the National feast, called
"Fandrona," when the Queen and
members of the Royal family and
nobility appear in their red "lamba. "
A lamba is similar to the Roman toga.
She is proud and Independent, but not
vain, as some writers have it. Fol-
lowing her example, many of the high
classes, and particularly those who are
under influences of the missionaries,
have adopted the Christian form of
marriage, but the masses, cannot in
spite of missionary efforts, be turned
from their own form. According to
their idea a man and woman become
one by mutual consent. And the
only ceremony is feast, to which the
respective families and friends attend.
A separation is seldom heard OF.
1t would be difficult to find more
domestic happiness anywhere in the
world than in Madagascar. The wo-
men are always devoted and true.
A yearly tax of twenty-five cents is
levied upon every man who has wife
and should he desire to separate from
hera feetof S15 is exacted. Polygamy
is no longer practiced. Women do
very little housework, however, as
nearly every one, even among the
poorer classes, owns slaves.
The Hova women are especially
clever in fine needle work. Since the
establishment of the medical college
and the numerous hospitals many of
the women are learning to be trained
nurses. This work is under the su-
pervision of European instructors.
The increase of all the churches has
been remarkable. The Malagasy are
devoted to the Methodist Church, and
give it generous support.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
CAPEs MUST BE WORN,

Sleeves show no signs of diminish
ing IN size, with the result that capes
are again to be worn this winter.
Large sleeves must always be enemies
to coats, for the latter, he they ever
so ample, will necessarily crush the
former.
The new capes are longer than those
of last season, reaching we'll below the
waist. Much jet is used for their
adornment and embroideries OF all
kinds. An autumn model shown to
me was made of black faille worked
all over with jet.
The trimming consisted of long tabs
of broad ribbon also wrought with jet,
and reaching to near the hem OF the
cloak. The ribbon ends were oval
shaped, and the collar, formed also of
ribbon, was very high and framed the
face.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
linzzard Attacks n Train.

A railroad man from Pensacola told
Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald re-
porter that few nights since a buzz
zard flew against the headlight of an
engine drawing the mail train on the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, be-
tween Bombay and Caryville. The
large bird struck the glass with such
force as to smash it In, and the burner
was knocked off the lamp. The oil
caught fire and the buzzard was near
ly roasted before it was released, which
had to be done with q crowbar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

A third tasty but inexpensive winter
jacket, is made OF black serge, plain,
lined or padded. according to the
wearer's taste. 1t is double breasted,
tight fitting around the chest and
waist, and rather loose upon the hips,
fastened with two large buttons and
finished with turndown collar in
black velvet. The lapels are fuller
than usual, and, when turned down,
the lower edge is nearly horizontal
and the point almost touches the in
sertion of the sleeve. The sleeves are
pieated at the shoulder
Another winter jacket, trife more
expensive but very effective, is made
in -ich brown cloth, with full balloon
sleeves and moderately tight lower
sleeves, turned up in neat gauntlets.
,nhe collar and lapels are quite large,
and roll gracefully from high up in the
neck down to the shoulder. Both
collar, lapels and edging are trimmed
with beaver or other thick fur. The
lower hem is left plain, braided in the
same color or trimmed with the same
kind of fur. In both the jackets there
are good. substantial pockets on each
side. These are quite large at the
opening and much larger within. They
are lined with Canton flannel or with
fine fur, and enable the wearer to en-.
Joy the mans delight t--warm hands
on cold day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

At the capital the Hovas have fine
college erected for them by the Lon
don: Missionary Society, and in con-
nection Herewith is theological an i
medical department.
The Malagasy have reputation for
honesty. With the example set them
by the foreigners now in their country
it is hard to say how soon this will be
lost.
Agriculture is the principal pursuit
Of the Malagasy people, but the hand
Icrafts are by no means neglected.
All the tools necessary for their work,
while not elegant in finish, are made
by natives and answer every purpose.
II costs very little to live in NADIA
oscar. A good ten to twelve room
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

in sockets by two central pivots. The
receptacle, the section of which shows
the shape of cross, is filed with dis
titled water up to within half an inch
from the top. and after the rubber
washer and the metal cover are ad-
justed, it is tightly closed down with
screw. This permits the filling OF
the space between the double wall of
the outer cylinder with II chemical
used for generating the cold tempera-
ture--in this case ammonium salt
After turning the cylinder around
rapidly for fifteen minutes the inner
receptacle is withdrawn from the
cylinder. held for moment in boil
ing hot water, and upon being opened
a piece of ice exactly the shape of the
inner all will slide out without trou-
BILE. Another round cylinder is pro-
vided for the quick cooling of any
fluid. The cost of the production,
says the Illustrite Zeitung, is very
small, as the salt may be used over
and over again, losing but little OF its
quality.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
Nice Place to Live.

II must be pleasant living in Hon
duras, to judge by the report Richard
Harding Davis brings back. "There
is nothing green that grows in Hon
duras," he says, "that is not saturated
and alive with bugs and all manner of
things that creep and crawl and sting
and bite. If you walk twenty feet into
the bushes you have to be beaten with
rods as if you were dusty carpet,
and when the insects have once laid
their claws on you you feel at night
as if sleeping in bed with red pep
per-"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
An Old Bill of Fare.

Colonel William Gardner, one of
Dallas County's best citizens, was
visitor to the city yesterday. He went
tune out of q restaurant.
He says that when n fellow took
soup and did not pay for it before he
commenced to eat it waiter would
walk up and stick large syringe in
the soup plate and suck it all up. As
soon as the fellow would reach down
in his pocket and pull out the money
it would be squirted back in the plate
again.
As exaggerated as it may sound, the
following is n bill of fare that the
Colonel served at his restaurant:
Soup-Bean, 81; oxtail (short),
S1.50.
Roast Beef, Mexican (prime cut),
$3.50; plain, 81; tame, from the
States. 81. so; beef up along, 81 with
one spud (fair size), Sl.25.
Vegetables Baked beans, plain,
75c. creased, ST. two spuds (fair
size), peeled, 75c.
Entrees-Sauerkraut, 81; bacon,
fried, 81 ; stuffed, 81 hash, low grade,
Toe. hash, eighteen carats, 81.
Game Goldfish balls, Toe. grizzly
roast, 81 grizzly, fried, 75c. (; iackass
rabbit (whole), 81; rice pudding.
plain, 75c. with molasses, 81; rice
pudding with brandy peaches, 81.
Square meal, SO, payable in adj
vance.
N. B.-Gold scales at the end of the
bar Selma (Ala) Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
JAUNTY JACKETS.
STYLES FOR WINTER ARE NEAT
AND COMFORTABLE.
They are Made TO Suit All Tastes
and Purses Velvet and Fur
Trimmiug-Latest In Wo-
mems Hats.

THE London a.yles for tn,
winter season are very neat.
simple and comfortable.
They are, If possible. more
modest than they were last year. One
style, which is very elegant and eff
fective. is a cape of black or dark col
ored crepon, lined with quilted or
padded silk. II is cut very full and
wide, and arranged with the folds of
the back pleated at each shoulder and
in the middle, so as to fall in four
solid masses, giving symmetrical
and substantial effect. The high col
lar and shoulders are edged with
black ostrich feather trimming, and
from the middle of the shoulders a
handsome ornament in black jet or
passementerie extends about one foot
downward.
Another is q military cape oi
dark gendarme blue. dark olive or
rich sepia, decorated with black cloth
applique upon the breast, shoulders
and back, with single line of black
cloth tipped around the edge of tall
turn down collar, and three straps ol
black cloth stitched around the lower
edge, an inch and half apart.
1t is made of very heavy cloth and
is constructed with flowing front,
which conceals the buttons or othe,
fasteners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
Teaching the Bagpipes.

A Highlander, having to teach a
chum III his regiment to play the bag.
pipes, began to instruct him in read
ing the music in the following way:
''You see that chap with q white,
round, open face?" pointing to a
semibreve between the lines; "well,
he moves slowly from that line to this,
while you beat one and take a long
blow. Now, if you put leg on him
you make two of him, and he moves
twice as fast. If you black his face he
runs four times as fast as the white
faced one; then, If you bend his knees
or tie his legs. he will hop eight times
faster than the white faced one.
"Now, when you blow the pipes, r..
member that the tighter those chal.
legs are tied the faster they run, ap..
the quicker they are sure to dance. -
Glasgow Herald,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

for an Imported" bonnet.
Next to velvet, fur will be the pop.
ular trimming. An odd fancy for
capes is especially designed, it would
seem. Tor the working over of ones
old furs. You can take one of the old
deep fur capes to the fur shop, and.
by the addition of deep border of
velvet, or some sharply contrasting
fur, which will he set onto your cape,
the bottom of which has been cut in
deep notches. you can have an elegant
new garment, and one which is pre-
emineptly stylish, at comparatively
small cost.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

month, and an ordinary servant gets
usually so to 50 per month, and his
"vary' or rice, amounting to two
cents worth per day. We seldom
hear of want of food
A stranger travelling through the
land will be astonished to find himself
the recipient of fowls eggs, rice and
potatoes at every village where he
halts. These gifts from the natives
are token of welcome. In addition
to this the best house in the village is
always given up for the "va2ah' or
foreigner.
On the whole the Malagasy are in
teresting and thrifty, deserving of the
sympathy of all civilized Nations in
their struggle for the preservation of
their fatherland and their independ
ence
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

rstions and clothing. The reason for
this is simply the poverty of the Gov
ernment, and that poverty is due
directly to the drain upon their re-
sources to pay the indemnity due to
France as q result of the last war.
Their one source of revenue of any i'm
portance is the customs duties. and in
order to insure or guarantee the pay
ment of the indemnity these duties
are, and have been for several years,
under the control of the French.
The MalAgasy are fortunate in hav-
ing ct the helm of State wise and
cool-headed statesman who has
measured arms with the oleverest
diplomats of his time. Admiral Gore.
Sones. Of the British Navy. had ocos.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
MADAGASCAR.
CUSTOMS AND QUALITIES OF
ITS INHABITANTS.
The People of the Big Island are
Enlightened and Kind-Liv-
ing Is Cheap-woman's
Position.

X N unprejudfced study of the
~ people of Madagascar will
~ show that they have many
superior qualities and have
made great progress in short time.
They have not enjoyed the influences
of civilization around them as have
the Japanese nor have there been any
efforts worth mentioning to develop
the resources of the country. In fact
many parts of the great island conti-
nent have yet to be explored. That
part already explored has convinced
the best authorities that Madagascar,
in addition to being the third largest
island in the world, takes first rank
for the variety and magnitude of its
resources.
None of the native officials receive
dered to thei, Government. Their
sole reward is rank and honor, which
is based on military precedence and
conferred by the number of "honors. !"
The first "honor" corresponds to the
rank of a private soldier, and is the
lowest; the highest is fifteen honors
or ''dimyambonfoly vonitra,' corre-
spending to the rank of Field Marshal.
One of the greatest ambitions of a
Hova is to have his honors increased.
The officers of the Government and
nobility are not devoid of income by
any means. In fact, some of them in
that respect would not trade places
with a United States Senator who gets
$4,000 year. Every man and woman
of rank and title is the proprietor %
vast estate and many slaves and cat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
Absorption ard Reflection of CoIors,

1t is to the manner in which differ
ent colors are absorbed or reflected by
body that its color is due. II white
light falls upon red rose bush, the
red alone is reflected from the flower,
the other colors being absorbed. The
green leaves, on the other hand, abb
sorb the red entirely, and reflect near
ly all the green light. A rose in green
light or leaf in red light would ap-
pear absolutely black, for in each case
the light which the object can reflect
is absent. t.--Inventive Age.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
POPULARITY OF vELvETs.

Velvet ribbons have the appearance
of monopolizing the attention. ior a
time at least, ythis winter. Skirts
will be more or less trimmed, and vel
yet ribbon will be largely that trim
alng. II will be put at the foot in the
saape of plain bands, sometimes in
graduated width, or in rows OF three to
i've.
Velvet will be the popular fabric all
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
Ice While You Wait.

A small ice machine for the house
hold, which in fifteen minutes will
furnish small cake of pure ice, is be-
ing very generally introduced abroad.
The water used to obtain pure ice
must be distilled or filtered through n
reliable germ.proof filter. The appa-
ratus consists of double sheet.metal
cylinder, covered on the outside with
protective layer of asbestos, for the
purpose of heat insulation, and hung
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

Velvet hats with brim in black and
soft velvet tam crowns overhanglng a
ieweled hand are made jaunty by
thrusting pair of plumes under the
caves of the crown and allowing them
to nod beyond the brim. this on both
sides. At the back the brim turns up
sharply, and through pair of slashes
ends OF the ieweled band hang down
and make knot of glitter against ihe
hair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
MILLINERY HINTS.

Hats are still worn fairly on the top
of the head. with either the little CEN
trail curl or the bare forehead showing.
If the forehead be high, the hat is set
so we'll down that the start of the di-
vision OF the hair is covered, and then
the locks appear in artistic slant down
over the ears and hiding the temples.
Then on the larger hats the crop Of
plumes seems even more luxuriant
than it was last winter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

and for whole suits, to say nothing of
jackets and wraps.
The rage for velvet will extend even
to the head coverings, and, for time
at least, they will all be made of vel
vet, pushing felt hats far in the back
ground, for fashionable wear. The
velvet hats are to be made up "while
you wait" and will suit the individual
taste, so that no two women will wear
hats alike, which is really the proper
thing. No woman wants to pay $50
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

ssaEssssa the best par; of the city can
pe reated for So o month. Servants
can be had for 81. so month, and as
for provisions, they cost almost moth
ing. Porterhouse steak is two cents
a pound, chickens are three cents
apiece, geese, sixteen cents; eggs,
three cents dozen; potatoes, ten
cents bushel.
The average wages paid native
teacher or pastor is from So to $40 o
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
The Boa Constructors Strength.

The boa constructor is capable of
swallowing deer, calves or men whole.
1t first crushes its victims bones by
the strength of its folds. 1t usually
catches its prey by hanging from the
branch of a tree near the place where
the animals go to water, and it's de-
structive powers are pressure-fo it
has no poison fangs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20
Why Elephants Can't Be Liberated,

Male elephants are employed, as
we'll as females, in the Indian army,
although the latter are preferred.
When the former are captured they
cannot be liberated again, for in that
case the chances of imprisoning other
elephants in the same district woul be
at an end, as they would warn others
away.-Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

sion to pay an extended visit to tho
Court of lmerina. In his notes on
his visit ne says of the Hoya Premier !:
"He is one of the ablest men ever
met" The sblest diplomats of the
French Republic can testify only too
we'll to this, as among those whose
scalp hangs at the Premier's belt is
, at of the renowned M. lie Myre de
lliurs of Siam fame. Twice has he
defeat at the Court OF Imerins.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

Henry Bentley, who was for many
years identified with telegraphic and
telephone enterprises, left nearly 81,
100000. About twenty-five years ago
he was an assistant editor of the Phil
caslphia Inquirer at $l5 per week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-20

The output of the coal mines OF
India last year was 1850, 900, of
which Bengal claims the greatest
share, HYderabad coming second.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
ShafD Ewes.

It is wise to cultivate the eyes, make
them see. You think you see we'll, but
II you begin to try to see you will be
surprised at the wonderful discoveries
you will make. I know little girl, who.
when she goes into the woods, sees a,
great many things no one else sees until
she calls their attention to them. Beau
tlful bits of moss, unknown tiny flowers.
stones with MOSES on them, spider
webs, even leaves with strings defacing
them, this small girl sees. You are busy
every minute when in the woods with
her, she sees so many new things. A
boy named Philip went into the woods
cunning. AS he walked along he saw
the marks Of claws on a dead tree. He
cut the tree down, thinking he would
find wildcat and found the trunk of
the tree filled with wild honey. He ran
home to his mother and told her what
he had found. They got a cart and
drove back to the tree. It contained 400
pounds of honey. That boy must have
been glad that he had learned to use his
eyes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
Stopping Cows.

There is a general belief that slop-
piny cows greatly increases their flow
Of milk, and that the resulting yield is
correspondingly poorer in butter fats,
and to prove or disprove this the ex-
pertinent station at Guelph, Ont. has
for the past two years been expert
menting along this line, and to their
surprise there is practically nothing
in the belief.
The COWS, when fed the grain in
form of slop, would, if fed once day,
give slightly more milk and slightly
lower, but not uniform, percentage Of
rat, about o. of 1 per cent; but in
every instance where slop was fed
twice a day there was a decided fall
ing OF In milk yield. These tests
were conducted in periods Of thirty
days each so as to get the full effect
OF the feed, and in the general aver
ages the dry grain-fed cows came out
ahead
AS to the variation of fat content of
the milk, the sum total Of al! the ay
erages showed that there was no more
loss in the fat content of COWS fed d1v
foods, and the sum total of two years
experiments is against the idea that
Stop food Increases the milk yield. If
anything is to be deducted from the
tests 1t is that COWS gave less milk if
the stopping was very marked, and
the percentage of fat yielded was
actually inconsequential 50 far as
change was concerned in either case.
The conclusions are that the best
"slop" that can be fed to a COW is a
good ration of corn, silage, roots or un
cured grain folders, and the drink
that COW has is best in the form of
good water, governed by the inclina-
ton of the animal to drink.-Practical
Farmer
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25

Beneath the Smithsonian institution
In Washington, in a basement closed
to notwithstanding visitors, is the
greatest collection Of bottled fishes in
the world. 1t is weird place, entered
like dungeon, through doors of iron
"a precaution against fire. In the
twilight gloom strange forms of tinny
creatures in jars throw gigantic shad-
OWs.
The man in charge is the famous
ichthyologist, DR.. Tarleton Fl. Bean.
With the finger of science he points
out some Of the more interesting Of
the scaly freaks. Here for example,
is the candlefish Of Alaska, which is
so fat that the Esquimaux use it dried
for candle, fixing it for the purpose
in a forked stick. In that other bot
tie is one of natures imitations-the
batfsh-Which is made to resemble q
piece Of coral so artistically that it is
difficult to detect the cheat unless the
creature moves. When it does move
1t seems to walk on four legs, which
are in reality fins.
Another freak exhibited in an aqua
rum at the fish commission station is
the swelltish. 1t has yellow stripes
from head to tail, which make it look
as if it were covered with fancy silk
When pursued by an enemy in it's ma
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
a Giant Suuid.

ing themselves further up on the land.
There are many kinds Of trays" in
the jars of alcohol. A fish of this or
der is one Of the most dangerous mon
sters Of the deep. Measuring thirty
feet from tip to tip of it's mighty
swings" it is enormously powerful,
and sometimes runs away with small
vessels, getting fouled in the anchor
lines. If attacked, it will not hesitate
to assail boat. Stories are told of
Its swamping such small craft by ex-
tending one Of it's great wings out of
water and dragging crew and bark
under the sea with a flap of the giant
fin. Accounts are given Of it's attack
ing divers, swooping down from
above, so that the unfortunate beholds
a living cloud settling over him with
open jaws to gobble him up.
In one bottle is torpedo" which
Is also of the ray family. It has two
complete electric batteries on either
side Of it's head. Each battery con-
tains 40 cells in the shape of six
sided tubes placed side by side. The
walls Of the cells are lined with nerve
tissue, and each one is filed with
clear, trembling Jelly. The animal can
deliver a sufficient number Of volts to
knock down man and stun him. Two