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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
A New Product.

1t is now stated that by subjecting
pure cellulose to the action of caustic
soda and afterward treating the same
with carbon bisulphide, which has
been practiced in England, product
possessing remarkable industrial value
is the result. Dissolved in water an
insoluble coagulum is produced, which
when washed and removed from the
water, becomes hard and compact, in
which condition it is found available
for tool handles, buttons and other ar.
ticles; o., if the material while still in
solution has alcohol added to it, there
is obtained mass which may be
stamped into variety OF objects, may
be used as medium for pigments in
printing cotton goods, applied to
cloth as facing, or used as substi-
tute for leather. 1t is also stated that
cloth having coating Of this solution
is flexible in washing, but stiffens
when ironed, so that shirt bosoms,
collars, cuffs and table linen may be
made from 1t advantageously. -PhilA-
dslphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
Unappreclated Her0lsm.

There are moIe ways of winning q
wife than there are of losing one. A
bennington lover has, however, dis.
covered new one. The object of his
affections admitted that she had
"walked out" with his rival. Where
upon he threw himself into a canal
not very far, but with the water ur to
his neck. There he stood and swore
that if she did not promise to marry
him he would go under. She hesi-
tated, but considering how very damp
he had got, at last consented. The
report does not say that she embraced
him on coming to land. It was a
bold step for him to take to the water,
and one that, to quote somewhat
similar instance, might not have sue
ceeded.
A young lady in charge of the cap
tain of p. & o. boat had two suitors
on board and pug dog. The latter
fell overheard, and one OF her swains
instantly jumped after it into the sea.
The other confined himself to leaning
over the side. and crying, "Poor dog
giel" When the rescuer came on
board, dripping, the young lady
turned to the captain, and asked him
which of her two lovers, after such an
incident, he would recommend her to
take. He was q practical man. and
replied, "Take the dry one," which
she accordingly did. The only In.
stance Of wet lover being spprsci.
atsd ives that Of Leander. = illustrated
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
IOwA'S OLDEST RESIDENT.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander Said to Have
Seen 124 Years of Active Life.

In Soap Creek Hollow, near Keo-
kuk, lives Mrs. Lucy Alexander, 124
years of age. and, according to the
census returns, the oldest person in
Iowa. On Concert street resides Mrs.
Mahala Robbins, who, tradition says,
is over 100. Both the old women are
colored.
Mrs. Alexander makes her home
with Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, and here
she sits in the sunshine and tells
stories of past age. Notwithstand-
ing her advanced age she is quite we'll
preserved and has full possession of
all her faculties. She can thread q
needle without glasses-never uses
glasses, indeed, for any purpose.
Her hearing is good, mind bright and
active and health unimpaired. With
in the past year she walked across the
river to Oakwood, distance of nearly
five miles. At times her memory is
better than others, and she then
speaks freely of old-time events, re-
counting the names OF prominent gen.
erals of the Revolutionary War and
the early Presidents.
Away back before the Revolution
Mrs. Alexander was born, slave, In
Winchester. Va. Her maiden name
was Page, and her masters name Mil
Ter Alexander. Her master served in
the Revolution, and when he returned
home at its close she met him at the
gate and carried his knapsack and ac-
coutrements into the house.
Her earliest recollection goes back
to the home of her master in Prince
Edwards County, Virginia. While
living there General Washington
stopped at her masters house, but
whether it was during or after the
Revolutionary War she cannot re-
member. Later the family moved to
Richmond. That was then quite a
small place. In 1888 her master re-
moved to Kentucky, taking his slaves
with him. After some years he died
there, and the interest of the other
heirs in the estate was purchased by
Miller Alexander. Jr., who brought the
slaves--ten in number-to Hamilton,
ILL.,, and set them all free. This was
about five years before the commence
ment OF the Civil War Miller Alex.
ander remained in Hamilton till the
. close of the war and then removed to
st. Louis, where he now resides. HI
I was q model master, as was his father
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
WINGS ARE WORN.
BIRDS GROWN FEMININE HEAD
GEAR THIS FALL.
Fashions Flat is for Feathers In
Woman's Attire-Latest News
OF the Modiste and
Milltner.
VXIHEN the ancient poet
\N wrote the lines:

w s',s S's'' {: e 's' ,.s:' in, s:''''' % poet
Y Birds, the free tenants OF
land, mir and ocean.
Their forms all symmetry, their motion
grace;
In plumage delicate and beautifuls
Thick without burden, close - fishes
scales,
Or loose as iull-blown poppies to the breeze:
He little thought the use that they
would be put to. Birds are not the
free tenants of either land or mir, for
they are being mercilessly entrapped
and shot, in order that their heavenly
tinted breasts and wings may adorn the
hats of fair women. The fiat has gone
forth that these masterpieces of
creation are to crown dainty heads
this autumn. Even the exquisite
ruby throated humming bird, with
stomacher of emerald brilliancy and
wings tinged with ultramarine blue, is
to be shorn of its plumage feather by
feather, TO enable some modiste to
spsngle lace with the tiny scales. En-
tire crowns of hats will be composed
of the Amherst pheasant. Even the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
CROCHET WORK THE RAGE.

AT the present moment crochet work
is simply the rage; no matter what
one makes, whether dress trimmings,
a finish for underwear, or edgings for
fancy work, the crochet needle is one
of the favorite employments of the IN
dustrious young woman. Crochet
shawls are again coming into fashion,
not exactly on the old fashioned lines,
where the shawls dragged into great
holes, and were in short time
stringy and unattractive looking, but
with snug, close stitches so arranged
that there is durability to them as we'll
as beauty.
There is nothing prettier for q
shoulder wrap than handsome shawl,
crocheted of some not too fine ma
terial. Little shoulder capes, with
ribbon run through, are also much
liked; and there are little scarf
shaped articles to throw over the
head. These are particularly con.
venient and agreeable for evening
wear when one desires to take a stroll
either on the porch or in the street.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
scales, three or four in each row, short

scales, three or four in each row, short
bristles protruding from amcng the
scales. On the under side of the tail.
along the middle and the sides, are
comb-like hairs, and from. the short,
soft fur on the upper side-from the
root of the tail to the brush-like tip
projecting long upright hairs, No one
knows for what purpose this singularly
shaped apparatus Is intended, for as
yet nothing is known of the life of the
little creature. Nor is anything known
of its origin; it has been called "ay-
ing dormouse," because it resembles
this sluggard in the shape Of its body,
its skull and its teeth; but its mem
brane and the horny scales are similar
to those of certain species of squirrels
and its skeleton shows peculiarities
possessed only by the jerboa. Prob.
ably the dormouse, the species OF
squirrels referred to, and the jerboa
are the last of a very large extinct
family. Scientific American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
CUSTER'S HEROES.
now THE PLACE WHERE THEY
FELL LOOKS TODAY.
Site OF the Little Big Horn Battle
field Turned Into q National
Cemetery-262 Little
White Slabs.

~ UT in Southwestern Montana,
| about sixty miles from Bill.
Y y ings and ten miles from Fort
Custer, is National ceme-
terry. This deaths acre is the site of
the most tragic and desperate battle
in our military history-the battle of
the Little Big Horn. Here Custer,
with the gallant Seventh Cavalry, two
hundred and sixty-two strong, met
the Indians on June 25, 1876, and not
one of those brave men was left to tell
the story; only 262 little white slabs
clustering about the cross that marks
where Custer fell give mute evidence
of the heroism and bravery so vainly
displayed Mt that terribly fatal battle.
That the battle was fought cannot be
doubted. Custer was leading an at
tack and had located the Indian village
in the valley of the Little Big Horn
and was making forced march in the
night to fall up IN them before they
discovered his presence. The Indians,
however, discovered this plan and
when Custer realized this he attacked
them for fear they might escape. The
battle took place on the brow of high
hill, which commands n view of the
whole valley of the Little Big Horn.
It was not a massacre or ambush, for
this field stands out the most conspicu-
Gus in the whole valley, without trees,
shrubs, grass or weeds to conceal m
enemy, When the mutiliated bodies
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

waters of the Kanawaha River. There
has been great deal of speculation
as to what type of man the face is that
was caught by the mysterious forces
of nature and printed on the woody
fiber.
The original block of wood, which
is now in the possession of Mr.. STREET.,
was sent to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, Washington, and after it was
put through a chemical test there it
was pronounced the genuine likeness
of a mans face. San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

tends around its body and enables it
to fly or jump from branch to branch.
Such membranes are well known
among animals of certain species, but
it is distinguished by the peculiarities
of its very long tail from all other
mammals. In the cut the tail is shown
slightly curved, so that the under side
can be seen. At the root of the tail
there is the fold of skin, behind which
are fifteen obique rows of little horny
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

also. None of her family were ever
sold from the plantation, and all were
kindly treated.
Mrs. Alexander's husband, Robert,
died in Hamilton, Iowa, in 1885, at
the ago of 104 years. The couple had
lived in Iowa ten years at that
time. Many years ago Mrs. Alexan.
ber saved $3.50 and bought her hus.
band from slavery.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
A Flying D0rmouse.

Among the animals in the last coll
lection sent from Cameroons by the
explorer George Zenker was man.
NAL of an entirely new species, flying
dormouse, to which the name Idiurus
Zenkeri has been given. We publish
herewith an engraving OF this little
animal, for which we are indebted to
the Illustrirte Zeitung, and which
shows plainly the membrane that ex-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
A REVIVAL,

One OF the revivsls is the long coat
of cloth with silk lining. This is to
be specially for the coming season,
and its universal use is predicted.
Some of these cloaks have capes, 9TH
ers are made without, and have either
standing collars or those that flare
back from the throat. The sleeves are
very comfortable. having enormous
arm-holes; indeed, this is one of the
distinguishing characteristics OF the
new long cloaks, arm.holes allowing
the garment to be put on over an or
dinary dress with the ballooned and
be-puffed sleeves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18
MARIE ANroINErrE STYLES.

Square-cut bodices are all the rage
once more, which is another sign that
Marie Antoinette is going to live again
in fashion ere long. We shall then,
without doubt, regret the comforta.
BILE sleeves and full bodices which we
will be obliged to lay aside for another
half century or so.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

ored alpaca, with trimming Of dark
rose-tinted ribbon, over which is laid
narrow vandyked insertion lace. This
makes very uncommon trimming,
and is very inexpensive. The yoke Is
of cream-white Pongee, set in gathers
top and bottom, and laid over the
bodice lining as far as the bust. The
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

Bell, the telephone inventor, is an
enthusiast on sea fishing and has an
estate Of Is. 900 acres on Cape Breton
which he enjoys chiefly for that sport.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

in place by the little animals claws.
Evening hats will be smaller than last
season and trimmed with gauze wings,
flowers, ieweled ornaments and small
birds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

During the past year 682 steam aud
eAil veaaels OF 1872, 719 gross tonnage
we're built and documontsd in the
United 6tAtes--
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

lower part of the bodice is then faced
with the material, which in front has
no darts, and the superhuous fulness
is set in careless gathers at the waist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-18

PRETTY FRocK FOR GIRL.
Alpaca is a charming material for
young peoples wear. The frock here
shown is intended for dull rose.col-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
| STARTLING FACT.
Sixteen Per Cent of Life Insurance
Applicants Rejected on Account of
Diseased Kidneys.

DIR. Lambert. the general medical director of the
Equitable Life Insurance Company, New York, Is
reported to have said: I'VE reject sixteen per cent
of the applications for insurance, and have saved
the entire expense of this medical department by
the rejection of applicants who had diseased kid
neys and who died within two years after l re-
jected them
This appalling statement should have the atten-
tion of our citizens. There Is reason today why
people should allow kidney disease to get such a
hold them. Nature sends her warming in the slight
pain in the back, poor circulation of the blood.
sediment in the urine. When any of these symp-
toms appear DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
should he taken in small doses at once, and thus
drive the poison out of the blood and restore the
kidneys to healthy action To our knowledge this
is the only medicine that surely cures this almost
universal complaint.
We note the recovery of Mr.. Oscar Lambert of
Jerico, NO., whose has been talked of in the
papers the world over. Quoting from his letter TO
The Press Mr.. Lambert says: Il neglected the
first symptoms until found myself in bed with a
complicated disease of the kidneys. No mortal
ever suffered more and lived My physician failed
to help me. I then used DIR. David Kennetlys Fa-
yorite Remedy. 1t relieved my kidneys almost i'm,
media :ely, and In a few weeks was clear Of all
pain and entirely cured.
Favorite Remedy has had more free advertising
in the columns OF the daily papers than anything
We know of. from the fact that 1t does g y prom
ised-cureS disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

We pick these out with clean wooden chop
sticks and eat the soup with a spoon.
take out my pencil and begin to sketch. A
crowd gathers about me, and the Chinese
" alter, whose picture 1 have taken looks
sheepish and mad. l ask as to the prices
and find that l am paying twenty-one cash,
or about / cent per dish. can get pipe
of tobacco for three cash. or one-siXth of a
cent and good handful of water melon
seeds for fourteen cash. l am surprised to
see how many people eat such seeds. They
are the peanuts of China, and they are
served at every theater between the acts.
All classes eat them, and nearly every
Chinaman has them somewhere about his
clothes. There are tea saloons in every
Chinese street, and you can get your cup
of tea and your water melon seeds any
where. There are restaurants of all
classes, from those which sell dogs and
cats flesh, and which you find in the slums
to others, where you can pay 50 and up
ward for a good dinner The Chinese are
good cooks and l had number of fairly
good meals in the common restaurants;
The chief viands were boiled chicken and
rice roast pork and roast duck, and If any
tender dogs, cats or. rats were pa1med on
upon me, did not know it.
The Land of the DOughnut.
1 looked in vain for any signs of baking
and the Chinese have no such thing as
you can get boiled biscuits, almost any,
where. They are great on frying dough in
grease and north China may be called the
land of the doughnut. 1t is the general
opinion that the Chinese live almost en-
tirely upon rice. This is a great mistake.
Rice is expensive everywhere, and the peo-
pie of the north are too poor to eat 1t. They
use millet seed and sorghum seed, which
are ground up like we grind wheat. Rice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
TORTURED THIRTY YEARS
His Sufferings Ended After Using
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure.

Mr.. George Smith of Tacony, Ia, says: 81 suf-
fered from rheumatism for 30 years, and had SO
many severe attacks that some of my joints were
twisted out of shape. At times suffered terrible
pain, and. although tried many remedies 4 never
obtained any permanent relief until procured Mum
yon's rheumatism Cure. The action of this REM
edy wonderfully quick and, although have
only taken small quantity. consider myself per-
manently cured
Munyon's rheumatism Cure is guaranteed to cure
rheumatism in any part of the body. Acute or
muscular rheumatism cured In from to five
days. 1t never fails to sharp, shooting pains
in the arms legs. sides, back breast, soreness
in part of the body in from to three hours.
1t is guaranteed TO promptly cure lameness, stin
and swollen joints, stin back and all pains in the
hips and loins. Chronic rheumatism, scintica. lum-
bago pain in the back are speedily cured.
Munyon's homeopathic Home Remedy Company
Of Philadelphia put mp specifics for nearly every
disease, which are sold by all druggists. mostly
for Is cents bottle.
Those who In donbt to the nature of thear
disease should address Professor Munyoa. 1905 Arch
street, Philadelphia, giving full symptoms OF their
disease. Professor Munyon will carefully diagnose
the case and give you the benefit Of his advice
| absolutely free Of all charge. The Remedies VIII
be sent 10 any address On receipt of retail price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

curious crowd it is. Jump up on this stone
and take a look up and down the street.
A river of Chinese humanity Is moving
both ways below you. mixing in and out
in an ever-changing stream of blues. whites,
reds and browns. There are coolies by the
hundreds carrying great burdens. Inere
are coolies harneSsed to big WheelDarfoWs,
which would LOAD down wagon; cooHeS
carrying barrels OF oil. boxes Of tea, loads
of brick, buckets of ducks, and i'll short,
everything under the Chinese sun. There
are men rushing along with the big chairs
of mandarins and with the little chairs OF
women. There are dirty boys by the hun
dreds, who have greasy pigtails hanging
down their dirty backs, and who look at
you and yell out baby xidnaper' or for
eign devif' as soon as your back Is turned.
There are women who seem to almost fall
as they hobble along on their mutflated
feet. There are old Cinnamon in big spec
tacles, and young Cinnamon In silk gowns.
There are dandies and dudes, scholars and
servants. merchants and mechanics. each
in his own dress, pushing and showing his
way through the mass. There are queer
Cinnamon from the country with great
straw hats turned up at the sides. who
gawk along like a farmer boy during his
first visit to New York. and there are dilet-
tante blase Chinese gentlemen, VINO move
best they can In this curious. ever-changing
river of Chinese humanity.
Queer Chinese Trades.
Keep your place upon the stone and note
the queer things that are going on all
around you; the street is narrow. but 1t is
made narrower by the peddlers and squat
ters.- 1t seems to be free for all, and the
shoemaker, with box like that Of a black
smith, sits and sews away in the street
half soling the shoes of his customers
while they wait He uses tacks, the heads
of which are as big as a nickel. to hold the
sole, and instead Of leather he puts on soles
Of cloth. Further on there is a fortune
teller, with lot of forms and cards about
him. His finger nails are a foot in length
and he can tell you your past and your fu-
tura by the stars.
What Is that veil of black hanging
against the opposite wall. There is mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

From the Philadelphia Record.
Joy was injected into the hearts Of those
unhappy husbands who are compelled to
submit to the autocratic wills of their
wives and eat unchallenged any dish placed
before them by a decision rendered by
Magistrate Hughes in case he had be-
fore him on Wednesday. A wife had Sc
cured the arrest of her husband upon the
charge of assault and battery. When the
case was brought before the magistrate
the woman was told to tell her story. She
declared that her husband had been drink
ing and they had a quarrel. and he had
struck her. What were you Quarreling
about?" asked the magistrate. "Well," she
replied, Il had frizzled beef for supper, and
he said he wanted beefsteak, and 1 told
him he would have to eat what was before
him." Does your husband work every
day." asked the judge. Yes. SIR" she an
swered. Does he furnish the money to
provide for his family?" The woman again
replied In the Affirmative. The case is dis
missed" exclaimed the Judge. You should
have provided him with beefsteak." The
woman stood for q moment astonished at
the decision before turning toward the
door. Yes. and his money paid for that
warrant, too" she spitefully exclaimed as
she passed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

is the bread of south China, and pork is
the chief meat all over the empire. The
average Chinese hog is the dirtiest animal
in the world. It gets its living on Of the
foul refuse of the city's streets. and the
pigs to run wild w.tssAa them. There are
different grades Of pork In China. as there
are In America, and the finest kind OF pork
comes from an island south of Hong Kong.
The pigs here are fed upon chestnuts. They
are shipped to all parts of China. and they
bring high prices. The better class of Chi
nese will not touch rats, and dogs are
usually eaten by the we'll Chinese
only as medicine. Sucking pigs form part
of each big feast, but they are brought on
the table cut up into little cubes, SO that
they can be eaten with chopsticks.
The Chinese are fond of some kinds of
worms, and there is a greenish-brown
worm, which comes from the rice field,
which brings high prices in the markets.
They eat silk worm grubs, and In some