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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
Growing Miniature Trees.

1t is vastly interesting to experiment
with an acorn and study its possibilities
as an attractive window garden plant.
One of the most popular methods OF
starting it into growth is to suspend it by
q piece Of thread within half an inch of
the surface of some water contained in
q hyacinth glass. 1t should be permitted
to remain suspended in this manner
without being disturbed, and after a
time it will burst and throw q root into
the water aud shoot upward its straight
and tapering stem, with beautiful little
green leaves. A young oak tree growing
in this manner in the window is very
interesting object. Several oak trees and
also chestnut tree have been noticed
growing thus, but they are liable to die
after few months, probably owing to
the fact that the water is not changed
often enough to afford them the neces.
sary quantity Of nourishment from the
matter contained in it, but the interest
displayed in the short lived little trees
Is we'll worth the trouble of experiment.
ing. philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
Solomon's Temple.

"These stories about the beauty of the
temple at Jerusalem must be taken with
grain Of SALT" said DR.. Solomon
SCHNEIDER. I'VE must remember tha
at no time were there more than 80, 00C
or 60, 900 people in Jerusalem, and that
they lived in small, low rooted huts and
had narrow streets, and that their sur.
roundings were anything but beautiful
The temple was not larger than Mechan.
les hall nor more beautiful than the
Park Street station, but to people who
had such surroundings as the Jews al
that time such buildings would be thing
of great beauty by comparison. We must
judge all things by comparison. '-Bos'
ton Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
Warned In Time.

William" said Mrs Youngwife from
the head of the stairs to her husband,
who had come home at an early hour in
the morning, there is some of my home
made cake in the pantry, a new kind
that | made today. put it where you
can easily find it. "
"All right DEAR" responded Mr..
Youngwife. How considerate of you |
might have eaten some Of it without
thinking" And the grateful husband
made supper of cold beef. --Pbiladel.
phia Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
HElEN'S TlMID LOVER.
And How the News Of Her Engagement
Was Broken TO Him.


Was Broken TO Him.
She had belief in her charms which
never wavered, but sometimes sho pratt
tied too much for her own good. She
bounced upon friend in the dressing
room at q reception.
"How awfully nice you are lookingr
she said "Do you know, just dread t.
go down stairs.
81 don't see why. Those sleeves art
enough to make bride envious." "
"Yes, but do You know If Harry
Sweeting is here tonight?'
Eyes Why do you ask?"
"Why, you see, accepted Curtis TO.
day"
"But what has that to do
"Oh, dearl Everything. | am afrait
that he will feel just awfully, and Tn
so tender hearted that
"Did You see this mornings paper2'
mo Were lot of bargains adver.
tised? You see, had note from Curtis
by the first mail He said he would call
in the afternoon, and ] was so busy get
ting ready that never thought Of the
paper But about Harry. He has been
coming down our street twice day for
the last six months. At first he would
Just pass on tho other side of the street,
pretending not even to glance at our
house,
"Oh, he was"-
"Timid? That was il. felt really
touched by such silent devotion, and
after that would often tap on the win
dow and call him over, but he would be
so nervous and i'll at ease all the time
Why, he would not even look nc me,
but keep glancing down the street all the
time BY the way, he must have passed
your house; did you ever SEQ him?"
"No. Ele never passed. He"--
"Must have stopped in ut his uncle's
in the middle of the block. "
But, Helen, man who"--
YES as you say, man who is really
in love is always shy Poor follow, !
hope he will not feel that have tri1ed
with his affections.
"Oh, no. He"--
"Oh, he never would really blame
me, know, but the doglike, speechless
affection is really very touching"
''Oh, Helen, I'm so sorry
"Yes, I'm sorry for him too. | really
can't tell him of my engagement.
Couldn't you manage to tell him gently
for me?''
why, certainly I'll tell him right
away"
''Do, If you see him. Are you going
down now? Au revoir. then.
'Oh, Helen" called another girl. 81
suppose Fanny was telling you Of her
engagement, wasn't she? When is the
wedding to be?"
us Fanny engaged?"
"Yes, the morning paper announced
it. She's taken Harry Sweeting at last,
and I'm glad of it. I'm tired of seeing
him pass every day on his way to her
house. Aren't you going down now?
should think you would want to show
that lovely gown.
But Helen only wanted to go away
into the desert and hide. Chicago Trib
una
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
Aailroab @tmr mablrs.
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RUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS.
~ BURGH RAILWAY.

The short line between Dubois, Rldgway
bradford, Salamanca Builalo, Rochester
Niagara Falls and points In the upper oil
region
On and after June 18th, 1894, passcn-
ger trains Will arrive and depart from Falls
Creek station, daily, except Sunday, rs fol-
lOws
100 y. NJ. and $50 y. m.--AccOmmodation
from punXsutnwney and big Run.
S:bO "A. M.-BuiialO and Rochester mnil-For
Bfockwayvllle, Rldgway ,Johnsonhurg, Mt
Jewett Bradford. Salamanca, Buffalo and
Rochestcr; connecting at Johnsonburg
With u. & T.. train g. for Wilcox, Kane
warren. Cory and Erie.
IOi53 A. M.-Accommodatlon-F Sykes
Big Run and punxsutawney.
2;2O i. M.-BradfOid iOn-FOr
Beechtiee Brockwayville, Ellmont. Car
mon, Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Mt. Jewett
and Brpdford
$40 Z. Mall-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run, Punxsutawney and Walston.
Passengers are requested to purchase tick
cts before entering the cars. An excess
charge OF Ten Cents will be collected by con-
ductors when fares are paid on trains, from
all stations where n ticket office Is maintained.
Thousand mile tickets at two cents per
mile, good for passage between all stations.
j. u. MClNTYRE, Agent, Falls creek, Pa.
n, q. MATHEWS E.C. LAPEY,
General Supt. Gen. Pas. Agent
Buffalo, N. Y. Rochester N. Y
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
A Great Landowner.

A tourist was being driven over q
part of the country in Ireland where his
internal majesty appeared to have given
his name to all the objects of interest
in the locality, for there was the Dew
lis bridge, the DEVILS caldron, the
DEVILS glen, etc. Said the traveller:
'"The devil seems to be the greatest
landowner in these parts. +"
"Ah. sure. your honor" replied the
jarvey, THAT Is so, but he lives in Eng
land. I think he's what they call an
absentee landlord in Ireland. London
Gentlewoman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
The Feast of Asses.

The Festum Asinorum, or feast Of
asses. was formerly held Jan. IA to
commemorate the flight into Egypt.
There are still extant several rituals of
this festival. One, of Beauvais, in
France, orders the priest to bray three
times and the congregation to resound
each time in similar manner. An ass,
decorated with costly coverings, was led
to the altar in procession and with
hymns of rejoicing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
NOTICE OF application FOR CHARTEl
~ OF INCORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the Governor OF the Com
Robinson, Henry A. Reed, Ed. Gooder and
G. NJ. Mcdonald, ESD, ON the 23rd day of Feb,
1895, under the Act OF the General Assembly
OF the Commonwealth OF Penn'a, entitled
An Act to provide for the incorporation ano
regulation of certain corporations, approved
April 20, 1874, and the supplements thereto, fol
Reynoldsville Novelty Mfg, Co., the character
and object OF which Is the manufacturing
and selling of W. ]. Weaver's Non-Such Dust
less blackboard Eraser, W. j. Weaver,
Eureka Secret Ballot Box, out OF iron or steel
or both, or OF any other metal, or of any arti
Gle OF Commerce, under Patents number 5O3,
Gs0 and 531 ,023.
MCCRAcKEN & MCDONALD, Solicitors.
ReynOldsville, Pa, Jan. 20, 1ss5.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
An Original Race War.

Were you ever in race war, Uncl,
Jim?''
"Only one time, sub. j."
"Well, how was it?''
Hit was dis way, sub; had do tur
key gwine long en- wuz des ez quiet e:
could be, but somehow do dog got wine
Of it, en- me en- him had do big road fn
bout mile, but we finally cov'perpiset
It,"
And how was that?"
"Oh. des give do dog dskey ell
par er britchesp' sp'-Atlant,nstitu-
tion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
The Cuttledsh.

The phosphorescent organs of rare
cuttlefish (histioteuthis) from deep wa
ter have been investigated by Joubin.
1t comprises what the author calls a
mirror and an apparatus for producing
light. The mirror is excited by heat
rays, and this, in turn, starts the phos-
phorescenoe to action. philadelphia
Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
A Modern Iustnnce.

"Oh, Of course" said the old man,
II don't blame you for taking the boys
part-it is just like boys mother to
do so. ButPd think heap more of him
II there were less point to his shoes and
more to his conversation. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
Had Held Out Remarkably.

Mrs. Houser--I suppose you'll be sur
prised to hear that Mrs. Tunglash's
mind is completely gone.
Houser--Not bit I've heard her
yive Tunglasli n piece of 1t so often l'No
wondered at it lasting as long as it las
Buffalo Courier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20

In 1880 Philip Hansen, a planter re-.
riding near Corinth, Miss, was believed
to be the possessor of the longest beard
Of any man in the world. He is said &c
have sent the Washington Anthropu.
logical society single hairs plucked from
his chin which measured ~ inches IN
1opntk
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20

A bronze shield. with central boss, q
large copper chaldron, bronze knives
and several vases were among the treas
ures found by Schliemann In the ruins
of Troy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20

Somo sort Of drink from barley MA
been made in Germany ever since th'
country was known.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20

sin mas many tools, but a lie Is han
die which fits them all. Holmes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT NOV. %, 1894.
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division Time
Table. Trains leave Drftwood.
EASTWARD

=, Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division Time
Table. Trains leave Drlftwood.
EASTWARD
9:0i A M-Train 8, daily except Sunday for
sunbury, Harrisburg and intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Philadelphia g:5o p. M,
New York, 9:3S D. m; Baltimore, 6:i5 y. m.
Washington, 1850 y. nj Pullman Parlor car
from Williamsport and passenger coaches
from Kane TO Philadelphia.
3:3g u. M.-Train q, daily except Sunday for
Harrisburg and intermediate stations, ar
riylng nj Philadelphia $3.50 A. NJ; New York,
i;8 A. u. Pmllman sleeping cars from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia and New York.
Phllndelphla passengets- can remain In
sleeper undlsturbed until 1900 4. NJ.
o:.b y. M.-Trnin 4, daily for Slnbury, Harris
hurg and intermediate statlons, arriving M
Philadelphia, G:j2 4. NJ; New York, 0:3.
4. N. on week days and i0}j \ N. ON sun
day; Baltimore, 6;20 A. ~: Washington, 1880
An. Pullman cars from Erie and Williams
port to Philadelphia. Passengers In sleeper
Tor baltimore and Washington will be
tinnsferred into Washinpton sleeper ~ llar-
iisburg. Passenger coachcs from Eric Ia
Philadelphia and Wllllamspoft 10 Baltl-
WESTWARD
1926 A. M.-Train I, daily except Sunday foi
Rldgway, Dubois, Clcrmont and Inter.
mediate stations. Leaves Ridgwny nj 3;cs
y. NJ for Erie.
$3.50 A. M.--Train 3, daily for Erie and inter-
mediate points.
6:27 p. Miriam II, daily except Sunday foI
Kane and intermediate stations.
THROUGH TRAINS FOR DRIFTwOOn
FROM THE EAST AND SOUTH.
TRAIN II leaves Philadelphia $3.50 A. M,
Washington. $50 A. NJ; Baltimore, S:53 A. NJ.
Wilkesbarre, 10:l5 4. NJ; daily except sun
day, arriving at Driftwood at 6:27 r. NJ. with
Pullman Parlor car from Philadelphia &c
Williamsport.
TRAIN 3 leaves New York at p. M; Phila.
delphia, 11:20 p. M; Washington, 1910 a. m.
baltimore, 1850 p. M; daily arriving al
DriftwOOd at $3.50 a. IN. Pullman sleeping
cars from Philadelphia to Erie and from
Washington and Baltimore to Williamsport
and through passenger coaches from Phila-
delphia to Erie and Baltimore to Williams.
port.
TRAIN leaves Remove at 6:3j u. M, daily
except Sunday, arriving Mt Driftwood 7:9'
n.
JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD.
DAILY except Sunday.)
TRAIN 10 leaves Ridgway at $3.50 II. M; John.
sonburg at g:ij n. M. arriving ut Clermont
at l0:40 n. m.
TRAIN 20 leaves Clermont at 1850 H. m. ar
rlving at Johnsonburg ut "a II. m. ant
Ridgway at 12:O0 II. IN.
S NJ. PREVOST J.R. WOOD,
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
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Trains daily except Sunday.
DAVID MCCARGO, GES'L. sUPT
JAS. p. ANDERSON. GENT. PASS. ACT.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
Ladies'
Spring and
Summer
Dress GOOdS!

Better Goods than you can
buy any place else.
The same Great Reduc-
ton in
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The Latest From south Africa.

Late advices from johannesburg and
other South African mining camps show
that valuable properties are being con-
stantly located.
Experienced miners, machinists, engi-
neers, carpenters and timber men are al
ways in demand at good wages while
fruit growing offers lucrative occupation
to parties understanding the business
and desiring to enter that field of indus
try.
johannesburg. n city of 5000 souls, is
an excellent market for the various kinds
of fruit, which may he raised i'm abundance
in the vicinity of the town, at small cost
The only fruit growers in the country.
being an indo!ent class, do not supply the
demand.
Persons desiring TO visit the "Cominr
Country" can obtain information by CALI
ing upon or addressing the undersigned,
agent for all steamship lines.
Through tickets to Cape Town, johann
nesburg. English. Continental, Scandina-
Wan and Finnish points; IN fact to any
point on the globe. at lowest rates.
j. l.. DAWSON. General Agent,
los North Main street. Butte,
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ABOUT TOWN.

Great Falls. June 9.-'The funeral Of
the late Joseph L. Dyer was held at ;
o'clock this afternoon from the Catho-
lie church. The Trades and Labor
council. the Aill ana Smel.ermen =
union and the American Iteration of
Labor attended IL. body and members
of other labor organizations ami hur-
dreds of friends were present. The SER
vices were impressively solemn ami
beautiful, II iIi' process. u WIS tac
largest ever seen i'm Great Falls.
Mrs. NJ. \. Jones, mother Cf Mrs.
Peter Rivers of Hayre. who died 1T
Fort Benton Friday Afternoon. was
buried this afternoon AZ the latter
place.
Jack Jolly, eX-marshal of Butte. who.
according TO to-day's STANDARD. has
been arrested at Boise City on 4 charge
d assault with intent to commit muir
der. was in Great Falls for several
days less than fortnight ago. having
Just returned from Puget Sound. While
here he met many old acquaintance.
who were greatly interested in the
news in to.day's Standard
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PERSONAL.

Lieut.. Commander w. T. Swinburn,
Lieut.. J. A. Norris and ID. w. kaufman,
Ensign L. w. Bartlett. Passed Assistant
Engineer L. W. Bartlett and Assistant II.
o. 5 .ickncy have been detached from the
naval academy and ordered TO the BAN
croft June s.
There died in Milan, Italy. the other
day a woman with n remarkable history.
She was Signora Caterina Passudotti.
who took part in the revolutions OF 1881.
1S4S. 1853 and 1864. Her house in Fraul
in 1854 was the trystinC place of all revo-
lutiouists. She had great influence over
Mazzini and was called "The Spartan" by
Garibaldi.
United States Vice Consul General
Springer, at Havana, has secured the re-
lease of another American citizen, who
was arrested in Cuba on suspicion of COM
plicity in the rebellion. He has cabled to
the state department that Carrillo, who
had previously been released, has sailed
from Havana 10 New York by the Spanish
steamer Panama.
Lord Rosebery has won the Derby twice
and is the only English premier that ever
accomplished the feat. Tho Lord Derby
who instituted the race and gave it his
name never won il. nor did his successor,
the Conservate Prime Minister. get nearer
than fourth place with his colt Toxopo-
lite.
Col. Edwin c. Mason of the Third reyi-
ment, United States infantry. stationed
at Fort Smelling, Mimi. has been placed
upon the retired list, having reached the
age limit. He has brilliant record and
has received five brevet commissions for
gallantry in the field.
George De F. Brush, L. ID. Miilet and
Abbot Thayer, a clever, capable and
artistic trio, have been recommended for
the next commissions for decorative art
on the new public library, Boston.
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DICK JOHNSON SHOT
be Was a Well-KnOwn COlOred Pugi-
list of This State.
CALLED TO SAY GOODBYE
Bigerstaff, a Hard Colored Case,
walked in and Without Provo
cation Killed Him Instantly
Was Born In Helena.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, June 9.-Dick Johnson, a col
ored pugilist of more than local re-
nown, was shot and instantly killed
early this morning by William Bigger
staff. also colored. The murder was
extremely cold-blooded, there being not
the slightest excuse and apparently no
motive for II. The tragedy occurred
In dirty little house on Water street
near the disreputable part of the city.
Johnson had stepped in there shortly
before o'clock this morning to leave
a message for a friend and to say
good bye to Mrs. Lottie Matthews, a
colored woman who lives there with
her baby. Johnson intended to leave
for Butte to-day.
A ls-year-olt girl whose mother lives
with Bigerstaff next door to the Mat
thews house, was in bed with Mrs
Matthews. She had left him and re-
FUSED to go back. Biggerstaff came
over and ordered the girl to go home.
Johnson told Biggerstaff he had no
right to order the girl around. This
angered Biggerstaff, and stepping over
to his house he procured revolver of
heavy calibre and went back. Meeting
johnson at the door he fired, but the
shot did not take effect, as johnson
struck him with the stock of a broken
gun he had picked up Bigerstaff
grappled with Johnson. and placing the
gun to Johnson's breast. fired The
ball went through the pugilist's heart.
Bigerstaff gave himself up to the DO
lice. Johnsons body was taken to the
morgue. and an inquest will be held to-
morrow.
The murdered man was % years old.
and was born in this city, where he
has mother, three sisters and two
brothers. He was well known in Butte.
having lived there for years John
son had fought and won a number of
nights in Spokane and coast cities. His
last fight was with Dick Case in this
city one week ago, losing it on a foul
Bigerstaff is a hard case. He shot
a man in Great Falls several years
ago, and once killed a man in Colo
RADIO, but that time in self-defense.
This makes the third murder which
has taken place here in the last few
months.
Butte, June 9.-Dick johnson was
raised in Butte, and is well known
here, particularly among the colored
people. He went to Portland in 1889
and fought Dick Ramsey there and
also participated in several other
fights on the coast He was in Butte
again during the races last summer
with the Spokane stable, which he fol-
lowed to California. He returned
again about two months ago, and went
TO Helena two or three weeks later to
go into training for his fight with Dick
Case, which came off there May q.
He fought Case again on June l. His
father, Joe Johnson, is a well known
painter, and lives on South Arizona
street. His mother and three married
sisters reside in Helena. He never
fought in Butte.
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Lobsters' Fear of Thunder.

One of the Holsters queer feats is
that of purposely amputating his enor-
nous and almost useless claws in time
of real or fancied danger. He breads
thunder above all things, and when the
peals are uncommonly loud or frequent
he deftly drops his claws and takes TO
deep water with all possible speed. Ii
is also said that anything irritating
will cause a similar exhibition of this
peculiar power. Boys who are ac-
qIainted with this curious fact in
natural history often frequent the fish
stalls of the larger cities and with
straws tickle the imprisoned Holsters
until they have the appearance of hay-
ing been through a threshing machine.
HOLSTERS thus deprived of their limbs
soon grow others. faculty possessed
by but few living creatures
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MILLIONS OF OYSTER SHELLS.
| Two Hills In Central Dakota Prairies
| Made Up of Them.
From the Minneapolis Journal.

a
In the south central portion Of North
Dakota lies butte. or mountain, which
is a wonderful relic of an ancient era
when the ocean covered the state. Ii is
really two buttes, 200 or more feet i'm
height, which are composed of little
else than oyster shells. They are i'm the
extreme southwestern part of Logan
county, about IS miles southwest of
this city. and probably 30 miles east of
the Missouri river. The base of the
butte, which, at a height of about 100
feet, is divided and forms two peaks.
each about 100 feet high, is about three
quarters of a mile i'm length. oblong i'm
shape and lies extended i'm a northeast
ern and southwestern direction. The
sides are preciptous, except at the
southern extremity, where IL Is possible
TO drive part way up.
The butte lies in a region almost en-
tirely settled by Russians and none.
so far as could he learned. have even
visited IL or even given IL a name. u
is a conspicuous landmark, visible for
miles i'm every direction, as il towers
above the surrounding rolling prairie
and the valley of the Beaver tribu-
tary of the Missouri river-near which
IL is located. Very little vegetation is
found on the butte besides prickly pear
and. in favored spots. punches of grass
The northern end of the butte. which
has borne the brunt of wind and rain
for numberless centuries, is Scared and
eaten away and presents almost Verti-
cal walls to the northwest winds. Here
and there on its face are huge blocks Of
the cemented shells. which form a kind
of rock which, from a distance. appears
ready to fall outward and downward
with a crash. The jutting crags and
rocks make a wild and picturesque
sight.
The southern peak, which can only be
surmounted after a stiff climb. Is
nearly fiat on top, oval i'm contour and
nothing is visible on the surface but
oyster shells, some of them whole as
II ough just opened of their contents,
some crumbling to dust, as though eX-
tremely old. while on every hand are
broken shells of all sizes. An excava-
ton on the surface reveals naught but
more shells and a slight intermixture
of gravel
The other peak is somewhat different
in character and contour. though this.
like the other. is composed Of nothing
but shells. 1t is rougher and the shells
seems to have been united into kind
of rock. which defies the wind and
weather. This is separated from the
butte by a huge block 10 or II feet
square and is almost as true a cube I'm
and wedge of the stonecutter had fash
tened IL. Here and there, projecting
from the sides, are. at intervals. large
shells which countless frosts have
failed TO loosen. a small cave has been
discovered in the side Of this peak
Shells from It's roof. it's side and it's
floor. The butte is isolated. with no
hills approaching IL in height to be
seen in any direction for miles.