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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-08
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-08

NOTICE.
Neither the master nor the agents
of the British steamship Osborne
viii be responsible for any debts
contracted by the crew.
WILDER Il CO., Agents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
BeatiilcatiOn In China.

In China the Emperor claims power,
not only over his subjects, land, i'll
deed, for that matter, the whole in
habited world,) but also over the
realms of departed spirits. These he
beatities, canonizes, decorates with
titles, mentions with approval in the
Pekin Gazette, when they do anything
to deserve that honor, and actually
degrades and uncanonizes if he sees
just cause. In the latter respect, his
power over the departed clearly ex-
ceeds that of the Pope himself. For
example, the Emperor Heing-Fung
elevated the god of war to an equal
rank with Confucius, who previously
had been chief among the State gods.
Sir Alfred Lyall has drawn atten-
tion to some amusing extracts from
the Pekin Gazette, illustrating the
way in which the Chinese treat their
deities. Thus, the Gazette of Novem-
Der, 1873, has the following;
"The Governor General Of the Yel-
low River requests that tablet may
be put up in honor of the river god.
He states that during the transmits
sion of the relief rice to Honan,
whenever difficulties were encountered
through shadows, wind, or rain, the
river god interposed in the most un-
mistakable manner, so that the trans
port of grain went on without hind
rance. Order: Let the proper off,
Ger prepare a tablet for the temple of
the river god"
In April, 1880, the god OF locusts
was similarly rewarded; a month or
two earlier the temple of the Sea
Dragon at Hoyang was decreed q
memorial board for services rendered
in connection with rain; and in an
other Gazette the god of water is
given new temple by special rescript.
All this procedure is thoroughly in
keeping with the notions of the com.
mon people of China, who look upon
the gods simply as human beings in .
different set of conditions The Con.
temporary Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

Almost everything from a life TO n
window can he insured nowadays, but
insurance on a concert looks like some.
thing new, 1t happened, though, in
London recently that the organizers
oil charity concert wanted $500 to
start the thing going. SO they ap-
piled to n well-kIown insurance com.
pany, which, after inquiring into the
drawing powers of the artists engaged
accepted the risk upon payment of o
premium of five guineas, or about S25.
This opens mp new field for insur-
ance enterprise, and the Pathfinder
suggests: Why not start a company
to insure the popularity of n new play,
a new book, new song or new
patent medicine?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

Ward McAllister, the leader of New
fork's "Four hundred" says, ''For us
Americans Florida and southern Cali
tornia, offer superior inducements to
any foreign resort, for it is impossible
to lind In Europe such comforts as
one has in the great hotels in ST.
Augustine, Jacksonville, Tampa and
the other resorts of Florida, Coronado
Beach, Pasadena, Santa Barbara and
Monterey in California. Invalids
make great mistake in going to
Europe in the winter, for the Lotols
are so cold that visitors endanger their
lives In Europe such things as fur.
naces, and steam heaters being un-
known, it is only for the hardy and
vigorous to attempt the European re-
sorts during December, January and
February.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
Hawk and Grows.
Press.

The other morning blue hawk
dived into flock of quail at the edge
of some second-growth timber near
where Farmer Harrison Tabor was
ploughing, in Eaton township, Penn.
1t disabled quail, but failed to secure
it, and the frightened birds arose and
and settled down around the plough
man. Tabor stopped the team, and
while the startled game birds sat
trembling on the soil, the crippled
quail joined them. The others flew
to the woods presently, and the hawk
sailed around and kept an eye on the
wounded quail. Tabor ended the
disabled quail's sufferings, and at noon
set it upon the ground as though it were
in the act of pecking, and with fifty
feet of fish line fixed n snare for the
hawk. When he returned to the field
after dinner, the hawk was yanking
and futtering it the end of the line,
fifty feet up in the air, one of its feet
having been eau yht in the snare Tabor
drove the team into the woods, and
within half an hour he saw eight crows
flying toward the Tapping hawk with
cries of delight. They began out of
hand to whack the hawk, and they
cawed triumphantly as they kept it
spinning and twitching at the line.
The screaming quail-killer lowered
and raised itself, but the cruel crows
had got at it for good, and they be.
labored it ceaselcssly till it dropped to
the ground, where they pounded it to
death. Then they went cawing to the
woods, and few seconds later fox
stole out of the brush, set his tusks
into the hawk, snapped the fish line in
two, and disappeared in the timber
with his prize. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

The number of casualties on steam
railroads affecting the life and the
limb of the men who run the trains is
still fur above what, the Chicago Re-
cord feels, might be expected in these
days of improved locomotives and bet
ter signals and switches. The report
for last October, which is probably
not complete, shows that on American
railroads on that month, thirteen en-
gineers and eleven fremen were
killed, and twenty-eight engineers and
twenty firemen were injured in some
forty-four accidents. The causes
were numerous, including collisions.
derailments, boiler explosions, burned
trestles, fue bursting, cattle on the
track, broken side rods and train.
wreckers. Attempts are now made to
Keep careful and close list and analy.
sis OF these accidents. in the hope OF
Heading the way to remedies in better
management or new inventions The
statistics, while alarmingly large hith.
erto. are believed to be very incom-
plcte. Any, improvements in these
directions, will of course. also be at
tended with reduction OF risk and
danger TO. passengers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

The British Medical Association is
very much stirred up over the terribly
high death rate OF children in the
manufacturing centers. In Lancashire
the death rate per 1000 for children
under three months old is $50, for
children between three and six months,
24O, and for children between six
months and "A year, $50. 1t would ap.
pear that eight out of ten children die
under o2g year old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

All sweet dishes improve in flavor
by being kept cool.
Fish may be scaled more easily by
first dipping them into boiling water
for u minute.
Fresh meat beginning to sour will
sweeten if placed out-of-doors in the
Dir over night.
Wash IN oilcloth with flannel wet
with warm water, wiping dry and rub
bing little skim milk over.
Use cloth to wash potatoes. 1t is
no trouble to keep one for this pur-
pose, and it will save hands and time.
Whiten yellow linen by boiling half
an hour in one pound of fine soap
IN ,lted in one gallon of milk. Then
wash in suds, then in two cold waters
with little blueing.
Cocoon is now much used in the
place of chocolate for icing cake. The
icing is made by beating the whites of
two eggs and mixing with them nearly
a cupful of powdered sugar. Add two
teaspoonfuls OF cocoa.
This is an excellent recipe for maxi
ing heliotrope sachet: Powdered orris,
two pounds: rose leaves, ground, one
pound; Tonquin beans, ground, half
pound; vanilla beans, quarter pound |;
grain musk, quarter ounce; otto of
almonds, five drops When we'll
mixed by sitting in coarse sieve it is
fit for use.
Stockings should never be left to
soak, but washed Immediately in clean
water, and not in the boiling suds that
is left from the other clothes and
which always has plenty of lint in it
They should be pinned in pairs and
hung up by the toes. Woolsn hose
should not be ironed. Lut dried nicely
aud pulled into shape.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
A Grcat Snnke Country.

Visitors to Texas are astonished at
the different varieties of snakes re-
ported in the country, many of which
are seldom seen in any other State of
the Union. The coach whip, as the
natives call long, slender reptile
with remarkably delicate colorings, is
noted for its tremendous speed and
terrible constructing power. In the
famous staked plains of Texas these
snakes are said to be met with occa-
sionally, gliding over the prairie as
noiselessly as worm. They are nom
poisonous reptiles, but If chased, they
easily escape from their pursuers by
virtue of their tremendous powers of
locomotion. III cornered, however,
the snake turns and, like the sweep of
whip-lnsh, winds its slender body
around the enemy and tightens the
numerous coils until life Is nearly
crushed out of the victim. The snake
always retreats at first, and offers fight
only when caught. The stories told
about its powers of construction must
be viewed with some doubt until
scientific authorities investigate the
question; but the Mexican and even
Texan hunters say that the coach whip
can crush the life out of any man or
animal. Notwithstanding these asser-
tions, no one seems able to recall the
death of any one in this way.
Another snake reported to exist
throughout many parts of the South,
about which strange stories are told,
is the famous glass snake. The pecu-
liar power which this snake is sup
posed to possess is that upon being
struck with a stick it will break into
numerous fragments, which later will
come together and form into whole
reptile again. Most of the stories
concerning this wonderful reptile are
based upon hearsay. Nevertheless,
there is so-called glass snake in
Texas which SO closely resembles
green glass in appearance that it de-
serves this name. But when struck
with a small stick, it expires as na-
turally as any other reptile, and if one
returns to the spot hours later, the
dead carcass will be just as when the
animal was killed. These small glass
snakes are harmless, and are almost
the color of the green grass blades,
that they can crawl around in the
plains and easily conceal themselves
from view. They are not identical
with the proper green grass snake,
which is very common in Texas. This
reptile is exceedingly beautiful, being
of a brownish-green color that
changes little in the sunlight or
darkness. 1t resembles the chameleon
in this respect. New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
SNOW PUDDING.

Put pint of milk in the double
boiler and on the fire. Mix three
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch with q
gill of milk and one-third of a table,
spoon of salt. Stir this into the milk
when it boils. Beat the whites Of four
eggs to a stiff froth, and then gradu-
ally beat into them half q cupful of
powdered sugar and one tablesl oonful
of vanilla. Add this to the cooking
mixture, and beat vigorously for one
minute. Rinse a mold in cold water,
and pouring the pudding into it, set
away to cool. AT serving-time turn
out on a fiat dish, and serve with
chocolate sauce. Farm, Field and
Fireside.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

"'You can come in ef you wanter,
she replied.
"'Tell your old man to come out
." Il won't do nothin' NV the sort, )
she said in most womanly fashion.
'Ef yer want him, come in after him.
~ parleyed awhile, fearing treach-
cry, but when she handed out two
guns and punched up the fire on the
hearth, until the cabin was brilliantly
lighted, 1 called up my men and went
inside, the woman standing mean
while in the middle of the floor, with
four or five children clinging to her
skirts. Every man of us had his re-
volver In his hand, and we expected
trouble, though it was hardly likely
under the circumstances. Once in
side, we bad made thorough search
of the one room of the cabin in q very
few minutes, and as the floor was
mostly earth we did not feel like go-
ing for cellar, Notwithstanding there
was 10 sign of the moonshiner in the
room where we were. He was clean
gone, and there could be no doubt on
that point, 1t was SO unexpected and
disappointing that 1 looked at the
woman helplessly. In reply she
laughed at me.
Where's your husband?' 1 asked.
because there wasn't much else to say,
"'How do 1 know?' she answered
provokingly.
Hasn't he been here all dayP'
"'Course lie hain't. He amt that
big fool.
Who's been doing the shooting
then?'
"'Me,' and she gave me the laugh
again.
"You?' gasped.
"'Course me. Why not me2' she
laughed again. Can't l shoot?'
81 knew that she could, and did
not compliment her on it.
"'Hasn't he been here?' / asked.
"On this question she shook herself
loose from her children and stood
straight before us.
"'Yes, he has, she said; 'he WIZ
here not five minutes afore you come
with yer gang. 1 seen one nv you
that l knowed, and / showed Bill out
and told him to run, and I'd take keer
NV the balance. Bill run, and you
fellers know the rest. He's got
twelve hours the start NV you'uns, and
ct yer want ter go after him, you kin |;
but it's powerful dark goin' in the
mountains, and yer better stay and
take supper with me and try it in the
daylight
"It was true story, too, every
word she said, and we tried to do
something with her for resisting off,
GERS, but not much, for somehow we
felt she acted the heroine, aud we let
her off with only reprimand. As
for Bill, he never came back while 1
was there"
"You needn't show your affidavit"
said the man from Chicago, when the
story had ended, and the ex-deputy
smiled at him blandly. y.-Detroit Free
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
Keep at II.

II you expect TO conquer,
In the battle OF to-day,
You will have to blow your trumpet
In lrm and steady way.
II you toot your little whistle
And then lay aside the horn.
There's not soul will ever know
That such man was born.
The man that owns his acres
Ia the man that plows all day;
And the man that keeps humping
Is the man that's here to stay.
But the man that advertlses
With n sort Of sudden JERK
Is the man that blames the printer
Because II didn't work.
But the man thut gets the business
Uses brainy printers ink,
Not clatter and sputter,
But an al that makes you think.
And he plans his advertisements.
And he plans his well-bought stock
And the future Of his business
Is as sold as a rock
Printers Ink,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
STEWED APPLES.

About quarter of n pound of sugar
to two quarts of water, or more sugar
if you find the syrup is not sweet
enough. Let it boil about ten min
utes. Pare the apples while the syrup
is boiling, throw into cold water, so
as not to discolor. When ready put
apples into the syrup, and boil ten
der, until you can stick q straw through
them. Take out the apples carefully.
Let the syrup get cold, and then add
to it a teaspoonful of extract of lemon,
and throw syrup over the apples. -
New York Recorder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
TO BAKE MEAT.

Make some beef fat hot in an iron
pan or broad kettle. Put the In eat in
to it, and with fork stuck into the
fat part, turn it rapidly, until it is on
all sides fine brown; then pnt into q
hot oven (about $40 F, olevating it
above the pan on a meat rack, or few
iron rods. Now comes the process
called basting. In five minutes or
less, you will find that the top of the
meat has dried and you must now dip
with n spoon the hot fat from the pan,
and pour over the top. Do this every
few minutes, adding no water to the
pan; you will find your meat we'll
cooked in twelve or fifteen minutes to
the pound. 1t is done when it has
lost the blue color in the middle, and
has become fine red. Only salt and
peppers should be used to season such
roast, and must be added when
the meat is half done; If earlier, it
toughens the fibers. - New York
News
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
NERVE TONIC AND APPErrzEns.

NERVE TONIC AND APPETrzERs.
Pickled olives are tonic for the
nerves as is celery. While the latter
is an excellent digester and should be
supplied in crisp, tender pieces to
those whose digestion is faulty, though
everywhere it is an excellent appe.
tizer. Among other healthful appe-
Tiers. watercresses are in the very
front rank. All greens are antiscor-
butte but watercresses are especially
valuable for this reason. St Louis
ar-Sayings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
HUMOROUS.
Printers Ink,

In al bicycle races, it will be no.
ticed that the rider stoops to conquer.
Moonbeams are said to be excellent
building material for castles in the
air.
Why is an undertaken like q skin
flint? Because lie is always screwing
people down.
The tombstone is about the only
thing that can stand upright and at
the same time lie on its face.
"There are a good many people
who are we'll enough in their weight,
but the coal man is not among them.
sleepless Man-what is the best way
to kill cat? Friend-Any way, any
way, SO that you make sure thing Of
it.
'Is the minister's wife woman of
quiet tastes?" Mrs. Wicks-s'very.
To see her you'd never suspicion she
had any"
"Where are you going, my pretty maid2"
II an going shopping, sir" she said.
"Can go with you, my pretty nail?"
"Noi bargain is what want she said.
Man-Why have you stopped using
powder? Was it iniuring your com.
plexion? Amy-No, but it was running
Charley's new coat.
Floral don't always do unto others
as I'd have others do unto me. Clara
OF course not. 1t isn't girls place
to propose to n man."
"What sort of steak do they serve
at your boarding-house? at is a good
deal like a French novel-rather
tough, but very we'll done"
Jigly-I understand our barber is
going into the livery stable business.
Wigly Hes been in the hack business
ever since he began shaving me.
"Your son is play actor you say,
Nii. hllu, ut IL.
"And what roles does he play?"
Faith, he roles up the curtain"
Fred-Have you seen Glibb today?
Ellis-Yes, and he seemed to be put
ont about something. "No wonder:
Amy's father put him out last night"
Friend - If your washerwoman
charges by the piece it must be rather
expensive. Young Housekeeper--Oh,
no. She loses so many things that
her bills are never high.
The young man said II love but thee"
She looked up to the top
OF n splendid overarching tree
And cried "Just now, 1t seems to me
heard n chestnut drop"
"Don't you find that the drinking
habit grows on you?" asked the curl
Gus Investigator. LAW, no." cheer
fully answered Mr.. Lushforth; 81
reached the limit long ago."
Calamity orator-Now want some
intelligent workman to stand up here
and answer me one question. (Stout
looking man gets up.) Calamity ora
tor-Now sir, please tell me in the
presence OF this audience, why you
don't have more work. Speak out
Let the people hear. Workman-Be.
cause have to sleep.
Jimson (hotly)-I want to sue DIR.
Dosem for five hundred dollars dam
ages. Lawyer (briskly) Yes, sir ;yes,
sir; what for? Jimson-I bought a
bottle of his toothache drops, paid one
dollar for 'em, and they didn't 90 q
bit of good. Lawyer-H'm Isn't five
hundred pollars rather high damages
to claim? Jimson---Yes; but | sup
pose your bill will be about four hun.
dred and ninety-nine dollars and I
want to get NV dollar back.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
Her Descendant.

Bobbie-What are descendants,
fsthera
Father-Why, the people who come
after you. Presently Who ia that
young man in the passage?
Bobbie That's one of sisters de.
scendants come to take her for a
drive-Loadon Million.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
The Quiet Hour.

Sometime between the dawn and dark,
Go thou, o friend apart,
That cool drop Of heavens dew
May fall into thy heart.
Thus with a spirit soothed, and cured
OF restlessness and pain,
Thou mayest, nerved with force divine,
Take up thy work again.
MARY 7. Burrs, In Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

There is some objection to Indian
ola, the name Senator Berry proposes
for the new Territory, because it is so
much like Indiana, and Muskogee is
suggested by some other members of
the committee. That is the name of
the capital of one of the nations and
is of Cherokee origin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

Buggins-Why did Wigwag break
off his engagement with Miss Oldgirl?
Muggins--On account of her past.
Buggins--What was the matter with
it?
Muggins--Nothing, only he thought
it was too long. Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

The Atlanta Journal declares that
the Georgia Cotton States and Inter-
national Exposition is already one of
the best advertised expositions that
has ever been projected
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

The city of Buenos Ayres has the
largest street car system in proportion
to its population, of any city in the
world. The total number of passen-
gers carried in 1898 was 71,3iG, 5G4,
while the monthly average was 5,955,
E17
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

A late report of the Iron Age on the
condition of blast furnaces showed a
production more than double that of
last summer and one that ranked we'll
up with the records of the most pros
porous periods of our history.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

The Wisconsin Legislature is pre-
pairing to establish warehouses all
over the state and make tramps earn q
living. The New Orleans Picayune
thinks it is n plan which, if gener-
ally adopted, would speedily abate the
nuisance
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30

Levi Z. Morton of New York re-
ceived $4,000 applications for about
fifteen appointments more or less un-
der the Gubernatorinl control.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
A Common Effect.

"By the way, what has become of
young Simmons-the poet on whom
the Criticiser said that the mantle of
Lohgfellow had fallen?" ="
=. ut smothered him, guesa He
hasn't been heard OF since. Indiana.
polls Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
There are in this country 1s2,
miles of steel rails and 3s,917 of iron.

Founders shares in the Suez canal,
which twenty-five years ago we're
worth $3.50 each, are now quoted at
$3.50, 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
For the Other Man.

doctor have you remedy for
troublesome coughg"
"" men does it annoy you mosts"
"When the man who has it comes
home. He'sin the fiat above.-Inter-
Ocean, "a.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-01-30
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
GRAHAM AfUSU.

One quart of boiling water or milk,
two cups of graham -four, moistened
with little cold water, and one tea
spoonful of salt. Stir the meal into
the boiling water and cook ten min.
utes or more, stirring constantly.