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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

mepts. For every conceivable part OF
feminine apparel are they constructed.
A round dozen is not considered su-
perAuous worn by well-frocked
woman. They nestle in the hat, dot
the collar, confine the cuffs, outline
the belt, until verify, no knight OF old
possessed more when in full armor.
They come for dinner gowns in the
form of miniatures surrounded by
Jewels and half-moons of rhinestones.
For simpler use some new ones of con-
ventional shape are inlaid with large
block amethysts, some with Mezi ,lu
onyx, others with moonstones. fhe
stones are not expensive ones, but
their use in the dead gold produces q
luxurious effect. These will be placed
especially on the broad moire belts
which are used rs girdles for house
bodices.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

The reports of the officers of the
army, who are serving as Indian
agents, go to show, to the New Or.
leans Picayune, that the detailing of
military men for such work was wise
and salutary thing. The officers prove
to be above the corrupting influences
which are brought to bear on them,
and prompt to do the work they are
sent to do, in spite of the complaints
that are lodged against them. The sale
of whiskey on the reservations has
been one of the greatest sources of
trouble in the past, and Captain w.
l.. Cook, in charge of the Blackfoot
agency, recently took vigorous meas
ures to suppress it, He succeeded in
the task, but in doing it he broke up
a whole village. Since October, 1883,
no liquor has been sold there. The
store and the liquor shops were closed
and the proprietors of the latter sent
to the penitentiary. Captain Cook re-
ports that the most beneficial results
have followed. The Indians have gone
to work, and are better physically and
morally.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20
ANECDOTES OF GLADSTONE.
Stories Illustrating the Life of the
Grand Old Man.

"Some time ago." says Rev. Newman
Hall, d. d., Il was preaching In the
north Of England and happened to stay
at the house of a solicitor who had
paid a recent visit to Hawarden merely
as a tourist, On his return he entered
q carriage In which was seated wom-
an with beautiful bouquet of flowers,
which my friend admired. Mr.. Glad.
stone gave them to me- said the WON.
an. oh replied my friend. how was
thatT He was then told that every SER
want who left the castle with good
character was invited to spend week
during the summer 4 used to be a
servant there continued the woman,
but left because was going TO be
married. l have. however, just been
staying there week, and as was leav.
Ing met Mr.. Gladstone In the garden.
He asked me If liked flowers, and
when l said did he gave me this
bunch, which he had in his hand, say!
Ing: "Pray accept them
"Another incident" DR.. Hall went on,
switch I had In my mind happened
when Mr.. Gladstone was chancellor Of
the exchequer. One day the vicar OF
st. Martins-in-the-Fields In which
church Mr.. Gladstone used to worship,
called on crossing sweeper In his par
ish who was Ill. Asking him II any one
had been to see him the sweeper replied,
Yes, Mr.. Gladstone which Mr..
GladstoneT asked the vicar. Mr.. Glad.
stone,' repeated the poor invalid. But
how came he to see your inquired the
vicar. WELL answered the crossing
sweeper, 'he always had a nice word
for me when he passed my crossing.
and when was not there he missed
me. He asked my mate, who had Ia
ken my place, where was, and when
he heard / was III he asked for my ad.
dress, and when he was told he put 1t
down on paper. So he called to see me-
And what did he doT asked the vicar.
why. he read some Bible to me, and
prayed was the reply"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

The officials of the Cotton States
Exposition, to be held at Atlanta, Ga,
this year, receive a great many unique
suggestions from people who wish to
help them. A Texas man, for in
stance, wishes to drive ten white
horses tandem through all the South
ern States, making tour of nine
months, visiting every town and ham,
let. The horses are to be richly capar-
isoned, and the leader is to carry n
banner with asuitable legend announc-
ing that he is on his way to the Expo
,sition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

Spring hats are made OF rough
straw. or q mixture of straw and felt
braid. Velvet bonnets and hats will
be worn until late in the season, and
there are some extremely pretty
shirred bonnets and hats of thick,
gauzy stuff in spring colors, with
spring blossoms and twigs for trim
ming. Turban shapes are popular,
and some of the new models have
brims in coronet effect. This style
that is always liked, as it is becoming
to very many persons. The Mary
Stuart shape and the close-ftting bon
net that has not been out of fashion
for the last quarter OF a century, are
among the standard imports in this
line.
A great deal OF ribbon will be used
as trimming and velvet in profusion.
Rosettes are still worn. but are less
fashionable than loops OF soft, puffy
effects. A new model has scarf OF
bias velvet tied in large single knot.
This is attached to one side OF the bon
net, which is small poke, and under
meath this knot are the stems of three
long plumea These CURL up over the
top Of the bonnet, aud the scarf is
twisted in soft roll aud passes over
the edges in front of the crown.
There is pronounced line between
crown and brim ON some of the new
bonnets, and this is thought to be the
forerunner of the old-time style with
faring front, prominent crown and
rufiied curtain.
For children. the sailor hat is the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

accepted style for ordinary wear, and
may also be worn for best, but for the
finest hats il is often the case that the
brirns are rolled aud pinched in vari-
ous ways, with trimming of bows,
loops, rosettes, plumes and aigrettes.
For best, there are little bonnets Of
soft silk with box-plaited fronts and
soft crowns.
Side combs are very stylish and
grow more and more elaborate. They
are now made SO that the top stands
out from the head, instead of lying
close; they are filigreed and joweled,
and in some instances have fringes Of
ieweled white hanging from them.
These fringes shine among the side
tresses, and don't they tangle with
them They should be worn low
enough to show either side of the lit
tie theatre bonnet, and may be jeweled
very richly, just as il they were not
liable to tumble out without the wear
er's knowing it till she arrives home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

1t is an open question, maintains
the Argonant, whether the marriage
state or that of celibacy is the most
conducive to happiness. Chamfort
said, "Were man to consult only his
reason, who would marry?" The ma
jority of men follow their natural in.
stincts, and marry, while others hold
their feelings under control, and are
mainly influenced by judgment. Many
of the greatest men of genius were
celibates, their passion for knowledge
absorbing all others. Most of the
great historians were single men
Macaulay, Hume, Gibbon, Thirlwall,
Buckle. Camden and other. Among
the great artists who remained single
were Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael,
Michael Angelo, Reynolds, Turner
and Etty. Handel, Beethoven. Ros
eini, Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer wer.
among the bachelors in music. Neithel
Pitt nor Fox, the political rivals, evel
married. Conspicuous among Others
were voltaire, Locke, Gray, Galileo
Bishop Butler, Charles Lamb, Caven
dish, Pope, Goldsmith, Descartes ant
many more. So it is only natural I,
infer that intellectually is not condu
Give to matrimony, and as we advance
in civilization, it suff.rs. -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20
I'M GROWING OLD.


My days pass pleasantly away;
My nights are blessed with sweetest
sleep;
I feel no symptoms of decay;
have no cause to mourn or weep;
My foes are impotent and shy,
My friends are neither false nor cold,
And yet, of late, often sigh
I'm growing oldl
My growing talk of olden times,
My growing thirst for early news,
My growing apathy TO rhymes,
My growing love of easy shoes,
My growing hate of crowds and noise,
My growing fear of taking cold,
All whisper in the plainest voice.
I'm growing old!
I'm growing fonder of my staff:
I'm growing DINNER In the eyes;
I'm growing fainter In my laugh;
I'm growing deeper in my sighs;
I'm growing careless in my dress;
I'm growing frugal of my gold;
I'm growing wise; I'm growng-yes-
I'm growing old!
| see II in my changing tastes;
see II In my changing hair;
/ see II in my growing waist;
see il in my growing heir;
thousand signs proclaim the truth,
AS plain as truth was ever told,
That, even in my vaunted youth,
I'm growing oldl
All, me! my very laurels breathe
The tale in my reluctant ears,
And every boon the hours bequeath
But makes me debtor TO the yearsl
E'en tlnttery's honeyed words declare
The secret she would fain withhold,
And tells me in How young you are!'
I'm growing old!
Thanks for the years! whose rapid flight
My somber muse too sadly sings;
Thanks for the CLEANS of golden light
That tint the darkness of their wings;
The light that beams from out the sky,
Those heavenly mansions to unfold
Where all are blest and none may sigh,
"1'm growing oldv'
John G.. SAKE.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20
"Yes, I have decided"
(Which Is II to be?"

carleton Is q heartless scoundrel,
and will treat the woman who Is his
wife as no woman would wish or de.
serve to be treated"
Papa, how do you known"
"No matter how I know. I've n way
of finding out things for myself, child"
"And Mr.. KearneyY"
'If you can get him, take him. He
Is fine fellow"
And the Judge sat down to write two
brief notes. one o. WHICH CIFIcton read
the next morning with contracted brow
and savage eyes.
"What does the pedantic old fool
menn?" he muttered. "What can he
possibly have heard about me which
convinces him that am not the person
to render his daughters life happy
one?'
But that was exactly what Mr. Carle.
ton never learned.
And Kate, the Judges golden-haired
daughter, was married six months
from that day TO Hugh Kearney.-
New York News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20
DAINTY HEADWEAR.
LATEST FANCIEs IN FEMININE
HATS AND DRESS.
Delicate Hoods TO Protect the Head
dress-A Popular New York Frocir
Gown Ornamented with
the Bavette.

NE OF the daintiest of old
| time fashions is being re-
~ vived for concert and party
wear. Delicate hoods are
made SO loosely of unlined chiffon
that they slip over the most elaborate
headdress, falling about the face in
becoming curves Of cloudy softness.
Nothing could be more becoming.
The fashion is revived from the time
Of powdered hair and white wigs, but
1t is rs becoming now as 1t was then.
Three other models Of headwear are
shown in the accompanying picture,
each of which is suitable for the con-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

Japan will prove, with proper man.
agement an invaluable market for
American farming implements, states
the New York Recorder. Good thresh-
ing machines are, perhaps, as much
needed as anything.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

beads. Not the sort of n man to con.
fidc love tale TO, nor to sympathize
with the tender outpourings; and how
Judge Pelham ever came to be the
father of a glorious girl like Kate, with
the beauty of Hebe, was riddle that
we leave to those learned In physiology
and psychology.
"Yes sir" said Hugh Kearney, brave
ly. 81 am in love with her, and IL am
so fortunate as to gain your permis-
sion to pay her my addresscs---"
"Stop!" said the old gentleman. "Not
so fast One thing at time, young sir
What have you got?"
"a strong arm, sir, and brave heart,
together with, hope, at least, an aver
age amount of brains"
every good stock in trade" answer
ed the Judge. still regarding Mr.. Kear-
ney with the little hard glistening
bead of eyes. "Aha, Mr.. Carleton. Is
that you? Walk In and sit down. Ill
be disengaged presently"
"Then you will give my case q IA
vorable consideration, Judge" said
Hugh, rising to depart.
IL will, sir"
And Hugh went out-a tall, hand.
some fellow, with pleasant dark eyes
and a firm, squarely cut chin, which
betokens no ordinary amount of reso-
luton and will.
Kent Carleton sat in the Office, un.
easily glancing over the large russell.
bound volumes, when the Judge de-
liberately turned himself round In his
revolving chair.
He, too, was handsome, with
straight, effeminate features, blue
eyes and wavy hair.
II have called, sir, on very impor-
tant business" began Kent, hesitat.
ingly.
"Eh! What may 1t be?" deliberate
ly questioned the Judge. Kent would
have given all he was worth If the
brown old man would have put on n
pair Of spectacles. Those beady eyes
confused and bewildered him.
"It's about your daughter, Kate,
sir" said Carleton. 81 love her, and II
you have no objections"
"Ah," said the Judge, exactly so.
OF course you have means to support
a wifeT"
"As to means, sir, am yet only be-
ginning the world; but have expecta.
tions, and, added to that, l am about
to commence the practice of the pro.
fession In which you have reached SO
brilliant a position"
He bowed. The Judge was still
transflxlng him with the beady eyes.
"You may go. I'll let you know my
decision tomorrow"
Carleton's footsteps had hardly died
away upon the threshold, when the
Judge opened door to the left of hin
and called:
kate!
Miss Pelham came in-tall, bloom
ing, IS. with eyes Of soft liquid blue
damask cheeks and hair OF real poets
gold. How strange she looked among
the dry old law-books and baize-cov
cred desks, and the packets of lega
papers splashed with scarlet seals like
magnified drops Of blood.
"Well, papa?"
"Do you want to get married, pet?"
"Well, papa, l hardly know whether
do or mott" she answered reflect
lively.
Because I've had two young mel
here asking permission to pay thei
addresses to YOU"
1.-TWO young men, papa! Who wer,
they?" = .----~----
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

Athletes are not always at the tail
of the class, remarks the New Orleans
Picayune. Mr.. Robertson, an all-
around athlete, and one of the Oxford
crew, won two scholarships in the
University the other day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

The Brewers journal states that
English syndicates have S91, 200, 900
invested in American breweries the
dividend on which at per cent last
year was ss, 100, 900 and was paid in
cold
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

Stepnaik, tho Russian radical, gives
the Gar credit for desiring TO avoid a
grea. European war, but hints that it
is poverty, not peace, that inspires his
octiona
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

The plucky Japanese soldiers nre
little fellows The limit of height in
the army and navy is four feet IL 1-2
inches
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20
THEJUDGES DECISION

HEN you really
{ h | n k you're in
love, eh?' said
Judge Pelham.
He had n queer
brown face, this
old man, all plow.
ed with n networ';
of wrinkles, and
little black eyes,
with a scanty nj.
lowance of lashes,
that looked at you
Ill, a plisfopipy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

The German Kaiser has sent to tha
Russian Gear as u wedding present
magnificent porcelain table service
made at the royal factory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

II shall expect you," said the Justice
to the colored culprit, ito tell the whole
truth" "De whole truth, subj" Eyes"
"Jedgei tes' gimme six months"-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20
Our 4j1 colleges have nn income OF
Sl4, 500, 03i and funds vested or avail
able S93, 500, 1853.

According to the latest enumeration
there are 26,000 more women than
men in Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

Out of the 1000, 900 inhabitants OF
Spain IL, ,045, $40 are ignorant of the
art of reading and writing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-20

BUCKLES AS ORNAMENTS.
Buckles remain the favorite orna-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-16
FLYING MACHINE TALK.
A Picture That Puzzles Scientific
Men Here and Abroad.
The Aeroplsne Theory Upon Which Fly
ting Machine Designers Are Working
Upset by a Photograph Taken
on the Pacific.

In hying-machine circles nowadays
everything revolves around the aero
plane The, "gas bag" as they call q
balloon, together with the big fan pro-
pellers, has been relegated to back
seat. Fashion changes in flying ma
chimes as much as in bonnets, and the
old balloon pattern is quite out of
date since Hiram Maxim gave to the
scientific world,the result of his obser-
vation of duck in the act of flying for
a square meal.
Since that time the hying-machine
man, who is one of the most hopeful
experimenters in the realm of discov-
cry, has been looking up in the air and
watching the flight of birds. If on
some lonely rock you see a tall, dark
man with long black whiskers through
which the wind blows regardless,
sveadfastly gazing into the zenith, you
may know that he is a fying-ma-
chine man watching the flight Of birds
and evolving theories on the subject of
the aeroplane.
A beautiful theory was built up upon
Mr.. Maxim's duck, which has since
been confirmed by Prof. Langley, Of
Washington, who has watched the
flight of goose.
This theory, in short, was that birds
do not fly. 1t is wonder that nobody
ever thought of this before, and the
flying machine men who have been
making machines with huge wings in
imitation of the bird have been shown
to be on the wrong track.
Mr.. MaXim's machine, which cost
S25, 900, and upon which he expects to
be able to soar over land and sea, has
no wings. Neither has it a gas bag. 1t
is supposed to rise in the air on the
aeroplane principle, being driven for
ward by an immense pair of propellers.
The planes" are big sheets set hori-
zontally. and which cut into the air
edgewise and sustain the machine by
means of their immense resisting sur
face.
1t has been supposed that birds SINH
larly navigated the air For hours at
a time Mr.. Maxim says he has observed
birds floating about in the upper at
mosphere without perceptible move
ment of the wings. If these birds
were able to travel at such great speed
without Tapping their wings, it was
apparent that they were sailing on
their wings, which they merely kept
outstretched in order to prevent them
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-16
FLIGHT OF THE ALBATRoss.

from falling down. This beautiful
theory seemed plausible and reason
able
But now along comes man with an
instantaneous camera and takes shap
shot of an albatross which was accom-
panying a steamer in the Pacific ocean.
This photograph, which Is reproduced
from the English scientific publication,
Nature, upsets the aeroplane theory.
1t shows that the albatross had dis
tinct up-and-down movement of its
wings, and that it apparently sustained
itself in the air by tapping its wings,
the downward thrust Of which sufficed
to raise the weight of it's great body.
Thus the albatrOss in moving upward
in the air does so like q man going up
stairs. Every flap of its immense wings
raises it just so much. The snapshot
camera caught the bird just as its
wings had reached the highest point
and before the downward thrust began.
The plate shows that the wings were
extended almost vertically, while the
position of the body was horizontal.
Undoubtedly the albatross does use
his wings as aeroplanes, but the ques-
ton is now raised if a flying machine
can succeed which is built on the aero
plane principle alone. The bird seems
to combine the aeroplane principle
with that of motor for raising itself
by it's wings.
The flying machines which are now in
fashion among up-to-date inventors
rely altogether upon aeroplanes, as be-
fore they relied upon gas bags, but
photography has come to their aid
with a distinct contribution to the sub
iect. 1t is supposed that the action O
the wings of an albatross is so RAPID
that, like the horse in running, all the
movements cannot be seen by the
naked eye, and that only photography
will disclose every attitude taken in it
fight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-16

In business at Castle Dome. She is as
adventurous in pushing forward to a
new region as any nomadic miner. No
sooner does she hear of a new camp
than she starts for it. She has had SO
much experience that she almost in
rariably turns it to good account, get
ting town lots, placer sites and lode
claims for next to nothing and unload
ing at big profit. At first she did not
get out of the camps soon enough. Con-
Bequently she has been many times
rich and poor.
''She has indomitable pluck, though,
and If she goes broke in one place she
soon makes a turn and gets up again.
1t Is phenomenal how nonchalantly
she takes a reverse. She is just as
Ievel-headed, self-cOntained and serene
as II she had made fortune 1t makes
NO difference, SO far as appearances go.
Miss Cushman is rather tall, dark
eyed girl. She is somewhat angular in
appearance and has brown hair. Going
about among the mines, or climbing
the hills for outcroppings, she wears
heavy shoes and strong boomers, usu-
ally covered with a cloak She is a
rapid walker and a quick tallxer. She
Is considerable of a reader. She was
the first woman in the camp of Harqua
Hala, where there were over fifteen
hundred men and no other woman"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-16
AN ORNATE REPTILE.
A Sea Serpent That Made q Name for
Itself.

The horned sea serpent, otherwise
1.-THE Pearl island monster" excited
more curiosity among scientific men
than any other marine snake of mod
ern years. 1t was seen late in 1888,
says the st. Louis Republic, by Capt.
Seymour and others of the officers and
crew of the New England boat Hope
On, while they were lying off the Pearl
islands (forty or fifty miles from Pana-
MAJ, watching for whales. Capt. Sey-
mOur describes the creature as being
forty or fifty feet in length, with very
large and fine horse-like head, having
two twisted, unicorn-shaped horns pro-
truding from near the ears. Besides
being provided with name, ears and
horns, this Pearl island monster also
had legs, four in number, much resem-
bling large, flattened, double-jOinted
fiippers. His skin was of a dull-bronZe
hue, profusely speckled with large
black spots and tail which all hands
agree in saying was forked or split for
at least ten feet back from the point.
1t was seen on two different days, and
if whales had not been sighted at about
the same time an effort would have
been made to capture it. The accounts
of Capt. Seymour and those of his men
agree in every essential particular,
even to the approximate size of the
huge creatures great hdless eyes. 1t
is important to note in this connec-
ton that the officers and men of the
Pacific mail steamers which ply the
same waters have frequently seen the
reptile, but never so closely as did
those aboard the Hope On.