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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

The returns just published by the
Pasteur Institute in the French me-
tropolis. furnish ground for consider
able speculation and discussion. For
the remarkable fact that the number
of patients presenting themselves to
be treated there as bitten by mad dogs
should now show decline OF more
than fifty percent from what it was
ten years ago, would lead to the infer
enoe, suggests the New York Tribune,
either that people are losing faith in
the system Of inoculation, or else, what
appears more probable, that the ter
ror OF hydrophobia, malady in
which imagination plays nm impor-
tant role. is no longer as universal
and a. intense a. it used to be.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
Courage of the Lion and Tiger.

"One time in order to test the cour.
age of a Bengal tiger and lion," said
u well-known Snowman, 1--WE placed
Chinese cracker in the respective
cages and fred the fuses. AS soon as
the fuses began to burn they attracted
the attention OF both animals, but in
O widely different manner.
"The lion drew into corner and
watched the proceedings with dis
trustful and uneasy eye. The tiger,
on the contrary, advanced to the burn
ing fuse with firm step and unainch-
ing gaze.
"On reaching the cracker he began
to roll it over the floor with his paw,
and when it exploded beneath his nose
he did not finch. but continued his
examination until perfectly satisfied.
The lion betrayed great fear when he
heard the report o. the explosion, and
for quite time could not be coaxed
out Of his den. New York Mercury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

basque length, and is worn under the
dress skirt. A turn down collar
mounted on high band finishes the
neck, which can be made permanent
or removable at pleasure. The bishop
shirt sleeves are fashionably full, being
disposed in gathers at upper and lower
edges. Slashed openings at the back
are finished with laps, and the turn
back cuffs in two sections can be made
permanent or removed as desired.
This style of shirt waist is particularly
adapted to the plain and fancy bat
istes now the vogue, lawn, dimity,
organdie and soft wash silks develop.
ing stylish waists by the mode.
The quantity of material SO inches
wide required to make this shirt waist
for miss fourteen years of age is %
yards.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

An analysis of 1000 accident poll
cies on which benefits have been paid
shows that 531 persons were injured
by falls on pavements, 243 by car
riages or wagons, rs by horse kicks
or bites and Al by horseback riding /;
III we're cut with edge tools or glass,
96 were hurt by having weights fall
on them, and 76 were hurt in bicycle
accidents, while ~ were hurt by falling
down stairs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

penter, and he had learned the art OF
drawing plans for buildings, but be-
ing minus one hand and crippled in
the other he could not do any work.
Mrs. Fosters father was also carpen-
ter, and in her younger days she had
spent many hours watching him in the
erection OF buildings.
She wns above the average in intel
ligence, and had gained such thor
ough knowledge of. the general mech
anism of the trade that she concluded
she could build house that would
afford them comfortable home in
which to spend the declining years of
life. They together formulated the
plans and ordered the material. Mrs.
Foster then staked off the ground and
went to work laying the brick founda-
ton. While this was new work for
her, her general knowledge of how
things ought to be served her we'll, and
she hewed to the lines closely. When
the chips had all fallen she found that
she had foundation that would have
been credit to any mechanic. Then
with the little assistance her husband
could give her, such as holding TIM
bers and lines, she erected the frame
work, nailed on the weather boarding,
and was soon interesting the passers-
by in her work of mailing on the
shingle roof.
Mrs. Foster is very modest, and felt
somewhat embarrassed to have people
who happened to pass that way stop
and stand for several minutes watch
ing her drive the nails, saw and plane,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

According to the estimates OF CEN
sus experts, as reported by Mr.. Car
roll ID. Wright, commissioner OF
labor, in charge of the eleventh CEN
sus, the population of greater New
York on January l, 1898, will be about
3,430, 900. "These figures, says the
Philadelphia Record, assuming that
they shall be verified by results-and
the latter may exceed rather than fall
short Of the would make
New York easily the second city in
the world, and 30 far in advance of
Chicago, and even of Paris, that neither
could ever hope by natural growth to
overtake her."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

Says the Springfield, Mass, Repub-
lican: 1t is interesting to aote that
professor Woodrow Wilson, who has
been delivering n series of lectures on
municipal problems at the Johns Hop
kins university, contends that Ameri.
can city governments are inefficient
because they copy too closely the
structure of federal government, with
its two chambers and executive. In
his opinion the system of checks and
balances and division of power is not
suited to municipal needs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
COTTON BOIL wEEvrL.
A Pest which Recently Appeared In
the United States.

The Agricultural Department Of the
United States Government considers
the cotton boil weevil, picture of
which is here shown, to be one of the
most dangerous pests that has ever
made its appearance in the United
States. II has SO far confined its oper-
ations to Northern Mexico and linz
tied area in Texas. II has in some To-
calities shown n tendency to spread
rapidly, while in others IL is said to
have been at work for years in very
small areas, and shown little signs of
extending operations. Department
experts have been at work invest,gat-
ing his bugshir for some months past
in the neighborhood of Brownsville on
tbs Rio Grande. SO far no cure has
been discovered, and many acres of
cotton have been abandoned in conse-
quence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
BUILT A HOUSE.
AN OHIO WOMAN PLANS AND
BUILDS HER OWN HOME.
Her Husband o CrippIe-From Foun.
dalton to Roof the Building
Shows the Brave Wo-
mans Handiwork.

X WIFE of forty nine who has
"A proved herself helpmate
IN indeed is Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Foster, of Portsmouth,
Ohio. Mr.. Foster has but one hand.
They are hard working people. Hav-
ing no children, by saving their earn
ings they accumulated enough to buy
a lot on Walnut Hills, n suburb Of
Portsmouth. They soon found their
accumulations would buy the lumber,
but were not sufficient to build n
house. Mr.. Fosters father was car
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

London newspaper is authority
for the statement that since William
L. Gladstone's words of appreciation
served to make several recent English
novels famous he has been in receipt
of nearly every new work of fiction
published in the English language.
Every day his mail contains novels
forwarded to him by publishers in
England and America. If he read
them all he would have no time to
sleep or eat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

The tradespeople throughout the
United Kingdom who can boast of
warrants as purveyors to the queen
have formed themselves into the In
corporated Society of Her Maiesty's g
Warrant Holders, of which Mr.. Tom
Simpson Jay of Regent street is presi-
dent, for the purpose of suppressing a
practice on the part OF some unscru-
pulous tradesmen of exhibiting over
their shop fronts and on their
billhends, etc., the royal arms, a privi-
lege which is conferred only by a
royal warrant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

In Germany the view obtains that
the execution of criminals should be
by some means more certain even
than the electric chair. DR.. E. Cub
mann, q celebrated chemist, suggests
the use OF carbolic acid. According
to his plan, the criminal would be
carried to q cell which can be filled
noiselessly with carbolic acid in gas.
eous form, from floor to ceiling.
When the gas reaches the delinquent's
mouth and nose, it causes instant
paralysis of the lungs and unconscious.
ness, and life departs without previous
pain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

A native of theEast Indies is said to
have invented rain-making appara-
tus that will 60. The principle is the
sending up rockets charged with ether
or ammonia, whose liberation will
cool the air to point that will in
duce the precipitation of whatever
moisture the air contains.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

yet sho says it is consoling to her to
know that when done she had house
and owed no mechanic for building it,
"and then, you know" she gays,
'that when persons are working for
themselves they will do much better
work, and I think / have a better
house than any man would have built
for me-"
Mrs. Foster was born in Perry
County in ls47. She moved to Ports
mouth in 1886, and was married to
Frank Foster shortly afterward.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
Finest Church Organ,

What is said to be the finest church
organ in the country has just been set
up in the South Congregational
Church. of New Britain, Conn. 1t cost
$4,000, and includes every possible
modern improvement. Its bank Of
keys Is movable, and electrically con-
nected with the organ. so that the in
strument can be played from any part
of the church
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

MISSES SHIRT WAIST WITH PLAIN FRONT.
Embroidered jaconet, writes May
Manton, is chosen for this dressy
shirt waist, which is arranged in a
style very becoming to young misses.
A band OF embroidered insertion con-
ceals the closing in centre front, and
the turn over COLLAR and cuffs are of
fine, white linen. The full fronts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

lapels that meet the rolling collar in
notches. Three small buttons dec
crate each lapel and the edges are
finished with stitching in tailor style.
The back is glove-ftting, the usual
seams performing the adjustment to
The waist line, below which double
plaits laid in extensions at each seam
give tie desired fashionable fullness.
The podishly smart gigot sleeves have
the ful(ness displayed in double rows
of shir:ing at the top, dropping to the
elbow In stylish wrinkled puffs.
The ekirt is only moderately full
and therefore commended for summer
wear. 1t displays the fashionable
ripplnd sides with gored front breadth
and measures only four yards around
the foot. The back breadth is straight
and falls with graceful effect from
gathers at the top. A row of stitch
ing beyond the, seam gives n strapped
effect to the front gore. This style is
aeserVedly popular and a more attrac-
tive or useful costume cannot be made
for seaside, mountain or general
weather. Serge, cheviot, tweed,
cloth and other woolens combine we'll
with silk. batin~or batiste for the vest
front,
Ths quantity of material A inches
wide required to make this basque for
lady having 36-inch bust measure
is 81 yasds.
To.make the skirt it will require Of
the same width material Al yards for a
26-inch waist measure.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
POKE DoSxErs AGAIN IN FASHION.

POKE BONNET5 AGAIN IN FASHION.
Pokes are prominent feature OF
the choicest millinery. The poke bon.
net is an awkward shape in itself,
made really becoming by iudicious use
of milliners' devices. The brim, which
is rolled back from the face, is COW
cred either with tulle net OF lace,
usually with settings of jet. Either
ribbon or feathers may be used upon
the crown, and few flowers are set
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

in at the back. A little frill of lace,
put next the face, is often becoming
addition to either bonnet or hat.
Chifdren's bonnets are made of
nearly every material, though for the
very young misses silk or linen is pre-
ferred to straw. The trimming is of
simple rosettes, small flowers, such as
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

SPECIAL FEATURES OF SUMMER FABRICS.
The special feature of the new sum.
mer fabrics is the transparent effect,
and grenadine, gauze, crepe de chine,
etamine and canvas are all the vogue
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

Or. Brewer in the Journal for Hy-
giene recommends consump,ives to in
hale vinegar and eat peanuts. Some
cannot digest peanuts, but those who
can will find them quite as effective fat
producers MS cod liver oil, and much
more agreeable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
England is rejoicing in the posses
zion of treasury surplus of more
than $40, 900, 900.

Ballington Booth is going to mount
his "Volunteers" on bicycles that they
may be able to overtake the fleeing
sinners, announces the New Orleans
Picayune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

forget.me-nots or rosebuds, or bows
of ribbon. A frill of lace or embroid-
cry, falling around the baby's face, is
seen on some of the most picturesque
bonnets. Strings OF ribbon or some
softer material are indispensable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

are gathered at the shoulders, neck
and lower edges, and droop in French
pouch or blouse style over the belt.
The back is gathered at the neck and
waist line, where the fullness is massed
in centre. The lower edge extends to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
DOMAIN or DRESS.
WARM WEATHER STYLES FOR
FAIR READERS.
Handsome Jacket Basque and Skirt
Shirt Waist with Blouse
Front-rhe Poke Bonnet
In Favor Again.
TN the Jacket basque and skirt pic
| ture herewith, French Vigoroux

II AN tuo tNhNt p'oINO "ht univ P'S
ture herewith, French Vigoroux
in opa' ascent shades is hand
. somely united with seafoam green
chameleon silk, rose penrl. bijou but
tons forming the decoration. The
full vest fronts of silk are gathered
and arranged over glove-ftting lin
ings shaped by double bust darts, and
the closing is invisibly in center front.
The belt is laid in three folds, the
loose right end overlapping the left
with single buttons placed on each
fold in center front. A stock of satin
ribbon to match is tied to large bow
at the back, concealing the standing
collar that finishes the neck. The
jacket fronts flare apart over the full
vest, with rounded lower edges, the
tops being reversed in long shaped
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

An extraordinary thing about this
creature is that it will live in cotton
boil and nowhere else, and once secret
ed inside of these shells it is safe from
enemies and snug and comfortable in
bed of softest down. The appearance
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
Easy For Him.

'I've kept diaries for years, as reg
ularly as the days come round"
Indeed | That is most amazing"
Oh, not at all. I'm statiorer."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

Halt OF the worlds product OF quiz
nine is used in the United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

The soil Of Cuba has no rival, espec.
tally for tobacco and sugar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10

EtAmine was in fashion ten years ago.
and quite as popular then as crepon
last year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
CANADIAN EXCURSIONS.
Rates and Dates Agreed Upon by the
Western Roads.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-The managers OF
the lines of the Joint Traffic associa-
ton have approved the recommended
ton of the Central Passenger commit
tee, regarding rates for the Inaugural
ton OF Mckinley as president of the
United States. The rate will be one
fare for the round trip. Tickets will
be sold on the first four days of March.
and the final return limit will be at
any time between March 5 and IS.
agreed upon the rates and arrange
ments for the excursions from points
in the Northwest to points in Eastern
Canada, which have made so much
trouble of late. The dates of sale will
be from Dec. to 81, inclusive, and
there will be a blanket rate of $40.
Tickets will have a final return limit
Of three months from the date of sale,
and extensions may be arranged for
by the payment of SIS for every fifteen
days extension is desired. No stop
overs will be allowed in either direc
ton east of st. Paul or between Chi
cago and st. Paul, but they will be
allowed in the transit limits east of
Port Huron and Detroit.
The roads of the Western Passenger
association have followed the example
OF the lines of the Central Passenger
committee in granting holiday rates
for students returning to their homes
for the holidays. Tickets at the re-
duced rates will be granted to students
bearing certificates from the presi-
dents of the colleges at which they
have been in attendance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07


surmounted by tall. delicate sprays OF dia-
monds OF various sizes. symmetrically ar
ranged on almost invisible platinum wires.
Bracelets are to claim more attention this
winter than for some seasons They are Of
Oriental splendor, and are to be worn with
Cleopatra-like enjoyment Of display Large
diamonds joined by chains OF small diamonds
and alternating with others set with rubies
are regal fancies. For the debutante there
Is design less bold and rather more dainty
slender chains being secured with pear
shaped pearl clasps, fringed with pearl pend
ants.
The most bizarre ornament is the ring
reaching from knuckle to knuckle, called the
banquet ring" 1t looks ridiculous and
savors of barbarism. II woman has so
many stones she Is not satisfied until all are
In evidence let her find some more pleasing
way Of using them than to spread over her
hands. Increase the size of the garter buckle
and diminish that of the ring. The more
beautiful the hand the more important it is
to wear on the fingers only few choice
stones. set as simply possible. Diamond
incrusted scroll work is to hold an important
place in the winter jewelry.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
A Dream DfspeIled.

The two sweet things were standing on a
corner waiting for a car when they saw a
boy coming up the avenue leading four
footed object that was blanketed and swathed
out Of sight A small crowd was following
the blanketed object
tits one Of those perfectly lovely race
horses. Just see, how gracefully it walks,
Maudie, dear. Isn't it a dream ~
"Oh! Lily, don't you think we might just
see its dear noseF Why, it must be perfect
poem or they wouldn't be so careful of 1t. l
have a lump of sugar-there was more than
wanted with the chocolate. / am going to
ask If maynt give 1t to the dear thing"
eyes. dear, do. I'll stop the procession.
B-o-yi'
But the poem and dream began series Of
contortons Just then that gave the boy all
he could do to keen his feet, and he was
pulled across the avenue and back again sew
eral times before he could respond to the two
sweet things who were trying to converse
with him.
Been to the races with it?'' they asked in
concert.
Nav: amt any races
"Oh. then you are just exercising the lovely
animal?"
Nav, miss: it's 'tother way The lovely
aninile is jest exercisin' OF me-
"Is it very fast?"
Fast? Don't wish it was"
isn't 1t race horse?
" Horse7 Haw Haw. Why, this ere is Mr..
KS Jersey COW, a old muey--
But the sweet things were climbing into
their car.-Detroit Free Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
SALTWATER NEWS.
EIks Remembers Those Who Have
Gone Before.

The annual lodge of sorrow Of Still
water Lodge No. 179, B. P. O. E., was
held in their hall in the McKusick
block yesterday afternoon, and the
services were very impressive. The
memorial address was delivered by
Hitler Horton, of st. Paul Lodge No.
SO, and the eulogy was delivered by HI.
H. GilIen, of this city. Musical selections
were rendered by quartette COM
posed Of Mrs. r. S. Davis, Mrs. w. c.
Masterman, Geo. O. Haskell and Hon.
W. c. Masterman. The hall was ap-
propriately decorated with flowers ana
plants and beautiful wreath laid
loosely over the marble slab on which
are carved the names of the dead mem
bers of the lodge. During the past
year two members passed into the vast
unknown, namely Edward A. O'Brien
and A. S. Merriam.
Several of the leading loggers of this
city will send a crew of men up river
today to haul in the logs that are ly
ing along the banks of the st. Croix
and some of it's tributaries. About
thirty-five men will be employed and
the loggers expect to secure about
100000 feet Of logs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
Three Great Engines.

Engines Nos. 275, 276 and 277, three full
brothers, patterned after the famous $780, -
haul the New North Western Limited" to
and from Chicago at seventy miles an hour
with ease.
They are the largest and fastest engines
ever run into the Twin Cities, and are worth
a visit to the union depot any night to in
spect. These engines stand over six feet
in their stocking feet which is to say that
their drivers are seventy-three inches in di-
ameter. The cylinders are nineteen inches
diameter by twenty four inch stroke; weight
on drivers, $1,000 pounds and engine
truck, 45,100 pounds, or total weight Of en-
CINE proper of 126,OOO pounds. The boiler
is sixtytwo inches in diameter, and has 281
fues, each eleven feet six inches long. The
fire-box is ninety-six inches long by forty
inches wide, and the total heating surface is
1,665 square feet. The tender has a coal
capacity of eight tons, and holds 1850 gal
Ions Of water. The total weight Of engine
and tender is $4,000 pounds, and when
loaded. 900 pounds. The wheel base of
the engine is over twenty three feet, and
of the engine and tender, over forty-seven
feet. The total length is about ffty-seven
feet.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
PEARLS ARE NOW THE FAD.
Fashion Demands They Be Worn,
Be They Few or Many.

Pearls are the fad of the hour. Every
debutante of any social account has one or
two strings costing 900 or 1000 but the
society matrons indulge In great ropes OF
them, to which they continually adding
says the San Francisco Chronicle. Mrs.
Potter Palmer. who spent last season in New
port, is said to own pearls which a princess
might envy. Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt's pearls
are also markedly beautiful Corsage orna-
ments are graceful novelties. Two separate
bow knots, for instance, studded with pearls
and diamonds, are linked together with ropes
of pearls.
Jewels this season are worn most lavishly.
At any large Newport function 1t seems to
be only question who shall manage to put
ON the most diamonds and the biggest. Cor
sage fronts are so covered that the material
does not matter. Add to this the fact that
nearly every married woman wears a tiara,
and the effect Is just little dazzling. These
tiaras are built so that they can be taken
apart and worn as pins and other ornaments.
The most brilliant tiara possible has sue
cession of spiky rays set up on band which
twinkle and fash with every step.
Another beautiful tiara has q graceful scroll