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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
The Art of Living Together.

at is written, 1T is not good for
man to be alone, but on the other
hand, it is often far from good to be
with him." writes DR.. r. F. Horton,
in a suggestive article on "The Noble
Art of Living Together" in the Sun
dav Magazine. He continues:
"a docil cat is preferable. a mon
goose, or even canary. Indeed, for
want of proper instruction, large
number of the human race, as they
are known in this damp and foggy
island, are 'gey i'll to live wi, and no
one would attempt it but for charity
and the love OF God"
If all mankind thoroughly under
stood the art of living together,
"many OF the catastrophes of life
would be averted; and if even we had
some smattering of its lore we should
greatly change the interiors of our
homes and contribute to the progress
Of society and the world"
Politenes to the children is regard
ed as cardinal virtue by DIR. Horton.
He says: al never feel so tempted to
interfere with mothers as when hear
their uncivil language to their chill
dren, that rude and hectoring tone,
that volley of coarse epithets and un-
dignified expletives, which, of course,
the children will learn to employ to
one another"
The whole question of living with
other people deserves much attention,
he declares. ave are seldom in
structed in our youth how to do it
we'll. Our knowledge of the subject
is acquired by experience, chiefly by
our failures. And by the time that
we have tolerably mastered the deli
cate art we are on the point of being
called to the isolation of the grave or,
shall ] say, to the vast company OF the
majority"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
BOYS KILT AND BLOUSE.


The coming suit for small boys pic.
tured in the second large engraving
consists of kilt-plaited skirt of white
pique and a pretty blouse Of white
nainsook. The comfortable blouse is
handsomely trimmed with insertion
and embroidered edging that is gath
cred in frills and trims the collar, cuffs
and right front edge. Three tiny
tucks are stitched in each front Mt
sufficient distance from the closing in
center to show beyond the frills of
embroidery that are sewed ON each
side of the band of insertion. The
large sailor color falls deeply on back
and front, faring slightly in center,
and Windsor tie of yellow silk is
worn at the neck. The kilt skirt is
hemmed on the lower edge and laid at
side plaits at the top all around. 1t
is finished with n waistband that is
provided with button holes to attach
&c to the buttons on the under waist.
Suits Of this kind can be made from
plain, stripped or checked gingham,
galatea, duck or grass linen, COM
bination of two materials having a
very stylish effect.
The quantity of material 36 inches
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
Society Classified by q Button.

In the Chinese Empire the upper
ranks of society are classified by q
button.
Buttons play an important part in
the dress of the Chinese mandarins.
Those of the second class wear but
ton of coral red, suggested, perhaps,
by q cocks comb, since the cock is the
bird that sdorns their breast.
The third class are gorgeous. with q
robe on which a peacock is emblaz-
oned. while from the centre OF the red
fringe of silk upon the hat rises
sapphire button. The button OF the
fourth class is an Opaque, dark purple
stone, and the bird depicted on the
robe is the pelican.
A silver pheasant ON the robe and
clear crystal button on the hat are the
rank of the fifth class. The sixth
GLASS are entitled to wear an embroid-
cred stark and jade stone button
the seventh, q partridge and an en-
bossed gold button. In the eighth the
partridge is reduced to quail, and
the gold button becomes plain, while
the ninth class mandarin has to be
content with sparrow for his EN-,
blem and with silver for his button. d,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

tie bag there formed, and another boy
fills the little paper up with gravel.
Then the racks are handed to girls,
who brush paste over the tops of the
papers and twist them tight into little
points so that the gravel cannot fall
out. This done they are packed in
sawdust, ten in box, and are ready
for You to awake your neighbors.
The one really dangerous place at
the factory is the laboratory where is
made the illuminate of silver used in
the torpedoes and percussion shells
and caps of oil sorts. Muslin and
cheese cloth is used here for tops of
tables, covers for boxes and every
that has to come into contact with the
explosive, for just as soon as the sensi-
tive illuminate encounters resistance
away it goes, and so do the four walls
about it. The ideal laboratory would
be made of mosquito netting, but this
would let the rain in, and the shock
of drop would make things too lively
even for Staten Island. New York
Herald,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

An important decision as to the
liability of benevolent associations has
been rendered by the United States
Court of Appeals in Missouri. The
question at issue was the liability of
Economy Council No. 215, National
Union, for the payment of $4,000
policy when the holder of the policy
had committed suicide. The defence
entered by the association was that it
was fraternal, beneficial organiza-
ton, and as such came under the
statutes governing the payment of
policies in similar instances. Judge
Chayer ruled that the company was
not in reality fraternal, beneficial
organization, but an insurance COM
pany, and as such liable for the full
amount of the policy. James r.
Waddill, superintendent of the Insur-
ance Department of Missouri, ex-
pressed the opinion that the ruling
would have salutary effect in sup
pressing irresponsible concerns, which
are numerous in the State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
The Colonel DOdged.

W. Fl. Sutcliffe, a brave soldier OF
the Confederscy, who lost an eye by
MIME ball striking it, and was wounded
several times, both by lead and sabre,
yesterday told story of the late
Colonel Peter G. Gaillard, who was
lhe Commander of his regiment. Mr..
5utcliffe said that it was in Battery
Wagner, on the 18th OF July, 1868,
and the balls and shells were whizzing
by at q great rate. Colonel Gaillard
in going his rounds noticed that as
the balls would go by the men would
dodge. He called out: "Don't dodge,
boys; you may dodge in the way"
Then he turned and was walking off,
when an Irishman named Tom Carey,
brave man and true, picked up
tenpenny nail and whizzed it past the
Colonels ear. He thought 1t was y
ball, and instinctively lodged aside.
Carey called out: "Ah, be the
hustenich, Colonel, yez lodged that
one." Colonel Gaillard, he says,
turned around and laughed and said:
swell, boys. when they come that
close, think we'd better dodge" 1t
was not until after the war was over
that he knew that the missile that
whizzed past his ear that day was
Carey's tenpenny nail and not a North
ern bullet. Charleston Is. C.) News
and Courier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Most of the set pieces and the rock
cts are loaded at the outset as the
Roman candles are, the system being
practically the same. Yet with all the
apparent danger the factory has not
had an explosion for several years,
and insurance companies have conf
dence enough to risk 100000 in
policies on the place.
One of the most interesting divisions
of the work of preparing for the eagles
screech is the torpedo factory. The
giant torpedoes are made by hand, for
they are very sensitive and they re.
quire quite lot of illuminate of sill.
yer, which must be treated with ex.
treme courtesy. Boys cut the pieces
of tissue paper the exact square, by
machine, and then force the centre
of the square through the holes of o
brass rack. Then lad drops some of
the illuminate in the bottom of the lit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
MAKING FIREWORKS.
BUSY SCENES AT A FACTORY
ON STATEN ISLAND.
Most of the Employees Are Farmers
Daughters-Turning Out Fire
crackers of All Sizes-Nak-
ing Roman Candles.

y ROAD green fields; pretty
K girls who move as though no
civic censors had told them
that dress reform was too
new; bright faced boys who work
with the enthusiasm of delight; only n
few men, whose countenances, be-
grimed, it is true, yet quite content
with the deeds they have to do, and
yet heroes in minor key, for they
work face to face with po ssibility
that their next breath may be taken
half in this world and half as a sigh
for the next. 1t is modern Arcadia,
set between the hills of Staten Island,
and named Graniteville, yet why no
man has yet known, for there is no
granite nearer than the Army Build
ing that runs up its facade in White.
hall street. All this blissful abode of
labor is simply fireworks factory
and the Arcadians are its willing
"hands."
Here it is that 800 persons, mostly
farmers daughters, work from July l
to July 3, from one year to the next,
making colored fires and rockets and
Roman candles and those mysterious
things known rs "set pieces" which
go off, it Is trne, according to pro-
gramme, but which need guide and
spokesman most times to tell what
they are all about. And talk about
Chinese labor Well, these energetic
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

This was in Vermont. A young
man, relates the New York World,
sued to recover his engagement ring
from young woman who refused to
fulfil its implications. The suit was
carried to the Supreme Court of the
State. The Judge decided that the
engagement ring was conditional. If
the young woman refused to comply
with the conditions she must return
the ring. The penalty of defying the
Court is not stated; but every woman
should understand that in keeping the
ring of a broken engagement, even as
n scalp on her chatelaine, she may be
nabbed by the officers of the law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Americans work so systematically for
357 days of the year, barring Sundays,
that their employers are able to sell
nearly 20, 200 gross of fireworks at less
than one-half cent each, and are still
able to make a profit of twenty-five
per cent. on their output.
In this broad plain OF Graniteville,
bound in with fence over which even
a baseball crank cannot hope to look,
is succession of frame buildings, be.
fore each of which stands a bucket
filled with water. The buildings are
separated so that if the contents of one
of them go up to JOIN the elements Of
air and fire, the water NAV BE there to
help out the insurance companies. In
the midst of these there is little
more pretentious building called the
office, and it is here that the Superin-
tent sits, like Pluto on his throne,
master of all these dynamic possibil-
tiles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

A dealer in bicycles who has an ex.
tensive business in New York City,
predicts that in five years more the
present style of bicycles will be out of
date. The motor wheel will have taken
its place. He points to the fact that
in the 750-mile race last year, from
Paris to Bordeaux and return, be-
tween horseless carriages, as the
French style the new departure, the
winner maintained an average speed of
l5i miles per hour. The inevitable
cheapening in the cost of production
and reduction in weight are bound to
insure general demand for this latest
form of rapid and economical trans
portation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Some Of these little buildings are
numbered and locked. They are the
powder magazines. Others are more
significant, because in them men and
large number of women are busy
filling pasteboord cylinders with ex.
plosives for July 4. 1t must not be
thought from this that gunpowder is
used for these things. Instead of it a
mixture is used that is as fine as dust
in Broadway. 1t is explosive, of
course, but it burns slowly and does
not smash things unless it is confined.
Everything from them up to the
eight ounce cracker that goes of like
q six.incb gun are turned out here.
The pasteboard is made into little
cylinders and these are then taken to
one of the little houses, where boys
fix the American fuses, which give lots
of warning before they ignite the
cracker, go that fingers may remain in.
tact. These lads plug up one end with
bits of clay and then pour in the ex-
plosive, which has the same color as
Uncle Silas's duster, and then they are
ready for packing. These firecrackers
don't have Chinese characters on them.
But on each, in plain New York dis.
lect. is a warning how to hold them
and when to let 60. You do anything
else at your OWL risk.
The Roman candles are made the
same way, save that much moro care
is taken with them. They are packed
with hydraulic presses, and the globes
of various colorod fire which are sent
over your lawn or into your sweet.
hearts window curtains are little
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

wider one, which would conceal the
joining of the waist and skirt.
White kid, in inch widths, is seen
often with shirt waists, and 80 is this
width in all hues of leather-reds,
grays. blues, greens, blacks, browns.
But that awful gap is more likely to
appear when the waist band in narrow.
Some shops are offering pretty belts
made from fine felt. They are two
and half inches wide, and may be
depended upon, If the skirt and waist
are hooked, to give a tidy appearance.
Most of the buckles sold with these
felt belts, as with those of heavy gros.
grain ribbon, are jeweled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
New Way OF N aking Wire Nails.

A contrivance has been patented for
making wire nails on a cut-nail ma
chine. 1t is easily attached to COM
mon machine ut a cost of less than
SIS. 1t consists of an arrangement of
dies into which the wire is drawn, and
the nail is made by quick pressure.
While this pressure is in progress, the
head and point forming the wire for
another nail is shot through to the
dies, SO that the rspidity of manufac-
ture is equal to that of the ordinary
cut nail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

There are still nearly 900, 900, ,000
acres of vacant public land in the
United States. The bulk of this is in
the semi.arid region, where much OF
it can never be brought into cultiva
tion, even if systems of irrigation are
greatly extended. In addition to this
public land belonging to the Federal
Government, some of the States, not
ably Texas, possess considerable land
OF their own.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Says the Medical Press: DR.. Austin
Flint believes that the treatment of
crime and criminals under the exist
ing laws and their methods OF execu-
tion is serious failure, inasmuch as
they are based upon the ancient idea
OF vengeance and retaliation in the
form of punishment. He holds that
the medical profession should at least
endeavor to induce the judges, law.
yers and Lawmakers to study law in
the light of modern scientific knowl.
edge. As an abstract proposition,
this is undoubtedly excellent, but ex-
perience has often shown that the
legal mind is very difficult to influence
in the direction indicated. Criminals
may be divided into two classes the
durable and the incurable, and in the
scientific study of crime the medical
man has to do mainly with the occa-
sional. the habitual and the born
criminal. Each obviously demands q
different mode of treatment, if any
satisfactory progress is to be made to.
ward reformation. This matter is one
which is well worthy of close attention,
and might be made the subject of a
useful and interesting inquiry by somG
competent prison medical officer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

broidery and meet over the shoulders.
The short puff sleeves are arranged
over fitted Innings that reach to the
elbow, deep frills of embroidery
falling below, headed with bands of
insertion. All soft-sheer fabrics will
develop daintily by the mode, which
offers pretty suggestions for dresses of
silk, woolen or cotton fabrics.
The quantity of material A inches
wide required to make this dress for
a child six years of age is q yards.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
A LITTLE aIRL's APRON.

This dressy apron, writes May Man.
ton, is made of fine white lawn, pret-
tily trimmed with Hamburg EN-.
broidered edging and insertion. The
low, square-shaped yoke is joined in
shoulder seams md forms the upper
portion, the full skirt being gathered
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
CLOTHES FOR TOTS.
NEW AND BECOMING GARMENTS
FUR LITTLE CHILDREN.
A Guimpe Dress OF Dotted Swiss
Kilt and Blouse Suit for
q Boy-Littie Girls
Apron.
y AY MANTON

n TAY MANTON says TINT
N II dotted Swiss made the
lN very simple and pretty
guimpe dress pictured in
the first large cut, frills of the fine
lawn, embroidered, headed by inser-
tion, forming the attractive trimming.
A wide hem headed by three tucks
fnshionably finish the straight lower
square yoke that is shaped in round,
low outline at the neck. The yoke Is
entirely concealed by the bertha like
lapels, that are edged with frills OF en-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Essex County, New Jersey (which
includes the city of Newark), has
seventy cooperative building and
loan associations, with total assets Of
$40, 900, 900 and a membership OF
$4,000. Over 600 loans we're made fol-
home purposes in 1895, and it is be-
lieved that this sum will be consider.
ably increased in 1896.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Here is General Campos's opinion Of
Antonio Maceo, the Cuban insurgent
"a fellow who was q muleteer and is
a general, who has immense ambition,
great bravery and influence, and who,
beneath a rude exterior, hides o ma.
tural talent"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

holes, wide sash ends being attached
to the sides at the waist line and tied
in a bow with long ends at the back.
Aprons in this style are dainty look
ing and quite protective. They can
be made up and plainly finished, or
elaborately decorated with lace or en-
broidery. Cro's-barred muslin, main
sooF, cambria, dotted Swiss, dimity or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

at the top and joined to its lower edge.
A band of insertion edges the top of
yoke and forms a heading to the frIll
of embroidery. Full sleeves are
gathered at the top and sewed in the
arms eye, the edge being decorated
to match yoke. The apron closes IN
centre back with buttons and button
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
A Marble Tent.

The monument of the late Sir Rich
ard Burton is great tent carved out
Of marble, under which his body rests
in steel casket. Lady Burton's
casket rests beside it. There is one
other yet to be put under the tent
that of the erratic couples most
faithful servant and friend" as Lady
Burton called her. New Orleans
Picyune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

Lincoln was the first President OF
The United States to wear O beard,
Grant was the first to wear a mus
tache, and Cleveland was the first to
wear a mustache without beard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
eide required to make this suit for o
child four years of age is 8 yards.
BELTS FOR DAILY USE.

Wide belts. three and four inches,
made Of elastic and covered with silk
are in good style for small waists.
II was inevitable that the narrow
belt should divide popularity with
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

1t is said that when the perfume OF
cut flowers grows faint, 1t may be re-
stored by placing them in sweetened
water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

organdie are usually chosen for it de-
velopment.
The quantity of material S6 inches
wide required to make this apron for
q child eight years OF age is n yards.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24

They say that man can live COM
fortably in Japan on s35 year. which
will pay for board and lodging, and
that many live on s15.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-11

down too heavily. Many women object
to tho back opening of n skirt, which is
always moro or less treachcrous, and nave
tho opening ut tho side seam of tho back
instead, fastening it with small hooks all
tho way. This is tho preferable style for
tho present typo of skirt If it is neatly
dono. Where thero aro stitched tabs OH
either side of tho tablicr, as in the case
with many tailor mado costumes, the skirt
may open undcr ono of tho tabs.
Tho circumference of skirts varies from
d to z yards. Tho tremendous widths
sometimes reported aro Congregations ind
arc not to DO considered seriously. No
woman could carry n skirt, heavily lined
and stiffened, of tho Dimensions some
oredulous or mcndacious writer's give.
Tho inside OF tho foot should be finished
with u SILK rufflo from 4 to 6 inches wide.
Tho length around tho skirt and half rs
much again will make it full enough.
This year it is cut straight instead of on
the bias md has two gathering threads
an inch apart. 1t is sewed on the lining
and facing of tho skirt, along each gather
ing thread, very strongly, and tho lower
cdgo is tackled to tho edge of the skirt oy-
cry four or five inches.
A sketch Is given of q costume of old
blue brocho velvet. The ample godet skirt
is plain. Tho bodice opens over n chem
isette Of embroidered mousseline dc sole,
with n cravat of old lace. Tho elbow
sleeves, of draped embroidered moussoline
do sole, have full caps of velvet open on
tho outside md decorated with bows of
plain blue velvet. Tho bolt and collar are
also of plain velvet, and antique buttons
adorn the bodice. JUDO CHoLLET.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-11
VISITING GOWN.

ing accepted. Silk velvet of the best must
DO employed for them, and the trimmings
must bo cor~respondingly costly.
Mohair braiding is seen on many capes,
Jackets and walking costumes. The braid
is often threo-quurters of nm inch wido
and some skirts have elaborate designs
extending from waist line to hem upon
tho side seams.
The Louis Quinzo coat is worn with a
plain silk skirt. Tho basque may bc long
or short, tho latter style being more suit.
ablo for young women. Tho coat has
wide royers, and n cascade of mousseline
do solo and lace falls from tho collar in
front. name or rhinestone buttons form
n part of the decoration. These coats arc
worn mt small dinners and on other festive
occasions that do not require u low cut
bodice. II incest OF silk, lace and but
tons are employed to give tho AK
clusiveness.
A sketch is givon of "a street or visiting
gown Of draccna green velvet. The plain
skirt has OIL each side of the tnblicr n
~longthwisc band of jet p-assemcntcrio, ter
minating In pamphlets. The bodice is
close fitting behind and is laid in plaits ut
tho waist in front. The yoke is braidcd
with black soutachca and is framed by II
bertha of chinchilla fur. Tho valois collar
is also Of chinohil!a. The gigot sleeves nrc
plain. Tho hat, of black velvet, is trim
med with n drapery OF draccna green vel.
vet, held by IL paste buckle, and black
frisco plumes are placed IN each side.
JUDO CHoLLET.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-11

are right, our work Al, and if you don't
bring us work we will come after it, in one
way or another, either by bringing to your
notice our prices, facilities and quality of
execution, or personal interviews. We are
not grumbling; far from it. We've had our
share; we are still getting our share. But we
have placed at your disposal a modern, and
almost ideal, printing establishment. with