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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Seeking Information.

A lady riding on a railroad train was
quite annoyed by the fixed stare of a
long, lank, leathery looking woman
sitting just across the aisle. She had
piercing black eyes, and she kept them
fixed ON the lady's face.
Finally the train stopped at little
station, and the keen eyed woman leaned
across the aisle, and, laying bony, ring
loved hand ON the lady's arm, said:
"Scuse me, ma'am, but kin I ask
you question:"
Certainly"
well, l jist wanted to know if your
complexion is natchreel or if it's one Of
these inameled kind I've heered Of. \"
my complexion is natural, madam. {"
"It is? Well, I'm jist sorry to hear it,
I was hopin it was one of the inameled
kind and that you could tell me where
could git one like it. That's all. Thank
you, ma'am," and she resumed her
fixed gaze. Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
MANICURlNG AT HOME.
One Branch OF . Business That IL Con-
stantly Increasing.

OF the greatly increased and still in
creasing number of persons who have
their hands attended to by professional
manicures, a considerable number now
have the work done at home. Among
the customers at the large manicuring
establishments there are almost as many
men as women. Those whose hands are
cared for at home are nearly all women
and regular customers. Operators are
sent to them at any desired hour from
the manicuring establishments and
there are now visiting manicures who
devote themselves entirely to home
work The visiting manicure acquires
the art in manicuring establishment
An apt pupil can learn the work in two
or three months. Then she sets about
building up route of customers Wom-
en- usually have their hands cared for
once week. They are not likely all to
want the work done at the same time,
and the visiting manicure endeavors to
lay out q route that can be covered
without loss Of time and which will
keep her constantly employed.
More and more parents now have the
hands of their children, both boys and
girls, cared for by manicure, begin
ming when the child is or years old.
In the case of children, the work is as
often done to cure them of the habit Of
biting the finger nails as it is to beauti
fy them. 1t is sought to instill in the
child pride in the appearance of the
nails, and thus to prompt it to preserve
them in good order The work thus be-
gun is likely to be continued for pur-
poses Of beautifying.
The number of people, men ard wom-
en-. who now have their feet attended
to by the chiropodist, as they do their
hands by the manicure, has also in
creased greatly. The work upon the
hands is done to beautify them; upon
the feet, for comfort. 1t is now required,
by the law Of June 3, 1896, that chirop-
odists shall pass an examination by a
board of examiners Of the Pedic Society
of the State of New York. Some persons
have their feet cared for at home, but
much the greater number go to mani
curing establishment, in which chirop-
odists also are employed, or to chirop-
odists establishment. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Rapid Reading.

What an inestimable boon it would
be if we had the faculty of grasping
sentences, paragraphs and perhaps pages
at little more than glance!
That there have been men gifted in
that way is aR undoubted fact. Macau-
lay possessed that faculty in a remarla-
BILE degree, and most editors have it to
a lesser extent.
He would take up volume for an
evenings intellectual enjoyment, and
before he retired he had the contents
fully impressed upon his marvellous
mind.
Dickens was another of the remarka-
bly, rapid readers. George Eliot "Adam
Bede' came to him one day. Before his
ordinary bedtime he had read it and
pronounced this remarkable dictum,
"That book was written by woman. "
Others required days of leisure to read
it, and the question of authorship was
the question of the time in literary cir
cles.
OF well known lawyer it was once
said that he was able to read newspa-
per article or a page of q book at what
seemed to the observer to be but glance
Endowed at the same time with pow
erful memory, he was enabled to digest
at leisure what he had absorbed in haste
Very much the same was said of Dan
iel Webster, who read Don Quixote"
in single night. Strand Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
washington's Commission ms General.

"In searching the Libraries for bank
ruptcy lore found in one of the secret
journals of the continental congress the
act of congress dated June 90, 1775, to
George Washington, Esq, appointing
him general and commander in chief Of
the army of the united colonies, said
Judge Jay l.. Torrey "It contains some
quaint language-e. g., You are to vict
ual at the continental expense all vol
unteers.
''It also referred in a patriotic way to
our liberties, as follows: And where
as, all particulars cannot be foreseen,
but that many things must be left to
your prudence and discreet management
as occurrences may arise upon the place
or from time to time fall out you arc,
therefore, upon all such accidents to use
your best circumspection to order and
dispose of the said army, making it your
special care that the liberties of America
receive no detriment. '"-Washington
Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Eatc Of Two Snakes.

A Forest and Stream correspondent
tells South African snake story. Two
snakes were at the bottom of 60 foot
minc shaft. The snakes were each about
10 feet long and of one of the most poi
sonous species, known as mambas. Now,
miners and 10 foot mambas do not agree
very well, and this is especially true
when both are at the bottom of min
ing shaft. The miners whose claim had
been jumped sent message down to
the snakes with orders to come up. The
message was bottle of dynamite with
u lighted fuse attached. The snakes
obeyed the summons at once They
came up the perpendicular shaft with
such speed that they shot up 80 feet
above the opening Of the shaft. When
they came down, they were somewhat
mixed. The two tails had in some way
got tangled into a square knot, such as
sailors tie. The snakes wanted to go in
opposite directions, but their efforts We're
in vain, and they fell to and stung one
another to death.
The Forest and Stream does not vouch
for this story. 1t would have been all
right to have the snakes blown out Of
the shaft, but the sailors knot sent it
to the column where the campfires
flicker
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Chinese Dislike OF Being Pictured.

In attempting to paint pictures OF
Chinatown found it almost impossi-
BILE to gain the consent of the parents
to have their children pose as models
for me. tried in vain for long time
They always declared that some i'll luck
would certainly overtako their little
ones IL their portraits were painted. So
strong is this dread that person com
ing along the street with camera Gre
ates panic. Frightened mothers, rush.
ing about, seize their children and drag
them indoors out Of harms way.
This dislike to being pictured is very
general and does not apply only to chill
dren, as was impressed upon me on one
occasion when l saw one of the most
crowded streets in Chinatown suddenly
cleared because of a photographer who
had placed his camera at one end of the
street to take view This fear Of evil
consequences found to be so strong
that even the poorest would not be
tempted by the offer of money. Conse-
quently had about given up, when
fortunately found the one exception in
my experience in Chinatown. This was
poor woman with four little children
and sick husband to support. She
was in great need, and my Chinese serv-
ant, after much difficulty, persuaded
her for large payment to let me paint
her little girl named All Yung.
dore Wores in st. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Getting Very Much Mixed.

Ono curious symptom Of the over
throw Of common sense by science in
such study rs domestic economy is the
fact that the papers are frequently
marked by grotesque misspellings, not
merely Of scientific terms, but even
more especially Of common words which
in other papers would present no diff
Guilty whatever This is mark of the
papers Of senior schoolgirls, who study
the subject of domestic economy rs well
~ Of older students, and 10 such an ex-
tent that an examiner is forced to the
conclusion that this study is in some
occult way danger to photography.
To invest in "cousins, to have the
finger nails nearly "paired, " "poodles"
of water, ''minch meat" roasted
stake" to have the drains "slushed"
with water and to break class up into
drafts" may be taken as few ex-
amples Of this tendency. But scientific
terms are by no means safe from varia-
tions, as the two following quotations,
this time from the papers of schoolgirls,
will show: Gar bonny cassid" is an
unusual yet recognizable form of car
bonic acid. Lack tail ducks" may
not be so easily recognized One might
suppose that it referred to species Of
waterfowl related in some way TO the
Manx cat, but it is really intended for
lacteal ducts. Possibly the functions of
these vessels was no less mystery to
the writer than the spelling of their
name. .-Blackwocd's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Water G3 n Quart.

In speaking Of the Papazo Indians
Mr.. McGee said: "They inhabit coun-
try Of broad plains, with mountain
ranges between them. The mountains
are remarkably rugged and rise sharply
from the lowlands. All over the plains
live the Indians The country is one of
the most arid regions on the face Of the
globe, u whole year passing sometimes
without drop of rain. Geologically it
is curious place. The streams rise in
the mountains, but never reach the sea,
and the debris carried by the rivers, in
stead of finding its way to the ocean, is
spread upon the plains, the rivers dry
ing up before they reach the sea. Sem
land, in the state Of Sonora, was never
seen by white man until about two
years ago, when the bureau of ethnology
sent out an expedition to explore that
region. The natives are constantly vigi-
liant every moment, from day to day,
week to week, month to month, year
to year, expecting and dreading the ap-
proach of an enemy. They are always
prepared for any emergency. The dearth
of water was the greatest obstacle to the
exploration. Every drop we used was
carried from l2 to 10 miles by men un-
der heavy guard. Water there is more
valuable than gold, and often we meas
dangers and labor of securing water we
estimated its worth at from So to "a q
quart. Baltimore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Where the Walters Ask No Odds.

Common as the practice of tipping is
becoming in this city, there must still
be restaurants in which tips are neither
given nor expected and among these
must be some, at least, of the beef and
beans places in the neighborhood of Park
row. / have not been so familiar with
these places in recent years as used to
be years ago, before they had grown so
large and when coffee and cakes fur
nished the chief staple Of the food pro-
vided. In those days I am quite sure
that nobody ever thought of tipping the
walters, and 1 believe that the same
practice prevails in them now. 1t might
be that waiter would take tip from
some old customer with whom he was
ON friendly terms, but ! doubt if he
would take one from casual guest l
think if such guest should put tip
on the table the waiter would wipe n
off on the floor with the cloth with
which he swabs the table.
The beef and bean places are refresh
ing, not only in the food they furnish,
but in the spirit of self reliant indie
pendence that pervades them. Cor
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
AN ABLE PRACTICAL JOKE.
1t Created Considerable Excitement In .
University City.

1t Created Considerable Excitement In
University City.
The Cambridge (England) Independ-
ent Press retells the story of the hoax
perpetrated upon the civic and univer-
sity authorities at Cambridge on the
occasion of the visit of the late shah of
Persia to that country. 1t was on Satur-
day, June 2s, 1878, at IL o'clock in the
forenoon, that telegram was found
lying ON the hallkeeper's table in the
Gnildhall. II was directed to the wor-
shipful the mayor of Cambridge, was
signed by Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton
and read as follows:
'sHis imperial majesty the shah of
Persia desires to visit your university
town today en- route for london by spe-
cial, arriving at Cambridge station
about 10 O'Clock. Be prepared with
escort and reception as far as time al
low"
Instantly everybody began tumbling
over his fellow. The town clerk was
sent for, and messages were dispatched
to the vice chancellor, the members Of
the corporation, the volunteer officers
and the cook of st. Peters college kitch-
en- The vice chancellor hurried on his
robes, the aldermen and councillors did
ditto, the volunteers donned their uni
forms, and the cook began to boil and
fry.
Nor were the general public behind
hand. Flags We're hung out and crowds
gathered in the street. DIR. Cookson, the
vice chancellor (irreverently known in
those days as "Dismal Jimmy"), made
his way to the station as fast as his dig
nifty would permit. The mayor, Mr.. L.
II. Naylor, and the corporation followed
suit. A guard Of honor and carriages
were in waiting, and soon everybody
was there except the shah. Then the
news few round that the railway Off
cials knew nothing about the special
train, and after a brief delay it was ap-
parent that the whole thing was hoax.
The perpetrators of the hoax were never
discovered, though two persons were
afterward freely mentioned in connec-
ton with it. In the year of grace 1873
the era Of practical jokes was past, but
had the authors of the shah's visit been
alive in the days of Theodore Hook
they might have lived in literature.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
CHURCHES OF GRANADA.
They Are at Once Magnificent and Beg
carly, Solemn and Gay.

They Are at Once Magnificent and Bog
carly, Solemn and Gay.
IL was in its churches that thought
Granada ut once most magnificent and
beggarly, most solemn and gay l know
nothing in France or Italy to compare
with the effect of the cathedral when
the sun stepped streets were left, the
leather curtain was lifted and we were
suddenly in darkness as of night,
great altar looming dimly in far shad-
ows, vague, motionless figures prostrate
before it. Their silent ferver in the
strange, scented dusk gave clew to
the ecstasy of Theresa, of an Ignatius
But it was well to turn back quickly
into matter of fact daylight. To linger
was to be reminded that mystery has its
price, solemnity its tawdriness. In Gu
thedral and capilla real if we ventured to
look at the royal tombs at the grille
which even in Spain is without equal
at the retablos, with their wealth of Or
nament, one sacristan after another kept
close at our heels, impudently expect
ant.
II in unknown little church our eyes
HTtW uttuStOllltu w tidihHts-y ~ Who
that they might be offended with Vir-
gins cleaning in silks and jewels, with
Christs clothed in petticoats And If we
did once visit the Cartuja it satisfied
our curiosity where other show churches
were concerned. The word Cartuja hung
upon the lips of every visitor at the Ho-
tel Roma. Foreigners wrestled hope
lessly with it. Spaniards repeated it
tenderly, as if in love with its gasping
gutturals. We never sat down to q meal
that some one did not urge us TO the en-
joyment of its wonders. At last in self
defense we went. The Cartuja's archi-
lecture struck us as elaborate, its deco
ration as abandoned as the gush that had
sent us to it. 1t had not even the anus
ing gayety of Bohemia's rocco. but
was pretentious and florid in q. dull,
vulgar way, more in keeping with gild-
ed cafe or popular restaurant. But to
this visit my record owes place, since
it was our one concession to the guide
books commands II pleased us better
to forget the exaggerated, tortured fam
boyance in the kindly twilight Of
churches the names of which we never
troubled to ask. Elizabeth r. Pennell
in Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
just n Coiucideuce.

What curious condolences will some-
times occur" remarked Police Judge
Low the other evening. "Iwas walking
along Post street. near Union square,
one night recently, when suddenly the
bewhislSered face Of Judge Campbell
came before my minds eye. 1 don't
know what could have called him to
mind, but was still thinking Of him
when I saw parcel On the sidewalk.
picked it up and found it was a sheet Of
music that some one had dropped. I'M
rolled it and was confronted with the
title, And Still His Whiskers Grew.
1t struck me as being SO ridiculous that
/ sat ON bench in the square and laugh
ed for half an hour. "-San Francisco
Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Inhaiing Carbonio Acid.

Professor Ugolino Mosso Of Turin has
tested the breathing Of soldiers during
an expedition up Monte Rosa, and found
that the quantity Of carbonic acid ex-
hailed by man at height of 90, 900
feet or SO differs very slightly from
what it is at the sea level or near it.
The professor has also subjected himself
to q rarefied atmosphere in the Physio-
logical institution at Turin. and found
that when the pressure in the air was
still 81 centimeters (about inches) Of
mercury, he felt no Inconvenience, but
when it was reduced to 80 centimeters
(about 0 inches) he felt a great want of
breath, and became unfit to make obser-
tations. London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
SIN sllest Republic In Europe.

Neither Andorra nor San Marino can
claim to be the smallest independent
territory in Europe. That position be-
longs to Tavoralo, an islet off the
northwest coast of Sardinia. Its size is
three miles long and three quarters of q
mile broad, and its population numbers
exactly Do souls. From 1886 to 1889
the islet was governed by one Paoloto,
who had all the authority of king, but
when he died in the latter year he ad-
vised the inhabitants to form republic,
which was done. All the adult island
ers, women equally with men, have
votes, and every six years a president is
elected for that period. Westminster
Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
An Important Question.

II your friends or neighbors are suffer-
ing from coughs, colds, sore throat, or
any throat or lung disease Including
consumption), ask them II they have
ever used OttO's Cure. This famous
German remedy is having large sale
here and is performing some wonderful
cures Of throat and lung diseases.
Reynolds Drug Store will give you q
sample bottle free. No matter what
other medicines have failed to do, try
Ott0's Cure. Large Sizes 25c. and Soc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Etatiroao Gtmr Gables.
S~0cN~oN~No~o.o.O.o.O.O.~ .O.O.~~DN-NOONNNNN~N
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT JUNE "a, 1896

- ,,,,..,-, nh,
philadelphia 4 Erie Railroad DIVISION lime
iaoic' ira'"s 'TTslN,sSTrIw hRD ,1SUo"'
o.ot N m-Train !, daily eScep, Sunday for
g,,n,,,,r,, uorr,si,,, ,'y,d tnrmedintc stn-
, y,,,,,, mu,r'sbb aa bbhiindninhin ABA N M
Sow yarh 6,S3 m m . RaItimorc. 900 D. M;
W,"bingtnn S,i5 n N, Pullman pnrlor car
from WiIiiamsport and passenger coaches
from Kane 20 Philadelphia.
ass d. m.-Train q, daily except Sunday for
Harrisburg and intermediate stations, ar
irving at Philadelphia 4:30 A. NJ; New York,
7;33 A, NJ Pullman Sleeping cars from
Harrisburg 90 Philadelphia and New York.
Philadelphia passengers can remain In
sleeper undisturbed until 200 A, NJ.
e;b y. m-Train =, daily Tor sunnufy, harrls.
burg ana ntermediate stat,ons' agriIlhS a5 55
Phlhuelphln, b'oz a, m.i NeW ioIh' n.o'
An. on Meek days % and lo;S ~ Non, N: on sun giio
AN Pullman cars from Erie and Williams
mort 20 Philadelphia. Passengers in sleeper
for Baltimore and Washington will be
transferred into Washington sleeper at lar-
risnurg, passenger Coaches from ERE 70
Philadelphia ana Wiliiamsport 10 baiti-
more -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS
- BURGH RAILWAY.


The short line between Dubois, Ridgway,
Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
Niagara Falls and points in the upper oil
region.
On and after Nov. doth, 1895, passen-
ger trains will arrive and depart from Falls
Creek station, daily, except Sunday, as fol-
lows:
7:2S a. m. for Curwensyilie and Clearfeld.
1885 ID. m.-Accommodation from Punxsu-
tawney and Big Run.
1O:OOa.m.-Buffaloa and Rochester mail-For
Brockwayville, Ridgway ,Johnsonburg, Mt.
Jewett, Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo and
Rochester; connecting at Johnsonburg
with p. & r. train Q, for Wilcox, Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie.
1927 a. m.-Accommodation-F Sykes,
Big Run and Punxsutawney
2:2O D. m.-Bradford Accommodation-For
Beechtree, Brockwayyille, Ellmont, Car
mon. Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Mt. Jewett
and Bradford.
4:37 y. m.-Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run Punxsutawney and Walston.
Passengers are requested TO purchase tick
cts before entering the cars. An excess
charge of Ten Cents will be collected by con-
ductors when fares are paid ON trains from
allstations where ticket Office is maintained.
Thousand mile tickets at two cents per
mile, good for passage between all stations.
j. IL. McIEryRE, Agent, Falls Greek, Pa.
L. @. LAPEY, Gen. Pas. Agent,
Rochester N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
An Easy Remedy.

"Oh, dearl" sighed Mrs Cumso a
she tossed about in bed. "I'm suffering
dreadfully from insomnia"
go to sleep and You'll be all right,
growled Mr.. Cumso as he rolled over
and began to snore again. London An.
gwers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22

Too large percentage Of clay used
in the manufacture Of paper not only
increases the weight, but renders the pa.
per weak and liable to be easily torn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Charging a Bear with Bayonets.

Russian soldiers in Siberia are not
only encouraged to exercise their mar
tial ardor on big game, but are actually
led out in squads to take part in the
hunt. On recent occasion local po-
lice inspector joined in the hunt and
got two of the soldier beaters to act as
his bodyguard. When the bear came
merrily romping toward him over the
snow, the inspector got fiurried, missed
both barrels, flung down his gun and
buried his head in the snow, seeking to
burrow out of sight. The bear came ON
in great fury. Two Of the soldiers
waited till he came to close quarters
and turned him back with a volley.
They then charged with fixed bayonets
and finished him Off in true military
style. They have been rewarded for
their presence of mind in saving the life
of the guardian Of the peace by having
their photographs hung in their head
quarters and being each presented with
one ruble. e.--London Gl9be.
Nut Cracking rs . Trade.
There are in Chicago considerable
number Of men and women, mostly
Italians, who make fair living by
cracking pecan nuts. 1t is recognized
trade. They take orders regularly from
the fruit stands and stores and supply
them with cracked nuts So far as pos
sible they keep their methods in shadow.
They crack them with hammers. but
they get no such disheartening result as
the amateur who essays the same at
tempt. They have no little pieces to
pick up, but every kernel comes out in
neat, unbroken halves. This is because
they soak the nuts over night in soft
water. Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
NUMBER II.
A NAME.

At first n glimmer, wavcring and pale
Pierced here and there clouds o'erhanging
veil,
And then at length a great star, full and bright
Broke forth and east its radiance ON the night.
Catherine Young Glen IN Century
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22

When fortune means to men most
good, she looks upon them with .
threatening eye. -6hakespeare.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
Proof.

rs Mrs. Beverly so highly cultured?"
"fes, she can look at hole in
newspaper without wondering what was
ont out Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22

A LLEGHENY VALLEY. RAILWAY
"A COMPANY commencing Sunday
June Z, 1896, Low Grade Division.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
DEECH CREEK RAILROAD.

New York Central 4 Hudson River R. R. Co., Lessee
CONDENSED TINE TABLE.