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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-15

According to the New York Observer
women constitute o-thirds of all the
church members in the United States,
but only one-thirteenth of all the
criminals. Men make up twelve
thirteenths of the criminals aud one
third of the church members.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-15

The colorod people of Baltimore.
Md, are demanding colored teachers
for all the colored schools, and the
school authorities are making arrange
ments TO let them have their way.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-15

A Kansas court has ruled that "a
man who calls upon woman regular
ly and takes her TO entertainments oc-
casionally,is legally engaged to marry
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-15
The state in Cuba does not support
. single public library.

A Chicago newspaper has figured
out that by the census OF 1900 Chicago
will contain 5000 more people than
New York city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-15

At Union depot in Chicago
there il an average of nearly ten trains
an hour aud Of $1,000 passengers .
day. while !. 900. 900 pieces Of baggage
vesr sys. handled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-15

Port Said. tho terminus OF the Sues
canal. enjoys the reputation Of bsing
the vicksdest placs IN Tie world
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
QUEENS AS MOTHERS.

The Queen Of Spain looks upon the
personal training OF the young King
as part of the business ofa sovereign,
and has rarely, since her widowhood,
been absent from him for a single
day. The Queen Regent OF Holland
has educated her daughter almost in
solitule-a state of thugs which, it is
rumored, the little Qnseu Wilhe;miua
promises herself one day to alter. The
Empress of Germany is an equally de-
voted mother, aud would possibly take
a more active part in the destines of
her little sous if her somewhat AUTO
cratic consort permitted her to.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
SHE DESIGNS PAPER DOLLS.

Tie paper doll seems an insignili.
cant article of trade, but its designing
is not altogether unimrortant branch
Of art. Oae Of the firms which is re-
sponsible for the brilliant-looking
damsels who inhabit "p]uy" houses in
all we'll regulated nurseries has for its
chief designer young girl OF sixteen
Marguerite Macdonald. When she
was only thirteen the little girl began
her career as a seller vof designs, al.
though for years before she had de-
lighted her own civcl, Of acquaint-
auces with her i,an.liworl:. She is the
daughter Of naval n!i::er, aud lives
III Washington. She has received no
instruction whatever beyond that AZ
for'lcd by the public schools, but her
talent is so marked that she expects
some LAY to he as successful in reg
,lur" art as she now is in It's toy de-
3Artment.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
THE ''D1KE BOUQUET. "

Two pretty new fashions have ap.
peared recently, adding much to the
brightness Of our public gatherings.
One is the adoption Of white cycling
habits by lady riders. They are beau
tifully cut, having the skirt triAe
fuller than the old riding habit, and
tho natty little coat finished by pale.
colored tie, which matches the ribbon
on the white sailor hat. Thus attired,
q pretty girl looks her very best. It
is now the correct thing to carry Il big
posy Of flowers fastened to the front
of the bicycle, near the handle-bar.
One damsel will have roses, white, red,
pink or yellow; another cornflowers,
another pinks, aud so on. What a
brilliant opportunity for devoted
swains DESTROYS Of paying delicate yet
not too obtrusive attentions! The
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
4 CITY Beneath the Water.

It is fact we'll known to the geolo-
gists aud the geographical sbarps that
the whole crust OF the earth is in a
state of constunt agitation, changing
its level first in one place and then in
another. In some places this change
sinks whole leagues Of coast line, and
in others it causes immense islands
to rise above the oceans surface.
One curious result of some old
time sinking of aportion Of q continent
may be seen in the Arabian Sea, not
far from tue mouth Of the Indus. At
tllnt place it is we'll known that a
drowned city lies at the bottom of
the sea. When the waters are clear
the great stone houses and the peaks
and minarets of temples may be plain
ly seen only a few fathoms beneath
the surface. No one knows when the
city sunk, there not being even so
much as a tradition of the awful
calamity in the folklore of the people
of that vicinity. st. Louis Republic.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
"MURDER HATS"

A correspondent Of the london
Chronicle thus relieves her mind, that
paper printing the letter with the
above heading:
Sir: Mr.. Ruskin tells us that the
real meaning Of the term "sulgar' is
callonsness, indifference to the feel
1ngs OF others; and CArliuai New
mans famous description OF u gentle
man is summed up in the sentence,
zone who never unnecessarily iutilcis
pain" According to these authori.
ties, then, I think the wearing OF the
poor herou's plumes may Justly be
described as Il vulgar fashion, and one
unsuited to lady. Yours faithfully,
A LADY.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
SleepIN: Bees.

At recent meeting Of the Entomo-
logical Society of Washington des-
cription was given of the sleeping
habits of two species of bees in south
western Texas Certain small dead
bushes are selected Ivy the bees as
sleeping quarters The sleeping in
sects grasp the thia twigs and thorns
of the bushes with all six of their legs,
and according to the reader OF the
communication describing them, Mr..
Schwarz, they obtain additional secur-
ity against falling off by inserting the
tip Of their widely separated manli-
bles firmly into the wood.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
THE NEWEST SUNSHADE.

The lutest Partisan sunslladcs are
small. It is suggested that ut the
present rate of decrease We shall soon
be using the tiny silk and lace toys OF
our granlmothers.
Those most popular at the present,
however, are OF rational size. A re-
cent novelty is white, with flowers
printed ON its surfuc", such as conyol-
vnli, peoples and the like, nsed with Il
handle whose color harni,nizes with
the flower and knot incrusted with
precious stones. New York Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
4 Bottle Post.

The inhabitants Of the small group
OF islands south of Iceland possess 1,
very curious means of communication
in their so.culled "bottle" post. When
the wind blows from the south and one
OF the islanders wishes to communicate
with the mainland lie puts his letters
into well-corked bottle, and to in.
sure its delivery, lie iuc'oses at the
same time plug Of twist tobacco or a
cignr. The wind speedily imp:ls tho
bottle to the shore where people are
usually on the lookout, who are will
to deliver the contents of the bottle
in return for the juclosed rcmuaera.
ton.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
The Market Value OF Cast.Out Teeth.

ILL.,
wonder whether all my readers
know the value OF old artificial teeth
when they contain gold in any guam
tity. If they do not, I should advise
them to get good advice on the sub.
ject before selling, for there is an
enormous demand for such articles in
the advertisement columns of the
papers, and 1 suspect that good
deal of swindling is done in the
trade. There is one advertisement in
which these who have teeth for sale
are recommended to apply to manu-
featuring dentist rather than to a
wardrobe buyer. A lady responded
to this advertisement the other day.
and got an offer of Ell for her set, but.
being dissatisfied with the offer. she
took the goods to pawnbroker, who
at once offered her 81 IA shillings for
them. If, therefore, manufacturing
dentist is better purchaser than an
old clothes merchailtt!'' pawnbrokes
would seem to have the advantage ci
both. London Truth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
BLIND WOMAN LAWYER,

Miss Christine Blanche Labn:rcquc,
II blind girl, who has been Il study for
the educators ut B :rkeiev College,
California, is yo'"~ +" he lawyer.
She will be tie >;,t hlnd girl lawyer
in that State, au / l..r determination
to take up the profession Of law has
led to much discussion among those
that have assisted in her college
course. The young lady has had ~
remarkable career, and has been tho
subject of much comment because OF
her great learning.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
: ~
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

| London aud Liverpool are both at
the level Of tue sea.
It is said that bees can fly 20 percent
faster than pigeons.
A laboratory for the examination of
patients by the Roentgen rays has
hcen established in Berlin under Pro-
fcssor Buka, of the Polytechnicum.
Recent Austrian observations in tho
Mediterranean sea proves that the
deepest spot in that body Of water is
9, 4O6 futhoms, or nearly three miles.
The Rio News says that DR.. Pinto
Portella claims that he has obtained
favorable results from the employ
ment of tincture Of eucalyptus in yell
low fever cases.
The heait!icst place in Germany
seems to be St. Anton, near the Arl-
berg. 1t is a village of 500 inhabi-
tants, in which there has been no
death since May 5, 1895.
A royal commission has been ap-
pointed in England to inquire into the
administrative procedures available
for controlling danger to man through
the use rs food of tue meat or milk o.:
tuberculous animals.
An ell >"tric umpire has been devised
to determine hits in fencing. When
the foil strikes the opponents jacket
it makes bell ring, and the place hit
is distinguished by the difference in
sound of electric bells.
The medical department of the War
Office of the British government con-
siders that the Roentgeu rays are So
practical that two sets Of Roentgen
ray apparatus have been sent up the
Nile to be used by the army surgeons
in locating bullets in soldiers and to
determine the extent of fractures.
On St. Kilda's Island, which lies in
the Atlantic eighty-two miles west Of
the main island of the Hebrides, a
house belonging to the stone age has
been discovered, with a number of
stone weapons, hammers, and axes.
There are only seventy-one inhabi"
tants on thu island, which is 1000
acres in extent. The minister is at
the same time the doctor and the
school teacher. He sails to the main
land once year to shop for the whole
island.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
Presence of Mind.

Minnie-Did you hear of Maud
Edith's wonderful presence OF mind?
Mamie-Dear me, no. What was
the OCCASION?
''Why, when her wheel began to
run away down hill she pulled back
on the handle bars and screamed
whoa as load as. she could. "--Indiap.
apolis Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
The Transition Of Constance
BY Z. RAY LOTTSBUKG.

eyes, it will be quite the match Of
the season! Let me congratulate
yen, Mss Blake" making an elabor-
ate courtesy, showing IL flash of daZ-
.Zl!ng teeth and tlceting dip of dim
pies rs she smiled Mt the pretty re-
flcc,ion in the tall, silver framed mir
ror that hung in the innermost re-
cess OF her maiden sanctum sanctor-
am.
Il; is quite true" she went on, still!
speni / ns soiil y to the duinty young
person before her, "that Corson would
never iInye proposed ii / had not com
PEELED him, bnt no one knows but you
and rae, noddius sagely to the now
sober little face in the glass-"not
even CorsUn himself
"a dear stupid fellow" she went
on, with something like pout of the
resehnd lips, "but oh !" clasplng her
bands and admiring tentatively t be
while her latest acquisition, Il hoop OF
ire finishing brilliunts, "but oh of
sucll good old stock, aud with lots of
'gpo"Iuiix too.
Ugh! you vulgar girl! VIII you
novcs cease to talk slaug, I wouler,"
sinking u slender toretinser admou-
ishigiv.
"Drur old Guardy! How very
solemn he said it--'Connie child
are You sure you love this young
man 2 and | said, 'Snre, Glardy -
Then the question is already settled,
h. answered.
"Gool old Guardy! He looks ill.
Maybe that was the reason he sent me
away without another word.
IL think my conscience did give
just The very litllest twlnse, though,
when | answered him, and then my
good sense cane to my rescue. I lust
gave myself q shake, and said: Cow
ME Blake! behave yourself! ISM
Corsou WevIand p,ssabiy locking, a,
young 50? lsa't he ricn? Isn'l
he from one vi the very first families?
Isn't no fond OF you? Ptuy don't be-
gin to talk any ITO ard nousensr. OF
course you love him =
Gle ISM so nice rs Don, to he sure,
but dear old Gasrdv! there are none
that are like him.
""ell, it is late," stretching her
arms above her head and making II
d!str"cting little moue ut the face guz-
ing earnestly at her from the glass,
''and my list for tomorrow is a fear
fully long one; so goodnight. And
on The whole" nolIlus her head in
sage little fashion, Il thick YOU very
sensible sort Of young person.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
":bike bouquet" ought to h,,.. )
'l"suished reign. New Yo,L I,
1iser. :
SHE RUNS A sAw,;,,,.

'sIlLl. trial
A woman runs sAw,uili n 4, il the
and the Lewiston Journal q. Der def
sc'bes her: She doesn't run e. ,e the {
mill ut arms length or il d;ll,,,' sn' .on y
fashion. NJ; Miss Clara NJ 81. mis- al al,
OF H"u'to" not only has had I'll, !. pe more
teal experience in making bond, 1T benz
p'@nks and shingles, but n'sappi. to o., tni Is
CIV -" mus in Nd hue tri'
where the employees are sc,n,;. year i
more carefully Ivy tie propriet,s same:
ut the busy, screaming mill Al II Y o. ~
"'S' Aroostook couaty Ne, , a,t IN
Stinson is II firm believer 4 \ = w. ware
theory that any woman ought 1 81 be e;
what she can do vel, and malen Lave
by doing. she ISL sawnill own. ed =
choice. ~s - 'e -. :
-, IS bed IN
''Now, could make a li,,,
"rcss-m"k'ng, }" said SHE, as u i is is one
hey COSY Hou|ton library ii, j enough n
day. II know that the lat, h, Isi,m ma,
trim wouldn't have auy sale, Il, :, it as
an artist [ would have strugsI, nen + 70
bread aud butter. But when NJ. liver ,sa.
:" shingles and handling a e,, ~,
men, claim, without eyosism, II Germ
that | know my business Il Idn 9, vi
l should have left the trade. :" 4
Single making comes to Miss s. iii III.
sou as Il Natural heritage. Herh /. ,n and
Was lumber manufacturer. n pm ml Is Is III !
he died some years ago his d,au s snt!F !;
took up the business where he Iii
and since then las handled tint K by ma
along with other speculative ., =
tons with such energy ind rare u ss, m ~
judgment TINT she now is recsa 81,
with the solid manufacturers 81 /, since
took. year. WI
ID, or a
Her lumber and shingles hs,, must b
ed II reputation in the markets now M m
but the plucky little woman ssaid II
many acknowledgements at first $50
she Went away to Worcester, M DrT
few years ago, dealers. SIZE says l'l11
afraid of her. They couldn't ID
stand the situation. Tie idea 9 ~
woman operating Il shiuge.maki,
Enlistment evidently INSPIRED 49,.
with as much apprehension MS III
she had come with psnpoa tbo ;,
cnt tile!c hair and trim tneir u cite
rrs. But she had samples and ID as S
knew how ia talk p]uinIy, lid = Torn
ami emiEently busness.likes ~G
said, ''No, you don't know 3:
and I dou't know you either =
you're buying shingles and Pms mi
them. I back my shingles lM IN
Houlton, Me-, but haven't iaIl ~
ereacc*. I won't ask my one y. 5
erences and 1 dou't think they n {
to much. Bat my shingles az En-
what say they arc, and Wan hold,
them TO be 50 on the word OTIS NA Hhne
with q desire to develop bnn ":
a'o nuke "h hohes' do''at. = strong
want to purcll,S, . mems
The dealer with whom s1ea areex
locked at the :ler: woman ironb !, ~
ton, Me-, AMI I'D that he bsIieIa mo 10
did. HI boa ,ht, and has bA short
patron ever siu:e. H,r narks' ang CO
.,,,., ,ban SEES"
.;.. en- occ,
u trip to the big cities when pre- ' ainfnl
not suit her, and she never. - estion
stir the dealers up to an appttecaa and r
Of the quality OF her goods y, : are
H$sM ilnr
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
FASHION NOTES.

Skirts made in seven CURES a's1
popular.
Side-combs are as stylish %
but are not SO conspicuously w
formerly.
Stockings with small pockepo'
outer side, just above the fns k
shown in the shops.
Black etamiue made up o'a
liant colored silk produces . nsps ~
frock for matrons, either yo'E
old.
The fichu needs the touch o .
fist quite as much as the vsll. !, !,
folds must be arranged grscelp'', /,
the ends coquettishly twisted II |,
tened with fancy pins to MAJ !.
cess of this pretty article q w
For house gownsthe prlncs !,
supreme in favor. the -
dressmakers are turning ous s.
after costume on this pat's' ].
sna,les of gray are eagerly soass.s,
the slate, the girls araol'' 81
French cousins have it, y
most popular.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10

Below stairs, in his own particular
den, Donald Orion sat crouci,nr over
o fire, and although the nights were
not yet cold, he shivered. G,spiugly
he pressed one liant over Ais heart,
md with IN inarticuate cry sank buck
IN his chair Slowly, very slowly, the
color flowed back TO his bloodloss lips,
aud the man Strengthened him rlf.
"These attacks haze no! troubled
me fer a lous while uow," he mur-
INJURED "NeIl, may!e it is best they
should coue 10" AMI end it Ill. Nv
occupation in life Will be youn when I
lose her--.ny wee white blossom! It
had likcto have lluEaunel NE tonight.
She mast never know the i{,rt itcost
me.
can old follow like me seems quite
patriarch TO her, NO doubt. Thirty
nine and nineteen. No-she must
never know Of that wild impulse, that
Insatiate longing to take her in nv
arms ANA claim her r!ine, all mne!-
by right OF long yo,ys Of love and
watchiuluess and care. 70 the Child
/ have been q father nothing more
oh God! nothing more!"
Lcaung lazily over the side Of the
"Eurydice, her white sails hlIowiuc
above his head, and looking far out to
whore
"The ercattides of the tumbIing bay
Swing ejitcring in the golden day,
Swing foaming to and fro,
Corson WeyIand commuued with him
self.
" BY dove! wonder how came to
do it Always thought it would be a
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10

hard ching to do-propose to n pretty
girl. 1t just sort Of slipped out; she
had accepted me and it WAS all over
before l realized it.
"Sobcr sort of lutfar-that Orton
good sort Of chap too, l Sucss-.set-
tied the whole business for me in q
dozen words, without making things
awkward, either.
"Wcll, the Mater will be satisfied
now. l will settle down, and the best
thing I can 90, too.
"She's dear little girl, pretty as q
picture and quite exceptionable; even
the Mater will acknowledge that.
"Heigh.ho! I'll go home now-tell
the slud tidings and he ejoicea over
accordingly
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10

was child who cried out for sympa-
thv-now it was woman who sympa-
thized, SO quickly does one pass the
Rubicou thut lies just beyond girl
hood.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
ANOTHER SET.


Three of the four members of the board
of elections have refused to recognize the
appointments of judges and clerks male
by the de facto central committee for the
purpose of holding a rump election on
Saturday, and they have done just right.
1t would only involve the needless ex
penditure of county funds for no other
reason than to crafty the spleen of two
or three men. There is no more necessity
for holding that primary election on Sat
urday than there Is for having fve wheels
to a wagon. But If the bosses are deter
mined to have it, let them pay the cost Of
holding it out Of their pockets.
We are reliably informed that the de
facto committee put the names of seven
gentlemen who were selected by the mass
con vention, on their silver ticket. What
does this meanY They told the people
that the mass convention was only q
scheme of the gold men to send single
gold standard delegation to Columbus.
A nd yet they have confidence enough in
the delegations silver ideas to put seven
Of them on their own ticket. In this
action they confess the weakness of their
cause. Acoordins to their own program,
they only dispute the right of eight dele
gates to 60
Eight delegates is a small issue to spend
$3.50 on, especially when the mass conyen-
tion delegation are instructed 10 vote for
silver and to act as unit.
There is not the slightest possibility
that the rump delegation on Saturday, il
one shall be selected, will stand the shadow
of chance of obtaining seats in the state
convention. The board of elections has
practically settled that matter by refus-
ing to recognize the rump ticket. The
mass convention delegation will have
certificates from the board of elections
and the necessary credentials from the
officers of the convention to admit them.
The rump delegates, whoever they may
be, might as we'll save themselves the loss
of time, labor and money about this mat
ter, for they might as well try to skim the
clouds from the sky with teaspoon as to
get seats in the Columbus convention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
LOOK OUT FOR SILVER.

Henry Clews says that the cause Of
silver is gaining ground. He speaks as
follows:
In Wall street, business in all depart
ments is largely held in suspense by the
prevailing political excitement on the
silver question. All other considerations
are lost sight of, and other factors come
and go without leaving any impression
on the temper of the market. London
is catching the spirit of this demoraliza-
ton, and shows more disposition to sell
than to buy, but is evidently less con-
cerned about the situation than our.
selves.
The feeling is one of surprise at the
unexpected force of the pro-silver faction
in the South and the West. While the
East has been supposing that its educa.
tional efforts had largely broken the
force of this faction, the heresy has been
gaining ascendancy with surprising
rapidity 1t has become a serious ques-
ton whether free silver may not possibly
obtain a formidable vote in the coming
elections of representatives. 1t is now
considered settled that the Democfatic
National convention will be controlled
by large silver. majority; and no small
uncertainty exists in the minds of many
as to how far like views may influence
the actionof the Republican convention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
SOUND DEMOCRACY.

The meaning Of the word Democracy
is Government by the people that
the majority shall rule. Threats are
now being made by gold standard men
that if the Chicago convention shall
adopt plank in favor of bimetalism as
it was prior to 1873, they will secede
from the Democratic party. But they
are not true Democrats. They are self
opinonated Democrats who seem to have
no respect for the opinions of others.
Three months ago some of the free
silver men were making the same boasts
and they were justly criticised by the
Democratic papers all over the country.
Now that some Of the gold standard men
are making such boasts they are
just as amenable to criticism as
were the silver men three months ago.
Chairman Harrity, of the National
Democratic Executive committee,
touched upon the true principles of
Democracy on this question, when he
replied to a correspondent who asked
him in regard to the rumored exclusion