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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
Iurlng Game 10 Death.

A writer in we'll known sporting
paper tells how he and friend lay
down behind log one day, and
watched for flock of canvasback
Pretty soon in came n flock of thou
sands that alighted 800 yards from tho
shore, and began to plume themselves,
duck fashion. One of the men tied
his red handkerchief on the end of u
stick and began to wave it at intervals
in sight of the ducks. The dncks be-
gan to cock their heads sideways, and
after while they began to swim
toward the log They came withia
twenty yards. and the men jumped up,
and one got nineteen and the other
fifteen ducks with the four discharges
Readers of The Sun remember how
it told of the panther on the plains Of
Patagonia that gets as near n herd Of
| guanacos as it can, then lies down be-
hind bush on its back. 1t puts ono
paw up in the mir, then another, then
the third and fourth, and after u bit
all four at once. That seems curious
to the guanacos and they come close
to investigate. Up jumps the panther,
and lights on the nearest ones back
and breaks its neck.
A fox up in Nova Scotia comes down
to the bay of Fundy and goes jumping
along the beach couple of rods and
back again, rising on Its hind legs al
each about-face and waving its big
tail in the air. The little flock of foul
or five Canada geese out on the water
begin to wonder what can be the mat
ter with the fox They swim up into
the shallow water to investigate wher
in dashes the fox and grabs one by tn,
neck. The men have taken advantag,
of this trick and have trained dogs t.
do as the fox does. For lack of dos
men themselves have ambled about oil
their hands and knees to attract the
birds. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
Ducks DroMn nn Eagle.

II "a writer for the American Field
is to be believed, the crow duck is the
most extraordinary bird on the Poto-
mac river, cutting mp such capers as
to make even naturalist gasp.
-Four years ago." ho writes, 'while
shooting ducks with Mr.. Waller
president Clevcland's duck blind
builder,) ] noticed crowd OF three
or four thousand crow ducks. After
half nm hour / noticed nm eagle going
toward the flock When he arrived
Mt the proper distance he made n dart
but the ducks ns if by magic, went
under water like a fash, and sent up
volume of water as II big mine had
been exploded. This was done time
and time again, and finally tho volume
of water thrown up was 30 great that
the eagle was drowned. This is n
sight seldom seen, which may occur
but once in ducking life of fifty
years"
This crow duck is also known ms the
American coot, mud hen, blue peter,
and Fulica Americana by various hunt
crs and alongshore people. Up North
these ducks may be seen in creeks and
marshy, reed-grown rivers, but South
in Florida they resort in enormous
numbers to tho lakes where bonnets or
yellow lilies abound, nssociating there
with lesser scaup ducks. They are
shy birds, being much prosecuted
usually, but in localities where shoot
ing is prohibited, near the Titusville,
Fla, railroad pier for instance, they
are as tame as sparrows, understand
ing that they are safe.
The nearest anybody ever came to
the drowning eagle story was Frank
NJ. Chapman in bis birds of Eastern
North America" when he says
"Whon alarmed they patter over tho
water using their feet ms much as
their wings. The sound produced is
a characteristic one" He does not
say whether the water flies or not, but
one could imagine that crow duck
just as it turned up to dive could give
its scolloped webbed feet kick up
behind, like vicious mule and 30
saturating the eagle that it would bo
drowned. Eagles often catch living
fish, out of the water, and of course,
get more or less wet in 30 doing, but
perhaps the Potomac river eagles are
of II different species than those
known to bird books.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
The Face In Illness.

Tho face Is good index to the
state OF ones physical being,
and from IL symptoms OF disease can
DO detected almost before the patient
is aware that anything serious is the
matter with him. For instance, in
complete closure Of the eyelids, rem
dering the whites of the eyes visible
during sleep, is symptom In all
acute and chronic diseases Of severe
type; II is also to be observed when
rest is unsound from pain, whenever
seated.
Twitching of the oyelids. associated
with the oscillation of the eyeballs, or
squirting, herald the visit Of convulr
sions.
Widening OF the orHces OF til
nose, with movements Of the nostril
to and fro, point to embarrassed
breathing from disease OF the lungs on
their plural Investment.
Contraction of the brows indicate
pain in the head; sharpness OF thd
nostrils, pain in the chest, and drawn
upper lip, pain in the abdomen.
To make general rule, it may b9
stated that the upper third OF the face
is altered IN expression in affections
of the brain, the middle third, in the
diseases of the organs contained in the
abdominal cavity. = Tho Trained
Nurse. x.--> s-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

until the whole field Ia covered. Tho
water is then drawn into the highest
basin, permitted TO stand until the
ground is thoroughly soaked, aud then
drawn of bya small gate into tho next
basin. This process is repeated until
tho entire field is irrigated This Il
the systcm practicod on the Nile. wherd~
the basins sometimes cover sev-|
eral square miles each, while in
tho West they are often no more
than four hundred feet square There
is both crude and skiful way to
accomplish the operation Of flooding,
and there is wide difference in the
results obtained by the two methods.
The Indian and Mexican irrigators, In
their Ignorance aud laziness, seldom
attempt to grade the surface OF the
ground. They permit water to ro-
main In stagnant pools where there
are depressions, while high places
stand out as dusty islands for genera
tions All except very sandy soils
bake in the hot sunshine after being
flooded, aud the crude way TO remedy
the matter is TO turn on more water.
Water In excess is an injury. and
both the soil aud the crops resent this
method of treatment
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

The extension of the commerce OF
some of the great nations in these
days is simply amazing. British
'tramp" steamers carry Britnin'sgoods
everywhere, while countless ramilica-
tions of trade routes by land assist in
the distribution of her merchandise
into most distant and diversified areas.
Great Britain holds her markets
largely at arms length. 1t is esti-
mated that two ships per minute, or
twenty tons of shipping per second,
enter or leave the home ports of Eng
land.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
The New York Tribune aaYs: It i

The New York Tribune says: 1t is
only in civilized countries that woman
plays predominant role in the direc-
ton Of the course of events, but also
in barbarous lands, where the fair sex
is generally supposed to occupy po-
sition of moral and social inferiority
beyond the conception of their West
6rn sisters Thus, in China, it has
been the empress Mother who has re-
tanned in her hands for nearly two
score years the control OF that mighty
Empire, her predominance remaining
unimpaired even after the crushing
defeat OF her country by Japan. And
in Abyssinia it is an elderly woman,
the consort of emperor Menelek, who
has been the moving spirit in the re-
sistance offered for more than de.
cade to all the attempts on the part oi
Italy to secure possession Of the coun-
try by means of intrigue and force Of
arms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

Among the great movements of the
present day in this country none ranks
higher in importance, both economic
and social, than the movement for
better roads, maintains Public Opin-
ion. Low prices of farm products at
the place of production and the high
prices OF the same products at the
place of consumption are the result
very largely of the unnecessary cost OF
transportation involved in the use of
bad roads. Thus producer and con-
sumer suffer equally and are equally
interested in correcting the evil.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

JOY Is young,
With voice like the chime " silver bells;
And sweet are thc tales It's melody tells,
Baptlzing NIL hearts In the hallowed wells
OF love aud song.
with voice like the autumn wind Il monns,
And tells wild tales In It's waiting tpncs
Which break the full hearts of toiling ones,
Cruel and cold.
JOY, all truth,
Ronms fields of delight with lily crown,
Braiding her trcsses of sun-bathcd brown,
While fate on her rndient head rains down
Eternal youth
sorrow, all tears,
With slccpless eyes walks the way Of gloom,
Only crowned with sable veil anh plume,
And follows hcarse like following doom
Through endless years.
JOY can sleep
In the doomed palace or ivlcd tower,
Or fold her golden wings I'm n Hover.
And sleep. like bird on white rose
bower.
A peaceful sleep.
Harriet Smcad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
The Cheapest Restaurant

All records have been broken in tn
providing of cheap meals for the ver
poor, by n German who has q tin,
place on Oliver street, near Chatham
square. He serves bowl of coffee,
bowl Of pea soup and four slic(
of bread for one cent, and b
average patronage calls for 1000 sud
meals day. The Mariners tempt
grants him free rent, he pays tw
helpers 80 a week each, and takes
small wage for himself, and general
has s5 profits a week to give to II
Mariners Temple. Most of the bre4
is contributed by big baking frI
that have it left over. New Yo1
Mail aud Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
A study OF statistics of Americas

A study OF statistics of America 8
growth in population indicates that
the native-born population has fallen
off concurrently with the increase OF
the foreign element From 1900 to
1910 Americans increased about
thirty-fve percent. Since 1910 there
has been a steady decline OF the rule.
The last decade shows the percentage
of native increase to have been only
"a 1-2. The first decided decrease
coincided with the first pronounced in
crease of immigration.
From 1850 to 1880 our native popu,
lation never showed less of gain
than 38.l7 percent each decade. ex.
cept during the revolution, when i
decreased to 1881 percent But now.
when our immigration is larger thar
it ever has been, the increase Of oul
aggregate population is only a. 81
percent That is almost four percen
lower than the rate of increase of ma
tive whites during the revolution
The increase Of native population o
New England was phenomenal unit
the arrival Of the foreigner. Sine,
then it has steadily declined. Their,
seems to be no accounting for this un
less it is on tho theory that civiliza
ton restricts the increase Of populs
ton. But in contradiction to tha
theory ths fact may be Cited that th
English people who had never doubls'
their population in any 100 years a
: nost Quedrupled their numbsr fror
4f4t< &V*4 ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
White Men in Africa.

Sir Francis Scott, the governor OF
the Gold Coast colony, who led the re.
cent British expedition to Ashanti
lieves in the existence OF q race
white men in Africa. This belier>
has received confirmation from vari.
Gus sources since tho Ashanti expedi-
tion. Captain Larymore, an aide-de-
camp OF Sir Francis Scott, was sent to
Koranza, which is farther in the in
terror of Ashanti than the main body
of the expedition went. All the natives
he met told him that race OF white
men lived many days journey to the
northeast, and their country was on
the outskirts of great desert. So
much were the white men feared that
caravans preferred the dangers Of the
desert to crossing the country. Al
Hadji, q Mohammedan priest OF great
intelligence. told captain Larymore
that he had seen the white men; they
were not only white. but many OF
them fair-haired and bIue-eyed, and
they we're only armed with bows and
arrows. The memb bers OF the Ashanti
expedition firmly believe that q lost
European race exists in the heart OF
Africa.-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

In the municipal district of Guines,
Cuba, two years ago, with popula-
tion of 10, 900, only 800 of whom were
Spaniards aud Canary Islanders, the
electoral list contained the names of
32 native Cubans and 400 Spaniards-
.025 percent to 80 percent OF the
Spanish population.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
Early Methods Of Irrigation.

The earliest method of Irrigation is
known as flooding" and is generally
applied by means Of shallow basins.
A plot of ground near the river or
ditch from which water Is to be drawn
is inolosed by low embankments called
@heckx These checks are multiplied
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

there were two Miss Trchcrnes mar
ried together, and though Jack would
never agree with me, 1 always said
Aunt Lettie looked the better OF the
two. Black and White.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

Several literary and medical col
leges and other institutions of lndi-
ana have confederated for the devel-
opment of university on "broad.
non-sectarian basis"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

A statistician computes that Queen
Victoria is now sovereign over one
continent, 100 peninsulos, 500 prom
ontories, 1000 lakes, 1900 rivers and
$1,000 islands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
A Ruse Of AbyssInisn warriors.

The warriors Of Menelek. king
Abyssinis, adopt device that puzzle
confuses and frequently battles the
enemies Of the white persuasion. The
cut down trees about seven feet fro
the ground, and burn the stumps d
they are well charred and blacksne'
In front OF these they statio no(
selves, and the resemblance
them and the stakes is 40 stEi|
an Italian riAeman is likel
all his cartridges on the latte
belief that he is shooting
former. -Nsv York Prssa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

The latest statistics give the num-
Der of Protestants in Germany as 3l,-
900, 900 aud the number of Catholics
as 1S, 900, 900,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

Judge Kicks of the United States
court at Cleveland has rendered n de-
cision of great importance to railroad
men. He declares that the preferred
stock of railroad does not constitute
lien on the property.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22
How She Managed.

IT like that girl" said Woodby
Witte, "because whenever I tell her
anything amusing she laughs in the
right place"
"Yes," replied his friend. She told
me how she manages it,"
"Why -er-how is that ?"
''She says she always watches you,
and laughs when you do.--Washing-
ton Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

In the Spanish parliament consist
ing of Ai0 deputies, Cuba has never
had more than six and usually only
three members.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

Real estate in Havana, Cuba, has
fallen to one.half and one third OF its
value ten years ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-22

A genuine tramp addressed the Anti
Tramp association at Fon-du-Lac.
Wia. the other day.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-09
MEXICAN ITEMS.

City of Mexico, Jan. I:isp prob
,ble that the National bank of Mex
leo will take n loan of several mil
ion dollars for the reconstruction of
the sewer system in this city. 1t is
likely loan will be issued to the
public, it being the frs; popular loan
of the kink in this city.
The grand canal or drainage sys-
tenn will be finished in six months,
md il is proposed TO now push ener-
getically the work of bringing the
sewers Of the city to common level
so as to take advantage of the new
outlet.
! Yellow fever has disappeared from
Papantla, Vera Graz State, the cold
northerly gales having destroyed
ihe germs of the disease.
The homeopathic medical school
has been inaugurated under the gov
eminent auspices, and marks the
first official recognition of home
ophathv in this country. President
Diaz has been firm friend of home
o ohaths, resisting pressure brought
by the old school physicians.
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BY PUBLICATION
No. 1896.
FRANCISCO hBREGo

"
ABEL vAipiz ABaroo.
n the Eistri' I Court Of C;mcrrI
unity. Texas. 9th Judicial istrict.
The state Of Texas to tn sheliif c.
ny Constable of cameron Count,
eting:-
You ,ehereby C mnande th't ~
tl,l g publica ion of hi eta i. in
me newspaper published in the
ounty of Cam ron. once each W ek
or Tour co.'s. cutive w, cks, re, ious to
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ISABEL Valdez Abiego, whose rcsiden
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irownsv he. on the first Monda i
febru ry, -. D 49, 6. the same bein
the I'll ri d Y of February, 1896, th,n
an there to answer petition fill d il
III urt "n tn At Y aai VA y
1896, in su nun bered on tied cktt
OF SAID curt No 1895. whe elm IRAN
cisco Ab eEo is Plaintiff a d Isabel
w d bngo is Defendant whe. Gin
| ntiff gr3 as 10 lows, 10 w.t.
hat ri inliff is a bona fidr nj bitan,
of the tate If exas. and has resid, d
in Cameron County more than six
ronthS pr ing he instiiuion of thi
suit. hat h nd Defen mt yer
saly IA FRI IN the yea 1869, an
lived together until sometime II b.
Y ar 1877, wh Defendant {
him III intention of all ndcnmrnt
her fore l. intiH pr Us for de.
cr'e dis, living the mar iage !e,ween
him and n9 ndan, or costs of oar
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Constahic Pr, ct. >.
Cameron County Texas.
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Cough, one CT two Slight efFcSts or
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MEXICAN MISCELLANY.
Work 10 be Commenced at Once c,
Col. Haaspson. $ Railway
Laredo Nems.

AsclC1O 4NCMc.
City of Mexico, January 4, 1896.
All the details for She transfer
the subsidy held by the Tnteroccan
Railroad for building to the Pacii
on the Mexico, Cuernavaca and p
cific Railroad are 1iuf,hed. Col
Hampson will commence construc
sion with large force at once.
Finance Minister Limantour an
family will leave Wednesday.
Minister Of oreign affairs Marisca
vii e to -hs sine place few day
later Ak lent Diaz toward
the ena d the enih.
o--iss pogaiar circus opens 10
Awamsr re birth to child il
a street car
The suIhcrisias of the state OF
Sonora are 5n lookout for bandits
who it is claimed, are planning tt
derail railroad trains
New York exchange ninety ant
half premium.
$4,000 were subscribed in Mazat
Ian for building for market.
The pesteffice here is distributir:
so many New Years cards that ti'
regular mails are delayed.
:. number OF robberies on the ex
position grounds have occurred.
a mortimer isagaiu blowingat Yer;
Cruz making the cold felt here.
Work of demolishing the famous
Arcade's Portales is progressing "a
.pidiy.-
Two new hotels are proposed fol
this city and one for Yeracruz-
Large shipments of cigars. tobacco
and cigarettes are being made from
Vera Cruz and Tabasco the the Unii.
cd States and Europe in view Of tn,
scarcity Of those articles in Cubs
whereit is reported the crop will b,
short for several years.
Guatenalan Minister de Leon say.
he will remain here until June and
it is rumored lie will then be made
prime minister of his country.
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