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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

Jules Simon, in one Of his reminis-
cences of Renan, relates that at one time
he differed with his professor about the
Interpretation to be given to certain
passage in Scripture, quoting the He
brew text as his authority. After he had
frankly stated his objection his superior
meditated for awhile and then told him
mildly, "Abbe, you will repeat in
kneeling position, the seven penitential
psalms before the holy sacrament Re-
lating this incident to Simon, the latter
inquired, "And what answer did you
maker" 81 answered what is customary
in such cases to answer, I thank you,
reverend father. " "And you did PEN
ance?" 81 did, and then proceeded again
in my Investigations, and ever received
the same reply. But could not pass my
whole life reading the penitential
psalms.
And he did not. He began to consult,
instead of the priestly oracle, the oracle
of his reason and of his own conscience,
and he became the great torchbearer,
the biographer of Jesus and the apostles
from rational point of view, unclouded
by experimentation and miracle wor-
ship, and he wrote the "Origin of
Christianity, and he threw the won-
derful light of his erudition upon the
intricate problems of oriental philology
and Biblical archaeology and the COM
parative history of religions and brought
sunshine into thousands of minds where
superstition and uncouth credulity
reigned before. -Menorah Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

She blushed prettily as she told the
sister of her best young man that she
thought she would buy birthday pres
ent for him.
"You know him better than do, "
she said, $50 have come to you for ad-
vice."
"Yes?" said the sister inquiringly.
''Oh, yes, indeed. What would you
advise me to get?"
"Oh, 1 don't know" replied the sis.
ter carelessly. 81 could only advise you
in general terms From what 1 know
Of him, however, he will appreciate
something that can be easily pawned
better than something that cannot -
Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
NEW HAND UNDERSTOOD.
A woman's Testimony as to the Value of
knowledge of German.

Womans Testimony as To the value OF
knowledge of German.
1t was just a little informal gathering
Of women, and as they slipped tea with
their hats on and gossiped about church
sociabes and of the preponderance of
girls among the babies that had recently
arrived, one of them let fall German
expression.
"Oh, dear mel Do you speak Ger
manp' asked the tall woman from
down east, who plumes herself upon
having married German broker and
thinks she speaks German herself
"How delightfuli'
Certainly" said the stout woman
who was addressed. 81 should think I
ought to. I lived in Germany for ten
years before was married. It is very
useful thing too. My husband does not
speak German, but remember one in
stance when the knowledge Of just one
little German word was Of great help to
him. You see, always made 1t a prac-
tice to begin teaching German to my
children when they were babies, and
just teaching them one word at time
and saying that one word whenever it
was appropriate until it was indelibly
fixed in their memory. Now, when my
last baby was beginning to walk, I
wanted to teach her that the fire was
hot, and SO whenever she went near to
it would pull her away and point to
the stove and say, 'Heisl said 1t u
great many times. and by and by she
learned that heis' meant hot. Now, one
day my husband was breaking in new
man at his factory, and he wanted to
warn him about some dangerous place.
The man was a German, and my hus-
band was at loss as to how to make
him understand until, all Of a sudden.
he remembered having heard me in
struoting the baby. So he pointed to the
place and called to the man, 'Heisi'
'Heisr The mans face lit up, and he
turned to my husband and exclaimed:
"I understand you perfectly. ~
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
CORDOvA AT MIDNIGHT.
Gayefy In the Spanish City Il Then at It's
Greatest Height

Gayety In the Spanish City Il Then at It's
Greatest Height
In the evening, after dinner, about 8
O'Clock, we drew chairs out upon our
little balcony above tho Paseo Listless
groups had gathered about its cafes.
Two gypsy children, as black as me-
groes, in their scant white shirts, with
persistent hands and voices were carry
ing on Spain's one fiourishipg business,
but IL was not a stimulating sight, and,
tired out with the days journey, we
went at once to bed. II must have been
two or three hours later when we were
awakened by a loud crash Of cymbals
and blast of trumpets. Our first thought
was that soldiers were marching through
tho town, and we hurried to the win
dow TO see. Below great mass of peo-
pie were seated under the palms. Open
carriages were passing up and down on
each side, and men on horseback. Very
smart nurses, with great bows Of ribbon
on their heads, had brought wide awake
babies out for an airing. Great trucks
and vans Of merchandise rumbled by.
the Paseo band had just begun to play.
The cafes were ablaze with light, their
tables crowded to overfiowing. Cordova
at midnight had come to life
The air was hot and close, used up by
that vast multitude, and the dust, stir
red by their ceaseless march, choked us
where we stood. 1t was hopeless to try
to sleep again, and we waited by the
window. OF sudden bell sounded
loud above the voices Of the crowd. AT
once the band was hushed, carriages
were stopped, the people ON the chairs
under the palms were on their feet, and
not man but stood, hat in hand. We
looked to the end Of the Paseo, for ey-
erybody was looking that way. From
out the doors Of the Moorish minaret
crowned church came procession of
men in white surplices, with Pickering
candles and tall lanterns, and a priest
carrying the sacrament, under its golden
veil. to the dying Men who moment
before had been drinking fell upon their
knees. and we could hear nothing but
the tinkling bell and the murmur of a
low chant, as the priest walked slowly
on between the rows Of kneeling people,
praying there in the starlight under the
palms. And 80 in Spain today, as yes
terday, does life in a moment change
from fooling to prayer, as the shadow
Of death passes by, only to return to its
folly rs readily when the shadow has
passed Once the priest had gone back
to the church, and the doors were shut,
the music, louder than ever, went on
where it had left off, carriages rolled
on, and horsemen pranced after them.
There was no sleeping any more. We
dressed and packed our bags, and when
in the first dawn the band went away
and the last few stragglers were going
home and few peasants were coming
in with their donkeys and cafes were
being shut we took our places in the
hotel coach and drove off to the station
in time to catch the express from Mad
rid to Seville. Elizabeth r. Pennel
in Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
THE LITTLE FRENCH GIRL.
She Is Miniature Woman and Is Taught
All Feminine Arts.

All Feminine Arts.
lowever innocent she may be, little
French girl is much more Of little
tionality. She does not romp; she is
demure and quiet in her games, which
are often limitations of grown persons
life. She is trying to learn how to be
the mistress Of her house by means Of
her dolls, furniture, kitchen and dishes.
Feminine arts are still part Of every
well arranged French education. Men
really care more for these accomplish
ments than for others, as they make
stay at home wives who look after their
households, and as Frenchwoman's
principal aim is to please her future
husband every mother prepares her
daughter for this end. Thin is why she
does not permit too close an intimacy
with little boy cousins, because ten
years later jealous husband would
take dislike to these friendly cousins,
nor would he like his wifes bosom
friends, in whom she confldes and who
never leave her, any better.
Mothers, therefore, permit few If any
intimacies, and these are all winnowed
and selected with the greatest care. One
advantage OF this system is that the
name Of friend is not carelessly bestowed
right and left. 1t takes time and good
reasons for simple acquaintances to rise
to that rank. The mother not only
wards off little boy cousins and init
mate girl friends, but she discourages
the little girl in showing off her knowl-
edge out Of the classroom, for she Is
fully aware that nothing could be less
attractive in the eyes Of the expected
lord and master than bluestocking.
A bright little girl could name had
by chance picked up some astronomical
scraps, together with other scientific
facts, which allowed her to shine now
and then. One evening, while playing
in the garden, she heard friend of her
fathers exclaim, "What dazzling
start" "That is not star, SIR" she
said; "it is planet. Her mother was
in despair. for she would rather hun
dred times have found her ignorant
than have seen her "show off," or capa-
BILE of committing the enormity of con-
tradicting an older person. 81 hope, F"
she said jestingly, as sort of excuse,
"that when she is 18 the poor little
thing will have forgotten great part
of what she knows todayp'-Th. Bent
zon in Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

Even the benevolent, unworldly old
gentleman who surveyed the occupants
Of the car now and then over the tops
of his gold trimmed glasses recognized
the fact that tho man who took seat
next to him was not a member of the
polite circles Of society. He did not
avoid him, however, but responded
when his companion made ZONE casual
remarks about the weather.
"You never pass the time by tryin
your luck with pack o. cards now an
then. do you?' asked the newcomer,
after quarter of an hour or SO had
elapsed.
Never
"well, it's a good way to kill time. :"
"But you run so much risk of meet
ing professional gamblers "
'Oh, yes. Of course us ordinary gents
have to take our chances on little things
like that But manage to get through
a deal or two now an then an not get
scared very much. either"
"Do you travel much9"
"I've KEEP on the move all my life.
travelled with circus fur three years
an I've been in several other branches
of commerce since that took me u good
deal away from home. At present I'm
sorter tourip ON my own account"
my friend" said tho benevolent
gentleman solemnly, II am sorry to
hear you say this It is an old saying
and true one that n rolling stone gath
ers no moss
Mister" was the reply, delivered
with equal solemnity, "I'll let you into
q secret. amt lookin fur moss. I'm
out fur the dust. detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
Beresford's Brevity.

Lord Charles Beresford is man Of
few words and those very much to the
point. Speaking in the house of COM
mons one day in reference to the Arab
slave dealers, he said, with great en-
phasis:
"Mr. Speaker. we ought to catch
these men, give 'em a fair trial and
then hang EN-"
Receiving an invitation to dinner at
Marlborough House one evening, he re-
piled by wire:
Sorry can't come. Lie follows by
post. San Francisco Argonaut
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
PRESENCE OF MIND.
HOW AN AERoNAuT SAVED HIMSELF
IN THE OPEN AIR.

A Long Piece OF Rope and Neat Caicu-
lation Preserved the Life of Professor
Hi Wind-But For This the Reporter
Couldn't Tell This Interesting Yarn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
A Short Cut to Health.

To try to cure constipation by taking
pills is like going round in a circle.
You viii never reach the point sought,
but only get back to the starting point.
A perfect natural laxative is Bacon's
Celery King, the celebrated remedy for
all nerve, blood, stomach, liver and
kidney diseases. 1t regulates the
bowels. Reynolds Drug Store will give
you sample package free. Large
sizes % cents and 80 cents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
The Decline Of the jaw.

And now it Is claimed that the jaw
bones Of civilized peoples are gradually
becoming attenuated, chiefly owing to
the prolonged use Of knives and forks.
There need be no fear, however, that
we will lose the use Of the jaws The
habit Of chewing gum will soon restore
these portions Of our anatomy to their
pristine strength.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
A Mild Request.

Fair patient-Is there no way Of tell
ing exactly what is the matter with mel
DR.. Emdee-Only a post mortem ex.
animation would reveal that.
Fair Patient = Then. for heavens
sake, make one. don't see why should
be squeamish at such time as this
Pick Me Up.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

Silk dresses rustic much more loudly
In dry weather, because they are almost
devoid Of moisture and the friction be-
tween their folds is considerable and
noisy. When rain is impending. the
silks absorb portion Of the moisture
and become almost silent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
TIE FLOODS IN MAINE.
Three Lives Lost and Millions Worth of
Property Destroyed.

Three Lives Lost and Millions Worth of
Property Destroyed.
PORTLAND, Me, March 3-The flood on
the Presumpscot river has subsided con-
siderably, but rain is still falling. Only
one bridge out of six in the cities of West
Brook and Cumberland mills remains
over the Presumpscot. Along the entire
river not more than three bridges are
standing The damage to mill property in
Westbrook alone will amount to over ST.,
600, 900. The new mill of the S. w. War
ren paper mandatory is gone, and
portions of the Westbrook Manufacturing
company, w. X. Danas and other mills
are damaged.
Tne nIshest run of tides known here for
fifty years visited Bath yesterday, over
flowing streets and flooding easements.
All work was abandoned in the shipyards
The water in the Androscoggin river at
Brunswick is the highest in years, and
much mill property is in imminent dam
ger. While trying to save property yester-
day Charles Wagg, general overseer of the
Cabot cotton mill, was drowned Two
French employees, whose names are un-
known, also perished.
Three bridges in Brunswick and To-
hams and several houses have been carried
away. The new iron bridge connecting
Hollis and West Buxton has gone down
the river, and a big jam of logs between
Bar Mills and West Buxton is holding
back three miles of anchored ice. If this
dam breaks the factories of the Maine Fur
niture company and several stores are
doomed
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
FLOOD DAMAGE EAST.
Havoc ofthe Rising Waters in New
Hampshire and Maine.
PROPERTY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

At brunswick, Me, Three workman Were
Drowned While Trying to Stem the Tide
of Observation-Disclosures Traffic Seri-
ousIy Impeded and Mill Work Suspended
DOVER, y. H.. March 3.-More than
S20O0OD damage has been done by the flood
in this city. Three bridges have been
washed away in this city and u large sec
ton of the big Bracewcll block has been
completely wrecked. The Mcrrimac river
is rising at the rate Of three inches an
hour The Nashua river is eight inches
above any stage it has reached at Nashua
in the last twelve years, and Jackson's
mill, which employ 1,OOJ hands, and the
electric light works have been obliged to
shut down.
Three bridges at Somersworth, n. H,
have been carried away, and traffic on the
Northern division of the Boston and Maine
railway is suspended in consequence.
Many other bridges on tho Piscataqua
have also been destroyed, At Bow juno
tion, two miles south of Concord, N H.,
1000 feet of the roadbed of the Concord
and Montreal railway has caved in, and
it must be several days before the damage
can be repaired.
Reports from North Weare and New
Boston indicate that several bridges in
that section have been wrecked, and it
will be several days before railroad traffic
can be resumed. All the mills at Man
chester, n, H., are idle.
The tracks of the Boston and Maine be-
tween Manchester and Lowell are under
several feet of water in places 1t will re
quire two days at least to repair the tracks
to Concord The Merrimac river is over
| its bank at Lowell, Mass, and all the
/ mills are idle.
/ The Mousam river at Kennebunk, Me. is
higher than it has been at any time in the
last eighteen years, and work in factories
there has been suspended in consequences
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
That Great Jury, the People,
Have so Decided.
Grandest Medicine for
Blood and Nerves.
Used by Hundreds Of Thou
sands in Spring.
Nervura Indeed the Worlds Great
Spring rIedicine.

DR.. Greenes Nervua blood and nerve rem
edy is indeed "The Worlds Great Spring
Medicine 1t has come to be recognized by
almost everybody as the best possible spring
medicine to take, and hundreds of thousands
of our people use it during the trying spring
months, to tone up anew the relaxed nerves.
and re-invigorate and enrich the blood.
A spring medicine is a necessity if one
wishes to keep in perfect health and vigor,
during the changes from winter to summer.
This grand spring tonic, this perfect spring
medicine, DR.. Greenes Nervum blood and
nerve remedy, is exactly what the system
needs at this season. 1t not only purifes,
but makes rich, red blood it not only
strengthens and invigorate5 the nervous
system, but re-energizes and re-yitalizes the
nerves by feeding them with renewed nerve
force and power 1t is not only an aid to
Digestion but it creates a regular. natural
and healthful action of the bowels, liver
kidneys, which in the spring are always
sluggish and inactive.
In fact, it is just what people need to make
them well and keep them well during these
months, so threatening to the health of all
/ and when it is considered that DR.. Greene's
] NelNuld DlOOd ana nerve remedy is made
entirely from pure. health giving, vegetable
remedies, and that people give it more
testimonials Of cure than any other remedy
on earth, no one can doubt that it is the very
best spring remedy for everybody to use.
Mr.. Gustave Lelbach, of 337 First St.,
jersey City, n, j., says
II was troubled with sick headaches, and
could not sleep on account of the pains in my
head. was suffering night and day with
dyspepsia, could not eat anything, my
stomach would sour so. | had to starve my
self to have any ease. | had to give up
work at last, | was so nervous and miserable,
and | was falling away in flesh so that my
friends hardly knew me. l tried several
remedies, but without avail. At last some
one recommended Dr. Greenes Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. ! tried one bottle
and began to improve. | started in to eat all
right then picked up my health; my head
aches disappeared and my weakness and
sour stomach went away. | used three
bottles, and could sleep all night with ease
| used six bottles, and felt like a new man
| can now do hard day work without any
trouble, and l am as happy as a bird il
spring. | was so miserable, always suffer
ing, always in pain, but now l am like new
man"
Use DIR. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy this spring, for it is the discovery
and prescription of a well-known physician
Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14th St. New Yorl
City, who is responsible for its beneficial
, action, and who can be consulted free 0
charge, personally or by letter.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
nrrs. stamford wins the snlt.

WASHINGTON, March g. Mr.. Justice
Harlan, in the supreme court of the United
States, announced the decision of the court
in the case of the United States VS.. Jane
l.. Stanford, executrix of the late Senator
Stanford, in favor of the executrix. This
was suit brought in the United States
courts in California to recover something
over Sl5, 600 600, Stanford's proportion as a
stoclzholder of the Central Pacific Rail-
road company Of the alleged liability of
the corporation to the United States for
bonds advanced TO it by the government.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
READING R. R. SYSTEM
IN EFFECT OCTOBER 4. 1895.

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows
For New York via Philadelphia week days,
10, 5 25, Z 20 a. m, II 50, So and 50 p M
For New York via NIauch Chunk week days,
25, Z 2Oa. M, II So and 55 p. m.
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days,
10, 3 25 20 am, u 5S, 2 So and 55 p. Sun
days, 10 a. m.
For Pottsvilie, week days, 10; 20 a. M, and
10 So, 80 and 55 p, IN, Sundays, 10 a. m.
For Tamaqua aud Mahanoy City, week days,
10, %, 20 a, m, IL 5s, ? 55 and 55 P' m.
For Wiiliamsport, Suubury and Lewisburg,
week days, %, II 30 a. m, 80 and % p. m.
For Mahanoy Plane, weekdays, 10. Q 25, 5 25,
7l20, IL 30 u m II So, 80, 55,5 55 20 and 35
p. m. Sundays, . 10, 3 25 a. m.
For Ashland and Shamokin week days, 25,
Z 20 II 30 a. M, &c. Z 20 and 3 30 p. m. sun
For baltimore, Washington and the West via
b. & o. X. r. through trains leave Reading
/ Terminal, Philadelphia, lP. X II. r. r. at 20,
/ z -, IL 26 a. m, l6 and 727 p m. Sundayss
/ 3 20, 90, II 25 a. M, i6 and q p. m Addi-
tional trains from Twenty fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days 80, 10 Al, % p.
m. Sundays, 35, % p. m.
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.
Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days, 90 n. M, 80 4O 90, Z 80 p. m. and u 10
night sundays, 6 90 p. m,
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
days, 30, 9 10 "a. m, 10 and 30 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia Reading Terminal, week
days, 4 20, 8 80, 10 90 a m. and 90, o. IL 30
| Leave Reading, week days, 35, 10, 1905,
| II so a. m, 50 and 81 p, m. Sundays, 80 a
Leave Pottsville week days, 2 80, 10 a. M,
| IL 30 and l2 p. m. Sundays IS a m.
Leave Tamaqua, week days, Is, so, II % q
m, 20, IS and 9 SO p. Sundays, Is a. m.
Leave Mahanoy City, week days, , As, 2l,
IL AZ a. M, 81, 90 and 81 p. m. Sundays, 45
a, m.
Leave NIahanoy Plane, week days, 2 40, co.
$50, 81, IL so a. m, 10 5S, o. 20 6 26 SO and
| 10 10 p, m. Sundays, > 40, 90 a. m.
] Leave Williamsport, week days, A. 10 10 o.
m, 35 and IL Al p m. Sundays, II IS p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION,
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street wari and
South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays Express, 90 a. m, 90, 90, 90
p, m. Accommodation, 90 "A. m, 4 80, 80 p. IN.
Sunday-EXpress, 90, 1000 a. m. Aocommo-
dation 90 q. M, i5 p. m.
Returning leave Atlantic City depot week
days, express, IS, 90 a. M, 30, 80 p. m.
Accommodation, 6 so, IS a. m, and 4 81 p, m.
Sundays-Express, 90, 80 p. m Accommoda
ton, IS a. M, 10 p. m.
ParlOr Cars ON all express trains,
/. A. SWAIGARD, q. q. HANCOCK
Geul 'uperintcudent GeR'l Pass. Agt.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03

MAsPETH, l.. l., March 3,-There was
big crowd in attendance at the Empire
Athletic clubhouse last evening, and some
lively fighting was witnessed. There was
first an eight round bout between Larry
Burns of Cohoes and Jack Downey Of
Brooklyn, which was declared draw.
Then came the bout between Tommy
Ryan of Syracuse and "Sid" Mccoy, late
of Memphis. This was a genuine prize
fight with gloves, Ryan being completely
knocked out in the fifteenth round.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
Seven Thousand Made Idle bv Flood.

MANCHESTER, n. H, March 3-The high
water in the Merrimac carried away three
private bridges and the steam pipes of the
Amoskeag mills yesterday, necessitating
shutting down the mills, The shut down
throws 1900 hands out of employment,
and may last several weeks.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-03
New York State Floods subsiding.

ALBANY, March 2.-Freezing weather
has checked the rising of the streams here
abouts, and there has been a material sub
sidence of the flood. A strip of thickly
populated business and residence portion
of the city two miles long and a quarter
to half mile wide was submerged yester-
day from one to twelve feet.