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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
'srhc Wares of Autolycus.-

George Fleming, whose latest book is
"For Plain Women Only, is one of the
three accomplished women who are
largely responsible for 1.-The Wares Of
Autolycus," we'll known column in
The Pail Mall Gazette. The other two
are Mrs. Alice Maynoll and Elizabeth
Robins Pennell. Mrs. Maynell is one of
the few women entitled to write in the
first person, since it is her personality
that lends such charm to her work.
Curiously enough, the other two wom-
Ell are Americans. Mrs. Pennell is the
wife of the artist and etcher and niece
of Charles q. Leland (Hans Breitman). /.
She was a Philadelphia girl. She writes
learnedly Of cookery. George Fleming is
better known here as Dudu Fletcher
and originally came from Indianapolis
Her father, the Rev. j. 9. Fletch :
was noted traveller and lecturer. +
mother is now the wife of Eugene Ben-
son, the artist Her first novel, "K;s.
met" will be we'll remembered "Mi-
rage" is the second of a succession of
novels
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

Mrs. Stanton wrote of herself not long
ago: 81 am a moderate eater, enjoying
simple food. l have always worn my
clothing loosely, resting on my shoul-
ders, and Of the lightest material, will,
the lightest trimming possible; large
boots, broad soles and low heels; conse.
quently my feet have kept up with the
weight they were required to carry. Not
a nerve or muscle, from head to foot,
suffers any pressure from clothing. My
teeth are all sound, my hair luxuriant,
my hearing perfect and my eyes still
able to read fine print without specta.
cles. have brought up seven children,
kept house 60 years and worked in all
the reforms. And now, in the sunset of
life, l am still busy with pen and
tongue, as deeply interested as ever in
all the questions of the hour, feeling
with Longfellow that
cage is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as tho evening twilight fades away
The sky is filed with stars invisible by day"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
sponped. ThisTloes not necessarily occu

sponped. This does not necessarily occu-
py great deal of time, as in from half
an hour 10 three-quarters the tailor
made woman emerges ms good as new
and that without the expenditure of
cent. There are other places where the
gown is sponged and new braid put on
for very small sum.
Would it not be good plal for those
women who cannot afford a maid to en-
gage the services of some deserving
poor woman at regular hours once a
week, Ur oftener il necessary, to do the
mending which accumulates even with
the neatest of women? A lady in this
city tried the plan few years ago and
found it worked excelleDtly. Among
her protegees was poor young Swedish
gira whose household cares We're too nu-
merous to permit her seeking regular
occupation. For small but adequate
sum she spent every Saturday morning
at the house of her patrmess looking
over and mending underclothes, and so
forth, work in which she SOON took
great interest and pride. Being a Swede.
,he had that skill and proficiency with
her needle so rarely found among the
very poor in our own country. y.-Godey's
Magazine
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
Learn to Tie Your Ties.

Every woman who aspires to wear
ties should make q painstaking study of
the art Of tying them. Her sex is no ex-
cuse for the wearing Of ready made
cravat. She should also be sure that her
ties are spotiessly neat and fresh. Linen
and lawn ties should be worn never
more than day. Silk ties of light col
ors should be Of wash silk, SO that they
may frequently be washed, and dark
silk and satin ties should occasionally
be freshened by sponging with ammo
mia water.
The ties most worn are the straight
bows. The four in hand is also fairly
popular. Plain colors prevail. Black
is the color most used. but plain color5
to match the tailor made frock with
which they are worn are also correct. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

Da1nng Beating that Old will You'll Old
Karlet through it
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

Grape, weave of great ingenuity, which
results in the production of u novelty
combining the use of mohair with the
Grape weave-a black piece dye, and,
apart from the material used, the fea
ture is diagonal in two effects. One of
these diagonals Is fiat stripe running,
as do all diagonals, at an angle across
the piece and situated between the
Grape effects, which also run in the same
direction. The fiat diagonal is used as
binder and is necessary structural
feature Of the fabric rather than an or
nnmental one, showing in two narrow
foated lines running in the filling
threads from end to end of the fabric.
The Grape diagonal, however. is of to-
tally different character and represents II
drawn surface showing an irregular
tufted effect. These two effects are due
to the manner Of using the materia, !
that compose the fabric, everything bo-
ing due to the way the filling threads
are manipulated and to the difference
In tho twist and the mohair filling and
worsted filling.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
Quiet Handles Correct.

The Dresden umbrella handle is out
Of date, and the silver one ia simply a
mementO of past stormy days. The
latest thing in handles is the straight
stick, covered with lizard skin, plain or
inconspicuously garnished with silver.
Boxwood covered with fine Japanese
carving is intensely correct. The dark
wood is handsomer and the light smart
er. Why? Heaven and Dame Fashion
know, perhaps. Though reasons are so
inadequate to account for the fact that
what is in style looks we'll and what is
out Of it doesn't, the modern explain
all hypnotic suggestion may be inferred.
An extremely smart imported um
brella has tortoise shell handle, re-en-
forced by a delicate tracery of silver
over its entire surface. 1t costs $40,
however. and is not for those who deem
it prudent to provide for metaphorical
as we'll as literal rainy day. The new
est umbrella is Of leather and gives o
cane effect, which is perhaps why ii has
thus far been adopted only by men,
though this will endear 1t to women
who affect mannish belongings. For
moro feminine tastes silver set with
turquoises and ivory enriched with gold
are popular in the more costly styles !;
sthdued mother of pearl and plain tor
tore shell in those Of smaller cost.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

the umbrella a tin vessel Of cornucopia
shape. Into this the long stems of cut
flowers and the ends Of trailing vines
can be thrust and so kept fresh for many
days. II they are selected with an eye
for color and the vines are abundant, an
effective bit Of decoration can be obtain
ed with trifiing effort.
The main point to be considered. aft
or that of color, is position. Hung from
chandelier. the umbrella becomes a
feature of the room. but unless the cell
ing is high or table stand beneath
there is danger Of collision. A hook.
such as is ordinarily used for bird
cage, on the other hand, can be screwed
into q corner or against the wall and
the flower holder hung with safety at
the same time that it makes fine show
ing. Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
improvements In MendinR.

Time was when a woman, unless she
was fortunate enough to be able to keep
O maid, was obliged to do all her own
mending.
The overworked business woman has
no leisure for darning, putting new
braid ON her skirts and performing the
numberless little duties SO necessary to
woman's we'll being. To do so is Of
ten an extravaganza, as. while taking
time to darn her stockings. she might
be earning enough to purchase several
pairs In many cases 1t would be econo-
my to throw them away rather than
spend precious minutes over them.
Some of the New York shops where
gloves and stockings are bought adver-
tise the fact that these articles will be
repaired free Of cost. quite an item to
the woman with little leisure at her dis
posal.
At the big ladies' tailoring establish
ments coats and gowns are pressed and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
Woman and Her Fitting Fads.
Woman is a creature of fads.

woman is u creature OF 1ads.
We may not like to admit it; we
may wish it were otherwise, but the
fact remains that what is a craze with
her today is forgotten tomorrow hor
stock of superlative adjectives that are
today showered upon some passing tri-
tle arc tomorrow applied with equal
fervor to some new fancy.
In certain respects this instability is
not to be deplored, for we would not
have woman worship always at the
shrine of the same rag doll. There is a
certain sort Of merit in being able to
adapt oneself to new hobbies, and there
is always the possibility of the new fad
being of higher order than the old
The most deplorable feature of woman s
devotion to fads is the tendency it devel-
ops in her to make fad 0f everything.
The pronounced faddist has lost all per-
spicuity. Her religion, the training Of
her children, her own intellectual cul
tnre-in fact, everything that ought to
be near and dear to her is placed on
a plane with her collection of Beardsley
posters or whatever other fad she may
have in hand.
Perhaps this winter she has made a
fad Of religion or culture or some other
good cause, but it has been only fad
and has affected her real personality
inst as much as did her discussions of
Trilby last winter. Herein lie the dan
gers Of faddism. It takes us to every
new thing with an unnatural fervor that
soon burns out, leaving us with ener-
gies wasted and only few dry husks in
our possession for all our feverish ex-
citement t-Womankind
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

Generally
o
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
WOMAN'S WORLD.
HOW TO ARRANGE A CHARMING RE-
CEPTAcLE FOR FLOWERS.

improvements In Mcndirg Re
wived-woman and Hru Fitting Fads.
Quiet Handles Correct Diagonal Mohnir
Crape-Miss Leonore Mooney.
A novel and charming receptacle for
flowers can be made from japanese
umbrella. To accomplish the end it is
necessary only to remove the handle and
% suspend it by ribbons terminating in
graceful bows.
The more costly silk parasols can be
nsed, but th3 paper sort that cost only a
few cents give an entirely satisfactory
result. The only essential point is the
selection of modest design which will
not clash with the flowers.
The ribbons are best of plain color,
either the same as that Of the flowers to
be used or some quiet tone that will not
conflict. Three points must be marked,
equidistant, on the edge Of the cover,
and at each Of these one of the ribbon
must be attached. When that is done,
the umbrella is half closed, and the rib
bons are brought together and made
fast. A big bow is sewed at the poil.
of Meeting and a smaller one where
each ribbon joins the umbrella. Thas
done, it remains only to insert within
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

A young woman of Washington was
recently sent to the workhouse for Is
days for smoking a cigarette OH the
streets. 1t would be inconvenient, for
obvious reasons. to visit with like pun
ishment all the young men and boys
who smoke cigarettes ON the streets. but
why this special discrimination against
a woman?-Boston Woman's Voice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
Ner Eighth Medal.

Nine. 9th, cantiniere OF the Fifth
regiment Of Chasseurs d'Afrique Of ths
French army. who has just been deco
rated with her eighth medal, has a
military record that not many men can
boast. Now, in her fifty first year. Mime.
9th has in her lifetime seen service in
the Crimea. in Italy. in Syria and in
Mexico. Az 10 she was under fire when
aiding the wounded before Sevastopol.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06
The Proper Caper.

Small cakes are no longer in demand
at evening parties. Dainty sandwiches
have taken their place. Bread is cut
very thin and lightly buttered and then
spread with raisins, dates or candied
cherries that have been chopped fine and
moistened with orange juice, sherry or
Madeira. Roll and tie with baby rib
bons. Lemonade or punch is served with
these.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-06

Some new and beautiful fabrics are
described in The Dry Goods Economist.
one Of these being the diagonal mohair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04

70 lei5 his career was al most CONTINUOUSLY
tnat OF soldier. He vas captain Nlel
the power OF Santa Anna vas broken re
led a brigade IN 1872 V'hen the Frenen IN
Faded the country. and subsequently Pc
came a division commander. CRAFTY as
ing u-sning himself ln many encounters
Mtin the French. In la7 he captured = e-
DO tnen IN possession of the lnsa1eIa'
and nnally dealt the fatal blow 20 Maxim
Aans short lived usur0atl0n BIS the cap
lure OF Mexico. uhic1 he tri1mpnantiy
entered with N army Of 69,1v MeXicans-
.eot receiving proper recognition Iot ms
mes lIna-oly valuable services 10 the cause
Of Mexican liberty az the hands Of Juarez,
tne PRESIDENT OF the Teinstated Mexican
government he retired 10 private lie Inls
studied neglect Of the popular commando
provoked revOlutionary movement Dut
the death Of Juarez pac-fied the country
Tor the time being. Vice President LerdO
became president, but because or his eN-
IRENE conservatism and his hostility 10
ne employment Of American LABOR IN
mexican enterprises the people became
FESTIVE. and a revolt Jed by Gen. Diaz, en-
sued. II succeeded. and Dlaz In 1876 became
PROVISIONAL executive chief. lie ordered an
election, and on Feb. II. 1871. was elected
president, with a chamber and supreme
court in harmony with him.
MS administration inspired confidence,
ana the country was making rapid strides
toward prosperity heretofore unknown
when, IN 1880, he was succeeded in the
presidency by Gen. Gonzalez. In the
second year Of the Gonzalez administra-
ton reaction set in. and the business Of
the country was Frustrated. In 1854 Mexico
again returned to Diaz as its deliVereT
from discomfort and he was elected
President for the second time. He
at once introduced stringent measures.
curtailed government expenses. dismissed
horde OF unnecessary Oficeholders and
mercilessly cut down salaries. including
his own. His measures again brought
prosperity and tranquility TO the country.
Private citizens. even school children and
laborers, sent contributions 10 the treas
ury 10 assist in paying the foreign inter
est, and this display Of patriotism was
without suggestion from the government.
His reelection in 1883 and 1892 was in
evitable. The republic over which he pre-
sides has a population OF more than H.
100000 in twenty-seven states and two
territories.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
WAR on INSURANCE BROKERS'.
Another Arrest Made for violation
of the VenabIe INV.

Another Arrest Made for violation
of the VenabIe Law.
Atlanta, Ga. July S.-The fight against
insurance brokers alleged to be doing in
surance business in violation of the Ven
able insurance law. resulted in the ar
rest of another Atlanta agent to-day. In
Justice Orrs court yesterday warrants
were sworn out for w. L. Seldom and
Charles II. Plyer, both of whom were
formerly engaged in the insurance bust
ness in Atlanta, under the firm name of
Seldom K Plyer. The warrants were is
sued at the instance of Controller General
Wright, in order to make the Insurance
companies and brokers strictly comply
with the law. The transaction that led to
the arrest of Seldom, Plyer being now
in New York. was the alleged illegal plac-
ing of insurance on the Alcazar hotel in
a company which had no authority to do
business in this state. The agents got
permission to place an amount of insur-
ance on the hotel. but after the EXPOSE
ton ii burned down and the owners ex-
perienced trouble in collecting the insur-
ance. Seldom did not ask for a prelini-
nary trial, but gave $500 bond for his
appearance for trial in the city court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
A PENALTY OF $4,000 CLAIMED.
Suit to BE Filed Against the
WrightsviIIe and TennIIIe.

Suit to BE Filed Against the
WrightsvilIe and Tenniue.
Atlanta. Ca, July S.-Attorney General
Terrell completed the papers to-day in a
suit to be filed in Washington county su-
perior court in the name of the state
against the Wrightsville and Tennine
railroad TO recover a penalty of $1,000.
levied on the road by the state railroad
commission some months ago. Com
plant was made to the commission by
cotton dealers at Wrightsville that the
railroad company refused to route ships
ments over the Augusta Southern to Au-
gusta and thence to Savannah, but in
sisted upon shipping from Tennille on to
Savannah from that point over the Gem
trail, the Central controlling the Wrights-
Vile and Tennille, and this discrimination
giving the Central the monopoly of thss
business. The railroad commission or
dered the railroad to route shipments, as
directed by shippers, but the order was
disobeyed and the penalty now to he
collected was assessed. The point involv-
ed is a most important one, as upon the
final settlement depends the right of a
shipper 10 select his route. The Central rail
way in this case claimed the shipper had
no control over his goods, but that the
routing was with the railroad accepting
the same to select
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
FIVE LAWYERS ON THE RACK.
JUDGE BENET FINES THEM AND
THEN DISBARs THEM.

Their Course in Taking the Pal
mettO Brewery Case Into the Uni-
ted states Court when IL Was Al
ready in the Hands Of the state
Courts the Ground for the Judges
Severity.
Charleston. s. c.. July 2-There VIII be
a profound sensation in legal circles
throughout this state tomorrow when
Judge ". c. Benet's decision in the IA
nous Palmetto Brewery contempt case IS
read. In the decision he fines or dishars
five OF the most noted lawyers In south
Carolina for having done acts in the prem
ises unworthy OF members Of the bar and
officers Of the court.
II will be remembered that last winter
certain Of the security holders OF the Pal
metto Brewery went before Judge B-net
and asked him 10 appoint temporary re-
oeiver FOR that concern. He APP
pointed A. Request. and issued decree
for all the parties 10 show cause why the
Eeceivership should not be made perma-
nent on a given day. Pending that day the
majority security holders. represented by
A. F. c. Crar1er. J. H. Doscher, and +. II.
Sparkman, through Attorneys J. y. Ma
thans, Huger Sinkler. Mitchell q smith,
and James Simons went into the suited
states court one day. and began proceed
sngs which resulted at once in having that
court appoint A. F. c. Cramer receiver Of
the brewery.
There was much complicated litigation
during the next few weeks and then Judge
Benet created a sensation by ordering \.
+. c. Cramer. J. H. Doscher and L. II.
Sparkman to show cause why they should
not be ruled for contempt In going into
the United States court while the case
was pending in the state courts.
Subsequently he issued a similar order
regarding James SimOns, Huger Sinkler,
Mitchell & Smith and j. y. Nathans and
these are the cases TO which the decision
filed to-day applies.
In the decision Judge Benet fines T. L.
SpaTkman, J. II. Doscher and A. +. &.
Cramer each 500 Internationally. Messrs.
Mitchell & Smith and Nathans and 81
mons are each disbarred for conduct un-
becoming members Of the bar and officers
Of the court until such time as they shah
purge themselves by undOing. II pOsst-
bic. ali that they have done Ia the United
States court. II this cannot be accom-
plished then each of them Is disbarred un-
I'll purged by the payment of a me Of
$500. Mr.. Simons Is only disbarred until
he purges himself by helping 20 undo
what has been done in the United States
court.
These penalties take effect thirty days
after the decision IS filed. The paper Is
a very long and elaborate one.
The lawyers in the case have not YET
heard OF It. but there viii probably be
an upr0ar when they do. The men dis
barred are attorneys OF repute through
out South Carolina and some OF them even
have a national reputation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
BROOKS SUPERIOR COURT.
Two Murder Trials Result in YER
diets OF Guilty.

ulcAa OF guilty
Quitman. Ca. July s.-Brooks superior
court after a hard weeks work adjourned
this afternoon.
The case which attracted the most atten-
ton Of the session was that Of the state
against West Mccall. colored, indicted as
principal in the second degree for the muir
der of J. NJ. Isholm in this county on Dec
20. 1894
The best legal talent in this section was
employed on both sides and a bitter fight
ensued. The evidence showed that Mccall
was present when Ishom was shot and
that as he fell. Mccall fred at him three
times. The jury was out two hours and re-
turned a verdict OF guilty with a recon-
mendation that mis- sentence be life i'm
prisonment. A motion for new trial was
made at once end will be heard by Judge
Hansell in chambers on Aug 10.
The killing of Isholm by Wave Pike. II
will be remembered. was the cause of a
great disturbance and several murders in
his section of the country. which caused
the sheriff to apply to the governor for
military aid TO put IT down. 1t was gener-
ally called the Brooks county race war.
West Mccall was present at the killing
OF Isholm and shot at him three times.
Charley Thomas, the negro who shot and
hlileu JOHNSON MCNEIL another negro, in
the northern part of the county last Sun
day afternoon was tried and convicted of
murder with a recommendation TO mercy.
Judge Hansell sentenced him TO life i'm
prisOnment.
VIII Bess and Harvey Walker, two ne
groes, plead guilty to burgarizng the
storehouse of +. A. Beall at Dixie and were
sentenced to serve five years each, in the
penitentiary.
A number of minor cases were disposed
of. Altogether this has been opa ~ tba
most successful sessions Brooks mas had
in years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
SHOP HANDS OF THE SOUTHERN.
RuInOrs of Reduction in the Force
and the Wages Paid.

Atlanta, Ca. July S.-The Southern
railway is cutting down the force of men
employed in the shops in this city A
number OF men have been discharged
from the shops and this led to rumors
that the Southern had made a general
cut in wages and thrown 100 men out Of
employment. The rumors in circulation
We're that the Southern had made a gen
eral cut of 10 per cent in the wages of all
the men employed at the shops and that
the men who have been thrown out of en-
pioyment were disseminated and trouble
might arise. According to the statements
of the officials there We're very little
truth in the rumOrs. They admitted that
thirty men had been discharged, but
denied that there had been any cut in
wages since the receiver turned the
property over to the present company. An
employe of the company who is employ d
in the shops stated, however, that 100
mer had been thrown out of employment
within the last two days, and that cur
of 10 per cent. had been made in the
wages of all the men in the shops "a
month ago.
President Baldwin was in the city to-
day and he said that no cut IN wages
had been made since the road had beea
under the present regime
As to the discharging of men he said
that orders had been issued to cut off car
Tepairers all over the system, but tina,
the total number was not perhaps more
than 100