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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The mild climate of the southern
portion of Alaska is due to the Japa-
nese current.
After several years of trial, pulleys
covered with papicr-mnche are gain
ing In favor among British machinists.
The tint of birds eggs, especially
the light colors, are apt to fade, on
exposure in museums to too great sun
light. This is the case with the green
ish blue eggs, as those of the murre.
By experiment the darker colored eggs
of olive brown or chocolate hue have
been found to undergo little change.
Lord Kelvin estimates that the age
of the earth, since it cooled suffi-
ciently to support life, is about 20, 000,.
900 years within limits of error, per-
haps ranging between Is, 900, 900 and
30, 900, 900 years. Eminent geologists,
in discussing these figures recently,
say that they think the true age is
nearer 60,000,000 or 100000, 900
years.
The longevity of astronomers has
often been noted. A French compiler
finds that Fontenelle livedto 100, Car
loine Herschel to SO, Cassini to 81,
Sir Edward Sabine to "a, MORAN to 93.
Santini and Sharpe to 81, Yates, Airy,
Humboldt, Robinson and Long reached
30. The long list of those who lived
to 80 includes HALEY, Newton, Her
schel, Kant and Roger Bacon. e.
A Massachusetts, man has patented
an X-rAy machine for examining jew.
els consisting of means of producing
the rays, support for the jewel
Opaque to light, but transparent to
the Roentgen rays, screen for con-
verting the rays into light after the
passage through the jewel, a mirror
for rejecting the rays and eyepieces
for examining the reflected image.
Compressed air is used in place OF
the old-fashioned well sweep to raise
water from q well, the bucket being
hung on one end of a rope with hol.
low air chamber and number OF
weights at the opposite end. The air
is pumped into the reservoir to raise
the weights and lower the bucket,
which is raised by exhausting the air
and allowing the weights to fall to the
bottom of the well.
A singular effect of bee sting is told
by an English astronomer. The sting
was not painful, but in about fifteen
minutes the face of the victim, lady,
became violently flushed, and blains OF
white blisters appeared all over the
body, arms and legs, and then, more
curiously still, she developed sharp
attack of asthma. This yielded to
home remedies, and the blisters turned
from white to red, disappearing in a
few hours.
More than half the streets of Berlin
already are lighted with the best kind
of gas glowlight perfectly white, and
five times as powerful as the old flame.
Aug. IL, 483 out of the 2,006 street
lanterns were fitted up with the new
light, and the remaining 10,523 Ian.
terms are to follow during the next six
months. This new light effects large
saving to the city. In future but 10,-
900, 600 cubic meters of gas will be
needed, against $1,000, 900 before, q
saving of big sum per annum, with
fvefold the illuminating power.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Sfar ROutee.

One of the United States postofiice
inspectors assigned to duty on western
star routes tells an interesting story
explaining why postal routes supplied
by couriers on horseback or by stage
came to be designated "star routes.
Years ago three words found place
on the records of the postoffice. They
were certainty" ''celerity" and
"securityv' In subjects pertaining
to the transmission of the mails no
words were repeated so often. Up to
lS45 no contract for carrying the mail
was let unless the bidder made known
the manner in which he proposed to
carry it. There was an understand.
ing that bidders who run stages should
have the inside track, but Congress
knocked out this practice by enacting
law by which contracts were to be let
to the lowest bidder without taking
into consideration the manner in which
the mail was to be carried from one
place to another, stipulating Only that
it must be handled with certainty,
celebrity and security.
After that the postoflice clerks CLASH
fed bids as certainty, celerity and
security routes. The use of this four
word designation became so common
that the clerks cast about for some
appellation easier to write, and they
hit on the plan of substituting three
stars ('"'), and from that incident
the pony and stagecoach lines became
known as star routes.
The first reference to star routes
was made in 1859 when in an adver-
tisement these routes were explained
rs being certainty, celebrity and se-
curity routOs. "-Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

oners confined in the Dry Tortugas
prison, which was surrounded by a
ditch about 100 feet wide and half a
mile long. Prisoners often attempted
to escape by lowering themselves into
it, and in several instances were
drowned. One day n live shark was
placed in the moat by naturalist for
experimental purposes, and while IL
was perfectly harmless, the shark
efiectually put stop to the attempts
at escape, and was known as the
sentinel or the provost marshal Of the
prisoners, who never wearied watch
ing the huge animal as it swan up and
down, with its head and tail canted
viciously out of the water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Animal Allies In War,

The armor worn by war elephants
during the time of the old Mogul
empire was often magnificent, being u
mass of steel, iron and silver. To the
long white tusks, which were covered
with chains, were lashed sharp swords
or sabers, forming an ornament we'll
calculated to demoralize an opposing
force. The Sultan Mamoud equipped
his elephants with bastions which
were filed with men armed with cross
bows and spears, not pitch. To the
tusks of the animals poisoned daggers
were attached. This sultan had O
band of rhinoceroses in his army
which were supposed to be used in
demoralizing foe, though the danger
of their playing havoc with their own
forces was equally great.
The cheetah was formerly employed
in the East as an adjunct of war, bands
of them being released and trained to
bound along and tear down the enemy
as they are now known to kill the
Heetest antelope.
The French and English in their
campaigns in Africa and Asia have
employed camels, and the French SER
vice today possesses a camel corps,
small guns being mounted on their
backs. One company was served with
gatling guns of light caliber. The
Arabs have long employed the camel
in war, corps of these ami
mails mounted with native sharp
shooters with their long guns and the
gay colors of their robes presenting
an attractive appearance.
Even the ostrich has been suggested
ss o war animal. It was found that
they can carry their riders and de-
velop marvellous speed, but they are
very uncertain and quite as liable to
turn and retreat at the wrong time as
to advance, so that the ostrich corps
exists In theory more than in practice.
The value Of the horse and mule in
ell army operations can hardly be esti-
mated. Mules have been mounted
with small cannon or rapid firing guns
in an emergency, but the eccentric
character Of the animal renders the
service more than uncertain.
During the war between the north
and the south huge shark was nm
Intentionally drawn into service. At
one time there were nearly 1000 pris-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
New Stamps for Collectors.

Boys and girls will soon have two new
United States stamps TO put in their
collections. Owing TO an agreement
made by the United States at the re-
cent International Postal Congress the
five-cent stamp used for foreign post
age, which is now a light brown, will
be changed to dark blue. 1t will
make very handsome stamp. The
one-cent stamp, now blue, will be
changed to green. There was some
talk of changing the color of the COM
mon two-cent stamp, but this plan has
been abandoned. The new stamps
will not be issued until the first of
the year 1899.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
AItttIe Bird Tells.

Now isn't II strange that our mothers
Can find out all that we do2
II body does anything naughty,
Or says anything that's not true,
They'll look Mt you just moment
TIL your heart IN your bosom swells,
And then they know all about 1t,
For little bird tells.
Now where that little bird comes from,
Or where that little bird goes,
II he's covered with beautiful plumnge,
Or black as the king OF the crows;
II his voice IL as hoarse as ravens,
Or clear rs the ringing Of bells,
know not-but this am sure Of
A little bird tells.
You may be in the depths OF a closet,
Where nobody sees but mouse;
You may be all alone In the cellar,
You may be on the top Of the house;
You may be In the dark and the silence,
Or out In the woods or the dells-
No matter-whereyer II happens,
The little bird tells.
And the only way that you may stop him
Is just to be sure what to say
Sure OF your words and your actions,
Sure Of your work and your play;
BE honest. he brave. and be kindly,
De gentle and loving as we'll,
And then you can laugh ut the stories
All the birds In the country may tell.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
lood's Pills cure indigestion, biiiousness
AN UNKNOWN ROOM.
Sealed Up for Years In New YorIs's
Court Housc.

Sealed Up for Years In New Yorlx's
Court Honsc.
A room the existence of which was
known to few, II any, present dice
holders, was discovered last week In
the County Court House. 1t is the
southeast corner, under the office OF
the Surrogate's clerks. 1t was tightly
fastened, and, Il is said, has not been
spened for twelve to fifteen years. No
one In the building had any control
over the room or its contents, but on in.
uuiry It was found that the room had
been taken years ago for the deposit of
records of the Comptroller's office. The
Inquiry was pursued until a key to the
room was found filed away In the of.
Gee of the Comptroller and the room
was opened.
The dead air inside nearly knocked
sver the curious men who looked in,
and the door was quickly shut up
again. The hasty glance taken Of the
interior showed that It contained a 10,
Of books and bundles of vouchers and
such papers. 1t was the unwholesome
odor that hung about the Surrogate's
office, where nine clerks are employed
In a small room, that led to the search
which resulted In the discovery of the
sealed apartment. 1t is thought that
Bome of the waste pipes have sprung 0
leak In the room.
II Is understood that this secret room
Is the only part of the building re
lained for the Comptroller after ar
effort on his part several years ago to
secure quarters In the County Court
house. The difficulty, as explained to
the writer by Justice Van Brunt some
lime ago, arose through Comptroller
Andrew ii. Green insisting that he had
The right to take possession of quarters
In the County Court House under au
thority of the Commissioner of Public
Works, In whose charge are the mu'
nicipal buildings. The Comptroller
Y was partly installed before the Justices
Of the Supreme Court got into action.
He wanted the lower floor on the west
Bide of the building, chiefly the part
now used as sdocket clerks rooms.
1--WE told him." said the Justice, "thai
the State had subscribed something
like 100000 for the building, and that
the State would have something to say
rs to how the building was used. Mr.
Green was told that he would be
brought before us for contempt IL he
did not vacate, anu he vacated"
The room now appears to show that
the Judges were contemned Just a lit
ue.-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
alno Renaril. a1on.

The readers of this paper will be pleased 70
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to euro in all
itA stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known tO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease. requires a constitutional
treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure is tai en- inter
oous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con
stitution' and assisting nature In doing Its
work. The proprietors have so much faith In
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that II falls to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F.y. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
An Innovation in wild Fowlins.

An innovation on the grass mats
used as blind for wild fowling has
been introduced by New Yorker at a
point i'll Georgia where snipe and
waders are plenty and the beach is
hard and smooth. This is grass
blind built around rubber-tired
tricycle. in which he sits and quietly
pedals from point to point where he
has placed stales, calling as he goes.
II birds alight or are seen at dis
tance, he very slowly drifts down to
them, and in this way is reported to
be making excellent bags. New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Last February the Receivers Of the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad Company
decided to adopt the double conductor
system for all excursion trains in or
der to reduce to a minimum the chances
of an accident. One conductor under
this plan Is given entire charge of the
running of the train while the other
attends TO the tickets and the comfort
of the passengers The experiment
proved successful during the travel to
and from the Inauguration of President
Mckinley, but during the past two or
three months II has been thoroughly
demonstrated that its adoption was
very wise. From September 4th to Mo-
vember 2Sth inclusive the b. & o. hand
led $4,000 people on Sunday excursions
between Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Atlantic City, and ow-
ing to the care taken in the handling
of trains not a single passenger was
killed or injured. Fourteen thousand
of this number were handled on Sep
tember 4th.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Advice 10 Kloudikers.

''Be sure you are rlght-then 20 ahead"
The newspapers are filled with all sorts of
basin; and schemes for the profit Of the stay
at-homes" are more plentiful than icicles In
Dawson. The railways are trying to place
before you reliable Information as to the
country and how to get there. The Northern
Pacific as the pioneer In Alaska passenger
traffic. running Its trains from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to Puget Sound and Portland.
have by their recently issued map folder on
Alaska. again demonstrated their right to
first consideration. Send Chas. T.. Fee, st.
Paul, Minn., 2-cents postage for the latest
and best Alaska man piblished.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Her Speciality.

"She has q wonderfully forgiving
nature" said one young woman. 81
offended her, unintentionally, and
when 1 spoke to her about it she said
she was perfectly willing to overlook
the past"
eyes," replied Miss Cayenne.
"That is q specially of hers"
"What?"
Overlooking the past. She says
that she is only twenty-eight years oi
age. e."--WashinRton Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
To Cure A Gold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure. Csc.

A sharp-nosed Brlton proposes that
light buoys and bell buoys be provided
with evll-smelling chemical mixtures
as a means of warning sailors in fog.
The shipping world points out that. IL
the idea Is adopted the Board of Trade
will have to establish an olfactory test.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
II Makes Cold Peat Warm.

And Is the only cure for Chliblains Prostitutes,
Damp, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions.
Ask for Aliens Foot-Easc, n Powder to be
shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, &c. Sample sent Free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, ".
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

Her Story
is told 10
a woman,
not to q
man. Do
not hesi.
tate about
osatih8 4c
tails that
she may
not wish
to men.
ton, but
which are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

According to Secretary Coburn of the
State Agricultural Department of Kan
sas, the total value of the field and live
stock products of that State for the
present year is s2SOO00.0OO which is a
net increase as compared with the val
ue of the crops Of last year of over s20,-
600 600
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Curiositv Satisfied.

"I wonder" soliloquized Tommy,
feeling about in the dark, where
mamma keeps the iam-ouch!"
He had found it in the crack OF the
pantry door. Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Do You Dance Tonight I

Shake into your Shoes Aliens Foot Ease. a
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or new
Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns Bunions, Chill
blains end Sweating feet. At all Druggists
and Shoe Stores, PC: Sample sent Free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise FREQ
DIR. X. II. KLINE. Ltd. s1 Arch St.. Phila..Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

Plso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as Cough medicine:-F; M, ABBoTT, 1888 Sem
eca St., Buffalo, N. Y, May ., 1894
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

Maine factories sold $4,000 worth o
wood shoe pegs last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

The Gaelic revival in Ireland is max
ing remarkable progress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

cnssntlal 10 : full understanding Of
~ -, end Il she Il frank. help is
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infiamma-
ton. allnys pain, cures wind collie. 5c.a bottle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19
duplicates WAGNER.
CONFESSIONS OF JACKSON AND
WALLING PUBLISHED TODAY.
They claim They Thought Pearl Bryan
Was Dead When They and DR.. Wag-
ner Cut Off Her Head.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19.-Both
the Enquirer and the Commensurate
bune print this morning confessions
by Scott Jackson and Alonzo Wal
ling, signed respectively by their au-
thOrs. The text of the confessions are
copyrighted Jackson lays the blame
of the condition of Pearl Bryan on
VIM. F. Wood, whom, he says, sOlic-
tied him, by letter, to give her relief
from her disgrace for her sake. He
alleges it was Will Woods notion to
send her here and that out of friend
ship to Woods he undertook the task
Of concealing her shame.
Up to Wednesday night of January
20, the story does not differ greatly
from that already related. He said
he engaged Walling to find someone
who would perform the delicate task
and that on Wednesday Walling told
him he had sent Miss Bryan to
doctor. Thursday Walling received
word to come out to DR.. Wagner's at
Bellevue, KY, near Newport. He and
Walling both went out but did not
go in. They arranged, however, to be
there again Friday night, January 81.
They both went there. Wagner sent
him to a Fort Meyers drug store for
some ergot and he obtained it. When
he returned all were excited, the girl
was unconscious and it was deter
mined to take her away. Wagner
obtained the wagon and the body was
carried out the back way, put into it
and all three got into the wagon,
Wagner driving.
Arriving at a place on Alexandria
Pike, between Mr.. LOcke's and Mr.
Stones farms, they stopped and car
ried the body to where it was after
wards found. Wagner thought her
dead, and told Jackson to hold her
head, which he did. Then Wagner
severed her head from her body and
wrapped it up in the girls cloak.
walling carried the cloak to the wag-
on. Jackson says when he let go of
the body the head was at the top of
the bank, but fell forward.
Wagner let them out at Newport
bridge and he and Walling went to
Cincinnati and parted, Walling going
to Herder's hotel and Jackson to his |
room, with the girls valise which |
the clothing which he threw |
into the river. The blood inside the |
valise came from a sack worn by the |
girl which was put in it. Wagner |
took the head with him.
Frankfort, Ky, March 19.-Jackson
and Walling will both hang. The gov
ernor has just ordered the state troops
into Newport. He told the Associat-
ed Press that he would announce his
decision this afternoon, positively re
fusing to interfere.
The confessions have meant nothing
to the governor from the first. He
thinks there is little, if any
hing, in, them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19
VALUABLE DECISION
Laid Down by the United States Su-
preme Court.

Laid Down by the United States Su-
preme Court.
Washington, March Ian i'm
portant declaration of the principle
upon which taxes may be levied by
the states upon intangible property or
assets of corporations has been made
by the Supreme court of the United
States.
the Henderson Bridge Co. and the
Adams Express Co., which corpora
tons had appealed respectively from
the judgments of the Supreme court
of Kentucky and of the Court of APP
peals for the Seventh circuit, sustain
ing the assessment of taxation made
against them in Kentucky. The Su-
preme court also sustain the assess.
ments. Similar questions also arose
in the states of Ohio and Indiana.
In the course,of an opinion read by
Justice Brewer (from which Justices
Field, Harlan and Brown diSSentedD
the court held that while a state could
not by tax or license establish
privilege within it's borders for the
transaction of Interstate commerce,
the state could tax the facilities with
which that commerce was transacted
That there was intangible property of
taxable value, said Judge Brown.
there could be no doubt and that a
state might tax this as well rs horses
and wagons could not be questioned.
The Adams Express officers stated
4nI nf ~ wa
worth at least S16.000.000. If it were
worth that much to the owners for
purposes of income and sale, it was
worth Just as much for purposes OF
taxation. The company said it pos
sessed $4,000,000 worth of tangible
property and the only question in the
case was as to the suits of the ST.
100000 worth of tangible property.
He did not believe it could all be To-
Gated at the place of the principle Of
flee of the company. 1t went wherever
the franchise of the company. to be
and to do, went, and whenever the
property used in the business went.
| If the states should withdraw the
privilege of doing business within
| their limits the value of the capital
stock would shrivel to nothing. Wher-
ever the company went it carried its
| franchise to be and to do, and there
the franchise should be taxed. The
majority of the court said Justice
Brewer, in conclusion. thought that
corporations that have their property
protected in several states and per
mitted to do business therein should
pay in those states tax on all their
property. proportioned to the mileage
of the routes covered by them in the
respective states.