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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
A Contrary Flag.

II ever there was anything in the
world that went by contraries, it is the
Chinese flag. 1t will be recalled that it
is one Of the gayest Of national stand
ards. The body of the banner is of u
pale yellow. In the upper left hand
corner is small red sun, and looking
at it is fierce Chinese dragon About
1000 years ago, so the story runs, the
Chinese made war upon the Japanese.
They prepared for great invasion. AS
prophecy OF victory they adopted a
standard which is that of the present
time. They took the sun of Japan and
made it very small. This they put in
front Of the dragons mouth to express
the idea that the Chinese dragon would
devour the Japanese. 1t happened. how.
ever, that the Chinese feet, conveying
an army of 100000 men, was wrecked
ON its way TO Japan by great storr'.
and all but three of the 100, 900 peris-.-
ed. The result of the last war has not
been any more convincing than the
first affair that the Chinese flag has
been correctly conceived. .-Pittsburg
DispatCh
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
The Drama. Past and Present.

Lamcntation over the inferiority Of
the present to the past has been going
on probably ever since there was II past
sufficiently remote to be halocd by dis.
tancc, and critics of certain class
have always failed to realize that what
they really regret is youth, not the con
ditions under which youth was passed.
The deterioration of the stage has been
for ages the constant topic of comment
which, considering the steady improve.
ment in plays as plays, is as ludicrous.
ly unvarying as it is willfully inaccu-
rate. The Pail Mall Gazette has dug
ont of one of its first numbers criti-
cism, written in 1865 by George Henry
Lewcs, and it calls attention to the Gu
rious likeness which his words present
to what one not infrequently hears to-
day.
1.-THE present condition Of the dra-
ma." wrote Mr. Lewes in the time
which has come to be called "the good
old days" ''is deplored by all lovers of
the art" And he went on in an anus
ingly familiar strain to say: at is the
more irritating because never were thea
tiers so fourlshlng A variety or concur
rent causes, which need not here be
enumerated, has reduced the stage to
its present pitiable condition. We have
many theaters nightly crowded by an
eager but uncritical public and no one
tbeater in which critical public can
hope to enjoy tolerable performance.
Yet there is smaller public choice in
its tastes and large enough to support a
theatcr, which would eagerly welcome
fine actor or we'll written drama.
Surely it is to laugh. New York Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
LATESTiN MONEY SWEATING
How n SEQ Goidpicce wns Doctored by
the Inscrupulous.

the interruptions.
Cne of the most puzzled men in town
is Montgomery street restaurant keep
er, who recently took in $50 goldpiece
which filed all the ordinary require
mcnts of genuineness so far as the SUI
perficial test could reveal the true facts
But few days ago banker stepped
into his place and saw the $40 piece
which the restaurant man had received
only short time before. The banker
had queer look in his eyes as he took
the coin and raped it sharply with his
knife, and the restaurant keeper had a
stranger expression as he saw his sup
posed SEQ piece break into two pieces
How is this?" he demanded.
Tho banker answered.: 1T is the
same old game. l had one of those
pieces myself, and since then l have
tested goldpieces Of the SEQ denomina.
tion very carefully. II that had been
genuine, my test would not have broken
it,"
Then the restaurant keeper and the
banker carefully examined it together.
The outside of the goldpiece was all
right, seemingly, when the discovered
parts were placed together. The milling
seemed to be up to the standard. The
weight was correct, but the inside Of
the piece was half filled with compo-
sition which was not the customary
gold and alloy. Still closer examination
revealed that the gold had been sawed
through with exquisite care and skill
just inside of the milling. Then the
milling had been removed and from the
interior of the piece some of the gold
had been extracted and the baser COM
position was made to take the place of
the more precious metal Then. with
equal deftness and skill. the milling
had been replaced and soldered in some
way and the trick was done. San
Francisco Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

The late MIR Isaac Butt, q. G., M.
p, was fond of relating two answers
which he himself heard given to the
late Chief Justice Lefroy. lord chief
justice of IRELAND, by children. In the
first instance u little boy, whose tcsti.
mony was of importance in case Of
riot between Prutestants and Catholics,
was asked what would happen to linn
If Ec I'D not tell the truth. "Whcn I
die. 81" was the reply. ~ should 90
where the Catholics GO" On Il similar
question being pat to an intelligent lit
tie girl, She replied, after pause, -
suppose should rot get my expinscs. "
Westminster Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
PRESIDENTIAL. FADS.
Our National ENecutives Have All Had
Their Hobbies.

Our National Executivcs Have All Had
Their Hobbies.
Every president since the time of
Washington has had some particular pet
amusement.
Az every one knows. George Washing
ton was great sportsman. His greatest
pleasure was in following the hounds,
mounted on tiptop hunter. He was an
athlete in his youth and his love of out
ioor life continued to the day of his
death When he was president, his
chief diversion was horseback riding.
He was fond Of dancing, too, and regu-
larry attended the assemblies in the
long room in the City tavern at Alexan-
dria, says the Washington Post.
Thomas jefferson sought relief from
the cares of state in his love for music.
He was clever performer OF the violin
and whiled away many no ,rs saving
away on his beloved fiddle. He had a
taste for mechanical inventions, too,
and some of his happiest moments were
those spent in trying to evolve some Ia
Dor saving device.
President Tyler had deep and abid-
ing love for the good American game
of poker Surrounded by a few chums,
he spent many pleasant evenings draw
ing to bobtal flushes, filling against
four aces and hosting the full houses,
blufiing on dcuces, bucking ante. The
stakes were invariably small, but his
tory says that he was II bad loser.
Andrew Jackson was passionately
fond of cockiighting, and when he left
the Hermitage to run the milton at
Washington he brought with him two
of his finest fighting cocks. These he
matched ugunst the gnmcst roostcrs in
the surrounding country, but the Ten
ncsscc article made but Il feeble show
ing against the Virginia breed. PrcSi
dent jackson brought on several other
pairs, but his birds invariably met de-
feat and in this respect Inc said that his
administration was lamentable fail
ure.
President ". II. Harrison was not
much of an cpicurc. but he had a great
fancy for doing the marketing for tho
family. Every morning he would trudgt
TO the market place with basket on
his arm and return an hour later carry.
ing 40 or 80 wounds of produce.
General Grant was fond of fast driv'
ing, and he had some notable trotters il
his stables during his two terms. In tn,
evening he would play Boston will
some of his army chums. He cared lit
tie for riding and was rarely seen OF
horseback in Washington. - Atlantis
Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

The best mahogany comes from Liv.
erpool. The Liverpool timber merchants
have long controlled the MAHOGANY
trade, and they get most of the best logs
from the West Indies and latterly even
from Mexico. Much mahogany is
brought to New York directly from the
mahogany ports, especially those of
Mexico, but for especially choice logs
New York importers still look to Liver
pool. Indeed English timber merchants
own good deal Of the mahogany now
lying at the Lewis street inspection
yards Some of it has lain there nearly
ten years, subject to damage by the ele-
ments, while the British owners wait
for better prices. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

II you have ever had tt cold which you
permitted to "wear away il may in-
terest you to know that it was II danger
Gus proceeding. Every cold and cough
which is ncgl, ctcd pHyes he way for
consumption, bronchitis, asthma or
catarrh. Otio's Cure. the famous
German throat and lung remedy, will
cure any cough on cold and save you
from consumption. Call ON RI. Alex.
Stoke aud get u ~unpie bottle free.
Larg size 2jc. and jUc
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

To secure pound of honey, which is
equivalent to something like D, 900 cells,
would take bee several years. In fine
weather the bee makes calls upon 30 to
so flowers in days outing. During
this time it collects what is equivalent
to II grain Of nectar, which is Il thin
sirup and has to he evaporated to make
honey. The bee, after working all day,
spends theSRreatcr part of the night
tanning the nectar with its wings to
evaporate the surplus water In this
way it shortens its life by wearing out
its wings Langstroth says that bee
at the height of the working season
lives ubout three working weeks and
then dies. Bees frequently perish oh
the way home bccaus" their wings are
so shattered and spliutcred that they
refuse to support the body. If adisablcG
bee reaches tho hive alive, it spends the
remainder of its days as nurse, house.
keeper and in general utility work. 4
good and fertile queen bee keeps the
hive full of bees during the season.
When the honey flow stops, she ceases
laying nt once; then the workers kill all
of the drones aud manifest other symp-
toms of IL consuming desire for retrench-
memt New York Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
Blood and Dogs.

In Arkansas mans social standing
ia gauged by the dogs he keeps. re-
member hearing several planters at a
little way station in that state discuss
"a new arrival among them, who, Of
course, was not present.
"No," said one old fellow, ~ hain't
met up with him yet, and don't want
to nuther. | don't like the looks of his
dogs nohow Fine blooded dogs always
go with fine blooded folks. Never knew
it to fail He's scrub. "--Chicago
Times Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

II is rot widely nown that Queen
Victoria rules over more Mohnmmcd-
ans than tive sultan of Turkcr, over
more Jews than there are in Palestine
and over mere IL gees than any other
sovereign who is not II native of their
country
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
Smart Pupil.

Teacher-Can you tell me in what
year Caesar invaded Britain?
Pupil-Yes'm.
Teacher-What year was it?
Pupil-You can't expect me to an
swer two questions in succession. That
question belongs to the next in the
class. Boston Transcript
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

1t Is often sGid that Newcastle is the
most drunken town for It's size in Eng
land. but it does not follow that it is
so. AT any rate, the amount of crime
does not support the oft repeated asser-
tion-the libel, as many think, on the
fair fame of the city
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

CANCER, CURE all the cancer qiack doctors, and
any body stopping ut his ONCE can see the wonderful
cures Of cancer which he has for safe keeping. Re-
member that Dr. &. Steinert Is the only cancer doc
tor In Western ennsylyania and has removed can
Ger In to days. Patients can bs treated In their
own homes Also piles, liver, kidney, eczema, tape
worm and other ailments of the human family cured.
send &c. stamp for Information.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

Only 2 per cent of the Siberian run.
aways escape with their lives,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

form pleasing feature of furniture displays These
superb invitation to speak for themselves With sis
ble persuasiveness, They demonstrate their claims TO
place in every home. What couch is nothing else
be- What couch can be, you must TO under
stand The ideas shown by us in this iue models
Of artistic beauty and easy comfort and calculated TO
lend added charm to any room in which they placed.
ReynOldsville Hardware Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

WANTED FAITHFUL MEN OR WOMEN
w to travel flr 'cSponsiblr established
house IN Pennsylvania. Salary $50 aud cN-
penscS. Position permanent. Reference.
Enclose sclf-addfcs,ed stamped envelope.
The National star Insurance B'd Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23

order Oh amy dealer for
any Fifteen ($t5.UO)
Dollar Cloth Coat or
Jacket they may select.
To the twenty Compe.
titors who send in the
next largest number Of
wrappers fiom the district
In which they reside, we
will give each an order on
any dealer for any Ten
$4,000 Cloth Coat or
Jacket they may select.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
CANCER and 7vaus INSTITUTE.

Cancers can be cured without
the knife. DIR. @. stinert Of %
Seventh avenue, Pittsburg, Pa,
has discovered a new remedy
that cures the cancer and tumor.
lie has cured $50 people without
fail. and has treated patients
when Dr. Burgoon's hospital n
Sewickley and hospital at Rome,
n. Y. have not cured. but DR..
Steinert has successfully treated
several OF them. IL makes no
difference where the cancer IL
located-he has cured more than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

The necessity for the extensions that Doctor
Mccoy has made Of the opportunity under the So
rate can only be appreciated by those who have
seen the throngs Of people crowdng his offices dur
ing the concluding days Of sthe two periods given
Only those who have witnessed with their own
eyes the anxiety and the eagerness OF these appli
cants to obtain the benefits OF the offer who have
perhaps themselves shared In this eagerness. who
have seen rich and poor alike. those who have
already given small fortunes for medical care. and
those whose doctors fees have been sadly parted
with from their humble earnings; jewellers in the
city and jewellers out Of the city. thronging the
waiting rooms until 1t was clearly impossible for
twenty physicians to care for a small pro-
portion of them: only those who have witnessed
these things can at all appreciate the pressure
brought to bear upon Doctor Mccoy to make the
extensions he has made.
This Final Extension TO the end OF the year.
an extension Of two full months, the result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Average stature of Americans,

From the Boston Transcript.
In paper read by Maj. Henry s. Kill
bourne, surgeon, United States army be-
fore the Association of Military Surgeons
of the United States, he advocated the
theory that the physical power of race or
people, and consequently their capacity for
work, is measured by their average stature.
For every inch of heigh: between five and
six feet the extreme breathing capacity is
increased eight cubic inches; the vital ca
pacity being at its maximum at thirty five
years. table of measurements Of l90.621
native white Americans accepted for the
military service of the United States shows
that the number of men below sixty-three
inches in height is but little greater than
that of the class above seventy-three inch
cs. The most numerous class is included
between siXty-seven and sixty-nine inches,
and this standard class would have a great
er chest girtk than the average.
The mean height of l25 United States
naval cadets above the age of twenty-three
years was $3.50 inches. AS these men are
drawn from all parts and classes OF the
United States, they represent very nearly
the typical physical development of the
American people of twenty-five years of
age.
Major Kfitcurne concludes that the COM
mingling strains of Celtic Danish Nor
wcgian and German blood among our peo-
pie have thus far worked no deterioration
of physical quality. Not so with the
swarthy, iow-browed ard stunted people
now swarmiEg to our shores. Absorbed
into the body of the people, these multi
tudes must Inevitably evolve an inferiority
of type. To realize the result Of such a
contingency, let it be considered that the
loss of an inch in stature might bring I'm
its train the loss of national ascendancy.
Let us take care. then that the state shall
suffer no injury"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
THE LADYLIkE BABOON.
How Jessie Taught Manners to an
ImpOlite Man.

From the New York Tribune.
Everybody about the winter circus which
has just been opened in West AID street
says that Jessie. the baboon who gives a
scientific exhibition of riding, is the most
human beast that was ever let loose in
a circus ring. And they are old and good
judges, if their present circus has been
gor & for less than week. But one of the
supernumeraries. an ignorant and il-man-
nered person. forgot last night how human
Jessie was, and treated her like beast.
Afterward he saw things in truer light.
Jessie had finished her act in the ring and
had gone to her dressing room, when it
occurred to her that she would step out
and see some friends in the stable. Just
as she got to the door this supernumerary
saw her, and in ar offensive and officious
amer shut the door in her face. Jessie
felt, like Mrs. ORWELL in THE Circus
Girl" that this was mot proper way to
treat a lady 1t did not occur to the su-
pernumerary, when he slammed the door
in the face of the equestrian artist, that
the wall of the dressing room reached only
within some five feet of the ceiling.
locksmiths, if she had felt in a laughing
mood. AS it was. with never a smile on
her face. she made one leap to the top of
the wall and one more to the floor on the
other side. landing pretty close to the man
who had insulted her. Now, though Jessie
is lady in training and manners, she Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

still a baboon in physical strength, and
baboon, not to complicate the natural his
tory and mechanics of the case too much
rs as bad to monkey with as a buzZsaw
or paboon Is as strong as a good ath-
letlc man, has four hands to work with
can scratch like cat and can bite like a
dog.
But Jessie was too much of lady to do
these things. She merely took hold of the
man and did what any lady, or at least any
ladyiike balloon, would do in the circum-
staEces-tore off the lower part of one leg
OF his trousers. Then she met Mrs. Doris
the wife of the manager of the circus
everybody expected to see Mrs Doris torn
into little bits, but to the general astonish-
ment Jessie simply shook hands with Mrs
Doris and walked back to the dressing
room with her. The two sat down togeth-
er, and Mrs. Doris said Find Mr. Gardi-
ner. quick, and don't let anybody come
near us till h comes or she may get angry
and hurt somebody"
Mr.. Gardiner is Jessies owner and train
er While they looked for him Jessie ex-
ahmed Mrs. Doris sealskin coat, compared
1t with her own fur, and wondered how
person VINO evidently belonged to the same
race as her master came to have fur like
lhat. When Mr.. Gardiner came there was
Lothing for him to do, for Jessie was in
as GOOD a humor as she ever was in her
life. "
ANYBODY who doubts that Jessie is lady,
should see her take drink of whisky,
pouring 1t from the bottle into the glass
herself, and then pouring out a glass of
water to take after it.
Vel, want ANYTHING try od In Tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Doctor McCoy's Record.

Matrioulant at University OF New York ..... 1s7,
First honor man In his class. .............. 1s1:
Winner Of famous LOOms prize. February lS1:
Candidate for Bellevue Hospital appointment,
Chosen by competitive examination, open to
all the doctors Of the world. resident physi-
clan Of Bellevue Hospital. March. ......... 49,!
Served as resident physician TO Bellevue. 1s19lss'
Study in hospitals of London and Dublin. lSSl
Formulation of regular treatment for the cure
of catarrhal. bronchial and lung diseases. ISIS
The second visit to Europe for further Hos
pital Study and Inspection.
Serving in the laboratories OF Prof. Koch, at
''iiih lS.s
study in Charitie Hospital OF Berlin and
Royal Clinic under Won Bergman. ........ 1S9
Formulation of a system OF medicine based on
the discovery OF poison In the blood as the
ORIGIN OF disease NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1S9
The world startled by Doctor McCoy's discov-
cry of a cure for deafness. September. $50. IS9
Location of a permanent national practice in
Washington, March IS. .........1 s9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

The appointment of General Harries and
the resignation of Col. Clay have naturally
been the topics of most interest during the
week to District National Guardsmen. On
all sides, from citizens and guardsmen
alike, the selection of General Harries to
command the brigade has met with I'M
qualified approval and it does not seem
possible that more popular action could
have been aiken by the President. Not
only with the commissioned officers of the
brigade, who have been thrown in daily
contact with him, is General Harries' pro-
motion praised, but such Is especially true
among the enlisted men.
The desk of General Harries is piled high
with congratulatory notes, letters and
kilograms. They have come from present
members and ex-members of the guard
from civilians and officers of the army; in
fact, from all classes Of persons and from
all sections Of the country. There has
come telegram from far-away Utah, an
other from Arizona, perhaps a score from
New Jersey and several from Georgia. All
are fraught with expressions calculated to
cause a modest man to blush. 1t will re-
quire days, and perhaps weeks for General
Harries to reply to all the well wishes
that have reached him.
Awakening Of Wide Scope.
The District of Columbia National Guard
is unquestionably to undergo an awaken
ing of wide scope. There are to be bat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
DOCTOR Mccoy
TO THE PUBLIC
He Announces the Absolute Withdrawal of the So
Rate January and Gives General Notice That
It Will Not Be Offered Again in This Practice
The Necessity That Compelled the Extension.

that 1t carries with IL distinct notice that
the LIST OF January the 50 opportunity ceases; that
under no circumstances or by no inducement would
the rate he offered held any patients after
that date.
All new patients applying for treatment after
that date will have no Just reason To i- dsap-
pointed or no just ground for criticism on the
score Of Partially. for the notice aud the warning
have been abundant and emphatic. Doctor Mc''oy
has insisted that this notice Of the final cppor-
tGnity be made TO stand a permanent fea ture