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The silver star., 1897-11-11
FOUGHT A BIG EAGLE.
Man and Dog No Match for the King
of I,Irds.

Man and Dog No Match for the King
of Birds.
Taylor Hoffman of Jersey City came
down to the pine woods of Atlantic
county on cunning expedition a few
days ago, says the Philadelphia Record.
He has had tolerably good luck, but
ran plump into an experience on the
trip which paid him for all the time
spent in looking for game. Hoffman
had put in hard day of tramping and
by the end of the afternoon was pretty
well tagged out, as was his dog. The
weather was warm and the shade of
the woods grateful. so Hoffman stretch
ed himself out beneath a tree for a
good rest. His dog dropped down close
to him. Hoffman fell into doze. but
was soon awakened by fierce COM
motion, in which canine howls were
uppermost. AS he jumped up he be-
held his dog in fierce combat with an
immense bald eagle. and the beast was
getting the worst of it. Hoffman was
afraid to fire his gun, because of the
chances of killing his dog. SO he got
club and sailed in. The bird of free
dom quickly turned upon its new foe
and fought as only eagles can fight.
Hoffman found himself in a sorry pre-
dicament, for he was no match for the
big bird. So close was the fighting
that he could not use the club to ad-
vantage. and the eagle had the sagac-
ity to fly high enough to escape the
dog, all the while using its great, ug-
ly talons and beak with fierce strength.
At length Hoffman fell exhausted and
his dog. with renewed strength. re-
turned to the encounter. Weakened
by the contest, the eagle took itself
of and disappeared. Hoffman was cut
and bruised in many places. but was
not seriously injured.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
WORN BY WOMEN.

The newest dress models tighten the
atrocious bloused waist and do not per-
nit the cloth to overhang the belt In
the back or on the sides.
Skirts are guiltless Of stifr lining and
hang In soft folds. Cloth skirts with
pouched velvet waists nre fashionable.
A green-plaid skirt with green-vel-
vet waist is n pretty combination.
Tailor gowns are not much different
from the spring patterns. The cloth
strappings are worn as much as ever.
but the smartest coats are faced with
white cloth. with strappings Of the
colored cloth laid closely over the
white.
Delightful sleeves are made Of the
new fancy tartan glace silks. Bro
cades for cuirasses and skirt yokes are
magnificent. Bias stripes are n nov
city. Moire velvet and white cloth
make handsome applique trimmings.
Velvet Russian biouses trimmed
with fur and losenge buttons
look rich. with shoulder pieces and
high collar Of the velvet; the rest Of
the dress being OF some woolcn ma
terial. Astrakhan In vests and mar
row bnndD for the skirts Is very smart.
Renaissance. Irish guipure and Span
ish blonde are the newest laces.
Embroideries and braidings will
brighten morning frocks. and gown
Of one color trimmed with shades Of
the same tint will be more worn than
a mixture Of colors. For instance. a
costume Of fawn.color cloth. braided
In a darkcd shade. interviewer with
twists OF gold. has touches Of mouse
color embroidered with gold. With re-
gard to coats. the newest ID long
Russion ono falling nearly to the
knees. with the fullcd bodice confined
nt the waist by belt. and trimmed
with fur. braid or embroidery, accord
Ing 10 the texture Of tho material.
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responsible for the crows foot wrinkles
about the eyes, and 1t brings into view
some small and mischievous ones near
the corners Of the mouth. These wrin-
klcs undeniably add to the charm of
merriment in a woman's face. They
are almost equal to Olive Schreiner's
dimple, which was introduced to fame
In "The Story of an African Farm"
Lines of care show first In the burrows
on either side of the mouth, and they
become more marked as age advances.
The only kind of wrinkles belonging
purely to old age are those caused by
the loss Of fatty tissue. leaving the skin
loose upon the face. These appear first
about the lower part Of the face, and
the cheeks have sagging appearance.
where the superfluous skin disposes of
itself in the folds. The newest thing in
wrinkles. however. Is the bicycle va
riety, and they are not desirable kind.
They belong to the bicycle face, and
the effect Is the same as when the face
becomes drawn from anxiety or worry.
Under the magnifying glass wrinkles
never before suspected are brought In
to view. Even the smooth, white sur
face of the skin is found to be full of
an intricate network Of tiny crcvices.
and it is only the enlargement OF these
small pathways from expression, habit,
care or old age, that makes the face
scanned with the well-marked wrinkles
that are the bane of many women's
lives. Viewed from the standpoint OF
the rnagnifying glass, it is safe to wager
that the strongest and most literary
minded woman of them all would be
glad to dispense forever with her cher
ished burrows of thought.
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see how few of them are free from
these facial lines. says the New York
Herald. Riding uptown in Broadway
car, heard two Sorosis women talking
about 1t. Sorosis, you know, cultivates
the literary wrinkle, the kind that knits
up the forehead between the eyes and
imparts the profound expression that
turns Barnard college girls green with
envy. The Sorosis wrinkle is the re-
suit OF deep thought and attempts at
memorizing whole encyclopedia pages
preceding the reading of the fortnightiy
papers" at the meetings of that body.
These two Sorosis members said some
Interesting things about wrinkles. Said
one: wrinkles in a woman's face no
longer speak only of age. There was a
time when they were infallible signs OF
declining years, but that was long ago,
when women were less active in both
oody and brain than they are now.
Wrinkles are attendant upon study,
business responsibility and vivacious
manners; in fact. woman can't be in
teresting without them, and the lack of
wrinkles in these days indicates indo-
lence or stupidity. SmOoth-faced beau
ties purchase their appearance at the
sacrifice of both wit and wisdom" AS
they left the car ! observed that each
had family defined vertical line be-
tween her eyebrows-the Sorosis wrin-
kle. l determined to investigate the
subject and went to see professional
man who deals in wrinkles. From him
I learned that there are as many diff
ferent kinds of wrinkles as there are
faces for them to adorn. He showed me
how they look under a strong
magnifyine glass. There is moth
ing flattering about magnifying
glass, and IL you want to see the
full significance of a wrinkle in a wo-
mans face that is good way to satisfy
your curiosity. 1t will dispel forever
the attractive theory that wrinkles are
any improvement. Wrinkles are en-
tirely dependent upon temperament.
Nothing induces them more surely than
worry. The kind produced in this way
appear first on the forehead, and are
made up of many small vertical lines.
different from those caused by study
which are fewer and deeper. Take the
wrinkles caused by worry in conjunc-
ton with the harassed look in the eyes
that accompanies them, and the COM
bination is disastrous to the express
sion Of woman's face. Laughter Is
The silver star., 1897-11-11
"cLIPooRAPHs."

iiaybale- III thinkin' q
collection NV buttons" Mrs. Haybals
well. you kin do as you wish, but
hain't goin' to sew no more on. n."lTezao
Siftings.
Reuben Railfence-"How's yer new
hired man; purity rapid" Henry Hoe
ccrn-"Rapid! That feller couldn't get
up by sunrise II we didn't keep the
clock over an hour slow."-Tammauy
Times.
THE Colorado legislature has passed
. law permitting women to join the
militia" remarked Mr.. Snaggs. II
didn't know that legislative enact-
ment was necessary before women
could hght." replied Mr.. Henpeck.-
Pittsburg News.
scotty-"Ycp; that's ole Howling Ike.
lister be the terror Of the CAMP"
Visitor from the East-"You don't SAY
70! He looks quite civil and respect-
able. I'm sure. Was he converted!"
Scotty-"You betcher life he war! We
'lected his ole woman sher'f."-Puck.
What has become Of Wagton?" ask
ed the returned native. He was one
Of the shining lights Of society when
I was here" He has lost his money, ~
said the resident. land instead Of being
. shining light. he Is what might b.
called nying light Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
"Abner." said the good wife, II wish
you would stop at the store and get me
q rubber ring for the baby to cut hts
teeth on" "s'posen yeu give hin
that there gold brick In tho cupboardf~
said tho farmer with grim smile. "It
worked all right with me."--lndianapo-
liz Journal.
"One Time" said the travelled board
or. Il got showed In on the Rocky
Mountains. and the only thing sever Of
~ had for two days to sustain life va
. haif-barrei Of pickled plgs feet .
you were. soiecd." said the Cheerfp,
idiot. "redursd to extremitiesl
osanspolis journal. 2}T aY
The silver star., 1897-11-11

half Its area. and becoming ever bright
er farther away. till the swamps ceased
and water reigned alone. water smooth
with the utter calm Of distance, bright
with the reflection Of the golden over
clouded sky. and speckled with de>r
and lines Of ice. with great bergs
stranded on it's shores. This entranc-
ing prospect was before Us for the re-
mainder Of our way, At the end Of an
avenue OF hills, terminating on the left
In Mount Agnrdh. prominence Of
some dignity Of form, and ON the right
In row Of bluffs. buttressing q snowy
area. above which rose a group Of COL
Jared peaks. 30 called by Us because Of
the thin vcrticle-sided beds Of intrusive
rocks which cut horizontally through
them. near their submits. and form .
protruding ring around the neck Of
earth"
The silver star., 1897-11-11
oNLYAN EVERY DAY ouEt
nut II Was Asked 30 Freassns
Drove . Man Insane.

Drove . Man Insane.
A man to whom was given the NJ
of George Brown was committed to Il.
insane asylum by County Judge Nortt'
up of Portland recently, says the Port
land Oregonian. The case is one Of the
most peculiar that has come under the
attention Of the authorities for long
time. Jailer Resing found the man
sitting on the curb at Third and Stark
streets, and upon addressing him with
query as to his name and business,
received In reply a torrent of abuse
and profanity. Presuming the man
was under the influence of liquor the
officer placed MIN under arrest on q
charge of drunkenness When taken
to the station the captain, as usual,
asked the prisoner his name. The ques-
tion again loosened the foodgates of
marvellous stream of profanity, which
could only be suppressed by placing
the prisoner in a dark cell. When he
had become quiet he was transferred
to the big cell with the other prisoners.
and one of the latter asked him his
rame. The calm countenarce imne-
diately changed again, and the usual
bitter imprecations of the man were
repeated. Each effort of the officers
always resulted in the same outburst.
He finally consented to talk and told
the officers peculiar story. He said
he was tormented by people asking
him his name. In Brooklyn, where he
formerly resided, he would occasion
ally come in contact with man who
would ask him his name. and to avoid
these he went west. The first man on
the car to speak to him was the con-
ductor. who asked him his name. When
at hotel they would always ask him
his name. On the road it was the
same. no matter where he fed, and, to
crown his torment with the greatest
wrong, he was confined in Jail to hear
the question repeated.
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O'Clock tonight" He paused and glnnc-
ed toward the west, whore the sun, now
only the half of great red rim, was
sinking below the level. II have had
my men patroling the town all day."
ne continued, "and they are not all in
yet. have reason to believe that the
outlaws friends are now gathering in
small force down on the square, earlier
than we looked for them, and am al
most alone at the jail. II you cs,n ride
down there and get that crowd su.sr-
ested In your game for twenty minutes
therell be no trouble"
Il would be very willing to try, II /
thought could hold Them" said Don,
after short hesitation.
You can do 1t II you are up to
trick or two," said the man. "These
machines are more of curiosity down
mere than in the states. am sheriff
here. and don't propose to lose my pris
oner. but want to avoid bloodshed II
possible"
All this had taken not to exceed five
minutes. and We could see the men
gathering block below us, with now
and then shout that plainly held a
note of defiance.
Don mounted and started to follow
when the sheriff laid steel-like hand
upon my arm and said
"As for you. you'll stay here for the
present. and had no other thought
but to obey.
All the while could see men rum
ming up. and then pass from sight be-
hind the board stockade that surround
ed the building l knew to be the jail
In the name of the law" continued
the sheriff. in q very solemn tone, II
command you not to stir from this spot
until my return" and then he darted
away after the men had seen. A mo-
ment later heard couple of muffied
shots, sharp cry as of surprise, and
then silence
looked down the street. peering into
the growing gloom. and could see Don
pirouetting on his wheel and the
"rowd. some of whom were mounted
standing In deep half circle, watch
Ing him very attentively, as was ap-
parent even at that distance. Then
saw movement that told me the
crowd was on the point of breaking.
though apparently reluctant. when Don
sprung his "Bucking broncho" act on
them. Lusty cheering followed. 1t was
evidently this cheering that brought
the sheriff. springing like tiger, out
to where l was standing.
Are they coming" he cried
NO, l answered, Don Is holding
them spellbound."
He's n high card" said the sheriff
but l cm leary of his being able to
hold them until my men arrive in
force"
I noticed then that he had hat and
coat thrown over his left arm.
Here" he said, after looking down
the street intently fer moment, put
this hat and coat on and ride down
past the crowd as fast as you can go.
and cry. Come through, come
through as loudly as you can. without
Stacking your pace"
what is that for. Mr.. Sheriff."
asked. never doubt but that he was
what he represented himself 10 be. and
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II STILL HAD PRESENCE OF
MvNnv
MIND

all tho while preparing rs rapidly us
possible to do as was bid; never q
question but that I must do as this
forceful man suggested.
This II the hat and coat OF the out
law, Denneth. and every man In that
crowd will recognize them. and will
think It il he escaping. and this in
teruption will allow us time to make
our defense sure. and by the time 1t Is
discovered who you are. the prisoner
will be SAFE"
He laid such peculiar stress on the
last four words that found them re-
voiving In my mind as stood with tho
outlaws hat and coat on. waiting for
this master OF men to tell mo to mount
and ride.
"Now. co." he cried. "and remem-
ber the cry-it 10 their rallying call.
and don't let them overtake you. or It
may be the worse for you."
Some of you may smile at my i'm
pllclt obedience, but when q mans oc-
cupatlon has been such as to call for
obedience all his life. It ID very easy to
obey a man who seems to know what
he wants.
sprang forward and was In good
swing ~ I neared the crowd. When I
was even with them I gave the call.
Il had the effect Of bursting bomb.
At nrst they fell back into n compact
mass. and a. the sheriff fred . few
shots after me they braccd themselves
a. though anticipating an attack.
Don was the only ono to penetrate
my disguise. and he fell In my wake
and followed me AZ few by. but not
until nm irregular volley had been flrcd
at me. felt that these shots. unlike
those fred by the sheriff. had been
aimed to my injury. could not un-
derstand this unless there were other
than friends Of the outlaw In the gath
ering. Then followed hoarsc shout
that spoke plainly Of purnuit.
The moon. nenrly at It's full. now be.
gan to show It's power, and tho road
lay unoccupicd ahead Of me. stretchlne
In an unbroken level straight into the
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Mavr1p,l at RQ.

Maxil Courtourier. aged Ss, and Mrs.
Bourcier. aged AZ. both Of Grey Cloud
Island, Mimi. were married few days
since. Mr.. Courtourier has the dis
tinction of being the last of the old
Canadian voyageurs and "coureurs du
bois" that served under the fur COM
panies in Minnesota seventy years ago
or from 1927 to 1910.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
Skin Of a White otter.

A party of hunters have arrived in
San Francisco from the Arctic with a
large number of seal and otter skins,
and among the latter is one skin en-
t:rely white. which is believed to be
the only white otter skin ever taken.
The variety is expected to bring from
$50 to 81 900.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
Too Much .Kln.-

Society. which is composed of wom-
en-, has made rule that a wife has a
right to bring all her sisters to live
with her. and the men. who can't pro-
test in any other way. have quit get
ting married.-Atchison Globe.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
Dim

Fair visitor--l suppose. Mr.. Palette,
that true art is very difficult to un-
derstand? Mr.. Palette-About as diff
ficult to understand, madam. as it is
to sell.-Detroit Free Press.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
Banjo. at a Funeral

Edward ]. Mcbride, an expert banjo
player, was cremated In st. Louis the
other day. The music at the funeral
was supplied by. banjoists. who played
"Massa's in the Cold. Cold Ground"
and an air from THE Bohemian Girl"
McBride's favorite tunes.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
She wanted to Know.

Benedict (proudly)-My wife kisses
me goodnight regularly. Rounder (bit-
terly)-Women are suspicious crea-
lures. aren't Montpelier Watch
man.
The silver star., 1897-11-11
ALL ABOUT WRINKLES
THERE ARE MANY CAUSES FOR
THEIR APPEARANCE.
Said to he on the Increase e-Membsrs
Of soros''' coilsEs Girls and Business
Women Don't Worry ABOUT Them
AZ soen Under the Microscope.

HE number of
wrinkles in wo-
mems faces is in
creasing at a rate
that is fatal to
beauty of the
smooth skinned va
riety. II you doubt
it, just observe the
number Of women
young women-you
meet in a flav and
The silver star., 1897-11-11
SHERIFF OF XCOUNTY
tBy Admund W. Bennett,

ON and I had
planned this trip on
our wheels. down
Into the strip,
for months before
We started.
We had talked
over what might
happen, and still all
that our active Inn
aglnations had con-
jured up fell far
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-14

Among the superior attractions to appear
at Kaier's Grand Opera House, Mahanoy
City, on Wednesday, Morrison's Faust"
holds a foremost place, and in the hands of
Morrison's players, Goethe's masterpiece
acquires fresh lustre. The dmmatization of
this production is a triumph of the stage, the
Interpretation of the lines of Mephisto is a
revelation-a vivid realistic conception of
the Mephisto which the great German author
designed. Morrison's production of Faust" "
is a triumph of mechanical effects The re-
suits produced by the many colored lights
are enhancing. In the reYel of the demons
on the summit of the Brocken, the entire
stage seems afre and added 10 the clash OF
the elements comes the revel of the spirits
from the neither world and the anguish ot
their victims. The tableau in the last act i.
sublime, the wronged Marguerite is repre-
sented as in the clouds apparently unsup
ported with Faust clinging to her robes
changing as the scene does, from one of mos
sorrowful death, to this transition in the
skies, the effect is beyond description.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-14
THE CIVIL
SERVICE ]
Democrats May Insist on Abolition of
the Existing Law.
REPUBLICANS FOR MODIFICATION
Mr.. Pearson, of North Carolina, Who In
augurated the Movement For Remod-
cling the Law, Thinks a Salts
factory Measure VIII be
Prepared.

Washington. Dec 1.-THE outlook
for changing the civil service law is
being actively canvassed among Re
publican members of the house, as a
result Of the conference held Saturday
night. The members Of the special com
mittee having the matter i'm charge are
trying to so shape the bill that it will
command the support of a number Of
divergent elements. One Of these is
the Democratic minority, which, COM
bined with the Republicans opposed to
the present law, would be strong
enough to carry a bill But in canvass
ing the situation it has been found that
Democratic members would favor a
complete repeal Of the law, but would
oppose anything short of a repeal.
AS the Republican movement is not
toward complete repeal but rather for
modification of the law, there appears
to be no basis upon which the anti
civil service reformers Of both parties
can unite. 1t is claimed, however, that
a modification bin will receive the votes
of two-thirds of the Republican mem
bers and will have a good chance of
passing the senate and receiving the
presidents signature.
Mr. Pearson, of North Carolina, who
inaugurated the movement. and is a
member of the special committee, says
the essential notifications of the law
likely to be considered by the commit
tee are as follows:
Excluding from the operations of the
law cases in which one government
officer is responsible for the acts of
his subordinate, as deputy collectors
Of revenue. examination of those al
ready covered into the classified SER
vice without examination, so as to
put them on a footing with new appli-
cants; change of examinations so as
to make them more practical and less
theoretical; distinct provision against
life tenure and for a stated term OF
service; affirmation of the right OF
heads of departments to remove, reduce
or promote in the interest of the public;
a limitation of the law to specific de-
partments, bureaus, etc, and exclusive
of those not enumerated.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-14

Mr. sneddon,s BIrthday.


Seldom is Shenandoah favored with such
a birthday anniversary celebration as the
one which was held by John Sheldon, at his
residence on West Lloyd street last evening
1t was Mr.. Sneddon's Goth anniversary.
The gathering embraced many Of the oldest
and most respected citizens of town. As a
token of esteem Mr.. Sneddon was presented
with a beautiful heavy plush reclining
rocker. The presentation speech was made
by Mine Inspector William Stein, after
which Mr.. Sheldon received it by
making a neat address in which he ex-
pressed his sincere thanks and appreciation.
A delightful feature of the evening was the
singing Of a solo by Mrs. Watson, who has
attained the age of 80 years. sumptuous
supper was served, to which the following
guests did justice Mrs. Samuel Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. McCutcheon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Davis Mr.. and Mrs. John Mason
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitceell, Mrs Peter Cox
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lathlean, Mrs. Jeffrey Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Powell Mr.. and Mrs. Hut
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Beddall, Mrs. Aker
Mr.. and Mrs. David Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Stein, Mr.. and Mrs. James Heaton,
Mrs. James Marshall, Mrs. Mary A. Parrott,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Sheldon, Mrs. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Schmidt and family, of Shamokin Mrs.
Mason, of Mahanoy City and Messrs. Frank
Schmidt, w. J. Morgan, Edwin. r. Williams
and William Hildebrand.