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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
FRO BE Continued
Lincoln md the widow.

During all that dreadful period when
the civil war was ravaging the country
Lincoln held the reins of the govern
ment, and, although worn out with un
oeasing toll, he never neglected an OPP
portunity to help those who suffered.
One day Il pC0r woman, whose tears
had worn furrows down her cheeks gain
ed an audience with Lincoln, and in u
few words related the sad tale of her
husband, who had fought in the Union
army only to lose his life, and of her
three boys, who were then figh sng. She
requested the discharge of her eldest
boy, that she might have some one to
support her. Lincoln's heart responded
to the appeal, aud he replied, Ger.
tainly If you have given us all and
your prop has been taken away you are
justly entitled to one of your boys"
The poor woman went away light of
heart only to return later, tcarfully
begging the release of her second son.
The discharge of the first son had come
too late, He was killed before it reached
him. Sadly Lincoln sat down and wrote
the requisite order for the release of tho
second son, and, rising handed the pa.
per IN the afflicted woman, saying:
"Now you have ore and have one Of
the two boys left. That is no moro than
right" Weeping with joy, the poor
mother blessed Lincoln and hurried out
to send her precious order. Harper 8
Rrund Table.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24

Fellows hanging round the stage
door for the girls to come out don't
like it, und mean to give the girls II
chance to get off free if they choose"
"Your saving clause will cover ninety.
nine cases in hundred, | fancy," re.
marked Jocelyn with II laugh.
"What has that got to do with itr" de-
manded Bellingham, looking Mt him:
"and what have you to do with it,
either
"Oh, was only startled TO see You
turning missionary" replied the other
moving away.
Bellingham paid no further notice to
him.
"By connecting the window above the
lower door, by means of an iron bridge
of fifteen feet span, with the corridor in
the building on the opposite side of the
alley" he said, referring to his drawing,
"you give additional means of exit either
by the street door of that building or by
the upper passage leading to the elevated
railway station. Well?'
"Wbat'll it cost?' inquired lingo.
"Not more than eight hundred, or I'll
pay the difference"
''lt's all darn nonsense; but I'll do it
to obligc you" said lingo.
"That way. if you like said Dalling.
ham. folding mp his plan. Good day.
'>Odd fish, that fellow" observed Joce.
lyn when the architect had gone ont
81 just tell you what" said lingo, "ii
that odd fish was an iInpresario the
divas wouldn't go back on him not
much.'
"Why wouldn't they?"
"Oh, maybe they wouldn't dare; but
they wouldn't, anyhow
"What do you know about it|'
~ know man when | see him." re-
turned the other, wagging his head
"and so do they"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Haste In Courtship.

Among the many faults of the nine
Seenth century is often reclloncd liatr.
The world, one says, is full OF harry
and hustle. Time is outrageousiv e. ~.
yet in the business Of courting m.l are
marvels in patience and lcigul lina .
when compared to what they wcra IL
the middle ages. They liked th,u %
commence n courtship by what i .e-
garded now as the next to the last word
in it, viii you marry me?" and thcy
had little use for preliminaries. # tao
gentlewoman was wise and yirtuuus,
she, OF course, knew immediate what
to say, for she previously had been ia,
formed of her suitor's fortune, as ne II
her dowry, and few minutes ONLY were
necessary for the young people Go 500
whether they were mutually agreeable
or not. Emily Stone in Lippiucotrs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Indian Rainmakers.

All the Indian tribes had raipual,.Is,
and some are yet left. This is Cno f
their methods of operation: \ i8r
body of Creek Indians had gatherct i
decked out i'll their best finory. jWo
elderly men retired short distanco ID
seemed to be mumbling to each olr {.
something like prayers or invoca ans.
After some time fire was made on ne
bank of the stream, when the two raj l.
makers gave an order, and young man
plunged into 'he river, which was there
very deep. When he came up, he had
blue catfish in his hand, which one Of
the old men took and threw into the
fire, the tribe looking on in perfect 81
lence. Then there was more mumbiIag.
accompanied by various contortions aud
gesticulations, when the gathering uiS-
persed. 1t rained that night, Perhaps,
on the whole, the Indian rainmaller is
more generally successful than the civil
lized, one occasionally appearing on the
frontier in times Of drought, the former
having shrewder and nsre experienced
forecast of weather probabilities and
putting in his incantations ut the L! .,Ilt
time. New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24

"Well, my dear, it's only the money
aspect of my business that You feel any
interest in
"If You mean there is no longer any
sentiment totween us cordially admit
it," was the ruswer. ~ don't care ihc
snap of my ;inger for you or for any
one else uoN alive. But have some
claims upon you, and I've come here to
enforce them"
"You have the photograph there still,
sec" remarked Jocclyn, turning to the
table. "Pour little fellowl If he'd
lived I'd have nade man Of him"
Eyes! You'd have made the same
sort of man of him as you've made wom-
an of his mother. I'm glad he's dead,
If it's only to save him from knowing
what sort of II father he's gotl However,
you said that 60 put me in II good humor
suppose. What do you WANT"
II vow, Meg, you're too confounded!y
sour for anything" exclaimed Jocelyn.
twisting his wiskers. 1--WE come to
tell you of nm arrangement that will
enable you to live at your ease the rest OF
your days, aud this is the way am re-
ceived Come, now!'
FRO ne CDNTJNIrEpl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
AS AN ARMY RATION.
Beans Briefly Considered by an Old Army
Veteran.


"Tako it altogether, said the old
soldier, 81 think 1 liked beans the best
of the army rations. Hard bread, OF
course. was essential, and we expected
to get that anyway, but am speaking
now Of the comparative luxuries on the
army bill Of fare. Ishould prefer corned
beef, if that issued in the army had been
uniformly of a desirable quality. But
often it was Of IA hardness more like
that of quartz and of saltiness past be-
lief by those who have never tried it.
salt pork-well, fat salt pork, even
of the best quality, is not desirable as
steady diet of food, and we got more
salt pork than any other meat, and it
was most always not of the best. In
fact, Eo old soldier will ever forget tho
salt pork of the army. But his recollec-
tions of it will not be surrounded by an
aurora bc-ealis of delight.
Not everybody liked beans, but ac-
corthng to my notion they were the best
of the army rations, all things consid-
cred. If We had piece of pork to put
in the kettle, so much the better. But
we had salt anyway, and bean soup,
with hard bread to break into it, and
cup of coffee made a meal that had de-
cided elements of hopefulness in it,
'-It is true that sometimes when we
had beans day after day for days together
some of the men would get tired of
them. But you would grow tired of
ontolans, wouldn't you. if you had too
many of them?
II always used to be glad when we
had beans, and to this day | like now
and then a dish of bean soup, and I
never eat it without pleasant recollec-
tiGns of the army. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
A DisappOirttHent,

''Inevcr was so disRusted and angry
in my life, said Mrs. dc Garmo.
WHATS the tuuuhhY' her husband
inquired.
This afternoon that rich Mrs. Hill
ton, whom l have been dying to have
call ON me, came just.as was getting
ready'so take bath"
''T~o bad! Wouldn't she stay until
you conld get ready to see herr"
"That's just it. rushed around and
almost broke my neck getting into my
best clsthes, only to find out when got
downstairs that she had called to see IL
wouldn't like to buy "a 80 cent ticket
to an, an,entertainment that the Good Sa-
maritan society WINS getting up for
poor sewing girls. 1 shall cut her dead
the neE time We meet. t."-Cleveland
Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24

A western senator, who has always
been addicted to the habit Of wearing
striped underwear, had II narrow escape
recently ON that very account. The
striped underwear worn by the distin-
guished senator looked for all the world
like prisoner s garb, but of course that
aspect of the case did not suggest itself
to the senator. While en- route TO Wash
ington ON one occasion the fact came TO
him in II striking way, II was on a
sleeping car at night. The car pitched
and threw him out Of the lower berth
on to the floor, clad in his striped under
wear.
The lurch of the car startled other
folks, too, and two ladies on the opposite
side of the senator stuck their heads out
to see what the commotion was all
about. When they saw the senator crawl
ing under cover in his striped garb,
thinking he was AN escaped convict
they screamed, and pandemonium reign
ed. The porter was summoned, where
upon the ladies commanded him to re-
move the convict.
1t took all the senatorial courtesy"
the senator could rake up 10 prove n
alibi, and he was finally able 10 demon
strate who be was, but he has since
abandoned the idea Of wearing sui "d
underwear, having reached the concll-
sion that plain flannels without stripes
are much better and far safer. -Nd-o-
inoton Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
a Travelling Library.

An insatiatn reader ON his travels,
Napoleon complained, when at Warsaw,
in 1907, and when ut Bayonpe, in 1908,
that his librarian at Paris did not keep
him well Supplied with hooks. "'The
emperor, "ugrote the secretary to Bar
bier, "waps II portable library of 200
volumes jar l2no, printed in good type
without margin, AID composed as near
ly as possible OF 20 volumes ON religion,
40 of eIIi,s, 10 oi plays, 90 Of poetry,
100 of nECls, 60 Of history, the remain.
der, TO r;l',c up 900 of historical mem
oirs -. religious works are to be
the Old and New Tcstaments, the 10.
ran, II selection of the works of the IA
thers nS the church, works respecting
the Aggans, Calvinists of mythology,
etc. The epics are To be Homer, Lucan,
Tasso, Telemachps, The Henriade,'
etc" Machiayelh- Fielding, Richard
son, Montesquieh Voftaire, CorneilIc,
Racine and Rousseau We're also among
the authors mentioned,-LewR Rosen-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
"A Poets Chiyalry,

The poetry of Longfellow reveals it's
authors sensitive, chivalrous spirit, so
that those familiar with his verses will
read without surprise this story told by
Mrs. Phelps-Ward in her Chapters
From Life:'
Longfellow was reading aloud poem
one day to Nine. Modjeska, whose eyes
filled with tears as the reading pro-
ceeded.
II shall never forget, observes Mrs.
Phelps Ward, ''the tone and manner
with which he turned toward her. oh,
he cried, i meant to give you happi-
ness! And have given you pain.
His accent on the words'pain' was
like the smart of wound"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24

"WhOt arc The SCrriccs for Hhich mis- Is
the pdpmcnti" Mrs. Bcm0r jnpuircd
Two IN three days aftervard ,Jocelyn
betook himself to small and rather
shabby hooking house in East Eighteenth
street. and asked if Mrs. Bemax were at
home. The woman who opened the
door said. in a weary and discontented
voice, that Mrs Benax Wa in, and Joe
elyn went upstairs. He entered the.
front room on the first floor. This room
had djngy and brownish aspect, The.
furniture was meager and uickety. Upon
the WALL between the windows hung
askew u print of the Prince of Wales
and his enmily. taken from some illus.
traced paper and framed in wooden
frame stained black and vanished The
only pretty thing in the room was pho
tograph of IA chubby little child about 4
years Of age. 1t was mounted in u
tasteful standard frame of stamped
leather, and small vase containing two
or three flowers stood in front of it, The
photograph itself was much faded and
was in the style of ten years ago.
In few minutes tall, middle aged
woman, with a square shaped face and
rather strongly marked features, came
into the soom. Her eyes and brows
were dark; her hair was slightly touched
with gray. The corners of her large
mouth had acquired an indrawn look,
apparently from a habit of pressing her
lips togethar; her general expression was
studiously impassive. She looked like
one accustomed to meet with rebuffs
and disappeintments, and to put up
with them when necessary, though never
with meekness and resignation. There
was an air about her that showed she
had once hasn familiar with the hand
some side of the world, but, frem what
ever cause, had discontinued tosenjoy or
practice its refinements. There were
more hard and unpleasant things in her
memory than the contrary. and these
memories and experiences had worn
away her former comeliness and made
her skeptical and somewhat malicious,
instead of gentle and engaging.
"Well, Hamilton" she said, as she
came in, IL hope you've brought me
some money"
'Money, my dear Meg! Didn't send
you some last week.
Yes enc 7sh to pay up my arrears of
board. I've had none to spend on my
self for IL nth, and have only one
other dress to my back. and that is not
fit to be see,..''
"Things are more expensive here than
in England. | told You that when You
insisted on coming here. You would
have been more comfortable at home"
"Home is where the heart is" she re-
piled, with an intonation of sOmber sar,
casm. my heart is not in England
wherever else it may be-"
'Well, I've been very busy" said
Jocelyn.
$50 yon always tell me; but | pre-
sumo, ms Usual, it is no business of
mine"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Nerve strain,

1T must be good deal of a strain to
run a trolley car" said the talkative
man on the platform.
''You bet it is, " said the motorman.
ivy, when | go along fer two or tree
weeks without runnin over anybody |
git so nervous | can't eat nor sleep. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Query OF the Times.

The lever was enthusiastic.
"She has poetry in her eyes" he ex-
xEaimed.
"Yes9~ returned the cynic tantaliz-
ingly.
-"She has roses in hsr cheeks" per-
sisted the lover.
"Yes?" returned the cynic again.
--She has music in her voice. assert
ell the lover defiantly.
"And what in the bank?" eneried
the cynic. Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Albuquerque.

"The live and progressive town of
Albuquerque" says citizen of that
town in the Washington Post, sis sadly
handicapped by its name. The percent
age Of people ortside the territory who
can spell it is small. and often it wor-
ries home man to get it just right.
One of these days, when New Mexico
becomes state, we are going to give
the town a shorter and easier name, the
spelling of which there will be no chance
10 butcher.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Nevivlliel Habit.

The convict under sentence OF solitary
confinement had utterly collapsed For
heavens sake, he begged, 81 must
have rest! My conscience will uat it
me sleep-unless-unless, can lsfsu
to the chaplain's sermonr'
Remembering that he had been apiiIar
or the church, they were disposed %
grant his request.
hahlt' 1t must be remembered, i4 ,tt-
nmes more Powerful even than G..-s.--
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24

In California 80 pounds make bushel
Of barley; Georgia, Kentucky and
Pennsylvania, AZ; in all the rest, 4S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-15
Tour to California.

The personally conducted tour to California
under the direction of the Pennsylvania Bail.
road Company. will leave New York on Jan
uary 8, 1898. The party will travel west
ward in special Pullman cars in charee O. a
tourist agent and chaperon, stopping on route
at maha, Denver Colorado Springs Manitou
Garden of the Gods Glenwood Springs and
Salt Lake City. in California visits will be
made 10 Monterey and the famous Hotel Del
Monte, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Los Angeles
San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Bed
lands and Pasadena The party will return
on the Golden Gate Special" leaving Los
Angeles February q and stopping at Tucson
Fl Psso and st. Louis. Eighteen days will be
spent in California. Round trip rate, includ-
ing all necessary expenses during entire trip.
1895 from all points east of Pittsburg. For
full information apply to ticket agents.
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HOW to Prevent Pneumonia.

At this time of the year cold is very
easily contracted. and if let to run its
coarse without the aid of some reliable
cou h medicine is liable to result in
that dread disease, pneumonia. We
know of no better remedy to cure q
cough or cold than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. We have used it
quite extensively and it has always
given entire setistaction.-Oolagah, Ind.
Ter. Chief.
This is the only remedy that is known
to be certain preventive of pneumon.
ia, Among the many thousands who
have used it for colds and la grippe We
have never yet learned of single cast
having resulted in pneumonia. Persons
who have weak lungs or have reason
to fear an attack of pneumonia, should
keep the remedy at hand. The 25 and
so cent sizes for sale by ]. Il. Janney,
druggist, FOL King street.
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IEalH ANO. oO COhNeNe'' ~ ~ .n1.,I

No al Clverton Tor MaTIentoq;
DanI Charlotte and way stations Connects Asa
Rocky Mount
rninga 1iyesat Alexandria 121S D.
Alexandra 907
IIend Arrive Round Hill
p N Sunday.
CAR SERVICE.
BIRMINGHAM
JACKSONVILLE uniting Richmond
Washington
Dining Carl Geensboro sndM
Pullman
Salisbury with Pullman
Knoxville
Washington
Wednesday Francisco without change
Va
H. GREEN W. IOh6
Genera 1eneTs. passenger AGENT
Washington D. c. washington D. e.
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Nj cClure's Magazine
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Some New Features.

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CHAs. A. DANA'S "REMINISCENCES. -
These "reminiscences contain more unpublisb
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The Christmas Mc.lure's contained a COM
The Tomb of His Ancestors" We have in
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Anthony Hopes New Zenda Novel, "Ru-
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q Great Telescope, by Lord Kelvin
The Raihoad Mans Life, by Herbert b.
Hamblin, is a narrative Of work, adventure
hazards, accidents and escapes
The Custer Massacre, as it came from the
lips Ol 1NO NOOu5, Ill OlO 1uuldu Cnl6I, VINO
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New York in 1850, the condition of life
Of the perfected city of the next century, by
Col George E. Waring, jr
Mark Twain contributes an article describ.
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The illustrations are by A. B. Frost and Peter
Newell.
Andree: His Balloon and his Expedition.
Sven Hedin in Unexplored Asia, story of
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lander in Thibet His own story.
Jackson in the Far North. The famous
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Altxassaria 3assttf.
WEDNESDAY, tvENINe. DEC. Is. Is: 7
RoRRERs 1N CH1cAGo. West SIDE

ROBBERS IN CHICAGO. West Side
business men of Chicago are organ :
lied against highway robbers, who
have been doing brisk and at times
deadly business of late in that locality
An advertisement of L. b. Milges for
meeting has been approved by sui
ficient number of Influential citizens to
insure its success. Citizens of the West
Side have been shot, gagged, robbed
and terrorized for three months, and it
is believed that the organization of a
vigilance committee will "fll long
f,lt want" During the last thirty days
twenty one men have been shot by
f .otpads. Three are dead. 10 the
8 me time fifty-seven men have been
robbed at the muzzle Of revolvers
without offering resistance. Scores OF
burglaries are reported every morning.
Ia m ANY of these raids the occupants
of houses and stores are held up, plum.
dered and then assaulted.
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AN Aston SHovELs CoAL.-Johr
Jacob Astor has given his relative, Carl
Aston, of Jersey City, a job at sboveling
coal at $l2 week. Carl has proved 10
his rich counsin's satisfaction that he is
really and truly an Astor, one of the
Waldorf Astors, and 80 he was given
the pleasure of shoveling endless coal
into every hungry furnace in the cellar
at the Westerly Building. Carl is about
80 years old. He ia student and an
expert bookkeeper. He weighs abou'
l20 pounds. His hands, now grimy,
are those of an artist. His every liz
stinct is toward the higher life-but he
can shovel coal,
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DRUGGISTS.

4 NsTABLiSHED 1882.
c Ii. aEADBEATER. O. q. LEADBEATER.
E. q. LEA DBEATER, JR, j. LEADBEATERl
+. s. J.EADBEATER 4 SONS,
WHOLESA LIE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS
lO5 AID LOT south Fairfax street
Dealers in drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi'
cines, Paints, WIS., Dye Stufs, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Govds and Specialties.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia TO,
J. c. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Co.'S
Tinted Gloss and Prepared PaiAts, &c.
Manufacturers Of standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made Large additions to our stock
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &c, direct frrm the manufacturers.
We are therefore enable.l to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by wen-ap-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. AL goods forwarded by first
tieight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness IS our specially. We guarantee
the purity Of all druga furnished. Core
sOondeuce invited.
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! Opening and Closing OF the Malls
Northern mails close at 80 snd II 10
NJ. and l Is, 2 so, 6 so and 30 p q
Open st 90 a. M, u 90 m. and w P q
Southern mails via Charlottesville, COG
! 7 so and 10 SO q. m. and Z 10 a 40
8 30 p. m. Opoa at 8 90 q. N. and 7W
p. m. =,
Southern mails, via Richmond, close Ss
10 40 a. m. and 8 13 and 8 30 p. m
Manassas Division mails close at 81 s. IL
and do p. m. Open at 1 p N.
Alexandria and Round Hill malls ciose !"
8 40 a. m. and 90 p %. Open at . W a. L.
and 3 80 p. m. .o1s
p. N. and 80 p. m. Opec 3 90 4. N. AHu
45 p. m. ,,,1s
Washington mail. close at 20 and il 10
q. n, and L Is, 2 so, 6 so and 80 ?. u,
Open at s 90 a. H., ~ 90 III. and 3 W shO
4 80 p. N.
Office Hoo5-open st 8 90 a. m. Clo'e "
6O0p pm c
sunday EOurs-opon st 100 a. N. cl0se
st 80 8. N.
Car1iees' Observation-Disclosures msde oS
inside routes-6 SO and 10 % s. N: aI'
90 snd . 30 p. N. Full route-o 81 O. ~
and 5 80 p. NJ Sunday collection W ~
m. Carriers window open Sunday y w a. |'
close 30 &. Il. ,d
Deliveries made 8 90 a. H., II W H. AD'
) 90 p. II. ,,r,.a
All mail should be in Office ten minu''<
before hour indicated for cloding-