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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT AUGUST |, 1897.

Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division Time
'"0''' f'"'"' 'faHvssRWy'hi'ES0' gHsrWhR8
Trs wssfps%ys fGr ssa"Sa
Harrisburg and the intermediate sta
lions, arriving at Philadelphia 8;23 p. m,
New York, O:lO y. M; Balt ltimorc, $500 u. M;
washington, 7;f5 y. IN Pullman rarlor car
from WillIamsport to Philadelphia and pas
scngCr cOuChcs from Kane TO Philadelphia
nnd Wtllinmsport to Baltimore and Wash
i:3 y. m.-Traln &, weekdays, for IIar-
rlsburg and intermediate stations, ar-
riving Mt Philadelphia i:;N A, NJ; New York,
1:B A. NJ. Pullman Sleeping cars from
Harrisburg Ia Philadelphia and New York
l,hiindelphiin p,aJ pnssfmg,is , Snn remain In
n:;p y. m.-.Train I. daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg aud intermediate stations, ARRIVING nt
4. NJ on week days aud lO.,,S NJ on sun
day; iiali imOrc, B:2O 4. ~; Washington, 7:l0
AN. Pullman slecpcrs from Erie aud VIII
Transport 10 Philadelphia and WilliumspOrt
to Washington. Passengers In sleeper
for Baltimore and Washington will hc
transferred into Washington sleeper ~ VIII
Transport. Passenger coaches from Erie to
Philadelphia aud Wlllamsport to Balti-
more. -
i:Ii n. m.-Traln y, weekdays for Erie, Rldg
way, Dubois, Clcrmont and principal Inter
mediate stations.
a:n u: m.--Train 3, daily for Eric and inter
5;l5 p. m.--Train 10, weekdays for knnc and
intermediate stations.
THROUGH TRAINS FOR DRIFTWOOD
FROM THE EAST AND SOUTH.
TRAIN leaves New York 5:55 y. M. Phiiadel-
phia $3.50 y. m; Washington s:25 y. m. ar
rivlng nj Drif,woud i:il a. m, weekdays,
with Pullman slccpers and passenger
coaches from Philadelphia To Erie and Bal
tImore to Williamsport.
TRAIN II leaves Philadelphia $50 A. M!
Washington, $50 a. NJ; Baltimore, S:50A. NJ;
Wlkcsbarrc, l0i5 A. NJ; weekdays,
arriving ut Driftwood ut 5:l5 y. N. with
Pullman ParlOr car from Philadelphia TO
Williamsport and passenger coach To Kane.
TRAIN leaves NcwSork NJ 7;55 y, M; Phila-
delpha, ii:20 y. M; Washington 10. 70 p. M. (;
Baltimore, 1850 p. M; daily arriving at
DriftwOOd NJ D:i3 u. III, Pullman sleeping
ears from Phla. To Willinmspt, and through
passenger coachcs from philadelphia to
Erie and Baltimore to Williamsport. ON
Sundays only Pullman sleeper Philadelphia
to Erie.
JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD.
DAILY except Sunday.)
TRAIN ~ leaves Ridgwny NJ g:i5 n. M; John
sonburg at l0:0S II. M, arriving at Clcrmont
at t0:55 n, m.
TRAIN 20 leaves Clcrmont at ii:0) II. m. ar
riying ut JuhnSonhurg at HAS n M. and
Ridgway at l2:Oi y. M.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13
Does II Pay to be Sick ?

Besides the discomfort and suffering
illness of any sort Is expensive.
Hundreds of p'oplc consult the doctors
every day about coughs and colds. This
Is better than to suffer the dis 'ase "a
run along, but those who usc' Otto's
Cure for the throat and lungs do better
still. II costs less and the cure II
certain You can get trial bottle free
of our agent. n. Alex. Stoke. Lurg,
size 2jc and soc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13
DRESS GOODS,
LADIES' JACKETS
AND CAPES

Can be accepted as being absolutely correct, care
having been taken to exclusive but popular
styles. In every department the articles presented
will be found of quality to command approval.
Prices wonderfully small for such value. Such
goods we have will better purpose else
where than on our shelves, and sacrifice
profits to make quick sales
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13

Trains daily except Sunday.
DAVID MCCARGO, GEN'L. SUPT
JAS. p. ANDERSON GEN'L PASS. ACT.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13

The history Of Downs Elixir ls Identical
with the history Of New England for the last
nfiy years. |, cures coughs aud colds. For
sale by II. A. Stoke
Costlvcness H. the cause of the lntolcrnnt
bad breath" of mutitudcs. pr Henry, iiav-
tcr's Mandrake Blttcrs remove the cause aud
prevent the evil, aud cost only - cents For
sale by II. \. stoke
Arnicn & on Linlmcnt Is the best remedy
known FOR stn Joints. For sale by II. A.
stoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13

"Whatr said the judge. "You expect
me to send your husband to prison when
you acknowledge that you threw five
fatirons at him and he only threw one
at your"
eyes; that's all right judge" said
the irate Irish woman, "but then the
one he threw hit me. "-Harper g Bazaar
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Life Marks Are lndellble.

We are not writing in the sand. The
tide does not wash it out We are not
painting our pictures on the canvas,
and with brush. so that we can erase
the error Of yesterday or overlay it with
another color today. We are writing
our lives with chisel on the marble.
and every time we strike blow we
leave mark that is indelible. Lyman
Abbott, d. ID.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13

When you buy few yards Of cloth
In Japan, the merchant always unrolls
the whole piece and cuts off the inside
end. III order that you may not have to
take the part that IL faded and shop
worn
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01
A Vicious Rooster.

/, There are roosters and roosters, some
vicious and some docile enough, but the
king of them all lives at Marshalville,
Ga. He is a gigantic plymouth rock,
and there is no doubt that when a
plymouth rock rooster does grow to
unusual size he is worth talking about.
This one is a fighter. and has a particu-
lar antipathy to children. Willie
Price, the little son of the owner of the
feathered giant, with his sister, was
out in the yard playing. The plymouth
rock strolled along and then without
sound sprang at the little girl and
sank his bill in the flesh between the
left eye and the nose full half an inch.
The lachrymal gland was severed and
the rooster beside made two deep holes
in the childs head and arms with his
spurs. Mr.. Price heard the screams
of the children and ran out into the
yard, when the bird was put to flight.
- Cleveland Plain Dealer. q
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01
Insects in the Wardrobe.

A correspondent, whose home new
ly arrived visitor in Buluwayo de-
scribes as "a very pretty place about
two miles out of town." informs South
Africa that Rhodesia is a fine country
for clothes. A smart evening dress,
which she has only lately had out from
home, while hanging in a wardrobe
accommodated rat between the silk
and lining. The horrid little beast nib
bled a hole the size of a hand on each
side of the skirt. She muses. that if
human inhabitants do not fancy ones
clothes the white ants do. Failing
them, you have fiat BEETLES, and, sup
posing they desert you, the rat comes
in, so no one can say fine raiment is
wasted out there. "The wasps build
their nests in your candle shades and
the caterpillars or something weave
or spin cocoons in your curtains."-
Exchange. 20. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01
IF THE MOON STOOD STILL.
There Would Be Many Changes on the
Earth.

There Would Be Many Changes on the
Earth.
We must imagine that the moon
would always be exactly over one spot
OF the earth S surface, says the Phila-
phia Inquirer. At night, therefore,
that part of the earth would always
be Illuminated, unless the position
which is most probable-would result
in an eclipse; but the other portions of
the earth would be in total darkness
at night. The effect on navigation
would be revolutionary. The phe-
nomenon of the tides would practically
cease. Consequently many tidal riv-
ers would run low constantly and -four
ishing ports go to ruin. Not only so,
but the distribution of the water on the
earth's surface would be seriously al
tered. If the moon stood STILL the
waters on that side of the earth where
the moon was stationed would rise in
one huge mass, while the opposite side
of the earth would have a smaller bulk.
The waters, however, at the sides of
the earth would practically disappear.
This would undoubtedly mean that
many portions of the earth now dry
would be flooded, and vice versa. Not
only so, but the shape of the planet
would-to an outside Observer
change. The solid portions would re-
main rigid, but the general contour
would appear to be egg-shaped, the
greater end being turned toward tho
moon and the point away from it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01
THIRTEEN SUPERSTlTIOUS MEN
uld Not Go to Dinner Until the Four
teenth Guest Appeared.

teenth Guest Appeared.
t'This matter of superstition always
makes me laugh" said Mr.: 4, T. Brit
ton when some one spoke Of never iii fix!
ing to do anything on Friday. .sI made
trip Of $4,000 miles last summer with;
a party Of twelve others, making thir-
teen in all, and we started on Friday
and never missed a train Or boat or
a meal or had an ache or pain among
us the whole time Then he told a
laughable story, says an exchange
1T has been the custom of the surviv-
ors of the old national rifles to meet
each year on the anniversary of our
mastering into service in the war Of
the rebellion and enjoy a dinner and
swap "reminiscences near and remote.j
Several years ago had the boys to my
house and had prepared the very best
dinner I knew how to give. There are|
usually sixteen or seventeen survivors,
at such a gathering, but this time when
we we're about to enter the dining room;
somebody counted noses and discov-;
cred we were thirteen all told. Now.
those other twelve men were brave and
courageous gentlemen, who had faced
cannon unflinchingly and were afraid
of nothing tangible, but not single
man of them was willing to enter that
room. At last, after a half-hour's wait,
during which my dinner was rapidly
approaching the spoiled stage, another
man came and in we went Now, that
man who made the fourteenth in the
party and broke the unlucky spell, ac-
cording to the twelve other guests, was
Charlie Alexander and before the dim
ner was concluded he had to be carried
home and in two months he was dead!
All the others are living yet''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01
European Degeneracy.

Statisticians of Europe view with in
creasing alarm the sociological fact of
the steady decrease of the number of
births in all the European nations.
This fact, while little known, is very
remarkable, because it is one of the
symptoms of degeneration" that bug
aboo of modern psychologists, who de-
clare that a constant decrease of pop
ulation of all the civilized nations NAV
confidently be expected. }.#-
The figures given below are obtained
from the most reliable authorities in
each country and compare the birth
rates of 1876 with those of 1896 per
thousand Of the population: y:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01

vessel in the United States navy more
powerful than the Pelayo. so far as ar
mLament is concerned. She is provided
with steel water-line belt of a maxi
mum thickness of eighteen inches, and
this renders her as impregnable as
modern skill can make a :warship, so
far as resistance to projectiles which
are fired at her are concerned. Not
only is she thus armored and armed,
but she" is thoroughly up: to. date, as
only two months ago she was repaired
generally and retubed at the Ferrel
navy yard, She has a speed of about
sixteen knots an hour, and in this re-
spect alone is slightly inferior to the
biggest craft in our own navy. The
battleship Iowa, which has her trial
trip next month, will be the one ves-
sci in the United States navy which
will come near to equalling the Pc
layo. The only vessels that now fly
our flag which can be considered fit
antagonists for Spain's banner warship
are the battleships Indiana and Mas
sachusetts, the armament of each of
which consists of four 13-inch, eight
8-inch and four 6-inch guns. These
ships are of 11,0OO tons displacement,
as compared with the Pelayo's 10000;
but in reality the Pelayo is slightly
heavier in point of service than either
Of our own battleships. Both the Ore
gon and Indiana have the thickest of
side armor, but it is only in partial
belt, which protects the vitals of the
ship. It is of a maximum thickness
Of 18 inches, and is composed of Har-
veyized nickel steel. The bore of the
guns of these battleships is about thir-
teen inches in diameter. The guns are
mounted within seventeen-inch steel
turrets and five inches of steel protect
the six-inch battery.
The cruiser New York has her pro-
totype in the Spanish navy in the ar
mored cruiser Emperator Carlos V.
While very strongly resembling the
New York, she is perhaps a trifle larg-
er, her tonnage being 9,100 to the New
York's $500. She. carries two 11-inch
guns in barbettes ten inches thick;
eight 51a-inch rapid fire guns and four
4-inch firers, together with powerful
secondary battery of rapid-fre six and
three-pounder guns. Her protective
deck is six inches thick, and her sides
are partially plated with two-inch steel.
She is the newest of the Spanish fleet
Of: any considerable size.
Not only have we fair match for
the Carlos in the New York, but the
Brooklyn will keep her hands full In
tonnage she is a little more than the
equal Of the Carlos, her tonnage being
$500. The Brooklyn is a better ship
thanathe New y ork and that is saying
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01
IN A JOSSHOUSE
The Chinese Celebration of New Years.
In San Francisco. 81

in San Francisco. ~
The procession-for some queer rea-
son the Chinese always seem to walk
in single file-was headed by his faith
err, carrying the baby brother proudly
in his arms, says ST.. Nicholas. The
mother and sister carried baskets filled
with offerings to the gods, while All
Gau had contented himself with parad-
ing his fnery only. The interior OF the
>josshouse was but dimly lighted, and
when the eyes once became USED to
the mysterious and smoky atmosphere
that filled the place strange and weird
faces of gods and demons showed
through the darkness and gazed SOL
emnly down from rich affairs upon the
visitors. A priest, seated at the en-
trance, had a supply of painted can
dies, sticks of incense made of sandal
wood and packets of papers contain
ing printed prayers. Having bought
a supply of these helps to worship, All
Gau and his family had entered the
inner room of the pagan gods. In
the presence of these images, with
hideous, painted faces dimly looming
out of the darkness and mystery of the
incense laden atmosphere, most Amer
lean boys of All Gau's age would have
been terror stricken. He, on the con-
trary, seemed to be quite at ease
among these strange things, and went
near to the uncanny idols with quite
an air of familiarity. He boldly walked
up to large drum standing in one cor
ner, and seizing drumstick, pounded
on it with all his might for the pur
pose of drawing the attention of the
gods to the worshipers. He then had
Joined with the family in placing a
large number of lighted candles and
smoking incense sticks upon the altar,
after which they had bent themselves
in prayer before the principal image
in the temple. A number of offerings
cakes, fruits and various articles of
food as we'll as rice Wine-were next
piled up before this deity. Their de-
votion ended with the burning of a lot
of printed prayers in a little brick
furnace erected in a corner Of the
josshouse for that purpose. AS they
left a pack of firecrackers was set off,
and then, thoroughly satisfied with
themselves and with minds at ease, e,they
had gone homeward.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01

ships go, for her tonnage is only 1900;
but she could knock the spots Off the
best warship that was ever construct
ed, armored or unarmored, if only Civ
en- half a chance. Then there are our
i've double-turreted monitors, Of
which the most powerful is the unIucky
Puritan Of 5000 tons. Just how ef-
f1cient a. boat the Puritan is can hard
ly be said at present, for it was only a
few days ago that she came tagging
into port, the end of her hawser
stretching away from the stern of the
cruiser Columbia. When the Puritan
went down to Charleston to- run the
blockade she was we'll nigh swamped
in the great storm, and this fact, to-
gether with her latest accident, makes
naval authorities rather hesitant about
fixing the extent of her powers
Besides the Puritan, there is the
Terror, the Anphitrite, the Monadnock
and the Miantonomah. They are about
half the Puritans size. Their armor
Is eleven inches thick, and their guns
are 1O-inch pieces. OF course, the mon
itor is pre-eminently a coast defender.
In smooth water and for harbor work
this craft is unsurpassed. The mon
ltor is very different vessel than when
Mr.. Ericsson's invention had it's ia
nous duel with the Merrimac. In fight
ing strength and in defensive power
it is several hundred per cent better.
While it is true that the majority Of
the naval powers do not approve of
the type of vessels that monitors rep,
resent, their usefulness is unques-i
toned. If worst comes to worst, and
our warships are inadequate in point
of numbers, we could call on our big
liners for aid. OF course it would not
take much time to make unarmored
cruisers out of them, and, SO far as
speed is concerned, there is nothing.
in the Spanish navy, or our own, eth
er, for that matter, which could touch
them. Spain has one big line upon
which it could draw, the Campania
TranSatlantica, whose thirty-tWO
steamers have gross tonnage Of more
than 100000.
The defeat of Spain in sea contest
would, it will be seen from the facts
given, be task that differs widely
from child's play. If Uncle Sam and
Don Spaniard really come to blows it
will be a duel each of the combatants
in which will have foeman worthy
Of his steel.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01

been presented by almost every in
qulrlng mind wherever patriotism ex-
lists in the United States. A great
many persons have an idea that the
Spanish naval force is insignificant.
Facts show the actual state of affairs:
here are the official figures, and this
is the first time they have been cor
rectly stated:
United States-Armored ships. SO:
guns OF same, H. G., 1853; guns of same,
). B., 513; unarmored ships, 80; guns
OF same, H. G., 1872; guns of same, S.
B., 359; unarmored gunboats, %; guns
OF same, H. G., 262; dispatch vessel,
1; guns of same, 10; training, receiving
and store ships, transports, tugs, etc.,
st; guns of same, 112; torpedo boats,
NO. l, l8; torpedo boats, No. 2, g.; to-
tai number of guns on board vessels Of
United States navy, 1,640; of these guns
those from 40 to 80. tons, number 81;
20 to 40 tons, 1888; to 20 tons, SIT; un-
der tons, 1,080
Spain-Armored ships, II; guns of
same, H. G., 154; guns of same, S. B.,
1853; unarmored ships, 63; guns of same
n. g., 14e; guns of same, S. B., 100; ar
mored gunboats, 2; guns of same, H.
G., g.; guns of same, S. B., 8; unar-
mored gunboats, 40; guns Of same, H.
g., 70; guns of same, S. B., 1874; dis
patch vessels, 2; guns of same, H. G.,
+; guns of same, S. B., 2; training, re-
ceiving and store ships, transports
tugs, etc., 10; guns of same, 81; tor
pedo boats, No. 1, 60; torpedo boats,
NO. 2, 10; total number of guns on
poard vessels of Spanish navy, 960; of
these 10 are from 40 to so tons; 10
from 20 to 40 tons; 2S6 from 4 to 20
tons, and 554 under 4 tons.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01

The letters H. G., which appear in
the foregoing paragraphs, signify
heavy guns, Or primarN:s ghtethaeries. The
letters S. B., similarly used, mean Sec
ondary batteries, or light guns. Tor
pedo boats No. 1 include torpedo boats
and torpedo catchers over 100 feet in
length. Torpedo boats No. 2 include
torpedo boats under 100 feet in length.
Leaving aside the question of jingo-
ism or the anti-war spirit, careful
survey of these facts shows beyond
peradventure that it would be no one
sided affair, as so many people are
fond of observing, and it is highly prob
able that the United States navy would
be lessened by several vessels before
the Spaniard was forced to acknowl-
edge the supremacy of the Stars and
Stripes. In other words, the officers
and men who wear Uncle Sans livery
on the ocean would get a taste of gen
uine fighting and plenty Of opportunity
for larger doses. The most formida-
BILE ship in the Spanish navy is the
Pelayo, of 10000 tons burden, which
was constructed by French shipbuild-
ers about ten years ago. She repre-
sents, despite the fact Of her age, the
most formidable advancement along
the line Of naval warfare accomplished
during the period that has elapsed
since the rebellion. Her ram is of the
most powerful variety, and her bat.
terry consists Of two II 5-10 0-inch rap
id-fire: guns, which practically consti-
tute her broadside. Then there is the
secondary battery, consisting Of a doz-
en- smaller guns and six torpedo tubes
It will thus be seen that there is no
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-01

a good deal. She carries eight 8-ineh
and twelve 5-inch guns, to the New
Yorks six 8-inch and twelve 4-inch.
While the Brooklyn's armor is a. trifle
inferior to the New York's it is infin-
ltely more modern.
Ihere is in the Spanish navy also one
OF the finest types of the modern ar
mored cruiser. It is the Infanta Maria,
Theresa. She represents a. fleet of
eight cruisers of her own sort which
fly the Spanish flag. Her armament
consists of two 945-100 guns in bar
bettes and ten S 5-1O-inch rapid-frers
For protection she has belt at the
water line twelve inches thick along
the central body Of the ship. Twelve
inches is the thickness of the barbette
armor. The nearest approach that we
have to this class of war vessel is found
IN the Maine or the Texas, whose ton
mage is 1000 and $500 respectively.
The Maine has four 1O-inch guns in
turrets ten inches thick and the latter.
has two 12-inch guns. in turrets ten
inches thick. Both have six 6-inchl
guns in their main batteries. These
are the. second-class battleships; but,
to tell the truth, they are not the equal
of the armored cruisers of Spain. The
only prototypes Of these vessels are
found in the English navy. #>ss
There is one point Of advantage we
have over Spain, and that is in our
rams and monitors. While every mod
.ern Warship is possessed Of a ram, we
have in the Katahdin vessel which
is built for nothing else but sinking her
prov into an unlucky foe. The Ka-
tahdin is not a very big vessel as war