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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
SOME ROYAL DOGS.


Nearly every one of the sovereigns
of Europe, 1t appears, has one or more
pet dogs. rhe collies of Queen Victoria,
the fox terriers of Princess Beatrice,
with Jock as prime favorite, are known
at least by hearsay to everybody.
The emperor of Russia is also great
lover of dogs A London paper reports
that he Is always accompanied in his
walks by couple CT fine Danish
hounds, whose strength and vigilance
their master considers his best safe
guard. The grave czar is often seen
playing with these monster pets. He
himself has taught them their tricks.
and they are nearly always about him.
The king of Greece shares the czar's
taste for the Danish hounds, which are
as intelligent rs they are strong, and
which, with hardly bark to announce
their intentions, will fly at the throat
point out to them in case Of need.
When the empress of Austria goes on
her long walks or rides, several pet
dogs always accompany her. But per-
haps the most widely known of all the
"royal dogs" Of the present day is
Black. the pet dog of the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis.
Black is a sportsman dog, Of no
very aristocratic breed Indeed, IL the
truth must be told, he is member Of
the race of mongrels which the fisher
men in the south of France take out to
sea, employing them 20 recapture any
willy fish that may fall through the
meshes of their nets or slip suddenly
back into its element after 1t has been
once landed on board the barge. Black
is still rejoicing in the days of his
youth, but his record, not only as a
common fisherman but as fisher Of
men, is already great. for he has saved
no fewer than six persons from watery
grave.
Some three or four years aRo the
Grand Duke Alexis was staying al
Biarritz. Ono stormy night he went out
on the cliff to get view of the angry
sea. A boat was just being wrecked be-
low, aud he saw dog dashing with
angry growls and barks into the watss
and bringing to land, one by one, thres
drowning men, while the ecrowd cheeret
the brave mongrel to the echo Th,
grand duke approached to caress th'
dog, and the animals master cher
offered Black to him, refusing to aocep
any payment. Louis Post Dispatch
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Japanese Self Sacrifice.

On board the Mstsushima one man.
who had been shot in the abdomen and
whose intestines were protruding from
the gaping wounds, refused to be car
ried to the surgeons ward. because. he
said. he did not want to take any of the
fighters from their work in order to
carry him below. Another. after hav.
ing had his body burned ont Of all
recognition in attempting to oxtinguish
a fire. stood by helping all be could till
the flames were put out, when he died
A third (mortally wounded) man, whose
every gasp brought forth a gush Il
blood, would not close his eyes until he
had told comrade where the key of an
important locker was and what the
locker contained. A chief gunner. whose
under jaw had been shot away and who
could, Of course. not utter o word.
signed to subordinate with nod to
take his place and fell dead after he
had placed the handle Of the gun lever
in his subordinate's hand. Heroic
Japan"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Trains daily except sunday.
DAVID MCCARGO, GEH'L. SUPT.
JAS. p. ANDERSON GEN'L PASS. ACT.
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS.
- BURGH RAILWAY.

The short line between Dubois, Ridgway.
Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
Niagara Falls and points In the upper oil
region.
On and after Nov. 18th, 1895, passen-
ger trains Will arrive and depart from Falls
Greek station, daily, except Sunday, as fol-
lows:
7.ss Am = m AND sna Las p IN for curwensville and
1000 q m-Buffalo and Rochester mail-For
Brockwayville, Ridgway ,Johnsonburg. Mt.
Jewett, Bradford. Salamanca. Buffalo and
Rochester; connecting at Johnsonburg
with p. & +. train .. for Wilcox, Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie.
1927 a m--Accommodation Sykes. Big
Run and Punxsutawney.
1928 m--For Reynoldsville.
LIS m-Bradford Accommodation - For
Beechtree. Brockwayville Ellmont, Car
mon. Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Mt. Jewett
and Bradford.
lbs p. m.-Accommodation for Punxsu-
tawney and Big Run.
as .. m.--Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run Punxsutawncy and Walston.
40 0p m--Accommodation for Big Run ana
Punxsutawney.
Passengers are requested to purchase tick
ets before entering the cars. An. excess
charge OF Ten Cents will be collected by con-
0uctOrs when fares are paid on trains, from
VI stations where d ticket Office IL maintained.
Thousand mile tickets at two cents per
nile. GoOd for passage between all stations.
j. n. MCINTYRE. Agent Falls Creek, Pa.
= w 90 Rochester NY,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
A Mathematical Wonder,

Jedediab Buxton was the greatest
prodigy OF mathematics that ever ap-
peared in England. His education was
very limited, and be had never been
taught arithmetic or indeed any branch
OF mathematics, so that his abilities in
this respect were peculiarly natural.
He would walk over piece of land and
tell with exactness how many acres and
square rods were contained in it. His
memory was so great that while resolv-
Ing question he could leave Off and
resume the occupation again the next
morning or at week, a month or sew
eral months later and proceed regularly
till it was completed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
scottI's Reckless Generosity.

~, "a, n,,, u,,,. ~ Ahor,,oo, an tr,.
,sh co,r,no,ciaI traveller. having receiv.
ed SOME ,norLs NJ t;ndness from one of
he ;nbobi,apts exclaimed in an offband
vov nm his donortnre.
ire az anv ,ime con mr. anv NJ xour
,oorIo como nm IN London dome mt nm
~ botel bnt come IN ne +"
con thank ver, renlied the Scot In.
,o,;caI,v and awav tho soutbron went
ca. ...n,,,h, n,ssoa a,d Tho Ep,,isb.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Oxygen and Mush rooms.

A singular way Of removing oxygen
from the air by the aid Of plant is
described by Dr. T, L. Phipson in The
Chemical News Inside glass bell jar.
suspended over water, is placed a mush-
room, and sunlight is allowed to fall
upon the plant. The mushroom absorb
the oxygen from the air in the jar. and
the oarbonic acid formed during the
process is absorbed by the water, which
gradually rises in the Jar to one fifth Of
its height The mushroom now dries
up. but its animation is only suspend
ed, az may be proved by introducing
beside 1t green plant. when it will
recommence to vegetate. being nour.
ished by the oxygen exhaled from the
fresh plant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
CURIOUS INSECT.
A Fsurterny That Enjoys Only Five Hour
OF Lie.

A Burtsrny That Enjoys Only Five Hours
OF Lie.
1t is in August that the naturalists
observe the marvellous insect which Ia
born, reproduces and dies in the period
Of "A single night, on the banks Of the
Marne, Of the Seine, and Of the Rhine.
1t rs the ephemee M which Sirammer-
dam has written and which ss spoken
of rin Aristotle.
The life of this insect does not last
beyond four or Eve hours. Il dies to-
ward / / O'Clock In the evening, after
taking the form OF a butterfly about six
hours after midday. 1t is true, how
ever. that before taking this form IL
has lived three years in that of worm,
which keeps always near the border of
water in the holes which il makes in
tho mud.
The change OF this worm In the
water to an ephenere which flies is SO
sudden that one has not the time to see
It. II one takes tho worm in the water.
the hand cannot DO taken away before
tho change is made unless by pressing
the worm slightly in the region Of the
chest. BY this means IL can be taken
from the water before the change takes
place.
The ephemere. after leaving the
water. seeks q place where il can divest
itself Of u fine membrane or veil, which
entirely covers 1t. This second change
tahes place in the sir.
The ephemere assists itself with the
point Of its little nails as firmly as IL
can. 1t makes movement similar to
thai of shiver. then the akin on the
middle Of the back breaks apart, the
wings slip out Of their sheath, as we
sometimes talTo of cur gloves by turn.
ing them inside out After this strip
ping the ephemore begins to dy. Some
times it holds itself straight up ON the
surface Of the water ON the end Of its tail,
Tapping its wings one against the
other. 1t takes no nourishmenk in the
five or six hours which are the limit of
its life. II seems to have been formed
but to multiply, for it does not leave
its state of a worm until it Ia ready to
deposit its eggs, and it dies az soon az
they are deposited.
In three days time one sees appear
and die all species Of ephemeres. They
last sometimes until the fifth day, for
the reason that some malady has affect.
cd some Of them and prevents them from
changing at the same time as the
others.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
THE FAMOUS GIN LAW.
How It Was Received and Evadcd by the
English Public.


This famous "gin law" passed in
1886, is interesting as the earliest se-
we're blow at liquor dealing among civ
ilized nations 1t levied tax Of 20s. a
gallon OH spirits, and license of $50
for any one selling or dealing in them.
And, being in advance of public opin-
ion, IL failed, much as other more
stringent prohibition laws have failed
in our own day. For the cry was at
once raised that 1t taxed the poor mans
gin and let the rich mans wine go
free. Every wit, every caricaturist, had
his fling at it. Ballads were hawkcd
around telling Of the approaching
death Of Mother Gin. Tue liquor shops
were hung with black and celebrated
uproariously Mime. Geneva's lying in
state, her funeral, her wake and So on
The night before tho law went into
effect, so the contemporary journals
say, there was universal revel all
over the country. Every ono dranl his
fill and carried homo as much gin be-
sides as he could pay for
To evade the law apothccaries sold
II in vials and small packages, some
times colored aud disguised, generally
under false labels, such rs "Colic
Water" "Make Shift" Ladies' DE.
light" There were printed directions
on some of these packages-e. e, "Take
two or three spoonfuls three or four
times a day. or as often as the fit takes
you" Informers were very prominent
and exceedingly offensive. inventing
snares to catch lawbroakcrs for the sake
of the heavy rewards, and spying and
sneaking around in n way particularly
distasteful to the English mind. In con-
sequence they suffered in their turn.
The mere cry, "Liquor spy!' was
enough to raise mob iu tho London
streets. and the informer was lucky if
he escaped with sound thrashing and
a ducking in tho Thames or the nearest
horse pond. Indeed, such an outcry was
made about the matter that the minis
try became very unpopular, and the
law wds not enforced aftor two or three
years, and was largely modified in i74S,
after seven years. trial. Popular Sci
enco Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
NUMBER 10.
THE NEWSBOY'S DREAM.
Il Was Ills Idea of What Would Be Alb
soIutcly Ideal Conditions.


The American nowsboy can almost
be said to have created a'genus for him
self. If he has any, he has certainly
created it, for of all the inhabitants of
this planet there is none who Ia so abso-
lutely independent, 20 thoroughly con-
fident of his own cxertions. He has a
self Importance, derived from his ability
to support or partially support himself,
which places him high above the rank
of the ordinary gamin, and he generally
possesses what is far more important in
any community-ready money lie is
the capitalist of our junior civilization,
the Count Esterhazy of newsboys' alley.
He can play craps for mo6ey when other
boys are constrained to pursue this de-
lectable amusement with ouly the mild
er il more intellectual pleasure of study
ing the fluctuations of for.ane, or, at
most, hazarding cigarette pictures.
He may swear little more than Ia
necessary, but in general is not half
bad. His train of thought is usually
healthy and vigorous and has q robust
ness born of the outer air in which he
spends so much of his time. Physically
he is agile and almost tireless. While
apparently reckless in most things, he
is, on the whole, careful of his health
he is scarcely ever known to smoke a
whole cigarette at time. His intellect
is as keen as razor. He keeps it con-
tinually honed on the strop of expert
enco. Everything carries for him u les
son From the sale of the largest Sun
day paper to that of the most unpreten-
tious weekly there is nothing lie does
not profit by,
He is born statist, self educated
strategst. He has the nice art OF going
far enough and yet never ovoratcpping
himself On the eve Of such an occasion
he will vociferate, "All about the elec-
tion." but don't ever expect Of whom
until you buy the paper. Pleasure and
other things occupy fair proportion Of
his time, but with him the distribution
of news is always uppermost. 1t even
permeates his sleeping hours. One OF
them was heard to remark between sales
to another day or SO ago, Say. Jim.
I had de finest dream ever had las
night"
WAS it about anRels?" inquired jim.
Nav" was the contemptuous re-
sponse. II dreampt dat der was aw.
full smashup. six fires. four double mur'
ders an tree suicides, all in ono day. -
Chicago Times Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

Tho most curious as we'll as one of
the rarest books known to collectors is
the edition Of the Vulgate issued by
1885 and 1890. The book, as Disraeli
describes it, fairly swarmed with er-
rata" So numerous were they that .
number Of printed paper clips contain
ing the proper words were pasted over
the blunders, and this device proving
Intellectual OH account of the immense
number of mistakes. as many Of the
copies as could be found were called in
and destroyed. Only few rcmsin, and
the book with its paper patches COM
mands an extremely high pioo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
VOLUME 6.
naiirpae Ttmr Cables.
S~o1~~-c-~-O.~JN0~N-N-NO
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Il 4 -
IN trtrEr,vr ,trctrGT 1 1907

Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division Time
'"'''' "''' 'EAsTwhRD
'wwiIkesbarre. Hasieton, Poi,svilie, scranton,
Harrisburg and the intermediate sta
tons, arriving ut philadelphia 6;25 p. M,
2 New York. $3.50 p. m; Baltimore, 600 y. m.i
Washington, 1.i5 p. m Pullman Parlor cal
from wllliamsport to phllndelphin and pns-
senger coaches from Kane To Phtladelphia
and Williamsport to Baltimore and Wash
4;o3 p. m.-Train 6, weekdays, for lIar-
rs9"rg yISr 81 ppd i New York
harrisburg to Phiiadephia aud New York
sleepeT lle,lSae,PmdIis uPmdistupSed pSssdfii until e"
g:32 D. m.-Truin 4, daily for Sunbury, Harrlsf
burg and Intermediate stations. arriving ~
A. N. on week days and iO.3s a N. ON sun
day; Baltimore. B:20 A. NJ: Washington, 40
AN PULLMAN sleepeiS from Erie and WI.
to Washington. passengers In sleeper
for baltimore and Washington will he
transferred into Washington sleeper ~ VIII
Transport, PASSENGER coaches from Eric to
Philadelphia and Williamsport tn Balti-
more. .
4:4i u. m.-Train D weekdays, for Erie, Ridg
way, Dubois, Ctermont and principal inter
mediate stations.
5:4s D. m.--Traln 10. weekdays FOR Kane and
intermedlats stations. ,,,, ,u,,,,,,,,,,,
FROM fHE EAST AND soUTlI.
TRAIN leaves New York $3.50 y. m.,Philadel-
phia $3.50 y. M; Washington s;25 y. M, ar
iiving mt Driftwood l:It u. M, weekdays,
coaches tr9m philadelph'a to Erie and bal-
raRIS iTHe iS IS Mal@mfpGI,d ISnyns PfpSIsdelphla $3.50 m
Washington, $50 A, NJ; Baltimore $3.50 \. ":
wilkcsbarre, io;i5 a. MI. Weekday,
prlh,vg pl,, p.I,r Pa nr,.w , rom NJ phiodclnhr ",
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

1.-THE Gold and Silver Gospels" ia
,he name Of a very peculiar book now
preserved in the Upsala library in Swe-
den. It is printed with metal type, on
violet colored vellum, the letters being
silver and the initials gold When it
was printed, by whom or what were
the methods employed, are questions
which have great interest for the Curl
ous. but have never been answered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Maid and Widow.

By the old Saxon law q maiden and
a widow were Of different value. The
latter could be bought for one-half the
sum which the guardian of the maid
was entitled to demand. A man, there
fore, who could not afford to buy
maiden might, perhaps, be able to pur--
chase q widow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

Strikes occurred centuries ago. and
their outcome was just as disastrous as
that of the present day work strug
glee, In the year 1899, says an old pa
per, strike of brassworkers was ini-
tiated in Breslau, Silesia, which lasted
year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Fakirs.

Fakirs is the name given to cele-
brated class Of fanatics found in many
parts of the east, but more particularly
in India. Some Of them will make a
vow to continue all their lives in one
posture and adhere to it strictly. Others
never lie down, but remain in stand.
ing position all their lives. upheld only
BY sticks or ropes under the armpits
They pretend to have subdued every
passion of mortality
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

The FIRST mention Of the Huns in his
tory is in China, B. q. 210 They con.
quered that country and were afterward
driven out by the Celestials and marched
clear across Asia. penetrating the ooun
try now known as Hungary in 876
A. ID. For a time they threatened to
overrun the whole Of the continent, but
were defeated in the heart of France
and driven back to the banks Of the
Danube
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
The Two Garricka.

George Garrick. borther of the cele.
brated David, was the latter's most de-
voted slave and laborious pack horse.
On coming behind the scene he usually
inquired, HAS David wanted mef" 1t
being asked once how George came to
die SO soon after the demise Of his fa-
nous brother. a wag replied. David
wanted him."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

The largest electric sign in New Eng
land, that on the Washington street ia.
cado of the New Grand theater. Boston,
is composed of 1000 incandescent
lamps of 80 candle power each. and the
letters which they make are four feet
high. 1t took four men a month to
make the sign, and it cost the company
that erected It about %, 900
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

The herd Of European bisons protected
by the czars Of Russia in the forest of
Bjelowski, Lithuania, numbered 1900
in 1866. but is now reduced to 500 and
shows no sign of increase. The dwin-
ding Of the herd is ascribed to inbreed-
ing, due to the confined area Of the res.
eYvation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Chalk.

All chalk is composed CT fossils, II
you take the tiniest bit and place i: un-
der powerful microscope, you Will see
an infinite number Of extremely tiimip-
utive shells, and no spectacle ON n ;a,s"
scale is more beautiful than tho va,:e;l
forms # these tiny homes of aniiua.
life, which are disclosed by powerful
glasses
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Old Leprosy Lawn.

In the earliest code of British laws
now extant--namely, that Of Hoel Dha.
famous king Of Cambria (the present
Walesl who died about the year $50
A. Dive find canon enacting in
plain and unmistakable terms that any
married woman whose husband was
afflicted with leprosy was entitled not
only to separation, but also to the resti-
tuition of her goods.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

Sweden is the greatest match produc-
ing country in the world although the
industry is conducted ON an enormous
scale in the United States and else :
wherN
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
A DiMcult Problem.

What kapes ye shtill SO long. Do
lan?" inquired Mr.. Rafferty,.
"Oi'm thryin to convince meself that
it's no harder to push wheelbarrow ON
the level than to push me bicickle up
hill an OF can't do it. Washington
Star
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Women "a Thiaxas.

Why ara ladies the biggest thieves in
existence? Because they steel their pet
ticoats, bone their stays, crib their ba-
bies and hook their dresses Golden
Penny
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
L.incoln's Sentiment.

Abraham Lincoln once received a let
ter asking for a sentiment" and his
autograph. He replied:
DEAR MADAM-When you ask from stran
ger that which is Of interest only to yourself.
always inclose stamp. There's your senti
ment. and here's your autograph.
A. LINCOLN
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

Great quantities of sulphur are mined
in the craters Of several extinct volca-
noes in Mexico.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

There are four times as many words
in the English language as there are in
the French.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

IL Is said that 10 country in the world
shows so great a variety Of plant life as
Mexico
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

About 1000, 900 worth Of American
whisky is annually sent abroad, most of
it from Baltimore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

Massachusetts annually imports from
beyond her border eggs to the value of
%. 100000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-25
ca UGH

She-"Did you run across any of
your friends in town to-day?" He
mo; I wasn't on my l."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Mrs. Meeker," observed a friend of
the family 'is a very superior woman.
She can converse intelligently, believe,
on a thousand different topics.''
Yes" sighed Mr.. Meeker. And she
does Chicago Tribune.
A humorist leaps gayly upon the step
of an omnibus, and cries cheerfully
to the conductor, us the ark full?"
mo, SIR" replies the iovial conductor,
eve have kept a seat for you. What
no! within there! Room for the mon
key!"-Tft-Bits
A New Applica TONS. S. Teacher
II read in the papers of some naughty
boys who cut off a cats tail. Can any
of you tell me why it's wrong to do
such a thing?" Willy Cause the
Bible says, What God hath Joined to-
gether let no man put asunder.' -
Brooklyn Life.
The boy stood on the burning deck
Till all but him had fed,
And then he put the fire out,
And went and cruised ahead.
And when he'd had enough of that
He sailed into the slip,
And got thousand dollars down
AS salvage on the ship.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-25
EVEN THE PUMP.

What has happened to the pump on
the Green? Has it been consolidated?
We didn't notice anything in the con-
solidation act that directly affected the
pump, and yet it has been directly at
fected. Where there were formerly two
handles and two spouts in good work.
ing order there is now but one handle
and one spout serving the thirsty null
titude. One-man power may be all
right. The Young Republicans say it
is. And one government may be better
than two. The Young Republicans say
1t is. But one pump handle and one
spout cannot fill the place of two pump
handles and two spouts when many are
thirsty. If the pump hasn't been con-
solidated by law or by the say-so of the
head man perhaps 1t has consolidated
itself out of compliment to the new or
der of things. If so it should be prompt
ly notified that 1t has gone too far, and
be promptly unconsolidated, even If it
takes an opinion from the Corporation
Counsel to do the work and an accept
ance of a high bid. There have been
enough fantastic tricks played here be-
fore High Heaven this year, and if the
old pump is at it too it should be taken
in hand. If we allow the pump to re-
strict itself to one handle and one spout
the next we know the band stand will
be claiming that it has been so consoli-
dated with the fiagpole that both must
stand or fall together. And that will
never do for thousands are patiently
waiting to see new fagpole inserted
In the band stand without destroying
the symmetry of that noble and inspir-
ing structure.