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

The big Hudson river steam boat
Catskill and the larger excursion boat
st. Johns collided Wednesday even
ing on the North river of New York.
Leonard p. Miller OF Hoboken, who was
taken from the water. had his right leg
fractured. He said that before being
rescued a small boy, who was In the
water near him. was drowned. The
latter Is supposed to be Bertie Tim
norman. s years old. OF Leeds, N. Y,
Mrs Maria Mcdonald. residence un-
known. and Susan Morris of Gutten-
berg. N. j.. are missing and are
thought to have been drowned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
CAPITAL aLEANIN0s.

The postmaster-general will recon-
mend the adoption of postal savings
banks.
Last weeks statement Of the condi-
tion Of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance $2i7.S52.O67 gold reserve
Sl46, ,436. .032.
Consul Lee. who returned from Cuba
recently, will leave for the island In a
few weeks to resume his duties. He
does this at the urgent request Of
President Mckinley.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Pittsbure Murderer Drowned,

Archibald Kelso, who was wanted In
Pittsburg for numbering his father In a
tives. was chased into a lake near
Washington, Wis. Tuesday and 1t Is ala
most certain was drowned. Detective
Black Of Pittsburg was thrown into the
lake by Kelso before he took his fatal
plunge, and the detective was rescued
by Morris Goldfon. another Pittsburg
detective. who, as he brought the near
ly drowned man ashore. had to fight on
kelso's pals with his pistol.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Courageous Soldiers.

The insurgents at simla, Ind, cap
tured Sarhargarti police post Tuesday.
For six and one-half hours 21 Sikhs
fought off 1000. One Sikh defended the
guardroom. killing 20 of the foe. He
was finally burned alive at his post. The
signaller kept up communication until
the fort fell at 4.30. 1t is reported that
he was the only Sikh who was spared.
The startling news comes from Fort
I.ockhart that the combined bodies of
the Afridis and Orakzais number A.
900 men. They are now all collected
near Khan-Ki valley, and will advance
on the fortifications at Samana for an
attack.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Cream Instead Of Rad.

The secretary of the treasury and the
postmas ster- general, after consultation
with the President, have decided to
change the color of the current 2-cent
postage stamp from carmine to green
OF the shade now used on government
notes. The 10-cent postage stamp,
which is now printed In green. win be
changed to some other color possibly
carmine. II 10 thought that green Is
a more desirable color than carmine,
besides saying the government about
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Uropped $50 Feet.

The cage in which ten men were
being lowered into shaft No. 2 Of the
Alden Coal Company Wednesday, sud-
denly dropped to the bottom of the
shaft; $50 feet deep. Eight of the men
were severely injured and the injuries
of four may prove fatal. The cage
had started down the shaft and the
engineer lost control of the machin-
cry. The steel case itself was broken
and twisted, and the men narrowly es-
capped instant death. The four most
seriously injured have been removed to
the Wiikesbarre hospital.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Slavery in Alabama.

Eight negroes at work on ex-Sheriff
j. w. PAGES farm at Montgomery, Ala,
were reported to be in a practical state
of slavery, and they were summoned to
appear before the grand jury. The
rumors were confirmed by their testi-
mony. 1t was developed that they had
been whipped, etc, at different times.
At night they were locked up. When
two of the negroes ran away they were
recaptured with boodhounds
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Fought a Bear.

Cy De Very, animal keeper at LIN
coin park, Chicago. had a desperate
fight recently with a big brown bear.
The man was armed with a slight whip.
Finally after De Very had lost all the
meat off his right calf and while bruin
was preparing to hug him, he struck
the beast a terrific blow under the right
ear. The bear went down and out. De
Very managed to get out Of the cage,
and then tainted from lpss of blood.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Infringed Quarantine Laws.

The Spanish consul at Tampa, Fla,
Senior Pedro Soils. Is wrathy because
the state patrol steamer Germ fired on
several Spanish smacks. The Germ Is
a launch belonging to the state board
of health and Is armed with a small
cannon. The Spanish smacks around
the coast sell liquors to the sponging
and fishing vessels that come here.
Thus they were infringing quarantine
t,x 4 To
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Dangerous Torpedo Boat

As q result of an accident Saturday
to the machinery Of the torpedo boat
Rodgers. while on her Official trial trim
in Chesapeake bay. Ave men were
seriously injured by escaping steam,
Chief Engineer j. r. Edwards. u. g. NJ,
seriously hurt. A crank shaft first
gave way. and before the machinery
could be stopped there was . general
breakup. The Columbian iron works,
which built the vessel. Will 1t once re-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Treasure Ship Arrives.

The long overdue steamer Excelsior,
which left St. Michaels, Alaska, for
San Francisco six weeks ago, but was
compelled to put back to Unalaska for
repairs. after having broken two blades
OF her propeller, arrived the other day
with SO passengers and about 81 .0O0. 900
In gold. The Alaska Commercial Com-
pany alone had on board 100000 worth
of gold dust and nuggets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
President Appealed to.

The President received a telegram a
few days ago from the mayor Of Bran
don, Miss. stating that a number Of
yellow fever cases were there without
protection and unable to move on ac-
count OF numerous quarantine closing
all avenues to them. He asked for
tents to shelter them but gave no par
ticulars as to the number needed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Forty Drowned.

Two steamers. the Tsarevitch and
Malpitka. collided last week in the
River Volga, near Astrakhan, Russia.
The former sank, and while she was
going down her passengers, panic
stricken, jumped into the river. Many
NJ them succeeded in reaching the
shore. but 40 persons were drowned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22
Safety in Railroad Travel.

The New York Central's annual re-
port shows that 241 persons were killed
on Its lines during the year. but that
not one OF them was a passenger. OF
2S. 166. .4S3 passengers carried. not one
was killed and only 15 were injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-22

emperor NlcnolaS, mas suddenly Short
ened his furlough and returned to his
Central Asiatic headquarters. 1t Is ru-
mored in Russian military circles that
his return is connected with the troub-
les on the northwestern frontier of In
dia.
Alpha c. Black. 21 years of age,
walked into his mothers bedroom at
Conesus. N. Y. where she was III, and
pointed a revolver at his heart, saying,
NIT suicide" There was a flash and a
report, and young Black dropped to
the floor gasping, my God. mother,
I've shot myself" He had previously
snapped the revolver around all the
chambers and thought 1t was not load
ed. He will die,
Bank Examiner Caldwell says that
the bank failure at Benton Harbor,
Mich. recently was due to the specufa-
tions OF ex-cashier James Bailey,
whose unwise investments and danger
GUS speculative tendencies led to his
removal last June. The bank Is also
burdened with large amount Of real
estate. About $4,000 is due to deposit
ors and 1t Is generally believed that rs
per cent will be about as much as will
be realized.
When q railroad company starts TO
lay 800 or 400 miles of new So pound
steel rail- as the b. and o. Is doing, II
costs money for ties. spikes. splice
bars ETC.. etc. The B. and o. has
adopted certain track standards and
according to the book. It takes 1887
track Ties are laid "a inches from
center to center making 2slO per mile.
-Four spikes per tie calls for 80 kegs, or
10.800 spikes weighing 5000 pounds or
three tons. In each mile Of 80 foot
rails are Sbs complete joints.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
A Dog Playing Football

A most amusing scene was Witnessed
on Sunday afternoon in Moore street,
Dublin, where number of gamins
were playing football with a large
bladder under their own special rules.
One of the teams, presumably being
disappointed in the turn out OF Il
"man," filled the vacancy by .substi'
tuting in his stead handsome collie
dog. The dog played his game with
extraordinary intelligence, stopping
the ball with his head when it was 60
ing against the team, and upon every
occasion on which he got possession OF
it he ran with it in his mouth, and
despite ell opposition OF his oppo'
nents carried it triumphantly through
the goal. The game lasted about
twenty-five minutes in the presence OF
q largo gathering, and ended with
much excitement in the dogs team
winning by ten goals to nil. As there
was no gate to receive money, and as
the teams depended on the generosity
of their patrons, the latter volun-
tarily subscribed literally. 1t is o
pity, an afraid, that the best "man"
III the field--or rather the street-re-
ceived very little of the receipts
mean the dog. -Freeman's Journal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
Antarctic Icebergs.

"Ihe snowfall of each year adds q
new stratum to this ice cap, which is
as distinguishable to the eye as is the
annual accretion of forest tree, u
writes General A. w. Greedy, United
States army, in The Ladies Home
Journal. "Thus in centuries have
accumulated on Antartica these SHOWS
which by processes of pressure, thaw'
ing and regulation, have formed an ice
cap that in places, exceeds 5000 feet
in thickness. Through the action Of
various forces--that of contraction and
expansion by changing temperature,
being, perhaps, the most po'
tent--this ice cap creeps steadily sea-
ward and projects into the ocean per
pendicular front from 1000 to 2,00C
feet in height. The temperature o.
the sea water being about 20 degrees,
the fresh water remains unwasted, and
the ice barrier plows the ocean bed
until, through fotation in deep water
disruption occurs and the tabular berg
is formed. These bergs are of size
that long taxed the belief of men, bu'
it is now well established that berg'
two miles square and 1000 feet il
thickness are not rare; others are AZ
large as thirty miles in length, ant
some nearly 5000 feet in thickness
their perpendicular, sun-wasted sides
rising from 200 to 400 feet above th'
seas"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
AYenges His Baby's Death.

Twenty years ago last Thanksgiving
Day bear killed Edward Baum's
three-year. old baby. Every Thanks
giving Day since that time Baum, who
lives at Ridgway, Penn, has shoul-
dered his gun, gone into the woods,
and he has never returned without
bringing with him dead bear.
Over the grave of his baby Baum
swore that he would kill q bear each
Thanksgiving Day. That was twenty
years ago, and he has never once
broken his VOW. Sometimes he has
had to go far into the mountains, and
once he journeyed fifty miles from his
home, but he found the bear and
killed it.
The day his baby was killed he and
his son were IN the woods chopping
trees. They had taken the child with
them, and left her sitting on falling
tree, while they went further into the
woods. When they returned che baby
was nowhere to be found. They
hunted all that night, and about noon
the next day their dog came upon the
trail of o bear. They followed the
tracks to cave under the mountain,
and there found she bear and her
cubs playing with the body OF the
baby. The old bear was killed with O
rifle ball and the cubs were dubbed
to death.
Baum declares that as long as he
lives he will never forget the vow he
made at the grave of his child, and
that each year-on Thanksgiving Day
"a bear must be brought down by his
rife. New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
with the gift of two thousand.

with the gift of two thousand, dollar
in bank stock.
"Do as youplease with the interest. ;
Milton Davis had said; "bu5 il yop
wish to re.invest the principal, l think
I might be help to you." and thoy
agreed with him.
To his wife he gave five thousand
dollars outright, saying:
"Without at all intending to do so
I am afraid I have made you feel like
beggar, Mary, and you may hsve
thought sometimes that yeu would
have greater freedom in money mat
ters if 1 were not here" BE could
hardly bring himself to say "dead, !"
so harshly had the doctors words
grated on his ears. "Henceforth 1 wish
you to use money as you need it, with
out being compelled to ask me tor it. =
Well, the experiment was grand
success; the members of the family
were drawn closer; feeling that their
interests were one. Walters graft
tude, especially, was very sweet to his
father, and Milton Davis learned that
more necessary than generosity was
simple justice, especially to ones
own,-Waverley Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
WORDS OF WISDOM.

If there is good in us, it will bring
out good in others.
Some people look happiest when
they have bad news to tell
The man who controls himself, may
hope to reform other men,
We will always find good, when We
look for it with a good heart.
Self-righteousness never has any
mercy on itself or anybody else.
We have done too little, when We
have not done our prayerful best.
The hotter the fire, the sooner the
enemy will be out of ammunition.
The man who would be wise, must
sit at the feet of those who are wise.
How many fathers and mothers
make religion such cruel thing that
their children hate it.
The time is flying this way on rapid
wings, when the only thing that can
prosper in this world is righteous
ness.
One reason why the world gains
knowledge SO slowly, is that every
child must find out for itself that fire
is hot.
Many O face we consider homely,
would be radiant with beauty, if We
could gee it without looking through
darkened windows. RAMS Horn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
Our New Clad Monitor,

If there is any virtue in long sea-
soning, the new iron-clad monitor,
the Puritan, will doubtless prove
valuable accession to our naval feet.
With crew of 200 men the ponderous
vessel has entered upon its career of
service.
The history of the Puritan is unique
and interesting. The original pattern
was designed by Ericsson in 1864, but
nothing was done for several years,
except to build the rough hull. In
1875 f. construction of the boat was
t.. Il over to John Roach, of Chester,
tenn., who destroyed the old works,
although he used much of the mater
ial in building the new monitor. In
spite of the zeal with which the
builder entered upon his task, he soon
found that he had undertaken great
responsibility. There was DISPOSE
tion on the part of Congress to criti-
else his workmanship, and this was
still further aggravated by 6 lack of
confidence throughout the country.
Despite the hostility of the public,
however, ana frequent Interruptions,
the boat was completed in 1883 and
launched for the first time upon .be
water. -s.,'-
With the changes which have taken
place in naval and engineering science
within the past few years, the Govern
ment has found it necessary to re-
model the Puritan from top to bottom.
In accordance with this decision the
boat has been in the hands of expert
enced contractors for some time. The
work of remodeling the immense
structure has been formally COM
pleted, and the monitor again placed
upon its active mission of protecting
the Nations coast.
In the judgment of experienced en-
gineers the Puritan is one of our
strongest and best equipped war ves'
sells. Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
THE MESSAGE SUFFICIENT.

a travelling man who put up for the
night at the leading hotel in small
town left very particular instructions
before retiring to be called in time for
an early train.
Early in the morning the guest was
disturbed by lively tattoo upon the
door.
"Well?" he demanded, sleepily.
"1've got an important message for
you," replied the bellboy.
The guest was up in an instant,
opened the door and received from the
boy large envelope. He tore it open
hastily, and inside found slip OF
paper on which was written in large
letters, "Why don't you get up2" He
got up. Golden Days.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
BnildiDg n Statue.

From the lump OF clay which his
fingers have flattened, trimmed,
rounded off. the little model issues
forth as q nucleus, from which its gi-
gantic brother is to come. With the
proportions laid out in the small one,
the sculptor sketches bis iron frame
work for the full sized model. On
platform of heavy beams he constructs
this framework, which, when COM
plete, has an anatomical look about is;
but it would be difficult matter TO
find in the seemingly crazy arrange
ment OF twisted iron and the wire
ropes, with blocks OF wood tied on
them, anything resembling anatomy.
The skeleton frame has to be ex-
cecdiugly strong; for should any part
give way later with the weight of tho
damp clay, it would doubtless involve
the beginning of the work all over
again. With the frame complete aud
tested as to its strength, the clay is
built up around it, careful attention
! ing given to each minute detail, es-
pecially to the anatomical ones. From
the beginning, in the use OF clay, it is
essential to keep it damp, and all
through the construction water is ap-
piled through hose pipe with
sprinkler attached. This wetting down
is extremely important, for should the
clay get dry it would crumble'like dirt,
or crack, thus running the work.
The figure of the General is modelled
nude, and brought to high finish. "A
live model is employed for the pur.
pose, and he poses astride dummy
horse in the position the sketch and
miniature model call for. After the
figure is finished, even to the curve Of
each muscle. equipments are put on
the dummy horse, and the model
dresses himself in the Generals ccs'
tune and again takes the pose. The
sculptor then proceeds 10 dress the
General and his horse. With his many
different tools he slowly shapes the
clothing in the new clay that he has
ruthlessly slapped OH the exquisite
modelling underneath. Bit by bit the
various garments assume form and de-
velop under the ready hand OF the mas,
ter, every little fold or crease being
carefully worked mp. The likeness is
tho most important part, however,
and great attention is paid to the face.
In this it is necessary to combine SO
many things besides likeness that the
task is at times almost discouraging.- -
Harper's Round Table.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
POPULAR SCIENCE.

OF the 100000 fossil Insects col
lected from all over the world it is
said that only twenty OF these are Of
the butterfly.
The Russian Geographical Society
has been asked by the governor.gen'
eral of Turkestan to send some men OIL
science to Shignan and Roshan next
summer, for the purpose of making g.
thorough exploration of those regions.
An untamed swallow, which had its
nest in farm near Chetwynd, in
Shropshire, was caught and taken in q
cage to London, where it was re-
leased. 1t returned to its nest in
eighty minutes, having accomplished
distance OF 145 miles at the rate OF
necrly two miles minute.
The mortality from the plague in
China is ninety-ive per cent. of oil
cases. According to letter to the
French Academy of Medicine, DIR.
Yersin hes discovered new serum
remedy for the plague, which reverses
the figures, leading to about ninety
FIVE per cent. of recoveries.
NJ. Moissan states in the Annales do
Chimie ct de Physique that the most
stable compounds known to science
disappear in the electric furnace.
The only exceptions are the perfectly
crystallized borides, silic1des and ear,
bides discovered by him. These, he
thinks probable, are original eonstit,
uents OF the globe and must still exist
in some OF the stars.
Professor Hoch, who spent ten or
twelve days in the district of Meymel,
in East Prussia, studying the cases OF
leprosy that have occurred there, has
discovered only one new case. He,
therefore, regards the danger OF infec'
tion as not SO great as was thought.
He seems to favor the idea OF es5ab.
fishing lepers' home at Proekuls, q
small town in Memel district.
According to Engineering, some re-
cent researches by Captain Abney
show that the light OF the starry sky
is to that of the full moon about rs
IA, 1000. The latter is usually con-
sidored to be about rs l 900, 900 to
that OF the sun at noon, so that we re-
ceive over 13, 900, 900 million times as
much light as from the stars, taking
both hemispheres into consideration.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
Rabbits Cause Diphtheria.

Rabbits have caused an epidemic o.
diphtheria in the eastern part of the
county that has spread TO Downs,
Iowa Falls, Jewell Junction and AL
den. No less than dozen deaths
have been reported. For the last
five years diphtheria has broken out
annually in the immediate vicinity OF
Tybtura Lutheran Church, which is
used as q school building, a large
number of rabbits have been making
their home in that building for long
time, and the physicians have reached
the conclusion that the little animals
have planted the germs OF the disease
which spread among tho children
The church will be burned. st. Louis
Republic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
Large Granite Block.

Much inconvenience is experienced
in finding o railroad route from Bel
lows Falls, VT, to New Orleans having
bridges high enough for the largest
block of granite ever quarried in Ver-
mont. The block is fifteen feet square
and three feet thick. 1t is intended
for the noted Moriarity monument in
that city. 1t was querried IN Barre,
and has been moved to the dressing
sheds. A special car is being built by
the local roads, on which it is intended
to set the block on edge, allowing the
lower side to swing through the bot
tom, extending to within eight inches
of the rails. The weight of the block
exceeds fifty tons. Investigation shows
that most routes have bridges too low
for the block to pass through. -:Scien.
tiic American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
A River of Oil.

The Wabash River for miles, east
and west of Wabash, Ind, is covered
with crude oil, which emits power
full and very. offensive odor- There
have been times before when the
stream carried considerable Gil, but
never before as now, and the water
supply OF many cities below there is
endangered. The oil enters the Wabash
from the Salamonia River, at La Gro,
the Salamonia penetrating the ois
fields,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
SUDDEN CHANGE OF SUBJECT.

Mr.. Smallpurse (who has carefully
figured up the cost of two theatre
tickets and the street car fare)-"Do
you enjoy the drama, Miss Gehall?"
Miss Gehall-"Oh, very much; but
I become entirely worn out every time
I 60. You see the play IS seldom over
before half-past ten, and then it takes
fully an hour to get supper at 'Del's,
and after that comes the long ride
home, and the hackmen do rattle you
so, you know"
Mr.. Smallpurse-"Um-er--What
10 you think of Browning?"-New
York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

The singular punishment for bigamy
in Hungary is to compel the man to
live with both wives in one house.
The New York courts spend more
than 100000 year for expert evil
dence, and give it to 50 day jury
men to pass upon.
One woman in Honolulu processes
to be one hundred and twenty-four
years old. She is native, and says
that she remembers events that occur
red 122 years ago.
Sir E. Vincent in his report esti-
mates the Turkish revenue, after de-
ducting payments for the debt and for
some tributes not received, at ST., $780,
600, and the expenditure at So, 900, 600
more.