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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

= If Maud Muller could make sue
cess of farming there is no reason, so
argues Mrs. Hattie n. Bemis of Arabia,
Neb, why women of the present age
and generation should not do equally
we'll. She is going to see if the plan
won't work. She owns a large tract
of land in Northwestern Nebraska,
which, she says, she intends to give to
twelve deserving widows of north
western farmers. In return she will
require them to cultivate it without
mans assistance.
She says she will start them out
with all the machinery they need, a
sufficient supply of cattle, horses,
swine and poultry to serve as nest
egg, and money to last them until the
first harvest can be disposed of. She
admits that the climate is dry, but
proposes to instruct her wards in the
operation of the Campbell system of
soil culture, by which method expert
ments have proved the rainfall of the
section is sufficient to insure bountiful
crops. The nearest the women will
be allowed to come to dealings with
men is to sell the crops to them. If
Mrs. Bemis ever learns that man has
been employed about the premises
the farm will revert to her. Any mem
ber of the community who marries
will also forfeit her title to share in
the property. York Telegram.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
straw Hats In the Lead.

In general appearance the latest
summer millinery is much less fantas-
tic in character and coloring than it
was in the early spring, now that
white and yellow straw hats have the
lead, and white wings, white lilacs
and dainty chiffon are the favorite
trimmings. Light transparent eff
fects are sought after in millinery as
in all other departments of dress, and
Neapolitan and zepher braids, and
then the old-fashioned leghorns,
trimmed lavisbly with white feathers,
are worn again, with pale ecru Pana-
mas trimmed with various flowers,
tulle and wings bringing up the end
of the line. Black hats are quite as
much worn as ever, but the straws in
vivid greens, brilliant reds and gor-
geous puppies worn early in the sea-
son look out of place with the dainty
light gowns.
One of the special features of the
summer millinery is TINT the hats
should be in one line of color, with as
much white ms may suit the fancy. The
motley combinations of two months
ago have worn out their popularity.
Turquoise blue on yellow chiffon, with
white wings and white liacs ON
white Neapolitan hat, makes about the
daintiest headgear woman can wear.
White corn flowers with blue centres
and blue forget-me-nots are very
popular just at the moment One
rather striking leghorn hat has
wreath of green oats, bow Of green
antique satin ribbon, and two black
ostrich feathers standing up at one
side. White chiffon and tulle hats,
with white ostrich feathers, are worn
with thin white gowns, and pretty
little toques are made of black lace
over white tulle, and trimmed with
pale blue chiffon rosettes, white ibis
wing and black aigrette. Another
very dainty toque is made Of yellow
silk straw and lace insertion, radiating
from the crown in alternating bands,
and black ostrich feathers, yellow and
white rosettes of chiffon and tea roses
are the trimming. f,
Strings of velvet and Of lace ribbon
or tulle are feature of some of the
latest hats and toques, and all the
newest hats have higher crowns than
were shown in the early part of one
season. Very pretty and simple hats
OF yellow straw, in the round shape,
turned up at the back, are trimmed
with yellow or pink roses and bunch
of black quills at one side. New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

Skirts of deep green moire are new,
with dressy bodices Of sheer mate
rials.
The mode in summer frocks is APP
parently n close resem blance to fluffy
lamp shade.
OF shirt studs and cuff buttons a
well dressed woman must have several
sorts, to blend with assorted colorings
in gowns.
Duck in blue, white and fawn is
the proper thing for outing costumes.
Red or blue with white polka dots il
also worn.
OF wee brooches and stickpins a
woman cannot have too many. They
are needed to fasten refractory bows
and belts and laces.
Fancy Oxford ties with patent
leather vamp and finish are made of
moire velour in various tints of green,
blue, dull red and brown.
The transparent fabric which re-
quires silk lining is the most to be
desired this summer. The lining is
made separate from the skirt
New sidecombs are of amber or
she'll, curved and topped with rhine
stones. New ornaments for the hair
are in wing and hundred devices,
jewel studded.
No woman can be really content in
the treacherous dews and damps Of
summer if she is without handy
comb. The cunning little ones of tor
toise shell may be carried in purse,
match or stamp box or stuck in the
belt.
For an all-diamond buckle Louis
XIV or XVI is the favorite design. The.
newest diamond combs to keep tidy
the turned up hrir at the back are in a
pretty waved pattern, and diamond
prong, also for the hair, is spray Of
roses and leaves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
A Shrewd ScotchInan.

The Scottish American tells story
of. cobbler who was sentenced by a
Scottish magistrate to pay fine of
half crown, or, in default, twenty
four hours hard labor. If he chose
the latter he would be taken to the
Jail at Perth. ''Then I'll go to Perth, -
he said, ''for I have some business
there" An official conveyed him to
Perth, but when the cobbler reached
the Jail he said he would pay the fine.
The governor found he would have to
take it. "And now," said the cob
bier, ~ want my fare home" The
governor demurred, but discovered
there was no alternative the prisoner
must be sent at the public expense to
the place he had been brought from.
The cobbler was sixpence ahead
through his shrewdness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

and represented the flowers used by
the owner during her first season, at
the various cotiIlions, teas and recep-
tiohs she had attended. These sachets
were suspended by long ribbon strings
to the backs of artistic chairs. When
the room is heated they emit deli
cate perfume.
Yet another use is to be made of
rose petals which may not sound SO
artistic, perhaps, but to the woman
who is fond of daintily perfumed cloth
ing it is equally as acceptable Petals
are sewn in thin muslin bags and
placed in bureau and chiiIonier drawers
among the clothing. The result
is exceedingly pleasing. One young
woman boasts that she has rose bag
for each sleeve of every one OF her
bodices, besides goodly supply for
her bureau drawers. They are made
from flowers presented by her numer-
GUS men friends, and keep her things"
fresher and sweeter than any sachet
she could purchase. Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

There is a scarcity in Florida waters
Of the best sponge, the "sheepwool,"
and the returns to the sponge fishers
have been gradually lessening. A
like scarcity in other waters is indi-
Gated by the increased demand for in
ferior sponges, which have heretofore
been looked upon as comparatively
worthless. One of these, the grass
sponge, is very abundant in Florida.
1t is of coarse texture and has large
internal channels, but has proved to
be fair substitute for the better
sponge. A demand for it, both in
this country and in Europe, has re-
suited in raising it's price to the fisher
from twenty-eight to sixty-five cents
bunch. Its gathering is profitable
at fifty cents bunch, and the demand
for it has infused new life into a
Florida industry which has been Ian
gushing for seven years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

An "amphibious boat" is an actual
fact in Denmark, and last season car
ried twenty-thousand passengers. 1t
operates on two large lakes, the bodies
of water being divided by a strip of
land eleven hundred feet in width.
II is to cross this strip of land that
the boat leaves the water and for n
time becomes n locomotive. Her full
complement of passengers is seventy,
and when she is loaded she weighs
fifteen tons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
Little Miss Sullivan.

Mrs. Sullivan of Callao, Mo-, has n
little daughter seven years of age, who
is without doubt the most expert tcleg-
rapher for child anywhere in the
world. Since her earliest remem-
branco she has studied telegraphy
with her father, the division superin-
tendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph company. The wire from her
model little office in her home con
meets with several similar rooms in
the homes of her playmates, where
the telegraph has supplanted the tele-
phone. Little Miss Sullivan is ma
tured far beyond her years, and pre-
fers as pastime to talk by the half
hour over the wire to her father, three
miles away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
THE SLEEPING SEA.

'"0 meet
r,,.ai,,rr ,ri,h rod o,d cold tho dark'nino
sheet.
Tho ciondv ourtnipa cIoae oround bjs bed.
Az, Twiiis,ht comaa with snft and ateaitbv
tread.
The pale moon, peeping from her flcecy
screen.
Lightens the waters with silv'ry sheen.
The seaguls dip and skim along the waves
Toward their homes, among the the rocks
and caves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
Plan to Reclaim Sahara.

Many travellers have entertained
sanguine views regarding the cultiva-
tion of the Sahara. While it seems
hopeless that the arid plateau could
ever be improved, it is pointed out by
Mr.. Deschanel that local experiments
at El Golea and elsewhere prove that
in valleys favored with o small amount
of water, such trees as the acacia,
eucalyptus, tamarisk and poplar can
be successfully grown. The poplar
proves to be most capable Of resisting
the influence Of the desert. Under
the shelter of these trees fruits and
vegetables can be cultivated. Chicago
Inter- Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

The working girls home has just
been opened in Denver, Colorado, in
which furnished rooms can be had for
81 a month. The design is to give
comfortable quarters to young women
who are working for small wages-S4
or $5 week. The building contains
thirty-two rooms, and fifteen girls are
already being accommodated. There
are pleasant parlors and reception
rooms, too, which all working girls
are invited to frequent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

Georgia is claiming possession of
the best fire clay in the United States.
The state has been producer of clay
in modest way, standing twentieth
in the list of clay-producing states,
but it hopes soon to take much
higher position. This hope is based
on report by DIR. G. e. Ladd, the
assistant state geologist, who has been
testing the Georgia clays for year,
and who has found bed of the very
best clay, extending across the state
from Columbus to Augusta. This clay,
DR.. Ladd says, is ''the most refrac-
tory in the United States," that is, it
"will stand agreater heat than any clay
/ have ever tested in America" The
bed varies in width from five to fifteen
miles, and follows an irregular line,
sometimes running north and again to
the south. At some points the clay is
very pure and refractory, but often it
is full Of impurities and is not valu-
able. The best of it is worth $40 o
ton in the markets. In South Caro-
lima, just ACROSS the river from Au-
gusta, there Is clay deposit Of the
same character which brings in $500,
900 year. That clay is shipped "a
New Jersey for manufacture.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

The food of San Francisco laborers
is to be analyzed by the professors at
the California State university. Pro-
fessor M. T.. Jaffa, the head of the
dietetic department, has just decided
that elaborate Investigations shall be
undertaken. Several hundred fami-
lies of the wage-earning class will be
called upon to take part. When the
statistics have been collected and tabu-
lated it is expected that poor families
will be able to live much less expen.
sively than they do now and at the
same time on more healthful diet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
A Donation Party Incident.

"Yardsley donated castor worth
ninety-seven cents to the minister, and
put tag ON it marked S16."
''Yes."
swell, the parson took the article
to Yardsley's store yesterday and
traded it for drygoods. Yardsley's
smile won't be able to be out again
TOR six weeks, "-Harper's Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

White is the conventional color 70
brides, but it would appear that tn
following hues have great Significance
Married in white,
You have chosen all right.
Married in gray,
You will go far away
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back.
Married in red,
You'd better he dead.
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl,
You'll live in whirl.
Married in yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow.
Married in brown,
You'll live out of town.
Married in pink,
Your spirits will sink.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

The Government owns one-tcnth
of the railroads in Canada and rents
them at loss of half million year
With an increase of itsholdings, which
the new Hudson's Bay road may sad
die upon it, will come an increase OF
its deficit, that being the way in which
the scheme generally works.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

English butterflies unluckily COM
mand an exceptionally high price in
the collectors market. This is prob
ably one reason why, as Natural
Science points out, many important
species of British butterflies are dis
appearing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
In Japan the railways are mostly
under government control, aud the
uniform rate is one cent mile.

Each convict ut the New Hampshire
state prison is furnished n Bible and
dictionary, and Greek and Latin
textbooks are supplied those who ask
for them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

That the country is safe, so far ns
Madison county, Indiana, goes, is
demonstrated, thinks the New York
Sun, in the statistics of the health
board, which show five pairs of twins
born in a week. 1t is not long since
the report recorded two sets of trip
leta
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
AGentle Hint.

He lat Miss Tartlet's)-It is not
good for man to be alone.
She (bored) - Then hadn't you bet
tor 90 home TO your mothorp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
SITUATION IN HAWAII
NO DISTURBANCES AT HONOLULU UP
TO HI 21sT OF JULY.
Minister SewaII's Advices to the state
observation-disclosures Not Aggressive
Pension bureau Ruling.

WASHINGTON, Aug. - The last Ha-
waiian mail to reach the State Department
brings the record of events on the islands
up TO the 21st of last month, but as the
news of the failure of the Senate to act
on the annexation treaty had not then
reached Honolulu there was no change in
the status of the annexation problem TO
present. Minister Sewall told in detail of
the development of the diplomatic CORE
spondence between Japan and the Hawaiian
government growing out of the labor con-
troversy, and reports that in the opinion
of the best-informed people on the island
the Japanese government will be amply
content with a recognition by the Hawaii
ans of the principles for which they con-
tend without insisting on substantial pc
cuniary damages. 1t was also reported that
the future conduct Of the negotiations had
been transferred entirely from Honolulu to
TOXIC. NoIreference whatever was maze
in the dispatches to the reported intention
10 establish a protectorate.
Admiral Miller sails from San Francisco
Friday for Honolulu, where he viii receive
Admiral BeardSiee of the command OIL the
Pacific station. AS the former mad long
interviews while in Washington with Inc
President and with secretary Long, it IS not
doubted that he has full instructions Tor
dealing with any emergency that may arse
on the islands.
what Japan Way INSIST Oh'
NEW YORK. Aug. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Japan will
insist that the United States assume a con
tingent responsibility in the matter of ar
bitration Of her differences with Hawaii on
the subject of immigration and the tariff.
1t is understood that this is one of the es-
sential conditions upon which Japan will
consent TO arbitration. and that if this re-
sponsibility is not assumed by the United
States Japan will break off negotiations
looking to arbitration and back up her de-
mandS by a naval demonstration in Ha-
waiian waters. The State Department has
not yet received any official communication
matter, and the administration has not in
dlcated whether or not ii Will comply with
the Japanese demand when made.
An Official of the Japanese legation said
IN an interview: i am not officially in
formed concerning the terms of arbitration,
but that Japan should ask the United
states TO take recognition of it and assume
an ultimate responsibility for the decisions
OF the arbiter as regards Hawaii being car
fled out seems to me very natural. If the
United States refuse to give us a guarantee
1t is probable that the arbitration PROPOSE
ton will fail. We prefer to entertain a
grievance and to indemnify our subjects
nifty of the refusal of the United States of
SO just a request. Neither the United
states nor the Hawaiians can justly plead
dlSlnterestednesS. Frequently in the Ha-
~Wallan-Japan correspondence of late the
pending annexation has figured as a factor
In the situation. This should operate in the
arbitration case as we'll"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
CLOSING A BREACH.
Factions of the Ancient Order OF Hi
bernians Preparing to Unite.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. A
breach that has existed for the past thir-
teen years in the Ancient Order Of Hibern-
ians of America has about reached adjust
ment. A meeting of the seeding delegates
and the delegates OF the old order was held
to-day. There were present for the Ancient
Order of America P. j. O'Connor, national
president, of Savannah, Ga; John s.
weadock, national vice president. Bay City.
Mich; J. O.. Sullivan, national secretary,
Philadelphia; Rev. ". F.: Mclaughlin and
National Directors Maurice f. Wilkere, of
Philadelphia, and Col. John r. Murphy, of
Norwich, Conn. The seceders were repre-
sented by Rev. Z. S. Phillips, national dele
gate, Scranton. Pa; E. A; Hayes, national
secretary, New Brunswick. n. j.; James
Quinlan, Scranton, Pa; Joseph b. Nc
Laughlin. Philadelphia; Miles +. McPaFt-
land, Brooklyn, ard James II. Murphy. Ac-
cording to the articles of agreement, it is
specified that all questions In dispute shall
be referred to an arbitrator who shall be
chosen from the hierarchy of the United
States and who shall be irish by birth or
descent. He is to have full power to recon
Gle existing differences Bishop McFaul,
of Trenton, was the agreed-on arbitrator
and delegates were sent to Trenton to-day
to ask him to accept.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
FIRE N EXPLOSION.
Fourteen Firemen and Two WOrkmen
Badly Burned at frankfort.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4-Fire broke
out to-day in the big chemical works of d.
Jayne G. Sons, at Bermuda and Tucker
streets, Frankfort, which are operated by
the Barrett Manufacturing Company, i'm
porters and d~istillers of coal tar and manu-
facturers of roofing, and did damage
amounting to $780, 600 before it was got
under control. The fire originated in the big
distilling house and is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion of distilled
oil. The distilling house and the valuable
machinery were destroyed. Other buildings
located near the burned structure were
badly damaged by the flames and were only
saved after a hard tight.
Seven fremen and two workmen were Sc
riously burned by an explosion which oc-
Cured shortly after the fire broke out. As
sistant Chief Engineer Charles McDade had
all of his clothing burned off and is probab-
ly fatally injured. Others seriously burned
about face and head were John Newling,
Granville Welch, Samuel Cook, Jacob Lam
nard, john Muir, Amos Knaught. Robert
Clarrick and Robert Getty. Seven other
fremen were badly burned about the hands
but after having their wounds dressNd left
the hospital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
BIG GUNS BY NEW PROCESS
DIR. Gatiing's Plan to BE Tested soon
by the Government.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Ordnance
Bureau Of the Wal Department is much in
terested in a piece of work that is now
being done by the Otis Steel Company, of
Cleveland, and the result Of the expert
mentor the work is experimental in its
nature-is being awaited with some con-
Germ. The Notifications act, approved June
6, 1896, contained q paragraph which au-
thorized the secretary Of war to enter into
a contract with DR.. Calling, the famous in
ventor of the Calling gun, to cast in one
piece a gun of eight-inch caliber suitable
for fertilization defense. The paragraph
carried an appropriation of $4,000, TO be ap-
piled to the experiment.
The problem OF constructing guns of large
caliber at reasonable cost is one of the
most serious that the ordnance bureau has
10 wrestle with. The great guns now used
for coast defense and for large forti1ca-
tons may be constructed by either of two
methods, both OF which are immensely OK
pensive. The one is known as the wire
wound process, and the other the buiit-up
process. By the latter process, combined
with the method invented by Rodman, who
was an officer of the Ordnance Bureau at
the seacoast fortificationS are constructed.
In brief, the tube OF the gun is covered
80 - stG&A Ia1ACA oAAa I'LL I00ACE 80 al
turn. hooped with bands of steel, the whole
by the application OF heat being shrunk
together in almost Il homogeneous mass.
These guns cost about $1,000 Il ton, an eight
inch gun costing $4,000 or $4,000. The cost
BY the Wtre-Wound process is even greater.
DR.. Calling presented to the ordnance Of
ticGrs Il plan of constructing a gun of large
calloer in one piece. His idea is that at
the time of the casting the gun the molten
steel shall be given a swirling motion, and
shall be kept in that motion until it becomes
cool enough to set. The direction OF this
rotary motion will be around the tube OF
the gun. The doctor believes that this mo-
ton will give fbrous texture to the steel,
the fbers extending around the gun tube,
producing to all intents and purposes a
Wire-wound gun.
In accordance with the authorization in
the notifications act, the secretary of war
entered into a contract with DR.. Calling
for the construction of such q gun, and the
doctor in turn made a contract with the
Otis Steel Company to east it. 1t is under
stood that the casting of the gun is to be
done in a few days. The government will
be represented at the casting by Capt. w.
w. Gibson, ordnance inspector, who is sta
toned in Cleveland. Should the casting of
the gun be successful, its trial, after It is
finished, will be of great interest, and that
will determine whether a gun so cast Is
equal in endurance to the Wire-wound or
built-up gun. If it should stand the test
a great advance will have been made by
DR.. Calling in the construction of big guns.