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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Mctaliizcd Wood.

The following process, invented by
Mr.. Rubonnicl, Tor metallizing wood,
is thus described by Les Mondes; THE
weed is first immersed for three or four
days, according TO its permeability, in
u caustic alkaline lye (calcareous soda)
ut u temperature of from i5 to 30 de-
Srees Thence 1t passes Immediately
into bath of hydrosulphite of calcium,
to which is added, after "a or SO hours.
u concentrated solution of sulphur in
caustic potash The duration of this
bath Is about 4S hours, and its tempera.
ture is from 80 to 80 degrees Finally
the wood is immersed for 20 or so hours
i'll u hot solution (35 to 90 degrees) of
acetate of lead The process, as may be
seen. is long one, but the results are
surprising The wood thus prepared,
after having undergone "a proper drying
at u moderate temperature, acquires un.
der a burnisher of hard wood polished
surface and assumes very brilliant
metallic luster This luster is still fur.
ther increased II the surface of the wood
be first rubbed with piece Of lead. tin
or zinc and be afterward polished with
glass or porcelain burnisher The
wood thus assumes the appearance of q
true metallic mirror and is very solid
and resistant. Invention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Drawing a Splinter.

Removing splinter from suffering
hand may not be a nice and pleasant
subject, but home surgery may some.
dimes give some one feeling of heart
felt Joy. The sufferer who illustrates
the matter on this occasion was car
penter. He was working at his trade nt
an institution over which the sisters 90
the Roman Catholic church presided.
One day he broke off an ugly splinter
in his hand ard could not get IL out
He went home "; 'he close of bis days
work feeling nu annoyance from the
wound, but by the next morning the
hand was in serious condition and SO
painful thar working was az impossible.
ity. On his way to the doctors the car.
penter stopped to tell the sisters why he
must delay his work.
"Let me see what can do with your
hand before you go TO the doctor," said
one Of the sisters. The man demuIred.
"Yes, said the sister, with gentle in
sistence, "it will do no harm anyway. :"
She quickly filed within an inch or so
of the top rather wide mouthed bottle
with steaming hot water, and as she
held 1t another sister pressed the in
famed part Of the injured hand gently
down over the opening Such a peculiar
sensation It seemed to the man that
his whole hand was being drawn with
great force into the bottle. He would
have taken it away, but the sister was
holding 1t gently, but firmly. Then there
was feeling of relief. It seemed as if
the inside of that hand had become
liquid and was pouring its unpleasant
contents into the bottle. That was al-
most exactly what was happening, and
with the liquid went the offending spln-
ter The hand was bathed and bandaged,
and the carpenter continued his work
without further Inconvenience. New
York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
AN UNFORTUNATE EDITOR.


E,;,scn's Experience In Newspaper MAX.
ing Was Not Happy One.
In her life story of Edison Mrs Sarah
A. Tuoley relates the following con.
cerning the Wizard:'
Having been successful as news
seller Edison lost no time IN becoming
an editor and publisher. and lie Gar.
rison:
What need ut hclpS He.kncw how types wcrc
set
He had dauntle's spirit and press.
True. Tom Edison's press only con.
sisted of a disused set of type purchased
Tor Il nominal sum, and his combined
printing Office and editorial sanctum
was dilapidated luggage ,an. but it
possessed an advantage of which even
Printing House square cannot boast--it
was migratory The van converted to
this novel purpose was attached to the
train ON the Grand Trunk railway aud
appropriately enough the paper was en-
titled The Grand Trunk Herald
- further venture was Paul p,v. IN
which, il any one may be excu; ID -
pun, the editor pried' into things IA
too free manner, and some individuals.
incenscd at his fun at then c.t,,us.,
dipped him into the river to cuul lis
imagination Further disaster followed
when one day phosphorous bottle up.
set in his laboratory and nearly set the
train on fire. The conductor promptly
removed Edison and his apparatus,
printing and chemical, to the platform
at the next stopping place.
1t WAS n bitter moment. of which
Edison cannot think without feeling
over again the sense of utter hopelessness
and desulation which came upon him
when he saw the train whirlinY OF
while he stood alone and forsakcn
among his broken goods, his ear tin.
Gins with a brutal box which injured
his hearing for life. "
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

After weeks In the forest of Fontainc-
bleau 1t Is difficult to realize its monoto.
nous amplitude, it's endless repetition
Of similar prospects. And yet as for
est it has no surprising beauty. One
may compare 1t with Dartmoor.--Dart-
moor pared of its highest tors and set
thickly with young trees, growing close
as the moss on bowlder. It is roll
ing upland with scanty mantle of soil,
through the frequent gaps in wb ich the
broken gray howltlers of the naked earth
sometimes rise In fantastic heaps, some
times line concavities mile across, or
fringe the gaping lips of long ravines.
Like Dartmoor, the surface is arid, and
you may tramp miles aud see never a
pool. and yet, on every side you may
descend from the forest by green valleys
into green plains and find brooks leap
ing miraculously from the dusty rocks
TO dip under fringing willows
1t is TO these happy skirts of the for
est that the painters villages cling;
Barbizon, advertised by Stevenson and
now abandoned to the cultured tourist;
Cernay, with its great village square
Marlotte, smothered under masses Of H.
lacs like child laughing in new mown
hay; Moret, ON the Seine, with its tow
er flanked, steep pitched bridge, its
mills and ruined castles and spreading
river, and dozen others. The simplest
Of them turu austere faces to the solemn
spaciousness of the forest, but their
sweet gardens give access to the green
comforts Of the plain; an image maybe
of the artists themselves; high unprofit-
able aims IN the salon; pot boilers
emerging and red wine coming in by
the studio doors. Saturday Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
A Movable Code,

Other time. other manner, re-
marked the man in the big leather arm.
chair, "ought to he amended to read
Other countries. other manners Not
long ago went back to the small coun-
try town of my boyhood to make short
visit, and while there the whole town
was set agog by the appearance of a
highly interesting foreigner-a Hun
garian of noble birth. No. he WASH t a
barber in disguise. He was genuine
titled Hungarian One of the clever,
pretty girls in Smalltown had gone
abroad to study music and had there
met and made serious impression on
this Hungarian gentleman, who had
crossed the water to make her visit.
He held military position i'll his own
country, and the tails Of his military
coat, lined with q brilliant red, near.
ly prostrated the entire community.
Zone Sunday morning he accompanied
the young lady to church, and of
course Smalltown was out in full force
to get good look at him. Certainly his
church department differed widely from
anything ever witnessed in this coun-
try He was seated in the pew with the
young woman when her father came
down the aisle. AS the father entered
the pow the tall Hungarian arose,
placed his hand across his breast and
bent double in ceremonious bow, then
seated himself the red coattails being
much in evidence during the salute
When the girls mother entered few
minutes later, the same formal recep-
ton bow was made to her AS q rule,
Americans do not rise and make sweep
ing bows in church; but, as is evident,
such is the Hungarian fashion, and
Smalltown was naturally much inter.
ested and agitated over this unusual dis
play OF foreign manner. Detroit Free
Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE GOULD.
Story of Man who Thought the Finan.
oier u Bunko Steerer.

Once when the late Jay Gould went
to Margaretville, N T., with his ply.
sician and private car, ho called on his
old friend George Decker, retired
merchant of the village, who was for
nicrly clerk with Gould in Roxbury.
Every one who knows Mr. Decker well
calls him &c. and this was what Mr.
Gould said to him:
Hello. CT guess you know me
this time don't you?"
A few years before Decker, while in
New York ON business one afternoon
was suddenly confronted OH Broadway
by dapper. black eyed little man. who
graspcd him by the hand, exclaiming: (:
How are you, Mr. Decker am glad
to see you. ="
MIR Decker looked the little man over
from head to foot, and hurriedly an
swered:
"Yes, SO am l, but don't know you,
sir Coed day"
But, hold up" said the other,
"aren't You George Decker of Margaret.
villey'
'Oh, yes; that's all right, respond.
ed Decker, "but l am in too great q
hurry to be interviewed today, my
friend. You have struck the wrong
man.
YES, perhaps, said the little man,
"but my name is Jay Gould. Don't you
know mey'
Jehosaphat!" exclaimed Decker. "I
took vOu for n cOnfidpn,p man phil.
adolphia Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Tennysou and Birds.

Agnes Weld, niece of Tennyson,
speaks thus of the poet in The Contem.
porary Review; much as Tennyson no.
ticed every individual tree and plant,
bird life had still greater attraction
for him. He was much touched by the
fact that the Gagged linnet loses the red
plumage from its head and breast at
the first molt after its captivity. and
never regains them, and he thought of
devoting whole poem to the deep
yearning for liberty of which this was
the sign and type. And one reason he
climbed almost daily. when ut Fresh
water, to the summit Of the Beacon
down was because he loved to watch
!he wild, free fight of the sea gulls cir
cling around its lofty cliffs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
FIVE REMARKABLE TREES.
which Rank Among the Curiosities Of
Plant Life.

Plant Life.
The whistling tree, or Acacia fistula,
is found in Nubia and the Sudan.
The Arabs call it sofIar, or piper, be-
cause of the whistling sound that it pro-
duces, and the specific name Of tistula,
n word also meaning pipe on fiji te, has
been given IL for tho same reason.
Insects infest the tree and deposit
their eggs in its shoots. a gall-like ex-
crestnce about an inch and u half in
diameter is produced at the base of the
shoots. and when the Larvae have
emerged from circular holes in the sides
of the shoots the holes, played upon by
the wind, produce whistling sound
equal to that produced by Il sweet toned
flute
The COW tree is so called because
ityields an abundant supply of milk. To
obtain the milk deep incisions are made
In the tree. from which the fluid flows
into vessels placed ready 20 receive it.
This vegetable milk is white, somewhat
viscid and has an agreeable flavor, and
an analysis of it shows that 1t is very
much like the milk Of COW in its COM
position The COW tree grows on the
slope Of the mountain chain bordering
on Venezuela.
The cloth tree is found at Otaheite. in
the south sea. The bark is taken off in
long strips aud put to soak overnight
in running water The soaking softens
it, so that the inner fiber may be easily
separated from the rest Of the bark.
The tibers are put together in lengths Of
about or ~ yards, and the lengths
are placed side by side until they are at
least ~ inches in width, and two or
three layers Of fibers are put one upon
another
The fibers adhere together in one
piece, and the material thus formed is
beaten upon smooth piece of wood until
it becomes as thin as muslin 1t is then
bleached in the air for time, when it
is ready to be made up into clothing.
The stinging tree Of Queensland is
pleasing to the eye, but dangerous to the
touch Its effects are curious. 1t causes
great pain to the person or animal that
has the misfortune to get stung by it,
but it leaves no wound, no mark Of any
kind, and for months afterward the part
stung is painful in rainy weather or
when in any way it gets wet. Frequent
ly it is necessary to shoot horses and
dogs that have been stung by the tree,
so maddening is its effect upon them.
The angry tree grows in Nevada, east
ern California and Arizona. When
in the least disturbed. this highly sensi-
tive tree shows its anger by ruffing up
its leaves and emitting disagreeable
odor.-D. V. F. in Philadelphia Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
"The March of the Men of Harlech." {"

In military music tho march occupies
a prominent position and has been en-
ployed not only to stimulate courage,
but also from about the middle of the
seventeenth century to insure the order
ly advance of troops. One of the earliest
instances Of rhythmical march is the
Welsh war strain "Thc March of the
Men of Harlech, which is supposed to
have originated during the siege Of Har.
lech castle in l46S. In England the mil
itary march was of somewhat later de-
velopment.
Sir John Hawkins i'll his History of
Music tells us that its characteristic
was dignity and gravity, in which re-
spect it differed greatly from the French
which was brisk and alert, and apropos
of this subject the same author quotes a
witty reply of an Elizahathan soldier to
the French Marshal Biron's remark
that "the English march, being beaten
by the drum, was slow, heavy and
sluggish. " ''That may be true" he
said, "but slow as it is it has traversed
your masters country from one end to
the other. "-Chambers' Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Colorcd Mrs. harrington.

In spite of all that the public schools
can do the colored person still gets ter
ribly tangled up with the English lan-
guage. A lady lately sent her colored
servant to hang out the washing, and
before long the girl returned and re-
marked, Mrs, -, the wind is play.
ing hammock with those clothes!''
Coming back one day from the Office of
a physician, where she had been treated
for an ailment, the same girl said in
answer to an inquiry as to how the doc
tor had prescribed for her, "Ob, he
gave me some elder down to paint my
side with" Ut turned out to be iodine }
Boston Transcript
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

An American girl who recently stud
led in Germany tells of "a German girl
who was studying English, and who
used to write letters in English to her
parents. One day the German girl hand
cd letter to her, saying:
Here is the letter which have writ.
ten to my mother. | want you to read
it over and see if it is properly written. -
The letter was all right, excepting
the closing phrase, which read as fol.
lows:
'God pickle and keep you -
An investigation proved that the
young German woman in looking for q
synonym for "preserve" had come
across ''pickle. New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

The method used by the best sugar
refineries is substantially as follows
The raw sugar is dissolved in large els.
terms on the ground floor, enough hot
water being added to produce II specific
gravity of l.25. The solution Is then
drawn through connecting pipe hav.
ing coarse wire strainer into large
pumps, by which it is pumped into the
highest story Of the building, usually
the seventh or eighth. 1t there passes
into vessels heated by steam coils to "a
temperature of about 2l0 F. Milk of
lime is added to the solution in these
pans for the purpose of neutralizing any
acid which it may contain. From these
pans the liquid passes down to the next
floor, where it is filtered through se-
ries Of bags, each made Of two thick.
nesses Of cloth, an outer one of coarse
and an inner one of fine cotton. The
bags are inclosed In boxes to prevent
cooling After leaving these the sirup
is run through filters Of boneblack,
which absorbs all the coloring matter
left in it. After leaving these it Ia
pumped into vacuum pans, large vessels
heated by steam and exhausted by air
pumps. The pressure being thus re.
duced, the liquid is boiled at a lower
and lower temperature until, at l40 de-
grees, evaporation is complete and the
sirup rapidly crystallizes into sugar.
This is the process by which the best
white sugar is made, while poorer quail
tiles arc prepared by n method less com.
plete. st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

He was great bore and was talking
to crowd about the coming local elec.
tion. Said he: "Gibbs is u good mar
he is capable, honest, fearless and con.
scientious. He will make the very kind
OF representative we need. He once
saved my life from drowning"
do you really want to see Gibbs
tlected?" said solemn faced old man.
II do, indeed. I'd give anything to
see him elected" answered the BORE
"Then never let anybody know he
saved Jour life, 4" counseled the solemn
faced man.-London Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Contrary Infant.

my wife couldn't go to the concert
last night because the baby threatened
to have Group
THAT was too bad.
"Yes, and now she is hopping mad
because the baby didn't have Group after
Ill. "-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
OF Honest Parents.

my opponent, shouted the orator,
"has seen fit to refer to the fact that
my mother took in washing. She did.
and what 10 more to the point she al.
ways sent it back. -
After that there was nothing to do
but cast majority vote for the man
whose parent showed such evidence of
perfect honesty and attention to duty
indianapolis Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Right From the VINEYARDS,

$50 you've decided not to buy Lord
Hardnppe's castle. have you;"
"ves," said Mr.. Newrocks' ''He
wanted to include 10000 bottles OF
wine at 81 bottle and admitted thas
some Of 1t was 40 years old. Why.
can gee it right from the vineyards for
less'n hat "-Ohicago Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

English farmers, who know it is
against the law to use ferrets to drive
out rabbits place in tho burrow q rub
ber hose with tin horn ON the end in
serted Then they blow the horn md
bunny comes out in quick order
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
In the Ear North.

Commissary-We are almost out of
provisions
Arctic Explorer-Then we can't wait
longer for the relief expedition. We
must return home at onoe.-Detroit
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

Clear tho window of the soul of cob
webs, spider weaved by prejudice and
unbelief aud sin, that through faith q
crystalline atmosphere you may look
through the gate into the heavenly city.
IF. r. Macduff. d. d.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Of No COusclenoe,

us your play copyrighted?" asked
the intimate friend,
"Oh." said the dramatist, with utter
indifference, some of it was probably" !"
Indianapolis Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
An Earnest Bidd,r.

Daughter do you think young
Thompkins means business?'
"Of cuurse, papa. Ihave just received
his sealed proposal. "-Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
What Jones Did.

What did Jones do after he insulted
The judgef''
''sixty days, ! understand. ."-Chica.
- Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-13
Still Giving Away Shoes

From maker to wearer direct--at cost and less
than cost. That's giving them away, isn't it /?
You ask-"Where do we come in ?" And we
tell you frankly, it's the public confidence we
must have-n shoes and in everything else.
Well waive all our rights to profits for the time
being. Just you buy the shoes and realize how
good they are
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-13
SiGi6iGib(GiNiGlINOiOiOI
8 ONE WOMAN'S VIEWS. s:
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It's pity that President George San
derson, of the select council or some
other person high in authority, would
not follow the example of the illus
trious Guggenheimer, of New York, and
introduce a swearing ordinance in
Scranton. 1t does seem to me that ever
since the war began an unusual amount
OF profanity has been heard on the
streets. Whether men in general have
unconsciously adopted the sensational
style of yellow journalism in their
avidity after extras or whether in the
excitement of the day they simply throw
off restraint in conversation: strong
expletives are heardEfar too frequent
ly. OF course men or culture and ac-
customed to refined surroundings do
no swear habitually, but recently it
does seem that other people beside the
drivers of mules, the members of school
boards and those engaged in similar
trying duties, are not as choice in their
remarks as they might be. Why, even
a little 4-year-old shocked his fam
lily the other day by observing that
his father was a fool, qualifying the
same with very strong adjective. on
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-13
FASHIONS AT NEWPORT.
Military Caps, Yachting Costumes,
Bicycle Suits, Plaided Hosiery,
White Silk Waists, Bathings Suits
and Diamond Flag Brooches.

Newport, Aug 12.-The NewIort
wrap is always important, from the
fluffy silk OF chiffon cape thrown
around the shoulders as an ornament,
to the rich colored or black Yelvets
sparkling with jet or jewelled passe-
nenterle, seen in afternoon drives on
Ocean or Bellevue avenue. A short,
military cape in plain red white, green,
salmon pink or blue, lined with plain,
striped or brocaded silk, and a severe
straight around collar, trimmed with
military braid. is the novelty in wraps
ana needless to say. the national colors
have the preference. A very hand
some blue one seen here has five gilt
frogs, and the same number of black
passamenterlr across the front, with
broad silt braid on the velvet collar
These are unfortunately suitable only
for young people, consequently portly
dowagers must not dispense with their
shields of frills and burbelows.
WHITE PIQUE
is the foundation of nine out of ten
stylish y9 hting suits, and bands of
contrasting cloth stitched on the skirt
match the jacket rovers Cor lining)
and cuffs. Heavy linen or serge are
subject to the same rule, and these
hands may be put on at regular inter-
walls, two together or three near the
lower edge, then two, then one. The
effect of a crimson jacket and crimson
hands on white pique is very pretty
and white bands are used on black
serge as well. Fluffy lace fronts some
what relieve this severe style. and sal
lp1 mr. 4 nj n fS tri a
wreathings and quilts are usually more
becoming than yachting caps.
CONSPICUOUS BICYCLE SUITS.
do not meet with general favor at
Newport, therefore the large majority
have skirts of plain or mixed cloth in
quiet hues of white pique or linen,
worn with shirt waists on warm days.
or with plain cloth Jackets which
should net match the skirt; the only
trimming being contrasting cloth
collar, reYers and cuffs. Gilt buttons
on blue cloth are admissible ard when
checked material is employed for a
skirt, bias bands piped with contrast
ing cloth gives an attractive finish.
WOOL HOSIERY
has proved too warm for summer use,
consequently heavy Isle thread has
been substituted and a "cuff top" Of
silk stripes in gay colors is both pretty
and novel. In another style, the stock
ing is so long as to meet the supporter,
and midway between the knee and
ankle is a band of silk stripes. which
gives a handsome finish to a high boot,
and looks we'll with a low shoe. For
ordinary use, combinations of plaids
or stripes are in the gayest OF gay col
ors, at the same time, for early morn
ing white is preferred The bright
pIaids are donned later in the day, and
70" coming. with q oolored dress. the