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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
EGbildreD's Column

the class outside of the field Of the
textbook, just ns every good teacher
ought TO do il he does not. He had
knocked around in many localities,
and had touched upon many subjects,
coming back ut last to the homely and
plain.
How many Of yoii," he inquired,
'ever heard of Benjamin Franklin?"
All hands went up.
"How many of you know iaat he
sleeps in neglected grave in c,me-
terry in the very heart Of PhilaIel-
| phia2"
All hands went up.
"How many Of you know that he
was the greatest philosopher America
has produced?"
All hands went mp.
"How many Of you know the moral
code which lie formulated and kept
for his guide to action, handing il
down to posterity in clear and succinct
form?"
No hands went up.
| ''Get out your pencils, them" said
the professor pleasantly, ''and write
it down in paragraphs as / call it of
to you from memory, for find it an
excellent thing to know as one knows
a road leading to good place. IL
runs as follows:
Temperance Eat not to fullness,
drink not to elevation
'5ilence-Speak not but what mny
benefit others or yourself avoid trifling
conversations.
'' 'Order--Let all your things have
their places; let each part of your bust
ness have its time
| 90 Resolution--Resolve 10 perform
what you ought; perform without fail
what you resolve.
" Trugality Make no expense, but
do good, to others as yourself; that is,
waste nothing
| 'Industry-Lose no time, he al
ways employed in something useful
but avoid all unnecessary actions
| tSincerity-Use no hurtful de-
ceit; think innocently and justly, and
if you speak, speak accordingly"
" Wrong no one by doing
injuries or emitting the benefits that
are your duty
Moderation - Avoid extremes;
forbear resenting injuries.
'Cleanliness-Suf no uncleanli-
ness in body, clothes or habitation.'
" 'Tranquility--Be not disturbed
about triiles, or Mt accidents common
or unavoidable.
'Humiity.-Imitate Jesus Christ.
"There," said the professor, chow
many of you think that is good code
of morals?"
All hands went up.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
ViviparOus Fish,

A doubt that has troubled scientists
for years--whether there exists a vivip-
arous kind Of fish, one that gives birth
to Its young In u living statc-was def.
nitely settled in the affirmative the 9TH
er day when the City Hall fountain Of
the capital Of Arizona Territory was
cleaned out. In turning the water out
Of the big cement basin. where q gold
ash variety Of the carp family has long
disported itself for the edification Of
the Phoenix nurse girl and the Mari.
cOpa County hobo, It was found that
many Of the fish had given birth to
progeny fully formed and ready to dart
about In search of food at the moment
Of coming into their watery world. 9th
ers had given birth to tiny creatures
that were giObular In shape, except
for the protruding eyes and nascent
tail I'm, that could scarcely be seen
without q strong glass. From all evi-
dences, 1t was clear that the cleanup
had been made during the breeding
season, yet there was no sign Of fish
roe or eggs. Many specimens Of the
strange young fish were collected, and
will be shipped to different experts,
one lot going to the Smithsonian 1nsti.
tution.-Phoenix (Ariz) Correspondent
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

The true character acts rightly,
whether in secret or in the sight of
men. That boy was well trained who,
when asked why he did not pocket
some pears, for nobody was there to
see, replied, eyes, there was, / was
there to see myself; and don't intend
ever to see myself do dishonest
thing" This is simple but not in
appropriate illustration of principle,
or conscience, dominating in the
character, and exercising n noble pro-
tectorate over it; not merely passive
influence, but an active power regu-
lating the life. Such principle goes
on moulding the character hourly and
daily, growing with force that
operates every moment. Without this
dominating influence, character has no
protection, but is liable to fall away
before temptation, and every such
temptation succumbed to, every act
of meanness or dishonesty, however
slight, causes self-degradation. 1t
matters not whether the act be sue
cessful or not, discovered or concealed ;
the man is no longer the same, but
another person; and he is pursued by
a secret uneasiness, by self-reproach,
or the workings of what we call con-
science, which is the inevitable doom
of the guilty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

the Federal army, and became a mem .
her Of the Indian Home Guards. lie
served until the close OF the war, when
he returned home and Mt once became
the acknowledged leader Of what was
known as the Loyal Creek party, which
was the name given to those Creek In
dlans who refused to join the Confed
eracy. After his return home, Ispar
hecher was elected as judge of one Of
the district courts OF the Creek Nation
and held the position until 1888, when
Sam ChecOtah, one Of his bitterest enc
mics, was elected chief of the Creek
from Office. He believed that he had
lsen unjustly dealt with, and, gather
ing his forces, he attempted the over
throw OF the Creek government. At the
head OF about 800 men, with the Stars
and Stripes as their banner, he
marched through the Creek Nation, and
but for the timely Intervention of the
United States troops, would doubtless
have taken possession Of the capital OF
the nation. This insurrecton is known
throughout the Creek Nation as the
'Isparhecher War" Soon after this
war Isparhecher was elected as chief
justice of the Supreme Court of the
Creek Nation, which position he held
until he was elected chief of the ma
tlon In 1895, over the combined opposl-
ton of the Porter and Perryman par
ties. He is strictly honest and has un-
earthed n number of frauds in the
Creek Nation since he was elected
chief.
Isparhecher Is six feet tall and
weighs about POO pounds. He knows
nothing of the English language. His
home Is situated twenty miles west of
Okmulgee, and Is located between two
mountains, three-quarters of mile of
the main road. He has no children and
lives with his wife, a full-blooded
Greek Indian, in little box house lax
10 feet. with small shed-room In the
back and porch in front. His hum
BILE dwelling Is inclosed with a rail
fence and the yard is adorned with a
few cedar trees. There in his humble
way he entertains his friends In true
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

To make u pair of bedroom slippers
knitted in two colors, two knitting
needles, No. l3, pair of lambs wool
soles, n quarter of n pound of Berlin
wool in two contrasting colors, and n
yard Of narrow satin ribbon for bows.
About two and u quarter ounces of the
lark wool and one and half, or u
little over, will be sufficient for No.
slipper
The pattern is simple and consists
of eight rows. Cast on eighteen
stitches with the dark wool, knit one
row plain and join on the light wool.
Then the actual pattern begins:
Slip two stitches, knit two with the
tight wool, slip two dark, knit two
with the light and so on. The next
three rows are exactly the same except
that the light stitches knitted in the
first and third rows are purled in the
second and fourth. The remaining
tour rows are plain and all with the
lark wool, two knitted, the next
purled, and the last knitted This
completes the pattern and gives n
pretty rib, which will be necessary to
pin the strip of knitting round the
sole to test the length before taking
of the stitches. The shape of the
shoe is formed by one end of the
knitted strip being sewed very firmly
not to the end, but to the END of the
side, so that the first rib knit lies at
right angles to the final ones, to the
ends of which it is joined. The last
rib thus makes part of the lower edge,
to be sewed to the sole. The extreme
corner should be turned under, which
gives nice round shape to the toe.
70 turn the toe make u strip of loop
trimming in crochet or knitting II
is most quickly done in crochet -Four
stitches will make it wide enough
and the loops are made in each
stitch in alternate rows, winding the
wool three times round the fingers. -
Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

DIR. Watts was right. The bee is
really very busy insect in spite of
recent attacks made upon its character.
A plodding statistician has found out
that each pound of honey secreted in
wolves the necessity of the bee visiting
21S, ,75O flowers. This in itself is no
mean labor. That the bee is not
gluttonons and does not consume more
than it earns is proved by the fact that
164, 900, 900 pounds of honey are an
nually sold throughout the world for
the enjoyment of the human race. The
United States stands ut the head of
the list of honey producers with 61,
900, 900 pounds, and Germany comes
next with 40, 600, 900 pounds. Eng
lands production is SO small that the
statistician has not taken any notice
of it, but somehow or other the best
from all other countries finds its way
to the London market.
1t was long supposed that bees col
lected the wax direct from the flowers.
Now it is known that if they are kept
from plants and fed on sugar only
they will form wax.-Atlanta Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
An Aalnnied Parfridpe.

Miss Ona Ireland, young lady liv-
ing near Skillman, has bird, the his
tory of which would grace the columns
of our natural history. Miss Ona has
very large and beautiful flock of tur-
keys, part of which were hatched in
the early summer months and strayed
away from the house for quite dis
tance. In their rambles young par
fridge, presumably an orphan, fell into
the ranks of the little turkeys, and,
finding the company congenial, for
sock the field, stayed in the barnyard
and orchard and never for moment
left the turkeys, eating and roosting
on the limb of tree with them. Now
the turkeys are grown, as also is the
partridge, and it is no unusual sight
to see the partridge creeping beneath
the flock of turkeys. .-Hawesville Ky. J
Clarion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

Mix two ounces of powdered alum
and the same amount of sugar of lead
with two gallons Of rain water, and
when sufficiently amalgamated pour of
the water from the sediment which
will necessarily settle. Soak the gar
ment in the liquid for about twelve
or fifteen hours, and when dry it can
be ironed and considered ready ia
withstand the rain II will Of course
he wise to subject only fast colors ia
the treatment. and very fine fabrics
would lie better left alone.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

There is habit of looking Mt the
bright side Of things, and also of look
ing at the dark side. We possess the
power, to great extent, of so exercis-
ing the will as to direct the thoughts
upon objects calculated to yield happi-
ness and improvement rather than
their opposites. In this way the habit
of happy thoughts may be made to
spring up like any other habit. And
to bring up men or women with a
genial nature of this sort, n good
temper, and happy frame of mind,
is perhaps of more importance, in
many cases, than to perfect them in
much knowledge and many accom-
plishments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

Almost every child in China has a
fan of its own. They are the play
things Of Chinese babies, as children
in this country delight in rattles. Chi
nese nurses amuse their young charges
with their fans, which they are never
without. The children learn to han
die their fans very expertly, for the
fan in the hands of Chinese has q
certain language of it's own. Rich and
poor alike, every boy and girl, must
have fan. A poor little Chinese boy
who has scarcely whole garment
and who rarely gets good meal will
still have fan and use it constantly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
Recipes.

Ginger Snaps-One cup molasses,
one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful OF
ginger, one-haf cup butter, two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder and flour
enough to make stiff to roll. They
can be cut in any desired shape.
Chicken Pilan-Cut up the chicken
and put on to boil with sufficient wa.
ter to keep it from scorching. Add
salt, pepper and a small piece of onion.
When the chicken is done add pieces
of bologna sausage, then stir in with
silver fork one quart of rice and
continue to stir until the rice is we'll
cooked and dry. Serve on a fiat dish.
Cranberry Batter Pudding-To one
cup of milk add two we'll beaten eggs,
two tablespoons of sugar and two ia
blespoons of melted butter, one-quar.
ter teaspoon OF salt, two and one-hali
cups of -four, one heaping teaspoon OF
baking powder and one cup of Gran
berries, coarsely chopped. Steam for
two hours and serve with a sweet
sauce.
Potato Pone-Peel four large sweet
potatoes, CRATE them and stir In a ia.
blespoonful of butter, one pint of mo-
lasses and one pound Of brown sugar,
teaspoonful of powdered orange
peel, one-quarter pound of citron cut
in small pieces. and one quart of cold
water. Pour into biscuit pans and
bake. When nearly cold cut in square
pieces and serve.
Ribbon Wafers-To one pound OF
fine sugar add one-quarter of pound
of -four and the grated peel of two
lemons; beat the whites and yolks OF
two eggs separately, then add the
other ingredients to them; grease some
shallow pans with melted butter, roll
out the paste very thin. When the
waters are half done, cut in strips, roll
round your finger and return them to
the oven again to crisp.
Red Cabbage Salad-Shred one hall
of large head of red cabbage and
pour boiling water over it; cover close.
~ for ten minutes, then drain. Boil
five Frankfurter sausages for fifteen
minutes, and when cold cut into slant.
wise slices; add to the cabbage one
tablespoonful of chopped onion and
one tablespoonful Of chopped parsley.
Season with pepper and salt, aud when
cold dress with French dressing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
Pros. Mckinley vs.. FREQ Silver.

A battle of giants is going to take
place this summer on 10000 farms In
America, not In talk or votes, but In
yields. salzer's new potato marvels
are named as above. and he offers a
price for the biggest potato yield, also
5000 In gold for suitable name for his
corn (17 inches long, and oat pro1igies
Only seedsmen in America growing
grasses, clovers and farm seeds and
selling potatoes at $3.50 barrel. The
editor urges you to try Salzer's seeds
and to
SEND THIS NoTICE WITH 10 CTS. IN STAMPS
TO John A. SalZer Seed Co., La
Crosse, wis. for II new farm seed
samples worth $1,000, to get a start
and their big catalogue. A. c. 5.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

He tried the best physicians but without
being benefited and has used several specific
rheumatic cures, but was not helped. About
one ye, aud six months ago he read In this
paper u q case somewhat similar to his
which was cured by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills and concluded to try this remedy.
After taking the first box he felt some'
what better, and after using three boxes
the pains entirely disappeared, tho diszl.
ness left him aqd he has now Tor over al
year been entirely free from all his former
trouble and enjoys better health than he
has had since his boyhood.
He is loud In his praises OF DR.. Wruams'
Pink Pills for Pale People and will gladly
corroborate tho above statements. HIS post
ONCE address Is Lorenzo NJ eley, Horton
Jackson County, Michigan.
All the clements necessary to glve new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained, In q con-
dsnsed form, I'm DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. All druggists sell them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
over the River of Dropping Eyes.

Over the River OF Dropping Eyes
Is the wonderful land Of Dreams,
Where lilies grow as white ns snow,
And fields are green and warm winds blow
And the tall trees CULVER, all In II row
And no one ever cries:
For It's n beautiful place for girls and BOYS
Where there's no scolding and lots OF noise
And no lost balls or broken toys
Over tho River of Dropping Eyes
In the beautiful land OF Dreams.
Over the River OF Dropping Eyes
Is the wonderful land OF Dreams,
There's horns to blow and drums to beat,
And plenty OF candy and cakes to eat,
And no one ever cleans his feet
And no one ever tries
There's plenty OF grassy places to play.
And birds and bees, throng all day
Oh, wouldn't you like to go and stay
Over the River of Dropping Eyes
In the beautiful land OF Dreams?
Maurice Crayton In New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
The Ycllowleg and the Hens.

Last August, on the shore of Silver
lake, Manitoba, saw by the margin
great numbers of snipe, tattlers, and
other wading birds. As I drew near
they arose in focks and flew away,
but as was gazing aftera noisy array
of flying yellowlegs, my eyes fell on a
single one that stood in the grass not
more than ten feet from where stood.
1t was looking at me fearlessly, and
seemed to have so little idea of flying
away that / got out my sketch-book
and made sketch of it. As it still
stood looking at me, first with one
eye and then with the other, 1 stepped
up quietly, took it gently in my hand,
and put it into my game-bag,
intending to make a more finished
drawing at home. When reached
the house / set the bird on the floor
it ran about whistling at times, did
not seem much alarmed, but it refused
all.food. So the next morning put
it into the yard so that it might feed
itself after its own fashion. There
was number of hens about, and as
soon as they saw the stranger they
were all excitement. They gathered
together, and with loud cackles came
on, with upraised featheres to attack
the newcomer. The yellowleg was
swift of foot and eluded them once or
twice, but tho hen-mob, noiser than
ever, atlength succeeded in surround
ing him. and all closed in together
with evident intention of pecking him
to pieces, but the yellowleg, giving
one glance, thought, of scorn, at the
clumsy, cackling towards, spread out
his great, glorious wings for the first
time since had seen him, and pour
ing out his loud thrilling whistle, SO
we'll known ON the breezy sandbars,
he sailed away and away in great, over.
widening circles till bird and chant
were lost in the far heights of the sky,
and the hens were left to feel as foolish
and mean as it was possible for hens
to do.
was much puzzled by the whole
incident, and can only suppose that
the bird had in the first instance been
slightly stunned by stray shot from
some sportsman; while it was revivinp
in the grass / discovered it, the gentle,
ness OF my approach gave it no alarm,
and during the night it fully recovered
its faculties and its power OF fight. =
Our Dumb Animals.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
Animals That Never Drink.

There are many kinds of animals IN
the world that never in all their lives
sip so much as drop of water. A
parrot lived for 90 years in the Zoo at
London without drinking drop Of
water, and many naturalists believe
the only moisture imbibed by wild
rabbits is derived from green herbage
laden with dew. Many reptiles
serpents, lizards and certain kinds of
frogs and toads-live and thrive in
places entirely devoid OF water, and
sloths are also said never to drink.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catsrrh that cannot be cured by
Halle Catarrh Cure.
FL. CBE ENEY Il Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the und erslgned. have known n. j. Che.
ney for tho last Is ears, and believe him per-
fectly honorable In all business transactions
ton made by their firm.
WEsr q TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists. Tolsda
Ohio.
wALDINo, KINkAN q. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
By all Druggiats. Testimonials free.
Halrs Family Pills are the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
rhranie Rh.nm..i.,..

From ne Industrial Ne,cs, jackson, Mich.
The subject Of this sketch II afty-six
years Of age, and actively engaged In farm
Ing. When seventeen years old he hurt his
shoulder and few years after commenced
to hnve rheumatic pains In It. On taking
n slight Geld or the least strain, sometimes
without any apparent cause whatever, the
trouble would start and he would suffer the
most cxcruciating pains.
He suffered for over thirty years, and the
last decade has suffered so much that he
was unable to do any work. To this the fire.
quent occurrences OF dizzy spells were add
cd, making him almost helpless invalid,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
STATESMAN OF THE GREEKS.
fsprrhechcr, Chief Of the Nation. and
His Long Career.

One of the most remarkable full
bloodcd Indians now living Is fspar-
hecher, chief OF the CherOkees. There
are probably other public men among
the Five Nations who are more learned
than he, and while most OF them have
Il portion of white blood in them, yet
none may bc compared to him n u
statesman. Not n drop of any other
blood flows through his veins save that
Of the Creek Indians, and his Integrity
has never been questioned.
Isparhecher was born I'm the old
Creek Nation, In Alabama, more than
seventy years ago. and when quite
young went west with the Creeks. Lit
tie was heard of him from that time
until the civil war. when he enlisted In
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
Inappy AustrnIian shopkcepers. ,

/nappy Australian shopkcepers.
Z Shop assistants In Australia do not
have a hard time Of It. They work
only fifty hours per week. In Ballarat
every shop, excepting those Of tobac.
coDists, flshmongers and hair-dressers,
close at 8 p. m for the first four days
Of the week. on Friday at p. IN. and
on Saturdays at 10 p. m. The majority
open at n. IN. TO be swept and busted
BY the errand boys, the assistants nr.
irving Mt S:3O q. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
Tho Ercnnh Mnen

II tho name began with de-" which
II the particle indicative Of nobility, u
was an easy matter. the only thing
necessary being the separation of the
Initial syllable from the rest Of the
name, says the Nineteenth Century.
For instance. NJ Deiamare became NJ.
De Lamare; NJ. Delestrade was trans
Formed into NJ. dc Lestrade, and M.
Derviliey signed "D'Erviliey." But tho
operation became little more trouble
some when the name was very COM
monplnce one, such as Durand, Reg
nault or Dupont. In that case the
name Of town or political division
was added, and the gentleman called
himself Dupont de rEure or de Mem
ours; Regnault de saint-Jean dan
geuly; Durand de Romorantln, and so
forth.
When no name of n town or village
was available the would-be nobleman
applied for permission to add his moth
er's maiden rame TO his own, especially
II It had an aristocratic sound. In this
way certain ambassador, whose fam
lily name was a ridiculous one, but
whose mothers name, though plebeian,
was easy to disguise, dropped by de-
grees his own name and retained only
the maternal appellatlon, just preaxins
the particle ''de" and the title of baron
conferred on him under the empire. In
the elevated circle in which he moves,
thanks to his intelligence and superior
education. no one suspects that his real
name, IL he went by II, would associate
him more Intimately with kitchens
than with diplomatic salons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26

From the report of American Consul
Jackson, at Cognac. It appears that the
vintages of that section. having been
affected by frosts, the output this year
will be less than last years. and the
quality possibly not so good.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
Ten Weeks For Ten Cents!

he ILIuSTRArED WEEKLY SENTINEL, of
Oenyer, Colorado, founded is9o) will be sent ten
Special offer solely to introduce the paper. Gold
rings set with Rocky Mountain gems are given
free az premiums. Latest mining news and ilustra-
hons of grand scenery each week, also true stories
Of love and adventure. Address Ms above and men,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.

I'm preparing all fowls for the table,
after the pin feathers are removed
scrub the skin thoroughly with warm
sonpsuds. then rinse with clear cold
water and wipe dry. No one has any
idea how dirty the skin Of fowl is
until il emerges from such bath, with
II complexion entirely altered.