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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18

than fresh water and the discovery created n
sensation among zooogists II was suggested
Immediately that II a jcllyhsh could be i'uni
In this inland lake. perhaps other marine Great
ures existed there also. Hence In lSiJ !. T. -
Moore left England 90 explore Central Africa.
and now he gives some account OF his own and
other discoveries in that region.
Or Moore announces that besides j"llynsh
ibere live on The rocks and along The shores %
Taneanyiitn numbers ~ mOilusks whose shell
structure clearly indicates that they belong 10
those groups which have generally remained
marine. and which have never given rise o. any
OF the fresh water types. TWO forms of pra"ns.
a dccp-Watcr crab and several forms % pro-
t0zoa (orgauisns that are low down In the scale
OF animal lifc). all possessing saltwater aihnl-
ties were also discovered there. Owing 20 ne
fact that he was unprovidcd with steamer
DR. Moore could 30 nothing In the line OF deep
sea dredging and therefore he could form no
idea Of the extent OF the other animal life 4 the
lake The limit OF his dredging powers was
900 or 200 feet and il was just here that his
discoveries began to be most interesting. Fur
Their research. with deeper sOund!ngs. might
have been rewarded by more interesting reyela-
tons.
However. as the case stands. IT is already APP
parent that dozens OF genera OF rnollusks and
fishes now live in Lake TanEanyika whose re-
IatlOnships are distinctly marine. although the
other forms Of life found there belong 20 fresh
water types A careful examination OF Lake
Mwero. to the southwest ~ Tauganyka, and a
member Of the upper Congo system. shows that
It's animal life is all II fresh water varieties
The same IL the case with Lake Nyassa. OF 20
the southeast The last mentioned body u
water drains into the Zambcsi. and out into
the Indian ocean.
Another fact OF considerable significance has
been brought to light by a study Of the shells
OF the Tanganyika mollusks. They look for all
the world like those u the mOllusks Of the Ju-
away back OF the CretaceOus era, and Is next
Younger than the Carbonferous This is no
merely superficial resemblance between single
tvpes says DR. Moore: but substantial con-
Geological Identity between 30 many Halornnic
genera and species and equal number Of
forms occurring in the Las and Inferior Oolitc
rocks that Il at once arrests attention and re
ouIres US TO consider very carefully whether we
are 10 regard this similarity merely a coinci-
dence or the expression OF some real community
Of nature and descent" "Halolimnc" appears
TO be a word Of pr Moore's own coinage, and
means. TO Judge from it's Greek derivation.
thing having both a lake and a sea origin
Taking retrospective view Of the whole
matter" says Or. Moore "it will be seen that
the original discovery Of jelly fish in flanagan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
TANGANlIKA'S MYSTERY.
SALTWATER FISH IN REsH-WATER
LAKE.

THOUGH SIX HUNDRED MILES FROM THE OCEAN.
IT CONTAINS MARINE FORMS OF LIFE-DID
THEY COME FROM TIE RED sEA7-TuEY
LOOK LIKE JURAssIc FOSSILS.
Some interesting revelations have been made
within few months In regard to Lake flanagan
yika In Central Africa the longest Out not
the largesO sheet OF fresh water in the world.
Burton and Spoke discovered this lake forty
years ago. II runs north and south, and dis
charges. through the Lukuga. into the Congo
River and thus into the Atlantic. From the
mouth OF the Congo in a Decline the lake is
distant about 200 miles and from Zanzibar.
on the eastern coast OF Africa from $50 to 600
miles.
About four years ago It was reported that
jeyfish had been found In Lake Tanganyika.
Such an organism Is characteristic Of salt rather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
JEWS IN THE ARMY.
..,-v EXPERIENCED THE HARDSHIPS
OF TIE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN.

-,,orrsANp VOLUNTEERS WE'RE OFFERED
FROM NETWORK CITY ALoNE-A GAIL
LIANT RECORD IN BOTH ARMY
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
Her Pathetic Contrast.

1t Is not in the saying of pungent
things or even witty things that chill.
dren become interesting, and this is why
so often tho glimpses of children we
have given US are so unsatisfactory. 1t
is the utterance, OF things that have a
heart of pathos that makes the talk of
little ones SO wonderful.
A lady standing between two beds at
children's hospital not long ago upon
the occasion of small feast opened con-
versation with one Of the patients by
saying.
"What have you had, dear?"
"Tha pleurisy, n,x'am," came the
answer.
"And what has th1s little girl had?"
"She's had cake, ma
This may be the sort of thing You
smile at while your throat tightens, but
II you are woman the heart of love in
you is taken captive. York Led
ger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23

"I don't believe there is a man living
who is without his pet superstition, I"
remarked secondhand furniture man
Tic other day. 1--WE constantly have
people " Lo sell us articles of household
use and cone in after few weeks
sometimes only days-and try to buy
them back again, with the explanation
that they have had bad luck ever since
the sale was made and never would have
good luck again until the bargain was
undopc.
"Cno -"oman who had sold us her
grandmother clock fairly wept because
it was gono before she could buy it in
again This idea Is not confined to un-
educated ur ignorant people by any
means.
"At this very time know business
man Of great culture and refinement
who is vigorously pursuing an old
wooden desk which he owned many
years ago--a desk OH which he made an
enormous amount Of money by few
lucky strokes of his pen. The desk
passed from hand to hand aud out OF
his possession. Ho is now earnestly ell
denvoring to trace it and purchase it,
p believing that recent business reverse.
and hard times will fee away, if he car
only stretch his legs once more under
that same old desk. Pearson Week
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23

Malcolm Townsend has pointed out
condolences of events in the lives'of
Lincoln and jeff Davis. Both were born
in Kentucky--Lincoln in 1909. Davis
in 1908. Both removed from their ma
tive state in childhood, Davis going to
the southwest. Lincoln l.. che uIuth-
west In the Black Hawk war Da, "
was second lieutenant of regulars.
Lincoln captain of volunteers. Both
began their political career at the same
period, 1874, Davis being presidential
eiector for Henry Clay. Both were
elected to congress at about the same
time, Davis in l845, Lincoln in 1s48.
Lastly, in the same year and almost the
same day, they were called on TO pre.
side over the destinies of their respective
governments, Davis as president of the
confederate states, Feb. s, 1861, and
Lincoln as president of the United
States, March A, lS6l.-New York
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
Miracles and Dilettante,sm.

"He (Purin) visited SAINT Andrea
della Fratte, the scene of the miracu-
lous conversion of Abbe Ratisbonne, the
jew. Abbe Ratisbonne entered the
church lew and came out u Christian,
having seen there he stated, q vision Of
our Lady. The story. Pugin said after
seeing the church, lis demonstrably
false. The man could not have said q
prayer in such hideous church. Our
Lady could not have chosen such q
church for a vision. The man could
have had no piety in him to have staid
i'll such cLIrch at all.
"The fri d to whom his remarks
were addressed replied, AS heard the
story, RatisDonne was not at the mo-
ment praying, but thinking of the un-
couthpess Of the architecture of the
place Pugin's whole face changed. is
that so? The. he was man of God. He
knew what true Christianity was,
though he mas Jew, | honor him
Our Lady would have come to him any.
where. The story is demonstrably
true. "-"Life of Cardinal Wiseman.
by Wilfrid Ward.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
Midnight Earmonies.

The quaint old English church poet
George Herbert was walking to Sails.
bury one evening to join musical par.
ty when he met o poor man with a
poorer horse that had fallen under his
losd. They were both in distress, and
Mr.. Herbert pnlled off his coat and
helped the man 40 unload his horse. He
then gave him some money and left
him. At his arriving at Salisbury his
friends wondered at his coming into
their company so soiled and discom.
posed He explained the cause, and
when one remarked that he had dis.
paEaged himself by SO dirty an employ
ment he answered that the Thought of
what he had done would prove music to
him at midnight and that the omission
Of it would have npbraided and made
disoord in his conscience. "For IL am
bound to pray for oil that be in distress
30 far as it is in my power am to prac-
tice ~hat pray for. and. let me tell
yon. would not willingly pass one
day Of my life without comforting sad
soul or showing mercy, and bless God
for this occasion. These are the places
in which to attune ones conscience to
midnight music"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
"Slug Religion"

The "reliaious editor" in ono of the
local newspaper offices came rushing
through the editGr's room ono day. her
proofs flying like ribbons from both
hands, which she held up in horror.
She was u new member un the staff.
Plainly she WINS excited.
''Se8 there," she said 30 the editor
in chief. ".Iust look at that.
She threw the curls of paper upon
his desk, put her finger on spot and
glarei-
"Aud lnok at that. and that, and
that
She pointed ut other spots.
''WlIat il it?" asked the chief, study
ing the spots.
"Wly. slug religion Somebody has
written ut the head af every paragraph
the words slug religion, and tho print.
ers have printed it too. Think if it had
gone In the paper. a won't stay
1t was not easy TO explain that "slug
religion" aud "slug society" and "slug
sport" were mere composing room signs
to indicate in which department of the
paper the blocks OF type were to be set.
New York Commercial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS
~ BURGH RAILWAY.

The short line between Dubois, Ridgway
Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
Niagara Falls and points In the upper oil
region.
On and after Nov. 2sth is97, passcn-
ger trains will arrive and depart from Falls
Creek station, daily. except Sunday, as fol-
lows:
s.25 a m and lao p m for curwensvillc and
Clcardcld.
DAB m-Rochcster mail-For Brock
wayyillc, Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Mt.
Jewett, Bradford, Salamanca, and
Rochester; connecting at Johnsonbuig
with z. & +. train .. for Wilcox. Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie.
1925 Accommodate tion-For Sykes. Big
Run and Punxsutawney.
1928 n m-For Reynoldsville.
LIS m-Bunalo Express = For Beech
tree, Brockwayville, Ellmont, Car
mon, Ridgway. Johnsonburg, Mt. Jewett
Bradford, and Buffalo.
Les y. ACCOMMODATION for Punxsu-
tawney and Big Run.
40 y. m.-Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run Punxsutawney and Clearfcld.
40 p m--AccOmmOdation for Big Run and
Punxsutawney.
Passengers are requested to purchase tick
cts before entering the cars. An. excess
charge OF Ten Cents will be collected by con-
ductors when fares are paid on trains, from,
all stations where n ticket office Is maintained.
Thousand mile tickets at two cents per
mile, good for passage between all stations.
j. II. MCINTyRE. Agent, Falls Creek. Pa.
Rochester NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
FOM MENTATIONS.
now to Prepare Them when No Hos
Water Is Mt Hand.

W 1trr Vt manu-.
Fomenfutinrs of hot or cold, water arc
1ften very useful, and every one should
tnow how to give them \ flannel cloth
may be folded, wrung ont of hot or cold
water as is desired and applied directly
90 the skin Ii is much better after
wringing out the flannel as dry as de-
sired to fold IL IN dry flannel cloth of
one or two thickresses before applying
1t to the patient A little time is re.
quired for the heat of the fermentation
to penetrate the dry flannel and thus
the skin is allowed an opportunity to
acquire tolerance for the heat, aud
higher degree Of temperature can be
borne II the moist cloth Is brought di
rectly into contact with the surface.
The outer fold of dry flannel will also
serve to keep the cloth warm by pre-
renting evaporation.
A hot fermentation is sometimes need.
ed when no hot water is at hand. 1t is
not necessary to wait for water to be
heated in the usual way Soak the fan
mel in cold water, wiring rs dry as de.
sired. fold in newspaper and lay upon
tie stove or wrap it about the stove
pipe In few minutes II will be as
warm as the patient can bear The pa
per keeps the pipe from becoming
moistened by the wet flannel and at
the ser:c ti:nc prc"e.ts the flannel from
beiEg sUiled ly contact with the pipe.
Fomcntaticrs thoroughly applied will
relieve most Of the local pains for which
linimcnts, lotions and puultices are gen.
orally applied aud are greatly to he pre-
ferred to these remedies since they are
cleaner and mid nature more effectually
in restoring the injured parts to a sound
condition.
The fermentation may be changed fire..
qucntly, and after 1t has been removed
massage may be given either by the per-
son himself or another, 20 as to
strengthen the part and promote bet
ter circulation of blood in Tx.
change.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
NUMBER 40.
MADAM HICKORY.

Fit themc for song, the sylvan maid
WHO, IL she know not fauns or satyrs,
Had coniuic cd oft in mossy shade
Visions Of savage palefacc hatersl
l trow shc dincd on pork and maize
In cabin single roomed and sootcd.
Quite innocent Of frills and stays,
Warm hearted and barefootcd.
Her beauty srrcly brought her note.
porclanco tho finnlsness Of her IN msnners
Gossip DER racy tales did gloat
To prove her scruplcs not Dinnn's,
But when the hero husband came
He crushed the scandal pests like vermin.
A terror hedgod the hero's name.
And she was white ns erminc
Thenceforth, n matron fair and fat,
She shri ed the doting hero's station.
Thais with Alexander sat
And hcnrd the plnudits Of nation.
What though small souls with furtive leer.
Revived old rumors Of dishonorS
Tho icio held her yet more dear
And stainless as Madonna
wo9;y OF fortunes smile nnd frown,
She died without the White House portal,
But never wife wore richer crown,
A hero 4 troth and love immortal.
Tint love Ind made queen of her
Whom naughty danes turned prudish
backs on.
And history smiles, but has no slur
For Mistress Andrew jackson.
Wilbur Lnrrcmore in Pacheior Of Arts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
Canvasback Ducks.

The present writer has paid SO for q
cinvasbacl duck in the Maryland club
in the city of Baltimore, the city which
is the home of the canvasback connois-
seur, and situated in the district which
is the haunt of the canvasback.
In San Francisco, on the other hand,
1t is possible to partake of an excellent
dinner at one Of the many FrsD cb res
taurants wherein cunvasback shall fig
ure and dinner can bo secured with
ordinary wine ut from sl.25 to 81. 30
less than one. third of the single item Of
duck nc the Baltimore dinner.
!; may be suid by captious critics
that the canvasbacks in San Francisco
are not 70 good as the canvasbucks in
Baltimore Error They are not only
Just as good, they are the same. All of
the canvasbacks in the United States
come from the same district. the vast
breeding grounds IN Alaska. The ducks,
flying to the southwark, take up their
various lines of flight over the lakes of
tho northwestern states, like Minnesota,
thence down to the Chesapeake marshes,
or dividing and going to the west of
tho Rocky mountains, they come to the
feeding grounds which line the great
marshes ut the confluence of the Sacra.
monto AID San joaquin rivers. The
birds come from the same breeding
grounds, they get the same food in our
Suisun marshes as they do ON the
Chesapeakc--to wit, the wild celery,
Arium Rraveolens. lin short, the birds
are e.sc.!y the same. They differ only
IN price. San Francisco Argonaut.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
SO!IEW1AT MIXED.

An Enigma Which Broke Up the An
swera to Correspondents Editor.
"Mister. do you write the Answers
to Correspondents for this paper?' asked
the stranger with the despondent ooun-
teuance as he leaned across the desk
and heavod rye tinged sigh through
the atmosphere.
"Yes, sir. What can do for your"
"Can you answer a little question Of
relationship"
"Give mo the facts, and I'll try"
''Iiere you are When was baby,
my mother, widow, married the
brother o. NY fathers first wife. He
wss my u:olc, of course, but that made
him my father, didn't it?"
"Your stepfather, you mean."
"Yes. Well, mother got divorce
from my uncla-father, and then she
married the oldest son OF my fathers
first wife. He was my half brother,
wasn't he, and also my stepfather,
wasn't he;''
ut locks as If ho was.
"That made mother my half sister,
didn't it?''
"l-I--l guess 1t did.
"That's what l thought. Well, you
see, my uncle-father had daughter be
fore he married mother. She was m
half sister, too, wasn't she?"
"I--I-I-I guess she was"
"Tbat's the way I put it up. Next
thing was my mother got divorce from
my brother-father, and he-my half
brother, you know--married my half
sister. That made her a kind Of step
mother Of mine, didn't it,"
"I-I-I"-
"Well, never mind answering yet.
My half brother-stepfatber died, and
now my ster-stepmother and j
want to get married, but we can't fig
ure out il we can without being arrest
ed for some kind Of thingamy. We don't
want to have our tire punctured Just as
we get to scorcbing on the matrimonial
tandem. What want you to tell me IL
what is my relationship to my brother
my uncle, my stepfathers, my half SIP
ters, my mother, my half brother, my
stepmother and myself, and il 4 car
marry her without--why, what's. thu
matter?"
The "Answers to Correspondents" ed
itor had become unconscious. - Sar
Francisco Examiner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
His English,

well, you have fine shop here. F"
SAID the customer as he settled himself
down to be shaved.
"YahP' said the barber.
But l don't think much of the out
side."
mo; dot is not in it," said the
barber.
That's q good one." said the GUS
toner, laughing.
The barber flushed.
vat for you laugh at me?' he DRIED
III anger. "You t'ink understand not
English?"-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
A GO<lsend.

The Kennebeo journal tells this story
about q Maine man named Godsend
Lufkin: His grandfather died before
he was born. leaving In trust large
property to the first grandson, then un-
born. None of his four sons were at the
time married. but they hustled around
and soon removed that impediment.
This queer named individual was the
first grandson OF the old gentleman to
make bis appearance on earth. and his
mother remarked to the clergyman at
the baptism that he was u godsend. Tho
clergyman understood that was to be
the name aud 30 christened him."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division
TINE TABLE IN EFFECT.
Trains leave Driftwood
EAgTWARD

EASTWARD
p:1U q m-Tratn \, weekdays for Sunbury,
Wilkesbarre, Hazleton. Pottsville. Scranton,
tions, arriving at Philadelphia 6:2s p. M,
Washington, 7;i5 D. nj Pullman Parlor car
from Williamsport to Philadelphia and pas
senger coaches from Kane to Philadylphia
and wilIiamsport to Baltimore and Wash
l;t9 p. m.-Train o. weekdays, for Hat
rsins At h phladeIphS Iphs ssS a. MI fs,S Ne% York
Hsrrisbarg TO Philadelphia and New New York; R
sleeser undisturbed until 7:so A. N. "" :"
s:a0 p. m.--Train 4, daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations. arriving ~
4, M. on week days and iO.3s NJ. on sun
day; Baltimore. $3.50 A. NJ; Washington, 40
An. Pullman slcepers from Erie and Wi.
70 Washington. Passengers In sleeper
for Baltimore and Washington will be
transferred into Washington sleeper at VIII
Transport. Passenger coaches from Erie TO
Philadelphia and williamsport bo Balti-
more. -
t:4i u. m.-Train 0, weekdays, for Erie, Ridp
way, Dubois, Olerront and principal inter
mediate stations.
s,a5 D. m.--Train Is, weekdays for Kane and
=, intermediate stations. ,, ,
FROM THE EAST AND SOUTH.
TRAIN leaves New York $3.50 p. Is. ,Philadel-
phia $3.50 p m; washington 5;eo p. m, Bal;
timore $40 p. m, arriving at Driftwood 4:4l
a. M, weekdays, with Pullman sleepers and
passenger coaches from PHILADELPHIA TO
Erie and Washington and Baltimore to
Williamsport.
TRAIN Is leaves Philadelphia $3.50 A. M.
, Washington, 7S. A, NJ; Baltimore, $3.50 4. M;
Wflkesbarre, 1918 A. NJ; weekdays,
arriving at Driftwood ut 5:d6 p. NJ. with
Pullman Parlor car from Philadelphia to
Willlamsport and passenger coach to Kane.
TRAIN 3 leaves New York at 7:+g y. m; Phila-
delphia, 11:20 D. M; Washington, 10. 40 p. M.
Baltimore, 1i:50 p. M; daily arriving at
Driftwood ut a;43 u. m. Pullman sleeping
cars from Phiia. 70 Wllliamspt, and through
passenger cotches from Philadelphia TO
Erie and BALTIMORE to Williamsport. On
Sundays only Pullman sleeper Philadelphia
10 Erie.
JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD.
(WEEKDAYS)
TRAIN 10 leaves Ridgway at S:55 "a. M; John
sonburg at y:te a. M. arriving Mt ClermOnt
at 1000 a. m.
HRAIN 20 leaves Clermont at f0:40 a. m. ar
living at Joiinsonburg at 1s:30 a. m. and
Ridgway at 1i-s0 D. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
Filling q Tooth.

How many times do you suppose a
dentiE strikes each piece of gold that
he puts into cavity?" asked recent
fugitive from the chair of dental tor.
ment. "You can form some estimate by
my count today. On one piece of gold
counted so blows Of the dental hammer.
When the blows were struck in groups
"a number of quickly repeated strokes
and an interval-I could not count, but
at one time, with even strokes, count
ed 80. New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
klTTiES IN A JUNkSAOP.
They Ars Old Sewing Machines That Are
bought For 01.

They Ars Old Sewing Machines That Arc
bought For 9i.
Got any kitties?'
The junk dealer looked startled, for
the question betokened an intimate
knowledge of the iargon of his kind.
"Why, yes, guess so. he responded
when he could get his breath. What
the buyer meant was an old sewing ma
chine which could be turned in to the
sewing machine company as part pay
ment on new machine. The company
allows So ON All old machine, and some.
times the agent or canvasser allows %
more out Of his commission OH the sale.
The public imagincs that in Some
way these old machines are valuable to
the company, but, in truth, they are of
use only as arguments in forcing SALE
In the standard makes of machines there
is supposed to be absolutely no cut in
prices and the only way that q seeming
reduction can be psade is by taking in
an old machine and allowing for it.
The company does this not for the salce
of getting the machine, but for the sake
OF massing trade. Once the old timer
Is in their possession it is broken up and
sold 60 a junk dealer.
Tho companies know, of course. that
large number of the families who
turn in old machines said to have been
bought by them before the food really
come from the secondhand stores and
cost only 81, Al this rate the buyer gets
an allowance Of $40, which, deducting
the 81, leaves net 80. If there does hap.
pen to be an old one in the possession OF
the family, the whole $40 is realized. -
New York Press.