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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
a Collector Of Book Plates.

An interesting collection Of book
plates is owned by Mr.. Howard Sill,
head craftsman at the Office of firm OF
architects in this city The collection
consists Of some 1900 specimens
American, English, French and Span.
ish, modern and antique-belonging to
the various periods known as Jacobean.
Chippendale, Wreath and Ribbon, etc.
Mr.. Sill has collected many examples OF
the work OF Dorkins, johnson. the Nav
ericks, father and son, famous colonial
book plate engravers; also some speci-
mems OF the rare and valuable work Of
Nathaniel Hurd, New England en-.
graver, born in $780, q duplicate of one
OF whose book plates owned by Mr.. Sill
brought $50 in New York short time
ago. Mr.. Sill has also one of the six
book plates engraved by Paul Revere,
which Is OF great value and inter.
est Among the colonial plates are those
OF William Byrd of Westover, Bushrod
Washington, John Randolph, William
Smith, president of William and Mary
college,; Charles Carroll, Thomas Hey
ward and Samuel Chase, signers of the
Declaration OF Independence. There are
also many examples of modern book
plate making. the work of French, Hop.
son, Spenceley and other we'll known
modern engravers. Baltimore Ameri-
can
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
WHAT SHE MOST RESENTED.
She Could Readily Forgive and Forget
Most Anything but This.

She swept into the Office of the man.
ager with cyclonic perturbation. Any.
body could see from tho naughty supe.
riority Of her manner that IL she was
not yet star she fully intended to be
one. In her hand was newspaper.
which she laid on the desk bef, 20 the
manager.
"Now, really. Miss Frostleigb, " ho
said somewhat impatiently. 81 am not
responsible Tor what appears in the
newspapers about you. can't do any.
thing more than say am sorry yuu
should have any troubles That's all
anybody does for me when | get into
debt"
Have you read that cruel article
about my husband applying for u di
vorcc;'
"ies--thot Is to say. glanced over
the headlines "
You can Mt least tell me where can
find the editor.
Now. take my advice and keep
away. IL won't do you the least bit OF
good
But don't you think have righs
to complaint"
"Of course. IL was too bad have no
doubt 1t was q base calumny to say you
cut his allowance down to Fl2 II week"
II could have borne that. J." she mur.
INJURED.
"And l can understand IL was very
annoying to have it said that you put
him out Of cab one night and made
him walk three miles TO the depot -
THAT was not the cruelest part Ct 1t,
though"
'And 1t was naturally embarrassing
TO have it asserted in cold type that in u
fit of jealous pique you knocked him
down and then jumped on him."
.'Do you think the papers in al! Of
the cities printed that?" she inquired.
'ln all probability they did. I'm sor.
ry for the worry il must cause you.
THAT wasn't all!'' she exclaimed.
II know. What you refer to is the
insinuation that he is your seventh
husband "
THAT isn't the worst either" she
said, with a heartbreakng sob. "Tbey
spelled my name wrongi"--De.roit
Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Tho bulldog . Good DOG.

No member of the canine family has
been more persistently maliened tha"
the bulldog. Writers who have no in.
innate knowledge Of the dog and his at
tributes have described him as stupidity
ferocious, and illustrators have pictur"1
him as n sort of semiwild beast, till .
general public has come to look upon
him as dangerous.
Give q dog bad name" IL an old
saw, and perhaps o true one, but wher
it is applied to the bulldog it is mani
festly unjust. Writers, too, have falle"
into grave error in claiming that the
bulldog is deficient not only in affec-
tion. but in intelligence.
Stonehenge, who is considered one Of
the greatest OF canine scientists, claims
that the bulldogs brain is relatively
larger than that Of the spaniel, which
dog is generally considered to be the
most intelligent Of the canine race,
while the bulldogs affection is never to
be doubted. Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
MATTER OF PRONUNCIATION
Father Who Seeks to Eniighten His
SON on a Small Point.

A Father Who Seeks to Enlighten His
Son on u Small Point.
There il certain man who by the
sweat Of his BROWN summer time
earns his bread as "a government official,
with an Office in the big state. war and
navy building He also earns bread for
a wife and three likely children and a
servant, who manages to carry slice OF
pie along home with her bread about
three evenings in the week. But that il
the cooks privilege always
This official has son aged I8, who
is very nearly as sharp as the father
thinks himself to be. especially in those
things that everybody ought to know
and not one person in dozen does know
About three times q week the father
comes to the Office loaded with some
new information which he seeks to i'm
part to his fellow clerks by the induct.
i've method-that is he induces them
TO show how little they know; then he
springs II ON them His strong point is
words and their pronunciation, and he
thinks he is an authority
The other evening while he was en-.
tertaining three or four of his office
friends at small supper the eldest boy
spoke up from the far end of the table.
Say pop, he inquired. "how do
you pronounce Ne w-o.n-e?" spelling
1t out slowly
II presume, replied the father, with
the courage of his convictions that il
Is an Indian name, and by the rule l
would pronounce it Ne-wo-ny."
But that isn't the way" dissented
the boy
The father was never more surprised
in his life.
II don quite see how it would be
euphonious any other way" he said.
with mild air of offended intelligence
What's the matter with pronouncing
1t new one!' inquired the boy. with
loud. irreverent ha ha. And the blow
almost killed father. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
,l.s Romano. Of a Cem.,erx.

Cut ut Calvary is a monument maker
way II happened:
He is an economical man and attends
90 business. lie used to receive all call.
ers and show them about the plnce II
two prospective patrons came together,
he snved time by showing them around
together. pointing out the sorrow en-
during qualities OF certain stones, the
tear compelling possibilities Of certain
designs and the grief assuaging merits
Of fhe price. One day man came and
looked over the place for monument
sufficiently eloquent as marker for %
wife deceased. lie came very near buy
ing beautiful shaft on an expensive
base. with u world Of chiseling about
it, lie said he would come out next day
and decide.
Next day he came; also came wild
der for towering monument for the
most mourned Of husbands. The mon
ument man saved time and cciiductcd
the two around together. They looked
Mt the things already all but ordered
Then they waited and desired to look
farther. Then they dawdled and talked
q good deal to each other. Then they
went away on the came train. In day
or two they came back together, picked
out one monument for the two deceased
worthies-a rather modest double head.
or, by tho way--and told the stone man
3: y had concluded to get married and
- usc tho money they saved in furnish
ing fiat
Now the stone man has helper, and
boreaved men arc never allowed to in.
spect the place in company with bereav-
ed women. Chicago Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
LINEN MAKERS.
ireland and Holland Have Most Women
Engaged In This Work.

Though ireland today holds the first
place, so far as America is concerned, In
regard to linens. Holland occupied that
position everywhere in the past and
holds II today in many parts Of Europe.
The very word Holland is employed to
designate fine linen cloth or linen
and cotton cloth and has been used for
this purpose from time immomorial. II
IL roth glazed aud unplazed and used for
wearing and household decoration Flax
grow well In that part of Europe, and
the sunlight is said to be brighter and
to have more power IN bleaching in the
Low Countries than elsewhere The linen
industry Is carried on in Holland more
by women than by men In the fields
there are almost rs many female az
male culti' ators In the harvesting
there is an excess OF women.
In the many processes, such as lining,
hacking and spinning. the women cut.
numbered the men three to one In the
mills the women are in the majority
The men preponderate when it comes to
the making Of damasks and fancy de.
sitns For AT least four centuries il has
brcn an honored custom i'll the Neither.
lands Tor young women to begin making
their marriage portion in linen when
mere girls Some go SO far as to start
with the sowing Of the seed; others be.
gin with the spinning, while those bet.
ter OF buy the finished cloth All do the
cutting and sewing A wedding outfit
consists OF petticoats, nightgowns and
Other underwear, several suits for sum.
mer wear. sheets pillow cases, bolster
cases, pillow shams, shirts for the hus.
band to be and number of rolls of the
uncut material for future emergency
or use Nearly every girl of marriage.
able age has II stock Of these goods rang.
ing from trunkful to three OF four
times that amount - Philadelphia
Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
His Grace.

Little Milly is good Sunday school
scholar, and ON that account was invit-
ed with two or three others to spend
the day at the minister's residence by
way of reward. When the dinner came
on, the good man said such long grace
before meat that Milly yawned and
looked hungrily at the covers.
why are you yawning. Milly?" ask
ed the minister. docs not your father
say grace?''
"Oh, yes, answered Milly prompt
ly, "but it isn't 80 long as that
"And what does he say?" pursued the
clergyman. hoping to obtain a text for
q little homily.
He says different things, but last
time when he sat down he took Off the
cover and said: Great snakesl Do you
call this q dinner?'
The homily was postponed. Strand
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Aluminium and Water.

The fact is demonstrated that alu.
minium is as excellent a purifier Of wa
ter as there is The salts of this metal
are insoluble in water and consequently
1t IL plain that when these salts are
formed the water can be strained and
the impurities removed thcrefron. Per.
haps the most practica bic methodo of puri-
flying water by this means il the trough
method, as it is called. the trough be.
ing composed of plates Of aluminium
and zinc or iron, six or eight inches
apart. One end Of the tank affords an
entrance for the volume of water which
passes over the top of one plate and
thence under the plate next to it, this
being accomplished by the fact that the
elevation Of the several plates IL differ
ent In connection with this tank or
trough there is an electrical generator
of moderate size, and, though Alumni
UNI will Lot form the negative pole Of
a current, tho other plates used will.
Now, as it is always tho case that when
an electric current comes in contact
with water in this manner it decOm-
poses q certain portion Of the fluid. as
it were, the result Of such decomposi-
tion Is that ozone is formed and oxygen
freed-the meaning Of this being the ab-
solute extinction Of life in any microbes
or organic matter which the water might
contain, leaving it-after meeting the
publication the salts Of aluminium oc.
casion-as clear and healthful as the
water which flows from the purest
spring. York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
WARTIME RECOLLECTlONS.
The Old Soldier Tells Of His Going Away
and Of His Home Coming.

Inc Oio soidier Tells OF His Going Away
and of His Home Coming.
MY last recollection Of tho camp in
which we were mustered in," said the
old soldier, "was Of my mother We
had been in camp for days. for weeks.
in fact, filling up the regiment and
drilling and getting equipped, and get
ting rendy generally. Finally we were
mustered in, and the next day after that
we started.
ut was nightfnll when we fell in for
the last time in the company streets Of
our first camp and marched out and
formed on the color line There was q
great crowd there, relatives and friends
and sightseers como to SEQ the regiment
of. In trout of my own company l
could sec !. :. father and mother, come
to see the last of their boy before no
went TO war 1 was the apple Of my
mothers eye. l knew that, and I had
expected to see her break down com
pletcly when the regiment marched
away, but she stood as firm as rock.
when the regiment came home, W
marched up through tho same street
that we had marched down years before
-n:aht again, it was, too--with band
OF music, with fireworks flying every.
where, and with crowds on the side
walk cheering. TO the town hall, whcr
there was banquet, with q speech srom
the mayor, and. so on. When this was
nearly over, my father and my brother,
who had come to meet me, went home
to tell my mother was coming.
Home was half mile or more
away. A bunch Of us. men Of the regi-
mcnt, star; from the hall together.
They fell one after another, until
finally w OH alone along the f..
miliar stree It was bright moonlight.
Far ahead, at the corner Of tho street
down which must turn for home, {
saw her. She was waiting.
when had come to her, she lifted
up her hands and pronounced my namo,
that was nll, and then her arms were
about my neck, and my old blue over
coat was wet with her falling tears.
Her son had come home. New York
SIM
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Notice of Application for Charter

NOTICE is hereby given that an application
Az will be made ~ the Governor Of ihc State
Of Pennsylvania on the 18th day of February,
isgs. by y. B. Elliott, II. Alex. Stoke, solomon
shaffer, Charles a. lIcrpcl, q. Mitchell. 1T ai..
under the Act Of Assembly of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania, entitled AN Act to
provide for the Incorporation and Reguln .ion
Of certain Corporal ions" approved April 90
1874, and the supplements thereto, tor the
Charter OF AN intended Corporation. To be
called The Rcynoldsvllle Land and Improve
ment Company, the character and object
whereof II the purchasing holding, leasing,
selling. donating and improving real estate.
nnd for these purposes TO have. possess and
enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges OF
the said Act OF Assembly and its supplements.
g. MITCHELL, Solicitor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Thoughta.

Thoughts are certainly able to spread
themselves without the aid of looks or
language. Invisible seed that floats from
the parent plant can root itself wher.
ever 1t settles. and thoughts must have
some medium through which they sail
till they reach minds that can take them
IN, and there they strike root, aud whole
crops of the same sort come up just as
II they were indigenous and naturally
belonging TO their entertainers This is
even more true in great matters than in
small. --.lean Ingelow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16

How often we henr mIddle-aged people say
regarding that reliable old cough remedy,
N. II. Downs Elixir; "why my mother gave
1t to me when was II child, and use IL IN my
family: II always cures" II Is always guar
anteed 10 cure or money refunded. For sale
by II. A. Stoke.
Every mother should have Arnicu & oil
Liniment always In the house IN ease of acci-
dent from burns, scads or bruises. For sale
by II. a. Stoke.
Costlvcncss can bc permanently cured by
the usc ~ Baxters Mandrake Bit,crs. For
sale by ~. 4. Stoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Hollow Society.

"Oh, pa" exclaimed the dear girl
her sapphire eyes brimming with un-
shed tears. "how can you say that So
ciety is hollow?'
why shouldn't I?' retorted pa. with
a coarse laugh that betrayed the fact
that he had paid more attention to
making money than to acquiring polish
why shouldn't /. when have to pay
the bills for feeding the gang that you
have here at your blow outs?''--Indian-
apolis journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
bad Every Way.

Thirteen ia an unlucky number in
al cases, said farley.
~ don't know, . said Butler '.I'd
rather have $i3 than &l2."
~ wouldn't said farley. III had
~, Ia spend only tl2, but il had
ei8 IA spend elv' ~ Harlem Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Beiated Convict.

Prison Missionary-What are you in
for, friend!
Convict (bitterly)-Just for missing
o train.
Nonsense. "
"No nonsense. sir. missed train
for Montreal. "--Harlem Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16

The Court theater in Munich has q
revolving stage. The part in view of the
audience represents one-quarter of
circle. A change of scene can be effect
ed in ! seconds by bringing to tho
front the next quarter Of O circle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
STOKE. the DruqulSt,
A DMINIsTRATRIX's NOTICE.

Whereas. letters of Administration 10 the
Estate Of Joseph :. Morrow, late OF Reynolds
vile, Pa deceased, have been granted To the
subscriber, all persons indebted To The said
estate are request cd to make Immediate pay
meni, and those having claims or demands
against the estate ~ the said deccdcnt will
make known the same without delay to
HARRIET l.. MORROW Administrntrjx
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16

Pennsylvania produces hardware man.
ufactures to the value of 1888, 900, 600
yearly, which is equivalent to s74 per
inhabitant the average in Great Britain
being $l0 and In Germany $40.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16

Finland !, properly Fenland, "ths
and of the Inarshes "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-01
INCREASED THEIR pERoENrAsr
Good Work Of the Carroll Instttu,e
BOwlers.

Good Work Of the Carroll Institute
BOwlers.
The Carroll Institute bowlers Increased
their percentage last night on the alleys OF
the Columbia Athletic Club. Their position
Is now dangerously near the league leaders.
the Saengerbund team being but a slight
distance ahead. By the result OF last
nights games another strong argument In
favor OF the proposition to have the total
number Of pins decide q match was pre-
scented, for while the CAROLS won two OF
the three games. the Columbia bowlerp I'D
set 2.4lo pins TO 2,367 by their opponents.
The decision thus rendered against them
is conspicuously improper.
There were more poodles In last nights
match than In any previous bowling event
of the season. Deyo. Harlow and Stone
each securing a barker. The IND" of the
season is undoubtedly young German Of the
Institute team. His work has been OF the
strongest sort ever since his introduction
to league company and his average last
night of 1872. with 223 for high game. lead
ing both teams. would be a credit to the
oldest hand In the league. The CAROLS
steady advance in percentage since his APP
pearance on the team In itself speaks vol
umes.
Columbia had no diffculty whatever In
capturing the first event. They secured a
slight lead in the opening frame and bowl
ing strongly, led by a hundred pins by the
fifth inning. They lost some ground In the
seventh and eighth, winning out handiiy
however. by eighty-four pins.
The score follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-01

q'aieers this morning that some tina dur.
ihs last night some one entered his sta bla
ana stole black mare. The AIaYandni.
ponce were requested to look out for the
Funerals.
The remains Of Mr. Joseph wttbsrs
bert. who died in st. Louis yesterday morn.
ms. Will be brought to this city for intar-
Eent. The funeral will take place from
the residence Of his father, Mr.. VIM n
Lambert tomorrow.
Inc funeral Of the late Emily M Arnau
WIN VIII take place from her late residence on
A>'i =" TAiifeo street today at o'clock
Entertainment Tonfrht.
Inc Junior Order Of Grace Church will
give an entertainment at the rectorv To-
hlsnt. A supper will be served to those A..
tehains During the evening a vocal and
Instrumental program will be rendered. in.
S.h uo' t, selections on the graphophone.
Inc junior order Is composed of some If
the most popular young ladies of this c,tv
banded together to assist in church WORK
Death of C. L. Arnell.
MI. Z. L. Arnell, one of Alexandria. old.
est citizens. died at an early hour tb,s
morning. Mr. Arnell had been In ill-beaItb
Tor several months. He was for q nun,har
y, years turnkey at the city jail. His wife
cleo Sunday morning. "Ao
A. l.. I. Gymnasium,
The regular weekly meeting and drill n,
the Alexandria Light Infantry was hold
last night with a large attendance The
athletic apparatus recently purchased from
the brotherhood gymnasium was inspected
oy the soldier boys. and they expressed
themselves as much pleased with it. The
Hmory Will be opened four nights each
week for thu benefit of the men.
committee. composed of Priyates SuII,
van: Hawkins Payre, Beach and 7
Williams. was appointed to draft rules to
govern the gym"
General and Personal Notes.
Belle Haven Council, Junior Order Iinited
American Mechanics. gave a successful
pound party last night for one of its needy
members.
During the month of January the cIer,. -,
the corporation court recorded 40 deeds and
issued 70 marriage licenses-19 to white and
to colored persons @-U
The erection of an Episcopal chanel on
south Fairfax street will be Commenced in
a short time. Az
The Old Dominion Boat Club vii, meet
tonight. wa, AAee'
The Woman's Auxiliary and r. E. lee
camp. Confederate Veterans, held largely
attended meeting this afternoon.
There will be regular meeting of tina
foung Mems Sodality Lyceum tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-01
WELD BOAT CLUB RESIGNS.
As 1t FavOrs Home Rule 1t Leay,
the National Association.

As 1t FavOrs Home Rule 1t Leaves
the National Association.
The Weld Boat Club OF Harvard has re.
signed from the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen. The reasons given for
its resignation will be found in the follow.
ing letter:
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. January u, 1895
Mr.. Fred. r. Fortmeyer. secretary of the
N. A. A O.. New York.
Dear Sir: I hereby send you the resigna-
ton Of the Weld Boat Club from the Ma
tional Association Amateur Oarsmen. We
withdraw for the following reasons:
First That many of the members Of the
executive committee of the N. A. A. o. are
not representative of Americans who are
active in rowing; one of the committeeman
from New England. James r. Doyle. pur-
porting to represent q rowing club called
the Crescent" which has no boathouse
and no boats, while the other committee
man from New England. Mr.. Simpson,
represents what In called a "non-rowing
club because it has not for some years
past made any entry In either local or ma
tional regattas.
Second That the Yields delegates to the
meeting of the N. A. A. o. last August
found the principle of local representation
and home rule dagrantly violated through
the influence of the secretary. Mr.. Fort
meyer. who used his onicial position to in
f1uence the voters Of clubs not from the To-
cality which the committeeman to be elect
ed was supposed to represent Che Pennsyl-
vania distrfct). SO as to defeat the other
candidate. who was the fayorite of the vast
majority Of the clubs OF that district
Third. That this Interference on the part
Of the present members of the governing
body OF the N.A.A.O. In the election which
was to decide who their future colleagues
should be made the executive committee
assume the nature Of q closed corpora ton.
which we Of the Weld consider to be q
menace to the interests OF all clubs actual
ly devoted to rowing ~ an amateur sport
sincerely years. FULTON BLAKE
6ecretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-01
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Large Number Of Applicants for Aid and
Much Suffering Reported.
Donations Solicited by the Associated
Charittes-ObjectiOns to Railway
Schedule Other News.

The present cold spell is responsible for a
good deal Of suffering among the poor OF
this section Of the city. and this morning
there was an increase In the demands for
aid. Cases have been found in which there
Is q woeful lack Of clothing, fuel and the
necessaries Of life. The local branch Of the
Associated Charities has q number OF
worthy cases on hand. but the work of re-
lief IL hampered by the absence of funds,
provisions. clothing and fuel Persons who
have never before been obliged to seek
charity. some. indeed. who have never be-
fore known the need Of things, are amo ~
the humble supplicants for relief. Lack of