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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13
Our Educational Column.
"Un.ls william" Editor.

"Uncle william" Editor.
Address all con,munications relative to this
department TO Editor Educational Column.
care OF The STAR.
Boys and girls. your 'uncle" will have
another talk with you next week and
then will bid you good bye for season.
You are drawing very near the close Of
your labors aud scholastic trials for this
season and In week or two more you
will know by the grades you receive,
just how well you applied yourselves
during the winter that Is past. Not
withstanding the fact that your work
this term was more or less handicapped
by entertainments. parties and other
outside matters. you still had an oppor-
tunity to make u pretty creditable show
ing, and we sincerely hope that the
majority Of you have done so. II IL too
late now to catch up il you are behind,
and II you have missed your mark you
alone are the ones who will have to re-
greet your course, yet do the best you
can and improve the time that yet re-
mains in the best possible manner. We
clip you this week an artilce on the
value Of ''Atteution," which you will do
well TO read carefully and profit by.
ATTENTION.
Are you ever troubled with poor
memories, boys? Or do you ever feel
like enveying some schoolmate who
never seems to forget anything? The
way to remember is TO give attention.
II you attend to anything with your
whole heart, You cannot forget 1t. A
boy does not forget who won the ball
game; he does not forget the day of the
picnic. Why should he forget who won
a battle, or when state was settled? It
is because he will not take the same in
terest in these things; he does not give
attention to them. Learn to give atten-
tion and you will have good memories.
Edward is working in a brokers' office;
it is his duty to tend II telegraph ma
chine that reports quotations Of stocks
from "A central exchange and marking
the quotations on tickets, to post them
on screen before the brokers GUS
toners. From ten till two the telegraph
is constantly reporting, and from ten
till two Edward must steadily watch it.
He must take down the reports instantly
and post them accurately. No one but
a boy with high character as a scholar
could have secured such place. Yet
fourteen-year-old Edward never makes
a mistake. An uncle, whom he loves
very much, came to see his father the
other day, and was taken to the brokers'
Office: he was told beforehand that the
boy would he engaged, but was surprised
to see how completely he could keep his
attention on his work. The father and
uncle came behind the counter; Edward
gave them a nod and smile then
watched the figures and marked the
tickets: these friends were in his mind
no more till two o'clock. That, boys, is
attention.-Yo Young Peoples Weekly
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13
Wise Words.
FRED ALBRIGHT

No act Of love is ever lost.
The lofty minds maintain the sim
plicity of children.
The man who rides a hobby uses ego
tism for saddle.
Ignorance and superstition got mar
ried before the flood.
1t is worth more to the world for a
man to live right than die happy.
The man who lives for a purpose helps
give others a purpose for living.
The man who gives to advertise his
charity has no charity worth advertis-
ing.
The biggest fault of some people is
their unwillingness to be told their
faults.
The testimony of a good conscience is
worth more than all the flattery in the
world.-Rdnis Horn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS
- BJJRGH RAILWAY.

The short line between Dubois, Ridgway,
Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
Niagara Falls and points in the upper oil
region.
ger trains Will arrive and depart from Falls
Greek station. daily, except Sunday, as fol-
lows:
7.25 q m and lao p m for curwensville and
Clearfcld.
9.43 m-Rochester mail-For Brock
Jewett, Bradford, Salamanca and
Rochester,; connecting at Johnsonburg
with p. 4 Il. train B. for Wilcox, Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie.
1927 "a m-Accommodation-F Sykes, Big
Run and Punxsutawney.
1928 a m-For Reynoldsville.
LIS D m-Butfal0 Express For Beech
tree. Brockwayville, Ellmont, Car
mon, Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Mt. Jewett
Bradford, and Buffalo.
LBS p. m.-AccommOdation for Punxsu-
tawney and Big Run
40 y. m.-Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run Punxsutawney and Clearheld.
7.40 p m-Accommodation for Big Run ana
Punxsutawney.
Passengers are requested to purchase tick
cts before entering the cars, An. excess
charge of Ten Gents will be collected by con-
ductois when fares are paid on trains, from
all llstations where 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.
f. O. LAPEy, Gen. Pas. Agent.
Rochester N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver, OF Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
| was in most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue yellow, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite-gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Forum
ately, friend advised trying Electric
Bitters;' and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided
improvement. / continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a well
man. know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave OF another victim"
No one should fail to try them. Only
so cents per bottle at HI. A. Stokes
Drug Store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13

When you are troubled with dizziness. your
appetite all gone, and you feel had generally,
take fcw doses of DIR. Henry Baxter's Man
drake Bitter. and you will be surprised at
the Improvement In yoar feelings. Every
bottle warranted TO give satisfaction. For
sale BY \. A. Stoke.
Rhsumstisu h quickly cured by usina
Arnics : on Lintnent- ror aale by H. A.
etoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13

We carry Berry Bros Hard
Oil and Elastic Finishes, Liquid
Granite for floors, Harrison
Bros Liquid Filler Varnishes,
Oil Colors, Oil Stains, and
Ready-Mixed Paints, Plastico,
&C.; i'm fact, there is nothing
made i'm the paint line that we
cannot supply on short notice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13

We are taking orders for spring deliv-
cry on phosphate and Mccormick
mowers and binders. We are selling
sleighs, hay, salt, flour, feed, dry goods,
groceries and drugs. Come in and see
]. G. KING & Co.
Robinsons have the largest and most
complete line of shoes, and our prices
are away down.
Said noted man of 90 years; "My mother
gave me Downs Elixir for coughs and colds
when.I was boy" For sale by ii. A. Stoke
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13

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care OF THE STAR.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23

latter wore beard of very different style.
 They were much together, and the secret service agent deliberately set out to get his friend in a state of intoxica- tion. This was not difficult to accom- plish, and when the soldier was in drunken stupor the agent of the federal government stole the Confederate's fur Tough certificate, then went to his room and altered his beard to correspond with the description on the back of the document, and put out for the north, He had 8 series of lively adventures and escapes before he succeeded in reaching the Union lines, and when he had accomplished this he was so weak and exhausted that he fell from the back of the horse on which he had been placed and broke his arm. After the war was over he came to Chicago and engaged in business and establish ed one of the first department stores ever operated in this city. At his death he left an independent fortune to his wife.
 When he made his flight from Rich mond he was In doubt whether he
 
 was compelled, of course, to leave be- hind She had been as active in the service of the government as he, but was less liable to suspicion and arrest She patiently bided her time, and at last came within the Union lines at New Orleans. Nearly all the other opera tives in the south remained in their po- sitions until after the close of the war, and many of their most intimate friends and associates never knew their real identity.
 "One of the most remarkable and dashing feats accomplished in the se- cret service was the work of Price Lew is and Sam Bridgman in April or May of 1861, General Mcclellan then had his headquarters at Cincinnati, and was very anxious to learn the strength of the Confederate army In West Virginia. Bridgman was a native-born virginian and Lewis was a cultured and refined Englishman. The plan which they adopted was that of, impedsonating a titled Englishman on tour of inspec- tion, accompanied by his coachman. In those days coaches were built with a little platform for the trunk. The lug | gage which was placed on Lewis coach was liberally plastered with English la bels and filled with letters from promi- nent people in England. Of course these were forgeries and the cancellation | stamps were commercials.
 These daring men went boldly through the country to Charleston, and | General Wise entertai ned the distin- | guished English traveller at his head quarters in West Virginia. After en- | toying the hospitality of the Confeder- ate commander Lewis took mountain | path through West Virginia and Ken | lucky, passing through the region later 1 made famous by the operations of the Hatfield Mccoy gangs.-Chicago Even | ing Post
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince & Whitely, Brokers, 15 Center straat Nav Haven
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23
Closing Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince X Whitely, Bankers and Brokers, 52 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center st., New Haven. Bid. Asked
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23

ing of Atchison preferred during the day, and Louisville and Nashville ad- vanced over point near the close on line to Havana.
 There were numerous extraordinary price movements in special stocks, Min nesota Iron covering range of eleven points and Illinois Steel about five points in efforts to adjust the propor- ton of valuation on the consolidation. The lately listed International Paper stock was up eleven points and Consol- dated Gas had a break of about ten points. Cotton oil advanced Az per cent. and the preferred 51s, and Rubber preferred gained almost three points and lost it ali
 These were extreme movements and there were subsequent reactions and recoveries which reduced them. Man haitian was consistently weak and Peo- ple's Gas was raided down two points by the bears, but afterwards fully re- covered. The railroad list generally held very firm in spite of the unsettling influence of weakness in the specialties and profit taking in the grangers, many stocks showing gains ranging up to a point or over. Sterling exchange show ed further decline on the diminished offerings of stocks by London in this market. The break In the wheat mar ket had somewhat unsettling effect in the stock market, but the large increase in primary receipts makes for the ben eft of the railroads.
 The bond market was active to-day and showed higher prices, the Atchson issues being conspicuous. The total sales were S3,640000.
 United States old fours registered de- clined A and the threes when issued A in the bid price.
 NEU YORK STOCK MARRBT,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23
NOT TO RE FOOLED

Now, jest you go right along; you needn't stop here" said Farmer Hay fork, authoritatively. T don't wantsno lightnin' rods"
 T am not selling lightning rods" re- sponded the sleek looking pedler whose sudden appearance at the gate had aroused the ire of Farmer Hayfork.
 T don't keor what yer selin," replied the farmer. T don't want 1t, an won't take it, and that's all there is about it. I know the tricks of your city sharpers I read the papers, I do. You can't catch me on any double-action pumps or any self working cfurns or patent Egyptian corn fresh from the Pyramids-not much; and I don't want to take any mowers on trail, either, and sign receipt fer it and have it come back as ninety-day note for $l0,000. Mo- .sirree, And you can't buy my farm, either, and then have me buy it back at big ad- vance, because some confederate of yours comes along and offers twice what you gave fer it. Nixy I'm no chicken. Now, clear out!'
 q only want"-
 "Oh, yes; you only want to get my name to anything at all, so you can make a note out of it. I'm up to all such tricks. I read the papers, I do.'
 T only want to show you our new patent reversible hens nest"
 What on arth is them?"
 It's an ordinary hens nest, only it reverses itself every time hen lays an egg, and drops the egg into a basket below"
 What good is that?"
 Cant you see? The hen turns round to look at the egg, but 1t aln't there, and she concludes she didn't lay any, and sits right down and lays an- other one. and so on. Only $50"
 By gum! Gimme a dozen. New York Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23

York, and ST Orange Street. New Haven.
 Bid Asked Atch,, Top & s. Fe gen As, 9a551a 96 Atch,, Top. & S. Fe adj gen As. 73 13M Brooklyn El, 1st IT. co. cts 0s. 92 94 Brooklyn Rapid IT. Go. g 5s. ,1o5 l05h Central Ky of \. J, g mtg 5s.,., ll3h 1l4h Chic, R. I. & Pacific ext 5s. .l04& 105 Ches, X Ohio gen 41ss. ........ S9A 90 Erie lst Con prior lien 4s'.. 9s S4h S91 Mo, Kan. & Texas 1st mtg As. 91 92 Mo, Kan, X Texas 2d mtg As. 651a 66 Mobile X Ohio gen mtg 4s...,.. S0E S2 N. r., Ont & West gen mtg is .1014a 102 \. Y, Sus X West. gen mtg 5s. ss So No. Pacific prior gen mtg As. .l0oA 1ol No. Pacific gen lien g 3s. ........ 66A 68& oregon Short Line Con. 5s. .... .1o61a 10s Phila, X Reading gen mtg 4s,.. S3 S4A Rio Or. X West. list mtg g 4s... 90 91 Southern Ky 1st Con. g 5s. ...... STA 97& St. Louis X Southw. 1st mtg 5s. S01a S1 Texas X Pacific 1st mtg 5s. ..... .107 1079a Union Pacific As, s,.............. 99 99k Wabash Ky Go. 1st mtg 5s. ..1111a 112h Wabash Ky Co. 2d mtg g 5s.... sSA s9A
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23
E inanc1al.
The Stock Market,

New York; Aug. 22.-The stock mar ket resumed it's familiar character of the greater part of last week to-day, with the exception that the early strength of stocks was not fully recov- cred at any time subsequently,. In fact, the closing was rather easy in tone, difficulty at point decidedly below the best, but somewhat above the lowest. In the grangers the opening prices were the best at level of about to 11h per cent. above the buoyant top prices of Friday afternoon. This level was help ed by the marking up of Americans in London before the opening here on ca- bled orders from New York. It was the evident purpose to make the open ing high for liquidation of profits. The commission houses were known to have a large volume of, orders to buy and in many cases there was no price restriction on these, the order being to buy at the market.
 The realizing sales in the first hour were very heavy, and in spite of the large outside demand prices of the grangers melted away before the profit taking sales. Before St. Paul had en- tirely lost it's advance there was let ting up of the pressure to sell and prices turned upwards again. The tone of the group was somewhat heavy for the rest of the day, though St. Paul ral- lied above 113 before the close The Pacific stocks also showed evidence of profit taking, but the Northern Pacific rallied on the showing of an increase of earnings for the second week in Au- gust of s16,544. There was heavy buy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23
Government Bonds,
Bid Asked
onotot,ons of Aetive nonaa.

Reported by Boody, Mcclellan x Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 57 Broadway, Now York; and ST Orange Street, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23

ecuted at sunrise. The result of Scul- ly's statements to the disguised priest was the immediate arrest of Webster and of Mrs. Hattie Lewis.
 "webster was tried, convicted and hanged in Richmond in May, 1882 Mrs. Hattie Lewis was confined in Castle Tunder for about one year and was then sent north and liberated The sen- tences of Scully and Lewis were sus- pended, and about twenty months later General Humphrey Marshall, an influ- ential Confederate, succeeded in having the men liberated At this time the federal secret service had several other agents employed in Richmond and oth- CT points of importance in the south. While each of these worked individual ly, knowing nothing of the others, they were all naturally terrified at the fate which had befallen Webster. but all of them remained eourageously at their posts, with the exception of one who maintained the character of sporting man or gambler.
 His reasons for concluding to make his escape from Richmond at the earli- est possible moment were certainly well COnS.Q .QeTeu. ouINSilidi4CC Udu become so stringent that almost any person not actively engaged in some of the ordi- nary employments was liable at any moment to become an object of general suspicion. He was a German and chanced to fall in with a Confederate soldier of his nationality who was about to return to his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains on a furlough The secret service man was quick to note that he corresponded in general feat ures and description to the proportions of his new-found friend, although the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23
New York Cotton Exchange,
Chicago Maj lIef.

Reported over private wire by H. c. Friedman !& Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 10 Wall street, \. Y, and 763 Chapel street. Room ? and 3. New Haven. N. A. Tanner Manager of Local Branch.
 Opening Highest Lowest Close
The silver lance., 1898-02-11
DoN'Ts FOR WOMEN.

Don't neglect quality for the sake Of
quantity.
Don't wear a white petticoat unless
It is white.
Don't forget that long credit often
brings discredft.
Don't trim good material with COM
mon trimmings.
Don't imagine that beauty will atone
for untidiness.
Don't look a trump because you can
not look a swell.
Don't expect great bargains to turn
out great saves.
Don't dress to startle peoples eyes.
but to satifsy them.
Don't make your own dresses unless
you can do 1t well.
Don't jump into your clothes and ex-
pect to look dressed.
Don't achieve the grotesque while at
tempting the original.
Don't wear a fur or feather boa
with a cotton dress or skirt.
Don't dress your head at the ex
pense OF your hands and feet.
Don't buy cheap limitations IL you can
afford the genuine article.
Don't put cost before cut Corded
silk won't cover a clumsy ft.-Ex-
change.
The silver lance., 1898-02-11
LAUGHING GAS.

I'm going to marry her right off"
"Why, what's your hurry2' My sal
nry isn't large enough to stand an en-
gagement."
Rich pork dealer Ito attractive
widow)-"Madam, two thousand hogs
and faithful heart l lay at your feet
Please take US in"
A Ferocious Husband.-"Yes. my dear
whenever we have words he behaves
like perfect savage" How SOP He
makes for his c,ubl"
A General Denial.--"My son." began
the cierical-ic-,lzing stranger. quite sol
emnly. 40 you - mo" Interrupted
the irrevcrent .-,-uth; Sin the first place.
I ain't-and, second. ! don't"
Worse than Cholera.-"When your
practicing friend across the way has
learned new to play the cornet he Will
entertain the whole neighborhood.
said Mrs. Brown. yes" said Mrs.
Jones; but by that time there won't be
any neighborhood here"
Poor Little Thing,-"What's the mat
ter, Moliy?" asked Colonel Yerser of his
little s-year-old daughter. "Pa, my
mocking bird 10 dead" well, never
mind, Molly; I'll buy you another one"
II am calm enough now, but when I
saw that poor little dead bird 1 coulc
have cried like a child" said Molly.
Too Much Toil.-First tramp-"If J
had my own way, Ia have three hun
fred and sixty-five national holidays in
the year" SecoLd tramp-"You would
eh? Then there would be one working
day every four years. Oh. you are
nice one. you are! You would make a
galley slave of the poor laboring man.
wouldn't your
The silver lance., 1898-02-11
DoINCs OF WOMEN.

Miss Mary Simpson is deputy slIerif
in San Francisco.
The Princess of Wales. her three
daughters and the Princess May are
good swimmers.
Mrs. Deacon, since her divorce. does
not encourage exhibitions Of friendship
or sympathy toward her.
Having taken up golf, football and
cricket, the ladies' of a town not
hundred miles from Glasgow propose to
30 in for the good old game of quoits.
The Empress Of Germany. with her
children, will pass the greater part Of
the summer at Wyk. on the Island of
Eohr. -Four villas have been rented for
the visitors.
Miss Mary Green, daughter of DR..
Joseph Green. of whitewater, Wis, is
an artist Of high order of talent and IL
giving her natural bent the benefit OF
the best. instruction and practice.
The Empress Eugenie, before 1eav.
ing Paris for Cape Martin, gave Lieut..
Col Bizot the campaigning kit Of the
Prince Imperial, and also that which
she herself used in her sad pils srimags
% the scene of her sons death n
zululand.
The silver lance., 1898-02-11
rios AND rHIsrLEs,


The devil and whisky are alwsyB -
good terms.
Prayer is not prayer until 1t becomes
communion with God.
The Christian may lose his gold, but
he can never lose his God.
The devil hurts us most when he
smites US through those we love.
When God. puts a good man in the
dark. It is to give somebody light.
God can say things in the fiery fur
mace he couldn't speak in heaven
Job sinned not with his tongue be-
cause there was no sin in his heart.
When the mountains are cast into
the sea, Gods hand Is under them
The devil is close by when the Chris
tian worries about things he can't help
If church membership alone could
save. heaven would be full of hypo-
critics.
A man must be born from above to
know for himself that God Is above All
else.
There are people in every community
who want to be religious without
Christ.
When Jobs wife told him to curse
God and die. it hurt him more than all
his boils.
There Is sometimes as much venom In
the point Of a pen as there Is in the bite
OF dog
Every man has a religion Of Some
kind, but only those who know Christ
are Christians.
When you go into the closet for sc
cret prayer. be sure to take the Key o.
| your safe along.
The devil in some shape Is being
| made welcome in every home where the
| Bible is not read.
| The man who can take hold OF COG
| for others. has to be one who kno1s s
| him well for himself.
| Let the preacher leave Christ oct of
| his preaching, and the devil Will help
| i'm 10 fill his church.
| A detective association has for IT'S
| motto: we never sleep" 1t would re
| a good one for a church.
The preacher misses 1T who tries tc
substitute for the bread of life some
| thing OF his own make
| Bad surroundings do not make reo-
| pie bad. They only bring out the bao
| that is already in them.
There are people who viii re2d SO
many chapters or verses in the Bible
and call 1t being religious.
We shall be sure to lose something
| If we turn from the Hons den when
Gods hand points that way.-From tae
| Rams Horn.