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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

cap and the clumsy, shapeless shoes
are the characteristic garb of the
country women of Southern France,
and Nine. Loubet seems TO look over
her spectacles in mild wonder that
any one should think them worthy to
be photographed and published all
over the world.
The house in which Nine. Loubet
lives, and in which the President him
self was born, is near the little village
of Marsanne, district of the town OF
Montelimar. A narrow river-path,
bordered with poplar trees, leads
from Marsanne to the Loubet farm,
at the end of the valley. There are
two groups of square buildings, the
rustic arrangements Of which include
stables, cattle sheds and barns on the
ground floor, while above arc the
rooms Of Nine. Loubet. In the yards
surrounding the house pigs, sheep
aud chickens wander about, enjoying
themselves in sociable fashion and
making the grounds Of "La Terrosse,"
rs the farm is called, very lively at oil
times with their various cacklings,
gruntings and bleatings. The bright,
warm sunshine of the South is re.
hected dazzlingly from tho red-tiled
roofs and white plastered walls Of the
buildings. The whole farm has an
air of prosperity and industry, and is
n conspicuous witness to the vigilance
and capabilities of Its mistress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

hips, and the fullness In back is laid
in backwardturning plaits at each
side OF the centre seam. The skirt is
of fashionable length and measures
about four yards ut the foot. The
circular flounce is applied over the
lower edge and ripples slightly at tho
front edges, where il is graduated 10
very narrow width at the top. The
front gore presents panel effect that
is exceedingly stylish. The costume
may be suitably made Of any season.
able material in silk or wool, and q
charming effect is produced when the
front gore, vest and lapels are Of con.
trastiug fabric in harmonious coloring.
The decoration may be as plain or as
elaborate as desired, tho variety Of
trimming this season being almost
unlimited.
TO make this waist for q lady of
medium size will require two yards Of
material forty.f four inches wide. To
make the skirt will require six and
hree-fourths yards of material the
anme width.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

always acceptable. One OF ,he latest
designs is here represented in Delft
blue and white French percale, ma
terial that is shown in all the richest
new colorings. The distinctive fea-
lures are found in the groups Of tucks
and pleats in front and back, and in
the shaping of the yoke that follows
the shoulder-line, extended back and
meet at the neck in centre. This gives
slender, long-waisted appearance
that is new, the ordinary shirt-waist
yoke being Objectionable on many for
the reason that IL cuts Off the length.
The leather belt is fastened with the
useful covered harness buckle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
A Simple But stylish Gown.

An exceedingly effective disposition
OF ribbon velvet is used to decorate
the simple but stylish gown by May
Manton, shown in the large engraving.
The material is Cuban red wide vale
diagonal, on which the black velvet
shows advantageously, the founce
being lined throughout with black
taffeta. Three round crystal buttons
decorate each front. Fitted Innings
form the foundation over which the
waist is arranged. The plastron vest
is included in the right shoulder seam
and hooked over on the left. The
fronts are underfaced with the ma
terial and roll back in broad pointed
lapels at the top, disclosing the
prettily trimmed vest. The seamless
back is smooth across the shoulders,
the fullness at lower edge being laid
in overlapping plsits and stitched
firmly to Innings. A close-ftting col
lar shaped in points that rise behind
the ears finishes the neck, closing in
centre back. The sleeves in latest
mode have the fullness at top gathered
and arranged over fitted Innings, the
wrists being shaped to point over the
hand. A daintily shaped girdle that
dips in front closes invisibly at the
left side. The shirt he's a narrow
front gore and two wide circular
portions that meet at the centre back.
The placket may be finished at the
left front seam under the hounoe.
Short darts at the top closely over the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
WHERE FRANCES PRESIDENT WAS BORN.
The old farmhouse Marsanne his widowed mother

is entitled to fifty days labor from
each male adult who dwells on his
land. The seignior is at liberty to
demand this feudal contribution at
whatever time may seem best to him,
with the frequent result that the
tenant farmer is employed in gather.
ing his masters harvests lille his
own crops are rotting after rainfall,
or are being consumed by an early
frost, or suffer damage from one or
more of the many possible causes
which render destructive the slightest
delay on the part Of the harvester in
gathering the fruits Of years labor.
s. Ivan Tonioroff, in the Arena.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

woman Of the most prosperous class.
In spite Of her eighty-six years, she is
robust, active and still prepossessing
in appearance. Ever since her son
was chosen to his high office his ven
cradle mother has been fairly besieged
by reporters from all parts OF the
country, anxious to talk with and
make known to the French people q
woman who has suddenly become
person Of great public interest.
Her maiden name was Marie
Marguerite Nicolet. She is a typical
landlord-peasant Of France-simple,
frugal, expert in husbandry. hard
beaded. with q knack of driving a
bargain.
The rise in her sons fortunes has
not altered her. She has refused to
live In Paris or to change her mode
Of existence.
Her portrait, which the newspapers
have managed to obtain in her ordin-
ary workday dress, Is said to be an
excellent likeness. The short gown,
Ne blus unsn aprop. ths quaint white
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

Inconceivable as the anachronism
may seem to the Western mind, the
agrarian system Of Hungary has not
yet issued from the feudal form. The
Hungarian farmer of to day is virtually
q serf, bound to his master, the
hereditary owner Of the soil which
the peasant tills, by the tangible tie
OF personal liability. The Hungarian
feudal lord of the end .of-the-century
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
Waist with Distinctive Features.

A woman cannot possibly have too
many shirt waists, and so a variety in
style of shaping as well as material is
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
MOTHER LOUBET."
Tho Venerable Peasant Woman
Whose Son Rules France stiil
Manages Her Farm.

Above is published picture which
tells at glance why the monarchical
press Of England and the Continent
thinks and says and shouts that the
French people are crazy and in the
last stages of political and social
chaos.
1t is the picture of the mother Of
the new President of the French Re-
public.
What but tho gloomiest view could
monarchists, and especially title
hunting journalists, take Of nation
that would select as its 10 aders the
sons of such women as plain old
Smother Lonbet, when IL might be
led by the sons of noble aud even
royal mothersp
=, But as Americans look into the face
OF this woman of the people they be-
gin to realize the truth about France,
the real France, the France that is
filed with just such plain people as
our own, toiling aud struggling
''that their children may inherit the
promise" We see that France has
shaken off the traditions of caste and
and privilege, that she has become a
land Of, for aud by the plain people.
And we know that through such
homely virtues as shine from Mother
loubets face-the virtues of sim
plicity, shrewdness, frugality and in
dustry- France is and will remain
great.
Nine. Loubet is living in the South
ern country district which has always
been her home-a typical peasant
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

style, gathered at the top and bottom,
where they are completed with straight
link cuffs. Openings are finished with
overlaps at the back in the usual way.
Shirt waists OF fine white lawn, tucked
all over and united with insertion in
this style, make wonderfully attractive
summer waists, while both taffets and
wash silks may be used to develop
handsome waists by the mode. The
insertion may also be omitted II a
palmer waist is desired.
TO make this waist for woman of
medium size will require two and
three-fourths yards of material, thirty
inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

Buttons and buckles are both worn
by women, but must havs reason for
their being, either as objects Of use
or decoration; they are not to be put
on at haphazard, but given something
to apparently hold in place. TIE
jeweled buttons may be found TO match
almost any gown, as they are made to
represent amethysts, carbuncles, en-
eralds. turquoises, opals, sapphires,
crystals, etc. The one-sided blouse
fronts fasten with four such buttons,
and the velvet belt has buckle to
match. Ladies' Home journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
The full fronts are closed in centre

The full fronts are closed in centre
through a box pleat Of medium width.
At the neck and shoulder edges are
groups of three forward-turning pleats,
which are stitched q short distance
from the top to hold them in place. The
back is laid in three backward-turning
pleats at each side of centre that taper
from shoulders to waist, where they
lap closely. The stylish shirtsleeves
are gathered top and bottom.
TO make this waist for woman Of
medium size will require three and
one-fourth yards Of material thirty
inches widO.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
NIaudie's Conf cture.

Maudie's papa is night editor on q
newspaper, fact which Maudie appat-
emily hasn't learned; for when some
one asked her a few days ago what
her father did for living. she re-
piled;
1T div II up. I fnk he's burglar,
'tauss he's out all nicht. ."-TN.Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
THE REALM
OF FASHION,


NEw YonK Cry (speciar. One OF
the handsomest shirt waists shown
this season is here illustrated, in pink
piuue, with bands of white embroidered
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22
GOOD THING THEY'RE SMALL.
II Ants Were Much Larger, They
Would Own the Earth,

II Ante Were Mach Larger, They
Would Own the Earth.
II ants were large enough, they would
rule the earth. As 1t is they predominant
the politics Of their own sphere and have
many human characteristics
The longest time for which an ant sleeps
Is three and half hours On awakening,
they stretch their legs, yawn and then care.
fully clean themselves by applying their
legs to their mouths and rubbing them
over their bodies, very much In tho style
Of cat washing her face, after which
they comb and brush their heads and
bodies with the natural comb which ma
ture gives them
The most remarkable thing about this
10 that almost every necessity for which
we are obliged In our case to employ more
or less complicated mechanical contriv-
ances Is provided for by the physical struc-
ture Of the ants.
Ants clean themselves both before and
after sleep, and also after eating. Free
quently ono ant will lick and brush an
other all over, limb by limb, the ant oper-
ated on sprawling on her back, relaxing
her muscles and abandoning herself to the
enjoyment Of the operation.
They are great hunters attacking
snakes, lizards, rats, mice, centipeds and
beetles.
They even kill the great African python.
1t Is said that If python has killed an
animal he dare not gorge himself with ii
till he has made wide circuit and salts
fled himself that there are no driver ants
In the neighborhood If, however, he
meets with any he abandons his prey to
them and discreetly retires A certain
species actually keep cows-in other
words, plant lice. When the ants are hun
CRY, they actually milk the aphides by
tapping them briskly on the aides Of the
abdomen with their antenna till the fluid
exudes, when it Is at once sucked up by
the ants. They shut them up in cow
houses and use them for days.
Ants act as soldiers In very real way,
and 1t Is no stretch Of language to call |
them pitched battles between ants of the |
same species and raids of one species upon
the nests of another, sometimes to carry \
of the Larvae and pupe as food Ia modified
form Of cannibalisln) and sometimes to J
supply their own nests with slaves.
Certain ants are agriculturists and al
low ant rice to grow up in circle round
their nests, while every other plant is care
fully cut down as fast rs it appears. They
COW the crop regularly, tend it and har-
vest it. When the seeds fall, they are car
RED into the nest, and the stubble is cleared
away. When the grain In the nest gets
tamped by rain, these ans carry it out
INTO the open to dry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22
Too Cultured,

A writer in The Critic speaks somewhat
scoffngly of the requirements of Boston
culture" as applied to all walks of life. OF
course her tone is satirical, and she gives
humorous Illustrations, the best of which
is this:
Learning, like religion, has in all ages
its martyrs, its Galileis, its Giordano Bru-
nos. Visiting in Nebraska q few years
ago, was told tho following story: A
brakeman from Boston was employed on
the line of railroad running from Nebras-
ka City to Beatrice. When it became his
duty to call out the name of this last sta
tion, he pronounced it in the most APPROX
ed Tuscan, Bay ali -tree-chay
The passengers, simple souls, were at q
loss what to do. They rose from their seats
and hesitated. Some sat down again, and
so were carried past their destination.
This sort Of thing continued, tho brake
man was complained of, and he lost his
nlacn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22
Snakes Do Swallow Their Younr,

l met with curious incident some
years ago while hunting snakes in the
swanps ut Melrose came across a male
and female, striped, with numerous young
ones. The parents were near each other,
the family crawling over and around
them. was going for them, when on
second thought l concluded to watch
them. They did not appear frightened,
but went on gamboling about for some
time. went little nearer, when both
snakes turned toward me, making faint
noise, and placed their heads fat on the
round. 1t was curious sight to sec these
young snakes, not long born. some of
them foot or two away, turn at the noise
and instantly seek refuge in their par-
ents' wide open mouths. am certain it
was a note of warning Of danger.
caught both snakes and put them in sep
arate bags. The female had ten young,
and the male had swallowed five. This Is
the first instance Of any notice of male
snake performing this affectionate duty
for it's young. l placed the whole family
in a box, where they lived peaceably long
time.-Forest and Stream.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22

daughter lost their lives, is still confined
by, illness, but will recover.
The recognition of Mrs. Margaret
Auze made by the two employees of the
hotel seemed to be very positive. Both
recognized the beaded dress, part of
which remained Mrs. Auze had been
a guest of the hotel for Is years, AMI
Trainer said he always waited on her
in the dining room. He identified her
by the prominent jawbones and by the
teeth. Curran also recognized these
features. Mrs. Auze and Miss Dora
Hoffman. of Baltimore, were seen, it is
said to go to their rooms on the fifth
floor shortly before the fire broke out
Although the work Of clearing away
the debris is progressing as rapidly as
possible, it seemed when the shift of
400 men was made at midnight that but
small part Of the ruins had been re-
moved. An effort was made to pull
down the section of the rear wall by
means of wire cable, but the cable
broke. and the wall is still standing.
Lines of policemen are drawn all
around the rrins, and the big crowds
that still gather are kept off long dis
lhhtcs Az HtIVttS NuOuI TIE TIlluS are
impossible and debris il piled to a
height of Is or 20 feet on the Fifth ave-
nue. side of where the building stood.
On the Forty-soventh street side the pile
of debris is even more Formidable as
more work has been done along the edge
of the ruins here.
The workmcn have succeeded in clear
ing away considerable Of the debris for
n distance of about 20 feet toward the
interior of the mass and to a distance
downward over this territory to the
ceiling Of the cellar They had struck at
intervals what appeared to be party
walls, and are digging around them to-
ward the ground
The servants of the hotel were for the
most part on the top floor of the Forty
seventh street side, and the workmen
have unearthed many charred articles of !
cheap clothing in this vicinity. and
cheap jewelry as well, which evidently
belonged to the domestics.
1t was estimated that with the speed
with which the work is progressing at
present it will be at least week before
the pile will have been gone over and 1t !
may be longer. All during the night
articles Of more or less value were
brought to the surface by the work
mems shovels and-turned over to the DO
licemen, who were stationed about to re-
ceivc, number them and take them to the
station house to await some one to come
and identify them. All Of the most val
liable Of the articles are turned over to
the coroners office. Many of the things
found are of 10 value to anybody, but
are taken just as much care of by the
police as il they were worth their weight
n gold.
The list of missing now numbers 4S,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22
A MILE A MINUTE.
What This Means t. the Lsesnotsvs
That II Malkfng II.

i
what THIS Means t. the Lseenstsvs
That II Making II.
At 90 miles an hour the rssistsno. of q
train is four times a. treat ~ n n At ~
miles-thst IL. the fuel must he fonr t,noss
a. great In the one case ss a Il in IN
other.
But at 60 miles an bour this ma, r,u..
be exerted for . eiyen distsnoe In h.,f the
time that 1t ia at 30 miles so that thu
amount of nowar ey.rtsd and 81. =. ~. go. wy
ated in a given period of time must y.
eight times as Qreat At tho faster sn.ad
This means that the oapacitv Of tho bailsr
cylinders and the other mart. mnst y,
greater, with a corresponding addition h,
the weight of the machine
Obviously. therefore n tho rs;ght ~,
wheel, on ACCOUNT of the limit of ws,gbt
that the rails will carry. IL limited va
soon reach a roint wbsre tho driy,ns
wheels and OF, parts cannot h. furthas
enlarged, and then va reach tho ,r.Y,.
nun ~ snoo,l m. ~. ssi,,....A
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22
THREE MORE BODIES
Recovered From the Ruins Of the
-. Windsor Hotel.
FORTY EIGHT ARE STILL MISSING

Tho Bodies Recovered Are Terribly
Charrod, Dismem bered and Unrecog-
.nizable. Though Two Hotel Servants
Claim to Identity One by the Dress.
New York, March 22.-Three bodies
were recovered from the ruins Of the
Windsor hotel yesterday. They are
badly charred, and great difficulty is be.
ing experienced In the Identification.
The first body recovered yesterday was
that Of female Of small stature The
arms and legs We're missing. 1t was
hrst thought 1t was the body of Miss
Dora Hoffman, Of Baltimore, a woman
~ years OF age, who Is among the miss
ing. Last night, however, two Of the
employees OF the hotel called at the
morgue and claimed to identify the re-
mains as those of Mrs. Margaret Auze.
Of New York city. The men are. Will
lam Curran, parlor man at the hotel, and
James Trainor. waiter. Both were
positive us to the Identification.
- There. are now FIVE bodies at the
morgue, each tagged with a number,
which, with the ten known dead, brings
the list to Is. The injured at the hos
pitfalls are all improving.
The unknown bodies are az follows:
Body No. l. recovered Monday; male;
legs, arms and head missing. Body No.
2, recovered Monday; woman, supposed
to be young, unrecognizable; supposed to
be employe Of hotel. Body No. 8, re-
covered Tuesday; female, supposed to be
about 10: small stature; arms and legs
missing: identified us Mrs. Margaret
Auze. Body No. 4, recovered Tuesday;
fragments Of what appears to be wo-
mans body. Body No. 5, wholly un.
recognizable; legs are gone, and what
remains Of the arms are folded over the
breast; body charred and shriveled to
about half natural size; the teeth are
in excellent condition, not a tooth being
missing and none filed; they are sharp
pointed and apparently those of a W.
man; they are the only possible mark of
Warren F. Leland, the proprietor of
the Windsor hotel, whose wife and
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22

."There is no feeling of satisfaction 60
solid, said Mn Staybolt, "as that which
arises from having little something laid
by. Life isn't full of lee shores by any
means. As rule it's pleasant sailing,
but you may find yourself on lee shore
once in awhile, and, though you may be
able to work off all right without it, it's
great satisfaction to have an anchor that
you can put overheard in case you need it
and ono that you know will hold New
York S1n
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-22

1-Red Frank. chestnut horse 10 hands high
weighs 1900 lbs; trots square in harness and Is
family broken.
2, ssoa;bIewey, bay horse 10 hands high; weighs
llS0 lbs, yelrs old well broken single and
double, . nice all round horse.
3-Red kose, bay horse II hands high, weighs
1850 lbs, years old; beautiful bay trots
square in all harness.
1l6O lbs. years old; strictly family horse and
great road horse; steps good gait.
and 6-Black mares 10 hands high. 6 years
old, weighs $500 lbs, full sisters, smooth made
and S-Grsy horses 1s hands high, weigh,
$500 pounds, 8 AMI years old; extra matched
pair with lots Of bone.
0-Black horse l6nands high, years old: m
extra nice horse with lots Of style and action.
10-Black mare weighs 1920 lbs, Gyears old;
nice finished chunks, broken in all harness
Ebay mare years old, weighs Ito lbs;
IL and la-Bay horse and mare, weighs 1900
lbs, and 0 years old; big boned and good pai";
old, good bone and shape; extrs draft mares
l8-Red bay horse, weighs 400 lbs. q years
old, finest shaped one We ever owned
Ebay horse weighs 400 lbs. Q years old,
good bone bne draft horse.
l8-Spotted bay and white weighs 1850 lbs, j
years old, big boned ana good draft horse.
bred bay horse weighs 1900 lbs, s years
old, fine shape and well broken.
20-Back horse lta hands high, weighs 1900
lbs 6years old, broken single and double har.
ness good family or hearse horse.
The balance are good general purpose horses
The above horses arc WORT y the at ter tion of
is an extra lot selected expressly for this sale.
They eau be seen at our stables day before sale
s Ssecnd hand horses t4ssn II exchange Terms
+. & stidham, Auc. .' ''' " -'o' At ,nsiis
We will give street parade morning of sale,
leaving stables at 4A5 o'clock,