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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
Canvasback duck were so numerous

Canvasback duck were so numerous
in the early days In Maryland that
were obliged to enter into
contract with their laborers that the
latter should not be fed canvasback
ducks more than three times a week.
One man could easily shoot 100 ducks
in a single morning in those days
Now the fowls cost S. pair. In Lon
don they are worth s25.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

The largest telescope in existence
does not make the planet Mars appear
any bigger than the moon does through
an opera glass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

There are about so different tribes
among the natives of the Philippines.
The Moros are the most bloodthlrsty
savages known.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

Enterprising Texas planters have
shipped 5000 pounds of cotton seed to
Manila
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

In yours and he bottle; now on my fourth bottle
feel that am ensey cured can work all day lean hardly
realize that such wonderful possible Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound the best medicine for
Don't wait Until p-osated the mysterious con.
dition known Change of Life" Get Mrs. Pnkhams ad-
vice and learn how other women got through.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

The Parliamentary reporters are up
in arms against the length of Sir
Henry Campbell -Bannerman's name.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

nREPARE for the turn of life. 1t is critical period
AS indications of the change appear be your phys
cal condition is good The experience is wonderful
and under circumstances full of Mrs Pink
ham of Lynn Mass will give you her advice without charge
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

Irs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teeJning, sOftens the gums. reduces in ANNA
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. s5c bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

She has done so much for women,
surely you can trust her. Read
this letter from MRS. M. c. GRIF-
FING. of Georgeville. Mo-:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Tho
doctor called my trouble ulcera-
ton of womb and change Of life.
! was troubled with profuse How
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
TALKS WITH
WOMAN OF
MID0EE AGE

ing and became weak When wrote to was down
in bed had up for six months under doctors
treatment all the time but it did good had almost
given up despair your Vegetable Compound has made
feel like woman. / cannot thank you enough
would who is afflicted to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

The price OF medicine in Prussia is
regulated by the State. a new price
list being published every year.
The Island of Luzon has the same
area as Ohio.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

write to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn. Mass, and get her ad-
vice and be cured as / have
BEEN"
Mrs. F. H. ALLEN, 4I9 Ne
braska Ave-. Toledo, Ohio,
writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-
Change of life was working on
me. My kidneys and bladde,
were affected. ! had been
confined to the house all sum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathnrtic 10c or CSC.
I c. q. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05

Iuer, HOl aDIe 20 stHnu
on my feet for any
length of time. Terri
bic pains when urinat-
ing and an itching that
nearly drove me wild.
/ had tried many reme-
dies. l told my hus-
band ] had great faith
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16

A woman with a love FOR statistics and research
asserts that the human mind is never stronger than
between the ages OF forty and sixty. George Eliot
was nearly fifty when she wrote "Middlcmarch'
and Daniel Deronda"; Darwin the same age when
ne wrote his origin Of Species and twelve years
older when ne gave to the world his Descent OF
Man" Defoe was hfty-eight when he wrote Rob
inson Crusoe" and Cowper fifty when he wrote
The Task" and John Gilpln" "Waverey' made
its first appearance when Sir Walter Scott was
forty-four. and his best stories were written When
nine when he conceived the plot and wrote the
story OF "GulliVers Travels LOngfelOw wrote
awatha" at forty-eiCht and the last ten Of
Gladstone's years were among che brightest a anaa
most brilliant Of mis- life. The Song OF The Snlrt
and bridge Of Sighs" were written when Tom
Hood was forty-siX years old.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
RECEPTION At WETMoRE HOME.

The woman managers Of the Wefmore Home
Nos ~ and - South Washington square and NO l4l
Yves. FOurth-st held reception Yesterday after
noon from to O'Clock The Rev. Or. Charles f.
Jefferson delivered an address on Firing Girls
and How They can BE Helped and then tea was
served.
The Reception Committee consisted of Mrs F. T.
Price Mrs J. s Ely Mrs John Lindley. Mrs. H.
s Gordon Mrs Clarence NJ Noble. Mrs Charles
Symington Mrs Clarence W Bowen. Mrs. Pierre
Mali. Mrs. Reune Martin and Mrs. Edward W
Seymour
trirry-three wears as a home for fallen and friend
less girls" 10 is nou-sectaran. and Is said 70 pc
conducted on less strict basis tnan most OF the
others OF irs kind. Dancing is allowed from lime
10 time Between TWO hundred and three hundred
vouns women and girls are annually received into
me Home and Il is said that large proportion
are restored 10 their homes and 10 respcctabiHty
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
WORK or MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.

In spite OF the severity OF the snowstorm which
has visited this part Of he country and has ex-
tended over such large area the merchants o, The
Central West are arriving IN town IN large num-
bers Their arrivai at this particular time is large
~ due 10 the special rates which are In effect
account OF the Merchants Association Of New
York Tickets are on sale from the territory oc
the Central Passenger Association from the 18th
to the nth inclusive OF this month. The territory
of the Central Passenger Association extends from
the Mississippi River east 10 Buffalo, Plttsburg
and Wheeling, and north OF the line OF the Ohio
River
AS the snow blockade Is being raised these mer-
chants are arriving az tho Of the Merchants
Association Nearly forty OF them succeeded IN
getting IN yesterday. These merchants from
The several States In tht territory indicated. and
they all unite in reporting the same condition OF
prosperity throughout their respective States.
tho Merchants Association Is working hard IN
opposng the passage OF the proposed bill! at Albany
whereby 1t IS intended 10 reduce the legal rate OF
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
GOSPEL MISSION OPENED.

new mission called She Gospel Mission was
opened al No 81 Third-ave. on Tuesday evening
the spacious hall being well filled with visitors and
with the usual throng Of people who oil such
places An appropriate dedicatory musical service
was nrst carried out under the direction OF Miss
Fiorenc. Parker. and then addresses were de-
llv.rcd the principal one being given boy General
. o. Howard
Miss T. j. Freeland who Is at the head of the
work hopes after q time that 30 Will be self-sup-
uortiug 49, 10 g. going 10 have several Incidental
Pr'rrf.s' connected wlth D. There Will be- a Odg-
inr- mousse over the mission whore poor men may
obtain nights lodging amid clean surroundings
,,t for "a small sum There VIII also De reading
room where the visitors to ihe mission VIII Dc
given a chance 10 help themselves intellectually
: nraver-rncetng VIII be- held every day. from
y TO O'Clock j.. m. and "a Gospel service every
ntebt ri o'clock Ia addition 10 this there Will bn
work found for young boys and girls who have
no homes.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
MAKERS or PULP AND PAPER MEET.

VARIOUS PROBLEMS DISCUSSED BEFORE THU
ASSOCIATION ~ THE WALDORF ASTORIA.
The twenty second annual meeting OF the Amer
lean Paper and Pulp Association began yesterday
morning in the Myrtle Room OF the Waldorf
Astoria with business meeting Sessions will be
held this morning and afternoon. and the gatner-
ing will end tonight with a dinner in the largo
ballroom OF the Waldorf Astoria. Numerous re-
ports OF committees and officers were read yester-
day morning and then followed the reading OF
paper on Robert The Father OF Modern Paper
Making" by Colin X Urquhart
The afternoon session entirely devoted 10
the reading Of papers. follows:
Historical Sketch Of Water Power Develop
ment in the United States" by J. T. Tanning.
member OF the American Society Of Civil En-
gineers.
ION the Application Of the Principles OF Forestry
and Water Storage to the Mil Streams OF New
YORK State" by George W Rafter. member OF the
American Society OF Civil Engineers
industrial Betterment.' by Or. Iolman' secre-
tarv of the League for Social Service $500 -
conservation OF Water Power Abroad. ny l. r.
Vernon Harcourt. London. England. read oy J.
Herbert Shedd .,..,o,
were present yesterday. tie arrval oi great
many others who had started for New y ork oelhS
DELAYED hy the storm. Hugh j. OhlsholH pres
dom of the association. occupied the chair Among
those who We're present We're Do!onel A ~ rs'iie,
II y Parsons ex-senator Warner Miller OF
Herkimer. Arthur Hastings. ~ Niagara rams !.
II Fox OF Glen Falls, and \. NJ fietcher, OF
Alpena. Michigan.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
CHrRCH SERTICES IN LENT.

From present indications the season Of Lent will
be more generally observed In the churches than
heretofore Other churches aside from the Eps-
copal Lutheran and Roman Catholic, will take
some account OF the season. Passion, Palm and
Faster services will be celebrated with some grea =
er preparation by many Of the Baptist Methodist
and CONGREGATIONAL churches. and some have ar
ranged services for every day during Holy Week.
Yesterday in the Roman Catholic Church the old
rite of marking the the forehead with
ashes was performed by many devout persons. In
the English Church the use Of ashes has been dis
continued Many Of the churches have services
arranged for the convenience OF business men to-
Gav At Grace Church there Will be services Tor
business men and women every day during the
Ienten season and q ST Pauls Chapel. Broadway
and Vesey-st there will be services az noon on
Fridays during the penitential period. The noon
dav services were inaugurated I'm this city. and
haze grown during the last few years. Business
men OF all creeds and clerks and others are In
vited The brotherhood OF ST. Andrew has done
much toward inaugurating this custom, ana ser
vices are held by the society I'm halls where no
churches are available Increased services during
Lent are announced IN nearly all Of the Episcopal
churches throughout the city. There VIII be special
preaching by visiting clcrgYmen, ana aduluohal
evening services.
ASH Wednesday celebrated at ST Patrick :
Ca thedral yesterday morning by hgn mass. IN
Cathedral assisted by the Rev. T. DAILY. as deacon
and the Rev Father Murphy. AS suf-deacon. Ihcre
was no sermon. After the masses the ashes were
distributed among the people
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
NATIONAL sANITlRY ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting Of the National Sanitary AS
socia,ion IS now being held IN the Mott Memorial
Hall No 81 Madison-ave. The session opened yes
terdav morning with the president DR.. Charles s.
Ranedic- In the chair. The business OF the day
consisted in The presentation Of the inaugural ad-
dress Of the president. in which the subject OF
municipal control OF the consumptive. the pressing
need for uniformity IN compilation OF vital statis-
tics the necessity for National quarantine hu-
reau the question OF final disposition of ashes.
carriage and refuse OF our great cities. the advan-
tages of systematic inspection OF school children
as a means OF lessening the Increase OF contagious
diseases and other sanitary problems were consid-
vrer Cantain Thomas T. Veal OF Atlanta. Ca
vas nresented and numerous telegrams were read
from members from the South and West who were
prevented from attending by the storm.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
STORM STOPS FREE LECTURES.

Reports from all parts Of the country Yesterday
told direfu tales Of tho effects Of the great storm
on schools and the ac 'essories Of school work-the
free lectures
Hovhannes Samuellan who scheduled 10
lecture at tho Fordham School on Constantinople
was stalled a train between Mount Vernon and
Fordham. and spent the night in waiting. II was
later ascertained that the audience that "a hered
IN Fordham 10 hear the expected lecture consisted
Of Just one man
A. another school in the rural districts Of New
York city tho lantern operator appeared IN time
for the lecture. and the audience attending was
the ianitor and TWO kids" the operator ex-
pressed It in describing the occurrence.
The Brooklyn Institute was Obliged to omit the
lecture 10 be given i'm the Eastern District or South
America. and to postpone it until next Monday. In
the public schools yesterday the attempt 20 carry
the classes was so dscouragng In Brooklyn that
they given up altogether before the end ~
the morning session The teachers turned OUT In
force. but there were NOT enough pupils TO make
it worth while 20 60 with the work
Il were closed and In Manhattan fully half oi the
buildings were unoccupied the Girls Hign school
ir Tweifth-st being uninhabitable because or the
bursting OF water pipes. ..
Tho sad incident that occurred a. the Girls fiigh
School. Brooklyn. iu the sudden death or Miss i-la
g. Hutchins has had most depressing effect on
both teachers and pupils.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
HOW TO KEEP BOARDERS

As nearly as can De learned. not over I'VE nun
dren thousand OF the three millions OF people l'
This imperial city i've I'm their own houses or IN
hotels or boarding houses The rest pass iher
DAYS and nights under the roofs of
The majority Of the FIVE hundred thousand board
and u is OF the utmost Importance TO an immense
body Of the population. Therefore. that hoaTdihE-
houses shall. be kept IN accordance with the pes'
Ideas
Few people have ever talked FOR publication go
brightly and senslhly on the subject OF boarding
houses as Miss Mary f. !. Kelly. Of TINS city. IN
The Trbunes book on "Occupauons oi women.
Like the prisoner az the bar. some people do not
know how badly they are OF until their woes are
described by master OF language. ln court "r
elsewhere and possibly some boarders would nor
know what they ought g. expect ana some '"tlu ~
ing house Keepers would not rea liz@ Whai lh"y
ought 10 give unless they were told ~ some on
Il wide experience. good sense ana Rlfi "f 'AI''9
sion. ....t.
Miss Kelly's essay IN Tho Trihune's nook ought
to be read hy every who runs nf llNts 1T d
boarding house. The price OF the work = y ccIt -
a copy. and u can Boz ordered rithcr from Inc
Tribune through newsdealer
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16

VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THIS PENI-
TENT1AI. SEASON Is OBSERVED.

VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THIS PEN1-
TENT1AL SEASON Is OBSERVED
Lent to-day Is observed hy almost every one y
no, N one way then IN another After the ftfu
fever OF long season 0f gaye-y extending even TO
me stroke OF midnight tna' usners in Ash
Wednesday. the society woman breathes a sigh Of
relief thar AZ last there IS respite. and straghtway
hetakes herself 10 saniiarium or a retreat FOR
physical metaphysical spiritual repairs.
The devoui churchwoman searches hey heart for
sins Of omission and commission and spends her
days In the shadow OF the sanctuary. The prac-
teal hOusemofher whose domestic duties keep her
close 70 the freside banishes flesh and fowl from
the family bill OF fare and declares Lent Just the
time 10 DO up the spring sewing for the family;
while the woman devoted 10 Improvement casts
herself con aTore into the vortex Of clubs and
lectures and teas and symposums Of every sort
and kind that All in the forty days.
Now IS the paror lecturers harvest; and classes
IN everything. from the Rubaiyat 10 science and
primitive man. flourish Ike the proverbial green
bay
The celebration OF a fast OF some duration pre-
vious 10 the commenoretlon OF the Resurrection
was kept from early times but II was not until
80 that the date WIS definitely fixed for an Cath
ole Christendom. from Ash Wednesday 70 Holy
SATURDAY, inclusive in the early Church Lent
season y mourning. when the faithful cried
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
SUPPLIES WANTED FOR THE POOR

The House of the Lord Mission. at No. l~
Bleecker-st.. has sent out the following open let
ter as an appeal for help. The missions declared
Object is "to rescue the perishne." and its motto
is 'to do good II Is undcnominational and sup
ported by freewiI offerings. Besides helping the
needy 70 help themselves as far as possible at
home Il supports AS a convert and helper a native
OF Dooghur. India cleansed leper The work no"
needing help in this city is explained below
To the Editor The Tribune: .
S!r. This mission has Decn trying 20 give ald as
far possible 10 an applicants for relief ana we
have a bout exhausted our means. y ton or coal.
some coffee sugar ana milk also cast-on othing.
can no used 20 advantage just now. We would en-
large our hail II we had the means Through your
kindness We We're enabled 20 assist large numner
OF the poor of this vicinity few winters ago
There is far more suffering during this cold spell
F. BALLOU.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
,1RsT AID TO THE INJURED
INITIAL MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
MARSHALL TELLS OF TIE GOOD
WORK OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES
IN THIS STUDY.


- eo.,etv FOR Instruction in First AID 70 the
- held its annual meeting Yesterday after
H" =. ,,s rooms IN the United Charities Build
n - 1os East Twent -second-st.. but owing to
"e' .o,ber out-of-t town members were prevented
,-, attending. and even few OF those living IN
80 ci,v could be present. Charles H. Marshali
Md the meeting 10 order, and gave resume oi
- yea-'s work He said the managers felt theY
s ~ooson 10 fee satisfied with what had been
..o,onlshed and with the outlook for the future
. .he work is constantly extending
- classes instructed through the year just
- have included the iremen in several dis
80 Grace Church class. First presbyterian
csr-cb class 81, Agness Church class. 81 Bar
.holomevs Italian class trsning-school class
. working girls class nurses OF cancer HosPtAI
- 1errv NcALley's class. In all lilo persons re-
- instruction during the year in frs; aid TO the
injured ,. -. o,d
t..,,~os given are All free the lecturers accept
- ,o fee for their services. The minutes or me
-, meeting being approved the treasurer's report
"os -ead hy Zelah Van Loan. 1t was reported
"a. contribution had beer received from Se'h
Low Of SO ,.-.,.
,occb was read giving account OF the ms'ruc-
.,or which was given during the late war when
.,-sss were prepared for duty and Red cross WORK
"a. done IN the usual organized way
~ classes now going on include eight for hre-
a, hui f. is difficult 20 get lecturers for me olS
.,os IN the lower part of the city as most oi me
,bvs,,isns who can give their services I've ABOVE
rou--een-h-st other classes going on are for me
,yr.es Of ,he Cancer Hospital for the nurses OF
:, Barthoomew's for the working girls % flush-
nr and for parents
Ts4 lectures given under the New-York board
,sEducs-ior are part OF thts system. the society
,olps,ructon IN First AID 70 The Injured iurnish-
-ss OF -ers for The ensuing year are announced
cssTIes Marshall president; Thomas n Bar
hsr vi,e-rresideut. Zelah Van Loan treasurer
Henri N Truman. secretary. Dr = l. far'raEe
1os5i:si director. Dr Ellsworth Eliot n. Dr
cee-ee A Richards Dr. a Ernest Gallant, ~
RoheT, { Kemp Dr John Walker lr VII
~ Iedie rui6-rt pr Frederick :. Soley Or
john JOIN Van Doren Young Dr. John II Huddlesion
~ r TiunEna~t Dr Theodore q. dan'WaN,
n T-ederick T Zahriskie Dr Donald Mclean
to-s,ov ~ e y p C0uaC and pr. samuel NJ
I~ckrer medical examiners. Board or 4naseIs
lanes G Garter = y Emerson NJ H.. henry r
Tovland Charles y Marshall. General flt2-John
porter Phiiu Scnuyler baFard Tuckcfman, D.
KENNEDY Tod Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cnaries tltch-
cock NJ buchanan Wntlrop MIS- Juius az,
\: Mss Gertrude L Hoyt Mrs Robert Hoe and
Mrs Henry A. Oakley
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16

nov and side edges The lining backs are faced TO
,ound depth at the top. the whole back httinS
smoothly az It's upper edge. with silsht tulnesS
dr,vn well 20 the centre OF the waist line The
,vo-sea med sleeves TT closely gathered puUs stand
ing out styiishy az the TOP.
The fancy braid smoothly completes the edges
oe fronts backs and pointed wrists, treioil de-
signs being decorativey applied as Illustrated
n. mode affords opportunity FOR the display oi
t,di,.idual taste In combinations OF material, ana
coloring Il also offers suggestions for remodennsi
Go-,s drcssmakers. A pun Of contrasting material
viii suficienty lengthen too short sleeve ana me
-. fronf and back will a. once give necessary
ienrth and width 70 a waist the owner mas grown
away from. 10 so,,r,oa, ,,...rs old
viii require one and half yards OF 44-incn ma
,riai vtth a half-yard OF silk for yoke The pat
trn NJ 7 go Is cut In sizes for twelve. fourteen
and sixteen years
New-York tribune., 1899-02-16

Collections Of choice valentines have come from
A c. D.. Of this city: Emma L. Sturdivant Of
Jersey City. Aristinc and James p Mum OF this
city. Mrs +. Dexter. Of Brooklyn Miss Ruth and
Master Herbert Chase Of BROOKLYN Margaret F.
Clark Of Armenia Union y. s.. and M0llle Hen
derson and Florence Curtis. ~ Port Chester. y y
a pair OF bed socks came without the name OF the
contributor. TWO pretty valentines from Morton
Bronson Waterbury. Conn; tattne shuttle from
Mrs Theodore Wing. six valentines without name
q collection OF several thousand cancelled stamps
from Mrs T. ". Potter OF Monfclair. y. j.; read
Ing matter and cancelled stamps from Miss Rosen-
kranz. OF Hammondsport y j., books from Dr.
and Mrs. Bliss and unfinished work from Mrs
Mary Bliss Of Springfield ohio. tattins-shutue
from Mrs. William n Thomas of Bay Ridge Long
Island. a cushion for the back Of chair from
Mrs. Lyman Tracy, TWO glasses of jelly from ME
o. T. Powell and Mrs John SWarfz. ana nag TOT
holding thread from Mrs john Bert an or fneut
patterns of silk having fiuy white cian-lled lead
pencil attached with baby ribbon. arrived ycsiti-
day Tho silks were furnished hy different mem
bers Of the r. & : The books. purchased with
money from fhe society fund. We're most neatly
'osercd by Mrs NJ. NJ Painter Of Brooklyn
Scrap pictures and magazine came from 40 $40
West End-aVe. NeW-YOrk" tweuty-four pretty
valentines with stamps FOR mailing from Mrs
age Of lace valentines without name. from
Kosole. y. j.. q box containing pretty en-
brOidcred dolly roll OF co0red tissue paper.
sweet grass hookmark pair of bed socks. d bum
de of worsted5 and silk pieces. souvenir book oi
The Boston Tea Party calendars. rhalh ana
scarfpin and Little Giant" typewriter came
from Miss Tuokerman, president OF the Boston
T. s S Branch.