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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

that l have disturbed you in your
work. mo. no." interrupted Kipling.
II have done my daily task"
/ looked astonished at him. The late
lamented Trollope came to my mind,
who under all circumstances wrote his
twenty pages every day, but Trollope
and Kipling! He guessed at once
what had astonished me. II do my
daily task conscientiously, but not all
that write is printed; most of it goes
there" The waste paper basket un-
der the table here received vigorous
kick and a mass of torn-up papers
rolled out on the ground. Klpling's
movements are quick and lively, and,
perhaps, somewhat nervous; thor
oughly southern temperament.
Distrustful as he is about himself.
he is without bounds in his recogni-
tion of others. He admires Steven
son warmly, delights in Henley's po-
etry. He expressed himself in high
praise of the latest work of Leonard
Merrick. THE Actor-Manager." He
interests himself in all the literary
work of the day, and is at home in all
the chief movements and side currents
in the spiritual life OF England. When
discussing the Literary History Of
England" which DR.. Kellner has in
! hand, Mr.. Kipling said:
''If had your book to write would
attempt in final chapter to discover
the path which may lead from the
present chaotic condition of our liter
ature and that of the twentieth CEN
! tury. | would call the chapter BE
tween the Epochs." l feel that we
are between ebb and food. 1t Is now
just what sailors call slack tide;' we
are waiting for the great personality
which will unite all the minor ten
dencies of the time and collect all the
partial and petty forces into one
power that will give a rev and ade-
quate expression to the new time"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

Tt may be recalled that at certain
stage of the battle of Manila. Admiral
Dewey withdrew his fleet for break
fast. Breakfast at least has usually
been held accountable for that pause
in the fight. It is stated now that the
real cause for drawing off was that the
Olympia had only fifteen proiectiles
left for her big guns, and that as soon
rs the fleet got around the point, II
new apportionment of ammunition
was made, and then the fight went on.
1t is also stated that when the fight
was over there were only thirty big
gun projectiles left. With these, and
no more to fall back on, Admiral
Dewey sat down and waited, the Ger
man admiral, kind man, keeping him
company, from the 1st of May until
June 2S, when the Baltimore arrived
with fresh ammunition, A long strain
on the nerves that.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

A high French official lately re.
marked apropos. of American posses
sion of the Philippines: "The appear
ance of the Americans in eastern wa
ters is disturbing factor to the whole
of Europe. Americans, it is well
known, lack diplomatic manners, and
will surely bring constant trouble to
all of u.s." 1t is possible that Ameri-
can diplomacy has not always in its
processes exhibited the "suaviter in
modo," and indeed has sometimes in
the coarse phrase Of foreigner, been
Sof the "shirt sleeves" variety. But
there is one thing worse than lack OF
diplomatic manners, and that is diplo-
matte insincerity and finesse. Our
people may at times be rough OF
speech, but they have way of going
straight to the point that compares
favorably with the circumhex methods
of European phrase makers. Honest
diplomacy is more of desideratum
than smooth diplomacy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

There is no real assurance of sue
cess in the reported agreement of del
egates at the international anarchist
conference in regard to the suppress
sion of this crime. Assertions of n
uniform system agreed upon in deal
ing with it are somewhat discredited
by the one definite statement given
forth, namely, that the conference de-
clines to recognize anarchist outrages
as political crimes. There has been no
i,timation as to what is necsssary to
constitute political crime, and, so
far as Great Britain is concerned, there
can be little ground for agreement
with the continental powers in defin-
ing it. Some Of the noblest patriots
as well as some of the worst assassins
have found refuge in London during
the past seventy or eighty years by
reason of the rule that political opin-
ions. however dangerous, cannot be
considered criminal without encroach-
ing on the rights of free speech and
the privilege of asylum. Nor would
the British government agree to draw
any line separating opinions claimed
to be political from those which, under
continental law, would undoubtedly
be amenable to punishment. And il
would be useless for the conferen ce
to call itself international if New York
and London were left comparatively
free from the closer police surveillance
which will be necessary in continen-
tai cities. If anarchy is to be com
leteIy crushed ont, it will have to
be done by an equal severity shown by
all the powers concerned. But this
would demand similarity in spirit and
method which does not exist. observes
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01
Chance. OF the College Graduate.

"Appleton's Cyclopedia OF Ameri.
can Biography" contains, in round fig
ures, 10, 900 names. OF that number
few over 5000 are the names of col
lege graduates, and 10,0 approx.
not college graduates. 1t is extreme.
ly difficult to estimate with any degree
of accuracy the number of college
graduates who have lived in our coun-
try since the beginning of our history.
Suppose we adopt the usual estimate
of 150, ZOO. Five thousand of these
have done such work as to deserve rec
ognition; that is, one man in every 30
sent out by the colleges and univer-
sities has reached some distinction.
This proportion seems pitifully small,
and our case seems already lost. But
let us put over against these col
lege graduates those who are not grad
uates.
As the male population of the United
States grows up and passes through
the age of college education, little
more than per cent. actually gradu-
ates from colleges aud universities =
ior tuse III caicuittion, iet us cuil III L
per cent. Then, if we count the grad
uates in our country since the begin
ming of onr history at $50, 1000, the
non on-graduate males OF graduate age
number l5, 100000 OF this vast null
titude only 10000 have done such
work as merits recognition in an ency-
clop@dia of biography. Only one in
every 1900 of the non-graduates has
attained distinction, while one in every
80 vi the college graduates has been
equally fortunate. That is to say, the
boy who takes time to prepare him
self for his work by submitting him
self to the discipline furnished by the
college or university increases his
chances of success fiftyfold. Professor
John Carleton Jones, in The Forum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

owe to them" Kipllng's father was
an artist, holding an official position
In India, and lives now in retirement
in the neighborhood of his son, for
with such a globe-trotter, Wiltshire is
regarded as quite near Sussex. Happy
father and happy soni OF his mother
he naturally does not speak to strang-
ers. but 1t Is sufficient to hear q man
say my mother to understand the
relations that exist between them"
The impression of all this happiness
was so strong upon DR.. Kellner that
after his Interview he said to himself:
To-day have seen happiness face to
face"
The first impression produced by
Mr.. Kipling on the interviewer was
striking in its diversity. Whenever
Mr.. Kipling speaks and turns his face
full upon you you would think you
had before you a very wide awake,
lively and harmless child, but the pro-
file shows a strong man who has not
grown up in the atmosphere of the
study. 81 have seldom" adds the in
terviewer. received two such differ
ent impressions from one and the
same fact The work room is of sur
prising simplicity, the north wall Ia
covered with books, half its height
over the door hangs a portrait OF
Burne-Jones tMr. Kipllng's uncle), to
the right, near the window. stands n
plain table-not o writing table-on
which lie a couple Of pages containing
verses No works of art. no conven-
fences, no knick-knacks,th unadorned
room, simple and earnest, like Puri-
tan chapel"
Il much fear" began the interview
er. that / have come too early. and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

Steel rails now figure as the cheap
est finished product in wrought iron
or steel. A good lesson in the finance
of modern industry is also afforded by
them. To establish steel rail works
an expenditure of s3,000000 is required
before a single rail can be turned out.
The steel is made to conform to an ac-
curate chemical omposition-the most
accurate in the ordinary range of tech
ni.al operations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

No one should be discouraged by
reason of small capital. The town of
Rock Island, in the Straits of Mack
mack, was recently sold by the regis
ter of lands, for five cents, a nickel at
that. When whole town can be
bought for that sum there is hope for
the poorest of us.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

Paul w. Bartlett's statue of Michael
Angelo. which, when complete, will
occupy a place in the second story OF
the great rotunda in the congressional
library at Washington, will be one of
the most remarkable works of art in
that collection, because the artist has
refrained from idealizlng his subject
and has portrayed him in keeping with
the descriptions of the great sculptor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

There appears to be no possibility
of acquiring territory which the mos
quito has not already claimed. In
the far Philippines as well as in Alas
ka, he or she Is prominently mentioned
rs q pioneer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01
subject was the air of happiness which

surrounded him.
"All that fate-Kipling would call .t
the good God'-has to bestow OF real
worth has been granted to this won
derful child OF fortune; love. domes-
ITCHY, independence. fame, and power,
in the vigor of youth Che is only 32)
and sound health. and, above all, the
capacity OF enjoying has good fortune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

which have come to the present gen.
Grafton. He is represented as con-
templating one of his works. The po-
sition OF the head makes some people
who have seen the model think that
the completed work will have to be
viewed from its own level to be seen
at its best, and that 1t will be less ef-
fective from the main floor Of tho
rotunda. from which point it will re-
ceive the most attention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

Now that the war is over the battle
ships have taken to running aground
once more. There will be no alarm
as long as the hoodoo confines its ex-
ertions TO peace periods.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01

He has known how by wise economy
to obtain full independence; he has
for many years been placed in such Il
position that he can Withstand all the
temptations Of publishers and editors.
and in his creative work need only re-
spond to the inner call and his literary
conscience. Literary creation is, for
him, the highest Joy, and the calling
of writer the noblest pursuit. Nor
is that all; Kipling has the happiest
fortune which can happen to man
when he has attained the highest
aims, his father and mother are still
alive. and he can and does say with
proudest modesty. IAN that am
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01
} Dept. sos BALTIMORE, MD.


A Mexican has made a combination
sword and revolver with the cylinder
and trigger in the hilt OF the sword
and the revolver barrel pointing down
the swords blade
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. bc mag
netic full OF life nerve and vigor, take No!To-
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
tced. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01
Character in Hair.

Somebody or other with romantic mind
is trying to make out through the medium
OF woman's newspaper that the hair OF
famous women tells the secrets of their
personal characteristics. says writer in
The Inter- Ocean. It is a pretty idea, pos
sibly, but a little bit strained. | wonder
how many of these famous women have
allowed their own original locks 10 tell
their personal characters" The Princess
Of Wales, for instance, is mentioned as
having soft brown hair, very similar TO
the Queens. which shows that the Princess
is remarkable for womanly attributes.
AS the Princess OF Wales hair is now a
very beautiful pale auburn tint, and as it
Is well known that none of il is grown
on her own head, this makes this state
ment rather quaint to the thinking mind
Queen Victoria certainly has not boosted
soft brown hair for the last quarter OF
a century. Other ladies who are attribute
ed to have characteristic hair are Miss
Ellen Terry. Nine. Sarah Bernhard and
Nine. Patti, who all, according to this in
teresting romancist. have sunny, glossy
curly. golden hair" As Nine Patti for
brief space OF time dyed her coal-black
locks to suit the eNigencies of the part OF
Inlet. which she sang in Paris good
many years ago, and rs she has again
regained the brunette character of her
hirsute adornment. this evidence of her
bright and sunny disposition" scarcely
seems to fit the case. Miss Ellen Terry GER
tainly has fair hair, but | doubt if it was
like that originally, while Nine. Sarah
Bernhardt methinks l remember as al
ways possessing Titan locks, whose Wild
profusion could never in the Hottest
flights Of Imagination be called either
..,IosSv'' mr. "s1tnny" II is comfortable,
however. to read that BLACK haired Wom-
en- are at times capable of great energy,
| although they must sorrow exceedingly TO
know that ''few black haired women have
become famous, but an immense number
of extremely useful and talented women
are living who are remarkable for their
cleaning raven hair This last little hit
| of encouragement to the blaek-haired
women is distinctly patronizing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01
THE FIRST FooTER.
If MnD, He VIII Bring You Good
ut.I-

Or New Years Day it is essential
for good fortune that the "frst-footer''
or the first stranger to enter your door
and wish you Happy New Year
should be fair-haired and blue-eyed-
First-footins is one of the oldest Of
the many quaint English customs.
Among other superstitions connected
with this custom, man is preferred
as a first-footer, and a woman is to be
avoided. The one who enters should
bear piece of coal piece OF iron
and a bottle of wine. To each man OF
the household he gives glass, and TO
each woman a kiss.
Sweetened ale or egg-fip is the
prescribed beverage for the drinking
Of healths on New Year. IN Scotland
the housewife takes care, before retir-
ing the last night of the year, to
spread the ashes smoothly on the
hearth. If. in the morning, the print
OF a foot can be detected. with the toe
pointing toward the door, it is thought
to foretell death in the family dur
ing the year; but if the toe points in
an opposite direction, there Will be
marriage soon.
A bowl of spiced ale, in which wera
roasted apples, toast and sugar. was
carried round from house to house New
Years Eve by the village maidens.
who sang songs. and wished every one
"A Happy New Year" The loving cup
of present times is relic OF this an
cient and still observed English Gus
tom.
The Puritans objected to New Year
gifts as a heathenish custom, but it was
| quite as universal as Christmas gifts.
Carrying branches of evergreens,
| hung with apples, oranges and gayly
colored ribbons. the children still pa
! rade the streets of some old English
towns, 'agganowing," as it is called,
from the words of the ditty they sing:
We're come to give you warning
It's New Years Day a-morning,
With hey and a how.
And an agEan agganow.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01
THE SIGN OF A SOLDIER.
Girls Who know 1t and Girls " Ia"
Dent.

There's a girl who knows a soldier
said the observant person, by way Of in
dividual comment on the passing thTons.
And that girl Just behind her doesn't
know soldier. but probably would like TO.
How do | know it? Perfectly plain. and
so absurdly simple that you should have
seen il at Cnce.
The first girl wore a cavalrymans hat
ornament, device of crossed sabres with
regimental number and troop letter in the
upper and lower angles respectively The
logical deduction is that she was suffi
GENTLY well acquainted with soldier TO
accept his device. The second girl wore
hat ornament. device of crossed sahres.
with the same combination OF number and
letter But the device in itself showed
that she did not know a soldier OF any
sort. much less a cavalTyman. That being
So there is a strong antece i6nt pr. b btity
that any girl who does not know soldier
in these times, when peace is getting ready
to pipe, is willing TO know one. There you
have the proof of that which seemed to
puzzle you"
"of course. I know that must seem
very dense. but l DO not see how hat or
nament can prove enc thing when worn
by one girl and just the opposite when
another girl wears it," sad the listener.
Put as you have expressed it, II could
not. But as a matter of fact. the two
girls were not wearing the same thing
The hat ornament of the first girl was
that which is prescribed by military regu-
lations for all cavalry in the service OF
the United States or CT the several States.
The supply of girls is limited only by nat
ural law: the supply OF soldiers is regu-
lated by act of Congress and the casualties
of the campaign. Naturally. there were
not enough hat ornaments to go around
Some enterprising jobber has undertaken
to supply the deficiency by manufacturing
stock of ornaments expressly for the
girls who do not know n soldier, but wish
they did. The two ornaments are easily
to be distinguished. That which follows
army regulations and is the real one has
the hits of the sabres downward. The
manufactured article whether by accident
or design. has the hits upward That little
detail suflices to give the whole combina-
ton away.
but that is not quite so bad as a cheap
war chrome. which seems to be the latest
and most popular article of such very
cheap art. 1t represents the homecoming
of a volunteer. As the family leaps up to
welcome him the returned hero is pictured
as having just dashed his campaign hat
upon the floor right where he will put his
foot through it If he takes another step.
The front of the hat is toward the front Of
the picture and one naturally looks to see
what arm of the service has engaged his
patriotism. 1t is somewhat puZzling to
see the device of sabre crossed with a
musket. Just what kind of soldier it is
that is both ahorse and afoot is not made
clear in the army regulations.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01
IN THE SICK ROOM.
4 Few Suggestions for Those Who
Need Them.

y Few SUGGESTIONS tOr thOsc " no
Need Them.
Give the room which has the best means
of ventilation and the most sunshine to the
invalid. Have dark green shades at the
windows Green tempers the glare OF the
sun in way very soothing to tired eyes.
In making the bed. be sure that the IN
der sheet is stretched as tight as drum
head. Wrinkles arc a source of irritation,
of which even the patient is not always
aware.
Danish creaking chairs from the sick
room, and never allow yourself to sit in
the room and read and rattle newspaper
Do not rock back and forth in a rocking
chair. A trained nurse tells me that she
has frequently known a patients tempera-
ture TO rise and a frightfully nervous con-
dition to follow the visit Of devoted but
thoughtless husband or sons, who have in
dulged in these seemingly harmless little
practices. Even nurse is not always as
careful about hitting the bed when she ap-
proaches it rs she should be- The slight
est Jar often has bad effect upon a deli
cate invalid Whatever you do. never
whisper outside the door. This is intense
w aggravating and conversations with the
doctor may just as well take place else
where.
Keep the medicine bottles. glasses and
spoons out of sight of the patient. Every
sick room should be provided with q small
bottle cabinet, where medicines may be
kept. If this is out of the question, cou-
pie of swinging shelves curtained in silk
may be used.
| Never ask the patient what he wants to
eat. Ask the doctor what he should eat,
prepare it daintily and in small quantities,
and serve it to him arrayed as temptingly
as possible Cover the tray with spot
| less linen cloth, use the prettiest china and
the brightest silver and glass. and adcrn
the tray with flower or two. paincnees
is the best appetizer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01

the stern parent, and half dozen of them.
at this confessional over the cups, who had
mad similar experiences voted that the
American father is losing all his charm and
value and is undoubtedly initiating the
cruel Englishman, who limits his women
folks allowances and then wants TO pry
into their pin money accounts
As matter Of fact" said one SEN
sible-looking matTon who had heard all
this talk THE New York girl is the
most eXtravagant creature on earth, and
ut the gait she is going now she will
bring the richest sort parent to beggary.
When | was debutante in this very town
man was able to keep n big family in
the best possible style on an income of
$4,000, put sons through college, keep a
country place and bring ont the daughter
in irreprcachable fashion.
Inc very best that the father of but
two smart daughters can do on now, even
if his wife is genuinely economical, is
$4,000 and the level for merely genteel
existence is fast rising to SO. 900 1t is
the girls who are raising the standard of
living, | am sorry to say. and banker
confessed TO me only the other day that
his one daughter cost him more money
than his two sons. who went through
Harvard layishly and sowed au abundance
Of Wild oats before they settled down.
DO you nov why? Because the girl
wants all the luxuries of a woman and
those Of man, too. The high tariff has
put the price of her frocks and bonnets
up 10 perfectly wild figure. The millin-
ers' are the least, though, among the New
Year bills. It's the price of twenty foot
knock-about, with sailors wages, of
horses and stable mems hire and new
traps. and bills for expert golf lessons
that fill even affectionate papas with dis
may. Have you any idea what it costs
TO keep up such stables as Miss Helen Ben
edict or Mrs. Hoffman own? Well, some
thing near ten thousand a year, But hav-
ing secured a good stable having set up a
kennel Of costly dogs equal to Mrs. Hitch
cocks and trying her hand at yachting,
like Miss de Forest Day or Mrs. Thomp-
son, the restless New York girl must have
motor carriage from Paris.
You see them every day in Central
Park now, the girls in special toc-toc
brown or automobile red tailor suits,
working the levers with their own fair
hands. while papa is down town trying to
dig out $500 TO pay for the carriage,
$50 for tuition in using it before
she could get license to run it,
and trifing $50 for the sweet little
for use with the motor phaeton. He may
rage as much as he pleases, but the MOTOR
carriage has come to stay, chiefly because
his reckless. hard-hearted daughter has
taken a liking TO it and is going TO make
it feature at Newport, Lenox, in fact, the
country over, next spring.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01

in her daily life, for instance a painting
in the art gallery, the lake in the sun
shine, the glen in snow furry the girls
dancing in the gym" all everyday
scenes. All these are critically noted by
the student with view to writing her
strongest impression, and 10 carry the
scene most graphically in black and white
to some one else who has not witnessed 1t.
Paragraph writing is also made strong
point: how to construct paragraphs deal
ing with all manner of subjects and for
all varieties of publications. as paragraphs
have become the necessity of the present
epoch of hurried living and hurried read
ing.
Much emphasis is laid upon simplicity.