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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
CHIlOREM's COLUMN.
Tho PIrate Poodle.

Once there was a Pirate Poodle,
And he sailed the briny seas
From the land OF Yankee Doodle
Southwark to the Caribbees.
He would boast with tales outlandish,
OF his valor dnd renown;
And his cutlnss he would brandish
With fearful pirate frown.
SO ferocious was bis manner
All his crew looked on, aghast
And his sable pirate banner
Floated from his pirate mast.
He reiterated proudly
Naught had power to make him quail;
Yet when thunder roared too loudly
He would turn triflo pale.
And hc turned trifie paler
When there came q sudden squallj
For this funny Little sailor
Was ridiculously email.
And whene'er q storm portended
He'd betake himself below.
SO much fear and color blended
Did pirate ever show?
Carolyn Wells, in st. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

An Englishman, who had splendid
house about dozen miles out of
London, had practical joke which he
was fond of playing at the expense of
visitors. In dark room over one of
his stables he kept full-sized Peru
vian mummy sitting bolt upright on a
bench When he had shown party
of visitors his house, his picture gal
lery, his horses and his dogs, he would
lead them into this dark loft and
chuckle with delight at their discom-
fiture when suddenly confronted with
this mummy from an ancient tomb in
Peru.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
soMdined Spirits for Fuel.

A new idea in candles has been
evolved by German chemical manu-
facturer. 1t is simply a mass of solid.
ifed spirits pressed into cylindrical
form and distributed in round tin
boxes. The solid spirits burn readily
and need no wick to make them appli-
cable for heating or cooking purposes.
The flame can be extinguished like
that of a chafing-dlsh lamp, after
which the little surface spirits, which
became liquefied by the heat of the
flame, resume their hard and waxy
consistency in few minutes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
Sen water for stree. sprinkl,nr.

The Merchants Association of San
Francisco, says the Popular Science
Monthly. has been trying the expert
ment of 81. linking street with sea
water, and finds that such water binds
the dirt together between the paving
stones, so that when 1t is dry no loose
dust is formed to be raised by the
wind; that sea water does not dry so
quickly as fresh water. so that 1t has
been claimed when salt water has teen
used one load OF 1t is equal to three
loads Of fresh water. The salt water
which is deposited on the street abb
serbs moisture from the air during the
night, whereby the street is thoroughly
moist during the early morning and
has the appearance Of having been
freshly sprlnkled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
The Wide World.

There is one little mouse who does
not live behind the pantry door or in
a dark corner of the kitchen. He has
the whole wide world for home, and
the tops of wheat straw is the spot he
usually selects to build his house.
This house OF the field mouse is a
dainty ball, woven of grasses and
made soft inside. The inside is filed
with lots of baby mice. There is one
small hole where the little master con-
trives to get in and our end the whole
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

III tell you what III Is, MIS-. SPAR
row. I'm glad the winter is over and
we can begin our n asst building"
$50 am I, Mrs. Swallow. My old
nest under the caves is getting rather
shaky. Those March winds nearly
shook our whole colony out of their
ancestral home"
'Dear me, it seems to me you use
big words. What is an ancestral
home? l don't see but your nest
looks just like other nests"
"Why, you know very well that our
folks have lived here for many years,
and then date Back to good old days
when we were English sparrows, while
you are nothing but common chin
ney swallow. You haven't any pedi-
gree, while pride myself as l have
right to, on my ancestry. My fathers
and mothers came from England in
the good old days"
"Yes, aud l heard Farmer Brown
say he wished they had stayed there"
"Well, well, birds, like folks, have
to bear ill will, but I'm sure no bird
ever deserved it less than the spar
row. We only ask for n chance to
make good living. If we were al
ways foraging in the corn fields, pick
ing out the corn as soon as it is
dropped in the field, like Mr.. Grow, or
tearing open the wrappers of the
young corn to get the'sweet kernels,
as does the blackbird, it would be
different.
81 suppose all birds have their
trials" replied Mrs. Swallow. 'Just
as we get nicely settled in good COM
Portable chimney, even when we have
waited patiently for warm May weather,
some shivery grandma thinks it is
cold, and the grandchildren make a
fire in the CRATE, and then where are
we? Why, smoked out. It's never
quite safe in this climate to nest in
chimneys."
And Mrs. Swallow solemnly shook
her head.
''Then why don't you build as we
do, under eaves?"
1--WE have our ancestral customs as
we'll as you," said Mrs. Swallow. "If
our fathers and mothers didn't come
from England, they did teach us
where to build our nests. Besides,
but yesterday saw Mr.. Browns hired
man knock down whole neighbor-
hood of sparrows from the caves OF
the barn. So you're not much better
off han Ye:"
"That's Some So I tell you what,
Mrs. Swallow, / would like to turn
into a hired man or oven n little bow
for just one summer, to teach bird
manners, which, as you know, are
much better than those shown us by
boys and men, especially the hired
men. They seem to be our bitter
enemies"
"Well, good morning, Mrs. Spar
row. think I'll risk building in Mr..
Smiths parlor chimney. / heard Mrs.
Smith tell her maid she wasn't going
to have fire in her parlor this sum-
mer because the chimney smoked"
"And I'll away to neighbor John
sons barn. 1 believe we'll move our
family and begin new colony. We're
getting pretty thick under the caves
where my great-great-great-grand-
parents lived"
And the two birds were soon busy,
each in her own place and way, while
Jack Thompson, who overheard their
talk, went on his way to school and
told this story to his teacher, who
luckily CHANGED to be myself That
is how came to have tie story to tell
my readers. ."-Christian at Work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without Il. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets,--benuty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
LARGEST KITCHEN IN WORLD.
Built by George Nv at windsor Castle
in 1928.

In 1928.
The last OF the works OF the much
maligned George ". to be mentioned
here is the enlarged and improved
royal kitchen lat Windsor castle). 1t
stands-perhaps the largest single
kitchen in the world-on ground where
royal kitchens have stood from time
immemorial. George w. It was who in
1928 gave 1t It's lofty roof and top-light
yentilators, Its splendid clock let into
the stone walls, and its generally me-
dleval appearance. At the other end
Of the kitchen is fixed an immense
and venerable smokestack, whose or
igin Is lost In the mists OF antiquity.
One of these annually has the honor of
roasting her majesty's baron OF beef.
The hot-plate table in the center OF the
kitchen measures no less than IA feet
by nine feet. The batterie de cuisine,
In its brilliant array Of glittering cop
per, Is large enough to cheer the hearts
Of small army of gourmands; and to
show its Office is no sinecure, one may
mention that II has to make an annual
visit to the manufacturer for restora-
tlon and repair. Lady Bloomfield says
OF this kitchen In 1S42: "The fire was
more like Nebuchadnezzar's burning
fiery furnace than anything else l can
think OF now; and though there is now
no company at Windsor, there were at
least Is or 20 large joints of meat
roasting. Charles Murray (comptrol-
Ter Of the honsehold) told me that last
year they fed at dinner $4,000 people. :"
Pail Mall Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Late advices from the Niger says the
deserters from the French regiments
are constantly arriving at lilo. They
allege as their reason for leaving the
service that they got no pay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Mt
the request of numerous business or
ganizations of Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, has arranged for n ten days stop
over at each of those cities under the
usual procedure OF the passenger de-
posting the ticket with the ticket
ten days stop-overs at Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

There was nothing Napoleon was so
fond of as boiled mutton with onion
sauce, and he frequently INDUCED his
taste to such an extent as to make
himself Ill.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
Don't Tobacco spI. and Smoke Your Life Ar.y.

To quit tobacco easily md forever, be mag.
netic, full Of life. nerve and vigor take MOTTO.
Dac. the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or si. Cure guaran.
teed. Doohlet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Wages in the locomotive department
OF the English and Welsh railway lines
increased 5.2 per cent during the last
half year and the cost of coal was
augmented by is per cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-E Ease,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Itching, Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foct-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Al all drug
gsts and shoe stores. 25 cts Sample mailed
FREE. Adrs Allen g. Olmstead. Leroy, NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

A. M. Priest, Druggist, Shelbyville, Ind,
says; Halls Catarrh Cure gives the best OF
satisfaction. Can get plenty OF testimonials
sell it 75c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

The Samuel ]. Tilden residence at
Grammercy Park was sold the other
day for s1S0,0OO, which was $4,000 less
than 1t cost
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
WEAKNESS
OF
RACKACHE

the time had headache and such tired feeling have
taken bottles of Compound and have also used the
Sanatve Wash and feel like must say never
had anything help much. have better health than
had in my life sleep we'll night and work all
day without feeling tired. give Lydia E. Pnkhams Vege-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

We think Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION Is
the only medicine for Coughs.-JESNiEP PircK-
ARD. Springfeld, Ills, Oct. |, 1885,.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

The capital of Herzegovina has n
man named Gjugja, who is 100 years
old, and boasts of 1856 descendants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

The Wisconsin Legislature has for
bidden the use of living rooms for
manufacturing purposes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarcts.
Candy Cathartic, euro constipation forever.
loo. 26c. II G. O. O. foil, druggists refund money.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

In the last three years the United
States has sold abroad 81, 300 ,000, 900
more than II has bought.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Fits permanently cured. No Ats or nervous
ness after first days use Of DIR. Klino's Great
Nerve Restorer g. trial bottle and treatise
free. DIR. H.KLIsE. ltd. s3l Arch st. Phila, Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Mrs. Pinkham. "and I want to
thank you for my complete re-
covery. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is a wonderful
medicine for women.
~ had severe female complaints
causing terrible backache and ner-
yous prostration; was diZZy most of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

ro-To-Bao for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit euro, makes weak
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
DACKACHE is a symptom.

II ACKACFIE is symptom.
III Something makes the backache and that something
requires attention the backache be perma-
nently stopped suffered for years with long list Of
troubles writes MRS c. KLENK of Wells Mimi (Box ID
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Some persons say they are never Influenced BY an
advertisement.
1t is not expected that any will buy Ivory Soap
solely because it is suggested by advertisement but
to ask some friend about it; should you find-as you
probably will that she is enthusiastic in its praise,
then gon may try it.
Millions of people use Ivory Soap; they use it because
they like it. You too will like it. There is difference
in soaps
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

To Cure Constipation Fsrsver.
Take Cascorets Candy Cathartic. 100 OF ESQ.
II c. @. Q. fail TO cure, druggists refund money
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

NJ \Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teetl ~, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton. lays pain, cures wind collie 2jC bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

- CoN n q - AC GIL "
h headache e and
was very nerv-
Gus. I resolved
to try your medi-
y cine and took two
bottles of Lydia
fE. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
IL .-I Azf..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-08-18
THE WAIKIKI NUISANCE.

The Board of Health will now, ii is
hoped, remove the Waikiki puisances.
In bringing an outlying district with
in the strict rules absolutely necessary
to the safety of a town, much allowance
must of course be made for those who
may suffer a money loss In the inter-
ruption of their business, even If 1t
Is small, and legally a nuisance. No
Chinaman or native has the right to
carry on business which endangers
the health Of the neighborhood. but he
may carry on business which Is dis
agreeable, and even depreciate the va
lue of property. The line between an
act that may injure health, and one
that is disagreeable to the neishbor-
hood is rather shadowy.
But the numerous pig pens, and
manure heaps along the Waikiki road
have not confirmed our wide spread
reports about the tropical bloom OF
our Island Paradise. The tourist pass
ing along that road has only to close
his eyes, and the smells take him
back to the outskirts o. some city OF
the Mainland. and the familiar odors
of pig pens and stables. Moreover, the
air Is more or less tainted with the de-
cayed vegetation of the ponds. Ger
tainly, the Board OF Health should re-
move these sources of malarial disease
SO far as they have the authority to
do so.
The Board has no despotic power
but Il should make the most energetic
and intelligent use Of the power 1t has
to improve the sanitary conditions OF
the town. 1t has the confidence OF
the people. beyond doubt. and its intel
ligent conduct in the past. is its guar
antee that 1t will in any exigencies do
well in the future.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-08-18
CELEBRATING THE FOuhth

o,o of the curious instances ol ''e
directions in which pun
,,,,ion moves is the crnsaoc nv"
,a,,. made against the noisy me'hoo
-, celebrating the Fourth of july Inc
American journals are now aSh'he'
what good reason is there IN eNplo"'ns
s.oorackers. firing cannon. and as
charging fire works over the annual
recollection of a great poiiticai a'''
.whv" asks one journal, must we
boye on this anniversary, an ear
shifting day, with cannon cracNe'S
taking off hands and fingers anu 10y
,is,ols sending promising youths 10
,ho grave and small cannon blindihg
boys and girls, and sky-rocRets se'''hs
fire To houses. and invalids driven into
re,apseso" A Chicago journal states
4, has the reports of l4l cases OF IN
iury and death. due to the celepratioh
NJ the last Fourth, and 1t believes 'hat
,bere are several hundreds OF unre-
ported cases. 1t is probable that the
killed and wounded of the Fourth were
hardly exceeded by the losses In the
fights around Santiago. This Is an
appalling situation. II the inebria'es'
or the criminal classes were the SUI
ferers, the use of these explosives
might be tolerated. 1t is the children
mainly who are killed and manned Tor
life.
As the people have begun to think
about this matter, 1t may be assumed
that the noisy celebration OF the
Fourth will soon close The brilliant
fire works that are exhibitions OF art
and ingenuity will continue to be popu-
lar because they do not involve uuch
risk. and the Fourth may gradually be
known only as fireworks day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-08-18
LABOR IN TINE WEST INDlEk

The sugar planters Of the West Ia
dies. after many years Of vicissitudes
In the cultivation OF the sugar cane,
are gradually becoming convinced chat
the central mill, with 'djacent small
proprietors OF farms who raise and sell
the cane, is the only solution OF the
labor question All attempts to keep
the immigrant lsborers on the planta-
lions after their term of service has
expired have failed. The Portuguese
,aborers refused to extend their con
tracts. The Chinese set up for them
selves, and the East Indian coolie pre-
,ors IN become an independent pro-
nr,e,or. After the hurricane in Barpa-
aos and st. Vincent, last fail' which
aos,roved many plantations the
n,an,ers of Demerara offered to employ
oooo OF the idle laborers, at fa'r "asea'
,rd free house accommodations ne'
.aa,r.d only 400. The laborers pre-
,orred their own homes TO coh'''''
labor elsewhere. .,,, NAV
There is only one lesson that may
+. read out Of the experiences Oh lns
,ron,ca, cultivation OF cane mere an
s,sauhere. that there can be no perma-
,~. a,.h,,,,v in the industry until 'he
".ne Is produced by independent 'anu
,.rs even II their HOLDINGS arc
mali The day laborer VII. a,M ~,
NO an uncertain quantity. IN ess.'
a.r,cu,,ural country he Is the e''' ~
,,.h,e workman. because he mas no '
',"D' Gov a home or capacity 10
aoou,re one. without an interest," -
land he becomes labor tramp anu
has no ambition to work ana sa.e say,
In the island of Jamaica large cen'' :"
m,u is to be erected in order 10 p"
"naso tho cane from the small pro-
nript OrS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-08-18
TRUSTS.

The United States Industrial Com
mission is taking evidence about the
creation of Trusts, and asks men OF
experience to suggest ways of prevent
ing their organization. -
Mr.. J. J. Myers, a Massachusetts
member of Congress, suggests that laws
be enacted permitting stocks to he is
sued only to amount of the actual va
lue of the properties upon which the
Trust is based. He urged that the
Trusts are not created in order TO
economic production, but in order TO
get over-capitaliZed securities, which
were put upon the public; that 1t is one
OF the ways of making money with
out work, and highly satisfactory to
the promoters of Trusts. He called the
attention of the Commission to the
fact that the laws of Massachusetts
forbid the issue of stock for an amount
exceeding the actual value of the
property involved. The enforcement;
of this law ii generally adofAd would
instantly stop the creation Of Trusts.
But the only way such law could
be enforced would be in the appoint
ment of State officers whose duty II
| would be to certify to the actual value
of the property, before permitting the
| issue of stock. The submission OF the
list of properties, including lands, to
an intelligent board OF commissioners
for correct valuation, would in
nearly every case discourage the
promoters of Trusts, for they would
usually be left with only small mar
gins OF profit. Only those Trusts
would be created which actually secur-
ed economic advantages,
There is not, at present, any strong
public sentiment In favor of making
the Trusts put their organizations on
business basis, The men who today
oppose Trusts, ON principle, VIII, TO-
morrow, favor them, II asked 10 come
In on the ground floor and make
some money out OF the transaction
without labor, There IL not, through
out America, any serious opposition (,
"skinning Investors because al,
majority Of men are ready and anNioul
20 share In doing the "skinning,' q
there II money IN a. lntil puhli.
opinion rs changed aud IL better edu
Gated, the protection against Trusts
With walsred stock, 10 the grosinl
knowledge VI Investors who refuse 4
DO "sklnned,'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-08-18
THE PANAMA CANAL

Wen. Il, Curtis, a newspaper CORE
op0udent of good reputation, has re-
Gently visited Panama, and states in
the Chicago Record, that he was sur
prised at the progress made In the con-
Struction OF the De Lesseps canal The
company which owns 1t has been
quietly and vigorously at work since
1894, and has undertaken the most
difncult part of the work in the first
iustauce, NJ. Vossion, the French Com
missioner recently residing in these
ls,ands, said in 1897, that the world
would soon be astonished at the COM
p,etion of the canal. The Advertiser
reoeated his statement at the time 1t
vas made. but it seemed to be IN
credible that such gigantic work should
he in progress, without descriptions OF
A. being constantly made to the public
through the journals. Mr.. Curtis con-
Arms M. vossion's statements. Inc
French engineers in charge OF the work
say that the cost Of finishing the canal
will beliabout $1O0.00O,Ooo. The esti-
mates for constructing the Nicaragua
canal far exceed these figures.
One Of the most remarkable features
of the enterprise is that the most I'M
proved sanitary measures have been
taken to preserve the Health OF the
tbirty-eight hundred laborers engaged
In the work. Instead OF dying by the
hundreds as they did when DE Lesseps
ns in charge. the field and central
hospitals are so well managed, that
there was not single death from the
Ohegres fever in 1898. Measures Tor
n-eserying the health Of the laborers
are 90 admirably taken that even
Americans are not attacked by the
tropical diseases which laid over lo,ooo
men in the grave during the building
Of the Panama railroad.
The certainty of the completion OF
this canal within a short time. Will
have a strong influence over the for
tunes Of the Nicaragua canal project
The commerce of the world does not
require more than one canal. Congress
will be disposed to delay action when
n In satisfied that the De Lesseps canal
Win be finished.
Although the failure of the De Lesseps
oompany involved an apparent loss OF
ssoo, OOO, 900, the French people refused
u sbandon the project, and are quiet
IL and vigorously pushing 1t to sue
cossful end.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-08-18
AZ ~ss, are the only pills to tax
HOODS Pills with Hoods Sarsaparills

the thoughts of millions and will yet
crush slavery. Men said, Would he
had died in arms.' God ordered bet
ter! and granted to him and the slave
thobe noble prison hours,-that single
hour OF death; granted him a higher
than the soldiers place. that of teach
err; 1.-THE echoes of his rifles have died
away in the hills.-a million hearts
guard his words. God bless this roof
make 1t bless us We dare not say
bless you, children of this house! you
stand nearer to one whose lips God
touched, and we rather bend for your
blessing God make us all worthier Of
him whose dust we lay among the
hills he loved Here he girded himself
and went forth to battle. Fuller sue
cess than his heart ever dreamed. God
granted him. He sleeps in the bless
ings of the crushed and the poor, and
men believe more firmly in virtue, now
that such a man has lived. Standing
here, let us thank God for a firmer
faith and fuller hope"
And yet these words were spoken
over the grave of man who was
guilty OF treason, had fomented revo-
luton, and had defied the Constitution
and laws of the United States. 1t
taught the lesson that there is nothing
sacred in solemn compacts II people do
not like them
Phillips, the most finished orator.
many believe, that America has pro-
duced, said, Il do not believe slavery
will go down in blood" Eighteen
months afterwards the blood began to
flow. at Sumter. One of the scholars
best read In history. had failed to see
the lesson Of all history.that the scat
fold and the sword are the chief instru-
ments in the building of nations.