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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-25

world 1t would then be necessary to
decide whether to abandon China ut
terly. with the future MANAGE which
would always be impending, or to send
the utmost resources of all civilization
to conquer an enemy numbering from
a quarter to one-third of the human
race. 1t is easily understood, there.
fore, why Europe is hesitating before
problem so gigantic that there Is
nothing in modern times with whicE to
compare it.
The arsenals and batteries of Russia
command the northern approach at
Port Arthur; q fleet of British cruisers,
a regiment of soldiers and formida-
bic fortress holds the southern ap-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-25

The somnambullst who tumbles from
a roof is an illustration Of one way to
fall asleep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-25

Ching is one Of the best known and
most able of Chinese statesmen, and
is known to be friendly to foreigners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-25

Prince Ching as chief Of the Tsunseil-
Yamen, or Foreign Office, and his re-
placement by Prince Tuan, father of
the heir apparent TO the throne, who is
sympathizer with the Boxers. Prince
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
QUEEN HELEN.
THE CONSORT OF THE NEW KING OF
ITALY HAS LITTLE POPULARITY
WITH HIS PEOPLE

1t is extremely doubtful whether Queen Helen
in spite of her undeniable beauty. viii ever be
come so popular rs her mother-in-Iav. the now
widowed Queen Margherita. Cold and unde-
monstrative reserved and taciturh "a -he- than
ELUSIVE her qualities are calculated 20 appeal
rather to the Piedmontese-FFiehIan like
herseIf-than to the population Of the rest %
Italy. There is no doubt that the d.sappo.nt-
rncnt freely and unkindly expressed by the
newspapers Of the Peninsula regarding her fall
ure TO fulfil national expectations in the pres
entation 70 the kingdom Of an heir TO he throne
has had the effect of raising sort of barrier
Of antagonisrn between herself and the people
Of her adopted country She seems % feel that
they resent her childIessness. while they on the
other hand do not hesitate TO express freely the
disappointment OF the dynasdc hope which they
had based upon the marriaze-
Queen Marghcrita's popularity was "a so1!rce
Of strength to her husband as ruler Even AZ
the moment when. owing 20 the uists k-s do
nestle and foreign, Of his Ministers he was
most unpopular and reviIed as "the Austrian
Colonel" she always remained an object Of so
much affection on the part of the people %
every shade OF political opinion that the field
daisy was chosen in her honor as the emblem
Of number Of political societies. some OF them
such as the Italia Irredenta. being hostile alike
TO the Government and TO the King But for a
Queen to be popular in Italy it is necessary that
she be Of Italian birth and OF Italian disposition,
and neither the AionteneErin born Queen Helen
not yet the French born Duchess Helen OF
Aosta. who as wife Of the heir apparent Of the
Crown may eventually succeed her as Queen, is
ever likely to give the same amount OF political
support to her husband as Queen Margherita
was able 20 furnish the late King Huubert
Nor is it probable that she VIII ever share 70
the same degree as her mother-in-law the duties
/ of her husband ruler. Humbert was notO-
riCusly influenced in many matters by his con-
sort. especially in connection with the Triple
Alliance, which she induced him to join But
Queen Helen is completely dominated by her
diminutive husband who like 50 many small
men, is far tee autocratic to accept any advice
or to brook any interference even on the part
of mis- wife. IN his duties as ruler.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

vester method was used after the other efforts
failed. Two men began to rub his limbs, forcing
the cold blood toward his heart. They tckled
his throat with a feather as another inducement
for circulation to start They raised his arms
over his head and pressed on the diaphragm
giving an injection for the purpose of forcing
water out of the lungs They brought the arms
down and pressed the elbows against the ribs
They kept it up until Dunn began to gasp
which is always a sign of returning life He
looked UP with a smile, if he liked drowning
for exhibition purposes, and then went out again
to have it all done again.
Dunn is an expert life saver, and has many
rescues to his credit He nearly drowned
in 1897 while trying to save little boy who
had gone under barge. He finally got the lad
out but his back torn terribly by the
splinters on the bottom of the barge, and for
a time it was feared he would die from blood
poisoning.
Jack" Peak came up from Atlantic City for
the exhibition. He has saved 1914 persons from
drowning in the last nine years. In one after
noon he took seven men and women from a
wreck on the bar off Atlantic City. His narrow
>st escape from losing his life while attempting
3 rescue was when the schooner Shawl, of New
York, went ashore during terrible storm on the
Jersey coast number of and women
could be seen clinging to the wrecked boat. He
hunted for hour before he found man who
willing to risk the trip They almost
worn out before they got within hailing distance
of the wreck. Then they could not persuade any
of those board to leave the wreck for the bob
bing Ifeboat. They picked up bottle contain
ing a message which the captain wished to send
to shore and started back In spite of their
efforts the boat overturned and both men
thrown into the water Peaks companion,
Clark, was almost exhausted, and would surely
have drowned had not Peak succeeded in making
a float Of the boats He fastened Clark to
the float, and after long and desperate effort
succeeded in towing him ashore
j. w. Lyons, of Bath Beach, is the only deaf
and dumb life saver in the service He was at
Sheepshead Bay on Sunday, and showed his skill
in the water. His eyes very keen, and the
fact that he can neither hear cries for help nor
shout encouragement to drowning persons has
never impeded him in making rescues
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
A Reform IN FRENCH GRAMMAR.

DISTRESSING FEATURES TO BE DEPRIVED Of
THEIR WORST TERROR BY THE GovERNMENT.
Paris correspondence of The Pan Mall Gazette.
There should be rejoicing in every schoolroom.
not only in France and Navarro, but also where
ever French is taught benehcent decree
emanating from the Council of Public lnStruc-
ton, the sovereign pedagOgic body OF the cOuh-
try, OTdans that hencefOrth French syntaX ana
photography to be sinplfed. The grammar
is to be purged Of certain obnoxious dilIlcultieS
that have never served any other purpose tnan
to try the memory and patience of successive
generations of scholars.
This important reform will deprive some Of
the most distressing chapters in the ffehch
grammar Of their worst terrors. First ana Iore-
most belt noted the unsurpassably terrible chap-
ter which deals with the past partciIe OF vSiD9
COnjuGated with aVoIr is SuDpre SSed altoSethrT-
As every student knows to his misery the
agreement of these parucipfeS with the OpJecI
governed by rules of such hair splltJihS
nicely that the grammarians themselves We're
lOggcrheadS with regard TO them FOR lhe
future. these participleS always to be in
variable and this welcome tUmutablHty is 10
be extended to the past paTticiple of reflective
verbs Thus il is now permissible TO write
Les livres que iai lu' and Files Sc sont tu
Another simplifcatiOn affects those perplexlnS
nouns that have hitherto been of two eenders-
Henceforth they may be OF either gender ac-
cording to taste You may say, Les grandes
OTGues.' or "un des plus grands crgues, the
adjective coupled with gems may De masculine
or feminine, as you prefer, and TO make OrgUes,
paques. or periOde feminine is to cease to be a
heinouS grammatical offence. But in the case
of substantives the most gratifying innovation
is in connection with the plural of composite
nouns. These plurals in the past were a crux
of the first magnitude. For instance, you had
to write timbres-pOSte and paquebOts-poste,
but for inScrUtable reason the plural Of
train-poste trains-pOstes- For the future,
the essential rule is TO be that the plural is 10
be formed in the simplest manner possible by
adding an s. to the end of the last WORD
Pedantic people are still to be at liberty to stick
to the old Orthogra ply, but it viii De leSit-
mate to write cOffTefOTtS as cOfres forts, or
bassecours as basSes cours Again, chedceuvres
is to be tolerated he plural Of chef oeuvre,
and tetat6tes as that of ttte tete.
Besides ordering these changes. and many
others there is no room to mention. the Council
speaks out boldly in favor of the reign IN gen
eral way of simplicity and common sense in
matters grammatical 1t iHdulSes III particular
in a shrewd thrust at examiners who, in France,
| as elsewhere. delight in ''StumDing' their vic
tins by setting them questions dealing with
trumpery peculiarities it would be better 10
neglect Altogether the Council has deserved
we'll of mankind. 1t has done something to de
liver the French SChOrlb0y from the dreaded
! collie" and it has Hghtened for humanity at
large the task of learning French grammar
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
THE FRUIT PEDLERS' TRUST
An IRONCI4AD CONFEDERATION WHOSE
ORDERS ARE STRICTLY OBEYED.

ORDERS ARE STRICTLY OBEYED.
One would hardly think that the Italian fruit
pedIer ne of the butternut complexion and the
black felt hat with many holes. whose little
two wheeled carts form a gutter fringe along
Broadway and neighboring streets, mem
Der of a trust. Yet he is, and an ironclad trust
at that He is forced into it against his wishes,
perhaps. just as many small manufacturer
is forced into the bigger trusts The fruit trust
would ruin his business if he tried to stay out.
1t would even go further-so far as to beat him
black and blue and to urge messenger boys to
steal his fruit or pull out the prop that kept
his cartbed level. The fruit pedlers' trust has
no high salaried officers fact, organza-
ton Of any kind, yet it's dictatiops are obeyed
to the letter. ---
The trust decides the price that is to be
charged for fruit at meetings held every morn
ing in various parts of the city and long before
the prospective buyers have been alarm -cIocked
out of bed. The pedlers who get their stock
in trade from the fr lit ships along the East
River get together in the rough, dirty ware
houses the piers and, after much swearing
and wrangling in heathenish Italian. decide at
what price the different grades of fruit shall
sell. The price depends the weather on an
under stocked wholesale market and on
the ripeness of recently arrived cargoes. Care
is taken that no pader gets too many apples
or pears plums to sell for a cent less, and
every man has to take his share of the higher
priced fruit. If he has downtown statiOn-and
they the favorites except on Saturday after
noon and Sunday-he must confne himself to
one kind of fruit. That is the reason why one
seldom two men selling peaches within a
short distance of each other. Particular care
is taken to keep the pedlers from changing
their signs after they leave the wharf whole
sale market. In this way the price is kept up
and every pedler has equal chance.
An impish messenger boy got one unfortunate
pedler into trouble The other day. When the
Italian not looking the boy switched the
signs the different piles of fruit. The largest
while the ~ for 5' sign smiled seductively at
| passers by from the top of a pyramid of sickly
looking peaches that should have gone begging
, at a half cent. An Italian who had a peach
| stand further down the street happened to
| pass and noticed the way in which the signs
| had been changed. He didn't say a word, but
! simply went for the unfortunate with all the
| fists he had. OF course. the attack came as a
| surprise, but the Italian met it promptly and
! several fierce rounds followed without attention
! to Queensberry rules the time gong The
messenger watched the fight from a safe dis
! tance and sorry when the approach of a
policeman stopped the conflict and permitted
| explanation.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

was cut OF sight by this time, and the women
feared the life savers were too late. The one
who led in the took a long dive and
brought up his man The body seemed lifeless
to those or shore and they wondered how the
life saver could carry him ashore. 1t took but
q second for the swimmer to get the hfeless
body on his back, and then came a speedy trip
back to the noat. II five minutes from the time
the life savers started the man who had cap
sized the boat was lying on his back ready for
the resuscitation drill.
One Of the men took the body over his knee
while another pulled out the tongue which is
always drawn in by the drowning spasm. II
the unfortunate has taken but little water INTO
his lungs a jolly motion with pressure on the
diaphragm wiz usually force it out Dunn
was supposed 20 be very far gone. so the Syl-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
DUE TO ANOTHER GIRL.

From The Chicago Tribune.
1t was the middle of the week when the young
man appeared n the office to make his excuses
and explanations
You should nave returned from your vacation
last Monday sir said the proprietor of the
establishment You were having a good time
at that summer resort, l suppose, and thought
you were entitled to three days of grace?"
Not exactly" stammered the young man
with heightened color. Laura, sir.'
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

ieme" as the French term him, was always on
duty in the person OF a second aide -de-caTnp
One day when they were fourteen lady had
to retire, and an aide-de-camp rose from the
table to make the number twelve, but the klnS
who himself thought the thirteen business all
nonsense, angrily desired him to be seated. ADD
ing that any who began meal at his table
finished il there.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
STILL CHAMPION.
From The Denver Post.

From The Denver Post.
Dom Paul and Prince Tuan have given US
very striking exhibitions of their methods of
'staggering humanity but the championship
belt for achievements IN that line st re'r" rs In
posseSsion of John BarleycOTn. ESQ
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
THE NEW QUEEN OF SERBIA.
HER MARRIAGE Is EXPECTED To DRAW
THE COUNTRY CLOSER To RUSSIA

Paris. August g
The betrOthaI of the young King Alexander
OF Servia to Nine. Draga Maschin. and the
prompt congratulations OF the Gar Of Russia,
addressed not only to the King personally. but
to his future consort. which rendered impos-
sible the social boycott that had been so plainly
limited at in Belgrade, caused an impress
sion decidedly favorable TO the royal couple
The new Queen OF Servia is well known in Paris.
and especially so at Biarritz. where she has for
several seasons been a frequent visitor. Mme
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
KING HUHBERT AND THE "FoCRTEESTH."
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle
NJ. Valfrey mentions that aide-de-camp of
the late King of Italy said he only once saw him
out of temper 1t arose from a fad of the
Queen. Her Majesty holds strongly the anti
thirteen superstition, and to prevent the dread
contingency occurring at dinner a 'quatorZ-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
NATURES EOCETY.

From The Denver Post
Abilene. Kan. boasts of man who never
made a fool of himself" Perhaps nature saved
him the trouble of doing so.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

DISTRESSING FEATURES TO BE DEPRIVED OF
THEIR WORST TERROR BY THE GOVERNMENT
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01
or INTEREST TO WOMEN.

Nine. Ristori, who is now 10 years old
and who was rival Of Rachers nearly
half Il century ago, is still vigorous.
She delivered an address at the recent
dramatic congress in Rome.
Queen Marghcrta, who takes a keen
interest in all subjects connected with
education. was recently presented with
handsome couch cover by the pupils
OF the College of Anagni, school for
the daughters of elementary school
masters. The cover was artistic, being
worked in fifteenth century style in
gold and silk damask.
Mrs. Joubert, the wife of the late
commandments OF the Bocr forces,
has from the days of her earliest child
hood been used to wars alarms. She
can load and fire Off n gun. and on
many occasions has shown the great
est courage She has quite an cXtcn-
sivc knowledge Of IiafIir warfare, and
her advice has often been acted upon
by her husband. plans OF campaign be-
ing freely discussed over her dinner
table. During the Aiagatolnnl cam
paign she. Notwithstanding the heat
over leo degrees in the shade-and the
fever. Joined the general a week or-two
after his arrival. accompanied by only
two or three little Katflr maids. Find
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01

ing General Joubert in anything but n
comfortable tent, she routed him out,
erected tent OF her own. and installed
him amid all the comforts of home.
What was more. she reconstructed the
generals mess arrangements and cook
cd his meals with her own hands.
An entirely novel kind of exhibition
is taking place in Vienna, which is of
great interest to all fashionable women.
1t lis called The Vienna Mode exhibi-
ton and demonstrates that Vienna
fashions owe nothing whatever to Par
is and have Il style and taste exclusive
" their own. The Countess kilman-
segg is the president of the committee
which has charge of the organiza ton
of the exhibition. She has made Il
point OF interesting the leading actress
cs. singers ana ballet girls from both
the public and private theaters In Vi
emma. as 1t is we'll known that they are
the guiding spirits of the mode In Vi
emma. perhaps even more than else
where. Dressed IN their most attrac-
tive gowns. which are designed accord
ing to their individual taste. they do
the honorS- to all visitors. Leading
firms of dressmakes show lifc-sIzed
flgues displaying toilets in the latest
fashion. One group is n wedding party
with the guests leaving the church.
This was arranged with the assistance
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01
JAPANESE PAPER.

Every one knows the peculiar quail
ties of japanese paper and the many
uses 10 which 1t may be put. 1t is
made from wood or bark and its pro-
}ertics are the result of its material
9nG manufacture.
In the absesce OF English names the
Rants cultivated for the making of
THIS paper must be given their Japan
e4e names-mitsumnta, 5000 and gam
lily. Bamboo bark Is also used, though
not so much,
Iiitsumata is grown In plantations
fr9m seeds and cuttings and can ba
used in its second year. The euitiva-
tom, and expectation of II have grows,
trent nd1aaAIly Tor tho Japanese imper5
III i}rHtinsk office uses paper from it
for BIZ, no les and imperial documents.
SOD 'reseiHbles the mulberry, and. is
growA frem seed, while the gamiju Is
a sma ,Sshrmb cut in Its third year. IN
makiif papAr the bark Is stepped In q
kettlelwithl bpckwheat ashes to extract
the r4sin. After being reduced to a
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01

Zinc Trunks,,tray, with till in the
end. 26-inch. 81. 2S-inch, Sl.19. so
inch, Sl.29. 32-inch, S1.S9.
Canvas Covered TrunkS-iron bottom
brass lock-eXtra trimmcd-tray.
with covered hat box 2S-inch, $l.Sg.
30-irch. $3.50. 32- inch, 81 60 81
inch. $3.50. 3G-inch, 1913.
Canvas Covered 1'runss-iron bottom
brass lock-leather straps-stee
clamps-hat-boX tray. 32-inch. $685.
3i-!nch, s3.5S. 3G-inch. $3.50.
Canvas Covered Trunks-iron bottom
linen lined-brass trmmed-full
covered hat-box tray, also extra
tray-ieathCr straps. 32-inch Si.S7h.
34-inch. s5.25. Sd-inch, $3.50.
Canvas Covered Standardization bound
linen lincd-fuli covered tray
inch SIS. 34-inch. $3.50 36-Inch, 49,
Canvas Covered rrunks-linen iincd--
brass trimmed-leLther straps-full
covered tray-bvass lock-cxtra
tray. 32-inch, $3.50. 3i-lnch, Sc. &C.
inch, $3.50.
, Canvas Covered Trunks-patent roller
tray-stecl clamps-brass lock-
9 covered tray, hat and parasol box
32-inch. $3.50. Si-inch. S.25. 36-lnch,
NG9.
Canvas Covered Trunlss-patent roller
trny-hrass olamps-brass lock-
leather StrapS-cOvercd tray, hat
and pnrasol box. 32-inch, 1888. 81
inch. s575. 2G-inch. S6.39.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01

here with her friend, Miss Eta Glenn
ents. on Bank street.
Miss Nellie Mason has returned home
from delightful visit with friends at
Richmond.
Miss katheryn X. Ritter. Of Lewis
burg. Pa. is stopping with Miss Mar
ion G. Gam, of this city.
Miss Bessie 4. Cook. who has been
visiting Miss Regina Casey in Free
mason street. left Friday morning for
her home in Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Bridgcrs returned Satur-
day to her home in Tarboro, y. c.
Miss Nicholson is the guest OF Mrs.
Barton Myers, on Freemason street.
Admiral Barker. Of the navy yard,
left last week for Washington.
Mrs. Thomas Mccoy is the guest OF
her uncle. Mr.. Il. Il. Cooke. on York
street.
Mr.. b Percy Alley. who IS row In
Hampton, will return home Monday
morning.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01

Canvas Covered Trunks-patent roller
tray-llnen lined-eNtra tray-brass
administrative straps = covered
tray. hat and parasol box 32-inch,
$500 34-lnch S6.9S. 36-inch, $7.39
DRESS SUIT CASES-imitatlon lea
ther-leatlNr corners-brass lock
and bolts-linen lined. The most
desirable low-priced case made. 22-
inch, sl.25.
Dress Suit Cuses-drlll alligator-brass
trlmmed-llnen lined-shirt fold in
top-leather straps in body. o.
inch. So. 24-inch. $3.50.
Dress Suit Cases-brown and olive lea
ther-brass trimmed-lincn lined
shirt fold in top-straps in bottom
round handles. o2-inch. S3.75. "a
inch. 81.
Dress Suit CaseS-roan alligator-brass
trimmed-linen lined--shirt fold in
top-straps In bottom--round ham
dle-largc bolt. 22-inch, 1915. 81
fnch 81
Dress Suit Cases-grain leather--rns-
set or olive-brass trimmed--linen
lined-straps in top and bottom
made OF rawhide. Pinch, $3.50. "a
inch. So.
Dress Suit Cases-grain lcather-rus-
set or olive-brass trimmed-lincn
lined-shlrt fold I'm top-front strap
and bolts. Pinch, sGi7. 2i-inch,
~-'o'.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01

York street. Miss Lyons is a charming
young woman, and is the granddaugh-
ter of the Hon. Charles Parker, of Con-
necticut, and the grand-niece of Adj
miral Breese, u. S. n.
Mrs. Charles N. Wake and daughters,
who have been spending this winter
with Mrs. Townsend, on Dartmouth
street, returns to Washington, d. c.,
tomorrow.
Mr.. Charles n. Wake, who has been
SO favorably known among the bust
ness men of this city during the past
few months, starts tomorrow for To-
ledo, o., to look after his interests in
II large steel industry there.
Miss Martha Richter, who has been
spending few days with her friend,
Miss Eta Clements, on Bank street,
left for her home in Hampton last
week.
Mr.. James y. McCaw. travelling agent
for the Chesapeake and York River
Line, has just returned to Norfolk.
Miss Daisy Pope, of Newsoms, Va.
left for her home last week, after
Spending several very pleasant days
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN
&.
Continued from Page 8.

and Nell Serpell for q weeks visit in
New York.
Mrs. Iillam will give a large lunch
con at the Country Club Monday in
compliment to Miss May Nicholson,
who is the guest OF Mrs. Barton
Myers.
Mrs. r: B. Cooke left last week for
New York.
Mrs. Wm. Lauder gave an informal
luncheon TO a few friends Tuesday.
Miss Eddinger, who has been visiting
Miss Jennie Moritz. on East Main
street, has returned to her homo.
Miss Elsie Parker Lyons. of Connec-
ticut. will be the guest soon of Mrs
Charles Parker Breese, at her home on
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01
ACCORDION Plating

done by the steam process is the
best.
That's the process we use.
The plaits are truer and more last
ing than when made by any other
method they keep in place and hold
their shape.
We plat all kinds Of goods chit
fon, silk and WOODEN goods.
We do it promptly and at very
moderate charges.
Inquire for particulars at either the
notion or silk counters.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01
CoIored Silk Umbrellas.

So, worth s2.75.
Coverings are all-silk, twilled.
Navy, garnet, green, purple and
black.
Silk case, cord and tassel 10 match.
Congo, Dresden and The very fash
ionable Princess handles.
Roll tight, genteel and dressy.