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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

When the proper materials arrive in
Cuba-which will be soon--the nor
NAL training will begin in earnest. A
corps Of teachers is to be sent out
from the States. Under these, normal
classes for teachers will be esta ablished
in the island with view to ultimately
placing proper Cuban teachers in the
public schools. AT present education
Is Of the most antiquated type There
is no class work at all; instruction is
wholly individual Each child is
called up to the teachers chair, re-
cites his lesson rapidly and takes his
seat again.
Judging by past experience, how
ever, there is little doubt that modern
methods will be eagerly accepted, for
thus far no trouble has been expert
enced in the Introduction of new
IDEAS. And here and there one comes
upon struggling. cropping aspirant
to better things, hopelessly following
the lead of some long forgotten edu-
Gator, under the blind illusion that he
is on the right road at last.
As often " have tried, have
found the boys deeply interested in
agriculture-an entirely new phase of
employment to them. In the little
country town where / worked with
my boys, the small experiences turned
out huge successes, and my little
agricultural lessons bore fne fruit. -
Zillah j. Levy, in Harper's Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

The Gar has presented to the
French Government a map of France
composed of mosaic of precious
stones. The map is metre long and
a metro broad, framed in slate colored
jasper. The sea is represented by
light gray marble, the departments are
in jasper OF various colors. and LOG
cities and towns are indicated by gems
set in gold.
Paris is represented by diamond,
Havre by an emerald, Rouen by sap.
phire and Nantes by beryl. The
names of the cities are inlaid in gold
aud the rivers traced in platinum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
What His Leg Was Good For.

1t will be remembered that shortly
before the outbreak of the Boer war
Sir George White met with an accident
to his leg. He had by no means re.
covered when hostilities were in sight,
and Lord Wolseley told him that he
feared that his temporary lameness
must be reason for keeping him at
home.
But Sir George White, who was
lunching with his chief at the United
Service Club, had an answer ready
which clinched the matter. 81 beg
your pardon, SIR" he answered; "my
log is well enough for anything except
running away!" Sir George started
for Natal by tho next steamer. Main
ly About People.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
MN JOSH sIMpkINs ON e1laus1re.


ve studied up on etiquette.
Read eyofy book that could got,
And vet
Thero Isn't one In all the lot
That tells fellcr II IA not
Dc riggcr to snt pic
For breakfast, hence why shouldn't n
Ana, furthermore, ! cannot find
In all the books call 10 mind
single line
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

The Water Valley Mo- Itemizer,
and its former editor. the Rev. r. p.
Gibbs. Methodist clergyman, now
dead, have been the cause OF odd libel
and newspaper litigation. In the SO.
we're winter OF 1898 the Itemizer pub
lished articles written by it's minister
editor, alleging that there was con-
siderable suffering among the men and
women employees of certain cotton
mills in Water Valley, due to the ex-
cessive severity of the season, and re.
fecting on the treatment of the en-
ployes. The company got an iniunc.
tion restraining the further publica-
tion of such articles. Subsequent.t to
the granting of the injunction the
minister editor died. The injunction,
when heard on its merits, was dis
solved; but the widow, who by that
time became party to the suit, for
some reason appealed. The supreme
court affirmed the dissolution Of the
injunction on the grounds that an in
jun, don could not be made perpetual
against man deceased, that a pub.
Usher could not be restrained from
publishing such mans articles, and
finally that the articles were not libel
lour anyway. Now the widow has
brought a damage suit against the
president of the company, alleging
that her husband, the editor, came by
his death from injuries inflicted on
him by the defendant in street on.
counter, and from the humiliation and
worry consequent on that encounter,
which was brought about by the arti.
cIes published in the Itemizsr.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

Little girls dresses are not genor-
ally cut with skirts in shape. This is
done only when tho skirt is entirely
pleated in narrow, lingerie pleats,
which are stitched down about one
third of the skirt, and then allowed to
fall loose. giving tho necessary ful-
ness TO the lower part.
Dresses are shorter than they were
last season. There has been somo
attempt made to introduce trimmings
.t the extreme edge of the skirt, but
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

One OF the natural curiositics Of
the Rhine-the Laufenbcrg fall is TO
to he turned to commercial use by the
erection on II of turbine plant cnpn-
bic of producing thirty thousand
horsepower at low water Thus ma
torialism is taking the place Of sonti-
ment in tho show places of the Old
World as well rs on this continent
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
HUMOROUS.

"That was nm arrow escape" re-
marked the confirmed bachelor, as lie
lodged Cupid's shalt.
Dix-Did that policeman die n natu-
raj death? Hix-Yes; he Just went
from one sleep into another until he
fell into the last sleep.
First Medical Student-I believe in
letting well enough alone. Second
Medical Student--Then you'll never
make n successful do tor.
"Girls are getting awful fnicky.
That girl refused me" "Did she give
any reason?" "5he says I made a
pun while ! was proposing TO her."
He lat the club reception Are you
a member Of this club? She--No; only
married people belong. He-Then
suppose we organize trust for the
purpose Of making each other eligible?
Magistrate believe you charge
the officer with shooting at random.
Plaintiff-No; / don't know nothin'
about Random, whoever he is. The
bullet took n slice Of skin of my shin
that's what Pm I'm sare about.
"By the way" said the Cornfed
Philosopher, ''l think / may take adj
vantage OF this being the gardening
season 10 remark that there is often
very little difference between bud
ding genius and blooming IDIOT"
ONES sense Of sight may be- nrst-class
Whose hearing may be weak.
For many see tho mountain pass
Who cannot hear It's peak.
"This BELL" said a well-meaning
sexton, when showing the belfry Of an
interesting village church to party
Of visitors, sis only rung in case OF
visit from the lord bishop Of the dio-
cese, fire, Hood, or any other suct
calamities."
Mamma, what would you do il
that big vase in the parlor should getl
broken?" said Tommy. 81 should
whip whoever did it," said Mrs. Banks,
gazing severely at her little son.
swell, then, you'd better begin to get
up your muscle" sail Tommy, "coz
papa's broke il"
Wife (who has been struck by BIZ
cyclist)-Never mind, dear; don't
make a scene over it. Husband
What? Do you think I'll let him go
without saying what 1 think? But
I'm not really hurt" "That don't
matter. A little more and he might
have run into me-"
"And you are stuck on your last
husband?" we fa!tered, wishing to
seem very sympathetic. The beautiful
woman burst into tears. 'I never
was so badly stuck on husband in
all my lifer' she sobbed. 'I sup
posed he was worth million, aud he
isn't worth anything"
An Irish lawyer addressed the courN
MS gentlemen" instead of ''your hon J
ors." Alter he had concluded, a
brother of the bar reminded him OF
his error. He Immediately arose to
apologize, Tins: MAY it please the
court-in the heat of debate / called
your honors gentlemen. 1t was a
mistake, your honors."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Made of Powered organdIe.

The big sisters summer wardrobe
will contain a sunbonuet, which she
will wear while participating in the
most ancient and royal game OF golf.
1t is dainty affair, made of lowered
organdie, beruffied and beribbonei,
and the belle will indeed present q
charming picture when she sallies
forth in one Of these elegant and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

II is proposed to establish Chinese
commercial schools in England which
would bo assisted by the government.
and which would train young mon for
service in tho Chinese export trade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

Singing is now recommended as n
cure for disease. There arc diseases
aud diseases. Aud, naturally, there
is some singing aud other singing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

Two million tons of sugar arc con
sumed annually in this country, while
the entire product last year from all
the sources under the control Of the
United States, including cane, beet,
maple aud sorghum, was barely one
million tons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

Astronomers are busily searching
for another world. And yet this one
seems to be more than people can
readily handle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
, AUNT ROSES SECRET.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;

DELV A LII II Y
rose, furious, his
eyebrows g o n
{ r n @ ! o d, his
mouth drawn.
az tell you this
marriage sh all
not take place"
he said.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

chiefly in the heavy wash materials,
the linens, ducks and piques, and
have plain little straight waists OF
heavy white wash materials.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

81: =, szel ,aAGY5I'7
THE E@I@TS OF fNSHION.

NEw YonE CrTY tSpecial) 1t isre.
marked that the children's clothing is
decidedly dressy. Frocks in their
waist ornamentation arc very ornate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
suita For Little GIrIs,

Many little girls suits are mado
with Eton jackets and skirts like
those OF their elders. They are made
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
A Revival In GloYea.

Elbow sleeves have brought re-
vival of the becoming long mousque-
taire gloves,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Aperson We AiiKnow.

An egotist is a man who thinks he
knows more about himself than you
think YOU know about him. New
York Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
Joke GAINED HIS POINT.
Worked ON a Committee
on Pensions.

Not long ago Congressman Hank" Smith
of the Second Michigan district, worked a joke
off on the house committee on pensions. 1t
should be explained, says the Chicago Chron
cle, that this committee is not the one
which has charge of the pensions which
grew out of the civil war, says a correspond
ent. It's functions appertaln to the granting
of pensions to the widows and veterans OF
the Mexican and Black Hawk wars and
other ancient unpleasantnesses. 1t should
also be pointed out that one of their rules is
that no widows pension shall be larger than
S. a month. This proceeds upon the theory
that any widow who survives a veteran OF
these wars must be comparatively young
woman and that she must have married the
veteran in his dotage to get his pension.
The new member from Michigan appeared
before the committee at its last meeting and
in an incidental and smiling way alluded to
the rule.
THAT is fine rule" said he in guileless
sort of way. 81 sympat hize with its purpose
and believe it should stand. But Just to show
good faith | am going to propose an amend
read except in the case of widows over loo
years of age
The members of the committee are always
in favor of a joke and the proposition was
adopted with a unanimous laugh
And thereupon Hank" produced from his
pocket a bill to grant pension of Sl2 a
month to Mrs. Hixon, of Clinton, Mich. She
had just passed her one hundredth year. It
was not necessary to explain that her hus-
band had served to within one day of the
time requisite to get pension in the reg
ular manner. The committee reported the
bill favorably.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

at the hotel office he is smilingly as
sured that all faults shall be correct
ed, but nothing is done. The propri-
etors, and head clerks, and room
clerks, and head walters all conspire
to continue the system of larceny.
One of our prominent statesmen,
who is man of great wealth, will
attend the Paris exposition, accom-
panied by his family, very soon after
the adjournment of congress. In
private conversation concerning the
proposed trip he said: 1.-The robbers
in Paris will reap rich harvests this
year. In addition to my regular ex-
penses, which will be rather large, l
have set aside $1,000 to be used in
tips for the garcons. That will
probably be enough to cover expenses
of that character. 1 not only fee
the walters and all employees in sight,
but l give money to the head cook and
assistant cooks, whom the general
public never see. My walters will
then tell the cook for whom the or
ders are given, and my meals will
come upon the table in perfect con-
dition to tempt the appetite, and
everything will be clean. Men who
can afford to travel can also afford to
pay for cleanliness. Hotel kitchens
are not always scrupulously neat.
even in the best hotels. In giving
away money for comforts the cooks
should never be overlooked"
Thus, you see, the people recognize
the evil, and pander to it. because even
the wealthy seem to be powerless in
the hands of these robbers who stand
athwart the highway and demand your
money or threaten your discomfort.
There is a senator of whom mention
has often been made in these columns
as one of the bravest of brave men,
who resides at a hotel with his wife
and two daughters. He pays $3.50 per
month for rooms and board. But the
bell boys of the hotel know that when
ever his bell rings, no matter whether
it is the senator or a member of his
family, a silver quarter will be forth
coming every time. Only by thus pan
dering to the rascally condition can he
be always sure of prompt and faithful
Take the advice of experience, and
when you come to the national capital
be prepared TO be robbed. 1t will be
useless for you to set your foot down
and declare as emphatically as Mr..
BOwser that you will never submit to
such eXtortion. 1t viii be useless for
you to complain to the hotel proprietor
or manager. If you want prompt serv-
ice and courteous treatment under all
you will submit meek
ly. Otherwise you viii have cold rolls
and lulIewarm coffee or tea, cold roast
or overdone steak or chops, and exas-
peratingly dilatory service.
SMITH d. FRY
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

tanned. I pay the hotel $3.50 per month,
but am obliged to pay for every atten-
tion which / receive. Even the barber,
whose price for a shave is Is cents, ex-
poets a quarter of a dollar; and he
gets it, because if he did not would
get butchered instead of barbered."
The system of giving tips" pre-
walls to a greater or less extent all
over the world, but in no city is it
more vigorously and extensively prac-
ticed than in this national capital.
Allof the servants are negroes, and they
work together with the view of get
ting all of the extra money the guests
can be harried into giving up to them.
Not only in the hotels, but in the
restaurants, they expect and practi-
cally demand extra pay for services
rendered. The man about town who
takes his meals regularly at any par
ticular restaurant is soon singled out
by all the walters; and if he doesn't
freely give he may sit in loneliness at
a table, without having even the cour-
tesy of bill of fare being handed to
him. As soon as the walters know
that the guest will, even occasionally,
give up dime or a quarter they
hasten to attend TO his wants as
soon as he enters tie door.
There was a great railway magnate
stopping at one Of our hotels couple
Of years ago during an entire session
Of congress. He was interested in
legislation involving many millions of
dollars. Whenever his bell rang the
bell boys made great haste to an
swer IL, because on every call he gave
up half a dollar. One evening two
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
q the ben Dove had a fight In th,

Of the bell boys had a fight In thG
hotel Office on that account. The
magnate's bell rang, and two boys
started to answer it. Each claimed
that it was "his turn" to answer that
bell, because each of them wanted
the half dollar which would be forth
coming. They wrangled and finally
came to blows, and both of them were
discharged. Meanwhile another bellboy
answered the call; and the magnate,
being particularly in a hurry, gave
the lucky fellow 2 dollar.
Everybody knows that this condi-
ton is wrong, and some good people
declare that they will pay their no.
tel bills, and will pay nothing to the
servants. But, no matter whether it
is wrong or not, the fact remains that
the condition exists, and those who
decline to surrender to the servants
receive scant courtesy
In the barber shop of a hotel one
day recently the writer noticed that
the shop boy failed - brush the coat
of one of the customers, although he
diligently brushed the apparel of
others. The proprietor of the shop
was asked about it, and he replied:
'Of course the boys cannot live with
out money. 1 pay them no salary,
and they live on what tips they can
pick up. That man has never given
one nickel to the shop boys, and they
needn't brush him if they don't want
to. He is too mean to live"
What do you think of that? The
proprietor backs the boys in their
Work of preying on the public. He
considers him a mean man who does
not give away money to support the
boys who ought to be paid by their
employer. Moreover, the hotel pro-
prietors wink at the conduct of their
walters, chambermaids and other en-
ployes. When any guest complains
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
PHILIPPINE MOUNTAIN TRIBE.
Describes the Cigarettes, Who
Cook and Eat Dogs.

Rev. c. B. Carlisle, a missionary, for
merly of Warsaw, n. Y, writes from
Dagupan, in the Philippines, to a
friend, and in his letter, says the New
York Sun, describes the Cigarettes, a
mountain tribe. He says:
up in the mountains to the north
east there is tribe of half savage peo-
pie called Cigarettes. They live in the
mountains, hardly ever coming out
into the valleys, except when hunger
compels them. None of them wear any
clothing, except a strip of loin cloth.
They have a speech of their own. The
Filipinos cannot understand them.
They are fond of dog meat; so two
days ago four of them came down here
and in an hour had captured 16 dogs,
tied them with ropes and started away.
The Filipinos did not disturb them, let
ting them have all the dogs they could
catch. They came right past my tent
in the evening, stopped on the banks of
the river little way from the center of
the town, built a fire, killed a dog,
cooked and ate him. They skinned it,
cleaned the body, ran a stick of green
bamboo through it lengthwise, then
two of them spitted the meat over the
fire until it was brown. Then they laid
it in the grass, and these four ate every
bit of that dog, even picked the bones
clean. They did not leave a scrap of
meat. They had no other food with the
meat; no knives or forks or plates.
They just took the flesh in their hands,
tore it into bits and devoured it. Some
of our men offered them a bit of
cooked beef and they refused it, but
ate the meat raw. Then they sang
some sort of chant, beating on their
stomachs the while. 1t sounded to me
like:
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

In 1898 the British museum stored
away 222,674 numbers of 3,437 English,
Scotch and Irish periodicals and &c, 702
numbers of POP foreign and colonial
periodicals.
During the past year nearly %, 900
persons paid for admission to Shake
speare's birthplace, representing Al
nationalities, aud over 1900 visited
Ann Hathaway's cottage.
Geronimo himself cannot read or
write, but he insists that the youth of
his race should be instructed after the
fashion of the whites. His advice to
his own people is: Better follow white
mans trail; Apache trail no good any
more"
Nine. Thebes, formerly official proph-
etess to Napoleon Ill, has been fore
telling coming wars. She is not so
pessimistic as Mr.. Stead, for she puts
off the great war till 1903 or 1905, when,
she says, France will have to face ter
rible coalition.
Gen. French, the famous cavalry Off
Ger under Lord Roberts, got the most
practical part of his training in the
Canadian northwest, where he organ
lied the well-knOwn regiment of rough
riders known as the Canadian north
west mounted police.
Herbert Spencer, in a conversation
reported recently, replied to the ques-
ton as to when he thought society
would be perfect by the statement:
when it is truthful. No one is now.
We all eXaggerate; we all use very
when we do not mean it. Truth is the
one foundation-stone possible for per-
lection"
Swinburne is deaf as post. He lives
in a somewhat somber looking house at
Putney Hill, the dining-room walls of
which are covered with original pic
lures by Dante and Gabriel Rosetti
which must be worth a fabulous sum.
The famous poet is bald, with a thin,
struggling, reddish beard, and has
beautiful hands.
While the Queensberry family is gen.
orally associated with prize-fighting
and personal eccentricities, there are
members of it who have achieved dis
tinction in other lines. One is Hon.
John Douglas, c. NJ. g., who has just
published in Brisbane an interesting
history of Thursday island, the sentinel
guarding the northern approach to
Australia, where he has been govern
ment resident for the last Is years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
SIMMER Reports.

Many delightful summer resorts are sit
uated on and reached via Southern Rail
way. Whether one desires the seaside or
the mountain, the fashionable hotels or
country homes. they can be reached via this
magnificent highway of travel.
Asheville, N. c., Hot Springs, N c., Hale
Springs, Tenn, Roam Mountain, Tenn, and
the Mountain resorts of East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina-"The Land
of the Sky''-Tate Springs, Tenn, Oliver
Springs, Tenn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn,
Monte Sano, Huntsville, Ala, Lithia
Springs, Ga, and various Virginia springs;
also the seashore resorts, are reached by
the Southern Railway on convenient SEIZED
ules and very low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued a
handsome folder, entitled Summer Homes
and Resorts" descriptive of nearly one
thousand summer resorts, hotels and board
ing houses, including information regard
ing rates for board at the different places.
Write to G. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Southern Railway,
Chattanooga, Tenn, for a copy of this
folder.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
WHY She Was Af-.,d

Emily-Did George propose last
night, as you thought he would?
Rose without much enthusiasm)-
Yes, he proposed.
Emily-Did you accept him?
Rose-Of course.
Emily-But you don't appear to be
very happy over ii.
Rose-I am not. There is a gather
ing doubt about George in my mind.
Emily-You surprise me. On what
account, Rose?
Rose-He didn't appear to be suffi-
GENTLY nervous about it. (Thro wing
herself into her friends arms and
bursting into tears.) Oh, Emily, I'm
afraid George has proposed to some
girl beforel-Boston Traveller.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

Once upon a time there was a bantam
rooster with an immense opinion of him
self, and as he stood in the barnyard he
said:
II will make a stir in the world. win
attract attention"
Wherefore he began to crow Justify, al
though he had nothing much to crow
about.
Now it happened that far above the ban
ambient air. The hawk had not seen the
bantam, owing to the latter's diminutive
proportions, but when the bantam crowed
the hawk heard and in about 43 seconds
had his claws full and was contentedly
winging his fight homeward, while all was
still below.
Moral: It is not profitable thing to try
to make a noise in the world without a
reasonable excuse.-Chicago Times-Herald.