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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
FIRST REALLY GOOD WAR POEM.

fCut ofthe multitude OF Indifferent poems
which have come from factory and study
since the first gun was fired In the Boef-
British war the following, which appears In
the Pail Mall Gazette, has merit beyond its
mere meter, says the New York Press:I
Long since our men went forth, superb and
glIstening,
Flushed with the fierce expectancy of
fight;
But on us women Of England, waiting. lis
tening,
Dreaming alone at night
Lord, have mercyi
They revel high. to wars grim banquet bid
To the drcgs they drain llfo's cup, but we
sit here.
Silent, obscure, in cloudy shadows hidden.
Tortured with hope and fear
Lord, have mercyi
The little feet that once with sweet caress-
ing
The mother fonded, feet Of her only son.
Through what red sea Of slaughter are they
pressing
Beneath an allen SUM
Lord, have mercyl
In night illumed alone by the scarlet luster
That lights the valley OF death from while
to while,
We hear the winds OF winter rage and blus-
ter
Around our lonely isle
o Lord, have mercyl
On us, who grudge not that which we aro
giving,
Flesh Of our flesh, life OF our worry life,
Thou, who art Lord both OF the dead and
living.
On mother, daughter, wife
D Lord, have mercyiy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

arm while he clung TO the boom with
the other. The woman was shielding
her face with her hands as though
seeking protection from the fierce
flames, which every moment threat
ened to engulf them. The crew
of the Egyptian Prince heard
pitiful cries in answer to their
shouts of encouragement, but it
seemed as though nothing could be
done to aid them. The oil ship Icy
with her head to the gale, which Kept
the flames away from the bowsprit.
When she yawed, however, the flames
shot forward and hid the two victims
from sight. Then the wind would blow
the flames back again and the couple
could still be seen clinging to the boom.
They saw the steamship now and their
cries for assistance were continuous.
The battle between the wind and the
flames continued. Often tongue oi
flame would leap out greedily toward
the pair, as though to lick them up,
and then puff of wind would drive IL
back again. The heat was intense
and il seemed as though the end must
come soon. The officers of he steam
ship could stand the strain no longer
aud although there was not one chance
in million that small boat could
live in such terrific seq, to say moth
ing OF launching il, the three officers
volunteered to make mp the boats
crew with the three seamen who had
volunteered. The crew rushed to
man the davits and falls and the mem
bers of the brave little band took theii
places in the boat. just as they were
about to lower the boat, however, o
cry from the captain caused every one
to look toward the burning oil ship.
She had again fallen Off the wind and
great sheets of flame flew out way be.
yond the jibboom. The man, with
the woman clinging to his neck, could
be seen hanging to the martingale,
perilously swawing with every roll OF
the ship like an autumn leaf on tree,
"Hold on, help is coming, " hoarsely
roared the captain of the Egyptian
Prince through his speaking trumpet
A feeble cry was the only response,
and the next moment there was crash,
The bowsprit had burned off at the
butt. The man and the woman, still
clinging to the spar, fell, and tina
water closed over them. When tho
spar arose on the crest of n wave
neither IT, man nor the woman were
to be seen. 1t was no use to lower
the boat now, and the Egyptian Prince
steamed away on its course, which
was lighted for many miles by the
roaring flames. None of the crew OF
the ill-fated ship ever survived to tel
the story of the conhagration. New
York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
Tho BIbIe and Gold Leaf.

1t is used in the golf-leaf trade, the
gold leaf being packed in books made
of paper leaves cut from the Bible.
There is no intention on the part of
the dealers to be irreverent in thus
using tho pages of tho Bible, but il
has become universal practice in the
trade. Most of the gold leaf goes to
shops whore artists materials are
sold, and it is packed between printed
sheets because the slight indentations
in the paper made by the printing
serve to hold the delicate film of gold
in place. The reason for using the
Bible sheets is that the Bible is usual!
ly printed in small type and is always
very evenly set, and the impression of
the type on the paper is very slight.
bat quite enough to hold the gold
leaf in place without injuring it.
Small.type editions of the Prayer
book are used for similar reasons. -
It'd Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
WISE WORDS.

Every mans task is his life-pre
server. Emerson.
Uncalled for excuses are practica'
confessions
Evil is wrought by want of thought,
as well as by want of heart.-Hood.
Our ancestors have travelled the iron
age; tho golden is before us.-St.
Pierre.
Our greatest glory is not in never
falling, but in rising every time we
fall. --Confucius.
Men Judge us by the success of our
efforts. God looks at the efforts them.
selves. Whately.
People seldom improve when they
have no model but themselves to copy
after.-Goldsmith.
He that worries himself with the
dread of possible contingencies will
never be at rest.-Johnson.
The lie indirect is often rs bad, ant
always meaner and more cowardlJ
than the lie direct.
Lift up thyself, look around, anc
sec something higher and brighter
than earth worms and earthly dark.
ness. Richter.
There is no surer mark of the ab.
sence Of the highest moral and intel.
lec.ual qualities than a cold reception
of excellence.-Bailey.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

On the authority of official records
by H. t. Newcomb, the well known
statistician at Washington, the birth
rate in the United States is gradually
decreasing, this diminution being
due to both the white and black races.
1t is ascertained that in 1890 there
were some 1,S00, 900 less children un-
der the age of ten years than were OK.
pected, Judging from the statistics OF
1880, and it is estimated that such
decrease will increase. Even for the
last 100 years this decimal loss is re-
corded as having gone on. Official
figures show that increase for our
total population was 30.0S per cent,
from 1880 to 1890, while it is believed
by those who have investigated the
subjectin its various bearings that this
decade will only show an increase of
49, .94 per cent
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

The spread Of the English language
Is commented upon by the Journal Of
Commerce. In 1900 only $4,000, 900
people spoke English, as compared
with SO, 900, 900 who spoke French. .3s, :
600. 900 who spoke German, and 32, :
900, 600 who spoke Spanish. At the
beginning Of 1900 127, 900. 900 people
use English as their mother tongue;
an increase in the century OF ATT per
cent and greater number than those
who speak German aud French taken
together. In this period the United
States has grown from 5000, 900 to
10000. 900 inhabitants; the United
Kingdom from 10000, 900 to Al, OOO,-
900, and the colonists Of England have
grown from fow thousand to about
1000. 900. In the same time the
population Of the European continent
has increased from ITO, 600, 900 to
about 843. 600. 600. Thus while at the
beginning of the last century the ma
tiyes Of Continental Europe outnum-
bered the English-spsaking family 8
TO they now outnnmbsr the English
races only 2.7 tol.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

1t is said that with the exception Of
Queen Victoria no woman has been
the original of so much plastic art as
the 'Maid of Orleans" Joan Of Arc.
1t has been estimated that all the
world over not more than 80 monu-
ments have been erected to women.
More monuments have been erected
to Emperor William 1 of Germany than
to all the famous women put together.
Nearly century after Maria Theresa's
death Austria erected monument
to her memory. The Russian sculp-
tors, Mikershin and Opekushin were
remembered by bronze statue Of
Catherine the Great. A beautiful
statue of Queen Louise of Prussia is
in Berlin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

Young men before entering one of
the principal medical schools of this
country are examined as to their gen.
eral knowledge. One of the questions
given to the candidates for one of
these schools last year, relates the
Ladies' Home Journal, was: "What
are the names of the books of the
Bible?" OF 100 answers, only five
were correct Among the names Of
books given were: "Philistines,"
'Marcus Aurelius" and "Epistle to
the Filipinos."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
yenice's Electric Launch.

The first electric launch in Venice
has been delivered. accommodates
about fifty passengers and is fifty-six
feet long and ten feet wide. It's aver
age speed is seven to ten miles an
hour, and it is called the "Alessandro
Volta" While the introduction of any
mechanical form of propulsion other
than the gondola is to be regretted as
far as Venice is concerned, still, if
launches of this kind take the place OF
the small steamboats, on the Grand
Canal, it would be great improve
ment. Scientific American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
Women Studying Forestry.

Women are making great advance
ment in the study of forestry. In the
University OF Washington, at Seattle,
90 women have taken lectures in for
estry during the last four years; IL
have enjoyed the study in the Unver-
sity OF Nebraska. In the College of
Forestry at Cornell the courses are
strictly professional and intended for
the instruction and training of managers
OF forest properties. While no women
have been admitted to that department
a special course designed to give gen
eral information on the subject is open
to them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
Tax the white Peop,e.

The Chickasaw nation requires ri
white people living within its borl '
to pay tax Of 81 year for the PRIV
ilege OF staying aud helping to reclaim
the aforesaid Chickasaw nation. In
addition to this, for every COW and
calf, each steer or other bovine the
farmer must yield tvenay five cents
each year. And the merchant must
pay one per cent. OF the value OF his
goods as a tax to the Chickasaw ne.
ton,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
THE UNDER DOG.


~ NJ MONROE II. RosESFIELD.
Who's for the under dog2
I'm for the under dogl
For the men who nobly stand
For their own dear native land
I'm for the under dogi
Who's for the under dog2
I'm for the under dogl
Since the God OF Freedom led
Where our sires for Freedom bled
,Tlll our starry flag was spread
I'm for the under dog9
Who's for the under dog7
I'm for the under dogl
While tho crave for gain and greed
To Distractions powers lead
Right and Justice be my creedi
I'm for the under dogl
Who's for the under dog?
I'm for the under dogl
Think you crash OF shot nnd shell
And tho battles horrid hell
Can the right OF Freemen quell?
Im for the under dog
New York Clipper.
'T know that the world, the great big
world,
viii never moment stop
To see which dog is right or wrong,
But Will shout for the dog on top.
"But, for me. | never can pause to ask
Which dog may be IN the right;
For my heart will beat while IL beats Mt all
For the under dog In the fight"
Now Voice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

What Is the champion conundrum?
Life, because everybody has to give
it up,
He sat and sighed ere they were wed
How longl How-longi' was what he said
Now they are one his money files
"How shortl How shortl" he sadly cries.
Chicago Record.
'I understand Turner is quite an
athlete" "Yes. His great speciality
is running up and jumping board
bills"
The Chief-"Any trolley victims to-
day?" Reporter-"Yes; q fellow on
the crosstown line got plugged fifty
cent piece"
Nell-"That Bjones girl boasts that
she picks her company" Belle
'She does; she picks them to pieces"
Philadelphia Record.
Gotham-"Do they have any recrea-
ton piers in England?" Charing
Cross-"Well, yes; they have sport.
ing Lords in Parliament.
Funeral sermons all remind MS
That, despite tho lives we've lol,
Preachers will remain to find us
Heavenly creatures-when we're dead.
Chicago Times Herald.
"Papa, what is a specialist?" "My
son, he is gentleman who has discov-
cred in which line of his practice his
mistakes are least likely to be found
out and exposed
"Pa, why do folks call the owl tho
bird of wisdom?" because he's got
sense enough not to come out and fly
around until all boys about your size
are in bed. indianapolis Journal.
"Uncharitablel" cried Hewson. "My
uncle was the most uncharitable man
who ever lived. Why, he passed mo
over and left every cent of his fortune
to charity. ."-Pniladelphia North
American.
"My marriage is an unhappy one,
but it is my own fault" "You poor
dear But why are you to blame?"
"He told me that he was unworthy Of
my love, but didn't believe HIM. -
Rochester Sunday Herald.
The Bachelor-"It is said that q
man rarely marries his first love. "
The Widow True, but he usually
her up as his ideal to the woman he
does marry. Chicago News.
"What broke him up in business?"
"Slow collections" 81 thought ho
sold goods for cash only?" ''He did.
1t was the firms he owed that had the
trouble in making the collections, and
they closed him out. Chicago Tri.
bune.
Friend-"How arc you getting on?"
Seedy Author-"Good. I've got the
material on hand for o splendid
comedy, besides" "You are fortu-
nate" eyes, all I need now is the
material for @ new pair of trousers. -
Tit-Bits.
A poet sat at his desk one day,
And dashed or beautiful rhyme
or gold and jewels In such q way
That 1t made folks think his time
Was occupied handling gems 80 rare,
But most of 1t was actually spent
In wondering II he'd dine on air
For the poet hadn't u cent.
Chicago News.
"Tommy," said father to his pre-
cocious fve-year- son aud heir,
"your mother tells me she gives you
pennies to be good. Do you think
that is right?" "Of course it is, re-
piled Tommy. ''You certainly don't
want me to grow up and be good for
nothing, do you?"
The Dun-"I called to see if you
could SETTLE that little account to-
day" The Really, do you
know, I think you are the most curl
ous man ever knew. To think you
should take 80 much trouble to find
out such little thing as that. "-Bos-
ton Trauscrint
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
Rash Slaughter of Dairy Cows.

A very bad practice has long been
popular with some owners OF milk
lairies. 1t is the purchase of good
larry cows fresh in milk, the keeping
If them for a few brief months, and
shen the turning of them over to
ihe butcher to make place for new.
fresh cows in milk. The writer is
acquainted with men that follow this
method. Que man in mind had fine
larry of about dozen cows. His
practice was to scour the surrounding
country for the very best COWS fresh
in milk. He would accept none but the
best, both rs to quality and quantity
of milk produced. He would gather
samples from the best COWS on differ
snt farms, carefully test for butter
lat and weigh the entiro milk
lngs. Then he would take the best
,ows and add to his dairy. When
their first few months of large milk
ing were over, away the COWS went to
the butcher, no matter how valuable
they might be.
In the course Of eight or ten years
he found the business less profta BILE
than it had been at first. and it may
fairly be supposed that he found from
year to year an increasing difficulty
In getting the kind of COWS he wanted.
He had the reputation at first OF max
ing a great deal of money out Of his
dairy, but in the end it was learned
that he had given it up because it had
ceased to be profitable. But in the
years that he did conduct the busi-
ness with success he had been doing
incalculablo injury to the dairy inter-
ests OF his locality. He had been con.
stantly at work lowering the grade Of
breeders. Buying and slaughtering
the best cows he had left for mothers
only COWS of inferior milking quail
tiles.
Such man is the enemy of the
dairy industry. His course should be
discouraged by every thinking man.
The adoption OF such methods ON a
large scale would prove a tremendous
backset to the whole line Of dairy
breeding aud Advancement.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
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FARM TOPICS {
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Substitute For wire Fences.

The extraordinary demand for iron
and steel products, and consequent
high prices, is making wire fences
cost more than q few years ago, but
we are not sure but they are even now
the cheapest fences one can build, con-
s:dering durability as well rs first
cost. Many use second hand gas pipe
for posts, and we think there ia moth
ing better IL they can be bought di-
rect from companies who take them up
because of pinhole leaks that make
them unfit for conveying gas, but IN
no way injure them for use as posts.
They can be found in almost all sizes,
from the inch pipe, large enough for
the wire netting for poultry yards. un
to size that will carry heavy wire
for cattle fence, and IL painted occa-
sionally are neat and durable. They
would help to remove danger some-
times feared from wire fences, the
conduction of lightning. The first
iron post would be very likely to
ground the current.
Cold weather Aficcts MILK supply.
At the dairy test at the Columbian
Exposition at Chicago, those in charge
noticed that in cold day, especially
IL it was windy, the COWS, though
we'll sheltered, gave milk much less
rich than on the pleasant days,
shrinking more in fat than in yield Of
milk, and this was. noted Of all breeds.
Those who have their milk subjected
to the Babcock test should remember
that cold spell is not good time to
make a large record. Some Of the
creameries that run during the winter
have also reported that the amount OF
butter to the 100 pounds of milk was
decreased by storm of two or three.
days to noticeable extent. 1t seems
TO be we'll proven that the fat in The
body is the first thing to be burned
up to keep up the animal heat, and
therefore, it is important to keep our
barns warm enough to have the cows
and all other stock comfortable, and
keep them in the barn when they
cannot be comfortable out of doors.
Excellent Foundation For Building.
1t is often desired to put tight
foundation under barn or other
structure, already built. This is a
iifllcult matter, particularly if the
building is close to the ground. The
foundation should extend down below
iho frost line. How shall the ditch
oe dug under the edge of the barn?
The illustration shows an excellent
plan. Dig trench close to the barn
to the required distance to accommo-
late the foundation stones. Exactly
under the edge of the barn, at the bot
tom of the wide trench, drive stakes
and put down rough board. Now
fill in behind the board with loose
stones, put on another old board and
continue to fill in the loose stones un-
Gil they stand level with the surface
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

London will soon have four un-
derground electric railroads in op-
GRAFTON. Two have been in operation
for several years; third is nearly
finished and a fourth is being con-
structed. One of these roads lies in
a tunnel from 60 to 100 feet under the
surface of the streets above.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
On the Pronunciation OF water"

Mr.. Clerk was pleading in Scotch
appeal before the House of Lords.
The question at issue was in regard
to right Of water. Mr.. Clerk, more
Scotico, pronounced the word waiter.
"Pray, Mr.. Clerk" said one Of the
law peers, edo you spell water with
two t's in Scotland?" "No, my lord. "
was the dignified and scorching an
swer of tho great lawyer. "but we
spell manners with two n's."-Notes
and Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

The ratio Of men TO women among
the public-school teachers in Massa-
chusetts is / to 1912. During the
first half of the past decade the num-
ber of men kept relatively diminish
ing, during the last half it has been
relatively increasing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
! ONE TRAGEDY OF THE Sea-


N the opinion Of
American shippers
of oil the thrilling
stories of ship
wreck and other
horrors of the sea
which come into
the port of New
York each winter
none is more dra-
matte than the
story of the burn
ing of an unknown
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

Californians are beginning to culti-
vate the tomato tree, which bears clus-
ters of delicious fruit, thousands Of
boxes of which are sent yearly to Lon
don, and for which IL is believed a
good market could be found in our
eastern states.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

The Chicago young woman and the
Fort Wingate, N. NJ, man who were
married the other day by telegraph,
violated one Of tho safest axioms OF
life, at is not we'll to set up house,
keeping on tick"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
One good feature Of the coming
year is that we shall have said goodby
to the expression, fin de steele.

New Orleans exults that in the last
week of 1899 IL handled for export
more corn than New York, Boston
and Philadelphia combined during
the snme interval.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

Butterflies as pets? Yes, it sounds
strange. does it not?" said lover OF
insects recently, "but 1 know of several
persons who have kept them for
weeks. One woman of my acquaintance
fed her delicate-winged pet on sugar
and water and the effect was dis.
astrous; the poor little butterfly be.
came intoxicated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

Advertising makes the wheels Of
business go round. 1t helps to sup
ply the motive force of commercial
activity, and keeps the machinery of
barter and trade moving. 1t has be-
come indispensable in industrial af-
fairs, and is a boon to the purchasing
public.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

Of the ground. The part OF the trench
outside the boards can now be filed
IN with earth, packing it down solid
ly, leaving the old boards where they
are. The fat stones above the ground
can then be put in and cemented.
Perhaps they can be put in more con-
geniently before filling in the outside
.rench,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14

British census reports OF family
names give for England aud wls,
2A2, 100 Joneses.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-06-23

Miss Ethel Lewis has returned from
Odessa, Del.
Miss Causey. Of Deals Island, IL
visiting Mrs. r. A. Causey.
Miss Emma Johnson, spent last
week visiting friends ia Baltimore.
Mrs. DIR. ChitwoCd is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. II. White.
Miss Bessie Mason has returned
from the Western Maryland College.
Mr.. Hill McCready is in South
Carolina playing ball with the State
League.
Miss Carrie Taliaferro, Of King and
Queen Co. is the guest of Mrs. M. F.
Sanford.
Mr.. John 7. White, Jr of our town,
attended the exercises of Windsor
Academy.
Children's day exercises will be
observed at the NJ. 2. Church Suns
day evening.
The Baptists OF Parksley are maxi
ing great preparation for a good time
on the fourth.
Miss Edna Sanford returned home
last week from trip to Washington,
Westmoreland Co., and Richmond.
Beginning with the first Sunday in
July there will be services at the
Baptist Church every Sunday night.
Messrs. T. Ryland Sanford and j.
Harry Rev have returned from
Richmond College. Mr.. Sanford
brings with him the orators medal,
Mr.. Rev the prize in the Junior Law
Glass.