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ONE MILLION A DAY.
Value of Imports Of Tropical Prod
ucts Into United States.
Most of the Articles Are Frsssssa IN
Greater OF Less D~grss n
the New Island Pos
session..

The people OF the United States are
paying $l.000.000 day for tropical
products used in manufacturing or
food and drink. and mosi Of which are
produced in greater or less degree or
can be readily produced in the islands
which have come into closer relation
ship with the United States through
the events of the past two years. The
April summary of commerce and
finance. which has jus. been issued by
the treasury bureau of statistics,
shows that in the ten months ending
with April our imports of tropical
products have been over 100000. 900 in
value. thus averaging fully si.0oO.0O0 =
day. and indicating that for the full
year they will reach $780,. 100000.
lnoia rubber, fibers, raw silk. cotton.
gums. cabinet woods. indigo. ivory.
dye woods and certain lines of chem
icals make up the share of this vast
sum which the manufacturers Of the
United States take and require in con-
s;antly increasing quantities. The
Importation of raw materials for use
in manufacturing has increased stead
ily and now forms more than one-third
Of our total imports. and the large pro-
portion OF this comes from the tropics.
OF India rubber alone the imports OF
The ten months amount to more than
s27,oO0.000: of fibers. 10 s20.000. 900: OF
unmanufactured silk. $4,000, 600; of
cotton, over s7,cO,o0o; OF gums. more
than $1,000, 900. while cabinet woods.
dye woods. indigo and ivory also ag-
gregate several millions.
OF the constantly increasing propor-
lion of imports of foods,uffs. sugar. of
course, is first, and Of that the proper
tion which comes from the tropics is
vastly greater in the past year than in
Immediately preceding years. the
Dutch East Indies. which lie just
alongside OF the Philippines. being now
our largest single source of supply for
sugar. For the ten months the i'm
portations of sugar are more than Ss0.-
100 600: those of coffee nearly s5O. .0O0.-
900; tea. nearly $l0OO00O0; tobacco.
Sl6.o00,0o0. tropical fruits and nuts.
$4,000, 600: cacao and chocolate. IS .OOO.-
coo, and such other articles as spices.
rice. olive oil. etc. add several millions
to the total.
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BIG DEAL BY TELEPHONE.
tween New York and 81. Paal
Involving S8OO,ObO.

In closing business deal between
New York and st. Paul two men
carried on telephone conversation
for one hour the otherdsy. The distance
from New York to ST. Paul is 1,32e
miles by rail- and letter would be
nearly two days getting there. Tele-
graphic correspondence covering the
same transactions would have con-
sumed nearly whole day. the tele-
phone people say, and the delay would
have killed the deal. 1t cost $12O. or 81
minute. to carry on the long dis
tance dialogue. The amount involved
was 100000.
\ st. Paul agent was ordering goods
to that amount from firm in lower
Broadway. The induction on the wire
made il impossible for either party TO
the deal to understand the other. bur
one girl in New York and another in
st. Paul were able to understand be-
cause they were experienced operators.
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ARMY OF CENSUS EMPLOYEES.
63,6eI. Peansylvaaia
Leading.

The exact number of census emu
merators now AZ work is 52.63l. Penn.
sylvania leads the list, with 1876:
New York comes next. with 4.4?a.
Alaska has only and Nevada SO. The
numbers assigned to the other states
and territories are as follows:
-Alabama. l.2Il: Arizona. Sc; Arkan.
sas. 92l; California. 1907: Colorado.
3si; Connecticut, 545: Delaware. 1913;
District Of Columbia. 81; Florida. 292 I:
Georgia, l.25s: Idaho. l+6; Illinois.
5.3i5: Indiana. 1870; Indian territory.
lSG: Iowa, l,760; Kansas. 1897: Ken
lucky. IBIS; Louisiana. III: Maine.
$50: Maryland. 7+l; Massachusetts.
1926; Michigan. 1893; Minnesota,
1878: Mississippi, si2; Missouri. 2.2G2:
Montana. 2l7: Nebraska, 1867: New
Hampshire. 274: New Jersey. i.I07;
New Mexico. l79; North Carolina.
.:26: North Dakota. 2G5: Ohio. 2.9Os;
Oklahoma, $50; Oregon. 37l; Rhode Is
land. PSI: South Carolina. 7is; South
Dakota. 426; Tennessee. 1892; Texas.
,.so6: Utah, 2i2: Vermont. 295: Nir-
ginia. 1,095; Washington. 379; Wesi
Virginia. 5si; Wisconsin. 1879: Wyom-
ing, %.
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in iwo days time the child had fully
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Wa. rs., Ruuuev

1t has just been discovered that
Caesar and Pompey fought 60 miles
from their celebrated battle ground
This shows that Poupey ran faster
and farther than has hitherto been
supposed. says the Chicago Times-Her
aid, and ue take pleasure in correcting
the mistake.
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HOLLY PRECINCT.
Justices of the Peace.
], W. LYONS. Constable.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01
Exnloit of n Fire LaddIe.

A remarkable, exhibition Of nerve
was given the other day by fireman
on his way to answer fire alarm. He
was sitting calmly on the hose cart,
which was just about to turn into
Broad street from Walnut, when n
spirited horse, attached to a stylish
Gladstone wagon, started to dash
away on a mad rush down Broad
street.
There was no restraining hand near
mt the time. and for n moment the
situation took on n very serious look.
Just as the horse got well under way
and was Strengthening out for n mad
dash the fireman leaped from the hose
cart and ran rapidly toward the fright
ened steed. He made two or three
wild clutches for the bride, but
missed each time. Then the horse
was running at n frightful rate Of
speed, and the fireman held on to the
shaft and sprinted alongside. Slowly
he worked his way up to the head OF
the wild animal, and just rs collision
was imminent with an automobile in
front Of the Bellevue the plucky fire.
man gained the ascendancy and
brought the would-be runaway to a
sudden standstill.
1t was an exciting episode, and while
the startled spectators were cheering
the fireman darted away in full chase
after the hose cart he had abandoned.
New York Mail and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01
The vitality of Snails.

The snail is blessed with great pow
ers of vitality. A case is recorded Of
an Egyptian desert snail which came
to life upon being immersed In warm
water after having passed four years
glued to a card in the English museum.
Some species, in the collection of GER
tain naturalist, revived after they had
apparently been dead for 10 years;
and snails, having been frozen for
weeks In solid blocks of Ice, have re-
covered upon being thawed out, The
eggs are hard to destroy as the snail
itself. They seem perfectly Indifferent
to freezing, and have been known to
prove productive after having been
shrivelled up in an oven to the SEM
blance Of grains Of sand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

l cooked my rifle and looked around
me. Nothing threatened from the
ground. l gazed into the tree, but
could detect there nothing unusual or
suspicious. Slowly walked toward
the outstretched form until l came TO
the edge of the shadow beneath the
sycamore.
There paused at slight sound
that came from among the branches
soft, brushing flip-f1ip, fiip-flip. 1t
came from great forked branch that
ovcrhung the path. Now that my
attention was drawn to this limb,
thought II looked unusual norr the
fork. There IL seemed to be much
thicker than elsewhere In its length;
but looking closely. | could see moth
ing that indicated danger.
at is nothing" said to myself. and
made another step forward.
Then ] saw It! The formless thick
ness Of the bough all Mt once shaped
itself to my eyes In its true appearance
the bough and the thing upon It. I
saw two phosphorescent spots, not
easily to he disccrned among the ycl-
low leaves. | saw these were living
eyes in n huge. catlike head resting
upon the forks Of the branch. Behind.
flattened upon the bough, so that IL
seemed part of II, was long body
whose mottled colors merged in those
of the spotted bark and the leaves
and their shadows. The soft flip-tlip-
ping noise was the curling in and out
of the tip of supple tail among the
leaves. The beast that had killed my
partner was waiting for me.
There was not n moment to lose. AS
threw my rife-breech to my shoulder
saw the great head lift, the ears draw
sharply back, the phosphorescent eyes
redden to burning flame. Twice l
fired, first Mt the shoulder, then. without
aiming. at the living thunderbolt that
came through the air upon me, crush
ing me TO the earth. A frightful growl
filed my ears as something bit and
tore me-thc rest was darkness.
came TO my senses lying on my
back on the ground In the coolness of
the autumn night. Through the leafy
branches overhead the moon and stars
were shining. My rifle was clutchcd in
my hand as l lifted my head and
looked around, not realizing at first
where l was or what had happened.
1t all came back to me as / gazcd
upon the form of n savage beauty, the
splendid markings in black and yellow
Of the jaguar that lay near me. Just
beyond the beast | saw the form of my
partner, his white face upturned to
the moon.
You can see the scars made by the
jaguar's five claws down the side of
my face. and there are other marks of
his claws on my arm and chest. I have
not been able to lift my left hand to
the top of my head since he crushed
my shoulder that highland these
wounds he gave me in his dying
struggle. after my second shot had
pierced his brain. If Bonifacio had
not come in time should have been
lying under the sycamore now with
Magruder.-Yout Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

DIR. Chaplin writing in recent medi-
cal journal on the effect of summer
heat upon the public health calls at
tention to the function of trees in ale
waiting the heat. As trees maintain
n steady temperature of 81 degrees,
the cooling effects of numbers of them
upon the atmosphere ought greatly to
modify our present summer time dis
comfort; also the constant giving of
of watery vapor from trees enhances
the cooling effect.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01
THE GOODBYE KISS At THE DOOR.


pride
her Whereth thcesit for
through the usy
$
And there her
OF h ccomet
on CAV { n
A goodbye kiss the
She with
the hearty
When daily to
breast cstday
she nd tn hn
is And way
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

The time has gone by when the
mother of grown-up sons wore cork
screw curls. white caps, spectacles,
wrinkles and unattractive habili-
ments. The matron of today knows
how to keep young and puts her know
ledge in practice. She is only as
"old as she looks" and she looks
young. flatteringly remarks the New
York World. The abiding youthful
ness of the modern matron is not the
least of the triumphs of an age whose
mission is to correct the manifest mis-
takes OF nature.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01
Judicious Investment.

"Angelina, you are spending n big
lot of money on artistic dies for your
stationery"
"Well. what of Il? II l ever get to
the poorhouse Ill haye something to
prove that I've seen better days."
Chicago Record,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

If the possession of million Is ire
spectacle poverty" as Colonel Higgin-
son AYERS, what lot of men would
like to be poor!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

Elementary courses in agriculture
are to be introduced into the public
schools of Illinois at the beginning of
the next school year. With the pri-
mary purpose of interesting country
boys In what may be their life work,
the course will be adapted especially
to the country schools, but 1t will be
introduced into town and city classes
in q modified form. One hope Of those
who have been instrumental in se-
curing the adoption of the study is
that it may tend to stem the tide of
migration of the boys from the cOun'
try to the city. The aim of tht course
will bc to make w,rk interesting to
the boy who Is to be farmer, and
to give him knowledge of surround
ings which will remove his labor
from the commonplace and open up to
him possibilities for as great develop
ment as can be found In city. As
time advances the scope Of the study
will be broadened, so that finally the
public schools Of the state will offer
almost as good course In agriculture
as the short courses In farming at the
state university.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

Women collegians who get up and
practice college cries will all be old
maids. Any man worth having would
rather marry calliope than wed one
of them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

The city of Mobile. Ala, has a new
municipal ordinance forbidding SPIT
ting upon the sidewalks rs dclcterious
to good health, and the male inhabit-
ants thereof, though all amused, are
said to be obcying it with cheerful
alacrity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A Milwaukee florist thinks he has
succeeded in producing green carna-
tions by the use of chemicals while
the plants are growing.
A number OF living specimens of the
curious blind fish from the Kentucky
caves have been deposited in the fish
house of the London Geological gar
dens.
Fine Jewels are registered. like fine
dogs. Their history, or pedigree, can
be got at the registry office, with their
description, value, owner and SO forth,
all detailed very accurately. The reg
istry tends to prevent stealing.
British Guiana has cannon-ball
tree that grows to height of 100 feet,
its straight, unbranching stem being
only IS inches thick. When the can
non balls are ready TO drop the tree
is avoided as n battery might be that
was about to engage In Il lombard
ment
There are few bearded men In
China. Men who have grandchildren
may wear mustache, and many take
advantage of the privilege and are
called "old hair men," The foreigners
with mustaches, when they came to
China excited much curiosity, and the
unusual sight justified them in ask
ing the ages of the bearded men.
A few days ago Upper Sandusky.
Ohio, was visited with an immense
swarm OF flying ants, which had the
effect of compelling merchants in GER
tain districts to discontinue business.
The merchants had no time to prepare
for the onslaught, and had trouble to
get the insects from their stores that
they might be closed. The ants were
supplied with long, transparent wings,
and only remained for couple OF
hours.
Among the curiosties In deeds at
tention Is called to one in Belfast,
which gives the course and distance
ito hole in the roof of the shed OF
the blacksmith shop" This, II. +. Far
row, the Belfast Me. civil engineer, says,
should be considered an "indestruct-
ibie monument" as the hole still re-
mains, although the shed was burned
many years ago. Another queer deed
is of shipyard in Rockport, and one
course Is described as 'in line with
the bow Of two vessels now building
at said shipyard."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

About sos tons of gold are estimated
to be In actual circulation as morey
In England, that being approximately
the weight Of $3.50, 100000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

Two-story turrcts, having been
proved successful, are to be adopted
for five new battlcships. They are
another important American contri-
button to the art of naval warfare.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

Professor Able, in the Monthly
Weather Review, takes to task GER
tain school textbook of geography be-
cause of its statement that "the warm
winds known as the Chinook winds,
from the Pacific, heated by the Japan
current, may spring up even In the
coolest weather." This view as to the
source of warmth of the Chinook
winds is entirely erroneous, according
to Professor Able, just as Is n similar
view formerly commonly held in re-
gard to the warmth of the Swiss
"foehn," viz. that the wind, coming
down warm and dry in the northern
Alpine valleys, has its origin in the
desert of Sahara. The warmth and
dryness of "chinook" and "foehn" are
the result of the warming by COM
preston of the descending air, as was
very fully explained by Ham, in the
case of the "foehn" some years ago.
Compilers of school textbooks should
make an effort to keep little closer
to the heels of the rapidly advancing
savans than they sometimes do.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-01

The right to construct an electric
railway on the one rail principle be-
tween Manchester and Liverpool Is
asked by an English company which
proposes to run its trains 10 miles an
hour. A committee of the house or
commons has been considering this
petition with view to determining
whether the proposed rate of travel
would be safe. The projectors OF the
line produced expert witnesses VINO
declared that 1870 and even $50 miles
an hour would not only be practical
but safe for passengers, though they
admitted that a train going at the rate
of $50 miles an hour could not be
stopped within less than 900 yards, or
considerably more than half n mile.
The parliamentary committee very
sensibly reported against the project