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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Caused Them to Hastily Retreat.

An extraordinary accident occurred
to trolley car at Sing Sing, N. Y,
recently, which recalls Robert Louis
Stevenson's "Dynamiter," in which a
man carrying box of dynamite is
jostled by q woman so as to cause the
explosive to fall, though it does not
explode. In the present instance a
ton OF dynamite was on a wagon when
it was struck by q trolley car. A wheel
was taken off the wagon and the
vehicle was turned over. The driver
of the wagon fell back in half faint,
and he knew it would be useless to
run, even if he had not been paralyzed d
with fear. The motorman was also so
frightened for moment that he could
not back away from the wreck. One
OF the passengers yelled, "Dyna-
mitel" and they all beat precipitate
retreat, and there was little curiosity
evinced when Q new wagon was OBJ
tanned and the dynamite wss trans
fsrred.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
RECORD BRIDGE BUILDING.
4 wooden Structure Replaced By Steel
In One Hour and Thirty-two Minutes.

a wooden Structure Replaced By Steel
In One Hour and Thirty-two Minutes.
A record breaking feat in railroad
bridge building was performed on the
Rock Island line near Lincoln, Neb. j.,
the other day. II consisted Of taking
out big wooden bridge and replac-
Ing Il with steel one in an hour and
thirty.two minutes, and without
blocking traffic. The steel bridge
was seventy eight feet In length Ind
weighed eighty tons. II was shipped
from the factory in sections to Roke-
by, q station three miles from the
place where IL was put in. Here il
was riveted together.
The old structure rested on con.
crete abutments put in after disas-
trous wreck five years ago. The
bolts and spikes Of the old structure
were removed after the new one had
been suspended above. The new
bridge was brought to the scene on
fiat cars, from which Il was lifted by
double drum friction engine on O
pole driver onto galley frames erected
over the track, these frames being
sway braced longitudinally and Oh
cross sections. To the galley frames
two pairs Of double blocks were fas'
tened TO each other and these were
assisted in lifting the weight by q
pair OF double blocks and one pair ol
single blocks, eighteen lines OF inch
cable being used ON each corner.
Fastenings on the frames and iron
work were made by the use of clev'
ices and yokes. When all was ready,
the windlasses were started. A loco.
motive was coupled to the snub car
to prevent the weight from pulling il
over, and the bridge was lowered
easily and properly.
Some idea OF the celebrity may he
gained by the time schedule. The
train left Rokeby at 7.45 in the morn
ing. Thirty-eight minutes later il
was ut the scene. At 8.57 the iror
work had been lifted clear of the cars
and the latter run out; at 9.15 the old
bridge had been torn out; at 9.3s
the new bridge was in and at 9.5T the
track was pronounced 80. X" and
the flagman called in.
This is said by the railroad men tc
be one OF the greatest lifts ever made
with ropes. Thirty men, two loco
motives and bridge car with wind
lasses were used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

A medical officer OF the Imperial
Medical Service is attached to each
battery.
The gunner establishment consists
of one sergeant major, one quarter
master sergeant, six gun sergeants,
six corporals and eighty eight gun
ners, with two trumpeters. In the
driver establishment there are three
driver se:geants, six driver corporals,
one hundred and thirty eight drivers
with twelve extra men enlisted for
service), one farrier and one shoeing
smith. There are five ponies for of
ficers and trumpeters and one hundred
and thirty eight gun mules-that is,
twenty three for each subdivision
five to carry the gun and five to re-
lieve them; one pioneer in right sub
divisions and one artificer's mule in
the left section; six ammunition mules
with one relief; one wheel and axle
mule, and the remaining four spare,
or barebacks, as they are called. They
are generally young mules and are to
replace the sick or killed, and they
have no harness of their own. The
first line consists of the pioneers, first
gun line and first and second ammuni-
ton mules; the remainder are the re-
lief line.
Besides these, there are seventy
two baggage mules always with the
battery (made up to one hundred and
thirty-eight for sorvice), with an es-
tablishment of three minor officers
aud twenty-six muleteers, and, in ad-
dition to all, the usual followers of q
corps, with carpenters, smiths and
saddlers thrown in.
The pioneer mulo generally leads
the battery over difficult ground, ac-
oompanied by any spare gunners
there may be, who clear any obstacles
which would impede the progress of
the battery. His load is about $40
pounds. The wheel follows him,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

work for the guuners to load, espec-
tally on hillside.
The mule has many advantages
over the horse in the present cam
paign in South Africa especially, be-
cause he has the reputation of being
able to hang on to precipitous path
way by his ears where horse could
not be made to venture with any
amovnt of urging. Except in noun
tain climbing, he carries ordinarily
about about 100 pounds, although, If
we'll fed, he sometimes can take 800
pounds. He not only is much freer
from disease than the horse, but his
skin is so much thicker that the pes
tiferous tropical bug cannot make life
go much of burden for him. Be-
sides, he isn't half 80 fussy as horse
about what he eats or drinks. His
usual rations in South Africa are ten
pounds of grain or twenty pounds of
oat hay, with half an ounce of rock
salt; that, however, is when times
are good, and il he has to work along
on short rations he is as cheerful and
contented about it rs possible. Put
blinkers on him, and have white
mare to lead the procession, and he
will go anywhere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

Every time one Of the British noun
tain batteries goes into action in the
South African war attention is direct
ed to humble warrior from the
United States, the mule, that is doing
far more important work than he gets
credit for, and without which the
English would find IL exceedingly diff
ficult to make the contemplated
changes ON the map.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secre-
tary of State for War, says that the
Government has bought 10, 900 mules,
to carry troops and supplies from the
coast to the scene of war. OF these
5000 or 5000 were bought in the
United States and several thousand of
them are already in active service.
The rest are already on the way from
New Orleans and Charleston. The
remainder came from Italy and from
Spain, aud thus we see the Spanish
aud American mule laboring side by
side against common foe.
On general principles we may sup
pose that it was the Spanish variety
of mule which was directly RESPONSE
BILE for the great calamity at Nichol-
sons Mex, causing the capture of 1900
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Money squandercd On Signs.

"Strange how much mouey is spent
in a big city for useless signs" said a
New Orleans sign painter. "On al
most every street one finds big an.
nouncements masked by awnings, hid.
den under corpices, and in all sorts OF
queer places that the eye would never
be apt to reach. l can point you Out
q handsome piece Of black and gold
lettering not block from here that il
executed on the glass OF the fourth
story window. II must have cost con.
siderable money, yet the characters
are so minute that will venture the
assertion that nobody can read it with.
out an opera glass. Another sign
that I discovered quite by accident
the other day is painted across the
front Of building near the roof. Dl.
reotly beneath is q covered gallery,
and the only place from which the in.
scription can possibly be seen is biz
of sidewalk about dozen feet long
diagonally across the street. The
chances Of a passer-by looking up in
just the right direction are possibly
one in 10000. The prize freak sign
of the city, however, adorns certain
roof, and is visible from only the up
per stories OF one or two adjacent
buildings. Nearly all the useless
signs in town might have been located
much more advantageously if the peo'
pie who ordered them had allowed the
painter to use his judgment. We cal
culate the chances OF observation down
to nicely, and know exactly how
large letter ought to be visible at 9
given distance. As much skill is re
quired for that sort Of thing as for the
actual painting" - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

as members of mounted batteries,
either, for there are two mulo COM
panies that have been accustomed for
years TO act ns flesh-and-blood gun
carriages at the Cape. These last ami
mails served their apprenticeship Mt
the Government barracks at Newport
and have become used to the smell of
powder, and are entirely blase about
having small cannons on their backs.
The composition of mountain bat
terry and the accoutrements of mule
on q march may prove of interest.
There are six guns in "a mountain
battery called screw guns. They fire
proiectile weighing about eight
pounds and of various descriptions,
viz, ring shell, shrapnel, star and
case shot. The charge is one pound
and ten ounces of powder.
Batteries are composed Of British
gunners and are commanded by Ma
ior of the Royal Artillery. They are
divided into three sections, called
right, centre and left, each commanded
by subaltern, and containing two
divisions commanded by sergeant.
A sub division is a gun with all its at
tendant men, mules and equipment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
The Grent Trek,

At the outbreak of war between
France and England in 1903, Cape
Colony belonged to the Netherlands,
says Alleyne Ireland in the Atlantic.
In 1906 Louis Napoleon was made
King of the Netherlands, and in the
same year England attacked the Cape
as ii was then a French possession.
The Colony capitulated on January
10, 1906. The British occupation
was made permanent by convention,
signed in 1914, between Great Britain
and the Netherlands, by the terms Of
which England paid $40, 100000 foi
the cession of Cape Colony and of the
Dutch colonies Of Demerara. Berbice,
and Essequibo, which now form the
colony of British Guiana.
1t was hoped that the Dutch and
the English in the Cape Colony would
live together in friendly intercourse,
and that eventually by interrnarriage
o fusion OF the two races would be
effected. This hope was doomed to
disappointment, for an antagonism
gradually developed between the old
and the new colonists which led to
the establishment of two republics
beyond the border OF the colony. The
6rst step toward the formation Of
these republics was the emigration,
during 1886 aud 1887, Of about 5000
Dutch farmers from the Cape Colony,
q movementswhieh is generally re.
ferred to as the Great Trek. These
aien went out OF the Colony and es-
tablished themselves in the vast him
ter land.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
British troops and the death of sew

British troops and the death of sew
eral gallant officers. The thing never
would have happened il the mules had
not stampeded and run away with the
ammunition. In private letter an
infantry officer wrote from Ladysmith
some days previous to this disaster
that lot of unbroken mules had just
been received, and he predicted that
they would stampede the first time
they got into action.
Up to date the British War Office
has bought and paid for mules worth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

about s1,5O0,OOO The latest mule
quotation is 500 beast. The mar
ket is firm and no difficulty whatever
has been found by the Government in
getting all the mule help they want.
In buying the American mules the
British officers have been careful, as
far as possible, to get those that have
been trained. This word "trained"
suggests a possible mule curriculum,
but it means merely those who have
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
are given in round numbers, and in.

are given in round numbers, and in.
clude every strap.
The mules to carry these loads are
necessarily fine animals, and cost
about $3.50 each. They are of various
breeds, country bred chiefly, but
Italian, Persian, Afghan and Cape
mules are found in nearly every bat.
terry. They should be about thirteen
hands high, or little over, and their
girth must always be good; this is far
more important than height for bat
terry mule. The big mules are often
not so useful, and always cause more
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

carrying also the elevating gear be-
tween the wheels on top of the saddle.
The load is about $50 pounds. Then
the axle, with case shot box and
small store boz; the load is about 313
pounds. Following him the three top
loads, carriage, breech and chase, each
load being about 900 pounds. Being
top loads they nsoessitate tight girth-
ing. Behind them come the arst and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Has NO Dss,rs 10 Travel.

There is q man in Western Massa.
chusetts over sixty years old who lives
On the.line OF the Boston and Albany
soad; he has been in the service OF
that company for over forty years,
aud could ride free on its cars when
sver he chose to do SO; yet he has
never visited this city.-Boston Tran
script.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

besn in harness and done a bit Of
knocking about already.
These new mules are to be used
only for transportation purposes
that 10, for hauling the long "Cape
wagons" ten or twelve mules to each
and none OF them Is destined to
carry packs. the former function Of
The mule In var. None Of the new
recruits will be pressed into service
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03

J. P. Bryant, the Bardwell (Ky.)
millionaire. owns the largest straw
berry patch in the world 1t covers
l700 acres. and has made his fortune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19

Professor Sanders lecture on "rhe Prophets of the Decline and Fall of Ass- syria and Judah" at St. Paul parish house to-day at o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19

But the main themes must be the sensi-
 ble, fervent presentation of the old gos-
 pei, with strong argument and bright H.
 lustration. Man has a pocketbook in | deed, but also soul, The old truths
 of sin and salvation which have always
 stirred mems souls may be relied on yet The revival may not come in the same form, but is Just as much needed. | We need to emphasize the main pur- | pose of going to church-to worship | God Men will not then stay away on account of the minister or come expect ing to be entertained, and if not enliv- ened vote it a bore. They will not listen
 to the sermon as to lecture or to the choir as to concert singers. They will not get up and leave as freely as if at a vaudeville in a summer beer-garden. There is necessity of confession, adora-
 tion, supplication, worship. Catholic and high-church services, where the main element is worship, are better at tended than our average churches. To read a sermon at home is not substi- ute for a social, public meeting where the common needs of a common human ity are witnessed to.
 Men have the same needs as others of worship. Religion is not for women and children alone. The harder the strug- gle the more the need. The feVerish- ness, fret. turmoil of life needs to be counteracted by the great calming, steadying thoughts of God, the soul, eternity, immortality, responsibility. Men need to be rested through great ideals and seeing duty under high lights. Never was there an age that needed worship, spiritual culture, prayer, Bible reading true preaching, more than this nervous time.
 Christianity is not outworn. It has power still over the souls of men. If it's truths are neglected it will be only for little time. Heart-hunger will as- sert itself. The soul will have Its rights. There is no reason for Encouragement. Christ is not epent force. His relig- ion ie no burnt-out faith. The church will adjust itself to the new needs. There was never more religion than now in the community and the world-in business social, political standards, in benevolence and education The power of the pulpit is not gone. As long as there is the sense of sin, as long ae re- morse exists, and the wall of bereave- ment is heard over the coffln-lid, as long ing for peace is in the heart, so long will that voice by welcome that the sin burdened and sorrow-laden to find rest and consolation on the bosom of Infinite Pity.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19
Polls Wonderland Thenter.

Typical vaudeville will hold sway al Polls this week, nine acts of specia value and novelty being engaged. Can- field and Carleton will lead the >bil with a new comedy sketch, '"The Hoo- doo." An exceptionally important aero. | batic engagement is that of the Three Polos, team of athletes who are un- surpassed for agility, strength and skill Everyone enjoys good singing, especially when combined with comedy. This will be found in the sketch presented by the original Newsboys quintette. the sketch being arranged by Georgie Conan. McCabe, Sabine aIid Mile. Vera will give bright dialect comedy sketch, in which two Irish contractors and a pert typewriter have lot of funny trouble. Leo Carle, the lightning change artist, is another parsonage of note. He plays one-man comedy drama, during which he assumes eight different char acters. The Henning trio. man, boy and girl, in dancing act, are sure of a hit, for the girl is the best buck dancer on the stage, and the boy is ringer" for Georgie Conan. The act ia hum- mer. Flo Parker, a pretty soubrette, and Mosher Leonard and Mosher in bike comedy act are also in the bill. The show will conclude with the great spectacular reproduction by the vita- graph of the celebrated fairy story Cinderella and the Glass Slipper" The pictures will be in gorgeous colors, and will be of special interest to the chill dien. Prices: matinees, 10 and 20 cents; evening, 10, 20and 30 cents; ladies, mati- nee 10 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19
Grand Opera NOusr,

| Commencing tonight and for three
 nights the patrons of the Grand opera house will have an opportunity ot l judging the merits of the latest dra.
 matic novelty "On the Stroke of Twelve" The first act is built around
 a cleverly bundled forged check epi. sode, the second act is brought to a eli max by murder, the third act intro-
 duces a sensational escape from pris- on, the fourth act shows the interior of counterfeiter's den and the last ends with the conviction and death of the villain. This material should certainly possess any number of thrills, and with three low comedy parts, a genuine ''Yiddish" character, a negro servant and an Irish hostler, not to mention the amusement furnished by the hero while disguised as a tramp the fun of the piece should be sufficient to supply any reasonable audience. Managers Whit aker & Lawrence have taken every ad- vantage offerd for scenic display prom ise some novel and effective sets. Reg ular prices. Matinee Wednesday.
 The intensely interesting drama At Piney Ridge" will be the next weeks offering at Grand opera house Friday and Saturday, March 23 and PA The company supporting Mir Higgins is d powerful one and includes Georgia Wal don, Walton G. Horton, Olive Maude Davis, Ben Sackett. Virginia Tracy. Belle Gaffney, George D. Baker. Marie Kinzu, Charles c. Hartling and many others. Regular prices. Sale of seats now open.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19
ENTERTfTNlTEN
IIYpcrion Thenter.

Round About Paris" will be the
 topic of Burton Holmes lecture at the
 Hyperion theater this evening. In view of the approaching exposition no subject could be more interesting to
 the general public. The quaint by
 ways and usually unvisited but charac- teristic quarters of Paris will be visited
 by MT. Holmes and his audiences, mak- ing this lecture in every way different from those usually given on this pop ] ular subject At the end of the uecture two series of motion pictures will be shown for the first time in New Haven
 The subjects for these were obtained in the Klondike and in Japan during the last summer and are the only ones ever taken in these far away lands. Sale. of seats now open. Prices 25c, SOC, 1 75c $1.
 The brilliant London and New York musical success of last season as rem dered by Augustin Daly's Musical com pany entitled "A Runaway Girl" gives full measure and measure filled with hilarity. Thus said the New York Herald on the occasion of this opera's initial performance in New York. This reliable papep headed it's criticism of the new opera with the one convincing line The brightest and prettiest of them all" "A Runaway Girl" with James T. Powers and the Augustin Daly Musical company, will be the at traction at the Hyperion tomorrow and Wednesday nights, with matinee on Wednesday. Seats on sale now open, Prices S1.50 s1 and 75c!
 The engagement of Madame Nodes ka this week Thursday and Friday is of course an absorbing topic among our playgoers. This great artist will be supported by the famous actor, John E. Kellerd, and a company of sterling merit, and a series of scenic produc- tions unequalled perhaps, except by Henry Irving, will be presented The local management announce Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth" as the popular choice of plays. Seats on sale this morning at 9 o'clock
 The work of Lewis Morrison in the eXacting role of Frederick the Great is unquestionably the master effort of his career. Mr Morrison has many copyists, but no rivals. He appears at the Hyperion Saturday, matinee and evening, March A. Popular prices at matinee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19
MORE SMALLPOx AT YAIE.
William BrchhAn, Shelf. senior
 Striken With the Disease.

William Brennan, ShsfY. Senior,
 Strikeu With the Disease.
 Still fourth case of smallpox, or var ioloid, has broken out at Yale. The 1 fresh victim is William David Brennan of St. Paul, Minn., senior in the Shef- field Scientific school, who rooms at 113 1 Wall street,
 Acting on rumor which reached him Health Officer Wright visited the house early last evening and found Brennan in bed. He examined him carefully and discovered symptoms of the disease, al- though, as he stated last evening, he does not think the case will develop into a serious one He immediately took all precaution against spread of the dis ease and put the house under quaran- | tine Fourteen other students roomed l in the house up to yesterday, but at the doctors visit they were nowhere to be l found, having deserted like rats from burning ship.
 Brennan's parents were at once noti- fled of his sickness. and should his con- dition become worse he will be sent | home.
 | The young mans sickness is greatly deplored by his fellow students, for he was very popular. He was an athlete of considerable renoWn, being one of the fastest half-mle runners in the univer- sity. In the intercollegiate games held in New York two years ago he secured fourth place, thus winning "Y," and he was one of the strongest candidates for the team which represented Yale at the international meet held in England last summer. It was expected that he would come to the front as a runner again thie year.
 The sickness with which Rufus Parks jr., the Sheffield junior was taken down Friday morning proves to be varioloid according to the developments of the case It is mild case however, and so isolated that Health Officer Wright does not fear the spread of contagion The patient has been removed to the top floor of the house, "The Colony" which is the chapter house of Berzilius frater- nity, and is isolated there with an at- tendant.
 Four men are quarantined in the house, not being permitted to leave the premises and not being permitted to re- ceive any visitors. Needless to say, none will care to visit the house