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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
AN OPEN CRATE DID 1T.
Two Girls Burned 10 Death While Enjoying
Their Presents.

DR.. William Reese, of Federal, near
Pittsburg, reported the details of
Christmas tragedy at that place to the
coroner, OF Pittsburg, last Wednesday.
Elizabeth Hahn, aged 4, and Anna
Banks, aged O. were the victims. They
were playmates and neighbors. Their
fathers were miners. A Christmas tree
loaded with presents had been left by
Santa Claus in each home. There was
an exchange OF visits during the morn
ing, each visiting the other and enjoy
ing the gifts received. After dinner
dancing around in childish glee, caught
fire from the open CRATE. The little
Hahn girl died within an hour, while
the Banks child lived until yesterday
afternoon. The parents of each were
painfully burned while trying to save the
children
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
At TINE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

General Gilbert S. Carpenter was
placed on the retired list after 80 years
OF active service.
A boom to give Cornelius Bliss the
second place on the ticket with NcKin-
ley has developed in New York.
Gen. Wood. OF Cuba, is investigating
the prisons OF the island and finds Span
ish methods still in vogue. Prisoners
are detained S months without trial, and
are compelled to sleep upen the bare
floors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Score OF Sailors Drowned.

The weather bureau official at Hat
teras, N. c., reports that the British
steamship Ariosto, Capt. Barnes, from
Galveston to Norfolk, for coal, thence
to Hamburg, loaded with cotton, corn.
wheat and meal, is stranded on Ocra-
coke beach, six miles south OF the Hat
teras.
The steamship carried crew OF thirty
men. Twenty-one men abandoned the
steamer and took 10 the boats soon af-
ter she stranded. The boats were wreck
ed in the heavy seas and the entire
twenty-one were drowned
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
The Maine Dead Buried.

On the windy heights Of Arlington
cemetery. at WASHINGTON, the Maine
dead, brought from Havana, by the bat
tie ship Texas. we're Thursday laid away
in their final resting places with simple
religious services and the impressive
honors of war in presence OF the Presi-
dent, members OF his cabinet, officers
of the army and navy and other repre-
scntatives Of the government. A cabi-
net officer surveyed the hag-draped
coffins before the ceremonies began,
said: The lives of those men cost
Spain her colonies
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Coached by Foreign Officers.

The Daily News Cape Town cores
pondent under date OF December 20,
says: Il learn from Afrikander Bund
sources, hitherto singularly well inform
ed, that 5000 European officers, men
skilled in modern military tactics and
particularly artillery, are in Pretoria as
a reserve.
Undoubtedly the cnemy's tactics at
Colenso and Magersiontein were direct
ed by men of this class, as these tao
tics we're quite unknown to Boer Cen
erals"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Email sh Subj cts Warned.

The privy council Of Great Britain
held a meeting at Windsor castle We'd
nesday. at which Queen Victoria pro-
claimed a warning to all British sub
jects not to assist the inhabitants OF the
Transvaal or the Orange free state, or
to sell or transport merchandise thereto
under penalty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Finally Tortured and Killed.

A horrible wholesale murder has just
been committed in Osiek, near Kalisch,
Poland. Nine members OF the family
OF wealthy landed proprietor, named
Kowalski, we're killed after frightful tor
ture. The house was robbed OF every
thing valuable.
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sition. pretty costume, which would
equally well do service for travelling or
street wear is Just completed by Robert.
The skirt of mauve cloth is short enough
to allow of easy motion. and is OF the new
est shape. being adjusted over the hips by
means of a series of darts appliqued with
stitched points of white cloth. The plaquet
at the back is hidden under single box
plat, and the fare below the knees is no
ticeable for it's gracefulness. A narrow band
OF white cloth stitched with white silk
trims the hem The lining is OF mauve
silk as are the knlckerbockers. which take
the place of an underskirt. The sleeveless
bolero jacket of very novel form is OF
mauve cloth. edged with a stitched border
OF white cloth and terminating with
deep band of mauve cloth, cut out in strips
and stitched upon a foundation of white
satin. The blouse is of white tucked linen,
with transparent sleeves OF the same ma
terial, terminating at the wrist with stiff
white linen cuffs. The high lir,n collar
is encircled by a cravat of black surah. 4
belt of white cloth with a silver buckle
hides the junction of the skirt and blouse.
The golf cape is of light weight mauve
cloth faced with plaid # mauve and DEL
icate yeilows on 4 white ground, and the
high haring collar is lined with white. AS
a guard against the burning rays of the
sun the dainty sunbOnnet has been adopt
ed. particularly as 1t proves sch becom
ing frame to the face. The one to be worn
with this costume is of rose colored ba-
tiste with mass of alternating white and
rose olOred batiste flounces.
FELIX FOURNERY.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06

PARIS, April 23.-The worlds ingrati-
tude is nowhere more mark than in the
case of the bicycle. After the just enthu-
siasm which was vented upon the wheel
during several years, after IL has paved
the way for the fair sex toward rational
clothing, and after it has brought back
the bloom on many a wan cheek and has
invigorated the body with the health and
energy of its powerful exercise, besides
acting as a strong psychic educator in
producing agility of thought and courage,
we see the benefactor to humankind con-
signed to the dusty attic or cellar and
forgotten over the new excitements OF the
automobile and golf.
Yet while the fashionable and tickle set
has dropped the wheel, there are still some
sensible women who realize its value, and
even sensible women enjoy pretty clothes
and desire to combine practicability with
becomingness in a wheeling costume. All
the fantastic frocks which had been IN
vented by enterprising dressmakers. who
considered themselves constantly bound to
bring out conspicuous novelties to please
their customers, have been abandoned, and
the question of wheeling attire has been
greatly simplified since common sense has
dictated the wearing of the costume ha-
bituaIly worn by the English woman on all
sporting occasions namely. the skirt
reaching to the ankles, the blouse, and The
jackets to match the skirt.
COrkscrews, whipcords. cheviots. and
homespuns are the most suitable materi-
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ais for wheeling costumes, and the color
should be one which does not show the
dust. Since wheeling is no longer con-
sidered smart" the costumes also have
ceased to be ostentatious. but individuality
of taste need by no means be excluded, as
a natty costume by Robert testifies. The
skirt OF comfortable length is OF brown
cloth, and fits faultlessly, having the in
verted and stitched box pleat at the back,
to allow of a graceful fall of the fuliness
on either side of the saddle when mount
ed. The closing is at the side OF the
front gore, and there are commodious
pockets in both seams Of the front gore
a convenience which the rider most ap-
preciates Two rows OF brown silk stitch
ing simulate q termination Of a wide hem
Brown taffeta lines the skirt. and forms
the comfortable knickerbockers. Boots or
low shoes may be worn ad libitum. The
tight Jacket of brown cloth reaches Just
below the waistline. and is slightly long
er in front. 1t has reveres and Il collar
of white pique and opens over a low-cut
vest of red cloth. closing in front with
guilt buttons. a tucked chemiseste of
white India silk or any other washable
material covers the chest. and there is
high white linen stock collar encirced by
a bright red satin crayat. The soft white
felt hat is bound and trimmed with red
ribbon. TIL long. tight taller sleeves of
brown cloth finish at the wrist with white
linen cuffs, and white chamois gloves of
comfortable size cover the hands
Golf is holding the interest OF Paris. and
bids fair TO be enthusiastically practiced in
the country during this summer, while the
rest of the world will crowd to the expo
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worn by the American and English girls.
and she determined to make an example Of
him. As he walked behind her he fired
balls OF bread and paper on the new hat.
and that sdperfiuous annoyance had nerved
her to do her best
" SO you wish me to take off my hat,
monsieur. do you?' asked Miss Kansas
City in an Ominously sweet tone.
AT once, mademoiselle. commanded
the lank locked baggy- trousered youth,
who wore very dingy. but to him very
precious silk hat on his own unkempt head.
Well, in America replied mademoi-
selle gently. the gentlemen always remove
their own hats when making any request
Of the ladies. Allow mel the tightly rolled
umbrella described half circle N the air
and struck the top hat a blow that sent
it spinning into the middle of the boule-
ward. and While the poet cOmpl, ely par
alyzed with astonishment watched its
demolition under countless wheels and iron
shod feet. the bystanders broke into wild
and generous applause. and the girl as
appeared safely down narrow side street
From that day to this straw sailors have
been persona grata in the studio region,
and the girls have been no longer troubled
by the sups~nuous attentions of the en-
bryo ByroHS. De Mussets. and Daudets.
" no, III NbSAAllllNs obSt4l N4F AAAAAtt+e'' - -
their respective literary heroes, prowl
about the region of the Luxembourg Gar
dens.
You can very easily guess that French
women themselves would be less than hui
man if seeing what has been accomplished
by the American and English girls they
did not yearn to profit by the Improvement
in street customs. The Partisan young la
dy owes a genuine debt of gratitude TO her
Anglo Saxon sisters and | dare say II the
Partisan cab horse could organize and pass
resolutions he'd vote a piece of plate and
a handsomely engrossed set of parchment
resolutions of thanks to the womeh from
the States. WHO are actively Interested in
ameliorating his condition.
year ago in one of the girls CLUBS
here a league for the emancipation of cab
horses was started, and people who Tome
to the exposition should not take it amiss
if they are waylaid in shops, tea rooms or
in the fair grounds by very determined
looking dansels who beg them to take
the pledge to help the horses. The pledge
is simple enough and eXacts that no cab
with an ill-groomed, weary, halt-fed horse
between the shafts is to be patronized,
and that after calling cab the cocher Is
to be fairly warned that should he beat
his horse his pour boire will be cut down
one half while if he gives the beast de-
cent treatment the tip will be doubled.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
RUSKIN LINEN.



Writer'S Spinning school.
Mr.. Ruskins death has sent my
thoughts back to a summer in England
a few years ago, during which l made
Ruskin pilgrimage. writes an admirer of
the author. In Oxford. Chealsea, and
Sheffield I saw all that was accessible of
the great teachers work in schools and
museums. but there were other shrines in
Lancashire and Westmorelaud. and toward
them | next turned my steps.
In those counties the ancient cottage in
dustres of spinning ard weaving fax by
hand had long passed away, when Mr.. Rus
kin conceived the idea OF reviying them in
his own neighb0rhoCd to give work and
the means Of support to poor Old men and
women wlo were sitting by their fresdes
in enforced idlensss. their occupation taken
from :GC by the mills With the help OF
fr.eujs inspired by his zeal. the enterprise
was carried out so successfully that where
only linen for underwear and household
use had been planned the product turned
out 4 treasure for artistic necdework, and
was priced by royalty itself
In due time Ambeside was reached and
the region Of the handmade linen was
close by for the spinning school. l knew,
was in a cottage named after St Martin
and dedicated to him, standing half way
and Wordsworths, in Rydal. Now II Mr.
Ruskin had taken such an interest and
given SO much personal attention 10 the
scheme that the product of the cottage
wheels and looms was called by his name,
that was sufficient induoement for me to
determine to see the Langdaie linen and 10
go home the proud possessor of some Rus
kin sheets.
on the early day, then, made a call at
the largest dry goods store (Anglice,
drapers) in the village, and asked if they
kept the Ruskin linen. Mr.. Tolson wished
that he did have it; they had promised 1t
to him from st. Martins for two year,,
but they couldn't get enough ahead over
there to supply him. Had | engaged any?
No. Wei, | might get yard or two for
embroidelying at the spinning school. But
l wanted sheeting. All, did l know the
price? Four or five pounds pair. Sur
prised but not quite stunned. l answered
bravely. But they are worth it. I sup
pose" oh. they'll never wear out" II
bent on having the linen I could write for
samples. but as | wanted TO see fer myself,
Mr. TolsOn obligingly laid out a way for
me to get to Clearwater without taking
whole day for it,
l found s.. Martins School just as it
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with me. she 81 oke OF the fabric with ir-
reverert scoru, wouldn't have bed of
hers seen with such sheets. and coul IN
sleep between them for their roughEcsi,
but that doesn't turn mel banker Tor
9uskin sheets yet.
In Keswick the linen industry is an on
shoot from Mr.. Ruskins, but has grown TO
greater proportions. They display in their
salesroom more variety than we see at 81.
Martins; thirty-seyen kinds of cloth dit-
feTing in width, fineness, degree OF bleach
ing, and price, and then, rs some are dyed
blue. orange, purple. and red. it brings the
whole number of kinds up to fifty.
The sheeting there was 80 cents higher
chan 2. St. Martins. making two widths
come 10 So a yard. but they would not
sell me any for that and six other kinds
are made specially for their own Keswick
embroidered; there are seven other kinds
which can be obtained only by entering an
order which will be flied in its regular
turn: and there Is one kind of which the
Princess Louise takes all they make for
her schools of embroidery.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
LATIN QUARTER GIRLS.
They Have Rescued the Locality
FROM Its EVIL Ways.

FroIa Its Evil Ways.
PARIS, May There are, all told,
should say, about ,OO0 American women
living more or less alone and unprotected
in Paris for the purpose of acquiring the
language or studying art or music" said
d successful artist in the Latin quarter the
other day, as she presided over a prettily
spread tea table in her own big, luxurious
studio.
1T sounds both forlorn and dangerous
doesn't It. when l say they are living alone
and unprotected, and really thirty years
ago when l first came to Paris that SEN
tenca would have implied an isolation from
all that is sweet, safe. and wholesome in a
woman's life. and exposure TO all that is
hard to endure; but Paris is not any longer
the Paris of my student days.
The real revolution in this say city has
been created by American women chiefly;
first and foremost by the girls Of the Latin
quarter who have robbed that locality by
their presence Of one-h half its snares and
difficulties and ugly reputation, and then
by the hordes OF fair travellers from the
States. who are coming over in relays OF
thousands this summer to thoroughly
Americanze the life on the foreign streets
So predominant is the influence of our
women here that il | had young daughter
10 educate in art i just as lief she went
to Paris alone to pursue her studies as TO
New York. Philadelphia, or any OF our
home cities.
Down in the Latin quarter where tie
masculine art and literature students as
sumed far more license than even the alb,
sInthe Slippers of the boulevaTds, /. was
the girl from Kansas City who practically
broke the back of all opposition to the
peaceful coming and going of the feminine
artists. She was a pretty creature Of
twenty-one, as hard working little artist
as there was in the city. and as she has
tened home one historic spring day to her
luncheon she carried in one hand her port
folio and in the other a cherished umbrel-
la, rolled TO a perfect slimness. At the
corner of a broad avenue, right where a
number of people sat In front of a big
cafe, she turned calmly, but with a pecu-
liar sparkle in her eyes, TO confront her
tormentor. who had been following her for
several blocks. insistently repeating his
dislike OF the hat she were. She knew
him for one of the youthful poets Of Ter
neighborhood and leader that spring Of
a students crusade against the sailor hats
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designs. This is a great saTi,v, Il course.
in milliners' bills.
The Emperor William of l. frnany viii
not spend a penny more than he can help
on walking sticks-in faS-. he picks out
the cheapest he can find. AID as for UNI
brellas he never possessed one; they are
his pet aversion. He has quite remark
able collection of hunting sticks, but these
cost him nothing as he cuts them with
his own hand while following the chase
Nor does His Majesty throw away his
clothes recklessly; they must be well worn
before discarded. and the eighteen pairs of
white military gloves make many journeys
to and from the cleaners; nor are they
thrown away nor given away until abso-
lutely past usefulness.
In the matter of the table. the royal
food is very plain; a most vigorous dis
cipline pervades his household as regards
culinary matters, and enormous savings
have been made in the expenditure for
this item of the imperial domestic budget.
while the monarch spends money lavish
-ly in channels more to his liking.
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cherries made Mrs. Van Kuickerbocker the
best dressed woman of my acquaintance
AT last ] see she has learned not TO
wear white gloves but TO dress her hands
as nearly rs possible to match the ruling
tone of color in her costume commented
the hostess, land is 1t not a comfort that
she now forbears 10 carry that ugly thumb
purse with the great staring silver initials
and has taken 20 the use or the proper
thing, very long narrow grey suede port
money with a gold bound mouth and clasp
and just>a tiny gold V 10 one corner"
They do say. my dear, that Van Knick
erboeker has made lot OF money in stocks
lately and" bu; pink flush and guilty
smile adorned the faces of the two gentle
gossips as high, clear, cheerful voice WIS
heard in the hall way and the portieres
parted not TO admit at first the owner of
the voice, but the douse OF silk parasol
white with a wide wreath of violets in
three tones painted about the circle.
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in, writes correspondent TO the Chicago
Chronicle" We'll, each maid handed her
check to the usher and he called out
First door to the right or Second door
10 the left as the case might be. With
hardly an exception those girls turned in
the wrong direction; then they'd pause
TO consider. exc'am, We're going the
wrong way, and skurry back again.
This happened so often that l spoke
10 the usher about il.
They always do it, he replied, laccn-
ically. I usually point so they'll know
the way, but I've neglected to do that
today. They're all right If they stop to
think. but they never do think
Il myself know an Intelligent young
woman who has to make little motion
as If she were writing with both hands
before she can determine the right one,
and she declares that all her acquaintance
are affected in like manner. SO, perhaps,
this is a general feminine falling. and the
colored witness was unjustly excluded"
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in some of the little things of life wo-
men are absurdly ignorant.
Il saw by a paper last week that a COL
Ored woman was excluded from testifyin;
in court because she didn't know her right
hand from her left. and was therefore, es-
teemed too ignorant for her evidence to
be of any value" said an observant Chi
cago man yesterday. Now. do you know
l don't believe one woman out of six
knows her right hand from her left with
out stopping 10 consider the matter?
Il was standing in the foyer of a the.l-
tire the other day at a matinee watchin :
the audience mostly feminine. as it passed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
UNDERSLBEVES ARE BACK
They Are the Novel Features OF
New Summer Gowns.

Toqucs Grow Larger Daiiy-Hhit
Chic Pnrasols Are Of Tucked silk
MusIin-Prupc Red for tSc Golf
Lirl<s-The Coming Style Of Parse.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-13
BUCKINGHAM
Pleaded Not Guilty to
Charge of BIackmaiI.
Martin HoIleraH ArraIgned on Perjury
Charge-cases Continued.

John Buckingham, arrested Tues
day night by Officer Mcconnell, was
arraigned in Police court Thursday
morning on charge of blackmail
and obtaining 5000 from an East Ak
ron resident by false pretenses. He
pleaded not guilty. His attorney, f.
j. Claffey, requested that the prelim-
mary hearing be continued until Sat
urday. His request was complied with
after Mayor Young fixed Bucking-
hams bond at 81 600, which he was
unable to give.
Martin Holleran, aged Is, when ar
raigned on a charge of perjury, plead.
ed not guilty. Attorney Sieber has
been retained to defend Holleran. Po-
lice Prosecutor Benner and Attorney
Sieber agreed to have the case contin-
ued until Saturday. Holleran's bond
was placed at $1,000, which was signed
by the prisoners father,
Patrick Deeley, arrested Monday
night on complaint of Miss Edith Hall
who alleged that Deeley assaulted her
pleaded not guilty. Miss Hall is EN-
ployed by Mrs. Cynthia Hansard as
cook, and Deely holds a position as
bartender in the Hansard saloon
Deeley was given a sentence Of &c
days and costs In the workhouse.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-13
LAST DAY.
Continued from
page)

devoted to the election and not for
many years has the contest been so
spirited. The retirement of Mr.. s. H.
Ellis, as the presiding officer has
caused a determination upon the part
Of the delegates to put the best avail
able man In Ellis shoes. Opinion, how
ever, relative to the qualifications Of
the candidates vary greatly. Two
names are mentioned in connection
with the race. They are r. A. Der
thick. Of Mantua, and Rel Rathbun Of
Springfield. Rathbun's candidacy is
backed by the Deputy Masters Organ
izatlon which is an important auxil-
iary of the Grange proper. At the Dep
uties' meeting in G. A. X. hall Wed
nesday it is said that they decided to
go after the Masters chair. They have
their knives out for Derthick and will
work tooth and nail for the Springfield
aspirant.
Mr.. Derthick's strength comes from
hn IL, 90 ~ I1la 4. \
He is well known, well liked and well
trained in Grange work His election
would be popular one and it is gen
! orally conceded that he will win. No
one looks for walk away, however,
and as it takes a majority Of all the
votes cast to make an election, several
ballots will be taken, and a dark horse
may be brought out.
In view of the fact that new man
will be elected Master pressure is be-
ing brought upon Secretly f. A. Atkins
to induce him to accept reelection.
Mr.. Akins has held the office six years
and desires TO retire. 1t is believed by
many that a new Master and new
secretary should not be entrusted with
the destinies of the Grange at the
same time. Mr.. Eugene f. Cranz OF
Summit county has withdrawn from
| the race. The most active candidate
! for the place is Mr.. G.. NJ. Freeman.
There are 13 offices to be filed and the
election will doubtless occupy the
greater part of the afternoon.