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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
presence mus. have been in The Ar.

presence must have been IN the ar,
even though SO faint they could not
locate me. They snarled in anger and
sniffed at the air, and il seemed to me
rs II both looked directly at me for
several seconds. If they did so was
so buried under the snow that they
failed to make out what sort Of an OBJ
iect l was. They finally turned and
disappeared in the cave, but we're out
OF sight only moment. When they
reappeared the blind panther was ith
them, and the three scrambled up III
rocks and disappeared in the forest.
There had been killing somewhere,
and they had come to conduct him to
the feast. Perhaps they brought to
him food now and then, but he must
have had to go with them for water.
1t mattered little to me whether the
panthers went or remained. Had L
been free from injury believe / could
have made my way up the cliff, though
1t was dangerous climb, but with
broken ribs / could do nothing but
wait Would they set ont in search
when did not return to camp at
darkp OF what use, as the falling
snow had blotted out my trail until
the keenest bloodhound would have
been baffled? 1t was l o'clock of a
November day when ! fell over the
cliff. Had it been cold day l should
have frozen to death on that exposed
spot within an hour. Fortunately for
me it was scarcely freezing weather,
and the pain was so great that L
never minded the cold.
l was waiting for | know not what
when the end of strong bark rope
with moose in it suddenly was let
down in front of my eyes. No one
had come in search of me. Peter, our
Indian guide, had discovered the pan
ther den the day before, and had come
back on this day in hope of getting a
shot Indian like, he had taken
close survey of things while waiting,
and after n time had discovered me on
the shelf below. Few men would
have tried what he did. As soon as
l had slipped the moose over my
shoulders and drawn it tight he began
pulling, and though l weighed 15
pounds more than he did he finally
succeeded in landing me on the edge
of the cliff. The rough usage / re-
ceived made me faint away, and it
was while / was unconscious that the
three panthers returned. As they
scrambled down the rocks and stood
for moment the Indian fired and
killed the female. She dropped dead
in her tracks, and he fired again and
killed the cub.
Then something like a tragedy oc-
Cured. The blind panther could have
saved himself. In fact, he did dash
into the cave, but, as if realizing that
those he depended on for food and
drink were dead, and that without
them he must perish, he reappeared,
snifled at their bodies, and then, with
scream in which there was more la
ment than anger, he leaped into the
ravine and vanished into the darkness
to be mashed to pulp on the rocks
below,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
Preventing Freezing in Cellars.

There are times when Il seems al
most impossible to prevent vegetables
from freezing in the cellar OF course,
having doors and windows tight and
banking around the walls on the cold
sides does much to prevent this, but
when that "coldest day since we can
remember" comes unexpectedly, as it
does 80 many times, the chances are
that many are not we'll prepared for
it. A small oil stove, or even one or
two lanterns, lighted and burning,
will do much to give warmer tenn
perature, and one or two tubs of water
put down there will do nearly as much.
The first throw of an active heat and
the water latent heat. Not until the
water is frozen will anything else
freeze there. Set the stove or lanterns
on the bottom of the cellar. as heat
rises, and see that they cannot set fire
to anything.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
) FARM TOPICS
Mutton md Wool.

The shepherd who feeds to produce
good mutton and good lambs will not
only get good wool in addition there
to, but will increase his production.
II is the well-fed sheep that grows q
good fleece. Careless feeding or irreg-
ular feeding produce wool uneven in
fibre, or with weak places in II, so
that we have heard an old wool buyer
say that by looking at the wool he
could tell about at what stage Of its
growth the sheep had been poorly fed
or had been sick. This then is bet
ter way to increase the wool crop than
to change the breed to something that
will not have as good lambs or make
as good mutton. Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

work much easier for the user, for in
tho ordinary barr ow the load is oil be-
tween the two points OF support-the
wheel and the mans hands. If
large load is taken in tho ordinary
barrow the man will have to lift about
half of the load. In the case OF the
implement shown herewith almost the
whole of even larger load, when the
the handles are raised. will be bal
anced above the wheel. New York
Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

In no department OF human thought ana
endeavor has the temperance cause made
more notable progress In recent years than
In that OF medical scleace. Alcoholic IL
quors, Instead OF being regarded rs a
panacea for all human ills. ms they were
years ago, are fast being excluded from
medical practice generally. Almost with
out exception, all great London physi.
clans. and all great surgeons, ARE In favor
OF total abstinence. Some Surgeons Will
not undertake to portorn operations upon
persons who have been addicted to drink:
they value their regulations too highly u
zisk fa.lpra
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

"Christ died for our sins according "a the
scriptures." That sentence suns up the
whole Bible. the four gos2els tsaeh us that
Christ died and the rest OF the New Testaruen
that he died for our SINS. And the Scriptures
terious fashion. by type, by allegory. by
ethical and spiritual teaching, designed 10
prepare the humun race for tbs truth which
In the N1w Testament was revealed, that
Christ died for oor sins.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
Life's Uncertainty an Incentive.

None OF US really finish anything In our
short life. We oniv begin things, and thea
leave them for others to take up and carry
on. 1t Is better, therefore, that we should
work as for the longest life. though our
days be but few. Hence 1t is better we should
not know tho time wa are to live. 1t keeps
In Cur heart all tho while the element OF ex-
pectieion and hope, for we may live to reach
fourscore. At tho same time 1t holds upon
us perpetually tho pre,sur. OF urgency and
haste, for any day may bs our last. j. Il.
Miller, ID. ID.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Poisoning from overcoats is an un-
unexpected danger, but no less than
GO cases have been reported among
the street cleaners of Birmingham,
England. On being wet the cloth,
in the dyeing of which chloride of
zinc had been used, gave off poison
GUS vapor, producing painful swelling
of hands and arms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
Getting the Load Over the wheel.

To make wheelbarrow's load btS
ance itself have somewhat smaller,
wide-tired iron wheel and put up in
in the cut. The body can be raised o
triBe higher than usual, thus givin g
more room below, and therefore a
larger wheel. Here the load can all
be placed ON the wheel, making the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21
AFTER THE BATTLE.


In
the
1 thought yself thai the yery
he grim AXE me ehome!
And there; as he prayed the rain and the
prop n
tate
ought r n
q OF
the memo
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a
mel hateo o he'll me Lord! calm, - w
to AM mbookdr
~ And the pain and escrow dpasse
Q reatup uponall VIII trust word away.
H. Rawnsly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

A novel way of illuminating a rail
way tunnel has been devised in Paris.
Refectors throw the light from many
electric lamps 16 feet above the rails
to the sides of the tunnel, whore it is
again reflected by FURNISHED tin, a
soft and agreeable light The trains
automatically turn the current on and
off in entering and leaving tho tunnel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

One Of the most remarkable lakes
on the earth's surface is situated at
Tar Point, on the Island of Trinidad,
and bears the suggestive name of Pitch
lake. At first view the surface of the
''lake, which is not lake," gives one
the impression that it is large body
of placid water, but closer examina-
tion proves it to be a vast plain COW
cred with hard and hardening pitch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

Some years ago the dwellers of Cape
Cod saw remarkable sight--a party
of men going fishing on horseback.
A large school of black fish had run
in shore, and to catch them the men
mounted their horses, rode out into
the shallow water and drove the de-
moralized fish up higher and higher
until the beach was strewn with them.
The fishermen made big profits on this
catch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-21

Professor Hutchinson, +. r. s..
reports the case of a lady who could
not take tea because it made her feet
icy cold and wet with perspiration.
She thought that the soles were chiefly
affected, and that the hands were also
made cold, but not so markedly MS the
feet. Mr.. Hutchinson had long been
familiar with the fact that tea made
the feet of some persons cold, but did
not know that cold perspiration at.
tended it. He believed the coldness
to be caused by contraction of the
arteries, inasmuch as the feet shrank.
In China the natives train certain
birds to catch fish for them. The birds
are taught to sit on the edge of boat
each bird having ring about its neck.
and when a school of fish are seen
they are released and immediately
begin to fish. The speed with which
these birds move under water is re-.
markable, and they destroy large
numbers OF fish. One OF the most
remarkable methods of fishing is seen
in the Hawaiian Islands, where men
go under water, net in hand, and,
clinging to the rocks, scoop up the
fish. This requires much endurance.
Some OF these fishermen, it is said,
remain under water a minute and o
half at time.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
HOME MARKET CLUB.

Boston, November 1.-The annual
meeting Of the Home Market club, well
known protectionist organization, was
held this afternoon at its headquarters In
this city. The following are among the
officers eIeotsdi President, George A.
Draper, OF Hopedals; vice presidents,
william Il. Plunkett. Adams; hobart
Knight, Providence, X. l.; William
Grape, New Bedford; William II. Halle,
Springfield and others; directors for one
year, P. q. Cheney, Manchester, N. H.,
John q. Haynes, Boston, Frederick 5.
CLARK. North Billerica, John Shaw,
Quincy, L. p. Wilbur, Boston, Il. M.
Cousins, Portland, Me-. II. o. Houghton,
ambridge, Charles II. Child, Proyi-
dence, X. l /, A. S. Coyel, Boston.
Col. Albert GiHrk submfttsdn n lengthy
report part of which is as follows: The
total membership In 1884. The losses by
death during the past year were l6S, by
resignation 50; by other causes 81, and
the new admissions were 90.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
THE STATE VALUATION.

Lewiston, November 21.-The State
Board of Assessors acting as Board OF
Equalization has completed the State
valuation which win be the basis of State
and County taxes for the year 1901 and
1909.
Under the new equalization the u
cities OF the State will pay 49, per cent
of the State taxes assessed upon cities,
towns. plantations and wild lands. There
are 81 towns having a valuation OF more
than one million dollars each. There are
81 towns viii be called upon to pay 49,
per cent OF the taxes. There are So towns
having valuation between one hall
million and one million dollars. These 90
towns VIII pay liz per cent of the taxes.
The remaining 1856 towns and 20 planta-
tions will pay 81 per cent and the wild
lands will contribute 6sz per cent of the
State taxes.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
srrscEr.LAxroua.
MISCELLANEOUS
FINE HOUSE LOTS
AT
Reasonable Prices.

Among all the desirable house and cottage
lots along the famous Cape shore. there are
none more advantageous and pleasantly located
than those owned and offered for sale by Mr.. II.
Willard.
Mr.. Wizards lots are in close proximity to
the beautiful and much frequented Willard
beach. that cory and picturesque spot that Ma
tirc has done so much for and really the only
beach In the vicinity OF Portland where sea
bathing may be enjoyed with comfort and with
out danger.
on Willard street, close to the beach Mr..
Willard has some two acres OF land excellently
situated for the building of summer cottages.
On Myrtle avenue and Beach street he has adj
ditional land that some day win be covered by
summer cottages and Villas. for there are but
favorably situated. On cottage road and Mid
die street, Mr.. Willard has for sale some ideal
house and cottage lots. Situated on high and
dry land, with beautiful scenery all about and
In the distance, these lots are destined 20 be
cupied by handsome homes and In no distant
future. Fortunate indeed are those who secure
them at present low prices and before real es-
tate in this vicinity takes rise as It surely
must do ere long. On Cottage road the electric
making all the lots within easy reaching dis
lance Of the city.
II may be trlthfilly said that this section OF
our city was never more popular with summer
visitors than now. The numerous boarding
houses and cottages hereabouts are filled to
overlooking IN the summer, and all indications
point to the fact that this portion OF South
Portland city Is TO greatly Increase in popular
ty from summer to summer. Prospective pur-
chasers of lots should call at once and examine
the situation and learn favorable terms.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
Bates NEW LIBRARY.

Lewiston, November 2l.-This after
noon, the exercises of the laying or the
cornerstone OF the new Coram Library
were held in Hawthorn hall, Bates col
lsge. The college was honored by the
presence of Hon. Joseph A. Coram oil
Lowell, Mass, the largest donor for the
new library building, for whom 1t was
named. MIR. Tsllant, one OF tbs New
York architects, also was there. Follow
ing was the programme: 1.-THE Bates
Library, Its Founding" Harry Leroy
Moore; Its Growth" Mae Seeley Ben
nett; "Ths Corain Library Building
How 1t Was Secured.n Arthur Charles
Clark; "what 1t Means to Bates, !"
Charlotte Gertrude Townei poem. Annie
Eugenia Bailey; remarks, Mayor Fur
bush OF Lewiston and Mayor Wilson of
Auburn, Hon. ]. L. Coram. Mr.. Tallant;
laying the stone.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
AMERICAN WOUNDED.

Washington, November e1.-Admiral
Van Reypen, surgeon general of the navy,
has received letter from the surgeon
In charge OF the United States naval hos
pital at Yokohoma, giving the condition
of several of the wounded American
officers. It-gives the first word as to Sur
geon Lippitt, who had his leg fractured
by bullet during the Siege of Pekin.
The wound is doing we'll. The bullet
remains In the thigh close to the bone
near the point of fracture. 1t has been
decided to let the patient recover his
strength before removing the bullet
An X-ray negative taken on the British
hospital ship Maine which brought DR..
Lippett to Yokohoma, shows that por-
tions OF the broken bone overlap. The
wounded surgeon Is described as looking
well and cheerful. Lieut.. Taussig, who
was wounded while with Capt. MoCalla's
force, is now walking abo1t with the
aid OF cane. His wound is nearly
closed and bis recovery will be complete
without the loss OF power or shortening
of the leg.
Capt. Andrezen OF the marine corps,
has been seriously I'll with dysentery.
The commandment speaks Of the courtesy
of the officers of the British ship Maine,
which brought many Of the American
wounded from China. The Japanese
officials also have been most courteous to
the American patisnts. sending them
delicacies.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
KRUGER DIDA'T CONE,
Marseilles Demonstra.
ton a Failure.
Committee Waited All Day in
s. Drilling Rain.
Then They Had to Give
1t Up and Go In.
People Not Lik ely to Turn Out
as Well Today.

Marseiiles, November el.-A biunder In
the calculations Of the time the GeIdsr.
land would require between Port Said and
Marseilles, resulted in the failing out. to.
day OF the intended demonstration and
imperilled the success OF the reception
tomorrow. The French reception com.
mittee did not take into account the
gale that is sweeping the Mediterrane-
an and the low speed OF the Gelderland,
but allowed all their arrangements to
stand.
The Boer delegates, victims OF the or
ganizing committee, awaited expectant-
ly at their hotel from early morning I'M
til the afternoon for the arrival OF the
cruiser. For several hours the carriage
intended for Mr.. Kruger remained at
the entrance OF the hotel, horses,
which were decorated with rosettes of
Boer oolors, paving the ground impati-
entity until the equipage was dismissed.
Various delegations and societies that
had assembled at the landing stage re-
mained through heavy showers until
they realized in the non signalling OF the
Gelderland that their presence was futile.
Then they disbanded, The fiasco was
unfortunate because thousands among
today's conoo urse will shrink from the
possibility of losing another morning to-
morrow. Todsy's crowds were for the
greater part made up OF workingmen
and shopkeepers who lost money by at
tending the gathering and who are not
likely TO repeat the experiment.
Bad weather and the element OF uncer.
tainty as to the time. of Mr. Kruger's
landing, kept many thousands even to.
day from the routs. Thirty thousand
would bs generous estimate of the
crowd which was massed thickly at sew
eral points, whils only sparse assem-
blies were to be seen elsewhere.
The French AMI Boer delegates were
all intensely disappointed, especially as
up to late hour, no news had been re-
oeived OF the Gelderland's entry into the
harbor, although 1t is fully expected that
she win anchor there before daybreak
tomorrow. No Importance Is attached
to the report OF an injury to her machin-
cry. The theory is that she is merely
going slowly In consequence OF the heavy
sea, which Is chiefly responsible for the
delay. An amusing statement ap.
peared in q local paper this afternoon, IN
which an alleged rnmor was published
to the effect that the delay was due tc
the capture of the Geiderland on tho high
seas by British squadron or to DELHI
crate damage to her machinery by q
mercenary. Naturally these statements
only provoked the laughter OF those
who read them.
The Boer committee has issued an an
nouncement that the programme intend.
ed for today will be carried out tomor.
row.
The attitude OF today's con course
while unanimously favorable to Mr.
Kruger and the Beers was nevertheless
quite free from anything offensive to the
British, which tended to enhance the
absurdity of a noisy promenade along
the principal boulevards.this evening by
a score of anti-British youths. whose
efforts led to no disorder whatever.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
Committee Decided TO Make Reduc-
ton s3O,OOO,OOO.
President Approves the
Step.
Committee VIII Give No Hear.
ings.

Washington, November 2l.--The Re-
publican members OF the Ways and Means
committee made such progress today with
the bill to amend the war revenue law
that 1t is expected the first draft VIII be
completed by tomorrow night. The COM
mittee decided today to make the bill Tor
reduction OF thirty million dollars a
year. This is the amount suggested py
Secretary Gage yesterday and 1t is under
stood meets the views Of the President.
In fact, the members of the Ways ana
Means committee, who saw the President
last evening, say that before Secretary
Gage appeared before the committee the
whole matter had been carefully consid-
cred by the President and the secretary.
Briefs Of interested parties are being re-
ceivcd and considered but the committee
has given no hearings and will not do so.
Representative Russell of Connecticut
did not attend the meeting OF the COM
mittee yesterday but was present today.
General Grosvenor was not at the meet
ing today, having gone to Ohio for few
DAYS
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
HINT FOR PORTLAND.

ST. Petersburg, November 2i.-The tele'
phone franchises were sold at auction
yesterday. The new regime begins In No
vember, 1901. The government has pre-
scribed the conditions of rental and the
franchises were given to the parties FIX
ing the lowest subscription. The st.
Petersburg municipality won here,
agreeing to demand 20 roubles annually,
compared with $50 roubles hitherto
charged. The Western Electric compa-
ny OF the United States bid unsuocess.
fully everywhere,
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
LOOTED CLOTHING STORE
A Dumarl.eott. store Empsisd By
Burgiar&

Damariscotta, November ei.--Burglars
entered the clothing store Of WV. Dodge
here during last night and carried away
nearly the entire stock.
Among the articles known TO have been
taken were zoo pairs Of trousers and 70
full suits OF clothes Ths loss on these
goods Is fully 5000.
MIR. Dodge also carried quite an ex-
tensive stock OF furnishing goods, and
he believes that closer look will show
that considerable more was taken than
IL evident az this time.
The fact that the burglary had been
committed wac not learned until the
store was opened this morning and the
police have no clue whatever as to the re.
sponsible parties.
Entrance to the store was gained by
forcing a window In the rear, which faces
the river, and II is believed the robbers,
of whom there evidently were number,
packed the stolen goods In boats and
made their escape by means Of the river.
There also is driveway at the rear Of
the building, and 1t is just possible that
a-team may. have besn used to carry away
the plumber.
The police are working on both OF these
theories, but they are ct great disad-
vantage as they cannot hope to find any
one who either saw the men at their
work or even hanging about the place.
as the store Is situated in q part OF the
town which is little frequented late al
night and it Is possible that not per-
son passed near the scene while the loot
Ing was going on.
For several days pass q number OF
travelling peddlers who went about the
country buying rags, selling tinware,
etc., have made their headquarters In
Damarisootta, and 1t Is thought that they
may be able to tell something about the
case IL they can be found. Further than
this it is not known that any suspicious
character have been seen about the vii
lsge, and the police fear they will have
a long hard task ON their hands in To-
eating the responsible parties.
That the lootlng was systematically
done and that plenty of time was afford
ed the burglars is evident from the con-
dition OF the store. No goods were scat
tered and strewn about the floor, but the
men evidently removed the more valu-
able part of the stock until their boats
or wagons were filed to their capacity,
leaving the remainder undisturbsd.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
NATIONAL GRANGE.

Washington, November sl.-Very little
business was accomplished at today e
session OF the National Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry, most of the time being
occupied by an address by Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson. At the request OF
the grange he spoke on the work the de-
partment is doing for agricultural inter
ests. He paid tribute TO the influence
and Importance of the grange to the
farmers everywhere. The report of the
committee on dormant oranges, made
by o. o. Raine of Missouri, evoked q
prolonged discussion. No action was
taken. The report of the committee on
mileage and per diem made by Arnold
Naudiane OF Delaware, was adopted.