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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

The prevalence of the low dressing
of the hair is very noticeable in the
day time. but most especially with
evening toilets. and 1t is most often
decked with a fragile, airy rose Of
gold or silver gauze near the ear.
The coil may be low on the nape Of
the neck or 1t may be arranged on the
back of the head, according to the
shape Of the head and profile 1t
crowns. The middle parting usually
accompanies it. when it is arranged
on the back of the head. the sides in
tight, bunchy ringlets that suggest the
Louis Philippe. These gold and sill
yer gauze roses are quite the prettiest
OF trihes. 1t is possible to spoil the
effect by using too many of them-.in-
deed, but one. or at most, two, should
be used on a toilet-but If well done
the result is charming.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

Ile first process in the manufacture
Of records takes place in the melting
room, where the proper constituents to
form the special grade of wax EN-.
ployed in making the records are
brought together and melted In several
large vats, each of which contains
about 1000 pounds. There are three
MEETINGS in all, and between each the
fluid is carefully strained to remove
any hard or gritty impurities which It
might contain; for 1t Is evident that
the presence of foreign substances.
even few particles of fine dust.
might easily produce fatal irregularl-
ties in the grooves of the record The
first two MEETINGS take pl ce In the
melting room. On entering this room
the most conspicuous feat-re is several
large, circular, rotating tables, set
around the periphery OF which Is q
number of round, iron pins which
form the core of the mold. Concentri-
cally around each of these pinE is
placed a brass sleeve The wax is
taken from the melting watts In n can
and poured into the molds In the
manner shown in our illustration. The
tables are constantly rotated. thus
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

It is as easy for US to recognize our
friends by their handwriting as by
their faces. Everybody imparts to his
handwriting certain individuality, a
certain mannersm, which serves to
identify the writer. His style of PEN
manship is as much part of his per-
sonality as Is his tone of voice or his
manner of walking. 1t Is very clearly
evident that there Is direct relation
ship between the writing and the writ
er; and study of this interesting sub
ject reveals the fact that every pecu-
liarity of handwriting has particu-
lar significance and indicates a corre-
spending trait or popularity in the
writer. In other words. a persons
character is revealed in his handwrit-
ing.-Woman's Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
New muff chains have leaves of
tinted gold or enamel instead Of

New muff chains have leaves of
tinted gold or enamel instead Of
jewels.
Fur gowns, with deep fiounce Of a
different fur. have appeared lately,
and with some success.
There are new slender. oval-band
Empire bracelets, with a medallion
top framed in hoop of diamonds.
Dainty waists of India null in pale
tints are worn with the tailor-made
skirts and coats. They are finely
tucked and finished with a lace yoke,
belt and cuffs.
New hats for bridesmaids wear are
formed OF white chiffon and ermine
fur. with bunch of shaded roses and
soft white aigrette set at one side
towards the front of the hat.
One of the prettiest novelties in
purses is of plain suede leather
simply stitched around the edges and
fastened with button hole, and jew
elled buttons which vary in elegance
and price.
So many Russian blouses Of baby
lamb have been made to wear with
skirts of cloth, the furriers declare
that the tailors and dressmakers have
already nearly exhausted their winter
supply of the uncut pelts.
Combinations OF cloth and corduroy
are seen upon number of the latest
Partisan models, designed for walking,
travelling, and skating costumes.
Gowns made entirely Of panne velvet
are also among the winter fancies OF
the French.
The raglan overcoat, so fashionable
for men, appears among the tailor
garments for women. but only the fair
ones with sporting proclivities ven
ture to don one of these most unbe'
coming of all outside garments possi'
BILE to women.
Lace as garniture Is still greatly
favored. but more In the form of beau
tiful half-yokes at the edge of the
low-necked bodice. or as oddly ar
ranged appliGues and insertions jac
ketfronts, fiat epaulettes. and revers
rather than In full jabots. cascades
or gathered rufiies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
Tho Unprcpared wife.

The normal girl naturally looks for
ward to the time when she will have
the care of home. husband and chill
dren. yet. sad to say. she Is often
wholly unprepared to assume the re-
sponsibilities when they come to her.
To assume to make home and care
for a family without preparation is
parallel to physician attempting the
practice of medicine without study
and with the expectation of gaining
knowledge from experiments on his
patients. We would be Mortified at
the temerity Of such a physician. and
yet we complacently leave our girls
without instruction in reference to the
highest, holiest duty of womanhood.
Under these circumstances can we
wonder that many homes are abso-
lutte failures?
One of the first things a girl should
be taught is that wealth and social
position count for nothing unless
united with purity of thought and life
and honesty OF purpose. Until sucii
standards are required by young
women in choosing their husbands the
marriage relation cannot be what God
intended 1t to be--the highest type of
earthly haDDiness.-Woman's Home
Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
MAKING BAND RECORDS.

tween a recording and n producing
phonograph is in tho nature Of the lit
tie sapphire tool by which the dia-
phragm rests upon the wax ,cord. In
making the record, the recording sty.
lus" is used, and IN reproducing the
record the reproducing balr' Is sub
stltuted. The difference between the
stylus and the ball Is that the point
of the stylus is cup-shapcd and ground
to a fine cutting edge, which. as 1t
travels over the surface of the wax
cylinder, is driven more or less deeply
into the material, and turns off shaw
ing which varies In thickness, accord.
ing to the quality of the sound waves
which fall upon the diaphragm. One
of tie first things that strikes visi-
tor to the record room is the rapidity
with which the artists sing, the speed
being much greater than that to which
one is accustomed In n music hall or
opera house. Moreover, the songs are
sung with the full power which would
be used before public audience. As
soon as the record is made, 1t is taken
off the mandrel and placed In a phono.
graph and reproduced to test its quail
ty. IL there is the slightest defect, II
is, of course, rejected.
Among the most popular records are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

The cylinders are cast with an inter-
ior spiral thread, which adds some
what to the strength of the cylinder.
and forms the bearing surface
when the wax cylinder is placed
ON the mandrel of the phono-
graph. After they have cooled, the
cylinders are first reamed out to gage,
then edged and rough-turned, and
finally given a finishing cut, the finish
turning being done with fine sap
phire knife.
One of the upper floors of large
building In the record department is
divided into number of rooms, In
which the specialists are kept steadily
at work speaking, playing or singing
into the recording machines. One of
our Illustrations shows the methods
adopted in producing solo records.
whether instrumental or vocal. In this
case the violinlst stands with his in
strument Immediately and closely In
front of three converging horns. each
Of which connects with recording
phonograph. The only difference be-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
TALKS :.
- a BoU TGs
'MaMANkIND
Unique Charity Gown.
20 =. =. p!

The daughter of vicar of a rural
parish not very far from London has
collected all the buttons placed In the
offertory bags for the past twelve
months when special collections were
made for the charities connected with
the church. The young lady intends
to figure at local fancy dress ball,
which is to be given soon, in the char
acter of charity, and she means in an
ironical spirit to have those souvenirs
of meanness-the buttons-sewn In
patterns on her dress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
Tho Woman without n Trade.

For the girl whose parents have rec
ognized the changed conditions. and
allowed her to fit herself for a profess
sion or trade. the question of susie
nance has no terrors; but it is the
woman with no particular qualifica-
tion, with a meager education. who,
when suddenly brought to the brink
of necessity cries. In bitterness and
alarm. What can ] do" When her
hour of need comes she finds herself
a competitor with a few millions of
women, each one of whom is by
schooling made mistress of some one
art or craft. and Is thus safely
launched ON a career
For such one. provided abe hes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

Revelations made recently regard
ing Bombay municipal elections show
that Hindu election agents can excel
the widest achievements in Europe
or America. II appears to be a COM
mon practice to dress up lads to i'm.
personate female ratepayers who are
either dead or are reluctant to vote.
In many other cases women are hired
to represent such voters. Persona
tion by men of male voters who are
dead or travelling is too common to
excite remark. The most amazing dis.
covery is that there is now a class Of
men who call themselves profession.
al vote brokers'" and openly under
take to secure votes at fixed price
a head
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

Inferior magistrates in Great Brit
ain are subjected to much criticism
for the undue severity and also for
the undue leniency of the sentences
which they impose upon offenders
against the criminal laws. Indeed,
Mr.. Labouchere in Truth publishes
every week legal pillory." as he
calls it. in which he contrasts in par
allel columns such extraordinary
magisterial judgments as fall under
his notice. None of these is really
more remarkable. however. than
sentence recently imposed Dy Mr.. JUS
tice Bigham, one of the judges of the
high court Of justice at the Penn
brokeshire assizes. The offender was
sailor who had quarrelled with q
fellow-passenger in railway carriage.
He first tried TO stab the complain
ant in the breast with clasp knife
and, falling In this. the prisoner got
his victims head under his arm and
cut open an eyeball. entirely destroy
ing the siglt of one eye and probably
that Of the other. Upon a verdict
finding the defendant guilty Of caus-
Ing grievous bodily harm. The. Judge
sentenced him to be imprisoned for q
term Of only nine months.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

Cows were the first street commits
sioners in Boston, but that city is now
less pastoral than New York City.
The all-revealing census shows that
New York City had 4633 cows, or one
COW to every 741 inhabitants, whereas
Boston has but 495 cows, or one COW
to every 1135 inhabitants. Chicago
has a brighter station in the milky
way. She has nearly 10000 cows, one
COW to every SO inhabitants. But
the real Boopolis or Cowtown is
Peoria, which has nearly $4,000 cows,
a bossy to every four inhabitants.
Peoria is proud to be called the Cow
city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

sufficient money probably the true sol
ution OF the difficulty is to qualify her
self to enter the lists-go at once to
one Of the training schools, such as
Cooper Institute. In New York. Pratt
Institute, In Brooklyn, Drexel Insti-
tute, In Philadelphia. Armour Insti-
tute. in Chicago. where. thanks to the
perfected methods of instruction and
thorough understanding of the needs
OF the applicants, working knowl-
edge Of the useful or the fine arts may
be had In an amazingly brief space
Carolyn c. Mumford. in the woman's
Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

An infant should not be more than
20 minutes taking his bottle; when he
refuses food do not force 1t. Never
save what Is left in the bottle for an
other feeding, or give 1t little later;
throw 1t away and give the child moth.
ing until its regular seeding-hour
comes round again. Where dlges'
tion is weak few teaspoonfuls Of hot
water given just before feeding stim
ulates the stomach to action. Feed the
child at regular ntervals.-Harpers
BaZar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
One of the Late rads In Fashions.

Among barbarous nations the prac-
tice of staining the skin for decorative
purposes has always been found, and
custom in its use of rouge and India
ink. A decided novelty, however, the
very latest" in fashions caprices, Is
to paint trails of flowers on the front
of evening bodices, and continue the
tendrils or sprays on the skin of the
chest. The strap of velvet or ribbon
that serves as a sleeve Is similarly
treated, and the arm is used to com
plete the design. Probably a new oc-
cupation will appear soon. that of cor
sage artist,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

The Washington monument is slow
ly but surely disappearing. Vandals
are carrying it away in their pockets.
The interior is constantly being de-
faced. In may places the inscriptions
on stones contributed by the various
states of the Union. as well as those
sent by organizations, have been great
iy injured. From the appearance of
some Of the marble it has been attack
ed with iron instruments. Letters
have been broken off tablets. While
the great bulk of the damage is doubt
less done by relic hunters. some of
the highly polished stones have been
injured simply for the sake of defac-
ing them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

A prisoner in an Ohio jail has been
punished because he insisted on having
his striped trousers creased. 1t was
ridiculous for the authorities to object.
A man who could give thought to his
personal appearance under such cir
cumstances must have something good
in him. And seeing that one of the
difficulties with convicts is to make
them keep neat, this fellow, instead of
being punished, ought to have been
made "trusty."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

those of band music. and for making
these the company maintains full In,
strumental band, which is occupied
steadily, under the baton Of a oonduc-
tor. In playing popular airs. marches.
waltzes, etc.
The testing Of the phonograph rec.
ords is done In a separate room by a
corps of experts, who are careful to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

Maurus Jolsai, who, when In his sew
entieth year married young actress,
said the other day: II began a new
life with my marriage. We have made
for ourselves small world which
quite compensates for the absence of
the great one outside" Not all aged
bridegrooms find matrimony of this
sort an elixir of life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

John BENJAMIN Parsons. head of the
Philadelphia Union Traction company,
has risen from "s5-a-week job" to a
post that pays him 100000 a year.
Surface car lines have furnished a
peculiarly profitable field for execu-
tive ability. and the traction million
aire" is one of the most interesting
OF his kind. as he is the newest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

to mention the cylinder of wax upon
which the waves of sound are cut by
the dainty little sapphire turnlng-tooi
known as the stylus.
The great growth in popularity of
the phonograph, and the necessity for
keeping the owners supplied with fresh
literature" has caused the mere work
of manufacturing the records to as
sumo truly enormous proportions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
small p,anos for children.

Half-size pianos are being being
made in Germany for the use of chill
dren who are learning to play. Doctors
declare that much permanent injury Is
done to the muscles of the fingers by
endeayoring to stretch an octave or
more; SO the new pianos are made
with keys half the usual width In
order to prevent such injury.--Phila-
delphia Record
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
Manufacturing
Phunugraph
Records.
YHE phonograph has become
such a familiar object in our
modern home life, and Its

e Uecnnnlsli, III spitt VI itS
marvellous ingenuity, is so straightfor-
ward and easily understood, that It Is
difficult, In giving a description of this
prince of toys, to tell the multitu
dinous possessors of them anything
that they did not know before. II one
were asked to name the particular part
of the phonograph which possesses the
greatest interest and which is the most
essential to Its success, he would have
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

The original Book of Norman has
been found again. 1t is pleasant to
see the third member of the immor-
tai trio turning up. The last member
Of the Light Brigade and the aged
slave who held George washington's
horse have been overworked lately.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

bringing the nolds. which cool very
rapidly, round to the workers on the
opposite side OF the table. where the
wax cylirders are removed. The NOV
Ing table brings the empty molds
back to the starting point, where they
are again flled from the pouring can.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06

throw out every record that gives the
slightest suggestion Of defect. Long
training In this work has made them
sensitive to irregularities In tone and
quality which would scarcely be no.
ticed by the average listener -Scien
tiac American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-27
TURN.
Decision in Their Rate Case Ex-
pected Soon.
Judge Hook Now Has 1t Under
Amusement.

A decision in the Missouri millers'
case is expected soon.
Several months ago the Kansas City.
Missouri millers and grain dealers
brought an action in the federal court
of this state before Judge Hook. They
claimed that the railroads operating in
Kansas had conspired to destroy kan
sas City as a milling point and grain
market, and to that end had liked
differential or arbitrary rate against
Kansas City on all grain sent to that
city, thereby discriminating against
Missouri, and favoring cities and towns
in Kansas. over thirty firms Of millers
and grain dealers united in the COM
plant.
The case was heard before Judge
Hook in LeaVenWorth, at the June ses-
sion of the federal court Judge Hook
took the matter under advisement, and
having been a absent on a. vacation, has
not handed down his opinion. The case
is entitled, Vanderslice-Lynds COM
pany ct al. vs.. Missouri Pacific railway
The compliments pray, that the Mis-
souri, Pacific company be perpetually
enjOined from charging the rates now
in force upon grain shipped to or
through Kansas City from Kansas, and
from maintaining or enforcing any diff
ferential or arbitrary rate upon grain
against Kansas City, or shipments of
grain to or through Kansas City; and
also from granting to persons shipping
grain to or through cities in Kansas,
Kansas City"
The millers and grain dealers claim
that cities in Kansas get two-cent per
hundred lower freight rate than is ac-
corded to Kansas City.
Judge Horton, attorney for the Mis-
souri, Pacific. said to a State Journal
reporter that the railroad company
claims that they treat all cities fairly
and alike in the matter of freight rate
charges, where the conditions in said
cities and towns are the same"
Judge Horton filed a demurrer in the
case, which was argued before Judge
Hook at LeavenwOrth. Judge Horton
contends also that the compliments
being millers and grain dealers in Mis-
souri,, they cannot maintain their ac-
ton because they are citizens of the
same state as the railroad company,
and also because they have not pre-
scented their con plant In the first in
stance to the interstate commerce com
mission for action thereon.
Judge Hook is absent vacation
in the east. and it is not known when
he win hand down his decision.
This case seems not to have interest
ed the public mind as much as have
similar cases. but when the one cent
or two cents per hundred difference IS
summed up and taken as a whole, the
little one cent is not so insignificant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-27
LOST A $4,000 PACKAGE.
Havana Postofice Clerk Held Under
$4,000 on Suspicion.

Havana, Aug. Pc. c. Westan, chief
of the money order bureau Of the Ha-
vana postofnce, left the oflce as usual
with the surplus remittance to pay into
the treasury The amount was $4,000.
He took an omnibus, and. according to
his statement. placed the packet con
tanning the money on the seat by his
side. He read a newspaper until he
reached the point where he wished to
alight, and when about to leave the ON
nibus he found that the packet was
missing Two boys who were in the
omnibus at the time say they saw a
mulattO throw a packet to a negro in
the street Mr. Westan is under a bond
Of $4,000 The matter win be left to
the courts for decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-27

missioner. is in Stippville again today.
trying to effect settlement of the
powder workers strike. Twelve and q
half cents a day advance may be Sc
cured as a compromise. Johnson meets
George Patterson, superintendent Of
the Laf1in-Rand powder factories, who
has come on from the east.
A. Parsons. who has a 40-acre fruit
farm out at Ca1houn's bluff. has begun
marketing a crop of peaches from an
orchard of 1900 trees, set out only two
years ago. He is receiving a. dollar for
every basket which he sells, and counts
on the yield reaching 200 bushels by
the end of the season. Besides the or
chard already bearing, he has LOCO
younger peach and 1000 apple trees.
Topeka relatives of the late Corporal
Basil I. Baird. who was drowned in the
Philippines on June 26, are expecting
the arrival of the body next month.
They have received word directly an
nouncing that a transport bearing
number Of soldier dead has sailed from
Manila. and they expect the remains to
arrive in Topeka about September 15
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-27
CAN'T GET HOME.
u. g. Consul Stowe il Tied Up in
London.

~. - GOnSul Stowe 1S LEO Up II
London.
London. Aug. 27.-James C. Stowe, of
Kansas City. United States consul gen
eral at Cape Town. has arrived here
from South Africa Mr. Stove said to a
representative of the Associated Press:
Il find myself marooned in London.
Apparently every berth on steamers
bound for America is taken till the end
of September, and am anxious to get
home. where I can do away with official
cares and talk as a private citizen
You know more in London about the
military conditions of South Africa
than it is possible for anyone to know
at Cape Town.
While have resigned from the con-
sular service, my resignation does not
take effect until I reach Washington,
hence it is impossible for me to say
anything You can learn much more
from returning officers than it is posi-
Bile to learn from anyone else coming
from the Cape.
The South African problem is IN
dOubtedly difficult and complicated The
topography of the country and the
mobility of the Beers, whom the Eng
lsh columns are unable to pursue in
dividually, render operations most diff
ffcult The British are feeding many
Boer prisoners and providing for tS1ou-
sands of Boer families, all of which is
very nice on the part of Eng1ano. But,
in the meanwhile. the war drags on
There is a great future for South
Africa when peace is secured. The sur
face of her mineral wealth is scarcely
scratched. Undoubtedly England is
prepared to solve the problem of reuni-
fication, but when that will occur GER
tainly no person at the Cape is able TO
say"