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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
origin of the Word sterling.

The origin OF the word ''sterllng" is
very curious. Among the early mint
ers Of coin in northern Europe were the
dwellers Of eastern Germany. They
were so skillful In their calling that
numbers of them were invited to Eng
land to manufacture the metal money
Of the Kingdom. The strangers were
known as 'easterlings." After time
the word became Sterling" and in
this abbreviated form 1t has come to
imply what Is genuine in money, plate
or character.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

"rhat the skin Is intimately connect
ed with the lungs Is proved by the
fact that our miuor Ills of the rcspra.
tory tract-colds. for Instance are nj.
most always trnccnble to n checking
Of the perspiratlon. 40 that the Impurl-
ties OF the blood poison u.s." says Har-
vey Sutherland. I'm Alnslee's. Every
body knows the story about the little
boy that was covered with gold leaf as
n cherub for some Roman pomp and
how he died In agony n few hours
ufterwnrd. The poIsons manufactured
by his own organisms slew him. to
say nothing OF his suffocatlon. Burns
Involving more than one-thlrd OF the
general surface arc fatal because the
excretory powers of the skin are less
ened beyond the abilities of the other
depurntory organs to make up for.
"VarnIsh an animal and It Will die
In from six TO twelve hours. say some
authorities. This Incontrovertlble fact
Is matched by another equally lncontro-
vertlble-that nobody ever heard of
any case Of tarring aud fcntherlng that
Killed the victim. He might have had
all kinds OF trouble In getting the stun
Off. and he might have felt shock
to his pride. but he didn't die that any.
body ever heard Of | never assisted
Mt ceremony of this kind nj either
end of the Joke. and so can't speak as
to the completeness with which the
body is covered with the tar. but from
my general knowledge OF the character
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
POWER OF IMAGINATION.
A prupeists story OF How II worked
In One Case.

In One Case.
"1he power of Imagination said
New York druggist. ''Is past compre-
henslon. Not long since domestic In
the employ OF prominent family
came into the store In great haste with
n prescription which called for two
grains of morphine In two ounces of
aqua pura--that Is. distilled water-tbe
accompanying direction reading, "A
teaspoonful every hour until the pain
Ia allayed.' The patient for whom II
was intended was the head of the fam
ily, who was suffering from severe at
tnck of nervous neuralgia.
"Now, 1t so happened that the fam
lily physician who had written the pre-
scription was behind the counter when
the messenger arrived, having dropped
in, as was his wont, on the way to his
Office While was putting up the pre-
scription we chatted and laughed and
jokcd and passed the time OF day as
only professional men are capable OF
doing. filled the bottle, corked II
carefully and labeled II properly. and
when the retreatlng form of the do
nestle had disappeared out Of the
store door returned to my companion
able physician visitor. AS did so
saw to my amazement the two grains
Of morphine reposlng upon the pre-
scrlptlon scales.
Doctor calculated, I've given
that girl nothing but distilled water.
The morphine is here; look at 1t. What
shall | dor
"'DoT he replied, with admirable
sang frold. Dor Why, nothing ut all.
I'll wager you that the aqua pura will
work as well without the opiate as
with It,
Agreed said I. And do you know"
concluded the pharmacist, "the doctor
was right. and the patient with the
nervous neuralgia-an exceptionally In
telllgent and college bred man--was
sleeping as peacefully as babe after
the second dose of the mixture.
Faith is everything where medicine is
concerned" "-Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
Mustn't "Oyvn" Their Engines.

The railroad engineer who owns"
his engine Is not In favor with his su.
periors. Complaints about trivial mat.
ters are likely to be made against him.
and soon he finds himself without n
berth. The phrase "ownlng an engine"
does not mean that the engineer has
acquired title to his Iron horse. The
expression Is used Of man who has
been with certain engine so long that
he becomes n part Of 1t. He knows Its
every peculIarity. he feels its every
protest against a heavy load. pnd he
nurses 1t and coddles 1t as II It were
his child. He dIslikes to run the en-.
gine at top speed for fear something
will happen to II. and in consequence
his train Is frequently behind time. He
takes grade at half the rate he should.
and he runs cautiously down hill In
word. he "owns" his engine.
OF course this is all very nice and
idylllc. and 1t is the kind of thing a
person likes to read about In stories Of
the railroad. But plain. practical rail.
road men look at 1t differently. They
argue that the best engineer is the man
who never falls to run his train accord
ing to his running time. the man who
is never behind and seldom ahead. So
1t comes about that the engineer who
makes master of that which should
be his servant wonders who has o
grudge against him. But 1t isn't a
grudge; it's buslness.-New York Mall
and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
STALkED BY vULTURES.
While n Man WINS Trailing N Buck
the birds Followed the Man.

| met with a curious and not alto
gether pleasant experience. writes an
Anglo-lnda correspondent who has
done good deal Of large and small
game shooting In India. when was
one day stalking black buck. Be-
tween me and my quarry lay a large
fiat field of black cotton soil bordered
by a very low, struggling and thinly
growing hedge of small babul trees.
My only way to get shot was to cross
H. $, keeping the bushlest tree between
me and the buck. who had not much
to browse on and was therefore seldom
motiohless. proceeded to do the hun.
dred yards on the fiat of my stomach.
This on loose. hard baked black cotton
soil was no joke. pushed my rifle on
ahead; then. wriggling past 1t until the
muzzle was near my knee. would pass
II on I'm front again, and SO on.
Progress was slow, and was SO alb.
sorbed that I failed to observe shad-
ows crossing and recrosslng my path
and circling round until | had gone
some 80 yards. Then the whlrring Of
wings attracted my ears. and almost at
the same moment n vulture landed on
the ground not 20 yards away. look
ed up. The air was alive with these
repulsive looking birds. Then 1t fash
ed across me that was being stalked!
Doubtless these birds were attracted
by my extraordinary method Of pro-
cedure and mistook me for wounded
or dying man making a final effort TO
reach some shady spot. This was espe-
cially possible. as the experience oc'
cured In famine district where
deaths by the wayside were not infre.
quent. BY looking up had evidently
shown myself to the buck. for he was
now Off at full tilt. therefore took
pot shot at the vulture at 20 yards, but
did not allow for the sighting sufficient.
ly and missed him. The thought Of be.
ing waited for by a flock Of vultures
while very much alive and well was,
to say the least, uncanny.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
burden Bearer. Of the East.

In the east the camel today, as in the
days of SOLOMON. is the principal beast
Of burden In peace and In war. Across
the pitiless desert he strides, his great
pack noddlng as he swings along.
Down the old, old trail that winds
through the hills of Lebanon. blinking.
they come In pairs, bringing cedars to
the sea. But the most remarkable Of
oil frelghters is the eastern hamal the
human burden bearer. All or nearly
all the freight Of COnstantlnople Is
handled by the hamal. He wears on
his back regular pack saddle, thin at
the top. where 1t rests on his shoulders.
and thick at the bottom, where 1t ends
at his hips. A broad band circles his
forehead. and when he leans forward
the saddle presents a fiat, level sur
face.-Munsey's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
skiiI In Throwing ON Mail Bass.

The busiest clerk In any crew or car
is the one who Is detailed to receive
and throw Off the sacks and pouches.
To lift heavy mail sack and throw 1t
from car moving at the rate Of mile
a mlrute is matter Of good target
shooting. "I.ooks easy enough" com.
mented one Of the veteran clerks at the
letter case, "and 1t does seem as II o
man should be able to hit station
platform without much difficulty. but
you see that station is passed and gone
In about one second. Then. the suction
Of train running Mt this speed is some
thing terrific, and until the knack Of
throwing n pouch Is learned man Is
liable to feed the wheels with few
letters. Evening Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
THE OCEAN sCORCHER.
He who BraRs About How Many
Times lie Has "Crossed."

The ocean scorcher, the woman or
man who was forever Dragging about
how many times he had crossed" Is,
thank heaven, on the decrease. Fash
lon has Mt last set the seal of her dis
approval on him, and he Is rapidly be-
coming obsolete. The fashion Is now
never to mention the number of times
one has been to Europe. "rhe last time
| was over" IL the way to refer to an
over the water experience II you wish
to be In the vogue. or course you may,
If you truthfully can, say "the time be-
fore last was over" or "the tenth time
| crossed" or during my seventh trip
through Europe" but great majority,
you will find, say "thc last time l was
over" IL Is safer-when one has been
over but once.
Pin many OF these travellers so fond
Of relating their European experiences
down to the figures, and you will find
that "the last time was over bears Il
close relation to the little boy who said
he was next to the head of his class,
to have Il transplre later that the class
consisted of himself and little girl.
"The last time | was over may, like
as not. have been the first. Stlll nny-
thing Is better than the ocean scorcher
and his Dragging. TO him 1t didn't
matter where he hadn't been or what
he hadn't seen or anything, but simply
how many times he had crossed.
The one time on record that any one
was known to get ahead of these
scorchers was when n lot of them were
sitting swapping lies on certain
steamship deck and nonscorcher, hnv-
Ing learned that the star scorcher's rec
ord was 1888 runs, remarked, "Therc's n
man on board who has crossed 506
times" Then, as the excitement caused
by the news somewhat subsided Hes
never been anywhere except to the two
ports Liverpool and New York. He's
never seen anything, he's never done
anything. but Just cross the ocean 5Gd
tlmes-he's the ships barber"-New'
York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

We've wandered all about tho upnnd iniiown
We've watched the rabbits at their play.
But now good night. goodby TO soaring swallows.
Now good night, ecodby. dear day.
Poppy heads are closing fast, pigeons circle home
at lastj
Sleep. iicbchen, sleep. the bats are calling;
Pansies never miss the light, but sweet babes
must sleep at night;
sleep. iiebchen. sleep. the dew Is falling.
Even wind among the quiet willows
Rests. and the sea Is silent too.
See soft white linen, cool. such cool white pillows
Walt In the darkling room Tor you.
All the little chicks are STILL now the moon peeps
down the hill;
Sleep, liebchen. sleep, the owls are hooting.
Ships have hung their lanthorns out; little mice
dare creep about.
Sleep. licbchen. sleep. the stars are shooting
Ford NJ IIuefer In Littclrs Living Age.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
The Kiss That Made Him Mad.

Boston man. In speaking Of certain
foreign characteristics. told the follow.
Ing story: "a middle aged American
couple travelling abroad some years
ngo called In Rome on II sculptor with
whom they hnd been acquainted years
before. The visit passed off pleasant
ly, but at Its close the host galluutly.
but none the less to her surprise and
chagrin. kissed the lady as he said
goodby. The sculptor was nm elderly
man. bat nevertheless It was n liberty.
and she was not astonished to hear her
husband calculate: why. never heard
OF such cheek. I've n good mind to go
back and tell him what think OF himr
After two or three remarks of n
ger was rising. the wife decided to
pour oil on the troubled waters and so,
laying her hand on his arm. said: 4
know. dear he. shouldn't have kissed
me, but what does 1t really matter?
What does kiss count In woman of
my years? He Is very old man. and
probably he was following the fashion
of the country
Her husband turned an nstonished
face. or course don't mind his kiss
Ing you he ragged. but and his voice
rose. IT'S his having kissed me that has
hurt my feellngs!
"rhe sculptor had followed the Ital-
ian custom aud kissed both wife and
husbnnd."-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
RULED WITH A ROD.
Hut the Rod Must lie Iron. WIN n
Redhot rip.

Hut the Rod Must lie Iron. WIN "a
Rcdhot Tip.
when all other methods OF control
ling wild beasts fail the keeper has only
to employ an Iron rod. which hns been
made redhot at one end" said nm old
circus man to n Star reporter recently.
Lions and tigers" he continued. "will
cringe before the heated poker. and no
matter how restless and fretful they
may have been the sight OF the glow
Ing iron Immediately brings them 10
their best OF animal senses. IL has an
almost hypnotic influence over the
beasts. | have seldom heard of an
animal being burned In this manner,
however. so there Is nothing cruel in
the treatment. It would not do for the
keeper to burn the charges under his
care. for the scars would mar tho
animal for exhibition purposes. The
hot Iron Is terror. just the same.
and under Its persuasion the kings OF
the jungle are docllc and ready to do
what Is wanted of them.
I'm circus menagerles the animals
often become almost unmanngenblc.
This Is true of the younger specimens.
who do not like the Idea of being so
closely housed. so much hauled about
and so often cut Off from the light bf
the outside world. When It becomes
necessary to give their cages n thor
ough and sanitary cleaning. one attend.
ant holds the beast In corner by
means OF the redhot iren. while an.
other thoroughly cleanscs the remain
Ing portion of the cage. the work being
accomplished by brooms and mops
from the outside. In changing the
wilder animals from the cages en-
ployed on the rond TO the larger and
more commodlous quarters at the win
ter station. what we call strong boz
is used The wagon Is hauled along.
side the large cage and the steel strong
box. open at both ends. is constituted u
passagewny. The animal hesltates to
make the journey through such sus-
piclous looking object. however. and
again the heated iron must be brought
into Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
His Recommendation.

TOm-Hello. Bill. hear you have a
position with my friends. Skinner &
Co.f
Bill-Oh. yes; have position as col.
lectoI there.
Tom-Thats first rate. Who recon-
mended you?
Bill-Oh. nobody. told them that /
once collected an account from you.
and they instantly gave me the place.
London Fun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
Quitn.

He-You women have such u ridicu-
lous habit of screaming "Ohv on every
occasion.
She-And you men have such ridlc-
ulous habit Of saying II" ON every oc-
acknowledgements Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
Cheap.

Lover-You are getting prettier every
day.
Sweet Girl-Just now am living on
brown bread and water to improve my
complexion.
"How long can you keep that upY' =
"Oh. indefinitely"
'sThen let's get married.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
~ AMENDMENTS OF CHARTER.

In the Court OF Common Pleas OF Jefferson
county, August term 1901. No. s2.
Notice Is hereby given that an application
Napoli, Societa Italiana dl Mutuo soccorsO
fra Italianl In Reynoldsyille, Pa" ELENA,
Princess Of Naples, Italian Society OF Mutual
TO the said Court in Brookyille. In the Court
house, on Monday, the 20ih day OF May. 1901,
at o'clock p m, under the provisions OF the
Act OF the General Assembly of this Common-
wealth, entitled IAN Act 10 provide for the
Incorporation and regulation OF certain cor
porations" approved April 18th, 1874, and the
supplements thereto for the approval and
allowance Of certain amendments to the
charter OF said corporation as set forth In
the petition for the allowance OF said amend-
ments therefore flied In said Court.
NJ. NJ. DAVIS Solicitor,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
Comparins Notes.

Mrs. Slowboy-My husbands so lazy
that II 1t wasn't for me don't believe
he would get up in time to go to bed.
Mrs. Rounder-My husbands difrer-
ent He scarcely goes to bed In time
to get up.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

The worst mosquito infested neigh
borhood In the world Is the coast Of
Borneo. The streams OF that region
are at certain seasons unnavigable be-
cause Of the clouds Of mosquitoes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

Bombay II an immense city. with
land and sea shipping equal to the best.
It has large commerce and trade and
manufacturing interests. Its buildings
are said to be the finest In India.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

The horseshoe In China as well az IN
other countries IL looked upon as har-
blnger OF good luck. For that reason
Chinese mandarins when buried have
horseshoe graves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
Other AIIurements.

Mr.. Goodman-Why don't you take
the pledge. my good fellow?
Jaggsby-Because there are too many
other things to take.-Denver Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

When Lots wife was turned to salt.
be probably started 20 look for fresh
one. Kansas City Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01

Having moved into new
quarters, we are now better
prepared to do all kinds of
CABINET WORK,
FURNITURE
REPAIRING,
RE.UPHOLSTERING.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
EDE HIM a HERO.
IAN ACT THAT BROUGHT A LAWYER
FAME AND FORTUNE.

AN act IHAT BROUGHT a LhWfth
FAME AND FORTUNE.
n hooked Like an Ee<hibttion OF
pure nerve ana DnyIpx. hut In
Realty II was simply nm Outcome
os His NenrsiwhtedncsA
~ person who enjoys good eye
sight, snid n man who most decidedly
does not. "would be greatly nstonlshed
70 know how little is seen by those who
are ncarsighted even in n moderate do
gree. The average shortsigllted man.
Of whom there are hundreds In every
large city, sees nothing distinctly more
than foot away from his nose Be
yond TINT distance the outline of oh
jects becomes hnzy and lndlstinct
growing rapidly more and more so un
- I'll everything Is finally merged into
general blur. The faces Of people
oss the street are mere pink blotch-
their figures are destitute of de-
signs are indecipherable 30 feet
v, and the whole movement Of trnf'
nd passing show OF the thorough.
Is misty panorama, in which
Ing much smaller than cab can
ehntely distinguished.
If course nenrsighted person can
see MS well as anybody through prop
4 orly fitted glasses, but n great many
folks regard them as such disiigure
mcnt that they prefer to do without
their MD. What kind of pride Is GER
talnly very 'foolsh because II causes
one to missl at least nine-tenths of
what Is goinISpn, to say nothing OF be-
ing an openv invitation TO accident.
Yet, oddly enJRgh, know of case In
\ which 1t nctuylly saved n mans life
and laid the Foundation of n fortune.
"rhe heto of the episode was law
yer In n cif u Ohio where spent my
boyhoo1 was beyond middle age
at the t was straight as an ar
row edly handsome, soldier
age. These good looks
kpak point. and al
Imely nearsghtcd
to ,deny himself
EpctL ~ his In
Rhseqnence of
reputation for
ZINC rarely recognized
Ne street and II undoubt-
him IN his practice. At
I'D never made anything
ery modest living when
tident have In mind oc-
:oyernment had been for a
Iinde,, ring rule" continued
Teller, 'and II finally became
lat the decent people revolted
ind Organized reform movement The
good looking lawyer-call him Colonel
pnes for convenience-was one of the
fC1ormers. aud, among other things. he
made himself active in securing In
dlctmcnts against n number of gam
t bling house keepers.
typical bully and ward politician nam
in several of the games and nat
furious at any interference. He
giant physically. he would fight
lrop Of hat. and the personal
Inspired was really the, secret
uence. After the gahbnng
were found he Proceeded
.pulr to have then pigeon
flearnlng what/was going
Jones was rS4 enough to
sasper- -capd in\which he
feat the ends of Justice.
looked like a soldier, but
INLAND and peace.
nIer dreamed
net him
morn
liking
rush.
alled
lev
that
10 the
In the
e out the
,nf Of ratch-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-01
LOOK FOR BARGAINS

LOOK FOR BARGAINS
In Spring and Summer
Goods. Save from 20 to
80 per cent on the dollar
at the
Peoples Bargain Store.
! have received d complete line " T
Ladies' and Mems Furnishings for
Spring and $ immer. | mention u few
siape articles at prices that will sur-
prise you.
MEMS SUITS
Full line ~ Mens suiis from s375
up ts Gil 10. They ARE of very
latest style ind cut and iirstcla@s
goods.
BOYS AND
CHILDREN'S SUITS
The very latest styles ut low
prices.
vESTEE SUITS
Very nice line ~ popular suits FIR
the lit'lc feIows atlowest prices,
MEMS BROWN OvERALLs-----
Double front, heavy grade. Form
or price. 80 cents: big bargain
price, 3j cents.
HATS AND CAPS
For men, boys and children. Low
prices.
TABLE OIL CLOTH,
40 inch. flrst.ciass goods, former
price ~ cents. now IL cents.
Complete stock Of spring and
summer
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS
New style and new goods Price
from 3sc up ~ 81 .45 zach.
WINDOW sHADEs----
Former price 10 cents. now 10
cents up.
Complete stock of
LACE CURTA1Ns--
From 80 cents up to 81 % the pair
Big bargains in this line.
MEMS SHIRTS
For work and dress from 25 cents
up TO 800 each. Nice new line
for the spring and summer.
SHOES
Complete stock Of mems and boys
Shoes from sl.2j up 70 $2.75. Ev-
cry pair bargain.
Special bargains IN
EMBROIDERY
LACES AND TRIMMTNGS--
Very large line at low prizes.
REM EMBER
Everything IL exactly AS represented
here. IL will cost you nothing TO come
and examine them. Come and see.
our Motto IL "OnicE SaIes
and Small Profits"
The Peoples Bargain Store,
A. KATzEN. PROPRIETOR.
Main street. Reynoldsyille. Pa.
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rIca, Asia, Occeanla, Mundi Y FfsiCo
Esferas de IS centfmetros, con cir
culos de metal, arlnilares, terrestres
celestes y de Copernico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-02-16

7HE AMEPlCAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING
AND DECORATING COMPANY.
Sings, Fresco, and Carriage painting Paper-hanging
Craning and Hardwood finishing, Speciality, Estimates
given Carefully All orders by Mail promptly attented to
Axtnlayer & Son-Propietors
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Para Familias

Llsta de ropa por un af1o q vEINTE
( cINco cENTAvos una y q DOS PESOS
docena. De venta en- la Imprenta
del BoLETIN MERCANTIL.