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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
A PYRAMID OF DIMES.
They Count In the Grand Total OF the
Governmen Receipts.

Does the government make much
out of these pretty blue stamps?' she
asked the clerk at the stamp window
as her gloved hand dropped dime
on the glass counter in payment foT a
special delivery letter to Charlie.
Certainly. miss" responded the
clerk. "The government must get
revenue from somc source other than
the internal revenue and import taxes.
1t tries to make both ends meet in the
postal service and endeavors to earn
an honest penny O: two extra.
"You will now. upon mailing that
letter, obtain a special service, for
which. of course. you ought to pay.
The government cleans up neat little
pile each year frcm dimes paid for
special delivery stamps. receiving last
year 5.191 900 pieces. and employing
2173 messenger boys to deliver them.
the average time for the delivery Of
each letter being II minutes.
"The government received in rev.
enue from his source dimes to the
amount of S627. 800. and paid for run
MIX InlS DTdHti VI lnt StlNiCt 2fi
100, making a neat little profit Of
$4,000.
"You see, miss. the carrying in the
mails of love letters like the one in
your hand. and other missives. costs
money, and the department spent last
year s107.700.000 to do it. AS it re-
ceived only s1O2. 100000. there was a
deficiency OF s5.3s5.O00. or these re-
ceipts s94 900 900 came from the sales
of postage stamps. stamped envelopes.
newspaper wrappers and postal cards.
So, every cent the government may
make adds to the total receipts and
lessons the deficiency. even down to
the amount received from the sale Of
waste paper. The profit it makes on
the sale OF the little stamp books with
leaves that won't stick together at an
advance of only one cent over the
face value Of the stamps in the book
has yielded $4,000 in a single month"
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division.
Ia effect March, 1s, 1901. Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:
EAGTwARn


$500 n m-Train Il, weekdays, for Sunbury,
Wllkesbarre, Hazleton, PottsvIlle, Scranton,
Harrisburg and the intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Philadelphia 6:23 p. m,
New York. $3.50 p. m. Baltimore, 800 p. M;
Washington, 7:f5 D. m. Pullman Parlor car
from williamsport 10 Philadelphia and pas
and Willamsport to Baltimore and Wash
ington.
l2:22 p. m.-Train $, daily for snnbury. Iar-
arriving at Philadelphia .:3 p. m.,, New
York lo;s9p M Baltimore 5;9 p; MI Wash.
sI8 and passenger @ r. coaches, @ B2frsio 10 PhladeI.
phia and Washington.
900 p. m.-Train 6, daily, for Har-
irving at Philadelphia 4:25 A. NJ; New York,
7.13 m; Baltimore, 2.3O a. M; Washington
4;06 A. N. Pullman Sleeping cars from
Philadelphia passengers can remain In
sleeper nndisturbed until 1880 AM
1885 p.m.-Train 4,daily for sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations, arriving at
Philadelphia, 1922 A. NJ; New York, 1913
4. NJ. on week days and iO;iS a ~ on sum
day; Baltimore, 7:2O A. NJ; Washington, $3.50
a. NJ; Pullman sleepers from Erie,
and Williamsport 10 Philadelphia. and
Wlllamsport TO Washington Passenger
Wlliamsport TO Baltimore.
il:52 pm Train Il, daily for sunbnry, Harris
burg and principal intermediate stations,ar-
g:33 u. m. weekdays, n0.3 "a. m, sunday
Baltimore 7:20 n. m, Washington $50 m.
Vcstlbuled buffet sleeping cars and pas;
scnger coaches Buffalo to Philadelphia and
WESTWARD
$3.50 a. m.-Train Z, daily for Buffalo via
a:ss a. m.-Train o, daily for Erie, Rldg-
way, and week days for Dubois Clermont
and principal intermediate stations.
a;ii a. m.--Traln 8. daily for Erie and inter-
400 p. m.-Train i5 daily. for Buffalo via
S:35 p m,--Traln 15 weekdays for Kane and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Virtue Poorly Rewarded.

A curious example Of the reward Of
excessive virtue is the case of certain
British pickle manufacturers who have
been making their pint bottles hold a
little more than a pint. to be on the
safe side OF the English law. When
these pint bottles arrived at Canada
they found that there was law in
operation which provides that any
package measuring more than a pjet
must pay duty as quart Andon
Chrsnicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Industrious German is at It

Industrious German is at It
b. One of them has been calcu-
Ing how much it would cost in Ger
many for man to make q Franken-
etein out of a man so far. at least. as
nature will permit. He has been put
ting together an old artilleryman who
came out of sundry wars with very
little of his original anatomy left;
in fact. there was nothing but the
trunk. the head and about half of the
face. 1t cost s165 to provide him with
J pair of hands and arms. The legs
@ame to sl40. He fitted him with a
ipse which cost $50. but 1t really was
ot frst-class article. else it would
pve cost 500. When he had finished
De jok which included pair of good
e not cry serviceable eyes he found
\hat ths whole cost of material came
little less than 5000. and a very
centlooking man he had made Of
wreck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Miss Ella Ewing, the Missouri
giantess, who is eight feet four inches
In height recently completed house
for herself at the town of Gown. in
that State. Her new house has doors
10 feet high. ceilings IL feet high.
with chairs, tables, beds and every.
thing in proportion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Two thousand thousands in counter
felt money having Just been destroyed
at Washington. II is evident that we
have great deal of enterprise de-
voted to the wrong way Of making
millions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Frenchmen who have drcls to fight
insist on carrying surgical supplies to
the field of honor. although little
sticking plaster would answer every
purpose.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
BUFFALO. ROCHESTER, & PITTS.
ID BURGH RAILWAY.

~ BURGH RAILWAY.
TINE TABLE.
On and after February /, 1901, passen-
ger trains will arrive and depart from Reyn-
oldsville station, daily, except Sunday, as
follows;
2.20p. m. Week days only. For Falls Creek,
Dubois Curwensville. Clearield, PunXsu-
tawney, Butler, Plttsburg, Brockwayvllle,
Ridgway, Johnsonburg Mt. Jewett and
Bradford.
ARRIVE.
LES p. m. Week days only. From Clearheld,
Curwensville, Falls Creek, Dubois, Pitts
burg, Butler and Punxsutawney.
TRAINS LEAVE FALLS CREEK.
e57 a. m. Daily, Night Express for Punxsu-
tawney, Dayton, Butler and Pttsburg.
Pullman sleepers.
1854 a. m. and $40 p. m. Week days only. For
Dubois, stanley sykes Big Rnn and PUNK
"a D. m Daily. vestibuled limited. Re-
clining chair and cafe cars. For Punxsu-
tawney. Dayton, Butler and Pittsburg.
NORTH BOUND.
2.24 a. m. Daily. Night Express for Ridgway.
JohDsonburg, Buffalo and Rochester
800 D. m. Week days only. Pullman sleepers
For Brockwayville. Ridgway, Johnsonburg.
Mt. Jewett and Bradford.
1857 p. m. Daily. Vestbuled limited. Re-
clining chair and cafe cars. For Ridgway,
Johnsonburg, bradford, Buffalo, and Koch
los p, m. Week days only. Accommodation
for Reynodsville.
Trains for CurwensviIle. Cleardeld and inter-
m, and 2.iO d. m.
Thousand mile tickets good for passage
over any portion OF the b. r. & 2. and Beech
Creek railroads are on sale at two ~ cents
per nile
For tickets, time tables and full informa-
tlon apply to
T.. O, DAVIS. Agent, Reynoldsvllle, Pa,
L. U. LAPEy, Gen. Pas. Agent,
Rochester, N, Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Queen Wilhelmina OF Holland Is
said to be dissatisfied with the $780,
600 crown lately presented to her by
her loyal subjects. Perhaps she
didn't get in on straight.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Three young women of Sedalia, Mo,
will soon start n magazine there. II
will he literary in character and will
be chrlstened "The Trio"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

II Is a pity that men Of genius can.
not forsee their own greatness SO as
to take precautions AGAINST the publ
cation of their love letters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Another momber cf tho "GOO" has
Just died. That leaves about 10000 OF
them still alive aud fourishng.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

II we allow the preponderance of ex-
pert testimony to weigh, 1t is not an
ppen question whether the country
Feared boy has the advantage of the
ity-reared boy in the race of life, says
be Sunny South. Save for an occa-
onal isolated dissenting voice, like
Iat of Russell Sage, men of mark and
Ftune are quite agreed that the sur
foundation of a staunch, symmet-
manhood is laid amid rural sur
dings. This is a trite subject,
Nically reopened. and of late more
" exploited than usual. 1t is al
a live skbject.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
WESTWARD.
No, ll7lNc l0e No l03

"A. M.TP, III Y. nI.TF. Ma r, NJ,
Train ai2 Sunday leaves Dubois 4.l0 p. m.
b.05' Red Bank G.3O, Pittsburg $50 y. M.
Trains marked run daily; daily, except
sunday I flag station, where signals must be
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

A western woman wants damages
Nor the loss OF her appetite for cucum-
pers as the result of an accident. The
pmpcny sued should institute a
unter claim FOR services rendered:
n-to immunity from cholera
kbus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

Train pI2 Sunday leaves Pittsburg BIO n. m,
Red Bank II rs Brookvillc 1871. Reynoldsvillt
iN Falls Creek i.2g Dubois Las p. m.
NoTH-Traln lis on Sundays will make all
stops between Red Bank and Dubois
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

the sun. it would take sS years for
light to dart across the abyss of space.
This gives us some idea OF he immen-
! sity of the universe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

pools are to he established in Lon
pr physically defective children.
eme formulated by the school
ment committee provides for
ces to convey the children TO
the schools, where a midday
be served.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08

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Another momhey Of tho "cOO" has
Just died. That leaves about 10000 Of
them still alive and fourishng
II Is pity that men Of genius can.
! not forsee their own greatness so as
to take precautions AGAINST the publ
cation of their love letters.
Frenchmen who have drcs to fight
insist on carrying surgical supplies to
the field of honor although a little
sticking plaster would answer every
purpose.
Queen Wilhelmina OF Holland Is
said to be dissatisfied with the $780,
600 crown lately presented to her by
her loyal subjects. Perhaps she
didn't get in on straight
Two thousand thousands in counter
felt money having Just been destroyed
at Washington II Is evident that we
have a great deal OF enterprise de-
voted to the wrong way Of making
millions.
A western woman wants damages
for the loss OF her appetite for cucum-
pers as the result of m accident. The
pmpcny sued should institute
unter claim FOR services rendered:
n-to immunity from cholera
bus
FOOLS are to he established in Lon.
pr physically defective children.
eme formulated by the school
ment committee provides for
ces to convey the children TO
the schools, where midday
be served.
Iems that broken necks can
py mended. A case Is
N the Chicago university
who broke his neck in
last October. He was
y the surgeons. and is
IL. This is encourag
that the scientific
making the mos
some means of
pg it for carry
Ii, would be un-
ct were it to be
round instead
as heretofore.
lssion of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
The Hon. Geo. Starr Writes.

NJ Naa Ness Place New York
Dr. Railway. with me your Relief mas
worked wonders. For the last three years
I have had frequent and severe attacks
OF sciati-a. sometimes extending from
the lumbar regions 90 my ankle. and al
times 20 both lower limbs
During 5he time ] nave been afflicted /
have tried almost all the remedies recon-
mende5 oy wise men and fools. hoping 10
md relief. but al proved TO be failures.
nave tried various kinds OF baths.
riarlpuiatiOns. outward application OF
ErimeUts too numerous 10 mention. and
prescriptions Of She most eminent physl-
clans. all Of which failed 10 give me re-
lief
Last September al the urgent request
Cf a friend fWho had been af7Icted as
MYSELF 1 wes induced 10 try your rem
edy. ] was then suffering fearfully with
one n my old turns. To my surprise aud
delight tae first application gave me ease,
after bathing and rubbing the parts af-
fected. leaving the limbs in warm glow.
created by the Relief Ir a short time the
pain passed enuIelv away. Although ]
have slight periodical attacks approach
irg change OF weather ] know now
how 90 cure myself and feel quite mas
ter Of the situation.
Railway Ready Relief IS nv friend. 7
rever travel without bottle in my va
lise. Yours truly George Starr,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

corner and sulked. Whenever the keeper
came around the ape would show the bites
I had given him and try 10 get sympa-
thy and a lump Of sugar, but the keeper
would shake finger at him and reply:
If YOU got bitten and rolled around Il
was all your own fault. The balloon was
stranger and you ought to have made
him welcome iptead of hurting his feel
iugs by calling him names. I'm glad you
got what was good for you. and you
needn't hold out no paw to me for su-
gar"
From that time on I had no trouble,
and when the keepers finally put one OF
the monkeys into my cage 1 patted him
-on the head and told him I'd be his Uncle
Bob and never get out of temper with
him. He was afraid of me for awhile
and if [ groaned out in my sleep he'd fear
] was going to bite him, but We finally
became the best of friends. He was born
in India, instead of Africa and he would
not have been captured except that while
he was swinging on a limb over a black
hunters head the limb broke and he fell
to the ground and was given A knock on
the head before he could get away. The
back man tied his legs together and car
ried him many miles. and then sold him
for string of glass beads and two yards
OF calico.
We hadn't been together very long be
, fore he pointed out a red-headed boy who
used to come to the Park almost every
day and told me to beware of him. The
boy was always up to tricks, and in my
next / will tell you what tricks he tried
to play on me and what I did to him in
return.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

vas the mother eIso OF twelve other chill
dreu elghr Of whom we're living when she
Ras left a widow. AT the age Of thirty-nve
Napoleon said Of her. She managed
everything. provided for everything with
q prudence which coul1 neither have been
expected from her sex nor from ner age.
She watched over Us with soicitude I'M
exampled- Every loW sentiment, every
ungenerous affection. was discouraged
and discarded. She suffered nothing but
that which was grand ana elevated 20 take
root 60 our youthful understandings She
abhorred falsehood, and would not tolerate
the slightest act OF disoDe dience. None
Of our faults were overlooked. Losses.
privatlons. fatigue, had no effect upon
her she endured all. braved al She
had the energy Of man. combined with
the geutlenes% and deliLacy OF A woman"
such was NepoleOn's love for her that he
confessed 10 his friend. when in exile az
s., Helena. that ia all his vicissitudes.
once only had he been tempted 10 suicide.
from which he was saved by the loan Of
sum OF money from friend. which sum
be- sent at once TO relieve the distress OF
his mother
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
BOB, THE BABooN.
Ris Interesting Adventures, as Re
lated by Himself.

IRiS Interesting Adventures, as Re
lated by Himself.
While our steamer got into New York
in the morning. we were not landed until
after dark, and then our cages were plac-
ed on wagons and we were driven TO Cen
trail Park. An hour after our arrival
there We were in the cages waiting for
US and 1 was forced to bid farewell 20
my friends of the voyage. I was taken -
the monkey-house ana given large,
clean cage and I tell you I was glad
enough Of chance to rest and change
Of food. Before the men left me for the
night the superintendent said:
Now, men, we have a rare animal
here. He is the first dog-faced baboon we
have ever had, and there viii be thou
sands come to see him. You must remem-
Der that he has a fierce temper, and he
is to be treated gently and nor excited.
And after he has rested for a few days
and got used 90 the place you will see
what a lively fellow he is"
So many people came croWding in for
the next two weeks that I was in state
~ fright all the time, but I finally saw
That none Of them meant me harm, and
I began 20 feel at home. There were
swinging bars in my cage, and the way
] performed on them made all the people
wonder The monkeys got jealous of me
at once, and after the house was closed
for the night they used to call me all
sorts Of names, but I had nothing TO say
in reply. A baboon has too much dignity
to quarrel with chattering monkeys.
Among them, however. was big ape,
and when he began calling me Dog
Pace" and asking how I lost my tail, I
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
A HEART PARTY.
This l. an Ideal Entertainment for
the Evening of 81. Valentines Day.

heart party with a fresh and pic
turesque underlying idea makes an ideal
entertainment for St. Valentines. One
in which the interest is upheld from start
TO finish 10 which any number Of young
people can join. and which any girl with
quick wits and deft fingers can arrange
for in q couple OF morning hours.
Each guest, on arriving. receives hair
Of q lace paper valentine, and is told
TO seek the person holding the other
half
The yung people compare their frac-
tured pictures. and each two whose halves
fiji together. forming a perfect whole be-
come partners for the evening. If any
Of the party are strangers to each other
this matching is just the thing to break
the ice and set the fun in motion.
AS soon as the important question of
partners has been decided guests are in
yited to search the parlors for hearts. One
heart for each person, it is explained, IS
hidden away somewhere in the rooms. The
name Of the owner Of the heart IS engrav
ed upon it. If, in his search, any player
discovers heart that belongs to another
ne is requested to leave it undisturbed,
to say nothing about it. and, so far as
practicable, to cover UP his discovery. To
the two players who first find their hearts
a prize IS promised.
These hearts. they are in reality heart
shaped boxes, are found tucked away in
every imaginable nook and crannie of the
rooms In the folds of curtains, among
the books on the bookshelf under the
piano cover, behind the clock or beneath
the sofa cushions
Great secrecy and suppressed excitement
result from the fact that to diyulge 10
another player the whereabouts of his
heart means. in all probability, to lose
the prize for your partner and yourself
The prizes. which are delivered when
the last heart has been found. are For
the victorious girl heart-shaped pin;
for man. a heart-shaped match case.
The boxes found in the hunt for hearts
are all tightly sealed. A general signal
for breaking the seals IS soon given, and
each box is found to contain from six
to twenty little hearts cut from pink
pasteboard. Each heart has a word writ
ten upon it.
Each of these words, the hostess ex-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
he was sleeping. and said;

ne was sleeping, and said:
Now, I'm going to teach you lesson.
and you won't be quite SO giddy when l
get through with YOU
With that I boxed his ears in way
that set him 70 bowling and 1 rolled him
around the cage and cuffed and bit him
till his yells aroused the keepers, and
they came running to see what was the
trouble. They got him out as soon as
they could, but l had, knocked him around
till he was sick for month afterward.
All the monkeys saw the fight and knew
what caused it, and from that time on
they were oil on my side and were good
friends of mine. while the ape sat in the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

John Molamphy. master of transpor-
tation at the Carnegie Homestead works
is now stakeholder by the allotment to
him Of $4,000 worth Oh Carnegie Com
pauy stock. When the company was re.
organized last spring S5OOO,000 worth OF
stock was held in the treasury TO be sofa
to deserving employees. While the stock
is supposed to be sold, it is virtually q
gift, as the recipients pay nothing for H.
Mr. Molamphy is the national first vlcs
president Of the Catholic Mutual Beneft
Association.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

Copyright, 1901. the Christian Herald,
New YORK.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

According to the latest report of New
York's Excise Commissioner the Raines
law has yielded S5l 80 275 to the state and
local treasures since it went into effect,
five years ago, thus averaging about s12,-
100000 a year. Meanwhile, the arrests for
drunkenness throughout the state have
been diminished from twelve TO nine for
each one thousand Of the states popu-
lation, while the number of liquor saloons
has decreased from 33.437 to 27.180
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

plains. will help 70 form quotation aho1t
tie heart. A prize S. offered % the mar
ard girl who CO 81 hours urne. succeed
n putting together -L= greatest uum5er
~ these quota lions
To compete for IL q most Interesting and
exciting game is Dayea. Cnairs are
the purpose. Each pair a. partners have
seats together ard work together in
grouping the words. the hearts are deaf
exactly as playing carols. Each player re-
ceiVes an equal number When all that
can be done with tie words in hand Is
completed the borrowing begins Eacr
guest ~ allowed To ask Tor one word
from the hand of some c3a0nent IF the
opponent has the word in question be Is
Obliged 10 renGer II ZIP. If it Is mon m
MS hand the player y no asked for it loses
and the turn passes 20 she next in En-.
Completed sentences are referred U the
hostess. II she pronounces them correct
they are retained by the player ana laid
away in the heart-shape1 boxes. If pro
nouuced incorrect, tley' are thrown into
me middle of the table ani form pool
rom which the players draw. ins1e cad Of
borrowing from each other This drawing
IS continued until the POOL is exhausted.
ana through 4 the words get into oircuia-
ton again.
The following well known verses viii
give an idea OF the nature Of the quo
tations to be chosen. Six are given
here, but the number required wifi d.
pend upon the number Of contestants
Twelve verses would not be too many
for good-sized gathering.
merry heart goes all the day.
Your sad heart tires 10 a mile a.
Shakespeare.
Ny heart is as wax to be moulded as
she Dleases, but enduring as marble TO
remain. -CervaDtes
Maid OF Athens ere we part
Give, O give me back my heart--Byron
Had l q heart for faIsehood framed
1 ue'er could injure y9u.-Sheridan.
Whenever the heart Of "a maiden IS
stolen,
The maid herself viii steal after it
soon. Moore.
Here bring your wounded hearts. here
tell your anguish.
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven can
not heal Moore.
A Valentine cake for the girls should
form a feature Of every celebration Of
the good saints day. Any nice cake will
do for this. 1t must be cut into as many
pieces as there are supper guests. In one
slice insert a ring; in another thimble;
in another a pen; a piece Of crepe is
tucked away in fourth; in fifth a piece
of gold money. Naturally, she who draws
the ring viii soon marry. The thimble
denotes spinsterhood; the pen writer;
the crepe widowbood; the money wealth.