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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
NUMBER II.
A SONG OF LOVES COMING.

Love comes with silent feet
Out OF the mist Of dreams.
with roses Is he crowned; -
lie bears a sword that gleams
Love comes with red rose crown
To where the sleeper lies,
And on the fast closed eyes
The red rose leaves drift down. s.
They touch the slceper's lips,
And, sleeping still, he sishs.
They fall upon his heart; he wakes
And looks into Loves eyes.
Oh, waking bitter sweet
OF mingled 10Y and paini
Turn, dreamer, ere that Love can speak
And close thine eyes again.
He never more may sleep
Who hears the magic word,
For Love that Is with roses crowned
Is girded with a sword.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
He Was Relieved.

The other day person dropped down
In an apoplectlc fit Immediately in
front Of police station and was car
ried inside. A moment after a woman
forced her way In through the crowd
gathered around the door, exclaiming
MY husband! My poor husband!
Clear the way and let In the airp'
She then busled herself by taking
Off the mans cravat and performing
other little offices until a surgeon ar
rived, when the patient gradually re-
covered his senses. On this the SER
geant in charge observed that 1t was
n happy relief for his distressed wife
as well as for himself.
"My wifew exclaimed the man.
"Why, l am n bachelorw
On seeking for the woman 1t was
found that she had disappeared and
with her the watch and purse Of the
patient, which she had adroitly alb
stracted under the very eyes of the
police.-London Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
Don't Dine Alone.

How many people dine alone2 The
restaurants all number solitary diners
among their regular clientage. How
many thousands Of people. men or wo-
men, will eat a lone dinner or supper
tonight In the cities and towns and
hamlets Of Chrlstendomf The evil of
eating alone Is the subject Of an ear
nest although cheerful warning from
the London Lancet. The hygienic val
ue Of gregarious dining is insisted up
on. The necessity Of taking food in
social fashion is an inherent racial sort
Of thing. and those who go against 1t
for years usually have to pay for it
with some Of the Ills Of indigestion.
Breakfasting alone Is not bad for a
busy generation, but dining alone is
not a habit to be long continued, in CIV
ilization or out of 1t. without disastrous
results.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
Development OF the Hammer.

Mans first tool was the uplifted hand
grasping a stone, and from this came,
after many years, the hammer. As
heavier blows became necessary the
hammer grew In size, until Il was OPP
Grated by machinery in the form of the
tilt or helve hammer. When steam sue
ceeded water as motive power, a
steam cylinder replaced the tripping
cam, but the first half of the past cen
tury had nearly expired before the orig
inal form of this tool was at all chang
ed by James Nasmyth's invention of
the upright steam hammer.
Since then the falling weight of this
design of tool has gradually been In
creased from n few hundred pounds up
to 100 and even 125 tons, but excepting
the smaller sizes up to % tons 1t has
since 1890 been superseded by the hy-
draulic press, which by its slow motion
produces n more thorough working of
the metal. Presses have grown until
the capacity of 14,000 tons was reach
ed, requiring a $1,000 horsepower en-
gine to drive II. Such tool, with its
accompaniment of 200 ton electric
cranes for handling the work under
meath, Is capable of forging ingots over
75 inches In diameter and weighing
more than 250,000 pounds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
The Reading Cure

Reading aloud is recommended by
physicians as benefit to persons af-
fected with any chest complaint. The
recommendation is made because in all
cases Of lung trouble it is important
for the sufferer to indulge in exercise
by which the chest is in part filed by
and emptied of air, for the exercise Is
strengthening to the throat, lungs and
muscles of the chest.
Reading aloud can be practiced by
all and besides being a curative act
can be n pleasure and profit to both
reader and hearers. In this treatment
1t Is recommended that an overdose of
medicine be avoided, that the reading
be deliberate, without being allowed
to drag, that the enunciation be clear,
the body be held in an easy, unstrain-
ed upright position, so that the chest
Will have free play, and that the
breathing be natural and as deep as
possible without undue effort.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
THE Willy WIDOW.
And the Visits to Her of suitors Niles
and Giles.

And the Visits to Her of suitors Niles
and Giles.
The widow Is resident of Brooklyn.
I'm Wall street and fellow club men,
bers, but they had never spoken of her
to each other.
And the widow was wary. While
her mind was undecided, she encour-
aged both and arranged that they call
on different occasions. But one even
ing, unfortunately, the two sultors met,
and the situation became embarrass-
Ing. Giles, who had entered first, be-
lieved he had the right of possession.
Niles was of opinion that the earlier
callershould take his leave first. There
fore both tarried.
At length, as the hour was growing
late, Niles suggested that they depart
together and discuss a matter of in
terest to their club on their homeward
way. Giles, unable to find real ex-
cuse, agreed
Together they boarded a car and to-
gether reached the ferry for Manhattan
borough.
AT this Juncture Niles, somewhat un-
necessarily, it appeared to Giles, be-
came engaged In controversy with a
man who had jostled him, but the op-
portunity seemed heaven sent to Giles,
and he embraced it to return the way
he had come. He had been on the
point of asking crucial question, and,
being man of resolution, he determine
ed not to risk another hours delay. He
stopped moment in cigar store to
arrange his necktie.
Arriving at the apartment house, he
was Informed by the hallboy that tho
elevator had just gone up for the last
time. So near the object of his adora-
tion, this seemed but a trivial incon-
venience, and, Ike the ardent z. J.
Beranger, lightly hs vnulted up four
pair of stairs"
He stood at the door. He entered.
There sat Niles.-Harpers Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
YOUR WATCH.

In laying aside a watch be sure that
It rests upon its case.
A watch should be wound up every
day at the same hour.
Avoid putting 1t on a marble slab or
near anything excessively cold.
II suspended, the action of the bal
ance may cause oscillation, which will
interfere with its going.
A sudden change Of temperature, con-
tracing the metal, may sometimes
cause the handspring to break.
The cold also coagulates the oil, and
the pivots and wheels work less freely
and affect the regularity Of the time
keeping.
To keep your watch clean take care
that the case fits closely and see that
the watch pocket is kept free from
fun. which is so often given off by
Innings.
Avoid sudden jars and falls, for even
II 1t does not seem to affect It at the
moment. n watch will resent rough
handling by becoming gradually "out
Of order" without apparent cause.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17

1t is a peculiar fact that but one
bunch Of bananas grows on tree.
After the fruit has been cut the tree Is
then cut down to the ground, and from
the stump another tree sprouts which
bears another bunch the following
year. The greatest trouble Of farmers
Is to keep the farms clear OF sprouts.
They shoot up from the roots of the
tree for radius of ten feet and grow
like weeds.
As the fruit Is cut from the trees 1t
is placed on the backs of little pack
donkeys and transported In this way
to the coast. One donkey can carry
from three to six punches, according to
the size of the punches and the dis
tance from the coast. In the season at
Baracoa there are more than 5000 dom
keys that stretch along In a line for
miles, plodding toward the coast with
their loads of bananas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
The Effects of Ammonia.

The effects Of ammonia upon the
complexion are directly the opposite to
that of arsenic. The first symptom of
ammonia poisoning which appears
among those who work In ammonia
factories is a discoloration of the skin
of the nose and the forehead. This
gradually extends over the face until
the complexion has stained. blotched
and unsightly appearance. With peo-
pie who take ammonia into their sys-
TENS in smaller doses. as with their
water or food. these striking symptoms
do not appear so soon. The only effect
of the poison that is visible for a time
is n general unwholesomeness and sal
lowness Of the complexion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
A study In Poker.

One Journalist who Is an expert In
practical psychology walked couple
Of squares with member of the cabi-
net trying to elicit an expression OF
opinion on certain matter Of moment.
The secretary's lips were fs firmly
closed as the shells of n bingham quo
haug Mt low water so far as the desired
last word" was concerned or even a
hint of the situation. He was not so
completely self contained, however,
that his actions and manner were in
rcrutable. The reporter hazarded
guess founded on his Impressions and
wired the result TO his paper. The next
day the secretary met him and said:
How did you get that information,
Mr.. --p
"From you, sir" said the reporter,
smiling.
"From me, sir?" said the secretary.
II never said n word"
"That Is So" replied the correspond
ent, "but you acted It."
swell, you were wrong In some
things, anyhow. Stll, I think I'll have
TO take course of congressional poker
playing until I can disguise my
thoughts"
"Such people are the easiest of all to
read"
"And how do you do it?"
"Why, you read their hands by re-
verslng their expression. The man who
seems to bet on an ace full probably
holds bobtail flush, and the dlsconso-
late surveyor of probable bobtail
flush is likely laying for you with the
ace full, and there you are. There is
always some way to figure It OUT
National Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17

There Is dearth of thoroughly train
ed men in all professions. The more
exacting the conditions the greater the
need. The thoroughly trained man
nowadays must be college man. The
universities are using every effort to
train men along special lines for def
mite efficiency in something. The old
idea OF college education as general
culture Is passing away. The universi-
ty takes men as they are and makes
the most out Of what they can do. A
man today in America is foolish to be
self made" when better means are mt
hand. 1t is equally foolish to choose a
self taught man as against other men
who have worked with equal zest and
force and with much better advan-
tages.
Formerly man of an executive turn,
a leader in business or politics. found
In college education little that could
help him. Now he finds everything.
In the future the college men will be
the natural leaders In Industrial and
political affairs. The reason Is that the
men born to lead cannot afford to stay
out OF college.-Success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
A Truly True Dog Story.

Here is an Australian dog story from
the back blocks: A sheep dog had been
brought from station into a small
township and fretted after the sheep.
One day not child was to be seen
about the place, and as evening came
the township became alarmed. Search
was made, and the juveniles were
found huddled up in the corner Of a
paddock, where the dog had rounded
them up. He had no sheep to look aft
er. 30 he took the children. The mar
rator Of this lie guarantees 1t as a fact.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
THE MAN BEHIND THE PEN.
And the Comment OF the Man Who
Received His Letter.

/ knew IL was mean letter when l
wrote II, but afterward concluded
that must have written n good deal
meaner than / knew. ] was counsel
for large manufacturing company.
One Of their customers, always an un-
satisfactory man to deal with on nc-
count of his constant fault finding and
objections to paying his bills on vari-
Gus absurd pretexts, finally refused
point blank to settle bill for some
$1,000 on the ground that the goods
were not just as ordered. The COM
pany then instructed me to write him
the worst letter that / could indite,
threatening him with all possible pains
and penalties, legal and otherwise, with
good measure of abuse thrown In, since
they had little hope that he would pay
and less desire for his custom I'm the
future. Accordingly l bent myself to
the task. / hope I'm an honest man,
but can't help saying that that letter
was stinger. | suspect that II was
the meanest thing that ever went into
a mail bag.
n icW bus iutti htosthBti iioh
the manufacturing firm called and ask
ed me to step over to their place of
business, as there was man there who
wished to meet me. am about 5 feet
4 inches, and my weight averages 10
pounds.
When / reached the firms place, l
was ushered into the private office.
The first thing l saw, and about the
only thing visible, was big man who
must have weighed fully 300 pounds.
"Mr. Blank" said the president, "this
Is Mr.. Dash, who wrote you that let
ter"
Mr.. Blank arose, shutting off the
light from two windows. For n full
minute he stood looking down at me
with open mouth and bulging eyes.
Then he turned to the others and with
an expression Of mingled astonlshment
and disgust on his face said:
well, smltten Caesar! II I had known
II was such little, insignificant, saw
ed Off cricket who wrote me that letter,
I never would have paid that billw--
Harpers Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
Not . succeph.

Il warn you." he said threateningly,
ito keep away from Miss Billion. I've
been making love to her myself"
"aave you. reallyi" replied his rival.
"Well. she'll be glad to have the mat
ter cleared up"
Cleared upI What do you mean%
why, she said she thought that's
what you'd been trying to do, but she
wasn't sure. Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17

What a man lacks In his head he
must make up In his legs.--Atchison
Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
The Wisdon, of Experience.

When was 20. thought was 40;
when was 80 thought l was 80;
when was 40 thought l was 2b.
and when was 80 wondered II they
were going to bring In the high chair
ct the table and give me the bottle
w. w. Goodwin, Retiring Harvard
Professor, at q Dinner In His Honor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
II Works both WAYS.

"You are an ungrateful child II Il
hadn't been for you. could have gone
to the mothers congress-"
III It hadn't been for me. you couldn't
have gone. because you wouldn't have
been moths."-C Cleveland Plain Deal
er. -
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04
A Short Chapter on Palmistry.

Palmistry is the science of reading
the character and past and future hap
penings from the palm of the hand,
from it's shape and from the fingers.
AS far as the fingers are concerned,
hands are divided into three classes.
Long, slender, tapering fingers denote
delicate, trained perceptions. The own
er of such fingers has an inborn love
Of art, music and literature. Fingers
that are somewhat shorter, but pretty
nearly equal in length and with blunt
ends, denote a practical mind, thor
oughly reliable and an artistic tenn
permanent. A woman with such fingers
would make a capable and efficient
housewife; man with such fingers
a safe and cautious merchant. In the
third class the fingers are short and
thick, the nails are broad and short,
with cushions of flesh on either side.
The possessor of such nails is usually
selfish, opinionated, overbearing and
active, having strong prejudices. If,
when the hand is held open, the first
and second fingers are furthest apart,
independence of thought is shown; if
the third and fourth are furthest apart
independence of action is indicated. If
all the fingers lie apart naturally, Or
iginality is evidenced.-American
Queen.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04
The Origin of Baseball.

The origin of baseball-''our national
game''-is not definitely known, but
the first club organized to play it was
in New York in 1916. Singulariy
enough, this club, like the one first or
ganized to promote rowing, was called
1.-THE Knickerbocker Club" After
1851 other amateur baseball clubs be-
gan or organize, including the Atlantic,
Mutual, Union, etc. In 1857 a conven-
tion of delegates from sixteen clubs in
and around New York and Brooklyn
was held. About ten years later. at
the annual convention of the National
Association in 1866, two hundred and
two clubs from seventeen States and
the District of Columbia were repre-
sented. The college baseball associa-
tons were started about 1862 or '63.
Amateur baseball throughout the
Union was at it's height in the years
1869 &c. and 81. Professional base
ball was recognized in. 1868, and the
first games were played in 1862
Harpers Weekly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04

The turkey merchant is the most
wonderful of street venders. He ar
rivcs with 200 or 800 birds, which he
drives about town for a week or two,
selling them one by one. He is armed
with long pole, with which he
touches up lazy or quarrelsome birds.
They gobble continuously, and he
shouts above the din: "Gallous, Gallo
poula, Gallopoules" turkey cocks, lit
tie turkeys. little hen turkeys)! When
one drove meets another face to face.
or at right angles. they pass through
without confusion, and no bird changes
masters. prom Modern Athens" by
George Horton. in Scribners.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04
seemed bent on drawing the Colonel as
far away from the window as possi-

seemed bent on drawing the Colonel as
far away from the window as possi-
BILE.
I glanced without to ascertain the
cause. "Ah," I said to myself, II
guessed as much" There, fitting
among the rose trees in her quaint lit
tie muslin gown, was Aunt Anne. But
all Maud's efforts were in vain; the
ColonePs keen eyes wandered again
and again to the garden. At last he
said abruptly: Excuse my apparent
curiosity, but who is that lady gather
ing flowers in the garden?'
Maud mumbled some inarticulate re-
ply, but I interrupted her. "That is
Aunt Anne" said boldly.
"Aunt Anne," IT, Colonel cried
sharply. "Aunt Anne; then it must be
she There could be no other Anne
like her. Excuse me, believe your
aunt is an old friend of mine. I must
speak to her."
He stepped through the open French
window and crossed the lawn with
rapid strides.
We watched him breathlessly. Aunt
Anne turned and fixed her wondering
eyes upon him; we saw the roses fall
in a heap at his feet. 'Anne. dear
Amer we heard him cry; then, to our
astonishment, he clasped the quaint
little figure in his arms.
"Good graciousr' exclaimed Maud,
''is the world coming to an end? What
can it mean?'
'''It evidently means that Colonel
Hargrieves cares more for Aunt Anne
in her old muslin gown than for yo'l in
your latest" I said coldly.
We had not long to wait for an ex-
planation: the Colonel returned with
blushing little Aunt Anne leaning on
his arm.
"How very odd you must think it.
my dearsv' she said gently; but the
Colonel interrupted with, II hope you
will like your new uncle, my dears.
He ought to have been your uncle
years ago, but your aunt thought she
owed you duty which must be full
filled at all costs. Your dying mother
commended you tn her care, so she
ran away and h..d herself all these
years, fearing I should think my
claim the strongest of all. But have
found her at last: she will never be
able to run away from me again, will
you, Anne" looking down at her ten
derly.
"Why, Anne" he went on, 'surely
you are wearing the same dress you
wore all those years ago, when we
first met. Don't you remember I ad-
mired it so?''
And in a moment I knew why Aunt
Anne never altered the style of her
gowns.
It was because he liked it. Dear,
faithful little Aunt Anne.-The Ameri<
can Queen.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04
AFTER THE WEDDING.

THE Aowery white wedding is over,
And over the rush of the train;
So turn your sweet eyes to your lover,
And kiss him again!
There's none to bore or to bother,
There's no one to call and to stay;
The whole pretty world and each other
Are ours from to-day.
This quaint little parlor, how pleasant
It's flavor of long-ago life!
But the crown of life is the present,
Ny darling, my wife!
The pleasant wood fires glowing steady,
The table is set, and for two;
The little white table all ready
For me and for you.
Do you think that ever shall bore you?
Will you ever be angry with me?
All! let ME sit and adore you,
While you pour out the tea!
Pll help YOU. No boasts will I utter,
But you see how domestic I am:
I can cut you thin bread and butter
And hand you the jam.
After tea We'll stroll down to the mea dow
BY moonlight, as true lovers should;
And kiss IN the corner of the shadow
You see by the wood.
Ono kiss-now my teacup is carried
To The place that's laid opposite YOU:
My wife ,pours the tea out! We're mar.
ried
Oh! can it be true?
Pail Mall Gazette.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

How She Obeyed-Pleased to Meet Him
-Reduced-Method in It-Cadleigh's
Query-The Young Fellow Who Got
Even-Not Priceless Relic, Etc. Etc
sly on must not see him any more"
She heard her mother say,
And, though she did her fate deplore,
She promised to obey.
Il must not see you, sir!" she cried,
When he appeared that night
''Why, then,' the thoughtful youth 70.
piled,
1--WE must turn out the light"
Thus did the maid SO true and sweet
To parents mandate bow;
Although, as heretofore, they meet,
She does not see him now.
Chicago Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-04-04
Do Men Understand Women +?

A man can very seldom tell what Is
passing in a woman's mind. He talks
with another man and he can follow
his processes; he gets his point Of
view; he can make a shrewd guess as
to how he came to say that, or why he
refraiaed from saying the other.
But woman's mental processes
are not those Of man. Her mental
machinery is geared differently. You
hear what she tells you. You can make
lnferences from it; they will be wrong,
because you do not know how she
came to say what she did; YOU do not
have the clew. Try to guess what she
will say next, and you will find that
you are all at sea.
The man who says that he under
stands woman IS himself a woman.
may love her. There may exist be-
tween his soul and hers that inde-
Enable and celestial sympathy which
Is the sweetest thing on earth; but
he does not understand her
Her mental opera ton, her ways of
thought, her point of view, will always
be as inscrutable to him as the mental
processes of an angel. Whether wom-
en- understand each other is not quite
certain. A greater part Of the delight
that men find in the companionship OF
| women arises from their inscrutabil
| ity. You cannot measure or exhaust
| them.
Their charming inconsequence, as
| they seem to you, will never cease tt
puzzle you and every fresh conversa-
ton reveals novelty of attitude OF
| opinion.-The Watchman.