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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
PRESIDENTS ESTATE CASE.
Granddaughter of Andrew johnson
Seeks All His Property.

On behalf of Martha Patterson
Landstreet. the 14-year-old daughter
of Captain John Landstreet. a suit
has been entered in the Tennessee
courts for the entire estate OF the late
President Andrew Johnson. The
property, valued at $4,000 is tied M
pending the decision. The father of
the claimant Is Vice President of the
United States Tobacco Company. His
deceased wife was n granddaughter of
President Johnson. When Johnson
died he had only one child, Mrs. Mar
tha j. Patterson, who fell heir to his
estate. She died last July. She left
only two heirs, Andrew J. Patterson
and Martha Landstreet. her grand
daughter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Governor Shaw. of Iowa. decides
to take charge of the Treasury De.
partment January 25.
Mrs. Knox, wife OF the attorney
general, held her first informal recep.
t!on at the capital New Years Day.
Coming out party of Miss Alice
Roosevelt, the Presidents eldest
daughter, given at the White House
Friday.
Senator and Mrs. Chaur cy NJ. De.
pew sailed from Sc hampton.
England. for New York, Friday on the
st. Louis.
The President, Saturday, discussed.
with his Cabinet, the necessity OF new
quarters for the departments, now so
crowded.
Thomas Reaney and Thomas Moran
We're suffocated TO death by escaping
gas in their room in Brooklyn
boarding house.
The explosion Of boiler connected
with the heating apparatus in the
basement OF the flye-story residence
OF Beale r. Howard, Sunday. seriously
damaged the house and may result in
loss OF life.
Senatorial contests in a number of
States are attracting attention and
especially in this the case in New Jer.
sey and Kentucky.
Rev. Henry G. Ganss has been CO.
pointed financial agent of the Bureau
of Catholic Indian Missions, and win
be stationed at Washington.
Secretary Gage has not concluded
definite arrangements for the future.
He declined high position with the
National City Bank OF New York.
The condition OF Rear Admiral
Sampson shows some Improvement.
He took short walk Friday and gave
evidence Of enjoying the exercise.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
GoMPERs MAKES REPORT.
Points Out Features Of Relations Of
Capital and Labor.

Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor, who
attended the recent meeting Of the
National Civic Federation, sent a re-
port to the Central Federated Union.
of New York. "There can be no ques
tion.' the report reads. that in the
hands of organized labor lies power
TO inflict universal injury on capital
and there is beyond doubt on the part
of employers a manifestly strong de-
sire to avoid this. One Of the great
contentious for which organized labor
has stood for years Is the opportunity
to bring its demands or grievances to
the attention of the employers. This
the new movement undoubtedly de-
clared for and stands committed to-"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
ENcRoAcHED ON HARsoR.
Stag Dumped from Furnace Ordered
Removed from River.

Government engineers have made
the discovery that Stag from the Top
Mill blast furnaces. In the northern
part OF Wheeling, w. Va, which has
for years been dumped over the river
bank, has caused an enroachment of
from 10 to 20 feet upon the harbor
lines. The line was established and
orders issued to cut away the bank, a
work which big gang of laborers are
engaged on.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
BLOODHoUNDS USED.
ouarreled While Skating and Fatally
Stabbed His Companion.

Will SpilSer was fatally stabbed at
Uhrichsville, o., Sunday, by Horace
Hancock. They were with a party
skating. Some of the boys were
teasing Hancock and he became angry.
He made a lunge with a knife at the
boy nearest him, who happened to be
Spiker. and struck him in the breast.
Spiker's life was despaired of. Han
cock escaped during the excitement.
Patrolman Adam Parks took blood
hounds to the scene, and Chief Good
win went to the home of Hancocks
grandmother. in Dennison, and cap
tured him there. He was Jailed
and will be taken to New Philadel-
phia Monday. to await the result Of
Spiker's injuries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Flesh Fell from Bodies Of Victims
In West Virginia.

The boiler in the South Penn Oil
company pumping station at Harry
Rhodens, in Doddridge county, blew
up, scalding to death three men. The
dead: Harry Rhoden, Merrlck
Frick and ID. Ash. The men were all
in the boiler house warming themsel-
YES when the explosion occurred.
They broke open the door, which had
become locked, and escaped to an
other house a mile away. All were
scalded so that flesh fell from them
on the way. After reaching the other
boiler house they collapsed and in a
few hours all We're dead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
LIQUOR MEN RETALlATED.
Zanesville Shut Up Tight-Mayor
Threatens to Stop Cars.

Never before were the Sunday laws
observed more closely in GAINESVILLE
than on January 8. This was be-
cause Judge Frazier. of the Common
Pleas Court, put the leading saloon
keepers under bond for year, to keep
their places closed on Sunday. The
saloonkeepers. through Mayor Holden
and Chief Tracy, retaliated on the
common Sunday law violators and 1t
was impossible to buy a cigar or get
into a drug store without a prescrip-
tion. Fruit stands, soda fountains
and candy and tobacco stores were all
closed. The Mayor declares that next
Sunday he will stop the street cars,
milk wagons, and the publication Of
local and sale of outside newspapers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
BROOKE VISITS ARSENAL.
State institution Pleases Hm-Non.
Commttal on Camp Site.

Major General John II. Brooke, U.
S. A.. Friday visited the State arsenal
at Harrisburg. Pa. by invitation Of
Colonel William f. Richardson, Su-
perintendent of the arsenal. The
General spent two hours inspecting
the departments and the system of
manufacturing and distributing sup.
plies to the National Guard. He said
the arsenal was one of the most com
plete institutions of the kind he had
ever visited and that the three camp
sites he visited were very well located
for q camp.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
NEGRO ATTACKS GIRL.
Young Woman Rendered Unconscious
for Hours.

Excitement was intense at barnes.
Vile, o., Wednesday over an attack
on highly respected young white
woman, Miss Nellie Lewis. AS she
was returning to her home a masked
negro seized her, threw her to the
frozen ground. badly bruising her
head and body. The negro was
frightened away by the approach of
a man. Miss Lewis was unconsci.
GUS for several hours. The negro was
arrested and the police hurried him
to the county Jail at st. Clairsvllle
to prevent threatened lynching.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
New York Legislature.

The general assembly convened in
annual session Wednesday, S. Fred
Nixon was reelected Speaker of the
House, and other officers of the
House. as we'll as those of the Senate,
were elected. The annual message
of Governor Benjamin b. Odell, Jr.,
was delivered to the Legislature.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
Celebrated 10th Anniversary.

Mrs. Hannah Fouts, familiarly
called "Aunt Hannah" of Springfield
township. near Sharon, Pa. was 1O4
years old Wednesday and in honor of
uhe event held birthday anniversary,
at which about so were present. She
is III iairly good health and retains all
her faculties.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
WILDCATS IN MOUNTAINS.
Terrorizlng Inhabitants and KILN,
Pigs, Sheep and Poultry.

William Slider, farmer living on
Polish mountain, Is miles from Cum
berland, Nd, states that the people
Of that section are being terrorized
by wild cats, the mountain being over
run with them. The cats are killing
pigs, sheep and poultry by the whole.
sale. Children are afraid to go to
school, and the situation is so serious
that an armed posse is organizing to
round the animals up. The farmers
are puzzled to know where the animals
come from,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Accident Wrecks Pumping Station at
Roystonc-Two Men Injured.

An explosion at the pumping station
of the Pennsylvania Gas Company at
Keystone, near Oil City, Pa, Satur-
day, resulted in the death of A. b.
Lesher, of Oil City. Engineer Lacy
and Frank Goff were seriously in
jured. Lesher was engaged in max
ing some repairs on pump when the
explosion occurred. The building
was entirely wrecked, and he was
caught in the debris and burned to
death in the fire which followed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
Palma a Victor.

The indications Wednesday at Ha-
vana were that the entire Palma tick.
ct was elected and that Thomas Estra-
da Palma, the Nationalist candidate
for the Presidency of Cuba, will re-
ceive the unanimous vote of the elec-
torial college.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
Plague Around Altoona.

Smallpox, or a disease that is sim.
liar in its symptoms and effects, has
been discovered in Logan township.
near Altoona, Pa. Three members
of Elmer Aliens family are afflicted
and two others have symptoms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
TO PENolON MEN.
American steel G. Wire Company
Creates New Department.

Beginning with the new year the
American Steel & Wire Company has
inaugurated a pension department for
its employees. About 10000 men are
affected by the new system. A fund.
the exact of amount of which has not
been announced, has been set aside
for the pensioning of employees who
reach an age or physical condition
necessitating relief from duty. w.
w. Herrick. with Headquarters at
Cleveland, o., is the manager of the
new department.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
Teachers Strike for. More Pay.

The teachers of Claysville. Pa.
have struck for higher wages. Thirty
dollars and $35 a month is paid to
teachers, but they want $40. There
are 10 or IL schools in Donegal town
ship.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
Woman Leaps from l-lieh Trestlc.

Miss Anna Clark a domestic, died
at Cincinnati Saturday, from injuries
received by jumping from Duck creek
trestle. so feet high, in frenzied ef-
fort to escape death from train.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
s5,4oo FOR A DOG BITE.
Canine of Late President Hayes
Seized Mrs. Smith.

The Circuit Court Friday. at Toledo.
O., handed down a decision affirming
a decision of the lower courts giving
Mrs. Adelaide Smith. of Fremont, a
judgment of $5,400 against the estate
of the late President r.. B. Hayes.
Mrs. Smith was bitten by a dog be-
longing to the late President.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
aox Blown to Atoms.

BY an explosion of dynamite 16-
year-old George Weaver was literally
blown to atoms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08

Maryland Legislature Organized.
The General Assembly of Maryland
began its deliberations Wednesday at
Annapolis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08

Captain Richmond p. Hobson will
soon resign from the navy and enter
politics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

better than the expensive lotions
which she purchases at the apoth
carys. Besides, she has the advan
tage Of knowing what she is using.
which is far from being the case when
she buys the prepared patent lotions.
The following is a recipe for making
another wash for the face, which IS
favorite with the ladies of France.
Take equal parts of the seeds of III
melon, pur2pkin, gOu"d and cucumber.
pounded till they are reduced to a
powder; add to it sufficient fresh
cream to dilute the flour, and then add
milk enough to reduce the whole to a
thin paste. Add a grain of musk and
few drops of the oil of lemon. Anoint
the face with this, leave it on twenty
or thirty minutes or overnight if con
venient, and wash off with warm wat
er. 1t gives a remarkable purity ana
brightness to the complexion.
A fashionable beauty at st. Peters
burg gave Lola the following recipe 20.
wash, which imparts a remarkab
lustre to the face, and is the create s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

Europe and within the bounds of our
own country. And SO patriotic were
the instructors of my youth, that when
lying i'll on the ship Arago and life ex-
pected to continue only for a few
hours, the only request made of those
around me was When you bury me In
the waters Of the Atlantic, wrap me
in the flag of my country Forty years
| ago this request was made, since
which time | have suffered many
things. The colonial palace, at what
is now Williamsburg. Va. was my
home, surrounded by beautiful trees,
fruits and flowers, and standing at the
head of the Palace Green and from
its windows looking out on the old
city, where the revolution was begun
All the buildings were pulled down
and the materials carried away; not
even tree was left to mark the spot
of happy home and an historical rec
ord. Congress has made no compenSa-
ton, as you know, and | thank you
for your wish that it should. But In
my heart and mind 1 have no thought
that such a contamination. so devoutIy
to be hoped for, will ever be reached.
A long and terrible illness has de-
prived me almost entirely of sight, and
therefore my letters are by dictation
to kind friends who write for me. It
) is my prayer that the Star-Spangled
| Banner shall give peace to the world.
= and in triumph shall wave DER the
land of the free and the home of the
. bravo rnSnnptfI11lxy NvN,1 I OF 4
+ tia Tyler Semple."
. EX-President Tyler's sympathy for
t the south during the civil war ac-
counts for the destruction of the old
homestead indianapolis News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

anxiety or prolonged grief will hast
white hairs.
History has made us familiar with
instances where sudden passion or
grief or fright has turned the head in
stantly gray. Sickness, we know
often does it. But, so far as | know
psychologists have failed to explain the
reason of this change We know
that the hair is hollow
tube containing a fluid which gives
it its colOr-that red hair is Occa-
stoned by red fluid, and so all the
varieties of color are owing to the va
riety Of the color of this fluid.
Nothing, therefore, can prevent the
hair from turning white but the avoid
ance Of all the causes which produce
premature old age or occasion local
obstruction and disease of the hair it.
self. ] have. said the beautiful Lola,
reason to believe that the injudicious
use of curling irons long kept up will
hasten this disease. The unnatural
heat destroys the animal nature of
the hair and is liable to produce dis
ease of it's coloring fluid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

favorite Of the Russian lady's toile>:
Infuse a handful of we'll sifted whea'
! bran for four hours in white wine vine
gar; add to it five yolks of eggs and
| two grains of musk, and distill the
whole Bottle it, keep carefully
! corked fifteen days, when it will be 1T
| for use. Apply it over night and wash
in the morning with tepid water.
Pimpernel water is a sovereign wash
with the ladies all over the continent
! of Europe for whitening the complex
ion. All they do to prepare it is sim
ply to steep that wholesome plant in
pure rain water. 1t is such a favorite
that it is regarded as almost indispe1-
sable to a lady's toilet.
How to Obtain Nice Hair.
The foundation of good head 81
hair ought undoubtedly to be laid n
through all the years of childhood, II
should be worn short, be frequently
cut, and never allowed to go a dav
without a thorough brushing. 1t should
also, every morning, be washed at tha
roots with cold water. A damp sponge
rubbed thoroughly upon the scalp viii
be sufficient
The practice of cOmbing the hea Is
of children too frequently with a fine
tooth come is bad one, as the points
Of the teeth are quite sure to scratch
and irritate the scalp and are almost
RI or, RI 1r,,f
deed, these rules, except as to the
length of the hair, are quite as appli-
cable to adults as to children.
The ladies of my acquaintance who
have been most celebrated for the
beauty of their hair usually made
practice of thoroughly cleansing tn
roots every morning with a damn
sponge. Nor would they venture 70
neglect the frequent use of the brush.
Indeed, he coarsest, most refractory
and snarly locks can be subdued and
made comparatively soft and glossy by
the use Of the brush alone
Constant brushing is the first rule
to subdue coarse and brittle hair And
the morning is the best time for an ex-
tended application Of the brush be-
cause the hair is naturally more supple
then than at any other time. This
practice, thoroughly persevered in,
will gradually tame down the porcu-
pine head, unless there is some scurfy
disease of the scalp, in which case the
following wash will be found a quite
sure remedy:
Salts of tartar ..3 drains
Tincture of cantharides lib droDs
spirits OF camphor Is drops
Lemon juice IL pint !
In preparing this wash the salts |
should be dissolved in the lemon juice !
till the effervescence ceases, and then |
add the other ingredients, and after |
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

Atlanta has a fiddler whose chief
bid for fame lies in the fact that he IS
without hands. Several years ago h
was caught in a blizzard and both
hands were SO badly frozen that they
We're amputated at the wrist. Being
somewhat of mechanical genius, he
evolved cOntriVance out of heavy
wire, which enabled him to WELD The
bow. The matter Of lingering was
more difficult, but by hard practice he
trained the stump of his left hand 10
make the necessary shifts from on
string to another and from position 20
position. With the fiddle held IN
place by his chin and knees, and with
the help Of his fingerless arms, CLAW.
son manages to play the oId-time air
with nearly as much success Is
formerly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
NATIVITY CHORAL

0 little town Of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent years go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight,
For Christ is born of Mary,
And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love.
o morning stars, together,
Proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King
And peace TO men on earth.
o holy child of Bethlehem.
Descend to us we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in;
Be born in US today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell:
o come to us, abide with lis
Our Lord, Emmanuel,
Phillips Brooks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
LURED BY SCENT.
Rats Caught in Numbers by an In
o>nious Means.

RatS Caught IN NUMBERS by an IN
e>nious Means.
Rats are very susceptible to the Odor
OF certain drugs, and any ordinary trap
set in their haunts is likely to sue
coed if dressed with these scents, the
attraction Of which, rat catchers af
firm, they cannot resist. An example
is: Powdered aSafoetida, eight grains;
oil of rhodium, two dTams oil of an
iseed. one dram; Oil of lavender, one
half dram. Shake together in a bot
tie and use a very small quantity to
dress the bait
To catch rats, cover a common Dar-
rel with stiff, stout paper, tying the
edge round the barrel. Place a board
so that the rats may have easy access
10 the top. Sprinkle cheese parings
or other food for the rats on the pa
Pc for several days, until they begin
to think that they have a right to their
daily ra,ions from this source. Then
pace in the bottom of the barrel
piece of rock about six or seven inches
high filing with water until only
enough OF it projects above the water
for Cue rat to lodge upon.
Now replace The paper, first cutting
a cross in the middle. and the first rat
that comes on the barrel top goes
through into the water and climbs on
the rock. The paper comes back to
is original position, a.d the second
rat follows the first. Then begins a
fight for the possession of the dry
place on the stone, the noise of which
attracts the others, who share the
same fate.-Baltimore American
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
WAS FIRST LADY OF LAND.
Daughter of President Tyler Still
Alive,

An interesting character in the
Louise home, in Washington, D. c., is
Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, grand
daughter of John Tyler, of revolution
airy fame, afterWard Virginia's COVER
nor, and daughter of President Tyler.
She is eighty-four years old and is
blind. Mrs. Semple, because of her
mothers i'll health, occupied the posi-
ton of first lady of the land" during
her fathers administration. Captain
Wallace Foster, of indianapolis, has
been brought much into communica-
ton with Mrs. Semple, through his
patriotic work and because of her in
terest III what he has done. Some
months ago he sent her a silk flag
mounted on a staff with stand. Fol
lowing is her acknowledgment:
''Your graceful and polite letter
reached me two days ago My i'm.
pulse was to acknowledge it imme-
dlately. The patriotic souvenir was
safely delivered by the express corspa-
ny and your letter by mail in an hour
or two after it. / thank you very
much for your consideration for me
and your recognition of the patriotic
services of my father and the efforts
made by my forefathers to secure TO
this country a constitution and laws
which would make of this nation a free
and happy people. The appearance of
the flag you have sent has brought be-
fore me the recollection of how fire.
quently it has been dipped In compli-
ment to myself, both in the waters of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09
One Method

Il don't see what you all have to
git so proud about" said Miss Sadie
Cottonball
"Cohse you doesn'," answered Miss
Miami Brown. 'Tce been studyin' de
white folks. What You wants to do Is
Jes' put on de airs yohse'f an let de
yuthuh folks do de guessin' bout what
de reason is. '-Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

letting the whole remain exposed 10
the air for half an hour it may be per
fumed and bottled for use.
This is one of the best and most
harmless washes for the hair | have
ever known. l am certain that a LADY
Or gentleman has but to try it to be
convinced of it's efficacy. But let me
impress upon you the Importance Of
brushing as a cardinal means Of beau
tifying the hair. Brush not one min
ute, but ten; not once a day, but two
or three or four times a day.
Two brushes are indispensable for
the toilet-one for the rough use of
cleaning the hair and the other for
| polishing it. A black brush should be
| used for the former and a white one
| for the latter. Ladies need not be
| told that washing spells brushes. The
way to clean them is to rub them thor
! Oughly with bran, which removes al
the grease and leaves the bristles
| stiff and firm as ever. When The
bristles Of a brush become too Timber
! for use they may be hardened again
by dipping them in one part spirits o
ammonia and two of water. This vii
also thoroughly cleanse them from al
| greasy substances.
Prevent Hair from Turning Gray.
No woman must rely on compound
and powders to prevent her hair from
turning gray. Temperance. mOderd
ton in all things and frequent wash
ings with pure cold water are the be-
recipes can give her to prevent he
hair from becoming prematurely gray
1t is certain that perpetual care, grca