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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
NEWSY ClEANlNCS.

Australia supplies 95,oOO,OOO worth
of wool year.
Oil is being widely experimental
with as substitute for coal.
There are 227 different religious sects
in Great Britain and ireland.
The total capital invested in railways
and canals in Canada is S1,100,000. 900.
A service of automobile omnibuses
has been established in Birmingham,
England.
During the last forty-five years the
population of Spain has Increased by
only 100000.
During September the coinage exc
cuted Mt the MINIS of the United States
was S6,762, ,115.
Bats and their parasites are held re.
sponsible. by an Italian expert. for the
transmission of plague in some cases.
There are over 5000 motor vehicles
in Paris, of which 1888 are registered
as capable of a speed of over twenty
miles an hour.
BY sucking up the binding material
of the macadam, bicycles do more dam
age to roads than horsed vehicles, de-
clares the surveyor of the Chorley
Rural District Council. England.
The German Emperor has decided
that all branches of the German Army
will he equipped with service uniforms
of gray color The present uniform
will be worn only for parade purposes.
A bridge which will rank as one Of
the greatest in the world. from an en-
gineering standpoint. will be erected
across the harbor of Sydney. New
South Wales The structure will be
5000 feet in length, not including the
approaches.
The French Government is about
to lay telegraph cable 1900 miles long
across the North African desert from
Tunis TO Lake Tchad A plow drawn
by an engine will open furrow thirty
inches deep at tie rate of one mile an
hour, and the cable Will be laid at the
same time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
LABOR WORLD.

New York City has 100000 organized
wage workers.
Candymakers at Cincinnati, Ohio,
have organized.
The sanitary employees at Santiago.
Cuba, struck recently.
The South Wales Miners Federation
has a membership of 100000.
Striking weavers at Toronto, Can.
have declared their strike off.
Fishermen at San Francisco. Cal.
have taken steps to form union.
1t takes the constant labor of 10000
people to make matches for the world.
Cement. concrete and tile workers
union.
1t Is estimated that there are over
%, 600 union electrical workers in North
America.
New York tailors who went on strike
in 1886 were fined for demanding high
er wages.
Jacksonville Fla.) carpenters demand
an eighthour day and thirty cents an
hour minimum.
At the present time the Order OF
Railway Conductors has n member
ship of more than $1,000.
The union has been recognized and
an increase In wages granted the strlk-
ing coal miners at Ottumwa, Iowa.
A minimum wage of S12.50 week
has been attained by the union of
Hardwood Finishers at indianapolis,
Ind.
Elkhart, Ind, labor unions will or
ganlze a Trade Council, and make n
demand for a wage scale and shorter
hours.
New York bricllayers received fifty
cents a day for fourteen hours labor
in 177G. They now receive $3.50 for
eight hours.
The pit lads revolt in Yorkshire,
England. has ended at the collieres
near Normanton. An advance In
wages has been conceded to the lads.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
Emperor His Model.

The Emperor and Empress of Ger
many visited the little town Of Moers
recently and a crowd gathered to well
come them. Noticing young woman
with an infant in her arms, the EN-
peror asked her how many children
she had.
"Six. Your MAJESTY" was the reply.
"Oh, that is too many" said the
Kaiser gravely.
The woman's husband, however.
then stepped forward and said blunt
ly: but you set us the example,
Your Majesty"
For a moment the Kaiser seemed
nonplussed, but then he answered, with
a smile: "Thats quite true, but then
I am the father Of my people and
must perform my duty toward them"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15

A lady lost diamond in a Paris cab.
The cabman, who is the owner OF his
own vehicle. lives at Levallois. a small
place outside Paris, where he keeps a
number Of fowls. The other day, at a
family gathering. one of the fowls was
killed. and the diamond was found in
its glzzard. The cabman at once
thought about the lady losing a dia-
mond, and guessed that the hen had
jumped into the cab In the stable and
swallowed 1t. Having kept the lady's
address. the honest cabman restored
the jewel to it's owner, and was re-
wardcd with present Of $40.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
scENTLesS ARIZONA skUNKs.
But Their Bite Is Sure Death, which Is
Even More Unpleasant.


Even More Unpleasant.
When William A. Wilcox, professor
of entomology at an eastern scientific
institution. entered one of the Mime
sofa hotel carrying box in his hands.
The porters carried his hand satchels
and he gave them the checks for his
trunks. But he kent the box in his
hand, even while he was registering.
and took II up to his room with MIN
while he was preparing for dinner.
The box was about two feet long
one foot wide and one foot high. 1t
was of double construction, the inner
part being of closely woven wire. The
exterior covering of wood was pierced
with holes and was easily unhinged
Inside the structure was a small black
and white animal which seemed to be
perfectly peaceful. Once in a while,
however, the animal would fasten its
teeth on the wire gratings, and would
look displeased when 1t found they
would not give to the touch.
This animal" said Prof. Wilcox.
'is one of the queerest and most dan
gerous specimens known. 1t Is an Ar
izona skunk. | don't know whether 1t
belongs TO the Mephitis family or not,
as it has no odor. But 1t is called a
skunk in Arizona.
you may talk to the Arizona plains
man about tarantulas. Gila monsters,
snakes or centipedes. and he will laugh
at you while he takes another puff at
his pipe. Say to him, however, that a
skunk is In sight, and he will sleep all
night in a tree rather than lie upon
the ground. The reason for this is
that the bite of a skunk causes hy-
konwn to recover from the disease
caused by the animals bite.
81 did not believe this story when
went to Arizona last May, but was in
camp one night when an old guide was
bitten by one of the animals. We took
him to Flagstaff, keeping up his spir-
| It's with liberal doses of whiskey He
had the pest medical attendance to be
procured in the Territory, but he died,
| strapped to his cot, q raving maniac.
81 wanted to help him out by CIV
ing him a dose of prussic acid, or of
lead, but, of course, that would have
been murder, although always did be-
| lieve in the Greek doctrine of euthan-
asia. Three doctors were in attend
ance upon the poor guide. All had
seen cases of hydrophobia ard all
agreed that this was the disease from
which the man died. They told me-
this was July i5-that ten men had
died in the territory from the same
cause. Some of them were sent to the
Pasteur Institute in Chicago, but they
arrived too late for DR.. Lagorio to dc
anything for them.
"Then l resolved to take a live
skunk with me to New York, and let
the doctors at the Pasteur institute
there examine 1t. 1t was hard to get
the animal alive.
"Id jest as soon fetch yer In q
handful of tarantelers,' said one guide
when ! spoke to him about the matter
but as fer live skunks, excuse me-
FINALLY | offered $1CO reward for a
live skunk, and boy who lived on a
ranch in the Verde valley brought this
animal minneapolis Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
HUMOROUS

Wigg-What makes you think he Is
dishonest? Wagg-He suspects every
body else.
Sillicus-Woman' work, they say,
Is never done. Cynicus-Yes, and
sometimes II isn't even commenced.
Wife-I wish knew way to keep
my glasses of jelly from getting moldy
on top. Husband--That's easy. 1t is?
Yes; turn them upside down.
well, I've got the plans for my new
house all finished" Got them fixed
to suit you, eh?" "Oh, no; but the
architect says he is satisfied with
them"
Son-Whats the matter, dad? You
look worried. Father (just retired
from business)-Well, you see, I've
never been without things to worry
me before.
won't you try the chicken salad.
Judge?" said the clearinghouse keep
er. II tried 1t yesterday, ma'am," re-
piled the witty Judge, and the chick
en- proved an alibi."
my children are crying for bread"
whined the seedy-looking individual.
That's where you're lucky" said the
well.dressed man, hurrying on. Mine
are crying for cake"
Geraldine-Tll be a sister to you.
Gerald-That will be nice. Geraldine
What do you mean? Gerald-My
sister loves me, but she doesn't ex-
pect me to take her anywhere.
Yes, the doctor has put me on the
strictest kind of diet" Indeed. What
is it?" well. he said | mustn't eat
anything I don't like, and not any
more than went of what | do"
Father-But | can't see any special
philanthropy in giving you and Ernie
money to marry on. Suitor-Oh, yes,
1t would be helping the blind, sir.
Father The blind? Suitor-Yes;
love is blind, you know.
81 suppose those rich Giltedgers
made great display of grief when
that millionaire uncle of theirs sud-
denly died" Grief They haven't
any time for grief. All their time is
taken up in galloping around in search
of the will"
Nov that we're engaged" she said,
"of course l can't call you Mr.. Park
inson: and even Sebastian seems too
long and formal. Haven't you any
short pet manner" "Well," replied the
happy Parkinson, "the fellows at col
ledge used to-er-call me Pie
face"
81 wonder what makes mans hair
fall out so fast when once 1t starts ?"
Worry" answered the man who al
ways has an explanation ready. Moth
ing tends to make a man bald so much
as worry, and nothing worries a man
so much as the idea that he Is becom-
ing bald"
IL met your wife yesterday. How
well she is looking?" "Yes. We have
been expecting her rich aunt to visit
us this summer" "Ah." "Of course
don't mean that expecting her aunt
has made my wife look so well, but 1t
has kept her from going away any
where for rest"
Mrs. Hoax-My new servant girls
good one. but she makes my hus-
| Land so mad. He's a crank about his
| coffee, you know. Mrs. Joax-And
she cant make coffee, eh? Mrs. Hoax
She makes It just right. but that's
| the one thing he always likes to kick
about. and now he hasn't any excuse.
don't you see?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
Sal. p.po.lt no... Of = Kermit.

George Cairncress. who lived at
Earlville and who was supposed to be
poor. was found dead In his chair re-
Gently. For forty years he had lived
the life Of hermit. Neighbors found
in a -four sack 5000. in an old rubber
shoe certificate of deposit Of $1,000.
500 in bills and $50 In silver. and In
old tin cans several hundred dollars.
Bank books were also discovered
showing deposits In Syracuse. Utica.
and Cortland banks.-Richmondvills
Phoenix.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
Value.

After all, the miser and spendthrift
are in much the same class. Neither
has true understanding of the value
of money. Neither gets any real good
from it, and both are jeered at by
those whom their wealth finally bene-
fits.
had rather be spendthrift,
though. Some OF them are heroes.
One died lately in the direst poverty
whose purse contained memoranda of
$4,000 due him from men he called
his friends. His last conscious act
was to destroy them, fearing that
those who took charge of his body
might make it unpleasant for the men
who had let him die without the com
forts this money would have given
aim--New York News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
Banks on Wheels.

Perambulating savings banks have
been inaugurated by the authorities in
the French provinces. A motor car is
filled with seats for the driver. two
clerks and a cashier. A table is so
arranged that persons on the road can
place their money on 1t without en-
tering the vehicle. and under the Ia
BILE Is safe into which the money
drops through a slot. A proper receipt
is given and entry made in a book.
This is to encourage thrift by making
deposits easy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
Dried Peat for Fuel.

Peat cut from the swamps near
South Chicago and dried until fit for
fuel may be placed on the market as
high-priced coal, II experiments now
being made are successful. For years
residents OF that district have noticed
the beds OF burning peat. which were
ignited In the summer. often burned
long after winter began.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15

Siwash' Indians from Puget Sound
and British Columbia do most of the
hop pickin in Western Washington,
and the annual migration from the
reservations to the hop yards has al
ready taken place. The dusky red
man is valuable to the growers, and
In many instances superior to the
white picker. The growers pay 81
box, and the average buck earns %
q day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15

y A professional forger has been en-
ployed by one of the Chicago banks
as an expert in the detection of bogus
paper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-15
THE MESSAGE or THE oAx

THE PEssIMIsT.
Each day but dawns to bring us
Some newer kind Of care,
To add another wrinkle
Or leave whltened hair,
Each sunset finds us nearer
Graves that they'll dig somewhere
THE oPTIMIsT.
look out In the morning
And see the brown leaves play,
Across the lawn. and gladness
Comes urging me to say,
"Thank God, no leaves are blowing
Across my grave today" =,
Chicago Record Herald.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-27
The First Locel Mint.

One of the institutions here
which has the special attention Of
tourists as we'll as the local people
ia the Mint, which is established on
Nuuanu street, opposite Queen
Emma Hall. 1t is interesting to
enter the large main working room
where general manager McDonough
and his corps Of assistants are at
work. The cool and large lanai is a
proper resting place and the vaults,
where the CHARS" to bs minted and
beer are Kept present very tasty
spectacle. The Mint is open from
$50 =. m. to 1l.30 p m, and during
those hours the work never ceases,
Visitors after looking over the place
will find frat class refresh ments and
the purest OF LIQUORS.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-27
CHURCH SERVICES.

St.ADdrew's Catbedral-1S Sun
day after Trinity a. ID. Celebra-
dion OF the Holy Communion; 10 a.
M. Pule Kakahiaka; Ii m. Morn
ng Prayer and Sermon; $3.50 p, M.
Evenson and Sermon.
Church OF St. John the Baptist
Kalihi. waena) = Religious service
as follows: 8 am. High Mass, with
eermon and collection for the usual
expenses of the church; 3 pm. Re-
hears.l; 4 pm. Rosary.
Services at St. Clements Chapel
(EpiscopaD Wilder avenue, Punahou
Celebration of the Holy Com
munion: First Sunday OF the month
HOB am, every other Sunday, 7:15
am. Saints days, 6:45 am. mathis
and sermon, 1l:05 am. eveusong and
Sermon 7:05 pm. daily prayer at
9:45 a. m.
Roman Catholic Cathedral.--Low
masses, Holy Communion, 6 and z;
children's mass with English SER
mon, 9; high mass, with native SER
mon, 10:30; rosary, with native in
structions 2, solemn vespers and
benediction
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-27
woman's Rights in China.
Continued from Isl page.j

of the other sex, excepting such as
are within their own households. An |
in order to avoid the embarrassments
of chance or casual meetings every
Chinese gentleman must simulate a
cough when he approaches the en-
trance to the residence of friend
the Establishment may be given full
opportunity tc disappear. To fail in
furnishing this evidence of bronchi
al trouble would show a serious lack
of good Dreeding.-Boston Trans
script.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-27

Kentucby's famous Jesse Moore
Whiskey, unequalled for its purity
snd excellence. On sale at any o.
he saloons and at Lovejoy & Co
distributing agents. for the Hawsiian
Islands
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-27
CLAUS spREoKEls WIN, @. IRWIN
Claus SpleCkelS & Co.,
BANKMRB
HONOLULU
san Franoisoo ldent5.-THE "a
INA IIONAL Bank or SANFR
DRAW EXCHANGE on
HONOLULU

DRAW HxoHAEex on
SAN FRANOIsOo-The Nevada Nations
Bank Of San Francisco.
L0NDON-The Union Bank OF London
Ltd.
NEW YORK-Americe-. Exchange Ne
tionsl Bank.
MISUNDERSTANDING National Bank,
PARI6-Oredit Lyonnsis.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank,
HONG KONG AND YOKOHAMA-Honi
Kong &shanghai BankingCvs poration
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER-Bsnh
Of British North America,
Transact a Gsnsral Banking and Esshaag
Business.
Deposits Received. Loans made on A.,
proved Security. Commercial and Travel,
ars Credit Issued. BillH Of Exchange
bought and sold.
Collections Promptly Accounted For
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-10-15

Gov. Dockery in the course of
his speech here last Friday made
an appeal to the Republicans pres
ent to abandon their party on the
ground that they were being de-
ceived by dishonest leaders. Such
an appeal based upon such an as
sertion coming from the leading
representative of party which
has been proven to be notoriously
corrupt by testimony given in
open court by such leading Demo-
Gratis as ex-Gov. Stephens, Sam
B. Cook and former Representa-
tive Cardwell is an exhibition of
unvarnished nerve that stops but
little short of the sublime. Dis
honest leaders, indeed! What of
Governor Dockery himself, who
ignores the principles of the Kan
sas City platform and alligns him
self with the renegade gold-bug
element Of the Democratic party,
what Of such honest leadership, VIC
ask our Bryanite friendss And
there is James NJ. Seibert who,
though no longer chairman of the
Democratic state committee, is still
tho actual head of the party's Or
ganization, selling legislatures in
advance to the monopolistic cor
porations for contributions to the
Democratic campaign funds. Why
did this honest leader dodge the
opportunity of proving his charac-
ter when summoned as witness
in the Cardwell investigation
Why did he invoke Brown with
his "digni6ed sum- to come to his
(Seibcrt's) rescue. What is it tha,
causes the 1ronton Register, one
of the few conscientious Democrat
ic journals in the state, to exclain
that the Democratic party is being
sent to hell with all the speed o1
a railroad train on a down-grade
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-10-15

with all brakes cast loosc-confi-
dence in the honest leadership of
the party! Early in the present
year, when the Democratic state
committee was about to meet in St.
Louis to shape the policy of the
party in the present campaign the
Potosi Independent threatened to
do some political neck breaking
unless the principles of the Kansas
City platform were kept upper
most. The committee, under Gov
ernor Dockery's dictation sold the
party out to the Wells crowd, and
the Independent lost its nerve; no
aecks were broken. Take the les
ser leaders like Congressman Robb,
whose principles of political homes
ty are limited by the restrictions
of his own selfishness; State Sena-
tors Farris, Orchard and Morton,
fattening on the Doodle of the cor
porations, the price of their be-
trayal of the people; even the lead
ers here in Washington County,
the candidates on the Democratic
county ticket, have not honesty
enough to proclaim their adherence
to the faith of their party, and are
making sneaking campaign I'M
der the cover that local offices in
volve no political principle. Yes;
the honesty of the Democratic
leaders, both great and small, in
this state should be III inspiration
to the rank and file Of the party
an inspiration that fishing will be
good on election day.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-10-15

ing Tor, SAID the 'oId mana. slyty.
"A whisky and Soda" Mr.. Marshall
nodded. Well" said the other, If
you go to that drug store at the cor
uer of the street and execute a very
emphatic wink while you ask for Il
cocoa wine you will get whisky and
soda ef most excellent quality and
dimensions" Mr.. Marshall thought
at first that a joke was being played
upon him, but it was hot day, and
the thing was worth risking, and
into the drug store he went, where
he followed his friends instructions
to the letter. Almost folding up one
side of his face in the performance
of wink. he asked for the cocoa
wine and was Immediately rewarded
with one of the largest whisky and
sodas he had ever tackled. Which
just shows that there must be a
good deal of winking done by the
authorities as well.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-10-15

Governor Dockery in his speech
here last Friday devoted good
portion of his time to defense Of
the Democratic conversion of the
state school fund and appealed to
the voters in the small audience to
which he spoke to support the pro-
posed constitutional amendment
relating to the certificates Of in
debtedness. The Governor told
his audience TINT Missouri had the
largest school fund of any state in
the union, and that the certificates
of Indebtedness, in which the fluid
is now invested, were the same as
state bonds, notwithstanding the
fact that the auditors reports
show that a like amount of state
bonds were not cancelled when the
certificates were issued. The Gov
crnor, of course, omitted to ex-
plain that the certificates had no
value and that the only way the
school fnnd could be restored to Il
cash basis would be for the people
to 90 down into their pockets and
redeem the certificates as state
bonds. This would necessarily
mean an extension of the present
tax levy OF 10 cents on the 500
for state debt purposes. However,
the Governor seemed eager to ex-
plain that by adopting the propos-
ed constitutional amendment the
people would be cutting down the
10 cent tax to 3 cents. 1t is in
the matter of this projected 3 cents
levy that onr Democratic friends
are endeavoring to befuddle the
people. The constitution, as it
now stands, specifically states that
when sufficient money is in the
treasury TO liquidate all of the
states bonded Indebtedness the 10
cents tax on the 800 shall cease to
he levied. The Democrats call the
certificates the same as state bonds,
yet they do not want to pay them
off us such, but, instead, make
them the basis of Il new and per-
petual Tux of 3 cents on the 800.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-10-15
A DRINK FOR A WINK.
Noted English Actor Me cts with GreA'
Surprise in a Prohibition Penn
sylvAnia Town.

Percy Marshall, an actor of consid-
cradle renown in England. was re-
Gently in this country on profess
sional tour and chanced to be thrown
into a Pennsylvania town where the
prohibition idea was predominant.
Disliking the idea of drinking in his
bedroom, as If he were a half-re-
formed drunkard stealing an un-
guarded opportunity, and finding
that the proprietor Of the hotel in
which he was staying would on no
account allow him to take refresh
ment in the ordinary civilized way,
Mr.. Marshall walked out into the
street to see il it really could be true
that there was no place where the
restriction did not operate, relates
an eastern exchange.
In his walk he met . member OF
the company who had "been there be-
fore" II know what vou are look
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-10-15
BONE FOOD

Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
rickets if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
:I:ust have blood food and SO
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses every day
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger and
frmness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it.
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right focd for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists,
Ec9-4l5 Pear! Street. New York.
&c. and SI,oo; all druggist