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Evening star., 1902-08-29
BOGUS BEETLES.
Hundreds Of Collectors Duped by
Fraudulent Specimens.
From the New York Mail and Express.

From the New York Mail and Express.
Beetle taking Is an industry concerning
which the public knows little. but 1t Is
fiourishing one. nevertheless Thousands of
faxed beetles are turned out annually in
England and in France and sold both there
and In this country to amateur naturalists
at high prices.
Many an English and American collector,
with more money and enthusiasm than
knowledge of natural history, has in his
cabinet specimens of beetles which are be-
yond anything that nature ever attempted,
and which he shows proudly to his friends
as extremely rare insects indeed they
are. for they are like nothing else in the
animal kingdom.
The manufacturer of beetles does not con-
fine himself to giving to his specimens rare
and strange coorings. but he makes them
up from fragments of other beetles in the
manner which strikes his fancy, and this
fancy Is often very whimsical, indeed. Ma
ture, especially In the tropics, produces
beetles of strange form, but never so
strange as those which come out of the
shop of man. Auction sales of damaged
collections of specimens of beetles are at
tended, and the collections bought for al
most nothing.
These injured specimens are dismembered
and their various parts put together again
al the fancy of the fakir. He takes a
beetles body and from a collection Of sew
eral parts of beetles before him. spread out
a white paper. he deftly affixes a head
here, a wing there and a leg two where
ne thinks they will look quaint. He works
rapidly. using a clear liquid glue, the COM
position of which Is a secret Of the trade.
and which joins the various parts immedi-
ately so that they cannot easily be pulled
apart, and so closely that even with a mag
nifying glass 1t is difficult to see where the
joining is done.
The coloring and mita tion markings are
done with small brushes and other imple-
ments designed especially for the purpose
and made permanent by plunging the
built-up insect into a bath of some secret
solution. When the work is completed only
and sometimes even an expert Is fooled at
first and thinks he has stumbled upon a
new specimen of coleoptera.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
An American Lourdes.
From Harper's Weekly.


The relic of st. Anne, at the Church of
st. Jean Baptiste in East 10th street. New
York. has been working cures again, and
the papers have printed more reports of
them. Among these cures occur a good
many cases of crippled children, whose
relatives take away the mechanical sup
ports which have supplemented their de-
fective strength. after the children have
kissed the relic and been proclaimed well.
Protest Is made from time to time against
the suffering and harm that In very many
cases this procedure involves. For of
course. good many Of these cures-to put
II very moderately-don't last; the little vic
tins come quickly to need the supports
they have put aside, and what the final re-
suit is-whether increased infirmity or a re-
newal Of surgical help-the city's doctors
know. and occasionally they tell Miracle
working and examinations by medical men
go rather Ill together, but a reasonable re-
gard for the protection OF childhood would
surely warrant some skilled oversight of
these cases of crippled children, and some
restraint Of the impulse Of too hopeful par
ents to see permanent relief In what turns
out too often to be q mere passing effect
of temporary excitement. 1900
Evening star., 1902-08-29

cess behind the curtains that had been
drawn upon him discuss the question of a
toupet, a tint, with his haircutter, ami
have detected no shame-facedness whatever
In his tone Yet, somehow, L never enter
one of those recasses myself to undergo
the operations of the scissors without feel
ing that / must have a cigarette TO help
me thrCd ugh.
The chair-it is like no other chair-they
put you into suggests the accommoda-
tion afforded to the prisoner at the bar.
The sheet they pinion you in, the things
they stuff down your collar. the feel OF
the operators fingers your neck. the
arbitrary twists and turns he gives your
head his irrelevant remarks about the
weather, his pertinent impertinence about
your parting, his advice, his assiduities.
your very present sense of helplessness,
your knowledge that only here and thus
must you endure these things-all this il
abasing Nevertheless-and there Ii is
again-he knows as well as you do that
once a fortnight to this abasement you
must come.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Send the Girls to College.

From the Womans Home Companion
The thoughtful reader will need no argu-
ment to prove that as rule women are
still addicted to the eighteenth century
learning Many reforms In living, In san
itation, in social affairs, are blocked for
this reason. How lily fitted most Of them
are to deal with questions Of food. Of
buildings. of administration. the records OF
many unsuccessful experiments show. 1t
is not because they are women, but be-
cause they have not the larger. wider. fun
damental knowledge Of things and what
can be done with them," which every per-
son. man or woman, should consider 1t his
or her birthright to possess in this age.
Rather send the Wfdeawake, capable girl
to college, where she may learn to use her
body as well as her mind; where she may
learn what makes a nation great and pow
erful today as well as what made Rome
the mistress Of the world; where she may
gain some little insight Into the wonderful
unity of the known universe, from the In
finiteIy small atom or ion to the infinitely
distant star.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
THE HAIR-cUTTING NUISANCE.
The Sentiments of Many Expressed by
an Enghshman.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.


Whether, as sage once declared. there
Is. In the anfractuosfties of the human
mind, a superstitious reluctance to sit for
ones picture, do not know. The picture
to which he referred required many sit
tings, and superstition need have nothing
to do with the reluctance with which these
posings might be undertaken. In the an
fractuosities of my mind there is very lit
tie superstition. but very strong reluc-
tance to find myself being posed by pho
tographer. Still. I have heard 1t remarked
by those who have gone through both or
deals that sitting for your picture or be-
ing posed for your photograph Is just moth
ing to having your hair cut: and there
have been times when have found myself
agreeing with this view. You cannot be
always being iimned or camara'd. but you
must, II you wish to retain your seIf-re-
spect, be always having your hair cut.
Whether you can retain your self-respect
while your hair Is being cut Is another mat
ter. There be those who do. no doubt 1
have seen men walk out of a haircutter's
without a trace Of having suffered ignomi-
NY, have heard q man In the next re-
Evening star., 1902-08-29

sulphur, containing much as 53 per cent
Of the latter element. There occurs also
frequently some phosphorous, which re-
mains in the ashes. The sulphur and phos
phorous are both injurious to the quality
Of iron produced in blast furnace and for
this reason 1t Is very important that coal
or coke for blast furnace use shall be as
free from those two elements as possible.
The PHOSPHORUS occurs In the ash produc-
Ing matter. and remains there unless it Is
given an opportunity to chemically combine
with iron. lime other matter for which
1t has affinity. ia
The value Of furnace coke Is based apart
from general commercial reasons, upon it's
degree of purity from ashes, sulphur and
PHOSPHORUS.
The ashes entering blast furnace, with
the coke, cannot be disposed of as under
ordinary conditions. as. for instance, when
1uel is burned upon CRATES, but 1t must be
melted and thus converted into Stag But
the heat in a blast furnace Is not sufficient
ly intense to melt the ashes. except If some
other element Is added to thu charge which
melts readily and has the property of in
ducinS the ashes to melt also. Such ele-
ments are in metallurgy called dux: one of
the most efncfent and cheapest Is limestone
and this Is used for converting not only
ashes, but also all non-metaIlic matter can
tanned In the iron ore into a LIQUID Stag.
But apart from the quantity of flux re-
qu1red to liquify the earthly ingredients of
ore, 1t takes two pounds of limestone for
every pound of ashes brought into the fur
mace. II, in accord with this, we consider
the amount Of ashes charged into furnace
consuming, say 300 tons of coke per day,
and which coke contains say 10 per cent of
ashes. then We find that the ashes charged
amounts to thirty tons, and the limestone
consumed in melting the ashes is sixty TONS
Now, assuming that the. cost of this be 81
per ton. comprising quarrying, loading,
shipping, unloading and charging into the
furnace, there Is daily expenditure Of
$50, which is in round figures 800 OOO ner
year, and represents 3 per cent interest on
capital of $440.O00 For this and the
other reasons, the price paid for furnace
coke is based upon it's greater or lesser free
dom from impurities. which is ascertained
by chemical analysis
Evening star., 1902-08-29
DYING TREES IN THE SOUTH.
Blight May Have Been Caused by Cold
Snap of February, 1899.

fron the Mobile Register.
The mayor of Montgomery, Ala, is anx-
ious for expert opinion as to the cause of
the decay and death Of the shade trees of
his city. particularly those of Oak Park
The trees have been seriously thinned out
In the past few years. and the Advertiser
hazards several guesses as TO the cause One
Is that since the park was laid out the un-
0erbruSh has been cleared away and the
trees have in some mysterious way been
affected thereby; second, perhaps the turn
ing up OF the soil has been detrimental; also
me late drought As to the city's trees the
Advertiser suggests that some were killed
by escaping gas. others died through in
ability TO get proper nourishment because
OF the paved streets, and others were vic
tins of the drought.
Without desiring to pose a an expert the
Register calls attention TO the fact that the
trees In Mobile are not generally in the best
OF health. and a considerable number have
died in recent years, and We cannot ex-
plain by referring to any change in the
conditions or surroundings of the trees; nor
yet by blaming the pavement, for there are
no trees in the paved part Of the city.
II We go back to February II and 13
1899, however. we find that there was an
exceedingly severe frost throughout the
lower country. the mercury at Mobile going
10 one degree below zero, All the ever
greens save the magnolias lost their foliage
The live oaks were made bare OF leaves for
the first time in the memory of living peo-
pie These trees put forth again in thirty
three days. but sparsely, and they have
never since had luxuriant foliage. Every
tree suffered great damage In loss of minor
branches. and some Of the trees have grad
ually wilted lost their bark and died. Pos
sibly what has happened here may explain
what Is noted In Montgomery. for the frost
was even more severe there than here. At
first thought one would not be disposed to
admit that our red oaks and other trees
that In central and northern states resist
the severest cold weather would be fatally
affected by one short and sharp frost, but
L must be borne in mind that these trees in
the south are not used to such weather.
They are like hothouse plants and are
further north.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
"WASHING COAL"
A Useful and Helpful Process With
Fuel

From Mines and Minerals
The purpose of washing coal is to free 1t
as nearly as practicable of all matter tnat
reduces It's heating capacity, or has a det-
rimental effect upon the metal produced
with such coal. or with coke made from
such coal.
The impurities in coal are Of two kinds.
such as are chemically passive. but which
do not produce heat, but. on the contrary.
absorb heat and clog the openings in, the
CRATES by forming ashes and clinkers: they
must be repeatedly handled. shipped and
freight paid for them and are burden all
around
The other kinds of impurities are chiefly
iron pyrites, an Sre composed Of iron and
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Evening Weddings Out of Date.

From the Womahs Home Companion.
Evening weddings are '.out OF date" and
what woman looks her best In pure white
by daylight! 1t lis trying even to the fair
est skin. and disastrous In the extreme to a
brunette. So 1t comes about that the brides
of this fall have thrown conventional ideas
of costume to the four winds. and are in
Producing colors in their wedding gowns
just touch here and there to relieve the
monotony OF the dead-white effect
Evening star., 1902-08-29

ney. where it is found associated with gold.
Here the principal workings are at Platina,
township situated about two miles from
that of Fifield, a deep alluvial lead" con-
tanning platinum and gold. extending from
near the former place for over a mile in
length and varying from 60 feet to 15O feet
in width.
Evening star., 1902-08-29
Toilet Articles,

Mennens Talcum Powder. 1215c.
Woodworth's Nina Violet Talcum. ......... .3c.
Colgate's Taicum Powder. er................15c 15c.
Java Rice Face Powder. er...............2Ic .2Ic.
Myrka Rice Face Powder. er..................19 19c.
Saunders Face Powder. Observation-Disclosures 25c.
ioZZOnl l. ace 1oWIer. Soc
Roger & Gallet's Eiolette De Parme Face
IpNuer hoe
Roger Gallet's Package Powder. ....... 1Sc.
Roger & Gallet's Soap. ap....................19 19c.
Roger Gaflets Toilet Water. Sic.
Woodworths Nina Toilet Water 22e.
COlgate's Violet or Dactylis Toilet Water. 49c.
Oakley's California Rose and Double Violet
Toilet Water .......................3 35c.
SozOdont liquid powder. der.................2D Doc.
Sanitol Tooth Powder or Paste. lie.
Golgate,s Oatmeal Soap; ;.s;.............5 DC
Physicians and Surgeons Soap. p..............5 sc.
Jergen's White Rose, Violet Heliotrope, 10c.
cake. for. .25c.
All White Rose Soap. :. 12lac.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Don't Fool With the Holdup Joke.

A few Sundays ago some young fell
lows drove from Dubois to Reynolds
vile and two other Dubois boys rode
their wheels to Rathmel. On the way
back the bicyclists were considerably
in advance of the couple in the buggy.
While waiting for them one OF the
wheelmen conceived the brilliant and
highly humorous idea Of holding up
their friends, and when the buggy ar
rived, he stood up and shouted "hands
up" There was sudden flash of q
revolver and click OF trigger, and
the joker cried "don't shoot" just in
time to save tragedy, the man behind
the gun recognizing the voice of his
friend. In spite of all the warnings
constantly appearing in the newspapers
young fellows will take these rash
risks.-DuBois iSedrchIight.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Camp Alexander.

The annual encampment of the Sons
OF Veterans Field Encampment Asso-
citation was held at Camp Alexander,
near Summerville, the past week, be-
ginning Thursday and closing yesterday.
The attendance was larger this year
than on any previous year, especially on
Sunday. Sixty-two excursion tickets
were sold at this place Sunday and a
number drove to Camp Alexander.
There were 800 tickets sold at Brook
Vile Sunday.
We visited Camp Alexander Friday
afternoon. 1t is delightful place for
an encampment. A large shady grove
surrounded by level fields and within
stones throw OF Red Bank creek,
where the boys can bathe or fish. There
were 55 tents in the camp Friday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Wishaw.

Samuel Shankel is quite sick at this
writing.
James Bell is getting a we'll drilled on
one of his Main street properties.
Contractor w. Fl. Deemer is busily
engaged building two-room school
house at this place.
Misses Timeberger and Mohney, OF
Rathmel, are the guests of Miss Maggie
Ewing over Sunday.
There will be dance at the pavilion
next Saturday evening. Everybody in
vited to attend and have good time.
A large number OF our young folks
held picnic in the west end OF town
last Thursday. They had a very
pleasant time.
A bad accident occurred at the new
mines one day last week. A Hungarian
miner was instantly killed by fall OF
rock. We were unable to learn his
name.
Some of the Italians of this place had
quite lively time last Friday evening
and the consequence is that James Mar.
azzo is under bail for his appearance at
court this week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Contribution From This District.

Secretary Gilbert, OF District No. 2,
U. M. w. OF A., was in town last even
ing. He stated that he had sent, on
Monday last, $4,000 to the striking an
thracite miners, all collected from this
district. This shows the union senti-
ment in this district. When men who
work under ground all day in constant
danger of life and limb, go down in their
pockets and hand over money that has
been earned by the most arduous toll,
then one is convinced that these men
are in deep and most solemn earnest in
the cause of humanity,-DuBois Search
light.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Look Pleasant. Please,

photographer G. G. Harlan, OF Eaton,
o., can do so now, though for years he
couldn't, because he suffered untold
agony from the worst form Of indigest-
ion. All physicians and medicines
failed to help him till he tried Electric
Bitters, which worked such wonders for
him that he declares they are agodsend
to sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach
troubles. Unrivaled for diseases OF
the Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, they
build up and give new life to the whole
system. Try them. Only SOC. Guaran-
teed by II. Alex Stoke, druggist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
NUMBER IA.
IL. Ewing Dead.

Joseph Lemon Ewing died at his
home on the South Side last Saturday
at g. 10p. M, after lingering illness OF
catarrh of the stomach, In the fifty
ninth year OF his age. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon, Rev. FL.
G.. Dodds, pastor OF the M. E, church,
In the absence OF Rev. Charles A. Clark,
OF the Presbyterian church, officiating.
The G. A. Il. Post and the o. U. A. M.
lodges attending in body, the Mechan-
les furnishing beautiful floral wreath
for the occasion. The remains we're
taken to Rural Valley, the home of his
childhood, on Monday, and laid to rest
beside those Of his first wife.
Mr.. Ewing was a son of John Ewing,
one OF the pioneers OF Armstrong
county, and was born March 26 1874.
He was soldier in the Civil War, being
a member OF Company X 155 Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers. After de-
voting number OF years OF his life to
the huckstering business in Armstrong
county, the deceased moved to Brook
vile, where he acted as agent for a
sewing machine company. He after
wards moved to Reynoldsville, where
his wife died September IL, 1898. He
then came tr Punxsutawney, and on
January 10, 1899, was married to Mrs.
Annie Spencer, of this place, who sur
wives him. He leaves one son, John H.
Ewing, of Reynoldsville, and one
daughter, Mrs. f. E. Anderson, OF
Hazelwood. d.-Punxsutawney Spirit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

seen you for Is years. You were a
little girl them" Hello Jim Its
been 20 years since we met last " These
were common expressions on the
grounds. Some people shook hands at
Goodville Thursday who had not seen
one another in the past quarter of u
century. A more orderly and good
natured crowd never assembled in one
grove than the crowd at Goodville
Thursday Everybody was there for a
day of pleasure, and they we're not dis
appointed. While the older people
found pleasure in shaking hands and
talking with relatives and friends, the
younger portion OF the crowd found
pleasure in the merry-go-round, swings,
shooting gallery, striking machine, etc.
The Reynoldsville quartette-Dr. Harry
b. King, will Herpel, Will and John
Strauss-came in for a large share Of
attention when they sat down on a
grassy spot and tuned up.
The following Reynoldsville people
attended the Buckwheat Reunion:
G. M, Davis and wife, j. M. Moore
and wife, e. Neff and wife, Solomon
Shaffer and wife, John @. Barto and
wife, ID. b. Stauffer and wife, M. M.
Davis and wife, Emma Davis, Iva
Moore, Hannah Stauffer, Mrs. j. NJ.
Stephenson, Mrs. f. z. Miller, Mrs. e.
L. Evans, Frank Stauffer, Lawyer G.
M. Mcdonald, DR.. Harry b. King,
Charles Davis, Will Herpel, John and
Will Strauss, David Postlewait, Lora
and Ella Kline, Tacy Dempsey Mrs.
w. @. Gibson, Mrs. j. w. Dempsey,
Mrs. f. Foster, Margaret McKernan,
Ethea Johnston, Ida Showers, Emma
and Anna Smith, Mrs. Grant Pierce,
Mrs. Charles Fry, Hood Knox, George
II. Mundorff, Preston Skinner, Bert
Skinner, Thomas Weston, G. e. Rishel
and Nal Yoeman.
DR.. King, Will Herpel, John and Will
Strauss, male ouartette, furnished
Reynoldsville car with some good music
on the way over to reunion. Will and
John Strauss had a mandolin and guitar
with them and they know how to get
music out of the instruments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Excursion to Niagara Falls.

On Saturday, August 23rd, the Penn
sylvania Railroad will sell special ex-
cursion tickets to Niagara Falls and re-
turn good going on trains indicated be-
low and good to return on regular trains
until August 9th, inclusive, at the fol-
lowing low rates: Train leaves Brook
vile at $50 p. m, rate, $3.50; Reyn-
oldsville, S.23 p. m, $3.50; Falls Creek.
$40 p. m, $3.50; Dubois, 500 p. M,
$3.50. Passengers from New Betp %
hem, Brookville, Reynoldsville, Falls
Creek and Dubois change at Red Bank
to through train, leaving that point at
11.03 a. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Reduced Rates to Denver.

On account Of the National Fraternal
Congress, to be held at Denver, Col,
August 26 to 30, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs, or
Pueblo, COL, from all stations on its
lines, at rate OF single fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be sold and good
going on August 22 and %, and will be
good to return until September 30, in
elusive. Tickets must be validated for
return passage by Joint Agent at any OF
the aforementioned points, for which
service fee of 25 cents will be charged.
For specific rates and conditions, ap-
ply to ticket agents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
All Were Saved.

For years l suffered such untold
misery from Bronchitis" writes j. Fl.
Johnston, of Broughton, Ca, "that Of
ten was unable to work. Then, when
everything else failed, was wholly
cured by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. My wife suffered in
tensely from Asthma, till it cured her,
and all our experience goes to show it
is the best Group medicine in the
world" A trial will convince you it's
unrivaled for Throat and Lung dis
eases. Guaranteed bottles SOC and Sl.00.
Trial bottles free at II. Alex Stokes
drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Baum, OF Reynoldsville, left on Tuesday,
August II, for a ten day visit at Sun
bury, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
There will be a lawn festival held
here on Thursday evening, August IA,
to which every one is cordially invited.
Messrs. G. X. and Cliff Mohney, who
are employed with George Sharp at
Lawshe, Clearfield county, are home for
q short time.
Miss Clara Shaffer, who has been Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. b. II, Raymer, at
Reynoldsville, the past week, returned
to her home In this place Saturday.