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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
sHApoWED A BANK TELLER.
rhe Gratifying Result of n sieu,h's In

rhe Gratifying Result of n sieuth's In.
ve-figa,iop OF Queer DoinSs.
81 have had all sorts of expert
nces," said a detective, "but last night
had an entirely new one. Two days
igo the president of n banking house
sent for me and said that he feared
here was something wrong with
his assistant teller who appeared to
be laboring under some excitement.
inj who showed signs of late hours
Ind dissipation. | was asked TO shad-
wv him. and to look out for evidence
,f Irregularities.
1T was then noon, and started at
,nce by following my man to a cheap
restaurant. | supposed that he was
going for his luncheon, but he went
into telephone booth and closed the
tioor. It was impossible for me 10
hear with whom he was talking, so
went to the proprietor of the place
and made some inquiries, ami learned
that my man telephoned every day at
that time, and seldom bought more
than q sandwich.
That day he paid the telephone
toll, but bought nothing. As I followed
him into the street | made up my
mind he was in communication with
o stock broker, and that financial trou-
BILE was the cause of his strange ac-
tions. That was nothing new in my
experience.
When he left the bank that after.
noon he was in a great hurry, and
followed him toward his home in the
car behind the one he was in; but by
some means he gave me the slip, for
he didn't get off Mt the corner nearest
his home or several blocks afterward,
as far as | saw. | went TO his apart
ment to wait for him, and, meeting a
little girl Just entering the street
door, inquired IL she knew him.
He is my papa "she answered,
and will be home in few minutes.
He always stops to sec the doctor after
he leaves the bank, because mamma
Is very i'll, and we are afraid she will
die. The doctor comes every noon
and telephones to papa and then he
stops there on his way home. If YOU
will come in you won't have long to
wait or you can call again. for he
never leaves mamma after he comes
home. and sits up all night with her.
Il said that | might call again, but
instead | went to the home of the
bank president and made my report.
This morning that teller got letter
from the bank granting him two
weeks vacation and telling him that
his salary was increased 500 a month"
st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Mr.. GIadsinne,a Cntch.

How many members of this house" "
asked Mr.. Gladstone once in the course
of debate on ELECTORAL qualifications,
"can divide e133O lis. by e213s.
Sd?"
six hundred and fifty-eight!" shout
ed one member.
"The thing cannot be done!" ex-
claimed another.
"A roar of laughter greeted the last
remark. But it was true, neverthe.
less. says the Pittsburg Gazette. You
cannot multiply or divide money by
money. You may repeat a smaller
sum OF money as many times as it
is contained in a larger sum of money,
but that is q very different thing. If
you repeat five shillings as many times
rs there are hairs in a horses tail,
you do not multiply five shillings by
a horses tail. Perhaps you did not
know this before. Never mind you
need not be ashamed of your ignor.
ance, for it was shared, as has been
demonstrated, by the entire House of
Commons (bar one member). includ.
ing the then chancellor of the excheq-
uer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

In another moment the girl whom
he had befrienied entered.
You can CO." said Granger to the
Office imp, who was grinnng at his
look Of astonishment. The boy van
isbed. For few moments neither
spoke.
YES" began Jack at last rather
awkwardly, can do anything for
you?"
She unfolded the Daily Argus, and
Indicating the paragraph, quietly in
formed him that she was Marjorie q.
Blakeley.
Why" gasped Jack in astonish.
ment, I'VE have been trying to find
you for three months. Did you know
that your uncle who lived In Australia,
for whom we are acting, died four
months ago, and left you all his
money!"
She shook her head.
Tit is true, them" she asked
tremulously.
True! | should think It is. The
advertisement has been in the Daily
Argus nine times. Have you only just
seen it,"
She nodded; then said, 81 have been
i'll in hospital for six weeks. What |
went through before l met you told
on me at last. and had to give in"
AT the very time | met you in the
park" went on Jack, "you were enti-
tied to fifty thousand pounds. The
irony OF it."
You were very, very good to me" "
she said simply her eyes filling with
tears. Il have not forgotten about the
loan"
"oh, bother the loan!" exclaimed
Jack.
She smiled, and then Uncle Jollup
came in and spoilt II by insisting on
overhauling all the necessary papers
then and there.
And so, Jack, you are going to
marry an heiress after ALL" said I'm
Gle Jollup. in huge delight some
months after when he was entertain
ing Marjorie Blakeley ana Jack to din
ner at his house. well, my boy, l
congratulate you. Now leave all to
you. A bargains a bargain.
Sweet Marjorie blushed and looked
shyly at Jack, who rose and bent over
her. 81 have been more than repaid"
he whispered, for l have won the
heart and love of the sweetest girl
on earth. New York News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Cleaning neiicate Lnce..

Here is a recipe for cleansing deli
cate laces which an old lace-maker
who has woven many a gossamer web
for the great connoisseur and lover Of
laces, Madame Modieska, gave to her
pupil and patron: Spread the lace out
on paper, cover with calcined mag
nesla, place another paper over it, and
put II away between the leaves of a
book for two or thre days. Then all
that II needs is skillful little shake
to scatter the powder, and its delicate
threads are rs fresh and clean as when
first woven. This being a lace season,
"he who runs may read" - Good
Housekeeping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Up-to- Date Beds and Beddinr.

The selection of beds and the detail
of their equipment, says The Define
ator. is one of the most important
items of modern house furnishing.
The provision for comfort in sleeping
rooms would perhaps receive more at
tention If one realized that fully one
third of a lifetime is spent there. In
the course of three score years fully
twenty, even with only moderate Sleep
ing, are passed in bed. White iron
bedsteads are so generally used now
that they may be found even in the
tenement districts, where their neat,
durable and simple construction means
even more than in the homes of more
pretension and wealth. While the
adornment of the bed is of moment,
the foundations of comfort depend on
the choice of mattresses and springs.
Here the quality should be of the best
that can be afforded. A first expense
in good materials is likely to be the
last.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

Have nothing in your house that
you do not know to be useful and be-
lieve to be beautiful" was one of the
sane precepts of William Morris. Have
you applied 1t to your own house? IL
not, begin with the sitting room and
carefully consider each article. How
few things here are really useful?
We need enough comfortable chairs.
and each one should be a thing of
beauty-not necessarily expensive, but
well made, of good proportion, and
with no sham carving. Each should
be a self-respecting object, proud to
show itself; not the beribboned, be-
tidied, nondescript article which some
times takes its place.
Many room suffers from a super
abundance of tables which invite all
kinds of ornamental nothings to come
and repose on their tops. Indeed, 1t
often requires skilful navigation to
sail about this archipelago of furniture
in such a manner as to avoid catas-
t:ophe.
What have you on the mantelpiece?
Are the things there from choice or
habit? 1t is better to have nothing
than nothing beautiful.-New York
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
~HoUfE fERo I'D
1R1 HxH0E5
T&aT' &

Tea Frappe-Put one teaspoon of tea
into one quart of milk and boil uD
once; stand aside for five minutes and
strain; sweeten to taste; when cold
put in the freezer; do not freeze quite
to mush; serve with whipped cream.
Spaghetti with Tomatoes-Put in a
saucepan one pint of white broth and
one pint of tomato sauce; let these
simmer for ten minutes; add to this
two cupfuls of cooked spaghetti cut
In inch pieces; cook for five minutes;
serve very hot.
Frozen Peach Pudding-Chop six
peaches very fine; beat one pint OF
cream stiff; then add one cup of sifted
powdered sugar, then the chopped
peaches; mix carefully and thoroughly
and turn into melon mould; pack In
ice and salt, and let stand for four
hours.
Potato Salad-One pint of cold boil
ed dried potatoes. or potatoes cut in
thin slices; season with salt and pep
per; sprinkle over the top a coat Of
cold boiled beets; cut in cubes the yolk
Of one hard boiled egg rubbed through
a. strainer; add one tablespoon OF
chopped parsley; pour over a French
dressing.
Cold Huckleberry Pudding - Cut
slices of bread one-third of an inch
thick. and enough to fill the dish or
howl 1t is to be served in; butter the
slices of bread; steam enough buckle
berries to fill the bowl; put layer Of
bread in the dish, then pour over some
huckleberries, then another layer of
bread and berries; have the top layer
berries. and pour the remaining juice
over all; make the berries quite sweet,
and serve with sweetened whipped
cream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

But nay Alas. che did not call -
Thrice day had dawned and yet
He waited to receive her word
OF candor and regret;
And then, In pride he wrote to her
To bring her to her knees
He scribbled but line or two,
Yet that was plenty, as he knew:
Return my letters, pleasel"
He waited proudly--ab, at lasti
A dainty letter Gamer
Love famed the embers In his breast
And set them all aflame.
'She yields ~ he proudly cried, and then
He sat with dropping head:
Your letters cannot be returned"
She wrote. because always burned
Them after they were read"
Still, still her laugh Is sweet to hear,
And still her face is fair;
Her footsteps still are quick and light,
still pride is in her afr
And yesterday he delved among
Her choicest treasures-oh,
His heart leaped when he chanced to see,
Beribboued there, those letters she
Had burned up long ago.
S. E. Kiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

A suggestion to prevent the slipping
of rugs on polished floors is worth
passing on, as this is often a source
not only OF annoyance, 1but of positive
danger by causing falls. A man who
sells rugs at one of the large shops in
New York says that II rug is thor
oughly wet on the wrong side and put
face downward until dry, it will not
Flip. The explanation VS. that the wet
ting moistens usefully the slightly
gummy substance with which the
wrong side of the rug is dressed, and
which, becoming dry. causes 1t to slip.
Obviously this suggestion is only of
value On case of rugs that have q
wrong side.-Harper's Bszar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Usiiry.


During the active days at the great
Muscle Shoals improvement conditions
prevailed somewhat similar to those Of
ten found in new mining districts;
nothing akin to calm.
A fellow who had occasion to take
a long ride in a great hurry, borrow
ed" a natives horse without stopping
to speak to the owner about it.
But in the course of few days he re-
turned the animal.
The native did not take a kindly
view of the situation. but concluded to
be content with legal redress. He an
nounced his intention of having the
offender arrested.
"What'll you have him arrested for?'
was asked.
For horse stealin' of course"
"How can you make horse stealing
out of it, when he returned the horse?'
"Ain't 1t stealin' If he brought i'm
backP"
I'm not lawyer, but I don't see
how 1t could be-"
"All right. then; I'll have i'm arrest
ed for usury."
81 don't see how you can make US
ury out of It, either"
"W'y, - it all! he used i'm, didn't
he? Yes, Sir. he used i'm three or four
days. and used i'm mighty hard. too,
by the looks of i'm"
OF course a thoughtful person would
have seen at once that e-lope-ment
was the crime committed.-Ne York
Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
LADIES OUTDOOR COSTUME.

neck, broadens considerably toward
the lower edge and is completed with a
black collar, both closing at the centre
back.
The coat is shaped with shoulder and
underarm seams, fits we'll on the shoul-
ders and flares in box effect at the
lower edge, falling in soft graceful
folds. Triple shoulder capes of black
satin are edged with bands of white.
They give becoming breadth to the
figure.
The coat is fastened invlsibly from
the ileck to the point of the capes. Be
low that the closing is made with black
satin buttons and buttonholes worked
in the edges of the fronts.
The sleeves are regulation coat
sleeves, shaped with upper and under
portions. They have slight fulness on
the shoulders and are finished with
haring cuffs of satin.
To make the coat for child of two
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
A Smart Costume.

Very light shades Of gray, tan and
green are to be worn this fall. with
velvet trimmings to give them a heavy
appearance. A smart costume is
shown in the large drawing, developed
in Eau de Nil wool canvas, having
white lace and dark green velvet for
trimming.
The waist is made over glove-ftted
featherboned lining that closes in the
centre front. The back Is plain across
the shoulders and drawn down close
to the belt. where the fulness is ar
ranged in tiny pleats.
The plastron and full vest are perma
nently attached to the right lining
front and close invisibly on the left.
A band of lace is applied at the top of
the vest to cover the joining.
A tiny rever and shoulder trimming
of velvet finish the edges of the front
above the vest. the latter extending
over the shoulder to the back. A trans
parent lace collar completes the neck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

with a narrow velvet belt that fastens
with cut steel buckle.
The fronts close In double-breasted
style. with two rows of steel buttons
that are the only trimming used on the
suit. The neck Is finished mt the col
lar line with machine stitching and the
collar Is omitted.
The sleeve is shaped with an inside
seam, has slight fulness on the shoul-
ders and is gathered at the wrist. The
sleeve is arranged on wristband, with
the gathers mt the back, where 1t
droops stylishly.
The skirt is made with ten evenly
proportioned cores fitted smoothly
around the waist. 1t closes invisibly
at the centre back seam in habit effect.
A narrow tuck is stitched at each
side of the cores and fatty pressed,
producing what is called the "slot"
seam.
To make the Eton in the medium
size will require one and one-half yards
of forty-four-inch material
To make the skirt in the medium
size will require five and one-half yards
of forty-four-inch material.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Workman win. a Fortune.

According to the Francois. the win
ner of the chief prize C 10, 0,000-in the
Consumptive Children's Lottery, In
France, is a workman named Dutheil.
He was repairing slate roof when
he heard the newsboys calling out the
result. He bought paper and found
that he had won. He had not penny
in his pocket at the time.
So overjoyed was he that he ran a.
way from his work and danced like a
lunatic. He has wife and three
children.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
HIS LETTERS.

Their glorious dream was at an end;
They parted at the gate;
He might have pressed her to his heart,
Twas now, alas, too late
His love was with her where she sat
Alone that cheerless night,
But In his breast was stubborn pride
As. trudging to and fro, outside,
He watched her glimmering light.
All. she was fairer than tho rose
And often had he pressed
His lips to her glad lips and felt
Her fluttering on his breast,
And he had heard her sigh for him
But that was past for aye
A Jest, a taunting word or two,
And love that had been sweet and true,
Was lightly thrown away
At last, in bitterness, he turned
And left her there alone,
Still hoping she might call him back
To claim her ns his own
How excellent to hold her then,
Close. close TO him and hear
Her sob and sigh and, trembling, soy
So softly, in the sweet old way;
81 love-I love you, dear"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

and gray homespun is shown here de-
veloped in strictly tailor-madc style.
The blouse is shaped with shoulder
and underarm seams only. The back
is plain and the garment smoothly
adjusted under the arms.
Two backward turning pleats on the
shoulders are stitched down a short
distance, providing becoming fulness
over the bust that forms blouse at
the waist. The jacket is completed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

and is edged top and bottom with vel
vet ribbon.
The sleeves are shaped with the regu-
lation inside seams, and also have
seams on the top. They fit the upper
arm closely. Material added at each
side of the top seam Is gathered and
fastened at the elbow, falling in n loose
puff to the wrist, where It Is finished
with n velvet band. Ribbon covers
the seam from shoulder to elbow.
The skirt is made with five well-pro-
portioned cores, narrow front, and
sides with wide backs fitted smoothly
around the waist and hips without
darts. The fulness in the centre back
Is arranged in an underlying plcat mt
each side of the closing. These pleats
are fatty pressed and present a per-
fectly plain appearance.
The skirt is sheath fitting from waist
to knee The flounces are narrow In
front and graduate in depth toward
the back. They are of circular shap-
ing and flare stylishly at the lower
edge, where the hens are finished with
machine stitching.
TO make the skirt In the medium size
will require seven yards of forty-four-
inch material.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Becoming to Youthful wearers.

Effective combinations of black and
white are seen in children's garments
as well as those intended for grown
folks this season. and 1t must be ad-
mitted that they are very becoming to
youthful wearers.
The coat shown here is made Of
white satin-faced cloth with black satin
trimmings. The front shield is braided
in black ribbons. 1t Is narrow at the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
HistOric.

Percy Rodgers, of Bardstown. KY,
has in his possession the bugle tnat
called the Continental army to battle
in many of the principal engagements
for American independence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

The so-called iron crown of Lom-
hardy. which is the most treasured ma
tional possession of the Italin king
dom, preserves the ancient form more
than any other now worn. 1t is of
golden plaques" or low panels,
which do not rise above the top of the
head.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

According to the Newcastle Chron-
icle the ghost whose mysterious con-
duct at Glyncorrwg colliery, Glamor-
gan, Wales, frightened SOC workmen
from the pit, has turned out to be a
stray pony, turned loose by some prac-
tical joker.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Height Of Engiish mon.

In 80 years the average height OF
British men has risen an inch. The
present average height for q man of
30 Of the upper classes in Britain IL
s feet 1.2 inches.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
Bottles.

Beetles In the East and West Indies
are SO brilliant in coloring that they
are beautiful ~ gems.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

One of the most remarkable archi-
tectural structures in existence is the
left-handed spiral staircase in the
Chateau de Bois, Touraine, built dur
ing the sixteenth century. The de-
sign of the staircase corresponds so
exactly with the spirals of the conf
mon Mediterranean shell known as
the Voluta vespertilio that there is lit
tie doubt where the designer got his
model.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

A freak of nature is to be seen in a
tree now growing and in full foliage in
the garden lot attached to the engine
house in Haddington, at Sixty-first and
Thompson streets, Philadelphia. The
tree has thre distinct stems or trunks,
which join and form one trunk. The
top foliage would be much larger, but
the tree is kept pruned, to prevent
overtaxing of the roots and stems.
The stems were planted each sperate-
ly, and when they took root grated
into each other at the top. They grew
rapidly and each stem of itself is q
perfect support to the Joined head.
In connection with the anniversary
Of the Bethel Primitive Methodist
chapel, Burnley. England, souvenir
handbook containing copies of old rec
ords has been issued. minute
rassed in 1884 reads: THAT we do
not allow young men and young wo-
men of our society to court with each
other on Sunday; neither do we allow
our single men and women to walk
in the street together arm in arm at
any time; neither do we allow them
to stand at street corners chatting to-
gether." By another resolution the
chapel authorities forbade girl choris-
ters wearing bows in their bonnets.
G. p. Slinter is quoted by DR.. r.
Horst of the Leyden museum as au-
thority for the statement that crabs
do climb trees. Mr.. Slinter possesses
near Batavia some captive specimens
CT the cocoanut crab and
has seen them climb to the
top of mangrove trees and
palms fully 60 feet in height. What
they did at the top he was unable to
ascertain, but he considers it probable
that they were engaged in opening
young cocoanuts and devouring their
contents. Whether they have the
power of opening ripe cocoanuts could
not be determined, the specimens un-
der observation merely fumbling such
as were given them without attempt
ing to penetrate the shell.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-09-11
Death of An Aged Citizen.

Last Sunday the swift winged mess.
enger of death entered the home of
Gearge Coleman. east of town, and the
spirit of his aged father, who lived
with him winged it flight to the world
of mystery to lie down on the sandy
shores of the river that leads to the
spirit world and wait for the coming
Of his children. He was buried on Mon
day in the Maple Grove cemetery. The
deceased was over eighty years old.
and has always been useful member
in the society in which he moved
But death is the end of all. The sword
from which wealth, title or honor
cannot fly. We come and live and de-
part. Our measure is from what we
are and do, not what we say ond pre-.
tend. In doing, the deceased will
long be remembered by friends whom
he has assisted along the thorn strewn
pathway of life.