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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
OLD IDEAS ABOUT GEMS.
Scme Beliefs That Prevailed Among
the People Of Ancient Days.

The Indians called rock crystal an
"unripe diamond" and until the be-
ginning of the eighteenth century In.
dia was thought to he the only land
which produced that precious stone.
II was not. therefore, until the discov-
cry OF India that the diamond was
known to us. Yet as far back as 500
p. c. a "Didactic History" of precious
stones was written, and in Pliny's time
the supply must have been plentiful,
as he writes: 1--WE drink out of mass
OF gems, and our drinking vessels are
formed OF emeralds.' We are also
told that Nero aided his weak sight by
spectacles made of emeralds. But ii is
very difficult to determine whence all
the gems came. as discoverers took
care to leave no record The nations
who traded In them were afraid of
their whereabouts being known, and
even the most ancient merchants
would not disclose any definite locale.
All sorts of myths have. accordingly
sprung mp concerning the origin OF
gems. Diamond" was the name
given to youth who was turned into
the hardest and most brilliant of sub
stances to preserve him from "the ills
that flesh is heir to-" Amethyst was
a beautiful nymph beloved by Bac-
chus. but saved from him by Diana,
who changed Amethyst into a gem;
whereupon Bacchus turned the gem
into wine color. and endowed the
wearer with the sift of preservation
from intoxicaton The pearl was
though to be a dewdrop the shell had
opened to receive. Amber was said
to be honey melted by the sun. drop
ped into the sea, and CONCEALED. Ac'
cording to the Talmud, Noah had no
light in the ark but that which came
from precious stones.
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again q stick about Eve inches In
height. Upon the top of this stick
rnsten "balf SHELF which has
been previously scalloped, and place In
a dainty candle. The Illustration shows
exactly how the candlestick looks after
II Is made.
To make an egg yacht, first empty
an uncooked hens egg. Do this by
making small hole In each end. when
the contents may be blown out easily.
Then close up both openings with seal
ing wax; join number of coins to.
gether for the keel, fasten this firmly
to the egg--all fastenings to be made
with sealing wax-and your yacht is
ready for launching. IF 1t floats prop.
erly cut out the mast and spars from
very light wood; fasten these to hull
and to each other with sealing wax.
Place the delicate wooden rudder and
bowsprit in position. and proceed 10
make sails Of tissue paper. Fasten the
main and top sails in place with pre-
pared glue-the jlb sails first to long
pieces of thread. and these. in turn. to
mast and bowsprit. Flags and pen
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MT it?v said Nellie's mamma.

isn't it?" said Nellie's mamma.
"Doan dis card tied TO it say Miss
Nellie GrahamT" asked Uncle Moses,
chuclling to himself.
"Yes, but"
"Den it must be for Nellie, an yuh
bettah take It,"
So Mrs. Graham took the lily, think
ing perhaps the florist had sent 1t pur-
posely as n gift TO the sick child, and
on Monday she would go TO the store
and thank him for it, and If it was a
mistake they could send the lily back,
but Nellie could enjoy 1t all day Easter,
anyway.
She carried the lily into Nellie's
room. "Oh, mamma! Am dreaming
My lily! My beautiful lily! And is it
all my own?"
Mamma cut off one of the six white
blossoms so Nellie could hold it in her
hand, and in the afternoon, as the sun
peeped in to look at the white face, II
saw the most beautiful, happy smile
on Nellie's face, while her thin hand
clasped her loved lily.
FROM that day Nellie got better, and
no one can make her believe that ii
was not the Easter lily that helped her
get well, and Uncle Moses never re.
GREETED that there We're two Nellie
Grahams in that town.-Mabel Il. SEQ
field, in the Chicago RecOrdHcrald.
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something fell from her eye onto the
dish she had In her hand, for she knew
how much Nellie longed to have one of
the beautiful plants for her own, and
she also knew that Nellie's wish could
not be granted, for the plants were SO
high-priced that year, and every dollar
that she could save must be laid aside
for the rent that was now overdue.
Nellie knew this, too, so she tried not
to complain.
IF l could only see one and touch
and smell 1t, even IL I couldn't keep
it!' she said. And the brightest smile
that had lit up the little thin face for
weeks played around Nellles mouth.
Her mother smiled, too, for she was
thinking of the little surprise she had
planned for her sick child. She had
stopped at a florists In the afternoon
and ordered small bunch of violets
for Nellie; and thinking 1t would be a
pleasanter surprise for her II they were
sent. she did not bring them home her.
self, and SO Nellie was not now expect
ing anything. 1t was small bunch OF
very modest little flowers, but It was as
much as her mother could afford, and
oftentimes small gifts show more love
than large ones.
While Nellie and her mamma WEN
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
Spider That Spins Gold silk.

Gold and silver silk are interesting
products that we may expect from
South Africa The fibers are spun by
two remarkable spiders of Rhodesia.
and an experimenter has found that
the creatures may be reared in cap
tivity and that the silk can be util-
lied. The webs are stretched on
bushes and trees, often in a vast net.
work. Both filaments have brilliant
metallic luster and are very fine and
strong, the flneness Of the golden silk
being about that of the silkworm' 3
thread, but the strength being much
greater. A thread OF steel OF the
same size, in fact, has only two
thirds the strength Of this spiders
thread. The golden silk spider, at
least the larger of the two kinds, ex-
lists in vast numbers on the veldtr
where It feeds on the common fly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

both busy with their own thoughts
there came loud rap at the door, and,
expecting to receive the violets, Mrs.
Graham answered the knock.
But Frank Orr had also visited the
florists that afternoon and had ordered
the most beautiful Easter lily in the
store TO be sent to his cousin. the Nellie
who lived in the beautiful house.
Toward evening the old colored man
who worked for the florist was sent out
TO deliver the flowers that had been or.
tiercd. He had often before taken flow
crs to the Graham mansion for the
beautiful Miss Nellie. and he also knew
about the other Nellie in the little
house. He had heard OF her through
his own little daughter whom Nellie
had once defended when some rude
BOYS were teasing her, and he knew
that she was now very sick.
"Uncle Moses" MS he was called by
everybody. had ideas of his own that
sometimes surprised people. SO now
as he neared the house where the mag
nficent lily was to 20 he looked at 1t,
then at the small bunch of violets.
Something seemed TO puzzle him. for
he ran his fingers through his hair,
then his face fairly shone as thought
came to him.
Land o. mnssyl B'lieve I'll do II,
sub. DE names is jist alike. and Miss
Nellie heah doan no mo- need dis lily
dan nothln'. She got all she wants an
mo- besides, while dat other little Mel
lies so sick, and likes 'nuf never'll get
well. An IL dey blame me I'll say dat
1t seemed TO me 1t ought to be jlst dis
way I'm doin'."
So Uncle Moses left the violets at the
big house, and when he knocked at the
door of the little house, handed Mrs.
Graham the beautiful Easter lily in
stead Of the violets she expected.
"Why, Uncle Moses, this is mistake,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

tail is ragged piece of egg shell. The
feet may be made of sealing wax
drawn into shape while 1t is still soft.
Night lilies may be made by first
soaking a number of 'half-shells' in
warm water for twenty minutes. Then
scallop the edges Of these with pair
Of shorp scissors. Fasten small piece
Of candle IN each with sealing wax and
float upon the water. A most enchant-
ing scene is produced by floating these
In an aquarium containing goldfish
All other lights in the room must be
turned out.
10 make the candlsticS, place upon q
piece OF cardboard three eggs, and
fasten to cardboard and to each other
with sealing wax. On top of these
three fasten another egg, and on this
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
was in a small tow

was III small Town, and this Is the
way 1t happened:
On one of the streets where all of
the houses were large and beautiful
and all their owners rich, stood one
house more magnificent than the rest.
From the outside It looked like pal
ace, and the richness and beauty of
the inside proved 1t to be one in truth.
Here lived n young woman. Nellie
Graham, and her mother, father and
two brothers. And here. too, her cou-
sin. Frank Orr, made his home during
his vacations from college.
On very different street from the
one where this beautiful home was
lived another Nellie Graham, little
girl of eleven. Her home was n very
small and humble one of only three
rooms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

1t was now the Saturday before
Easter Mrs. Graham was busy pre-
pairing little supper, while in the
front room in the snow-white bed lay
that other Nellie. Her eyes were rs
blue as the pretty hepatica that is one
of the first of the children Of the woods
to push its little head through the
brown leaves and open its eye, and her
hair was as yellow as the golden sun
beams that kiss the hepatica's blue
eye. Before she was sick there was a
red rose on each cheek, but they were
faded now, and the little face seemed
as white as the pillow on which it lay.
Mamma" said a faint voice, "did
you see any Easter lilies to-day?"
"Yes, dear" answer mamma, while
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

knowledge and the niger education
are worth acquiring for their own
sake. If every college graduate in the
land for hundred years died without
accumulating property, or even diel
poor in this worlds goods it would
not constitute an argument against
college education AS a matter of fact.
however any training that disciplines,
broadens and enriches the mind, as
university or college training does,
must supply a better equipment for
graphing readily and successfully
with the problem Of existence. whether
in the learned professions or in depart
ment of commercial endeavor. 1t is
not the primary function of a college
to show a man how to make money,
remarks the Chicago Record-Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

frail materials. A writer I'm the Ladies'
Home Journal gives the following di-
rection: To make the candlestick place
upon piece of cardboard three eggs,
and fasten to cardboard and to each
other with sealing wax. On top Of
these three fasten another egg, and on
this again stick about five inches in
height. Upon the top of this stick fast
en- "half-shell," which has been pre-
viously scalloped, and place in dainty
candle. The illustration shows exact
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
A Costly Easter Egg.

In France more than any other coun-
try is Easter season of glftmaking.
The egg is the ruli,lg emblem, almost
as endless in device and costllness as
in form. There is one such gift egg on
record that was of white enamel and
had doors which when opened revealed
Easter gospels engraved on all Its
walls, and for the yolk there was a
tiny music box which played twelve
tunes. The cost Of this tritie was S12..
000., Phila adelphia Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

nants may be made to adhere with mu-
cilage or glue. The exact dimensions
of mast and spars cannot he given, as
so much depends upon the lightness of
the material used and the size of the
egg hull. Select as large an egg as can
be procured for the hull: make the
mast and spars as light as possible,
and see that your yacht always sets
perfectly even upon the surface of the
water.
To make the revolving fairy lamps.
fasten TO an emptied egg -four slender
sticks, each four inches in length.
Upon the lower end of the egg fasten q
tack, point downward, with sealing
wax. From the tip of each stick sus-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

pend with delicate wire n scalloped
"half-sheil," and on top of the egg
place another. Set the whole upon the
bottom of an inverted tumbler. If
rightly made it will balance perfectly
upon the tack point. Place pieces of
candles inside Of scalloped shells and
light. Wire may be fastened to the
egg shells by boring hole with the
point of a penknife and then passing
through wire and fastening on the in.
side.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

In the history Of medicine a great
deal of space must be given to the dis
appointments of the most sanguine
hopes. At frequent intervals a posi-
tive cure for some incurable malady is
announced, and for time the exalted
hopes ard confident expectations pro-
duce a happy effect on patients. In a
great majority of cases, however, the
benefits soon disappear, and the cure is
consigned to the limbo of the useless.
In the light of experience it would be
foolish to base large hopes on the
power of the shrub "tua-tua" to cure
leprosy. Experiments with its effects
have been few, and. although favor
able, they warrant only the conclusion
that the shrub should be given a more
extended trial among the lepers at Ia
hiti and elsewhere, states the Philadel-
phia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

ly how the candlstick looks after it Is
made. TO make the egg shell rooster
fasten two pieces Of a match to an egg,
about three-quarters of an inch apart.
Set the egg in position on these, and
hold in place, while fastening lower
ends of matches with sealing wax to a
firm base. Attach two large pieces of
ragged shell to the egg for wings; use a
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
CANDbEsTICK.

slender piece of tallow, taken from the
side of n candle for the neck, and on
top of this place n small chunky lump
of the same material for head. The
pieces of tallow may be easily jointed
together by first slightly melting the
ends where adherence is desired. The
ROSTERS bill is made of two small frag.
ments Of shell stuck into the tallow
head. The eyes are two tiny
drops of sealing wax. The comb is q
piece of fattened sealing wax, and the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
Isesignntion.

Mrs. Boscawen-'Is Lent season OF
rest with your husbandY
Mrs. Cobwigger-"Indeed 1t is, my
dear. make him accompany me to
church every day, and he never fails to
90 to sleep during the service"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

The Chilian corvette Magellanes
has been placed at the disposition of
Sir Thomas Hoditch, the head of the
British commission for the delimita.
tion of the frontier between Chilli and
Argentina.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

In the fact that judgement has just
been given In an English Chancery
case involving the property of tes-
tator who died in 1888, admirers of
Dickens will find curious corrobative
detail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

The Philadelphia Times notes as
one of the queer things" that law
officers are at work in that city looking
for children to go to school under the
Compulsory Education act, when there
is not room enough for the children
who try to get into the schools of their
own volition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

vie carry our heeutiul lilies,
Our roses and hyacinlhs sweet,
10 slrcw inlhs path ol our Saviour
And earp,l The way oI hs leet.
They Stand of The side oi lhe oller,
Like candies 10 hohl up o room;
for The LORD ol The flowers Is comne
And he Will he pleased >~ilh their
blocm
He once said, Consider The tilies,~
And bade US be fearless as they
OF The ,sleOlthy, fierce slep ci lhe
stronger,
OF II, ,p,ra hal proul,d m lhe way
s. s. SS % he sSy SSy i,eTs O az his Ss'He oe,S H.
Isl Y Ns give hun cur oil Tor his service.
He'll hess i. or lille. or much.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

There are more daily newspapers in
Costa Rica than in any other Central
American republic. The natives of the
other Central American countries rely
almost exclusively on weekly an
monthly publications.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
His Time of Vogue.

"Agulnaldo doesn't seem to show
much concern about his future"
"Why should he? He can come over
here and sustain life on afternoon teas
for q couple of years.'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

Investigation by the state veteri'
marian showed that the high death rate
amcng horses in Maryland is due to
oerebro-spinal meningitis. The disease
is the result of poor food, bad drain
age and generally unsanitary environ
mont.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

A New York Judge has refused to
decide between two songs in rag time.
This is sort of task that might have
made Solomon himself take fright at
the height of his judicial career.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
A Champion Articie.

"Well, Bobby. did you enjoy East
err"
"Yes'm; my candy rabbit laid a ais
'at broke 'leven aigs at other boys
rabbits laid"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
phia Record.

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiscr remarks that it seems as If en-
torprising Australia were to be the first
countr, of size which will grant women
equal rights with men in property and
franchise. Premier Barton of the com
monwealth government recently dis
tribuud prizes at the Methodist ladies'
college in Melbourne, and in the course
of his speech said that one Of his col
leagues had prepared bill which
would be presented at the present ses-
sion of parliament which would put
women on the same footing as men,
and that, moreover, the bill would have
the support of the government. In
New Zealand and South Australia
women already enjoy The franchise
and it has worked so we'll, said Mr..
Barton, that its extension to the whole
of Australia is regarded as one of the
most important measures that is to be
carried through this year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

A writer in the Forum says that pun
ishment for crime has much to do with
making criminals. This statement
seems paradoxical, but it is an indie-
putable fact. Hundreds may be saved
from life of crime by the proper ad-
ministration of the criminal laws. 1t
used to be thought that severity of
punishment was the wise course, in
deed the only method to prevent
crime. Fear, no doubt, deters many;
but 1t is not fear that must be chiefly
relied upon to save men from crime.
Crime existed when men were drawn
and quartered, and when death was the
penalty not only for murder but for
many minor offences. II existed when
the death penalty was inflicted in pub
lie places. and when the plucking out
of an eye, the cutting off of the hand.
and various other kinds of torture were
common punishments. No man was
ever made better by being put in the
stocks. Severity is useful only in cases
In which reformation is hopeless, and
In which absolute removal from all
social intercourse is therefore neces-
cnrY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
An Amusement .CoIIaps,

An Amusement Collapse.
~ dread the week after Eastern Sun.
day"
"Indeed?"
Eyes; it always seems duh after the
gayeties of Lent"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
This Is Very True.

"There is one thing which may be
said about Easter eggs" remarked Gill
gal.
"Say it," replied Ricketts,.
"They are not as fresh as they are
painted"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
Evening Fun
Mith.K,ss..shells

:" GG shells. that are usually
II thrown away in the kitchen,
" can be used for the purpose
of making the loveliest, daint-
lest little objects. For both girls and
boys nothing could be more interesting
than building candlestlcks of these
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26
Power of Imagination.

"Harry, you were restless in church."
"Yes; some of the Easter hats looked
so much like salads that got awfully
hungry"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-26

So stainless lhc flowers Of Easier
, An woven in looms Of The liohf
SO radiant The thoughts we would
bring him, -,
! So pure Would we stand IN his siphli
Oh. ut o lonp chorus 10 praise him,
Our. King who is mighty 10 save,
Who has 'ransomed from deolh and
y deslruehon,
And broken The power Of The grave.
To lhe church with our snowy sveef
blossoms,
To the bed Of lhe sick and III. sad,
To The lost resting. place ol our dar-
lipQs,
These ilqrers thot always are clad,
For They Till IN ll.l;r silence and sweet.
ness.
A song Without jar in is. chord,
And every rich nole oI fher music,
Is praise. Easier Morn. 10 The Lord.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-17

You are liable to sudden attack Of
Summer sickness cnd should Keep in
your house bottle of DIR. SETH AR
NOLD'S BALSAM, the best known
Kennedy. Warranted to give satisfac
ton CT money refunded by E. T.
Whitehead & Co.
LOST A HORSE MIR. John Coughen
our lost horse few days ago. The
horse was overcome with the heat.
CLEAN THE PREMIsEs.-Thls is 8
good time to clean up the premises
Nothing IS more important than tc
keep clean all the lots and alleys about
homo. This applies to many homes
in the country as we'll as in the towns
INJURIOUS HAIL-Last Thursday
evening there was light rain here
which prevailed throughout most Of
the community. With the rain there
was considerable wind and hail bou,
two miles south OF town. 1t did con.
siderable damage to the tobacco crop
OF Mess. J. A. Kitchin and w. A
DOrtch. Some one estimated the dam.
age at Is per cent. of the value of the
crop.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-17
A GENTLE HINT.

In our style OF climate, with its sud-
den changes of temperature,-rain
wind and sunshine often intermingled
in single day,-it is no wonder that
our children, friends and relatives are
so frequently taken from us by neg
lected colds, half the deaths resulting
directly from this cause. A bottle OF
Boschee's German Syrup kept about
your home for immediate nse will pre-
vent serious sickness, a large doctors
bill, and perhaps death, by the use OF
three or four doses. For curing Con-
sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia
Severe Coughs, Group, or any disease
of the Throat or Lungs, its success IL
simply wonderful, as your druggist
will tell you. Get a sample bottle free
from F.. r. Whitehead & 20. Regular
size, Is cts. Get Green's Special AL
manac.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-17
OUR TOBACCO MARKET.

Scotland Neck tobacco market will
open on August 9th, and the farmers
of this community may set it down
that their tobacco will be sold as well
here as anywhere In Eastern Carolina.
The crop was increased in this com
mnnity over last year and this has
given confidence to the gentlemen who
will manage the market.
There will be good corps OF buyers
on the market, and both the American
Tobacco Go. and the Imperial Tobac-
co Co., will be represented.
Let the farmers bring their tobacco
to their home market, and thus save
time of hauling further and at tho
same time encourage home enterprise.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-17
SAVES A WOMAN'S LIFE.

To have given up would have mcant
death Tor Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorches-
ter, Mass. For years she had endured
untold misery from severe lung trou-
BILE and obstinate cough. "Oiten'', she
writes, 81 could scarcely breathe and
sometimes could not speak. All doc
tors and remedies failed till used DR..
Kings New Discovery Tor Consump-
ton and was completely cured" Sui
ferers from Coughs, Colds, Throat and
Lung Trouble need this grand remedy
for it never d,sappcints. Cure Ii
guaranteed Ivy E 7. Whitehead & Co
Price SOC and $1.OO. Trial bottles
free.
E., T.. Whitehead g. Co.