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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
Boys' Rooms.

Considerable is said about girls
rooms, but little Is said of boys rooms
The inference Is left that any room
will satisfy him. It is true that a
manly boy usually dislikes n room
fixed in milliners fashion, with rib
bons and hangings Of cretonne or silk.
but lie usually has a decided taste of
his own II he Is an intelligent boy, and
even more pronounced likes and dis
likes than his sister. He generally
prefers a simple, rather hard bed, with
plenty of pillows. A bedstead of brass,
OF iron trimmed with brass, Is suit
able one. Put into his room a Chest
of drawers" with a glass at the top.
Let the washstand be an affair OF
metal. an English shape of ample di-
mensions, with a large basin and foot
tub for splashing. There should be q
lounge or an easy lounging chair and
cushion. Let there be a set Of cuff and
collar boxes, low backing chair, with
a space under the seat where the black
ing Is stored away ana there Is foot
hold where he can attend to his own
bootblacking. The closets should be
furnished with holds" for coats and
trousers, so they will not get out OF
shape while hanging. There should
also be a low shelf to hold shoes when
not in use, and higher one for hats
and boxes. 1t is as necessary that a
boy grow up with systematic, orderly
habits as that his sister should. A boy
can grow up in an orderly way, which
will be useful to him in his after
career. or he may be so careless and
erratic in his ways of living that his
method will be veritable stumbling
block in life's history.-New York
Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
Alesnndrn,. UnInue ro.ition.

Many people suppose that Queen
Alexandra has unique powers in her
cwn right. by reason of her being con-
sort of the occupant of the throne.
This, however. Is quite an erroneous
idea, for, although she has many privi-
leges. she is in reality the kings sub
ject and amenabe to the nations laws.
II is only since the reign of Mary
that the consort has been given any
privileges at all, an act of parliament
then being passed to render any one
plotting against Philip of Spain guilty
OF high treason. Today, therefore,
Queen Alexandra Is protected by this
law, but should the king die any one
who plotted against her could not be
dealt with upon charge of high trea-
son, for her previous protection would
be annulled by her husbands demise.
Neither could she marry again without
the consent of the new monarch, which
in this case would, of course, be her
son.
The king can do no wrong, but the
queen consort can. The British laws
would permit her creditors to sue her
If they wished. just as she could sue
the humblest subject in the realm. She
can engage in business, though all doc
umentary transactions must be signed
by her as queen of Britain. In a busi-
ness transaction the consort Is not rec
cenized as the spouse of the king. but
as a person capable OF conducting her
own affairs without the interference of
the reigning monarch, nor can she
command his interference, but would
have to settle dispute in the ordinary
way.
All state documents are signed by
the king, but not by the queen consort,
for she mas no authority to take an
active part in state matters at all.
Should the king be i'll, however, he can
appoint her as his proxy, and, by
special license, grant her powers equiv
alent to his own. In this case her sig
nature at the foot of official documents
would be as enectual as IL they were
signed by the king himself. One pecu-
liar privilege of Queen Alexandra's Is
that she Is the only married woman in
the country who Is not amenable to the
married womans property act, though
she is bound by every other law.
The king is in no way responsible
for his wife's debts, as any other hus-
band would be. To define this law
more clearly IL was decided during the
reign of William ~ that the queen
consort should have a separate rev.
enue. Formerly 1t was customary for
her to have one.tenth of her husbands S
income, which was called queens
money" until the act was passed au-
thorizing a grant apart from the kings
to be made her annually. She is ex-
ompt from all taxes as being the wife
OF the king, though she is recognized
as a public person and Is represented
in courts by her own attorney and So
licitor-general.
Although in the eye of the law she Is
a subject of the king, she is entitled to
all the kings honors so long as she
lives, but upon his death all her former
privileges vanish. She can at no time
interfere in ecclesiastical matters, nor
can she reprleve n prisoner nor sign a
death warrant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
Tho Princess's wheel.

A story which is told by an, Italian
paper of the young Princess Laetizia,
cousin of the king, shows that the
young lady has a mind of her own,
not unlike other girls not of princely
birth. She is characterized as the mad
cap of the royal family, which has
lived in terror of her next prank. Sew
eral times her oscapades have thrown
her into disgrace with even the genial
King Humbert; but on at least one oc-
.casion she came off triumphant.
when the bicycle began 10 be popu-
lar, the Princess Lactizia bought one,
and startled the proprieties by riding
publicly in the streets of Turin.
This was bad enough, but when her
royal highress appeared in knicker-
Rockers, it became too bad. The news
reached the kings ears, and he at once
forbade the royal guards to salute the
princes when she passed the palace
gates.
The princess was angry, but persist
ed. At last she was forbidden to ride
the bicycle. and ordered to Rome to
justify her conduct. If she could. She
went with her bicycle. and once there
she pleaded so effectually and elo-
~quently that the king and queen con-
eented to see her ride in the palace
gardens, and having secn--ordered BIZ
cycles themselves,
Green Margherita in particular be-
came very expert wheelwoman. and
several marvellousiy beautiful wheels
were presented TO her, cne of which
contained much ivory wrought with
precious stones IN its construction.
The Princess Laetizia returned to
Turin in triumph, but the knickerbocx-
els remained strictly forbidden Joy!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
PIGEONS WITHOUT BRAINS.
DO Most OF the Things = Healthy. Nor.
mai Bird Can DO.


II Is n very common Idea that If the
brain of an animal Is completely de.
stroyed II will die, or II It lives II re.
mains I'm n "comatose" condition. An
Ingenious German has cut out some
pigeons brains with care, given the
wound time TO heal, and shown that
the birds can run about. fly. meas
IRE distance, eat, go to sleep In the
dark. wake up with the light. and. In
fine. do most of the things a healthy
normal pigeon can do. Only memory
and the mating impulses are gone. II
Is possible TO discriminate very neat
ly between the reflex acts and those In.
yOlving some use of the memory. Thus
n brainlcss falcon was put I'm cage
with some mice Every time n mouse
moved the falcon jumped for II and
caught II. There the act ended. The
normal falcon eats It's mouse. When
Its brain Is gone II pays no more nt.
tentlon to It's captured prey as soon as
the mouse ceases to move. These and
n great variety Of other experiments on
rabbits, dogs, fishes, and still lower
orders have shed n deal of light on the
obscure phenomena OF mental nc.
tlon with this have come very ma.
teriallstlc views. For II the larger part
of bodily actions can be shown 20 be
nothing more than simple mechanical
responses to appropriate stimuli. the
suspicion grows that the more intrl.
cate working of the brain is really only
the result Of highly complex arrange.
ment OF the same automatic character.
That Is, Indeed. the drift OF prcsent-day
scientific opinion; and this explains
why the reactionarles, of whom Profes.
sor Lombard appears from the news.
paper accounts to be one, are driven
to find treason" In the kick of n dead
frogs leg. For the live frog demon.
strates his disgust of science In pre-.
clsely the same fashion. and this
whether he have brain TO think about
1t. or has had his thinking apparatus
cut out. Those who are interes. cd
in such matters will find the latest re.
suits summed up in DR.. Jacques Loeb
capital book on the comparative phys.
iology OF the brain.-Harper's Weekly
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
Women should Learn to Laugh.

Laughter Is a good, healthy, muscle
making, lung-developing exercise, and
IL is as good for girls as boys. And
humor can be cultivated in girls
\nind without any abatement of the
dignity and modesty and charm of her
Nomanhood. Not the unpleasant and
constant frivolity evidenced in smart"
speech or quickness of repartee, but
fhe humor that looks at the world with
twinkle in the eye and sees its alb
isurdities, its smallnesses and its fun.
1t should be part of every woman's
mental equipment, for women are
called upon to bear so many of llfe's
small worries as well as its greater
'cnes. The bringing up of children, the
care of servants and the many social
tuties that become a burden-all are
rade easy and possible to put up with
W the woman with an unfailing sense
lf the bright side of life. 1t is a sense
tiat lasts through life, through its
many ills, its disillusions, its tribula-
tions, even its agedies.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
'suRRA" ATTACKS ARMY MULES.
Dreaded Fatal Indian Parasitic Disease
Mistaken For Chambers.

Dreaded Fatal Indian Parasitic Disease
Mistaken For Chambers.
The fatni and much dreaded "surra"
or Indian Burmah has invaded the
Philippines and Is destroying horses
ana mules with amazing rapidIty. The
disease was mt first mistaken for CLAN
ders but failed to yield to treatment
and puzzled for months the best vet
,rlnarlans. A pathological Investigation
has now identified It as parasitic dis
ease identical with "surra" of India,
where II caused the death of thousands
Of English cavalry horses. IL affects
horses, mules. camels, dogs, and mon.
keys, and Is almost always fatal.
In Manila alone the Qunrtermaster's
Department lost 300 horses within -four
months. General Chaffee has issued
nn order to the officers In the island
urging the isolation of all affected anil
mails, and giving the results Of bacter-
lologlcal Investigations of the disease
made by the Manila Board of Health.
II Is declared that the mortality Of the
epidemic has been about scventy-flve
per cent. for American horses and
mules and 100 per cent. for native
ponies. The official report says:
This disease Is caused by the pres
cnce in the blood of n nagellated ami
mal parasite, In length three or four
times the diameter of II red blood cell.
and In width one-fourth the diameter
OF Il red cell. IL resembles n whiplike
worm, one end, probably the head. be-
Ing represented by slender flagellum.
This parasite exists In the blood In i'm
mense numbers, and produces so great
Il blood destruction that the animals
almost invariably die.
'The mode of infection Is not yet
known. but there Is n strong probn-
billty that the parasite Is introduced
through the bite of some suctorlal In.
sect. probably either u fly or mos.
quito.
'The pathological change caused by
this parasite Is n rapid destruction
Of the red blood cells, causing an acute
anaemla. The change occurs in the
blood coincldent with the invasion Of
the parasite. In one horse, which had
been Ill seven days, the red blood cells
numbered 3,500,00O, the white 14,5O0.
In another, i'll six weeks, the red blood
cells were 100000 and the white were
$4,000. The blood OF n healthy horse,
taken as n comparison, gave red blood
cells 100000, white, $500. There Is
also slight dimlnutlon In the amount
of haemoglobin-about elghty-6ye per
cent"
The Army surgeons who have stud.
led "surra" admit that remedy is yet
to be found and until this Is done iso'
lation is the only method to be pursued
In stamping out the disease.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
HIS 'RiTHMETiC LESSON.
How All tho Clerks In the Corner Gro
Gerry Helped Him L,nrn II.

Gerry Helped Him Learn H..
This Is a straight story" said gro
Gerry clerk, whose yeracity has never
been impeached. 1T happened in our
store. A little boy came into our Mar
ket street store and waited for some
one to notice him. He carried sheet
of writing paper in his hand. at which
he glanced from time to time One of
the idle clerks came to him finally, and
the boy, reading from his paper, an
nounced in sing-song voice: My
mother wants 10 pounds of rice, Is
pounds Of sugar, IL pounds of oatmeal,
20 pounds Of Hold on! interrupt
ed the clerk. Not so fast. Suppose
you give me that paper and I'll I'LL out
the order
But the boy insisted on calling Oft
the articles himself. Two other clerks
were pressed into service, and the
three men proceeded to do up the vari-
Gus packages as the boy called them
off. He wanted all kinds of things, and
he asked the price of each article as
they went along, maHing note of 1t
on his paper. The clerks had the
counter stacked with packages when
the boy wound up with rs pounds OF
-four One of the cler6s called out the
price, and the boy continued, in his
sing-song voice, And how much money
does my mother have to pay for her
groceries?'
zone of the clerks counted UP the
total and announced it as s1s.73. The
boy made a note of it and started out.
Come back here; where are you go
ing?' cried the clerks in chorus.
"'Why,' said the boy, as he made for
the door, that's jest me 'rithmetlc les
son fur Monday. have ter know 1t,
or I'll git licked"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12

ones have narrow bars Of black velvet
ribbon crossihg over the cut-out por-
tion.
A novel idea Is TO have n stock and
sailor tic of any shade silk. with Just
The knot alone made OF black velvet.
A network Of chenille over taffeta Is
among the new boa creations. The ends
are long steamers Of chenille.
The match-set idea so prominent in
sets of Doe and mufr during the winter
will be extremely fashionable for
spring, the sets to consist of boa and
hat.
Many Of the most swagger boas are
flower trimmed. while many for even.
ing wear are made exclusively of bios
SONS. Violets and roses are far and
away the most-used flowers. On some
little deerlike effects. in pearls and
rhinestones, add to their elaboration
and effect.-Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
'ENEH1 rAIM,.4
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M4WaltANklND
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Tho Newest chains.

The Venetian bead chain has lost It's
novelty, and even the more beautiful
ones are being vulgarized by miserable
limitations, and yet the neck chain adds
Just that graceful finish to an after
noon toilet that cannot be dispensed
with. Quite the newest effects are pro-
'duced by rough cut stones strung on
the slenderest Of gold chains saw q
charming specimen the other day
which consisted OF rough tnrquoises.
oval in shape and Of approximately the
same size, finished off with tiny gold
tasscls.
Another pretty chain was formed of
big amber beads, strung on gold cord
Mt intervals of an inch. A more daring
combination consisted of highly pol
ished Jumps of agate connected by
smal link bronze chain.-Womans 5
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
A Curious Natural Phenomenon.

One Of the most curious natural phe.
nOmena and one which has never Ms
yet been explained by the philosophers
Is that in reference to the expansion
OF freezing water. The case OF water
Is a singular exception to all natural
laws of expansion by heat ana con
traction by cold which apply In cases
OF nj! other known liculds. When
water Is freezing 1t contracts in bulk
down to the point where the mercury
reaches the reading of 39M degrees. OF
~ degrees above freezing, from which
point 1t slowly expands according to
the Intensity Of cold. No other liquid
Is known TO possess this remarkable
property, except that certain metals ex.
pand slightly in passing from liquid
TO n solid state. But If heat be applied
to water after II has cooled down to n
temperature of 30H degrees (the point
where 1t Is ready TO begin expanding
should a greater degree of cold be ap
plieD 1t will Immediately expand by
the universal law. But should we lower
the temperature to 50 degrees 1t will
expand by its own special law. An.
other curious point to be noted here is
this-thc amount Of expansion is as
great in water lowered from 39ls de
grees down to SO degrees as 1t Is In
water that has been heated so that the
temperature runs up from 301a to Al
degrees. These points are certainly
odd and curious and worthy of atten.
tion and experlment.-St. Louis Rcpub
lie.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
Resisting Inevitable Chanrcs.

How little We realize the changes
that are going on and how stubbornly
we resist them! We hate the motor
car as our grandfathers hated the rail
way. Think of the police in rural dis.
tricts being drawn off all their ordi.
nary duties in order TO time motor cars
as If safety depended on speed. and
not on the capacity of the driver to
guide, stop, and control his vehicle
We work on the false analogy OF the
horse, and probably shall continue to
do SO for a generation; but the con-
sequence, of course. is that the auto
mobile trade goes to France aud
America.-Westminster Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
a Good Witneaa.

Several days ago there was a trial
In one of the courts, and lawyer was
engaged in endeavoring to shake the
testimony Of an old lady who was one
OF the principal witnesses for the
plaintiffs. Finally he asked
who have you talked about this case
tor
Nobody"
Didn't Colonel Blank, the lawyer,
speak to you about it,"
mo, SIR"
Didn't Mr.. Smith, the plaintiff, ask
you what you would testify to-"
mo"
do you mean to tell this jury that
you have talked to nobody about it?"
'Yes, SIR"
well, how did they know what you
would tell?"
''They knew I'd tell the TRUTH
Memphis Scimitar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
,eAMA EoUf.ElSokD
.1R9 HsGzoEs
TrSsly' : : . .

Parsnip Puffs-Take one egg, well
beaten, add one cup of cold water, one
cup of -four sifted with one teaspoonful
OF baking powder, half n teaspoonful
salt, one cup of boiled parsnips mashed
fine and seasoned to taste. Mix very
lightly. DO not let 1t stand long, but
drop by tablespoonfuls into deep, hot
fat and fry q delicate brown.
Romaine Salad-Remoye the outer
green leaves from two hearts of ro-
maine, wash carefully and dry thor
oughly; put in salad bowl; sprinkle
over minced chives. about half a table,
spoonful; quarter tablespoonful OF
chopped chervil, the same of tarragon
season with a pinch of salt and little
pepper; mix in two tablespoonfuls OF
vinegar and one and half of sweet
oil; serve Immediately.
Oyster Salad-Drain the liquor from
one pint of nice oysters; heat one cup
ful of vinegar, and when at the boiling
point drop in the oysters and cook un-
til ''plumped;" then take them up and
drop into ice cold water: let them re-
main in this three to five minutes.
Drain mix with them one pint of cell
cry cut in dice and one picked cucum-
her cut fine. Season with one-half tea
spoonful of salt, one saltspoonful OF
paprika, and mix all well together with
silver fork. Garnish the salad dish
with celery tips and slices of hard
boiled eggs and pour salad dressing
over the salad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
Philadelphia g. Erie Railroad Division
In effect May Goth, 1901. Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:
EASTWARD


WiIkesbarre, Hazieton, PottsvilIe. scranton,
Harrisburg and the intermediate sta
New York, $50 p. m. baltimore, 500 ;. m.i
from Williamsport TO Philadelphia and . q.
senger coaches from Kane to Phlladelp HE
and Williamsport TO Baltimore and Wash
aS p %Trsn dslIy for sGSneo.y ns
arriving at Philadelphia 1882 D. m, New
York 1923 p M. Baltimore 7:ao p. M. Wash.
n and r Coaches % Boiiao % sPriSoinl PSiladei
phia and Washington.
i;o2 p. m.--Train 8, daily. for Hsr
7.ls a. m; Batimofe, go a. M; WashIngion
4;6 4: N. Pullman Sleeping cars from
Philadelphia passengers. can remain In
sleeper undlsturbed until 7:30 4. N.
1850 p. p.m.--Train 4,daily for sunbury. Harris
PhliadepRia f aeh ss NJ New YORK
dayi BaitiiaSre, se?i5 4. NJ; Washington, s;S
and willlamsport TO. Philadelphia, and
Williamsport TO Washington. Passenger
coaches from Erie TO Philadelphia, and
Willlamsport to Baltimore.
e;17 7p.m.--Traln IA, daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg and principal lntermedlate stations, ar
iyins at a2s M New YSrs
baltimore 7i5 q. M, Washington, $3.50 m
Vestibuled buffet sleeping cars and pas
senger coaches, Buffalo to Philadelphia and
WESTWARD,
s:39 a. m.-Praln 7, daily for Buffalo via
Emporium.
s;3s a. m-Train o. daily for Erie, Rlds-
way, and week days for Dubois Clermont
and principal intermediate stations.
s:H a. m.--Traln 3, daily for Erie and inter-
mediate points.
s;t8 D. m.-Traln Is. daily for Buffalo via
Emporium.
S:45 y. m.-.Train 6l, weekdays for Kane and
intermediate stations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12
SUCCESS.
JIM.

JIM.
Went TO school an learned to spell,
Readin', writin'--learned 'em we'll
Graduated mt the high
School to home, and bye an bye
, Established his supremacy
Al the university
Then come home and started In
Bizness that we swore 'ud win.
But the bizness sort o. lapsed
Into NOTTINGHAM collapsed
JOE.
Couldn't keep the chap In school
Seemed to allus have some fool
1dees OF his own, an laid
Round the river In the shade.
Never graduated ner
Keered what grnduatlns fer
Jist packed up one day, an he
Seemed to sort o. natcherly
Light right on n claim that's Jest
Rich as any In the West.
--Indianapolis Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-12

In health no one ought to drink very
freely of ice water, for It has occasion
ed fatal inflamatons of the stomach and
bowels. and sometimes sudden death.
The temptation to drink IL Is very
great in summer. To use II at all with
any safety a person should take but a
swallow at time, taking the glass
from the lips for half "a minute. and
then another swallow, and so on. IL
will be found that In this way 1t be-
comes disagreeable after a few mouth
fuls. On the other hand ice itself may
be taken as freely as possible. not only
without injury, but with the most
striking advantage In dangerous forms
of disease.
A kind of cushion of powdered ice
kept to the entire scalp has allayed vio-
lent inflammation of the brain, and ar
rested fearful commissions induced by
too much blood there.
All inilammations. internal or exter-
ral, are promptly subdaed by the ap-
plication of ice or ice water because 1t
is converted into steam, and rapidly
conveys away the extra heat. and also
diminishes the quantity of blood in the
vessels of the part.
Insomnia may be relieved by wet
ting a towel in ice water and laying 1t
on the back of the neck, covering 1t
over with dry towel smoothly folded.
1t Is also particularly useful in case of
a dull headache.
A piece of ice laid on the wrist will
often arrest violent bleeding OF the
nose.-The Ladies' World.