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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
METAPHOR or 1l4r SEA.
Terms Associated -.'t. he WATER
THAT Are Ncry lsx .ssive.

Thnf Arc Ncry Lx ,sslve.
'Lct Inc p.t Ia ily uai." aad g,
tleman as he joined three of his ne.
quaintuiiccs In tla ho,cl cafe the other
night and took scat ut II table with
tncni
THAT Is aboIt the twentieth meta.
phor of that sort TINT have heard to.
night" answered one of the others.
"and II seems so strange that we
should borrow 30 many of our figures
from the sea. ! never thought of II be
fore. but II Ia curious. I have never
been closely associated with the water,
mud don't believe any Of us have, and
yet we are using sea terms all of the
time. They are wonderfully express
i've, too and don't know what we
would do without them.
"You want to put In your oar mo.
mcnt ago some one talked about being
all ndrift.' and | admitted that was
at sea- We talk about our weather
eye, being 'spliced.' our 'malnstay' and
all that sort of stuff We know what
IL Is to cast nm anchor to wlndward,'
to back and dll.' to steer through. to
he taken nback' and to have the wind
taken out of our sails
1--WE spin yarn try the other
tack launch enterprises, get them
under full sail and often wreck
them. We cry for any port in storm
take In II reef get to our ropes end,'
run before the wind and sometimes
keel over So II pces on until I be-
lievc we can talk about almost every
thing In the language of the sea."-St.
Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
A MAN AGAINST A NATION.
The Most Curious European War
Tint Evcc WINS waged.

The most curious European war ever
waged was that which In the sixteenth
century, the period of the reformation
md the renaissance, was carried on
single handed for between Ave and six
years between a bankrupt grocer of
Berlin and the elector of Saxony, who
was the most powerful German prince
of the period. The groccr's name was
Hans Kohlhuse, and the immediate
cause of the quarrel was the arresting
of two of his horses In the electors
territory, he being subject of the
elector of Brandenburg. Failing to get
redress, he adopted what was then
perfectly legal cxpedient and declared
formal war or the realm Of Saxony.
The declaration was accepted I'm due
form. and the war began.
The extraordinary part of the story
Is that the grocer kept the war up for
nearly six years practically single
handed and even went to the extremity
Of declaring war on his own sovereign
in the meantime before he was caught.
He burned farms and even villages.
employed mercenarles after the fashion
Of the times and made himself the ter
ror of the district He was finally In
lluenced to stop hostillties by Luther.
md after he had taken the sacrament
from his hands he was betrayed into
further act of hostility by treachery
and. being captured, suffered death on
the wheel nfter refusing nn act of
grace which granted him the painless
and honorable death of the sword. The
story is perhaps the strangest of all
the romances of that romantic nge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

One may pet or patronlze, according
to ones nature. a chipping sparrow.
bluebird or phoebe. but he is indeed
well coated with self esteem who does
not feel sense of lnferiority In the
presence of jay. He is such Il
shrewd. Independent and aggressive
creature that one Is inevitably led 10
the belief that he is more of n success
as bird than most men are as men
Conspicuous by voice and action dur
Ing the fall and winter, when other
birds are uuietest. he becomes silent
when other birds are most vocal. If he
has love song. 1t is reserved for the
ear of his mate. At this season he
even controls his fondness for owl
batting and with it his vitupcrativc
gifts. The robin. the catbird and the
thrasher seem eager to betray the loca-
tlon of their nests to every passerby,
but the bluejay gives no evidence of
the site of his habitation by being seen
in its vicinity Frank NJ. Chapman in
Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Antidyspepsia A Diet.

Dyspepsia would no longer be the
national disease in America If the peo.
pie Of this country would adopt plain
diet similar to that of Norway and
Sweden Gout Is unknown among
Swedes and Norwegians and the rosy
cheeks and clear compilations of the
young people of those countries are
the result of the simple food the chill
dren eat" the United States consul at
Bergen, Norway, says. Hot rolls and
white bread are rarely seen in Sweden.
Knackbrode or hard bread is the stand
ard article of food. 1t Is made Of
ground oats and rye. There is no yeast
in the bread, and 1t is rolled into thin
waters, which are baked and hung up
where they will keep perfectly dry.
Swedes eat this bread and drink milk
for two meals day and have one meal
Mt which they eat meat and potatoes.
Sweets are almost unknown. Children
are allowed to eat candy only on state
occasions"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
He Saw the Joke,

Here Is true story of II curious per-
sonnlity well known to many profess
sional men In London today: lie is n
Scot, whose business ability Is above
the average but everything he does Is
done with the mir of man constantly
wrestling with some problem of the
soul. lie rarely speaks unless spoken
to. He never smiles, and his eyes have
fixed but intense expression. One
day he was returning to London with
several companions. The whole par
ty were Scotch, but the companions
were of genial type. One of them told
humorous tale. over which the rest
laughed uproariously. Not so the hui
man problem He sat In corner of
the railway carriage glowering at his
mirthful friends. Half an hour after
ward, however, when all were standing
Mt street corner before separating he
took one aside and said solemnly and
slowly: "Ye would obsairve that did
ma laugh at yond' story. Well, l saw
the joke. Ye might not think 1t, but
have keen sense of humor.
News
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
An Impossible Task.

The committee waited upon the sue
cessful man,
"Your fame has preceded you," they
said as he entered the room. He smiled
serenely. 81 am rather well known"
he admitted modestly.
"You have given names to sleeping
cars, new cigars, health foods and
games-names that have pleased the
public and your patronsw
The successful man bowed.
WELL" said the spokesman, 1--WE have
n new baby Mt our house. and we have
come to you to select name that will
please her parents, sisters and broth
ers, grandparents, cousins, uncles,
aunts and friends Of the family and
herself later on"
The successful man frowned sternly.
Sir" he said, 81 do not undertake
the sslble"-Cincinnat CONNER
clal Tribune,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

The gentle art of speeding n parting
guest is not new. The story from Hert
fordshlre, as told in the "Victorla Coun-
ty History" series, reveals the method
tried on King james |. Hunting had
taken the place of state affairs In the
monarch's affections, and one morning
a favorite hound was missing. The dog
appeared the next day, bearing mes
sage tied to his neck: Good Mr.. Jowl-
er, we pray you speak to the king for
us Che hearing you every day and so
doth not us) that it will please his maj
esty to 90 back to London. for else the
country will be undone, all our pro-
visions spent already."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
HARDY sUwARoFF.
Pecullarities of One of uussia'n
Great military Commanders.

Suwarof, Russla's great military
commander, was n little man, inslgnln-
cant In everything but that intangible
power Of mind and character with
which physical strength Is never to be
compared. He had been slckly In his
youth, but became hardy under the
stimulus of cold bathing and the bene-
fits of n jaln diet. Buckets of cold
water were thrown over him In the
morning, and his table was served with
fare which guests would fain have re-
fused, but dared not lest he should
think them eifeminate. He despised
dress and delighted In drilling his men
In shirt sleeves. sometimes with his
stockings literally "down at the heel"
But his hardihood of life and action
had Ms effect on the men he command
ed. He was often up and about by
midnight and would salute the first
soldier whom he saw moving with
piercing cockcrow In commentator of
his early rising. During the first Po-
llsh war he had given orders for an
attack at cockcrow, and n spy I'm the
camp carried the news to the enemy.
The attack, however. really took place
Mt o o'clock In the evening, when the
arrangement had been made, for
Suwaroif, suspectlng treachery, had
then turned out Ills troops by his well
known growing. The enemy, expect
Ing the event In the morning, were en-
tlrcly unprepnred and fell easy victims
to his forethought.
Tomorrow morning." said he to his
troops on the evening before the storm
Ing of Ismall "an hour before day
break mean to get up. | shall wash
and dress myself, say my prayers, give
one good cockcrow and then capture
Ismail."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
II Puzzled Him.

Ii Is said of Il former Marquis of
Townshend that when young and en-
gagged in battle he saw n drummer at
his side killed by cannon ball which
scattered his brains in every direction.
His eyes were ut once fixed on the
ghastly object, which seemed to en-
gross his thoughts. a superior officer
observing him supposed he was intim-
idated at the sight and addressed him
In manner to cheer his spirits. "Ohw
said the young marquis with calm
ness but severity. II am not frightened.
am puzzled to make out how any man
with such II quantity of brains ever
came to be here!'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Muu'a (:reatest Enemy,

Fatigue is one of the greatest ene-
mics of the human race" says writer
in Ainslee's. Modern physiology shows
that 1t Is the cause Of nearly half and
perhaps more of the several hundred
catalogued diseases that prey upon
man. In our age, with its high pres
sure, It's hot and bitter competition and
the unrelentlng struggle for survival,
its moral and physical ravages are
steadily increasing. Cities, In which
an ever larger proportion Of our peo-
pie dwell, are biological hothouses and,
for some. furnaces. forcing develop
mont prematurely and encouraging
ing nerve and brain"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Records are kept with knotted cords
in Polynesia During the early part of
the nineteenth century and previously
the official taxgatherers on the island
Of Hawaii, in the Sandwich group, did
all their accounts on rope 2,40O feet
long. which was divided into lengths,
each correspond, To ~ district. Loops,
knots and feathers tied along the rope
served ns memoranda for the hogs.
pigs aud pieces Of sandalwood col
lectcd from taxpayers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Telling tho weather From M,.t..

The motion OF mists, rapid or slow,
was regarded as one of the best meth
or snow When there was mist be-
fore the rise Of the full moon. II clouds
We're seen In the west before the sun
rose or there was Il mist In the fields
before sunrise, wet weather was eX-
pected. When the mists vanished rap.
idly and the moon seemed to rise fast
or than usual, fine weather was sure
to gladden. the hearts of the merrymak.
ers on the succeeding day. When the
winds changed and the clouds few
along on tail" the farmers predicted
q storm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
VOLCANIC REGIONS.
ThetFiveiActtvc Gre .ips of the west
crn Iicn;iE pIi .rc.

crn tht nafs' pn ffc.
The active volcanic iroups of the
western hemisphere occur In five wide
ly separated regions:
First.--1he Andean group of volca-
noes of the equatorial region of west
ern South America.
Second.-rhc chain of some twenty
five great cinder cones which stretch
east and west across the south end of
the Mexican plateau.
Third. THE Central American group,
with its thirty active crntcrs, ex-
tending dlagonally across the western
ends of the east and west folds of the
Caribbean corrugations. frlnglng the
Pacific side of Guatemala, San Saliva
dor and Costa Rlca. This Is separated
from the Mexican group on the north
by large nonvolcanic area, the 18TH
mus of Tehuantepec, and on the south
from the Andean volcanoes by the 18TH
mus Of Panama where no active vol
canoes are found.
Fourth-The chain OF volcanoes of
the Windwnrd islands, marking the
eastern gate of the Caribbean sea.
standing In line directly across the
eastern termlni of the Caribbean noun
tains, trending east and west ard paral-
lei to the Central American group sim
ilarly situated at the western terminl.
Fifth.-The volcanoes of Alaska and
the Aleutlan slands.-Professor Rob-
ert T. Hill in Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Curly Iinlr,

Persons with naturally curly hair
are said to be possessed Of more Iowa
BILE and sweet natures than those with
wiry or straight capillary ndornment.
On most occasions the fact that we are
looking our best Is wonderful In.
centive to good behavior, and the wo.
man with natural curls can discount
her straight haired sister many time
and Oft She knows 1t, Why should
she not be amlable? Straight hair was
considered by the ancients MS n mark
Of the gods displeasure. Hair which
was straight before sickness will some.
times grow curly afterward.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
81 BBeARbs AND GLASSES.
Two Ornaments That Are Rarely
F.und Upon Hotel walters.


Ever see waiter wearing glassesw
demanded the inquisitor.
No one could remember. although
Just why walter should not be seen
with glasses as well as any other man
was not apparent.
ITS just like the wearing of beards,"
went on the inqulsItor. "rhe propric.
tors Of our important hotels, restau-
rants and cafes will not permit either
boards or glasses to be worn by their
walters. 1t is possible that in some
old fashioned family or commercial
hotel the servltors may be found with
their noses straddled by optical helps,
but you won't find 'em along Broad
way.
Now, this Is n fact worthy of note
because In every other calling In life
the number of persons wearing glasses
is on the increase, and even In our
schools Il considerable percentage OF
very small children will be found
wearing glasses, and while, as | say,
hotel, restaurant and cafe proprietors
are opposed to the glasses. still have
seldom found waiter whose eyes In
dicated that he was I'm the slightest
need of them.
You may argue that restaurant
walters are generally young men.
Grant you that instantly. but all the
same thousands of men of similar age
have to wear them In almost every
other occupation.
"The majority OF those servitors
commence In boyhood. and the demand
Of their vocation causes no strain on
the eyeslght Consequently that may
account In n measure for the absence
of any necessity for the use of specs.
Moreover the steam from hot viands
would render them useless probably."-
New York Telegram.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
The CObweb.

4 story was told the other day of n
little girl who discovered cobweb and
then. seeing n spider emerge from 1t,
called out: See the cob run! How fast
the cob runs!' AS matter of fact
she buildcd better than she knew. for
cob. or cop. is. according to the die
tionaries. the name sometimes given to
Il spider; whence the word cobweb.
which Is. strictly speaking, copweb.
Cop in this sense is probably an abbre-
Walton of the Anglo Saxon attercoppe,
n spider
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Shifting the RESPONSIBILITIES,

An Irlshmau who trad I'd in small
wares kept donkey cart. with which
he visited the different villages. On
one occasion he came to bridge where
a toll was levied.
He found to his disappointment he
had not enough money to pay 1t.
A bright thought struck him. He un.
harnessed the donkey and put 1t into
the cart. Then, getting between the
shafts himself, he pulled the cart with
the donkey standing in 1t on to the
bridge.
In due course he was hailed by the
toll collector.
"Hey, manv cried the latter.
"Whaurs your toll?"
"Begorra,' said the Irishman. "just
ask the droiver."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Some amusing errors are made by
translators. An Italian paper turned
klpllng's "Absentmlndcd Beggar" into
n "Distract Mendcant." Another
Italian editor who translated pas
sage from an English paper about n
man who had killed his wife with a
poker added an Ingenious footnote to
say, I'VE do not know with certainty
whether this thing 'pokero be a domes
tic or surgical instrument" The des-
pcrate eXpedlent of the French trans
lator of Cooper's spy" who had to
explain how horse could be hltched
"to n locust" Is worth recalling. He
had never heard of locust trees and
rendered the word by ''sauterelle," or
grusshopper. Feeling that this needed
some explanation, he appended foot
note explaining that grasshoppers
grew to gigantic size In the United
States and that 1t was the custom to
place stuffed specimen ut the door
of every mansion for the convenience
of visitors, who hitched their horses
to II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

With the Germans the absentmind-
ed college professor IL a stock source
of witticisms,
One of these deeply absorbed gentle
men, sitting on a rear seat. thought he
knew II person sitting In front and was
about TO speak to him when, the stran-
ger by chance turning II little. the pro-
fessor saw that he was mistaken.
Nevertheless, touching him on the
shoulder, he remarked politely:
You will excuse me. but you are
not the person ] thought you were."-
Philadelphia North American
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
The Human Heart.

The heart of man is a book-nay, 1t
Is an enclycopedia of everything that
has ever come within the range Of its
personal experience. 1t preserves an
eternal record of all the stories In
which 1t has played n part. 1t is
strange what sad things may be hidden
in its depth without giving any token
OF their existence. The heart may be
gay and may send the smile mantlIng
I'd the face. but all the while you see
only the topmost stratum. If the graves
beneath were to give up their dead, the
smiles would seem strangely out OF
place.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
DOMINATED BY WOMEN.
A welsh Town where the Feminine
sex Reigns supreme.

AWAY In a seuuesteredl little nook on
the pembrokeshlre coaststhere is vii
lage entirely managed by women. In
Langum-for such Is the hmnlet's name
woman reigns supreme. She Is the
dominating force of the mart OF trade.
the household financier the family ac-
countant, and, In fact, fills all the po-
sitions which In any other community,
whether civilized or not, are by estab-
llshed precedent voted to man.
Langum hns race apart from the
world I'm its laws In It's exclusion OF the
stranger and I'm its utter disregard of
the vast nrea of world and things lying
bevond its borders. Its quiet life Is
dominated by two all powerful factors
--womankind and oysters. There are
men In Langum. but they exert little
or no influence upon the affairs OF the
quiet little Welsh village
The Langum man neither Is nor pre-
tends to be. He recognizes the right of
womankind to own and rule and is per
fectly satisfied to be described as An
ME Jones' man or Mary Williams man.
lie neither requires nor appreciates
compassion. Sitting of an evening at
his cottage door, with his faithful
brood playing around him, bis wife
and daughter busy within reckoning
the gains of the days work, he is vexed
by no mental anxieties or perplexities.
Divested of all responsibilities of life,
he is as pleased as the oyster for which
his native place is famed.-London An
awara
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Rnilrond Time roldern.

The average person who picks up
railroad time folder does not realize
the enormous amount Of work which
the preparation of such a publication
Involves
The big Burlington system, for in.
stance. has n general time folder made
up from sixteen different division time
tables. The folder contains 1000 names
of towns. gives the schedules Of over
500 trains, and whenever there is Il
change In time 10000 figures have to
be carefully checked and corrected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
ZcaI and Knowledge.

The Outlook crowds nm unusual
amount OF practical wisdom and good
sense into the following paragraph:
Zeal without knowledge often con-
demncd, is more valuable than knowl-
edge without zeal. often commended
for zeal without knowledge inspires
life, and life acquires knowledge; but
knowledge without zeal sits in its
study, plays with its books and does
nothing. All the greatest things in life
have been accomplished by enthusi-
asts whose zeal was greater than their
knowledge" &.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

BOy-Ob, mamma. upset the salt
cellar over my clean clothes.
Mamma That was careless. Go and
brush the salt Off. and see you don't
soil the clothes.
but. mamma, when any one spills
salt they have quarrel. don't theyT'
$50 they say"
"Well then, II they don't spill the
salt they don't have n quarrel. Isn't
that SOP
"Yes. that Is so. But why do you
ask?'
"Well, because, mamma, 1t wasn't
the salt split; 1t was the ink"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Sitting Tree Bark.

When a young fruit or shade tree
stops growing and looks as II II were
about to give up the. struggle for ex-
lstence, the trouble may often be traced
to its being barkbound In this case
long perpendicular slit In the bark
VIII enable 1t to resume its natural
growth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
steel syxyscrapers.

An architect of New York says that
with the modern steel frame a build.
ing can be carried to a height equal
TO seven and one-half times the diam.
eter OF the base. By this rule on an
ordlnary city block could be erected
a building 1,500 feet high, 800 feet
higher than the Eiffel tower. ltwould
have l25 stories and cost about $780,
(OO.OO0.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

ITS wonderful" said the meditatlve
man. "how one small word. insigniti-
cant In itself, may induce an endless
train of thought. speaking volumes. in
Slct."
YES. replied the caustic man. Take
the word but. FOR instance, when a
woman says, OF course. it's none of
my business, but - Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Pleasant For the Lover.

In Mexico the young men can show
great attention to young ladies and at
very little expense. They ure there
fore quite eager to invite them to
theaters, parties, etc. And no wonder,
for 1t is the custom in that country for
the lady's father to pay for the tickets
and furnish the carriage, supper, etc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
why She Wanted an Introduction.


'T must have an introduction to that
woman"
"Why, yes; certainly" replied her
friend, and at once brought it about.
Later she asked:
"What made you so keen about meet
ing Mrs. s.? You gazed Mt her as in
tently as IL you could not take your
eyes from her while you We're talking.
I never found her so interesting"
"Oh, don't know whether she is in
teresting. but didn't you see that love
ly tie she wore? just had to find out
how II was made. know how to make
one exactly like 1t now. Just let me
clap my eyes on anything of that sort
Tor few minutes and I'll reproduce it
SO that you never could tell the copy
from the original."-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

How about that historical novef?"
asked the publisher.
NO good at ALL" answered the read
er to whom 1t had been assigned. "The
man doesn't understand how to write
historical novels, and he hasn't pervert-
ed the truth as we know 1t enough to
make any kind of rumpus among the
critics His book would fall lat."-
Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

A novel poster was seen by recent
sojourner in Nova Scotia. 1t was print
ed on rough paper with red paint. in n
childish hand. and was tackled to n tel
cgraph pole In a conspicuous position:
There will be concert and fair in
Mrs. Parsons sitting room today Mt 2
o'clock sharp Admission adults. 5
cents; children, 2 cents; babies. two for
q cent"