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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

A discussion recently took place In
the smoking room of Swiss hotel be-
tween a German and an American as
TO the merits of their respective armies.
The former believed in discipline and
trained troops. The American believed
in training. too, but held that a lot de-
pended upon the material trained.
"Given," quoth he, that brains are
lacking. no amount of physical train
ing will make up for them. Take the
American troops, comparatively un-
trained, and see how well they fight.
It's because of their brains"
Nonsense" rejoined the aroused
German. "Untrained troops can never
stand against well drilled ones. Take
your country, for example, with prac-
tically no drilled army. What would
you do He paused impressively and
then said. what would you do II Ger
many landed an army of 250,000 per-
fectly drilled and perfectly equipped
men on your shoresY
BURY them" was the quiet but COM
plete ejoinder.-Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
When Finished.

Busy persons. forced to defend them
selves from intermilabr takers who
have little to say, can appreciate II hint
to which Henry ". of France once re-
sorted. \ parliamentary deputy called
upon him and made n long speech.
The king listened patiently for Il
time, then he decided that his visitor
would do well to condense his remarks.
He took him by the hand ana led him
TO where they could see the gallery of
the Louvre.
"What do you think of that building?
When 1t is finished, 1t will be good
thing. will 1t not?'
Yes" replied the man of many
words. not guessing what was coming
next.
"Well, monsieur, that is just the way
with your discourse" was the kings
mild observation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

The sun does not keep good time. IHe
is almost always too fast or too slow.
Once about the middle of April he is
just on time, then not again before the
middle of June. At the beginning of
September he joins the clock third
time, and lastly once more late in De
cember Now. it would seem as If he
We're startled at the way he had neg
lected us In February he fell back un-
til he was fifteen minutes late. BY the
beginning of March he had made up
tive minutes of his loss and before the
month is over he will have caught up
to within five minutes. of the schedule.
Meanwhile the days have been growing
longer very rapidly. We begin March
with our nights longer thar our days.
We end it with our days longer than
our nights. In the one month we have
added to the length of our day an hour
and twenty minutes, II bigger gain than
any other month can show.-Professo
S. @. Schmucker in Ladies' Home Jour.
nal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
StOpping n Fast Train.

People often wax impatient because
express, trains cannot be stopped at
some unimportant little station at
which they wish to alight. They should
consider the cost of satisfying their
whim. A train going at a rate Of sixty
miles an hour can be stopped within
l20 yards from the first application Of
the brake. Now enough power is lost
to carry this same train fifteen miles
over plane surface. First there Is
the momentum acquired by the train
flying at this remarkable rate of speed,
then the loss of steam in applying the
brakes and lastly the extra amount Of
coal to compensate for all these losses,
for all of which impatient passengers
would not care to pay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

The minister was young and easily
embarrassed. The first time he per-
formed the marriage ceremony II was
for a couple who were both younger
and still more easily embarrassed than
he.
When he had finished the service and
murmured few kindly meant but
halting words to the young couple
whom he had just united, the bride
looked at him. blushing, but confident.
THANK you" she said clearly. Its
real kind OF you to congratulate us,
and as long as you haven't ever been
married yet, maybe we'll have chance
some day to retaliate."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
PERFUMES AND HEALTH.
How Flower scents May he Obtained
In Three Ways

IN why's.
Pure violet essence Is said TO be es.
pecially suitable to nervous people, but
IL must be obtained from the flowers
themselves, not from the chemical imi-
tations. Chemically derived perfumes
are irritant poisonous even, TO persons
of especially sensitive constitution.
True flower scents are obtained In
three ways-first, by spreading fresh
blossoms upon glass thickly smeared
with pure grease, letting them stand in
the sun and as they wilt replacing
them until the grease is as fragrant as
the flowers; second, by repeatedly In
fusing fresh petals in oil, and, third,
by infuslng them in ether, which is
then distilled 10 n dry solid.
AS this solid sells for about $3.50 an
ounce II Is easy TO understand why the
ether process. though far and away the
best, is not commonly used. But the
scented grease and the essences made
by sleeping 1t in pure spirit are never
cheap. After all the scent possible has
been extracted from the grease II is
still fragrant enough to make the very
finest perfumed soap.
All the citrine scents, bergamot, ne
rol, orange flower water. are refreshing
and in degree stimulating If properly
prepared. TO make II lasting perfume
some animal base is essentlal-musk,
civet or ambergris.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

Steady ewes are always sign OF sim
ccrliy ana ho9or. EXCEPT When the head
Is sialtiy tilted back and the eyes look
through i.aif cl,a Il lids. Then the pos
SCISSOR doos not trust nor is he TO be
trusted. Shifting eyes bclray II trench-
cruus nature, one thoroughly dishonor-
able. decei,flh restless and dlscontcnt-
ed. Clear eyes are II sign of good con-
stiiriion. Frequently persons in III
health have comparatively clear eyes,
but oven In these cases they have eli
ther great rccupcrative powers or they
have wasted health originally good.
Small eyes are indicative of an alert
mind, of clcvcrncss. wit and spontanei-
ty. Large eyes show Il quieter nature
one slow to rouse. but more intense
when fully wrought upon. Long eyes
belong TO more ,oetic tenn Hfamcnts
than round eyes They proclaim more
dreamy natures, more contentcd. less
aspiring. Round eyes show ambition.
They are sometimes found with unmis-
taxable signs of an artistic nature,
which is an indication of n rare combi-
nation of sense Of business and n
love for art. Deep set eyes show
thou%htfulness and logic. Eyes that
seem TO stand out from the face show
love Of action.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

The seed of the globe turnip is about
the twentieth part of an inch in dame
ter, and yet In the course of few
months this seed will be enlarged by
the soil and the air into 27,000.000 times
its original bulk. and this In addition
to bunch of leaves. 1t has been found
by experiment that turnip seed will
under fair conditions increase its own
weight fifteen times in a minute. Tur.
nips growing in peat ground have been
found to increase more than $4,000
times the weight of their seeds in n
day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

fhc price of Blackwell's island when
1t was purchased by New York city
WIS not seven pieces OF wampum. 100
arms. the price of Manhattan Island,
but $4,000. paid to Robert Blackwell.
the owner, who had married the daugh-
ter OF the English captain Manning,
who in 1873 surrendered New York
city 60 the Dutch. When the English
resumed control, Manning retired to
Blackwcl's island, then known MS Hog
island. and after his death It became
Tie property of his daughter and SON
in-law. II was sold in 1893 to New
York city aud since has been in use for
various correctional and charitable In
stitutions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
The Going To Thenter Ence.

VIII some one please explain the "go-
ing to the theater face" of the average
New Yorker? The question is suggest
ed by long experience in lobbies while
the auditors are passing into the houses
for the evening performances. The
writer stood for nearly an hour engag-
ed in the seemingly hopeless task of
discovering ''the cheerful theater goer."
But in they poured. men and women,
each and every one with firm set jaw.
gloomy brow and the look of despair.
Perhaps it is because the long distances
Travelled on crowded cars and the
thought of an equally uncomfortable
homegoing make night at the thea
ter seem just bit like work to the
residents of this narrow isle.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
How to Make a bulldog Let Go.

Says n breeder of bulldogs: "The
quickest way to release person from
the jaws of n bulldog, II he be unfortu-
nate enough to be bitten, is by catching
the dogs hind paw. in the center of
which is an exceedingly tender spot
called the heart. This should be pressed
or. even better. the paw taken into the
mouth and bitten with the teeth. The
dog will relinquish the hold at once. II
Is desperate remedy. but sure one.
and one that is resorted to by the pro.
fess!onal dogtighters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

The foot of horse is one of the most
ingenious and uneXampled pieces of
mechanism in the whole range of ami
nal structure. The outside hoof is
made up of series of thin vertical
lamin@ of horn, about 800 in number
Into this are fitted about 500 more thin
laminn, which belong to the coffin
bone, both sets being elastic and adher-
ent. The edges of a quire of paper in
serted leaf by leaf into another qulre
will furnish good idea of the arrange
ment of the lamin@ in all the feet.
amounting to about 1000. These are
distributed in the most secure manner
and in a way that every spring Is acted
upon In an oblique direction. Verify
there is n display of natures wonder
everywhere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
He Was Only One.

A soldier who had just enlisted was
placed on guard over n cannon. II was
not long before he abandoned his post
and went To n tavern not far off. where
he INDUCED in the flowing bowl.
"Fellow, why did you abandon your
postT' exclaimed the captain, who hap
penod to put in an appearance.
Captain" was the reply of the in
cipient son Of Mars, "I've tried to lift
that cannon, and I'm satisfied no one
can carry it away, and If more than
one of the enemy comes after it | can't
keep them Off"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
A Ruined Book.

The man who has an old book re-
bound can never be too minute In his
instructions to his binder Once upon n
time 1t Is said, tattered "Shake-
spenre" was sent to the binders for the
sole purpose of preserving a number of
marginal notes in manuscript. What
was the chagrin of the owner when his
book came back with the edges neatly
pared and gilt and the notes that he
treasured half cut away.-New York
Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division
In effect March 24th, 1902 Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:

$500 a m-Train Il, weekdays, for Sunbury,
Wlkesbarre, Hazleton, Pottsville, Scranton,
Harrisburg and the intermediate sta
tions arriving at Philadelphia 6:gJ p. m,
New York $3.50 p m; Baltimore, 500 p. M;
Wakhington, 7:15 d. m Pullman Parlor car
from Willlamsport TO Philadelphia and pas
sehger coaches from Kane to Philadelphia
and Williamsport TO Baltimore and Wash
yngton.
ts:j0 D. m.-Train 8 daily for Sunbury, har-
rlsburg and principal intermediate stations
arriving Mt Philadelphia l:G p m,,. New
York 1928 y. m, Baltimore 1880 p m Wash
lngton s:35 p. m. Vestibulcd parlor cars
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
storing Oxygen In the Blood.

Professional divers. who remain un-
der water from two to five minutes at
merging themselves to take deep lnspi-
ra..oas for ten minutes. The object
is said TO be to store up oxygen, not
in the lung cells. but in the blood
corpusclcs. This renders temporary
suspension of the breathing possible
by supplying the corpuscles with an
extra quantity of oxygen. to be OK
changed chemically with the carbonlc
ncid. produced by vital processes. in
the blood.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
A COOL RECEPTION.
II Was Not Surprising, Though. In
view of the Explanation.

Letters or Introduction are not invn.
riably serviceable. For one reason.
they may be too frank. Harry Furnss
In his Confessions of Caricaturist"
says that when brother artist was
setting forth on his travels in foreign
clmcs he was provided with letter
OF Introduction TO certain British
consul.
The writer of the letter incloscd II
In one to the artist. saying that he
would find the consul most nrrant
snob, bumptious, arrogant humbug
n cad to the backbone. Still. he would
probably offer some courtesies TO any
one who had good social standing
and thus compensate the traveller for
having to come In contact with such
All insuffernble vulgarian.
On the return of the artist to Eng
land the writer Of the letter asked how
he had Jared with the consul.
"Well. my dear fellow" drawled the
artist "hc did not receive me very
warmly, and he did not ask me TO din
ner. In fact he struck me as being
rather cool"
"Well, you do surprise me-" rejoined
his friend. Hes n cad. as told you
In my letter, but he's very hospitablc,
and really can't understand this state
of things. You gave him my letter Of
introductionT
why. thought so; but. do you
know. on my journey home | discov-
cred 1t in my pocketbook. SO ! must
have handed TO him instead your note
TO me about himr
The explanation was quite adequate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
There Is a difference.

City Editor-Why do you say. HE
ran into the police station putting and
blowing" Putting" and blowing"
are synonymous.
Reporter-Not at all. There's a vast
difference, for Instance, between puff
Ing man up and blowing him up
Catholic Standard and Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

81 hate TO have to pack up again."
protested the wife. 'fhis will be the
thirteenth time we have moved since
we came TO town. and that's bad luck"
But we're OWN $13 rent on this
house. Marg." he said. "and it'll be
heap worse luck to stay here and have
to pay it."-Chlcago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
In Stripcs.

"Will you kindly show me what you
have hcre?' asked the visitor TO the
pcniirntiary.
with pleas irt." replied the warden.
who had once worked In IL dry goods
sicrc. we hat II few things in st"'nns
that | think will interest you"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

Mrs. Peckem-John. hear that
Jones' house burned down week after
he was married.
Mr.. Peckcm- Well. troubles never
come singly. you know.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

I like TO be bcholden to the great
metropolitan English speech, the sea
which receives tributaries from every
region under heaven. I should as soon
thlnk of swimming across the Charles
river when ] wish to go to Boston as
of reading all my books In originals
my English tongue.-Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

The father of the game of whist Ed
mond Hoyle. lived to be OF years old.
His treatise on cards has been pub
lished in all languages, and probably no
work except the Bible has passed
through more editions. The original
work appeared In London In lI42.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
An Intense Admiration.

"Thinnerton represented an Indian
brave at the masked ball"
"Oh. was that 1t? ! have been labor.
Ing under the impression that he went
as feather duster." = Washington
Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

! am firm believer in luck. Why.
some people are 30 unlucky that were
they to travel backward they would
stub their toe.-san Francisco Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
WESTWARD

Train 9i2 Sunday leaves Dubois 4.lO p, N.
Falls Creek an, Rsynodsville 4.3O, Brookvllle
800, Red Bank $50, Pittsburg O.Dp, m.
Trains marked run dailyi daily, except
Sunday; flag station, where signals must be
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

Ever notice that as soon as you get
one hddIer paid another begins to tune
up3-Atchison Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23
EASTWARD.

Train g0l Sunday leaves Pittsburg 300 a. m,
Red Bank II 10 Broolkville l2.il, RcynoldsNllle
LA, Falls Creek 1.29. Dubois l.35 D. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-23

DENNSYLvAiIA RAILROAD.
Il BuFFALo & ALLEGHANY VALLEY
DIVISION.
Low Grade Division.
In Effect March "a, 1902. Eastern Standard lime
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-08-11

intended nor desire to change the
law or prolong the hours of toll
in Montana. We are satisfied.
say, pay no more attention to this
rumor than you will to that con-
cerning the closing down of the works
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-08-11
MAKE NO CHANGE
IN WORKING DAY
PRESIDENT SCALLON OF ANACONDA
COMPANY MAKES SIGNIFICANT
SPEECH AT GREAT FALLS.

Great Falls, August II.-At banquet
given Frank klcpetko by the citizens Of
Great Falls many notable speeches we're
made.
President William Scallon Of the Ana
conda Copper company Of Butte, was IL
trol2ccd by the toas,mastor to respond 10
the toast, The Three Great Triumyiratc
Industrial Cities Of the State Butte. Ana
conda and Great Falls. He said. in
part:
Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen.
Ike to link these names. like 10 hear
Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls spoken Of
together. like to reverse them, to mix
them up and put first one in front and then
the other. ! am glad to be associated
with them in any way they may be put.
take some exception to the word trium-
yirate, however. That suggests three men
each trying to WELD the power. want
to feel there is no rivalry between these
three cities. My friend Klcpctko, alluded
to a foolish rumor in his remarks. II was
a rumor printed in some of the papers Of
the state. All sorts Of things get into
print, One Of these things was printed
short time ago in an Anaconda paper. II
was that the works Of the company at
Great Falls would shortly be closed down.
Now, let me say one thing 1t is pos
sibc for the Missouri river to run dry
some time, and when that time comes. so il
may come to pass that the smcltcrs here
will close down
There should be no jealousics between
these three cities. Butte is a great pro-
ducer Of natural wealth. Anaconda and
Great Falls work up the raw material
Butte produces. These cities today are
the most important part Of industrial Mon
tana, However, they represent but a part
of the possibilities Of the state, and say
with pride that | hope it is but a small
part The possibilities here are unlimited.
Proud as we are Of the cities in which we
live we are proudcr still Of the great state.
There is one other thing | want to
speak about Large bodies move cautious
1y. That has been SO with our company
and it has also been so with the Miners
uniol Of Butte. The question Of wages
has been settled in the fulness of time.
has ben settled in the fullness of time.
Both are settled for all time to come. Like
the rumor regarding the plant here, it has
been reported that our company is still in
terested in the eight-hour law. Pay no at
tention to this last rumor. We do not
want to reopen the eight-hour question.
We have accepted it. 1t is in force. We
have not asked the men for reduction of
a single cent in wages. We have never
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-08-11

and plot on ways and means to take the
city by the lake.
John N. Kirk was very much in de-
mand during the forenoon. In company
with Harry O. German, secretary. and
John Berkin, stairman of the social scs-
sion committee, and other members Of that
genial body, he moved back and forth
from one hotel to another meeting trains,
greeting visitors, and giving the freedom
of the city and of the Elks homes to their
brothers from all over Montana.
1t was decided today to have Hon. A.
]. Bennett the silver tongued orator of
Virginia City, second the nomination of
George p. Cronk Of Omaha for the Office
Of grand exalted ruler TO succeed Exalted
Ruler Pickett. The Montana delegates
are practically solid for Cronk as are the
Elks from other sections Of the country
who know and esteem the splendid man
from Nebraska.
Band Taken in Hand.
During the forenoon the members of the
Boston & Montana band were taken in
hand by Drum Major J. A. Shoemaker of
Helena. Major Shoemaker is something
of giant himself, standing fully two
yards and several inches in the clear.
When he took his place in the hall,
shouldered his big baton and shouted "at-
tention," Sam Treloar and his collection of
melody manufacturers realized that they
were in for it. Up and down the hall the
drum major marshalled the members of the
famous band. They were at home, every
man of them, behind big brass horn or
at the end of clarionet but this was a
new game. "Fours right" and "Fours
left" Mark Time" The big man bel
lowed the words of command and the boys
jumped about lively to comply.
"If you fellows want to carry that tro-
ply away, you'll have to get gait on
YOU" said he.
And sure enugh, they did. When he got
through with the band they moved with
the precision and alacrity of military or
ganizaton, but the big beads of perspira-
tion stood out on their foreheads and they
heavcd sigh in unison when Drum Major
Shoemaker said, "That's good, boys; you'll
do.'
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Earthquakes at Corfu.
[BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. i

New York, Aug. IA special cable
to the Herald from Corfu says two earth
quake shocks occurred there five min
utes before S o'slsek Saturday morn
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-08-11

Just as the band drill was over there
came up the stairway to the hall strange
looking figure. 1t seemed at first that some
body had made display of badges and
had arranged an autmaton which moved by
some unseen machinery, but 1t reached the
top of the stairway, it was seen that it
was man.
Burt Harding, of Buffalo Lodge No.
20" said little man with a big smile
that shone from behind the deluge of
badges. 1t didn't take Hr. Harding long
to tell who he was and how he got the
badges and many other things of interest
about himself.
He is none other than the conductor
in charge of the Pullman coaches on the
Elks special, which leaves this evening.
He has also the distinction of being the
conductor on what is known as the Grand
Lodge train, on which he has kept faith
erly eye on from Chicago to the coast.
Because he is an Elk, good Elk, and
frst-class Pullman conductor, the men,
bers of the Grand Lodge sent him on with
their Pullman coaches to take the Mon
tana boys to the Lake.
Two other good Elks were with him.
They were Conductor William J. Burke
and his brakeman, y: L. Meloy, OF the