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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

United states Minister Francis
has informed the state depaytmert
that a new Scrvlan ministry was in,
stalled at Belgrade October 90.
II. c, Cullom, Jr.. of Illinois; has
been appointed Il special agent of the
general land Office. He is a nephew
of United States Senator Cullom.
Exports in October were larger
than those CT any processing mouth
in the history Of our commerce OK.
cept October and December. 1900
and October. 1901.
Secretary Wilson is confined to his
home b. severe neuralgic cold
which has developed since the recent
campaign in which the secretary
took an active part.
The President accepted the invita-.
ton TO attend the Mckinley memorial
banquet at Canton. o.. and is expected
to make an address. The banquet
will be held on the evening of Janu.
airy %.
William McMichaei Byrne. who re.
signed the office of United States dis.
trict attorney for Delaware to run for
Congress, has been reappointed. hay.
ing failed o! election.
The rostoliice department has been
notified that the new issue of i3.cent
stamps bearing the portrait OF the
late President Harrison will be ready
for supply 10 postmasters.
Miss Knox, daughter of Attorney
General p. c. Knox. will spend the
winter in Japan. She will sail from
San Francisco or January 3, accom-.
panied by Dr. Knox brother of The
attorney general, and his wife.
Miss Louise Hoge. CT Evanston, III
who has been i'll at Washington for
almost month and who has been
under treatment by Christian
Science healer. died Wednesday.
The gross postal receipts OF tho
government for last month. as com.
pared with October. 1901, at 30 of
the largest postolIices In the country.
show total of S5.5S0. .499, an Increase
OF 13 per cent.
Owing TO the death OF q United
states marine, named Schopplein, Of
yellow fever at Panama, the three
companies OF marines stationed
there, excepting small guard. have
been ordered TO Colon.
w. Godfrey Hunter has resigned as
United States minister to Guatamala
and Honduras. The president has ac.
cepted the resignation and has select.
ed Leslie Combes. at present United
States pension agent at Louisville, to
succeed DR.. Hunter.
Tho annual report of Lieutenant
Colonel II. II. Pratt. superintendent mt
OF the Carlisle Indian Industrial in,
stitute. Carlisle. Pa. shows that
during the year maximum enroll.
ment OF 1913 WIS attained. The stu.
dents earned during the year an az.
gregate OF $3.50.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
BAER MAKES REPLY.
Denies Jurisdiction Of Arbitrators on
Recognizing unicn.

Carroll d. Wright. of the Anthra'
cite Coal Commission has received
the replies of the six signatory par
ties representing the coal operators
10 the statement OF John Mitchell
filed With the commission. These
replies will be sent to Mr.. Mitchell.
President Baer. of the Reading
Company. reiterates former state
menis He says his company has no
disagreement with employees over the
weighing OF coal as the amount Is
determined by measurement and not
by weight. He also takes the posi-.
'ion that the jurisdiction of the com.
mission is limited to the conditions
named by the coal company pres!.
dents, which exclude the United
Mine Workers from any recognition
in the proceedings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
INvALIos MUST BE CERTIFIED.
Colorado Railroads Require Descrip.
tions From the Doctors.

The passenger agents of the Ter.
minal Lines Association at Denver.
Col. have voted unanimously for the
adoption of Il law requiring all in.
valid passengers to have certificates
from physicians, stating the kind of
disease they have. before boarding
trains. The secretary of the associa.
iion was instructed to confer with
the city. county and state health Off
cials as to the form of certificate.
and as soon AS this Is done plans will
be made for putting the agreement
into effect
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
LABOR UNIONS GREATEST PERIL
WARNING FROM G0MPERS.
ouarreIs OVER Jurisdiction FrauSh,
With Possibilities Of Working.
men Fighting Each other.

President Samuel Gompers at the
opening of the Federation OF Labor
at New Orleans, La. November H.
delivered an impassioned warning
that the future Of trade and labor as
semblies was seriously endangered
by the conflicting claims OF jurisdic.
tion made by different bodies. TN.
less such things We're approached in
calmness and handled with mcdera-
ton. he declared. the labor organize.
tiOns would soon be involved in n
conflict which would dwarf all the
struggles in which labor urganiza-
tions have been engaged The mat
ter. unless checked. would come To
a point where laboring men would
fight with laboring men from behind
barricades in the manner in which
men deal with their mortal foes His
warning of danger and his counsels
Vt peace and moderation met with q
hearty response from the delegates.
He said that charters were issued
during the year to If National and
international unions. six state
branches. 127 central labor union
and .S77 local and Federal unions. The
$500 new local unions that have been
added embrace 100000 members. Ho
asserted that the great preponder.
ance Of the strikes have been for
higher wages and reductions in the
hours OF labor, and these have been
largely successful One organization
reported that it has increased the
wages Of its members fully $1,000. .001
per annum, while there arc few
In
than eight hours per day have not
secured reduction in their working
time. and the organizations largely
having the eiGht-hour workday have
extended the benehcience OF that
rule. Concerning the anthracite min
ers' strike in Pennsylvania, he said
that in the organization of the com
mission by President Roosevelt a
great moral victory has been won for
the miners. for organized labor and
for humanity, and that material ad.
vantage Is inevitable. Referring To
recent speech of President Blot.
Of Harvard university. he said: No
man as an educator who poses as a
strike breaker is ht for the position
he holds. Compared to such man
Benedict Arnold was q martyr and
Judas Iscariot saint" The report
Of Secretary Frank Morrison covered
the IL months ended with Septen-.
her 80. The FCderation's aggregate
income for this time was Sli4.4
and the expenditures S119.0S6. OF
The receipts. $20,423 consisted OF con.
tributions to the defense fund. Tie
average membership is shown h. the
per capita tax 10 be l025,300. a gain
OF four fold in the past six years.
Reports from international local
unions show that there were 1,55S
strikes, in which 4l2,S71 persons
were involved. Out Of that number
352.967 were benefited and 14,0lG|
were not. The total cost OF the
strikes was $2,729,6O4 In the FEEDER
alton there were 217 strikes. OF which
131 were won, As compromised and
% lost. The report submitted by
Treasurer John B. Lennon showed
the total receipts of the order for
the year to have been $l52,312 and
expenses $1200SG.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
PRoF. KOCH coNTRADIcTED.
tuberculosis Can Be TRANSMITTED
From Animal to Men.

Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
Brigham, speaking before the Ma.
tional Grange at Lansing. Mich, said
that the department did not accept
Prof. Koch's theory that tuberculosis
could not be transmitted from ami
mails to men. Experiments now max
Ing indicate that the disease can be
very readily transmitted when the
conditions OF the subjects are suita-
BILE. Guinea pigs and monkeys easily
get tuberculosis from being kept in
the same stalls with infected COWS.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
INDIAN COAL TRUST.
Capital s25,ooo, 900 Control All Mines
in the State.

A party of leading Indiana CAPT
talists have completed the urganiza-
ton OF an Indiana coal trust. TO in.
clude all the mines in the state. The
party is composed Of Crawford Fair
banks, J. Smith Tally and ]. c. kol-
son. OF Terre Haute, A. NJ. Ogle, OF
Indianapolis; S. X. Seifert Of Chicago
and ]. NJ. McClelland, Of Brazil. The
last three named constituted the
committee which secured options on
all the coal mines in the counties oi
Vigo, Greene and Sullivan. IL is an
nounced that the project includes a
company to he capitalized at $25,'
100000. The last details are said To
have been attended TO and the or
ganization completed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Aopeal for the Standard.

The refusal of the Indian govern.
ment to grant permission to the
standard Oil Company to prospect in
the Burmah oil fields has been
brought TO the attention of the state
department Mr.. ChOate, American
ambassador TO Great Britain. has been
instructed by the department 10 use
his good Offices III making an inquiry
into the reasons for this apparent
discrimination.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Double Life Revealed.

John Davis died at Marion. Ind.
in the Soldiers Home. and two wom-
on put in an appearance. each claim.
ing to be his wife. Davis had led a
double life for more than 25 years.
The wives wept on each others
necks. while the children, made
friends with each other.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
DEWEY AFLOAT ON DEG. l..
Will Sail to Take Command in tn
West Indies.

Admiral Dewey, who will have
command OF the fleets in the Carib-
bean sea maneuvers next month. viii!
hoist his four-starred flag ON the
Presidents yacht Mayfower al the
Washington navy yard on December
/ and will sail theS day with his
personal staff direct for the naval
base at Culebra island, All the YES
sells which are TO participate are un-
der orders to assemble not later than
December 8, and Admiral Dewey will
assume command Immediately upon
his arrival.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Buried Under a Monument.

The remains Of General Nathaniel
Greene, of the foremost military
leaders OF the revolution. were In
TERED Friday at Savannah. Ca, un-
der the Greene monument in Johr-
son square, Colonel Asa Bird Gard.
iner. of New York. delivered the ora
tion on behalf OF the National so
ciety OF the Cincinnati.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Anniversary Service at Old Fort.

In "The Little Church at the Old
Fort" New York, officially known as
"rhe Holy Rood Protestant Episcopal
Church. which is situated on tho
site Of the battle OF Fort Washing.
ton services were held commemora.
tive oi the battle. Narlons revola-
liorary relies, dug up in the vicinity.
We're displayed in the chapter room
nf the cAurch
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
MoLiNEUx COST s5oo,OOo.
The Most Expensive Criminal Trials
Known to Courts

The cost to the state of New York
and defense Of the two trials OF
Roland b. Molineux amounts to near.
ly 100000, the largest amount OF OK.
pense tor any criminal case in his.
tory. The first trial cost the prose
cution s2jO,000 and the defense S95,.
nUO
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Methodist Missionary conference.

rhe general missionary conference
of tho Methodist Episcopal church at
Albany, N. Y. decided not to admit
conference secretaries as members.
An increase OF s26,1S3 In the mission.
art fund was suggested
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Will Not Leave Gas Belt.

II is said now to be assured that
all the Indiana plans owned by the
United States Steel Corporation are
to be left in that state, whether nat
ural gas Is found in sufficient guam
titles to supply the factories with fuel
or NOT
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Renewing Certificates.

Trainmaster c. b. Gorsuch, Of the
baltimore x Ohio railroad. has is
sued an order calling In the conduc-
tors certificates OF promotion for the
purpose OF renewal Some of those
now outstanding are the original ones
ISSUED to their respective owners
years ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
In Favor of Good Roads.

The next annual meeting of the
National Good Roads Association
will be held in st. Louis April 26
to &c, 1903. 1t is expected that be.
tween 1000 and 10000 deleiaates
viii be in attendance, with delegates
from at least IL foreign countries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Fourth Sentence for Mcknioht.

]. Nj. Mcknight, former president
OF the defunct German National bank
OF Louisville KY. has been sentenced
to six years in the penitentiary by
Judge Walter Evans, OF the Federal
court. having been convicted of EN-
hezzling the banks funds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Increased Wages for switchmen.

The IS railroads entering Chicago
agreed to increase the wages OF
switchmen three cents an hour to
helpers and four cents to foremen.
The men accepted the terms and
danger OF a strike was averted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
MRS. M'kINLETs ZINC MINES.
Ore Shipped From Property just
Found to BE Valuable.

The Empire lead and spar mines,
ON the Illinois Central railway, in
Pope county, ILL.,. have just shipped
the first carload Of xinc or ever
mined in Illinois.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
Armour Plant Burned.

The Zig plant of Armour & Co..
at Sioux City. which occupied three
and q half acres In the stock yards
district. was totally destroyed by u
frc. The loss Is total. or $500. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-19
castro's Triumph Complete.

a dispatch received from Mr.. Bow,
en-, our minister at Caracas. says that
in his opinion the revolution In Vene
Zuela is ended
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27
FROsTBURG SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 1902.

hand it to him WHEN Il" bid him good
by ut the stage Office next day. Then
l sent for Doe ANA said tl", old bullet
wound in my leg Was ou strike again,
took my prescription and promised to
pay next day.
Il don't suppose any doctor in the
world ever had us busy Il day us ours
did that day. 1t sccuicd like every
man in camp WIS sick. There was
trouble about noon because the boys
ran out of names Oi diseases. but |
went up To Docs ollie" and copied out
n lot of names from one of his books.
and then "" kept things looming.
Some of the youm-ci boys got stuck
on the names of SickIrSSeS dealt out
to them to make Il choice f:om and
played tn" whole deck. which seemed
to puzzle Doe som what
well til" next day W" met and
marched around to the stage about
starting time. and there was Doc,
lOokin" II little worried. but Ii" looked
Il lot more surprised when he SAW all
his patients so calliSh.
I'VE gave him scndon and an en-
vcl"p".
Did you ask what was in tic envel-
opc: | diSr"mcmbrr the odd collars,
btt it was enough over $1,000 to leave
him that clear after he had paid his
expenses down to the bay New
York Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27

New Years calling in New York was
purely the "ut@rowth of an early
Dutch custom. yet strangely enough
many of the descendants of the early
Dutch set lcrs fought against the con-
t.nuanc2 Of Il practice which they de-
c!arrd had long since passed beyond
the bounds to which the fathers limit
ed it and had been made the excuse
for great cXc"%scS ON Il day which
ought to h" given over to the forming
Of ;,ood resolutions.
In til" early days of Manhattan Is
land The male Dutch settlers every
New Years day started out as n mat
ter of duty To visit the houses of all
their fricndS. The good wives who re-
ccived them were arrayc,l in their Sun
day finest and had bowls of Steaming
lot punch upon the best ROOM table
Iii" latter day Dutch descendants de-
rird ihr punch and said it WAS coffee.
The irrrv,rent latter day champions of
New Years calling denied the punch
a!>" go. ioli their opponents that their
for" e "a rs would not know a punch
Il tho SAW il and that they drank
nothing hut i'll smelling hot gin.
Wha.rv: T. it was that the good burgh-
crS drank. they succeeded in calling
within the compass OF the day upon
every family of any note on Manhattan
Island
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.


Old Fashioned Greens Were Rose
mary. Ivy aud Bny.
The old fashioned holiday greens
We're rosemary. ivy and bay, but in
the 2.GOU tons of wrrathing and deco
ratin" matrrial which il is cStima ted
that we now use every year there is
Il much greater variety. Best loved of
all is the glossy red hcrricd holly.
"IIolm" was the old English name for
it, and it is thought to he identical
with the greenwood tree of British
ballads and of Robin Hood fame. On
our sid" of the Atlantic the American
holly, Hex opara. is found from Maine,
where il grows as Il shrub to North
and South Carolina. where it lifts a
symmetrical cone of dark. shining
leaves set with scarlet berry clusters
along Il beautiful trunk of gray and
silver to the hri-ht of seventy or eighty
feet.
Drlawar" and Maryland are usually
credited with furnishing the best
grades uf holly To the holiday market.
but Their "rhrcc N brand, as seen
after shipment to northern cities. is not
40 finely bcrrird as the Carolina holly,
plentiful in the regions around Ashe-
villc.-Cnuntry Life In America.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27
S, CLAUS MAIL HELD UP.
Bushels Of Letters Tint the Old Man
Never VIII Receive.

never " hcceINe
Sometimes the address on the envel-
opc starts Deer" which. of course,
means Dear" and again it is 'Dere'
or DER" l;ut even these remarkable
spcllings are nothing compared with
the two words that follow. They read
Sanity klaws" or SAINT Clos or
Saint Claus and they are in hand
writings compared to which BabylOnic
cunciform is as IL primer.
They are coming inio the dead letter
office in this city by the hundreds these
days, and. although the clerks in that
division are the most pninstaking Of
men and can lcciphcr an actual ad-
dress from Il mass of hicro-ylplis. they
never have been able to learn the exact
location of either the business Office or
home Of one :. Claus. Esq. manufac-
turcr Of toys.
So these letters never reach their deS-
,ination. They would be returned to
the scndcrs only for the sad fact that
when they are opened the Enclosures
almost invariably look as If a spider
had got crank Oh IL bottle OF ink ana
had tried 10 perform Il mixture or
highland ding and cakrwalk Oh the pa
Der. The most that can be made out Is
the lnvnriallr beginning. please bring
me-
Last year in the dead letter division
there WAS Il b;:Shcl basket "f these mis-
sives. doomed never to l' seen by Santa
Claus. And this year letter boxes are
furnishing additions 1T every collec-
tion.-New York Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27
fyE|Y YEARS II RUSSIA

In the smaller cities of Russia New
Years day j. in the Twelve Days
festival. The EuSsians in many parts
have held to the old ways from time
immrmori::l. The preparations for the
season lcGiII early in November. The
host of some great house begins to lay
in stores of saitcd beef and sausages,
liuururS c:c. The hostess calls on all
her friends and invites young and old.
Next tlay she is succeeded by the nurse,
who llal;CS the same rounds of visits.
Her duty is l. invite especially the
youi= ladies. She is hailed with JOY,
AID the Lady Of the house hastens to
mix for her the cup of wine. She de-
livrrS her crrand and is piled with
questions as to the invited and reject
ed Itut the most important question
is. who are the elected" These are
the Young IHrn invited by the hostess
f-r til" @irls or fair maidcns," as they
arH called. The duty of the young man
tl!uS GrSi: nucl is to look after the
amusement and pleasure uf hin fair
maiden" during the twelve days"
TIE responsibility of the choice lying
with the hostess. she has to DE careful
in her selection.
Eut the invitation has again to he re-
pcatrd. this time by the master of the
house in the person of his servant, or
swat" who. with mace in hand, per-
forms his mission. On entering each
house he offers Il prayer before the
shrine of the saint to which it is dedi-
Gated He then delivers the invitation
in the name of his master and mistress.
At first. according to etiquette, the in
vi:atinu is refused. but after much
pressing it is finally accepted. When
the day arrives. the young ladies who
are the hrro:"cs of the season appear
in Il Slcdcc accompanied ii by their moth
cr and favUritr cuiupanion. generally
girl of inferior rank, who sits at their
feet Tl:.; S;cdgc is followed by anoth-
cr containn:: tircwOmcn charged with
caSkctS ard dressing boxes. Other
Si,I-cS follow the longer the process
sion the greater honor to the house
visited On the arrival the host and
hostess meet the guests ut the gate,
bow without speaking and conduct
them into the houSc.-\ew York World.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27

When II girl goes into rapturcs over
some detail Of :: gown | know she does
not like th'' thing rs Il whole.
Ncll!c-M, aunt's education has been
neglected. for she doesn't know that.
Let me read you her letter:
a.y Dear Child-ThCr- was so much
paihos in our note OF thanks last year l
could see how you loved and longcd for
the BEAUTIFUL. and ! know that | am not
making Il mistake in sending you one
more pretty thing to 80 with you all
through tn. year I have told your east
ern cousins how YOU enjoyed the collar l
gave .ou last Christmas. and they are
going tn send you some. We have hired
poor ainS.ress to make them SO
have added pleasure to my own life In
holding out helping hand to two de-
pendent women
May-Shr must have sense OF hui
NOR if she calls you dependent. She
ought to see you now.
Nclli,-I'Il have to waste IL cents
postage in writing letters Of thanks.
and ] have already paid ~ cents extra
for postage on the packages. | could
lave treated myself to II good naga-
cine or II box of chocolates for that
amount.
May Last year ! learned that an
au:t was going to give me IL years
subscription to Il Journal which de-
votes its pages to telling girls how to
treat their employers and how to dress
on :.'b Il year get all that kind Of
thing | wish without reading about it.
SO ] took p;:ins to criticiSr the paper
l,.IIs l.,r a
pla al Ely worn gloves
Ncllie-And she gave you II pair Of
gloves! Lucky girl.
May thought she would. but she
sent me Il housekeeping magazine and
wrote telling me that ! ought TO learn
TO cook. as if II business girl has half
chance. She said that | might not
like the niagazn" ut first. but would
become attached to it In time. be-
came detached.
Nellie What do you mean!
May sold it for ~ cents on the
dollar. went to the thratcr and wrote
auni!r that | had derived more pleas
urr from her pre- rnt than from any
other she had even sent me.
Ncllie-TUal d"pravity!
May No: only good business man.
agrmrnt. } suggest that you sell your
mis-; presents.
Nellie IN do il. know n girl who
Hikes fussy things. especially II she
thni:s she is getting them cheap.
will tell her the collars are too elabO-
rate for my plain clothes. hut will just
suit Errs. ! am certain that she will
th'at,r for next saturday.
May Thank you. dear. After all,
there is nothing like making the best
Of things. Chicago News.