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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
straw trimmed with straw.

Straw, the erstwhile useful ard COM
paratively humble something that only
formed the hat shape, has now taken
upon itself to stand alone. to form
Eats and trim hats all by itself; and
rot only that. which is of course a
development Of yesterday. bur 1t as
pires now to embroider and form
oabochons and rosettes aud bows. One
toque seen the other day had roses
formed of straw and another was en-
tirely covered with 5traw-made leaves.
The promotion of the purely utilitarian
has been Madame La Modes passion
for some little time. and no one can
say what next thing may be promoted
to prominence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Cleaning n soiied Carpet.

In cleaning a badly soiled carpet,
great precaution should be used Brus.
sells, tapestries. wiltons. or velvet car
pets may be cleaned with OK gall. one
pint to pail of water. Use an ordi-
the carpet should be vigorously rubbed
with a coarse cloth; fresh water should
be applied. A small portion of the car
pet done each day during hot and sui
try weather would keep 1t greatly re-
freshed in colorings, as well as sweet
and clean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Hats aud Wells.

For afternoon calls clad in their
best. women naturally want smart as
we'll as a becoming hat. Perfectly
charming is the three-cornered hat in
various pale shades or all black. trim
med with a quantity of feathers. 1t
may not sound SO, but 1t Is easier to
get beautiful picture hat than a
specimen OF really smart country head
gear. II you possess few good os-
trich feathers and an old paste buckle.
you can get velvet or big Topping
felt shape and make of 1t model pic
ture hat. Those painted by the old
masters can never be surpassed. They
carry no date and ever look lovely,
provided they are accurately poised
on o well-arranged colffure.
Doctors are now greatly condemn
ing wells. and at times not without
reason, as in the case Of spots. than
which nothing IL more fatal to the eye
sight. II wells must be worn. and In
windy. dusty weather they are almost
q necessity. let them be of plain net or
eAuse. without spot or pattern on
them. Wells also are so becoming that
no lady win readily dispense with one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Young girls, and especially young
American girls, are seldom without ad-
nirers, chums or even brothers who
arc taking their truns at the various
colleges. The boys, no doubt, push
through better and have an added con-
fidence in their own strength with the
merry thought of these girls comrade-
ship. And. in return for all their pro-
pelling good wishes. is it too much
that the girls should expect to wear
their class pins and other manly dec
ofations?
In these days of emancipated woman
kind, however. II seems strange that
girls shoulr choose to display such
leaned marks of fayoritism in q much
more conspicuous way than did those
women who had no thoughts of inde-
pendence in their heads. Up-to-date
girls now wear the pins they have
oajoled from their admirers on a tiny
black vsIyet band, or. rather, a mar
row piece of velvet ribbon, which fits
snugly about the right sleeve just be-
low the shoulder. Sometimes two,
in a line On the little band. In fact,
the more that can be shown the proud
er Is the individual whom they deco
rate. One popular girl was even heard
to boast that she would soon have
CROUCH such pins to fashion herself
belt, instead of an arm band. But
American girls are strong in their
patriotism. They generally choose a
certain college for their allegiance and
they remain true to it; that is to say,
they do not mix up in their collection
the pins of various colleges The sew
e:al that they wear might represent
many men and different years, but
would generally be of the same col
lege
1t is only about the sleeves of their
house gowns that girls wear the vel
vet band supporting these decorations.
When they go out of doors and coat
is necessary they fasten one or per-
haps two OF the pins on the outside of
their cuffs. The fad then becomes
case Of 'he who walks may read" as
from such place they CLEAN out most
copspicuouely.
Another little wriukle that the girls
are now indulging in is begging away
the mems canes to use as parasol
sticks. Once such trophy is secured
they indeed lose no time in having it
made up with light, attractive stuff to
match some summer gown. OF course,
Il is all the better IL the cane has his
toric value; If it has come out the vic
tor in rush" or done some other
gritty deed. Wise men, it is said, keep
q sharp eye on especially beloved
sticks, or even, If they are crafty, hide
them away
But the time when the girls are most
alert is at the end OF their friends COL
lege life-when farewell is said to the
alma mater. Flags, trophies, even the
furniture of rooms, is then freely CIV
ell away. 1t is the time to secure a
t,uly substantial souvenir. A mans
desk and his easy chair are usually
spoken for long in advance; and il he
has an open-hearted soul he will
''clear out" as he calls it, all else but
his brierwood pipe. One mistake he
must be careful to avoid, that of offer
ing soft cushions. embroidered flags
or wooden sweaters back to the same
fair damsel whose defr fingers may
have made them. Another mistake,
even greater, which is not unknown. is
rival-Washingto Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
The Division OF Monotony.

have lived q good long time in the
world. have made acquaintance by
the hundred; frends-not so many.
Locking back upon all the people l
have known, | can safely say that the
number Of unhappy marriages | have
personally witnessed has been very
small indeed, said Sir Walter Besant
to a correspondent of the Chicago In
ter-Ocean. BY far the larger number
OF the wives have accepted cheerfully
the position of housekeeper and mat
ron. They have kept house for the
husbands and children whose happi-
ness Is her own.
Many of them have kept house with
the earnest intention of making
house beautiful. which became a con-
tinual feast for themselves; many of
them have brought art into every part
of the daily life. which has been
continual feast for themselves. as we'll
a. the other members OF the house;
for all the matrons the daily work has
been daily delight Then, as for
drudgery and monotony, is there none
in a mans work?
Think of the monotony and drudgery
OF city clergyman's life, when every
day he has to tramp around the un-
grateful slums. Think of tbs mo-
rotony and drudgery of the solicitor,
always drawing up endless documents
in the hideous legal jargon. No. The
monotony of life, am quite sure. is
pretty evenly ladled out to working
man or welded wife.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
To Make the Hous. Comfortable.


Heavy portieres and carpets should
be cleaned and packed away, and ev-
erything suggesting heat should be put
out of sight. The floors should be
stained or covered with mating and a
few choicer rugs. Heavy upholstered
chairs may be stored In some unused
room and rattan or cane furniture
substituted. AS glas is a great radiat-
or of heat, outside shutters or awnings
will be found worth many times their
cost. II red or yellow shades have
been used during the winter, they
should be taken down, carefully wiped
rolled and tied into a compact bundle
and put away until frost comes again.
Dark green shades should replace
them, because they make the room
look cooler The house should be
opened very early in the morning to
get the fresh air; and closed before
the sun is high. In particularly warm
weather, sheets wrung out of cold wat
er and hung before slightly raised win
dows will cool the atmosphere with as
tonishing rapidity. Even in apart
nent houses there are other balconies
either at the front or back of the
house. These can be made into charm
ing outdor rooms If an awning is put
overhead and boxes fitted along the
sides. where vines and flowers may be
grown. The vines should be of a
quick growing variety which will af
ford both beauty and shade-for In
stance, the morning glory, the moon
flower, or the red Towering bean.-The
Delineator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
however dsstrusu,. to tn. eyeslsM

however destructive To thu eyesisbl
II may be.
The beauties OF thg middle eyes were
more careful of their eyes than are our
modern women. They wore masks in-
stead of wells when out of doors to
preserve their complexion. But what
modern girl would now consent to
hide her fresh young beauty under a
mask, especially when he has the op-
tion of wearing a veil which even
enhances her beauty? AS for the eyes.
they must take care of themselves, she
thinks, IL she does not say 80.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Geisha Larnp Shades.

Geisha lamp shades of heavy paper
printed in Japanese figures or other
characteristic floral motifs-mounted
on wooden japanned frames make adj
mirable summer lamp coverings. be-
side being very good form just now.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Rotterdam is building the biggest
excavated dock in the world. Its area
is $50 acres with depth of water of
Ia feet. which will be dredged out lat.
er to 2S feet. The earth dug up has
been used to build the surrounding
quays and to raise the level of neigh
boring streets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

In the Arctic regions early explorers
were astounded to find large areas of
red snow; but the phenomenon is now
familiar to men of science. who know
fence, is due to the presence of uni
cellular algae, the only difference be-
ing in the coloring matter of the pro-
topiasm. 1t is said that acres of snow
are frequently covered in a single
night by these tiny plants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Before the English occupation of
India 1t was estimated that the Ganges
carried TO the sea every year 100000
dead bodies. 1t was then considered
by the Hin1oos that the happiest
death was one found in the waves, and
all pious Hindoos who could do so
were carried to the banks and placed
in its waters to die. The decaying car
casses along its banks were probably
responsible in no small degree for the
pestilences which formerly desolated
the peninsula.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Medoo lake. in Pennsylvania, ac-
cording to Hungarian chemist. has a
very remarkable peculiarity. The sur
face temperature in summer is 20 de-
grees. but at depth Of about four feet
the temperature is 1872 degrees, which
declines to IS degrees at the bottom.
The surface water is fresh, but the
warm water beneath is intensely salt.
He explains the difference in temper
ature by saying that. as the specific
heat of salt water is less than that Of
fresh water. the salt water is more cas-
lily heated by the sun; and, having ris-
en- To higher temperature than that
of the everything fresh water, it retains
its heat because the fresh water pre-
vents its escape by radiation. With
the modern tendency to convert every
phenomenon of nature to a practical
use. it is suggested that such a reser-
voir Of heat. might be made of SER
vice, particularly as there are other
lakes of the same kind in that region.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

For nine years an aged New Yorker
has lived in his wifes tomb in the
Evergreen cemetery. Devotion to her
memory has robbed the once powerful
man of all his physical strength and
his vitality, sapped by years of bitter
exposure, is ebbing away. He has al
ways had a melancholy pleasure in sit.
ting in the tomb by the side of his
dead wife, and has found his only hap
piness there, for he does not believe he
will meet her in another world.
Though he lives in the tomb the old
man docs not sleep there. He leaves
the cemetery every night and goes to
little room In house in Williams
burg. Early in the morning he creeps
out of his bed and goes TO the ceme-
terry. Good morning Mary" he al
ways says to his wife when he enters
the tomb, just as If her deaf ears
could hear his voice through the thick
walls of her metal coffin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

An eminent violnlst, Herr Baker,
has recently tested the sensitiveness to
music of each of the animals in the
sociological gardens of Germany. The
influence of the violin was the greatest
on the puma, whose moods changed
rapidly as the nature of the music
changed, becoming very much excited
and nervous when quicksteps were
played. Wolves showed an apprecia-
tive interest, lions and hyenas were
terrified, leopards were unconcerned
and monkeys curious.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
MYSTERIOUS CALLER OFFERED
TO BUY BIGGAR RECORDS.
Hoboken Justice Says He Was Approached With Brides to Find
Proof of Actresses Marriage TO Henry NJ. Bennett-Adam
Van Wyck Tells of Two Thousand Dollar Overture.

New York. Oct. 4-Lawyers and detec-
tives who are gathering evidence bearing On
the alleged Biggar conspiracy to a%ppropri-
ate the fortune of Henry n. Bennett have
found two Hoboken police justices to whom
overtures were made by a mysterious cater
who tried TO induce them 20 stand for a
marriage ceremony between the old million
aire and aura Biggar. To one OF these
justices the suggestion was made boldly
that II he could find a record of such a
marriage among his papers It would be
worth 1900 to him.
Former Police Justice Adam Van Wyek.
who processes to be a distant relative OF
the former New York Mayor. told in detail
how he was approached. He is a hotel PTo-
prietor In Hoboken. and Is a rugged. hon
est looking German.
1T was some time last July" he said.
though I cannot remember the exact date.
A stranger came IN here and asked me ~
! could not recollect having married an old
man TO a much younger woman In the win
ter OF lSeS As a matter Of fact. ] had mar
told him so, but I said ! could not remem-
Der the names. The visitor then said the
persons whose marriage record he wanted
to md were named Bennett and BigEar- 1
stood looking oyer my shoulder as I turned
over the records In the stubs OF the book /
keep. from which are made the returns to
the Bureau OF Vital Statistics OF the Board
URGED TO FIND THE RECORD.
Il found the record OF the couple I had
IN mind and told him Il was not the one
find the Bennett-BigEar record and re-
marked that Il would be made well worth
my while IL I could find such 4 record. 1 did
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05

able to find the nurse. who. according to
Doctor Hendricks sworn testimony on Sep
tember IS. attended Laura BiggaE during
the birth OF her child and afterwards cared
Doctor Hendrick gave the wOman's name
as Many Hansen and her address as Nc. a
Division street. New York City. He said
she had been IN his employ at the santa
rum. but that he had discharged her. He
did not explain why he had failed TO pro-
dIce her to corroborate his own evidence
as TO the birth Of the hid He admitted
that she was not a so-called professional"
nurse or a registered nurse. She was Just
a plain nurse" he testified. u would not
have a professional nurse about my place.
NOT KNOWN AT ADDRESS.
No. q Division street Is a large hve-story
tenement, with a clothing shop on the
ground noor. / made diligent- inquiry there
among all the tenants. who appeared TO be
exclusively Hebrews. None OF them had
seemed surprised that a person bearing that
name should be supposed to live there. The
Janltor admitted That persons whom he
took to be detectives had been there to
make the same inquiry. but he had never
heard OF such a tenant except from them.
When Detective Louis Weinthal and Con-
stable Theodore Hulck visited the Bayoune
Sanitarium oStensihly to look for Laura Big
gar. for whom they held the Hudson Coun
" counterstgned warrant. their real Dur
pose was 10 find discriminating evidence.
Neinthnl admitted yesterday that they had
found Doctor Hendricks receipt book. one
entry In which bore the signature OF Sam
uel stanton and showed that the former
Justice had received money from the doctor
on July II. The receipt, Welmthal says, did
not state for what service the payment was
made When on the witness stand on Sep
10 both Hendrick and stanton agnre
that there had never been a financial trans
action between them. and Stanton testified
that ne had never sen Hendrick until the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05

latter came to him to get him to identity
the alleged certificate OF marriage bearing
his signature.
NeW light Il thrown upon reports Of Laura
BigEar's alleged Impoverished Condition by
another discovery made IN the sanitarium.
Weinthal and Huiick found In the TOP OF one
OF three trunks containing an elaborate
wardrobe and bearing her name a bank book
which shows hat she made a deposit In
July Of a.0o with the Bayonne Trust Com
pany.
JUDGE HOFFMAN RETAINED.
That the alleged conspirators are not lack
ing in resources was Indicated by the fact.
which only, became known yesterday. that
former Judge William 7. Holman OF Jer-
sey City has been retained TO defend both
Hendrick and Stanton In the criminal pro-
ccdure which the October Grand Jury Is ex-
pected 10 begin when IL takes up the case
next week. Judge Hofman Is regarded as
one Of the leading riminal lawyers OF the
New Jersey bar. He was chief counsel for
the defense In the Paterson trial OF the muir
derers OF Jennie Bosschieter.
II Is now known hat after Bennett's
Hendrick sanitarfum until the doctor had
sought her acquaintance. had written her
letters and had finally obtained an invita-
ton 20 visit her AZ Benefits stock farm, at
Farmingdale. y. J.
on the witness stand Hendrick has admit
ted that his nrst idea OF obtaining her as q
patient was from seeing In the newspapers
accounts OF Benefits death and OF his be-
quest TO the actress, linked with reports %
her impaired health.
He seemingly won her confidence COM
pleteiy. She gave him a power Of attorney.
armed With which he appeared In court. sup
planted the lawyer who had theretofore de-
Tended her interests and took entire control
OF her legal rights. as well as Of her phys
tcal wep-heing- After that he and the &C
tress went shopping together. were photo
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05

not then suspect he intended anything
wrong. as lawyers often have occasion -
make such researches i continued TO look
II. ayinE to my visitor: There is no such
record here. / never performed a ceremony
between the persons named
Don't be hasty," said he. IT'S a pity
you can't find Il, because there would be
2,0O in Il for you. II you could" AS he
said this he looked at me narrowly and then
for the first time ! understood that he was
could not alter the facts and that as I had
never married such persons. hat was nnal,
so far as I was concerned He wanted 10
know n I didn't think l could be mistaken.
would leave.
When went downstairs. I said to my
wife; 4 could have made S.OO since /
went up 10 my ofice II / had been willing
how. and / told her about IT,"
II was not until the wide publicity le-
Gently given the Biggar-Bennett scandal
that Mr.. Van WICK ASSOCIATED the incident
Young OF Ounsel for the heirs-at-law
called upon him and took his statement
Mr.. Van Wyck told the counsellor ne
thought he could identify the stranger.
whom he described as OF medium and rather
heavy build. about 30 TO . years old and
wearing a dark I-uStache.
INQUIRED OF OfkEEFE- i.
Similar induU' 20 we're ma e OF Justice II
the Peace Frank oKeefe, whose Office IS
in First street. near the C:tv Han. by a
man who represented himself TO Justice
O'keefe - q law clerk Mr. Van Wyck said
yesterday that Mr.. O'Keefe's name was
among several that he had mentioned when
his visitor had asked 10 be directed 20 other
Justices who frequently performed the mar
yers that this unknown emissary nnaIly
reached Justice Samuel Stanton and found
him more obliging than the others had been.
Despite diligent effort. nobody has been
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
vAeRANT MAY SOON BE RICH.
Boston Court Imposes Sentence ill
a Puzzling Case.

IL Il az 81 a
Boston, Oct. although serving q months
sentence on Deer Island for vagTancy, Yves
ley 3. Clark says he can earn 500 a week,
and his case Is one OF the most puzzling
that has come before the courts here.
Ciarks life reads Ike a novel and II
what he says is true he win soon be a rich
man. He said IN court that he had a life
insurance to the amount OF 0l.o0, which,
with Interest. win amount TO $4,000, matur-
ing in about one year,
Clark says that he, has paid about 600 4
month for insurance. and that for the last
year he has made on an average 500 q
week. He says that In thirteen months his
policy viii be paid up and that he Is q book
agent for 9 firm IN philadelphia
Clark was found wandering ABOUT South
Boston and was taken as q suspicious per
son. He wae soon released and was again
seen about the district and arrested as q
vagTant. His general appearance was very
bad, He told stories TO the police about
large amounts OF money but could show
none on his person.
Clark told Judge Fallen that he had trav-
eled all over the United States and that he
had sold hundreds OF thousands dollars
worth OF books TO prominent people.
Judge Fallon said that Il was not q crime
to be a vagrant and that the present condi-
ton Of the defendant was q misfortune. He
said he would send Clark &c Deer Island for
one month In order that he could be cleaned
up and be able TO make a fresh start in
BE also said that n any friends OF Clark
should come forward and show that they
would take care Of him for q short while
he would make arrangements 20 a him
released
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
Won sTADE's LARGE INCOME.
Youth Who Inherited $1,000 0 to
Receive $4,000 Yearly.

SPECIAL
New York, Oct 4-Francis skiddy Won
staee, socially well known, who Inherited
H,u8eW from the estate Of his grandmother,
according to g report which has been made
receive &0.OW a year for his suppoFt out
% the income from the trust estate.
\ IN of FredeS StJ9g a. yo5 Sac 1 9ie- m a : =
aiea IN lSs, and from that time until the
eeakh Of his grandmother. Margaret s.
Fischer. In 1900. he resided with her at her
ffEtdence, surrounded by every luxury. His
Enmers were spent with Mrs. Fischer at
saratoga, and he occasionally went with
under the provisions of her viii he in
hests the bulk OF her fortune. which
amounts TO more than 100000 The total
lncome derived from IL Is about 1900 an
nlally. The estate Includes several vaiuable
pieces Of real estate.
Out OF the income there ia 10 be paid to
the young man such sums as may be ample
tor his education n support. When he
reaches his majority ne is 10 receive 100000.
% the trustee has the discretion. II IL Is
bushes TO pay him $1,000 n more . H so Is sh 10
FOR i ssre s9iFt year. y we Vev I9r'S Van a st SS has
beer a student at st. PauTs School. Con-
c9rd. y. u He intends to &c TO Harvard
tnAs faiI. He Is fond OF horses and recently
acquired a stable OF his own. He is a mem
Der OF the Saratoga polo team, with William
Whitneys son, August Belmont and Will
lam Manning, and also belongs to the Sara
tega Club and the Saratoga Racing Asso-
ctation. in addition to several clubs in this
His father made the request to the Surro-
g4te for the allowance OF S0.O0 a year.
Ehich hef considered necessary In view bf
MS entrance into college. the fact that he
has several polo ponies to care for and IN
the social set In which he is at present Il
VII be necessary for him 70 entertain his
Trends. The young man also inherited some
property from his grandfather. Charles p.
al. Untermeyer says II is evident that the
young mans grandmother intended he
should be maintained in the style to which
GRAFTON that the net income accumulated for
nHl amounts annually TO about Ss 600 ne
belie2es 1000 a year IS b reasonable az
loWance.