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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
HUMAN ALARM CLOCKS.
How Messenger Boys Are Utilized ms
Awakencrs In New York.

Avvakencrs In New York.
At o'clock the other morning well
dressed man strolled into one of the
uptown messenger offices. He had been
dining out and evidently, from the rak-
fish tilt to his opera hat, the dinner had
been q success.
81 want messenger boy TO come and
waken me in the morning"
"Whnt hour7' The clerk was all
business, for the request was not un-
usual
"seven o'clock. I've got to catch n
train" he explained.
IAN right. sir; O'clock" assured the
clerk.
The man turned as he was going out
of the door. "Have the boy hammer
the door hard" he cautioned. "Tm u
dead one when get to slA,, and I've
got 60 catch that train" 1Oen he went
home and went TO sleep with absolute
confidence.
The whistles were blowing Z o'clock.
a small boy In uniform hammered
with club, his "wakener," on the
door OF the mas who had dined the
niSht btiort. bct up III tncre! nc
cried. "Gct up, you old sleepyheadr
you 20 away from my door," comes
In sleepy tones from the room. ITS a
mistake. don't want to get up"
"Oh, yes, you do, my dodo bird" is
the fresh reply. And the tattoo on the
door goes on with redoubled strength.
"All right, boy; I'm awake nowr'
howls the man who has been sleeping.
You can go away now"
Not till you've signed this receipt"
the boy insists.
The man has to crawl out of bed and
come to the door. The boy has paper
ready, and as he Is n careful man he
reads before signing. 1t certifies that
he has been thoroughly wakened by
Messenger No. i32 and that he Is not
going back 10 bed again that day.
"Is this n joke" he asks the boy.
"Naw. 'tain't no joke" replied the
messenger through his teeth. "If we'se
didn't make you'se do this, you'd be
down to de office about noon a-howlin'
dat we didn't wake you'se. Now. If
youse goes back to your bag of feath-
ers. we'se got you'n in black an white,
an no mistake. York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
COOKING FISH IN ENGLAND
The Method Used There Renders the
Flesh Flnky and Juicy.

John Bull certainly knows how to
cook fish. to prove which fact one has
only to notice the juiciness and good
flavor OF the first bit Of fish, served
perhaps at little out of the way inn,
that one tastes in England. We Amer
leans have NJ command many fine va
rletics of fish. but too often find II sent
TO table In "woolly." tasteless condi-
ton.
An American cousin visiting in an
English family made bold to ask what
method Of cooking "sea food" was
prevalent in England and found that
there the Importance of the thorough
cooking of fish as safeguard against
ptomaines is as much regarded as with
us. Our old country friends, however.
assure us that there is not the slight
est occasion to render fish dry and
tasteless In order to insure thorough
cooking II proper attention is given to
bastlng One cannot well imagine any
thing hotter than boiling fat, and law
ing plentifully with this is TO make use
of the surest ammunition possible for
the routing of deadly bacteria.
Instead of warning amateurs against
undcrdone fish, let copious basting with
sweet boiling fat be insisted on. and in
place Of n woolly. navorless result
there will be the pposite-fakiness
and Juiciness. Overlooking will pro-
duce woollincss as surely as overfrying
or baking. To insure tender, solid
flakes I'm, for instance boiled cod or
halibut and to avoid dissipating the
flavor make sure the water boils when
the fish is put In; keep at n gentle
boil; allow only ten minutes to the
pound and tie carefully In cheesecoth
that has been washed and boiled be-
fore using. Cod well basted with hot
olive oil or any good fat will be almost
gamy in favor, as will cod steaks
cooked in deep fat.-WashingtOn Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
yo Excuse This Time.

ut was new gun. your honor" pro-
tested the prisoner, "and did not
know II was loaded"
But" argued the judge. "the dealer
has just told US that you did not pay
for the weapon"
What has that to do with it?"
well, II you didn't pay for 1t the
dealer must have charged It for you"
And the Judge tried 10 look as much
like the pictures OF Solomon as he
could. Baltimore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
THIN PEOPLE.
Wa Advocate vlnoI AS a Means To Regain
Normal Weight.
A decline weight generally foreteli

A decline weight generally foretelis
n serious Illness
Tako our advice and keep an eyo on
Jour weight. II yol find IL Is falling OF,
t,tkc our advice again and taSo VINOh
The reason we recommend NINOL IS
that we know what It contains. We ha,e
investigated its merits. Wo tho~oue hiy
endorse this great tonic rebuilder.
so sure are we of the satisfaction II
viii givo that we unhesitatingly offer 10
round the cost of VINOL to anyone
who Il not satisfied with the results OBJ.
tanned by its use.
Please read the lettor that We print
herewith, that bears on the subject and
witch wo know will interest you. II
comes from Mrs. w. u. Genner of Lake
wood, New York.
s'ily normal weight is l7j lbs. When
began taking VlNOL I weighed not
over 100 lbs. Everyone thought | WIS
going TO die with consumption. As =
last resort | decided to try VINOL and,
to tho astonishment Of all, | began at
once to get better. have taken in all
not over two bottles as yet, but have
gained in flesh over twenty pounds and
moro than that in strength"
Please rall on us and let us tell you
moro about what NlNOL will do.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
RIsToRl AS A DIPLOMAT.
How the Grent Actress Won Gort-
chaIsof to Her Cnusc.

cnakOt TO Her tnusc.
Rstori was charged with the mission
of lringing round Prince Gortchakof
TO the side of Italian unity when she
went In 1860 to n play at ST. Peters
burg. AS the court was In mourning
she was commanded to come and recite
Nine. Rlstori reclted her great part and
electrified the court. The czar shed
tears.
After she retired from the room
where the. imperial party was to n
salon filed with courtiers, the cZaro-
witt brought up Prince Gortchakof
and presented him. He had something
Ristori's recitation. He wondered how
she could have been so deeply stirred
by the sufferngs of one who had per-
ished so many centuries ago
81 was not thinking of her." cried
Ristorl. II was thinking of living
and dlscrowned martyr. supposed to be
dead. but living. | was thinking of my
beloved Italy. wanted. under the
image of Maria Stuarda, to represent
TO the minds of their imperial majestles
the cause of italian independence and
unity, and think they vibrated in uni
son with my patriotic efforts. | now
want to convert you, prince, for | am
afraid YOU think that Italy must not be
resuscitated. though she has risen as II
from the dead and is full of life. ener-
gy hope"
st..t t,, Il In
conlnonplaccs. At length he appeared
moved by Iilstoris cloquence and said:
II promise TO refer the matter to his
imperial majesty. You have not plead
ed In vain"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
Naming the Baby.

"Have you named the baby?" asked
the ndmiring neighbor.
mot yet" said the proud young
mother. Were going to christen him
Sunday"
"Dear me! What an odd name! I'd
almost as soon call him after Robinson
Crusoe's man Friday and be done with
it."-Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
wrong presumption.

Visitor-Am ] right In presuming
that II was your passion for strong
drink that brought you here?
Prisoner--say. boss, guess yer don't
know dis joint. It's de last place ON
cart ia come tee IL wuz lookin' fer
booxe.--Judge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Aunt Hannah When was here two
years ago. Huida was looking for a
husband. She Is married now,
Uncle George--Yes, but she IL stIil
looking for hiin--thaf h to say. good
deal ef the time. Doeten Trasscript
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
An UntimeIy Call.

Minister-Is your father at home.
Willie?
William-Yes, but he's got the rheu-
matism 20 bad he amt safe to talk to.
indianapolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
\Iladelphia& Erie Railroad Division
NKrch oath, 1902. Trains. leav,
Driftwood as follows:
LTrnin Y, Weekdays, fOr sumo
D........ IIunlnann Dnii.NlIIn Snnu "a

EASIM AhD
y-Train r. weekdays, FOR Sunbury,
ybarre, Hazleton, Pcttsville, Scranton,
sburg and the intermediate sta
arriving at Philadelphia 6;SS p M,
York, 9:30 y. m; Baltimore, $500 p. M;
,hineton, T:i5 pm Pullman Parlor car
niger coaches from Kane TO Philadelphia
md williamson to Baltimore ana wash
i, n m,.-Traln s, daily for Sunbury, Har-
hsburg and principal intermediate stations,
hrriylng at Philadelphia 5;S p. M, New
\York 1928 d. IN, Baltimore 1;3O p. M, Wush-
npton s:35 d. m. Vestibuled parlor cars
Ind passenger coaches, Buffalo 10 Philadel-
phn and Washington. ~
'oc mqS n,erSedia9e g. a@lly stations rqo mar ar.
rivins at Phi adelphia l:25 A. Nj New FORK,
\ 7.i3 q. m; PAltimore, 2.30 II. nj Washington
% PpllRan phIsa.shls ShIelep,nSd Ssw Ssrs yopn top
S,bfnidelphia passengers- - can remain In
Ileeper undisturbed until 1880 4, NJ.
:lb pm. Train 4,daily for sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations, arriving ~
philadelphia, 7;22 A. NJ; New York, o:3i
AN. on week days aud lO.;s NJ. on sun
dny; Baltimore, 1:isA.M; Washington, $50
ng,I%SS 'eepfs5f e pfGado0ha lrO Ers and
nrs.' aes from Erie TO PhIhdelphla, and
RcSI.. ", 4. "a aaily SiYy'nWs lnoWY Wsuupury Harris
rincipal intermediate stations, AR
hiladelphia 7;22 n. M. New York
weekdays, ll0.33 IA. M, Sunday
7:15 a. M, Washington, $3.50 n m.
buffet sleeping cars and pas
ines, Buffalo to Philadelphia and
WESTWARD
,:-Tran 2, daily for Buffalo via
m.ITr,in 0. duly for Erie, Ridg.
c-hnu week days for Dubois, ClermOnt
~ principal intermediate stations.
- u; m.--Train .. daily for Erie and inter-
mediate points.
a'tS p m.-Train 10, daily for Buffalo vin
o;to p. m.-,Train 81, weekdays for Kane and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Sometimes a mans neighbors consid.
er him ungrateful because he insists
on managing his own affairs. Chicago
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
WESTWARD

Falls Greek All Reyaodsvlle 400, Brookvlllc
6.O0 Red Bank $50, pittsburg $50 p. IN.
Trains marked run daily;s daily, except
Sunday; flag station, where signals must be
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

They were both her friends, OF course.
"Do you think" asked he. "that she Is
las old as she looksT
"She tries not to look it, replied she,
$50 she must be-" Feminine perspicnc-
ity transcends masculine reasoning
Indianapolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
Always nm Obstacle.

"rhere is always room at the top
said the good adviser.
"Indeed yes" answered the unfortu-
nate person, "but the elevator Is not al
ways running. American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
l. BUFFALO 4 ALLEGHANY VALLEY
DIVISION.
Low Grade Division.
In Effect March "a, 1902. Eastern Standard lime
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

oppose you know I'm singing
Il church now.
memo. didn't.
He-But surrly your brother Jack
told you had ,oincd the choir there
she--oh, yes tic did tell me that
Philadelphia PNss.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Great Britain imports one-third of
her food.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Additional train leaveJButler for Punxsutaw
ney 1880 A. NJ. daily, excett Sundays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
ANECDOTES OF BARNUM.

1t may be said Of p. T. Barnum that he was
the Major Domo or Lord Of Laughter and Fun.
the protean Dispenser Of Amusement How
we'll he became known through this function
curious incident certifes. Some years be
fore he died an obscure person in some remote
part of Asia wrote a letter. which he dropped
in the postoffice him. directed Mr. Bar
mum, America" The letter reached its destina-
ton without hours delay The great show
man unafectedly enjoyed being known from the
very beginning Of his celebrity; and when he
found his celebrity a tremendous factor IN
his success, he did everything that he could
think Of 10 extend the exploitation OF his name
This was not to nourish vain imaginlnEs or be
cause he felt exalted, il was TO promote bust
ness.
Around his successive homes at Bridgeport.
Conn. he was fond Of putting something that
suggested a show Queerly marked cattle. the
sacred COW, or elephant. were frequently
among the stock TO be noticed in his fields On
one occasion he had elephant engaged in
plainly be seen by the passengers on the New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. agricultural
innovation that he knew would get notice Of
some sort in every newspaper in the country IL
was even said that he received letters frnin iaIh-
ers far and wide asking how much hay one e'e-
phant ate and if it more profitable 10 plough
with an elephant than with horses or oxen. lis
replies were invariably frank. and were OF TINS
purport: II YOU have large museum IN Nov
York and a great railroad sends trains run
Of passengers within eyeshot Of the perform
ances il will pay and pay well, but II you nave
no such institution. then horses or oxen VIII
prove more ecOnOmical-tJOcl Benton IN ne
Century.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
AUTOMOBILES AND AIKsHIPs

Nv experience with automobiles has stood I'D"
in good stead for my airship experiments. ih'
petroleum motor is still a delicate ana capri
rious organism. and there are sounds In us
sriittirg rumble which are ineligible only tn
ne long expert need ear. Saou d the time me
i'm some future niaht Of mine when the motor
Of my aiIship threatens danger ! am pretty
sure nv ear Viii hear the warning This almost
Instructive faculty owe To my automobile rN-
Uayi-nca dating from the year 1888. ~ hen / cam"
into pos--s-iou OF my first ma uh.nc-a PuuGrnt
roadster of two ANA a half horsepower. MY
next was the petroleum Tricycle. In thr autumn
of 1895 gave these Up for Wdat was then q
yerv modern six horsepower Panhard, WIN
which made "a nip from Paris 10 Nice In HIiS,
four hours Had ] not taken ~ hai"'nlhE.
must surely have become "a road racing auto
mobile enthusiast. exchanging one type for an =
ether and always in search # more power anu
gDeed keeping pace with the progress OF tl'
autouo bile industry. AS 81 many olhcr members
of fb, Automobile club Of France have done.
Nv bauooning interest stopped ne. me eN
uerimcutiu- | was tied doNn 10 PARIS. 'ouId
take no more long trips, and IN" petroleum au-
tou10bila with it's wonderful facility i"i uhHlHT
fuel i'm every little town that boasts "a grocery
etor. lost it's greatest use i'm my eyes. Al TINS
period 0N9S) / saw what was 20 me thel an
unknown makc-a light running American cleo
trio buggy manufa, tured in chicago. II aP-
uaalod aIiIs. to my eve and reason, and | houEht
IT. / have never had cause To regret the PuI-
chase It serves me for running about Fafls'
and 5 without noise odor-- tSantos-D um"nI
in MCCIureS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27

The face ~ the open treeless prairie. and sent it
lashInE through the frsid air Long before
night had begun 10 settle down. no eye could
penetrate the scudding snow a foot beyond the
window Lodges, except when sudden stilliuE
OF the tempest disclosed the writing cottonwood
break 90 the north. and the double row of ash
saplinEs leading south 20 the plotted, priutlcss
highway.
With darkness. the fury oC the blizzard had
Teduubled. and the house had rocked fearfully
as each fresh blast struck it, So that the nails
in tho shrathuE had snapped from time to
time. ringing in the tense atmosphere like pistol
shots. Mumeutary Iulls-oWnous breathing
spells had Interrupted the blizzard; but they
had served only To intensity il when it broke
again. A. IL rose from threatening silence 10
r-udirg shreks the believing OF the frightened
cattle tied i'm their narrow stalls. had mingled
with IL and added 10 its terrorS.
But when another Wild. sunless day had come
in. the drIft-piI~I home had ceased 10 shlver
and oreak admit any sounds from without.
Hour 10y hour ii had settled deeper ana deeper
into the snow that weighted its roof and shut
tered its windows. until. shruuded and almost
-ffaccI. IL lay, at last. secure from the tempest
that swept over it and deaf TO the calls from
the buried stabIes.-tEleauor Gates, in The Cen
fury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
THE INTELLIGENT Bon TURTLE,

4 box turtle is an especially amusing pet
correspondent tells of keeping one IN large but
shallow box filed with sand To the depth OF
about four inches. The box was covered win
wire netting, and contained large dlsh OF
water. plenty II fresh moss and growing ferns
In the winter the turtle was allowed To roam
around the house as | have seen them in school
rooms This correspondent gives an amusing
account of the manner in which the turtle went
downstairs falling from step to step, each time
landing on his back. After q struggle he would
turn over and then Try the next step as before.
Arriving on the ground floor he always MADE
his way to the kitchen and established hlinSeli
in a corner near the kitchen fire.
This reminds of aneCdute related 10y
Dr. Abbott. OF a box tortoise he writes; Il
followed and found him still travelling in a
direct course. and was just in time 10 witness a
funny scene. The steep bank of deep ditch
had been reached. ana the tortoise was contem-
plating the outlook 1t was too abrupt a descent
for ordinary crawling, ana to go in search OF a
more easy crossing seems not to have been
thought OF. At last, leaning over the edge as
far as possible the creature withdrew INTO ms
she'll and sent himself by a sudden push with
his hind feet, head over heels down the incline
and landed on his back. Was this acct
dental intentional? | think the latter. The
whole manner of the tortoise seemed To indicate
list. Nicholas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
RICHARDSON.

The admirer Of Richardson who mas ioi' ~
endure from the god Of his ldplatrN IMAM 'IliS
who simply deny him, may allow all llat M
lIaeuheuers say against him, and yet nave iai
more than enough Of MIN left 10 swear bE' no,
"a say swear at He is as prepcStefouS a. Fou
rlease. he is insuferably verbose, ne Is X
norant of manners; he is as tormleSs as s1hli-
mental as phstne. commonplace az on
that hate him have ever said. lie has an tile
faults there are. except the prime fault OF W.
ing for writing sake. Of coutriN ing a WORN 81
arr which shall not live again in conduct ne
reyer even ina gined a thing 50 vain ana ssuPu
as that: he was not man Of the sort 81 lildE-
nation which begins and ends in its own TOOL
ish TOYS There was something quite cohllCaliS
sirnple in the origin Of his first novel IN ms
meaning TO compose complete letter writer
for the use Of people in humble life. ana pres
emily finding himself in the heart or one OF the
most affecting and fatiguing hctlons IN the IAN
euage There is something almost as cphlct
in the intention OF his last novel. where. Win
ont knowing the manners of high life, he pro-
nosed to himself the creation of examples 10 pc
initiated and avoided in the best society. ana
ended in realizing for his readers truer ld+al
Of a gentleman than existed anyVh here IN the
great world of his day. Pamela was Impossible.
and Sir Charles Grandson was ridiculous. ana
vet both We're paradOXically true to human
nature though there never was any such ser
want as she and never any such gentleman as
he To verify this fact, one must 90 to the
hooks themselves, and not content ones sell
with what has been said about them; for crltl-
cisn COPIES criticism and at each remove from
the fact gives a feebler and falser impression
of it, When one takes up either novel. one IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
II THE MAINE WOODS.

To many men the Maine Woods suggests
uninhabited wilderness. and Maine still has IN
fact some twenty-five thousand acres OF Wild
land far from the summer boarder. But even
here the old freedom has gone. knew party
Of campers who went up into Canada ana theh
down into the upper edge OF the Maine wider
ness that stretches unbroken clear TO Moosehead
Lake 10 ind that the only place they could pltch
Their tent was on q ten-fOot strip OF railroad
land close ID the track. But even here they
tIolled the camping right that a single lnlIsc-
ton Of the game laws caused their arrest me
lumbermen who own the land VIII not sell sInall
lots Il you buy you must take d toNIsHip
or Two. The State law. as a protection from
forest fires Conpels all campers on Wild lana
10 hire licensed guide under penalty OF fine or
Imprisonment.
These restrictions are not felt by most men
who go 10 Maine. These men hire a guide as d
matter Of course, for the guides know where
the best fishing aHd hunting are. Many OF mes
very guides, also, have leased the best fishing
and hunting grounds. Here they build perIna-
nent camps. and these camps have proved 50
attractive that they are spreading all over
Maine The formerly almost inaccessible heart
Of the wilderness is open to sportsmen VINO like
10 camp without the usual discomfortS ana
hardships.
Why said lazy lawyer just returning from
his first "trip 10 Maine, Il went into that wider
ness a hundred miles and had a glorious time
without lifting finger. A Pullman dropped
me down at MOosehead, a steamer carried NE
forty miles further, a blackboard gave me an
other lift, and then guide padded me the resi-
Of the way in a canoe. ] slept under good
roof on q hair mattress. Everything was done
for me. When ! fished the guide would take
had 10 do was drop in and pull out 4 man can
take a vacation in the woods as easily as he can
al I.enOx 1 am going 10 bring my wife WIN
he next season. "-tThe Worlds Work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
THE MISTAKEN TOAD.

\ small toad woke. one morn in spring,
Brushed back his hair and tried 10 sing
He felt the world w3s all his own,
And swelled and swelled in flesh ana bone
Though his conceit was purely vain,
The fault arose from his small BRAIN
Which only graspeG part of the plan
py which is ruled Immortal Man.
II CHANGED a band played loud that day;
A coach and four dashed on It's way
A donkey brayed: a train rushed by;
A cannon doomed; a hound gave cry;
The thunder rolled; the lightning flasheu'
The sun withdrew from view, apasheu'
The toad sprang up and gave shout.
.ob what a time, cause I've come oul-
Il. jay Potter, IN The smart Se'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27

7 began 10 see how hard it was TO tel true
story so as 10 be believed. l concluded tnat. as
! meant TO make my tongue secure my break
fast. 7 would fall back upon fiction. / went UP
10 the open door Of the little cottage and smeled
tobacco. This had the double effect Of making
ne greatly want to smoke and Of assuring me
that man was within, and that / was, there
fore. less secure Of a meal than ! should nave
teen without the too critical charity Of my own
sex. / knocked with the timidity Of the hungry.
a very young woman came OUT Of the back
room. What is To- she said
] replied: I am an unfortunate man Just
cut Of hospital l have wife and nine chill
d.ea; the youngest is blind, and my wife Is
sick"
poor thing, How old is she?"
A bout twenty -tiVe.'
This seemed 10 strike the woman as comical.
She laughed aloud We'll, you are inly a
1ery lively liar. Aren't you the man that got
drunk and drove poor Mr.. Smiles horse into a
circus and broke my husbands leg, and told
hsfn you We're a banker and worth three mill
igrs2 Oh. dear but you can hb and you don l
do il well / could ib better, and oh, my! that
poor wife and nine children at twenty-five years
q age,"
I-pon this she fell into chair and laughed
herself into prodigality Of tears.-tS. Weir
Mitchell, in Lippincotrs.