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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

The capacity Of watch for keeping
good time is very much governed by
its construction and Its more or less
perfect finish. 1t cannot DO expected
of the best horizontal watch that II
should always keep good time and even
less 30 or the inferior make Of machine
made watches. The changes Of oil. the
variation in temperature. the diversity
Of humidity Of atmosphere, all greatly
Affect the going of watch. Indeed. 1t
is only the most perfect finish which
neutralizcs the adverse influences to
the greatest degree. AS matter Of
fact. no watch keeps perfectly correct
time, and even the best chronometers
used In observatories and ON board
ships must be regulated according to
tables which are kept to fix the varla-
tions to which all watches are liable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

In Frankfort the body of the dead ia
removed as soon as life Is extinct to
"leichen hausen' or death houses,
where it rests until the first signs Of
decomposition appear. Such death
house consists Of warder's room. with
five death chambers on each hand. A
ring on the finger of each body is con-
nected with bell. and should one
rouse from trance that had been mis-
taken for death he could summon the
warder. Since Frankfort has had
death houses several young girls have
been rescued from being buried alive.
Munich has similar system.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Johnson,s FIRST Tailoring Job

President Andrew johnson had never
been ashamed of his humble origin;
had, indeed, often narrated the un-
happy story of his first job at tailoring.
He had been summoned, he would
say, to the residence of an influential
citizen and had been hidden to make
over one Of the citizens old coats for
the son of the house.
Johnson, little nervous through ex-
cess of zeal, took Off his coat, turned
back his sleeves, measured the youth
and set to work. He was getting along
well-the job, indeed, was nearly fin
ished-when dinner time came and he
reached out for his coat in order to
put it on and go home.
To his chagrin he discovered then
that 1t was his own coat which he had
cut up for the boy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

People sometimes lose their noses by
disease or by accidents, and some have
lost them in war For noseless persons
the most appropriate organs are said
to be made of wax, and the best ones
cost about S175, though really good
one can be got for S75. A nose made
Of papier mache may be bought for So.
Noses made of this material are enam-
eled and are deceptive, and for a poor
man they are said to answer all the
purposes that are required. Waxen and
paper noses are, in case of disease,
preferable to those made by the plant
ing Of flesh on the diseased part, for
several cases have been known where
the transplanting of the flesh of the
nose has endangered mems lives.-Lon-
don Tit-Blts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Didn't Know That Trick.

'That's VERY knowing animal OF
yours" said young cockney to the
keeper of an elephant.
"Very," was the cool rejoinder.
"He performs strange tricks and han
ties, does he?" inquired the cockney
eying the animal critically.
"Surprisin'V retorted the keeper
"We've learned him to put money in
that box you see up there. Try him
with half crown"
The cockney handed the elephant
half crown and, sure enough, he
took 1t in his trunk and placed 1t in q
box high up out of reach.
"Well, that is very hextraordinary-
hastonishing, truly" said the green
one, opening his eyes. "Now, let's see
him take 1t out and hand 1t back"
"We never learned him that trick"
retorted the keeper, walking away
Glasgow Times ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
FASHION I'M SPEECH.
Some Words Go out of Favor and
win Their Way Back.

The history of the race is written in
the words 1t uses. AS we grow and
change, so our language grows and
changes. Mr.. Leon Mead in his book
sword Coinage" points out that some
words go out of fashion ard come
back, like tan shoes and wide rimmed
hats, although the change In words Is
much slower than the change In dress.
In Spenser's day "forestall," "fain."
''scathcs," "askance," "embellish" and
''dapper" were not considered good, but
they have Since gained responsibility
and won their place In the language.
The seventeenth century regarded as
obsolete n number of Chaucer's words
Transcend" bland" sphere"
"blithe," franchise" "carve," IAN
them" One by one these words came
TO life again and walk the pages of our
literature in full vitality. Other words
now indispensable which the seven
tecnth century rejected are "plumage,"
tapestry" tissue" ledge" "tren-
chant" resource" "villainy," thrill"
"yelp," "dovetail."
Bacon did not have the good word
encyclopedia" but used the heavy
equivalent "clrcle learning"
Fulke, the sixteenth century author
who wrote "a Defense of the Sincere
and True Translations of the Hole
Scriptures Into the English Tong" did
not admit ''neophyte," homicide"
scandal" obstruction" "tunic," "des-
picable," rational" Another book
published in 1858 puts the stamp Of
censure on "obllque," radiant" "adop-
tion," "caress," 'amphibious," "hori-
zontal," "concede," "articulate," "desti-
nation" compensate" complicated"
and "adventitious."
1t is hard to trace the history of
fashion in words. Seldom do we have
the precise record that Chesterfield fur
nishes us in letter In which he says
that he was present at the birth of the
word filtration" on the lips of n beau
tiful woman. Even with that record
we cannot tell why "fiirtation" remain
cd in the language and was not drop
ped like hundreds of other new coin
ages.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
A MAN OF MYSTERY.
Decuiinr Life of Metastasfo, the Cel-
ebrated Italian Poet.

Wecuiinr Life OF MetastastO, the CeIs
cbrntcd italian Poet.
Metastnsio 9s-17s2), the celebrated
dramatic and operatic poet, spent fifty
Ave years in Vienna with the Marines
family without ever learning German
or wishing to learn It.
Besides his utter Indifference to all
speech but Italian, Metastasio vossess-
ed many peculiarities OF character
None might mention death in his pres
ence. Those who alluded to smallpox
before him he made It a point not to
see again. In all his fifty-five years
In Vienna he never gave away more
than the equivalent of S25 to the
poor. He always occupied the same
seat Mt church, but never paid for II.
He took all his meals in the most mys-
terious privacy; his greatest friends
had never seen him eat anything but a
biscuit with some lemonade. Nothing
would induce him TO dine away from
home. He never changed his wig or
the cut or color of his coat.
Metastasio was to have been present
ed to the pope the day he died and
raved about the intended interview In
the delirium of his last moments. Mrs.
Piozzi Qamiliar TO readers of Boswells
Life of DR.. Johnson" as Mrs. Thrnle)
collected these particulars from the la
dies of the Martines family, with
whom Metastnslo was 80 long domesti-
Gated without speaking or understand
Ing n word of their language from first
to last.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Fight Until the End.

Life can be made a success, 1t Is not
a question of climbing above poverty;
1t is question Of understanding life.
So many of us have been lured away
and fascinated by what turn out to be
phantoms and false gods! We have
had to wheel back and begin over
again and fight along against tremen-
dous odds, and yet with all that life
can be made success, for success con-
sists In doing right, in doing the best
you can with what you have, of years
of experience, of sorrows, of chances.
Of joys and Of hope. Fight until the
nd.-Schoolmaster
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Curious Irish Marriage Custom,

A curious old marriage custom. call
ed locally "the settling" still survives
in County Donegal, Ireland, and in the
Scotch districts of Kintyre and Cowal.
After the marriage has been publicly
announced the friends of the couple
meet at the house of the brides par
ents to fix suitable date for the mar
riage A bottle of whisky is opened,
and as each guest drinks to their hap
piness he names date. When each
guest has named date an average is
struck and settling" is complete.
Neither the bride nor bridegroom ever
thinks of protesting against the date
SO curiously chosen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

A cricket club in the south of Scot
land, which has evidently found that
the use of lurid language doesn't add
to the amenities of play, has passed
the following bylaw:
ANY member swearing to excess
may be expelled"
l have not heard whether the club
committee has yet arrived at defini-
ton of moderate swearing" The at
tempt to find one to meet all cases is
likely to result in language both pain
full and free."-Glasgow Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
rgLLlMa TREES, ACES.
only Accurate way II saia e. Ne ~
Gfrth Measvrsment.

only Accurate way n saia e. Ne ~
eirth Mcasvrsment
"The only accurate way 10 estimate
! trees age is by the measurement Of
ITS girth," said botanist. "The count
ing of the rings Of oxogenous trees can
only be applied to such as are cut
down In their prime, for these trees,
when they begin to die. cease to ndd
their yearly rings. Girth measurement
is the only snfe guide to the nge Of
trees.
Hence all over the world bctnnists
have now for some years been meas
urlng trees of known and unknown
age. compiling thus a volume OF sta
tistics that will become more nnd more
valuable as II increases In size.
"The yew is the longest lived Of
trees. Three feet n century, our statis-
tics show, is Its normal growth. Ac.
cording to this rule, the Fortingal yew
of Scotland, which was fifty-six feet In
girth In 1T89, must have lived over
1900 years. The Tisbury yew. In Dor
setshire, is thirty seven feet In girth
and should be. therefore. 1900 years
old.
There Is a table OF the age Of oaks
that differs from this. 1t Ia not very
satisfactory table, but II was compiled
from trees Of known age, and there
fore II is statistically very valuable
According to II, 40year-old oak hrd
circumference OF 8 feet; SO years.
~ feet; 100 years. 18 feet: 200 years,
20 feet; 25O years. 27 feet; 800 years.
33 feet"-Philndelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
EAT LETTUCE DAILY.
Then You Will he In No Danger Of
Catching sma1lpox.

N"schtnB SmallpDx.
Lettuce is an absolute preventive of
smallpox. No one Is in the least par
ticle OF danger of catching smallpox
who eats little lettuce every day.
Smallpox belongs to the scorbutic
class of diseases. Sailors nt sea, de-
prived Of fresh vegetables. get uctirvy.
Scurvy Is typical scorbutic disease.
Smallpox Is another. Smallpox always
rages during the winter season, when
the poor people are deprived of fresh
vegetable foods.
Celery and onions are good for this
purpose, but there Is such long inter-
val between their being " thercd and
being eaten that they We most of
their antiscorbutic properties Lettuce
Is served shortly after II Is picked,
and hence contains the valuable prop
critics which will prevent smallpox.
We say without the least hesitation
or reserve that lettuce will prevent
smallpox. 1t is thousand times bet
ter than vaccination. II has no labil-
tiles. like vaccination, to produce other
diseases. We are willing to stake our
professional reputation on the broad
statement that any one who eats let
tuce daily will not catch smallpox,
whether he be vacclnated or not
Medical Talk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

Smith-Come and go with me to the
ZOO.
JOnes-No. thank you. I'll stay at
home. My oldest daughter does the
kangaroo walk, my second daughter
talks like parrot. my son laughs like
hyena. my wife watches me like
hawk, my cook Is as cross as bear
and my mother-in-law says I'm an old
gorilla. When I go anywhere I want
change.-Wasp.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
A I'm d lVnb1t.

"Sixty eight" murmured young H.
brnrlnn ns n woman waiting for a
book leaned forward and touched her
cheeks and lips to the top Of the brass
guard about the desk.
beg pardon" said the woman. ibid
you speak to meT
"Oh. no; I'm just counting the per-
sons whose lips have touched that rail
this afternoon. You are the sixty
eighth"
The woman started back In disgust
ana hastily wiped her lips on her hand
kerclief.
II was unconscious of what was
doing" she exclaimed.
IL suppose they all are" was the la
comic reply.-Youtb's Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

"Ebenezer. dear" cried the wife Of
the kindly old capitalist as he slouched
heavily homeward In the dusk. with
his toll worn hands begrimed with gold
dust and his back bowed by heavy and
laborious calculation. hurry now and
water the stock and then come In. dear.
and Wen sit down coxily and cut eou.
pons."
"And glad will be to rest" sighed
he. "Pve been Shearing lambs all day.
DUN this life! Dodgast II anyway!
got half notion to sell out and move
away. I'm that tired out"
All. life Is a hard problem.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
KNOCKOUT sroWs.
fhsrs Ass MaA, v.inssssss ss4ass
In MANI Anatonx.

In MANI Anatomy.
An impression prevails that there IL
only one blcw-tlint on the point Of the
jaw-which really constitutes the Knock.
out blow, says 4 writer in the British
Medical Journal. This II an error. The
temple IL very vulnerable part Of the
head. the lesion usually produced be-
Ing iacerntion Of the brain substance,
with hcmorrhngc. A blow on the ear
i,,ny caise rupture in the membrane
tympani and collapse. Dangerous
points nrc over the carotid and on the
larynx. the danger lying in the concus-
sion conveyed through the lnrge nerve
trunks which run down the neck. A
blow on the larynx with the bare fist
may cause instant death, AZ may one
on the chest well over the heart.
Diaphragmatic blows are not 30 dan
gerous to life. the shock being tempora.
ry. Brisk rubbing and the use Of stim-
ulants is the most satisfactory mode of
treatment. Blows over the kidneys
may cause rupture and hemorrhage,
with intense pain and shock. The most
dangerous and infinitely painful form
OF Knockout blow Is that on the mark"
an area Of the abdominal wall corre-
spending to the center OF a triangle
formed by the xiphosternal articulatio
above and line joining the bony ends
Of the seventh ribs below. Behind this
lies the pyloric end of the stomach. A
blow here constitutes the solar plex-
us" blow. but IN reality It is the stom.
nch which receives and transmits the
shock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

A tepid bath at about 80 degrees
Fahrenheit. taken just before retiring,
In tub where the whole bydy except
the face Is immersed. is an excellent
substitute for sleep, says Henry Ben
nett Weinburgh in Perfect Health. To
be exact, he says it is the only substi-
tute known to science for natures
sweet reStorer. II have known cases
of prolonged and chronic insomnia to
be cured by this form of bath. Sleep,
with the exception of the heart beats,
is intended for perfect rest. The bath
above named will come near enough
producing this result to answer many
months for sleep In cases of insomnia. .
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
The Ocean Located.

The class In elementary geography
was up for recitation. what is an
ocean" asked the teacher. you may
answer. Janet"
1T Is large body of water situated
near Norfolk, Va" replied Janet. who
had once visited her aunt at the sea-
shore.-Kansas City Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
English Estimate of Emersop.

single short work of Emerson's.
the essay on Compensation is enough
to convince one that this was man Of
true genius. We have never read any
thing In Thoreau approaching that and
other works Of Emerson In originality
ar beauty. But Emerson Is the best OF
I'll" American writer's. Was 1t Henry
james who called him ''the unfallen
mnn?" One cannot Imagine an intellect
which fnil'J to admire Compensation
ar which was convinced by Its trans
crndentalism. = London Saturday Re-
view.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

His chest heaved convulsively, and
The veins stood out upon his forehead.
In his anger he advanced toward the
other with outstretched fist. But by a
strenuous effort he controlled himself.
mo mntterw he muttered savagely.
"The day will comew
Sure enough, at dawn the next morn
ing faint streaks of gray penciled the
east. Later, at its accustomed hour,
the sun arose.
Thus was the prophecy fulfilled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

"Dld you believe him when he said
he loved youT
"No. didn't"
Did you believe him when he told
" his great wealth."
NO"
Then there's no harm done"
Yes. there is. was goose enough
10 believe that the ring he gave me
was II real dinmond."-Cleveland Plain
Deuler.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
brave and Rrainy.

'The man I marry must be both
brave and brainy."
"When we We're out sailing and up
set saved you from watery grave"
"That was brave. admit. but 1t was
not brainy."
"Yes, 1t was. l upset the boat on pur-
pose."-La Vie Parisienne.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Under Water.

Ordinarily diver is able to remain
under water from one to two and a
half minutes. James Finny. profess
sional diver, In London. stayed under
water Am. Dos. Professor Enochs stay
ed under water at Lowell. Mass. for
Am. 46s. Professor Beaumont Of Aus
tralia made a record of Am. 35s.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

Tess-Poor May! Jack Mlstry asked
her If she would care to be satisfied
with love in cottage with him.
Jess-And she refused him?
Tess-Yes, and the next day she dis
covered the cottage was at Newport,
Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

9You used to sing Every Morn
Send You Violets' before we were mar
ried." said Mrs. Brimkin with sigh.
"Yes." answered Mr.. Brimkin. but
my devotion has taken more prac-
tcal form. Every month ] pay the
meat Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
just Vanity.

Papa-Dear me, Mary, whatever are
you going to do with these trunks?
Two, four, six, twelve Of them! You
can't fill more than one.
Mammal know II, my dear; but we
must make a decent appearance on ar
irving ut the hotel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

"Does Jawley chew gum habituallyT
"No WhyT
II never see him that his jaw isn't
wagging."
"Oh, that's because he delights in
saying to himself the things he would
say TO his wife If he dared. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

II like to see young man energetic
and able to push himself" said the old
banker sadly. "But when he borrowed
the money from me to buy an automo-
bile in which to elope with my daugh-
ter 1t was carrying things little too
far"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Noise and Work.

'You can't jedge man by de mount
OF noise he makes" said Uncle Eben.
DE locomotive engeneer is doin' his
casirs work when he's ringin' de bell
nm blowiii' de whistle" Washington
Htar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
Cruel.

His Wife-Charles. ! do think you
ought to give me more Of your time.
Her Husband-Give you more! Why,
you take 30 much Of my time that
couldn't be second in duel.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

II thought Jane had such a dread
fully stiff neck"
"She has"
Nonsense. There was man paint
ing the steeple of the brick church
and she watched him for half an hour"
~Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
A HeaufY.

"Is she pretty?" asked Languide.
"Quite," replied Statisticus, fully so;
per cent as pretty as she thinks she is,
l should say."-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

"Still, Of course" said the tobac-
conist to the wooden Indian, ut Is pos
sible sometimes to make good round
sum out of perfectly square deal."--
Syracuse Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

"Are you superstitiousr

Are you superstitiousW
mot In the least" answered Miss
Giggins. ~ used to be, but, do you
know, found that whenever got to
believing in signs ! had bad luck
Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02
AImost lrresistihIe.

Briggs-What do you consider among
the greatest of temptations?
Spriggs-A lone and defenseless UNI
brella. Baltimore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

Reggie-Tommy. do you know I'm
goirg to marry your sister?
Tommy Then think I'll 20 and con-
grntulate mother.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

"sir las snrh natural charm about
her.
"yeS but II Is artlficial"-Judge,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

The best thing for any one TO soy
who has nothing to say is to say moth
Ing and stick to Schoolmaster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

He-Dorllng. have lost my position.
She--Never inind. dear. Think how
small your salary was. = Town and
Country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-02

God never imposes a duty without
giving the time to do it.-7Ruslkln.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-12
WILL HAVE A WOOL MARKET.

Growers who have recently return
ed from the Great Falls market bring
every assurance that the buyers will
visit Lewistown next eason for the
purpose Of securing the wool clip Of
this county. All that they will de-
mand Is thar We have the wool cen-
tered here and provide ample ware
house accommodations, conditions that
we believe can be readily met with.
This is a matter that should re-
reiyo the hearty cooperation of the
business men OF Lewistown. the wool
growers Of the county and the man
agemont Of the Montana railroad.
Steps should be taken early in the
coming winter 10 bring this desired
object about. A wool market in Lew.
istown will prove a great saving to
growers in time and money spent in
going To a distant market. 1t is quite
probable. too. that the smaller grow
ers will get better prices for their
clips. In any event il will not cost
them so much to dispose Of II.
Every effort should be exerted to
make this the market for every pound
of wool grown in the county. If we
lose some let the amount be small as
compared with the bulk. II is believ-
ed that over 2,o0o, 600 pounds of wool
can be diverted to this market and
there is assurance that even some
Mcaghcr county wool will be sold
here on sample.
Here is an opportunity that calls
for a little energetic work on the part
Of all concerned and there should be
no laggards when the time comes for
performance.
The people of Lew;stown have al.
ways been awake TO the main chance
and W would be surprised to sec
them go to sleep on this proposition.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-12

Hold on, now. Wen Uncle Donald
Fowler was first elected assessor it
was his intention to appoint a Demo
cratic deputy. but after the riot act
had been read to him by his party
leaders he concluded 10 alter his
plans and he then chose a Republican
assistant. which was perfectly right
and proper.-Democrat. And he got
a good one. II would be hard TO find
a more capable nan in Fergus county
than Emil Plum. In this connection
IL is pertinent Ia say that II of Mr..
Picks deputies has affiliated with the
Republican party during a portion of
his residence in Fergus county, al
though h. may have supported Mr..
Pick. II was only in a contingency
that We suggested the going outside
OF his party for competent help. How
ever. inasmuch as Mr., Pick was elect.
Ell by Republican votes this small cX.
hlbitiou ol gratitude would not be out
Of rhc way.