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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
TROLLEY AND FARM.
The ouickcning of the Ways of western
Rural Life.

The Ouickcning OF the Ways OF western
Rural Life.
No great war or political change ever
worked nearly so great n revolution
for the betterment of the people and
the qulckenlng Of their ways OF lfe
as Is now being wrought throughout
the Middle West by the trolley s,s-
tens, that are spinning their webs in
every direction. Within the cities the
change is already old. and we have for
gotten how things were when we for
merly depended on the mule cars for
such little transportation as we had
with in the city. Such n thing as pleas.
ure riding on the street cars was then
unknown, and the pleasures of the
parks were available to those alone
that could afford horses and carriages.
Moreover, the quickening of life that
came with rapid transit and the gen
eral broadening out to larger areas and
more comfortable living come TO be an
old story In the city.
But In the smaller towns, where the
trolley is new and the closer connection
with the larger and buster centres of
life has but recently come. the changes
are Just now working, and ii is inter-
esting to observe their outward phases.
Ride out over any line through n sec
ton where n couple of years ago. there
were old, unpainted houses and tum-
ble-down fences. and you will see
sprucing up in the way of new paint
and new buildings and general tidiness
that is astonishing. And all the little
old towns that were formerly sleeping
In the summer sun seem to have been
galvanized into new life. The cross
roads store has been wiped out. but
wherever the town was large enough
10 have taken firm root as n commun-
ity II has taken on new life. The boys
can live Mt home and work in the city.
instead of desertlng the village TO live
in n city boarding house. and the
folks" TO find a way of making money
Off their poultry and garden truck"
that was formerly impossible. They
love to spend the money in Frightening
up the old home, trimming the hedges
and lawns. and making 1t look as If
somebody lived there.
No human prejudice ever disappeared
so quickly as has that of the merchant
of the smaller town. who imagined
that the trolley was going to take away
his business. lie is now clamoring for
all the trolley lines he can get.-Indlan.
nDOlis Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
The gacheior,s Epitsph,

At Cherry Point, Northumberland
County, Virginia, is the grave OF Izatis
Anderson. vino died August II, 1928,
aged forty-four years, six months and
twelve days. His epitaph states that;
He was a worthy and estlmable
man, a kind neighbor. faithful friend
and good citizen. In other relations
of life he might have been equally
praiseworthy, but he died a bachelor,
having never experienced the comfort
of being husband or father. This
situation he found SO comfortless that
in his last will he directed this stone
10 be placed over his remains, with an
inscription warning all young men
from initiating an example of celibacy,
which yielded no other eventual fruits
but disappointment and remorse. In
scribed at his request by his friends. -
Chicago Record Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

An old time writer holds forth thus
entertainingly in love and reason:
Marry the lass that has the cow
was the advice of an old gentleman to
a laddie who consulted him on the sub
ject OF a choice between a girl with
COW and one that had nothing but
pretty face. so far as beauty Ia
concerned, there Is not the difference
Of COW between any two girls in
Christendom.' This is not my notion,
however, though there is something
In 1t. But marry the girl VINO VIII
manage your domestic concerns to ad-
vantage. who is prudent, sensible,
economical; get good disposition;
an accomplished maid with it will be
all the better, and beauty, IL you find
it united with all these, will complete
the tout ensemble.
Don't marry for money, merely
there is neither love nor reason In
that. It may buy many fine things,
but 1t won't buy happiness, and with
out that man Is a poor creature.
Money Is no objection, 1t may be, in
deed, an important object, but every
other consideration bends to the point
of being matched as we'll as paired,
when love and reason join hands"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
Indians who Actually Work.

1t has always been a theory among
Westerners that an Indiana full
blood-wouldn't work. But all this
summer forty Indians from Haskell
Institute have been at work for the
Santa Fe near Emporia. Side by side
with them gang of Greeks have been
employed. and the railroad bosses say
the Indians excel the Greeks in every
way. Indeed, it is acknowledged that
the Indians made the best workmen of
any engaged on the road, and there are
gangs of several nationalities employed
near Emporia. All summer these In
dians. many of whom belong to the
football and baseball teams at Has
kell. have kept up their practice in
these games. They never seem too
tired to play a game Of ball, and they
have beaten all the teams in the neigh
borhood.-Kansas City Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Ingrattude is treason to manklnd.-
Thomson.
Victory belongs to the most perse-
vering.-Napoleon.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth
than history.-Plato.
Wealth is not his that has it, but his
that enjoys it.-Franblin.
Invention is the talent of youth, as
judgment is Of age.-Swlft.
He that never leaves his own country
is full of prejudices.-Goldoni.
Joking often loses friend, and never
gains an enemy.-C. Simmons.
What leads TO unhappiness is making
pleasure the chief aim.-Shenstone.
1t never occurs to fools that merit
and good fortune are closely united
Goethe.
Hope is so sweet with its golden
wings that, at his last sigh, man still
implores tide In Pena.
1t is better to suffer wrong than do it.
and happier to be sometimes cheated
than not to trust.-Samuel johnson.
1t is great misfortune not to have
enough wit to speak well, or not
enough Judgment to keep silent.-La
Bruyere.
The chiefest action for man of
spirit is never TO be out of action; the
soul was never put into the body to
stand still.-Webster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
Tho Tanned West,

"Why don't somebody get born. get
married, or die, or run off with some
other mans wife. kiss the hired girl,
get drunk and shoot up the town, kill
one of the valuable town dogs. burn
out some place of business so as to
get the insurance. or commit suicide
or. In fact, do any old thing SO as to
liven up matters-be metropolitan. the
same as in cities, as elsewhere-gosh!
but this Is a dry old burg, no excite
ment of any kind-hasnt been fist.
to-skull encounter for so long that the
boys have almost forgotten the manly
art Of self-protecton. Gee! but this is
getting to be tame affair for the
wild and woody west! If we so ON be-
having In this manner what do you
suppose our dear friends In the elite
east will think of such conduct out
here among the wilds of the Great
American desertf"-Spokogee Il. II
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
HANG HOLDING N kAHsas.
rhc Etiauette Of tire Dvs~sss Cali Laid
Down in Hmporis.

DoWh N 1HVVtt&s
An important question was up for
discussion last night ut the regular
meeting of the Amalgamatcd Hand
holders Union. Ray Witherlngton.
who holds high once in the national
organization, was accused by certain
west side girl Of being "slow," that he
had called at her house few evenings
ago, and after making few shy at
tempts at holding her hand had given
up, and hadn't done n thing but talk
the remainder of the evening. and that
in her opinion he wasn't fit or COM
petent person to hold the place he did
In the Handholders' Union.
The story reached the ears OF with
erlngton's enemies in the union. and
they at once brought charges of "in-
competency" before the exalted
strangleholder," who decided TO in
vestigate the charges. Witherlngton
was called before this official and told
his "slde." He said that he had made
conscientious effort TO hold this girls
hand, and when she refused the sixth
time and had threatened TO call her
father, he had desisted, that further
effort would be rude and ungentle-
manly.
The west side girl was then called
on the witness stand and asked TO tes-
tify. she said that Ray had tried six
times. but that none Of the girls In her
crowd thought Of letting young man
hold her hand under eight trials. She
said she had hear of certain girls that
did, but that she thought no lady who
cared anything for her reputation
would do thing like that. She ad.
mitted having threatened to call her
father but that the young man ought
to have had better sense than to think
that she meant to do it.
When her testimony was completed
a long discussion arose as to how long
n young man could persist in trying to
hold a young lady's hand without be-
ing considered rude and ungentleman
ly, and how soon self-respectinp
young lady could give up without &C
quiring the reputation of being "easy.'
II ended by the exalted strangleholder
giving his opinion that three attempts
were enough. and that six was toe
many, and that any girls with n melt
ing point either above or below these
figures was to be boycotted by the
union.
The question of how long young
gentleman should know n young lady
before he held her hand was also
brought up for discussion. After con
siderable debating and deliberating by
the officials IT was decided that young
man ought to call on girl at least two
times and not more than four times be
fore he was entitled to sit in the ham
mock with her and hold her hand
Emporia Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

"If cat worth twenty-five cents
swallows a canary worth $3.50, what is
the value OF the resultant creature|
Is one of the problems in the jokers
arithmetic. A goldfish farmer in Penn.
sylvania is wrestling with somewhat
similar question. About 500 Of his
choicest goldfish, and some silvernsh
besides, were placed in n small separ.
nte pond, that they might thrive and
wax fat The fish got on swimmlngly
until one night week or so ago. The
proprietor visited his pond in the morn.
ing only TO find some of his fish dead.
some wounded and another large mum.
ber unaccounted for. Yet in q moment
they ceased 10 be unaccountcd for,
since on the bank a ten-pound snap.
ping turtle WGs summing himself with
an air that SAID: Fate cannot touch
me. | have dined to-day" 1t has
been computed that the very "fanciest'
of the fancy goldfish, the celestial
telescopes" and their ilk, are worth
something like $50 pound. In this
instance the ponds roll of casualties
showed that the turtles late supper
or early breakfast represented approx.
mately $500. For that sum he could
just as we'll have had bower Of palms
TO eat in and an orchestra to play the
while. 1t may be doubted il even the
celebrated banquet of the monkey at
Newport cost any more. The turtle
had even been so fastldious as to reject
the silverfish. which were swimming
about unharmed and in undiminished
numbersl The story teaches that the
chicken farmer who dreams all night
OF hawks, foxes and defective incu'
bators is not the only fancier who
has natural enemies to contend with
New York Evening Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
Why Always Little 2"

Without any warrant except n curl
Gus popular tendency, the newspapers,
almost without exception, refer to the
new queen of the turf as Little Lou
Dillon" 1t would be all the same IL
the mare that lowered the trotting rec.
ord at Readville were sixteen hands
high. She would be ''little" still, in the
public prints. You never read OF IA
nous little geldings or little stations
any more than you read of big mares
that have become illustrious.
This usage is not limited to the turf.
Anything heroic or unusual of fem.
mime complexion or persuasion is GER
tain to call for the familiar diminutive
TO which reporters are so fondly at
tached. Let dame as colossal as the
Statue OF Liberty Enlightening the
World collar a burglar or cowhide Il
masher. or check runaway horse, and
she will come out In the newspapers
as n "plucky little woman"
1t seems, obviously, to the repertorial
romancer, very wonderful for small
creatures and persons to get busy and
accomplish things. whereas, as mat
ter of fact, they are built that way, as
witness the ant, and the bee and the
gadhy. And then, Of course, there Is
no incentive for big women or even
big trotters or PAGERS or runners of the
feminine persuasion to try and distin-
guisb. themselves as long as they are
boun. 10 be called little" anyway
Kansas City Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
Absent-Mindcd,

A story is going the rounds OF the
Missouri press regarding a farmer
who is greatly troubled with absent
mindness. On the way home from
town, so the story runs, the thought
came to him that he had forgotten
something. He took out his notebook,
went over every item, o.ecHed it on,
and saw that he had made all the pur-
chases he had intended. AS he drove
on he could not put aside the feeling
that there was something missing. He
took out his notebook and checked of
every item again, but still found no
mistake. He did this several times,
but could not dismiss the idea that he
must have forgotten something. When
he arrived at home and drove up to
the house, his daughter came out to
meet him, and, with look of surprise,
asked, why, where is maw?"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
"Fichting NIae,sn Horsc.

Under the will of the late Sir Hector
Macdonald directions were given that
his well-AIown charger should be shot,
the hoofs being preserved as memen'
toes. Before the contents of the will
were known in Ceylon the animal was
sold to a. r. de Soysa, wealthy Sin.
Salese gentleman. He has now init.
mated his readiness to hand over the
horse to Lady Macdonald on condition
that it is not killed, or, on the other
hand, to retain 1t, undertaking that
whenever the death of the animal
(Which is now in Ceylon) shall take
place the hoofs shall be forwarded to
the son Of the late general.-Londoa
Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward ,or
sny case OF Cstarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY L Co., Toledo, o.
We, ,theundersigned, have know wn r. J. Chs-
ney for the last is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
lions made by their Arm.
WEST TRuAK, Wholesale Druggists Toledo,
Ohio.
wALDISo, ,KIySAS&MARvrx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls sCatarrh Curels taken internally, act-
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 76c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
A Question of Titles.

The City Treasurer of Edinburgh,
Colonel Sir Robert Cranston, who has
lately been knighted by King Edward,
was called upon recently by Il CONNER
cial traveller, who wished TO see the
colonel on business. AS Sir Robert,
like most of his associates, is of the
Volunteer Corps, not of the regular
army. the travellers inquiry was for
Mr.. Cranston. Colonel Cranston, lie
was informed, was out.
"Oh, very well; can l see Mr.. -
then" (mentioning another member Of
the firm.
Major - Is out, too"
"And is Mr.. - out also?"
81 am sorry to say that Captain -
has just left to attend n musketry
class"
The exasperated traveller turned to
go, when he was recalled and asked
IL he wished to leave any message.
We'll" he replied, "its of no conse-
quence. but you might just say, If you
think Of 1t, that Lord Wolseley looked
in"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
A. unknowr Land.

Few people appreciate the fact that
to-day, at the dawn OF the twentieth
century, there are still parts of the
old Roman empire whore no traveller
Of modern times has been; that there
are ancient towns which no tourist has
seen. temples and towers that no low
or OF classic architecture has delight
ed In, Inscriptions in ancient Greek
that no savant has as yet deciphcred
whole regions, in fact. full Of anti
quities for which no Baedeker has
been written, and which are not shown
upon the latest maps. says Howard
Crosby Butler In the Century. There
are regions within our tempererate
zone where no modern European foot
has trod, so far as we are able to tell
regions where the civilization OF
Greece and Rome once fiourlshed, and
where fine monuments OF classic art,
ard of an unfamiliar art that sup
planted the. classic, waste their beau
ties upon the Ignorant sight OF haif-
civilized nomads.
To realize the truth OF this one
needs only 30 cross the ranges or
mountains that run parallel to the
eastern coast OF the Mediterranean,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

Brlght's disease. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all kidney and bladder ills. Read
the following case:
Veteran Joshua Heller, of 1O6 South
Walnut street, Urbana. H.. says:
''In the fall OF 1899 after getting
Doan's Kidney Pills at Cunningham
Bros drug store in Champaign and
taking course of treatment told the
readers OF the paper that they had re-
lieved me of kidney trouble, disposed
OF lame back with pain across my
loins and beneath the shoulder blades.
During the interval which had elapsed
l have had occasion to resort to Doan's
Kidney Pills when | noticed warnings
OF attack. On each and every occasion
the results obtained were just as satis-
factory as when the pills were first
Thought to my notice. l just as en-
phatlcally indorse the preparation to-
day as did over two years ago."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Heller will
be mailed on application to any part
of the United States. Medical advice
free; strictly confidential. Address Eos.
-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all druggists. price so cents
per box.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

The best calculation that can ne
made shows that the average number
Of children in the white native family
a century ago in the United States
was more than six; in 1880 It had
fallen to less than FIVE; In 1850 to less
than four; in 1872 to less than three; in
1900, among the upper classes in
Boston, TO less than two.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

More than $4,000 acres of land in
the Indian possessions OF Great Bri.
tain are devoted to the cultivation of
tea, nine-tenths OF the area being In
Assam and Bengal Production Is
officially estimated at 191 ,250,00v
pounds.
Samuel w. Twombly of Winchester,
Mass, who is over sour-score years of
age. and recently celebrated his Goth
wedding anniversary. is a candidate
for another term to represent his dis.
trict in the Legislature.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
Wealth of LauruaRes.

The English language, according to a
German statistician who has made a
study of the comparative wealth Of
languages. heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary of 100000 words;
German comes next. with $4,000
words; then Italian. with $4,000;
French, with 10000; Turkish. with 22,-
600. and Spanish, with 10000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

AS the outcome OF much painstak-
Ing investigation the existence has
been demonstrated Of a class of hui
man beings called moral imbeciles.
Their essential characteristic Is COM
plete moral insensibility, revealed by
a total absence Of repugnance to the
suggestion of crime before the deed.
The United States has granted $500
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

opinion Is unanimous that the convict
thus employed is of more valnc to the
public. is better treated ac3 interferes
less with free labor than in any other
way.-Dallas (Texas) News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

FITspermanently cured. No flts or ne-vous-
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NervcRestorer. s2trisl bottle and trcntisefres
DR.. n. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST.. Phila.. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

The fringe on the bottom of mans
trousers doesn't always indicate the
ragged edge Of despair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

rlso's Cure Tor Consumption ls an intalltbls
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. ".
SAMUEL. Ocen1 Grove. N. J.. Fob. II. 1907.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

TIL. fellow who has mon to burn is
generally sure Of meeting his match.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

A man may be much sought after, even
though he be fugitive from justice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces innnmma-
tion ,allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

1t is possible to raise check without
the aid Of derrick.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

The education of some people is more
ornamental than useful
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES produce the
brightest and fastest coors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

The woman who feels that she waa
born to command always succeeds in
getting a husband.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
ALL TIRED OUT.

The weary. worn
out. all tired feel
ings come to every
body who taxes the
kidneys. When the
kidneys are over
worked they fail to
perform the duties
nature has provided
for them to do.
When the kidneys
fail dangerous dis
euses quickly fol-
low. urinary dlsor-
ders. diabetes, drop
sy, rheumatism.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14

Pietro Cartoni has given 100000 tD
found q sanitariun for tuberculosis
patients at Rome in memory Of his
two sons who died of tuberculosis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-14
- @NHGS
S6S1lD s21||''!'|l!': 81 ~ \ ]! !:
s G9QANIIDSsgss'
SSfT%~~ STS
rhc Cost Of Bad Ronds.

= is estimated. after thor
ough investigation. that
ninety per cent. of every
pound CT freight carried
by rail or water has been
or will be carried over the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-07

will be found good for hardening the gums One
quarter of pound each of powdered myrrh and
powdered orris root. one-half ounce of powdered
borax. one ounce of prepared chalk Such formula
arately and mixed by ones self
Il think the British upper classes must he made
of iron zinc. or some especially durable mate
rial for in pursuit of pleasure they never seem TO
know the meaning of fatigue says a London So
dog days to give their brilliant parties, and
want to dine. lunch and sup continually in each
others society when the thermometer registers 81
in the shade? 1t is the climbers who first show
the signs of wear. TO use American phrase. In
spite late hours and deleterious food. the hardy
British aristocrats get along through London
season without any special indication of lassitude,
those the manner born are exempt, cannot help
looking worried and harassed after lew months
of it
Don't pin your faith lemon juice panacea
for harshness of voice" says certain girl who
ascribes her social not little to her voice
It is a melodious voice, and accompanied by the
r7erriest tinkng laugh Where she got it and
how she got it she won't tell, but some of the
things she says about the care of the voice when
YOU do ask her are: Don't tire your voice. When
YOU are fatigucd your vocal chords tired along
with the rest of you. Give them rest. Don't wear
flowers in your dress if you going 10 read or
sing in public They often cause hoarseness Don't
relv on black coffee TO clear your throat. table
enoorf,I Of water in twice that amount Of brandy
relieves the voice better Don't take life too serl-
ousIy. Relax the strained muscles OF your lace
tolls in the voice surely as on the face. Don [
croak or whine or drawl. Don't despair if your
t md natience il may become vevety. round,
caressing and alive with delicate infections.