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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
FIIlAN FIRE WALKERS .
Stroll sedste1y Over Red-Hot Stones
I = =, -, wshout Being Burned.

Those who Witnessed the coronation
procession will doubtless recollect
small group OF copper-colored soldiers
with bare legs and outstanding hair
innocent OF covering. The strange peo-
Fiiinns-nnd their ancient cere-
mony of the ilnvolaircVo, or fire walk
Ing. were the subject of Il paper read
by W. l.. Allardyce. C. NJ. c.. at Il
meeting Of the Royal Colonial Instl.
tute yesterday. Admiral Sir n. Bow
den-Smil presided.
The ceremony of fire walking. Mr.
Allardycc explained. Is performed by
certain tribe at the Island of Bega.
aud originated In n legend that In re-
ward for having spared the life of a
man he had dug out of the ground.
one Tul Qualltn was invested with the
power of being able TO walk over red
hot stones without being burned. An
earth oven Is made and filled with lay.
ers of wood aud stone. In this fire
Is kindlcd about twelve hours before
the fire walking takes place, and, when
the hot stones have bee exposed by
brushing away the charcoal. the ma.
tlves, under the direction Of ma ster
of ceremonies, walk over them bare.
| footed.
Tho temperature at the eGge of the
| oven is about 100 degree Fahrenheit.
while on one occasion. when the ther-
mometer was suspended over the
stones. 1t registered 2S2 degrees and
the solder was melted. Yet. stated
Mr.. Allardyce. after the ceremony the
natives show no signs of the terrific
ordeal through which they have gone
by means of number of views the
lecturer gave q realistic idea of the
ceremony as performed nowadays.
Vice-Admiral Lewis Beaumont dc.
scrlbed fire walking ceremony as
witnessed by himself Although those
who took part in it showed no signs
of discomfort. he remarked that ap
parently they did not like 1t very
! much.
Replying to questions. Mr.. AllardycG
| said the only explanation he could give
| of the apparent immunity from harm
following the process was that soles OF
| the feet of the natives were hardened
| to IN unusual degree through constant
| walking on sandy soil covering coral
which became exceedingly hot under
| the sun. There was also the elemen
of absolute belief by the natives IL
the legend that they were proof agalns
| fire.--London Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
The "SimpIe" Muslin,

A little muslin frock sounds very
simple and inexpensive, but these
light and airy creations must be very
carefully put together to retain their
fresh. crisp appearance; they are
much inlet and flounced with lace Of
every description. Embroidered linen
lawns vie with muslins in popularity,
and in white they are very smart. A
lovely gown all Of open-work embroid-
cry has wide fiounces of very hand
some English embroidery attached by
ruchings of Valenciennes lace thread
cd with orange bebe ribbon velvet, mar
row fiounces forming berthe to the
pretty pouched bodice. the yoke of
valenciennes lace and velvet; the
gown of fine lawn and Teneriffe work
are charming for morning wear.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
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How to Wash Windows.

The old-fashioned way of washing
windows with soapy water followed ny
clear water. followed by dry cloths
and polishing with newspapers or
chamois. is going out. fortunately for
the window washer. The housewife of
today washes her windows with water
In which little kerosene has been
poured and finds that she can polish
them at once with soft lintless cloth
Or she dips a rag in alcohol and than
in whiting, rubs the glass with the
mixture and polishes with chamois.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
OF Interest to Parents.

The parents who teach their chill
dren by example that position and
fashion are the main things in life,
are responsible for much of the sor-
row and Indifference of the world.
The boy who is led to believe that all
his energy must be used up in get
ting on: that the only failure is he
who does not win one of the worlds
prizes. will make the acquaintance of
sorrow and disappointment. True.
these come to all, but he who meas
ures things by the Standard of eter-
nifty bears them cheerfully His
thoughts and actions stretch ever to-
wards the one great prize. and life's
great trials are sweetened and
lightened by the knowledge that each
day brings him nearer to his acqui-
sition. But to the man who spends
himself for baubles. and adrlft with
the compass, sorrow and the blight
ing Of hopes are unillumined by ray
OF comfort. The homes that speak of
God In their adornments. words and
actions. are sources of abiding happi-
ness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28

Powder puffs for the baths havo
leaped from the ordinary sized puff
that a child could manipulate to pun
the size of a mans head. With one
dab of this pun one can powder half
the body and another dab will CON-
plete the task of powdering the whole.
These puffs are of soft. white elder
down. like their little predecessors.
and are finished at the bottom with
shirred silk or satin and ivory han.
dies. AS time-savers they are worth
their price.
Another fad for the bather is a
small tub of clay decorated on the
other side and looking like a homely
cousin TO the Mexican earthen bowls
used as decorations. In this tub a big
fat cake of soap that fits in the bot
tom of the tub is pink or grayish white
in color and apparently sort of
scented CASTLE
With this tub comes sort of broom,
like small scrubbing broom. II is
made of long fibre from East India,
and the fibre is doubled so that the
ends meet and are trimmed smoothly
off. The place where they double is
wrapped with more fibre and forms a
handle. In completed form this stiff,
but not harsh. brush is 12 or more
inches long, and it's appearance is suf-
fcient guarantee of its ability to
cleanse.
This tub and brush arrangement is
English but sort of general bath ar
ticle is the big square sponge of dark
brown color in its holder Of barrel
metal-silver preferred-which hangs
on the edge of the bath tub.
For the bath comes bran bags of
cheesecloth filled with bran scented
with orris and some other perfume
that the bather fancies. Bags made of
cheesecloth and illed with oatmeal
are perfumed in the same manner and
are particularly fine for the skin and
complexion. Corn meal, too is high.
ly recommended by physicians for
whitening and softening the skin. so
many women have little bags of per.
fumed corn meal made for face, neck
I and hands,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Beauty's Enemy.

There never yet was a beautiful
woman who was not upright in figure.
That is one of beauty's sternest rules
"a graceful. upright carriage. Again,
Il is the secret of the mysterious
charm we so often find about plain
featured woman, says the Pittsburg
Press.
Round shoulders are so ugly as to
make one look almost deformed. A
pretty face will not compensate for
round shoulders, nor, indeed, will beau.
tiful hair. eyes or complexion. In
these athletic days the plain girl be.
comes a dangerous rival of the pretty
one by making herself graceful
through the simple means of gymna.
sium practice or the popular "exer.
ciser"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Drinking Caused by Poor COOKING.

Mrs. ]. P. Odell, chairman of the ad-
yisory board of the Women's Domestic
Guild of America, says she can hardly
blame a hard-working man for drink
Ing sttmulants when his stomach is
not properly filled at home.
"Many wives do not know how to
cook properly" said Mrs. Odell, "and
their husbands and families are not
properly nourished. Under such con-
ditions the husband takes uD beer
drinking. believe that good cooking
ON the home table will keep many men
away from over-indulgence in intoxi-
cants. Therefore girls in domestic
service are fitting themselves for mar
riage and more useful life. The evil
of bad cooking is displayed in a still
sadder way by the great number of
crippled children among the families
Of the poor, ANY physician will tell
you that this curse has been brought
upon the little cnes by mal-nutrition. y
---What to Eat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Recipes.

Creamed Onions.-Cook Bermuda
onions in water until tender, adding a
rounding teaspoon of sugar when first
put on to cook and a level teaspoonful
of salt few minutes before they are
done. Drain and pour a cream sauce
over. For the sauce melt a rounding
tablespoonful of butter in a small
saucepan, add level tablespoonful
Of -four and cook until frothy, then
add one cup Of hot milk and cook three
minutes, beating hard all the time, add
a pinch Of pepper and a salt spoonful
of salt.
Potato Roses.-To two cupfuls of
well-seasoned mashed potatoes, add
the yolks of two eggs and white of
one, and beat them well together.
Place 1t in pastry bag with tube
having a star-shGped opening and
press 1t through. AS the potato
comes from the tube, guide 1t in a cir
Gle, winding it around unit it comes to
point. The little piles of potato will
resemble roses. Touch them lightly
with brush dropped in egg, and
place bit of butter on each one. Put
them in the oven a moment to brown
slightly. The edges touched by the
egg will take a deeper color. Potato
roses make good garnlsh for meat
dishes.
White Bread.-Mix one cup of scald-
ed milk, one cup of boiling water. one
level tablespoon of butter, level tea
spoon Of salt, and a level tablespoon
of sugar together, and cool until luke
warm. Add one-half yeast cake dis
solved in one-ha1 cup of lukewarm
water. Mix with six cups of flour and
stir well, then add enough more to
make a dough that can be kneaded
Knead few minutes, put into a bow
and cover closely; let rise over night
In the morning knead ten minutes
then cover and let rise again, shape
into loayes, put In pans, and let rise
again until nearly twice the orlgina
size, and bake well. II the weather /,
warm the second rising may be omit
ted and the bread shaped for the pan,
after being kneaded well.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
The Woman In Industry.

But the most potent evil effect up
on men resulting from women's wage
earning, says Flora Mcdonald Thomp-
son in the North American Review, is
described in a letter by working
woman in Rhode Island to the state
bureau of labor:
Because women will work for less
pay than men. all about me they are
employed to the exclusion Of men.
often see the wife and mother at work.
while the husband walks the street.
unemployed, manly pride gone. home
and children neglected"
At once 1t will be urged by advo-
Gates of woman's right to all work
that doubtless the lack of employment
Of the man was the occasion of the
woman's going to work. Perhaps, but
it nevertheless should be made clear
to women. that nothing but eventual
disaster results from such a course;
that it is better even for the family to
suffer want than to entail upon the
man the degradation of character i'm
posed upon him when he becomes de.
pendent upon woman's earnings for
support.
Since marriage is a state to which
all women. in the course of nature,
barring accident, attain, it is to effects
as determined by marriage that one
must look in defining the principles
which should govern the action of
women. Facts concerning the wage
earning of wives. therefore. do not
describe conditions of one class of
women only; they represent the final
equation of the matter in its bearing
upon the sex, Therefore,
The practice of so.called economic
independence has achieved Tor women
financial results indicated in the fact
that her average earnings are less
than 81 day.
The effect of the practice upon eco
nomic interests is TO lessen efficiency
and to increase the cost of production
The effect upon the woman herself
is TO impair her physical fitness fol
the maternal function. and to subject
her to false system OF education
which mentally and morally units hel
for her economic Office in the family
The effect upon society is to pro
mote pauperism, both by increasing
the expense OF living and by robbins
men of the responsibility which give.
them force and success in their nat
ural Office of dispenser Of wealth I,
the family.
In word. the truth about woman Il
industry is, she is frightful failure
, New York Evening Telegram.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28

ultra smart girls have had visiting cas-
es made from the different muslins OF
their gowns. but the fad has not taken
to any great extent.
The daintiest little white null col
lar and cuff set embroidered in scat
tered pink rosebuds. is one of the lat
est fads. The cuffs were cut in a
high point on top of the sleeves and
scalloped all around. A most alluring
jabot made of the null in little fan
shaped insets put into pieces of coarse
lace accompanied this set
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Making Her Mark in the World.

AS a business for women. none ex-
cells that of the engraver. Her deli
cacy of touch, her innate love for neat
ness and artistic work, fit her especial
ly for it. while its seclusion is just
what the majority desire when forced
by circumstances to earn their own
living, says New Idea Woman's mag
azine. A good engraver in jewelry
house of any size commands a good
salary. In smaller places the work
might be done on commission. and her
time be her own. 1t is business that
does not require special education or
an expensive course of training, and
yet it Is not overcrowded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Girls Wear Overcoats.

One of the odd summer fancies
seen at mountain and shore is the
wearing of youths overcoats by the
up.to.date summer girl. These wise
virgins watched sales at mems cloth
ing stores and picked up at bargain
the loose.ftting, tan-coloreG coats that
are considered just the thing for cool
mornings and evenings. They throw
into sharp contrast the immaculate
summer frocks and give the girl a
very smart air They wear better and
cheaper than tn same styles of coat
made to order for women.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Purse Bags of White SILK.

Among the odds and ends of fashion
rather beneath the dignity of the jew
eler's art. but still very chic. are the
latest purse bags of white MORE silk
worked in gold beads.
These flippant money holders are
not the shape we have been carrying.
being longer and narrower. Another
novelty is the vanity bag Of leather
containing an opera glass. tiny vim
aigrette and gold notebook and pen.
ell. A present of this character is ap-
propripte for an admired one" but
the ekchequer must needs be in a
nourishing condition when one goes to
the Rue de Ia Paix for IT. Some OF tbs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
In ihe'Wny of Ynkea.

Yokes distinguish some. of the new
race coats. A charming model is in
white cloth. In length 1t Is three
quarter; the yoke is rather deep, and
the sleeves are very baggy. At the
wrists these are gathered into back.
ward fiarlng cuffs faced with Chinese
embroidery. The fronts are faced in
the same way. The small Hat collar Is
Of the cloth. Rows Of stitching along
the yoke hold 1t and the lower part
firmly together.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
A New Delieaey.

Any woman who wants dainty It'd
bit with which to begin dinner on a
warm night will be appealed to by
this. The heart of a cooked artichoke
Is thoroughly chilled. cut with a cook
lie cutter to give it fancy edge. and
then the hollow is filled with caviar
dotted with finely chopped parsley and
cooked yellow of egg in tiny rose pat
tern squeezed through frosting bag
A few drops of lemon is squeezed over
Il Is delicious.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
Girl,s Costume.

Blouse waists of all sorts are much
In vogue for young girls, and are al
ways graceful and attractive. The
very pretty dress Illustrated combines
one with a gored skirt and is eminent
ly suitable for school wear. As Illus
trated the material is dark blue cash
mere. with trimming G plaid edged
with black. but there are many other
materials and many other trimmings
that are equally appropriate. The big
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28

dcrs and hung from yoke OF black
net shlrred and puckered into many
rows. each one marked by small fold
of silk. A stole collar of maize satin
was embroidered in blue. rose color
and black. The large sleeves were
gathered into q broad band of the
shlrred net at the wrist, and had full
rufiles of rich white lace. The wrap
was lined with dellcately tinted pallle
taffeta.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
French Railroads.

Returns of the receipts on the French
railways during the first six months OF
the year show general decline COM
pared with 1908. The loss of the prln-
cpal companies Is from two to three
per cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
A Handsome Wrap.

A typica! handsome wrap is thus de-
scrIbed; 1t Is Of black Chantilly
houncing forty-two inches wide. The
lace was gathered full across the shout
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28

includes big cape collar. which is emf
nently becoming and graceful. and the
wide sleeves that always are comfort
able. The model Is made of dotted ba-
tiste, with trimming of lace frllls and
insertion. but all materials in use for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-28
SMITH M. McCREIGHT,

ATTORNEY
Notary Public and Real Estate Agents. Col.
lecttons will receive prompt attention. ONCE
"a the Reynoldsville Hardware Co. Building,
Main street, keynolJsyille, Pa.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
Goes TO Jail for Vagrancy.

MADISON, Wis. Dec. 16.-Because
he was too proud to beg or steal,
Logan S. Carlo, evidently a man of
education. is serving a ten days SEN
fence for vagrancy, in the county Jail
here Carlo told the Judge that he
was graduated from a law school in
ohio in 1898, and was admitted to the
bar in that state in the same year. In
1890 he went to Chicago, and was ad-
mitted to practice before the supreme
court. Since October last he has been
wandering around northern Illinois
and southern Wisconsin, eating from
garbage pals and sleeping in haylofts.
When the judge asked him why he did
not ask for food and shelter, he re-
oiled that he was too proud to beg and
700 honest to steal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
Confesses that He Saw No
Masked Trainrobbers
Ne SHOT HIMSELF IN THE SHOULDER
He Tempered With the Switeh-Brass
Filings on His Gloves First
Aroused Suspicion.

Special to Evening Statesman.
PORTLAND, Dec. 16.-After hood
winkng the police, the sheriff and the
O. r. & n. railway officials into be-
lieving that he had frustrated a hold
UP of the Spokane flyer, a microscopic
examination of Bert Yetter's gloves
has given the lie to his claim and
brought about his confession. Suffer-
ing from a mania to become famous
as a detective he admits he filed the
lock from the switch at MOntavilla.
He fired charge of small shot
through his old hat and then shot
himself in the shoulder. He called on
the police and showed the wound ana
hat to prove his story and told how
he found four robbers opening the
switch to derail the train. attacked
them. was wounded and shot one as
they fled. Just then-a la Lincoln j.
Carter-the Spokane flyer thundered
by. Much was made over Yetter's al
legged deed of heroism, but detectives
grew suspicious. They found brass
filings on his gloves. "sweated" him
and he confessed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
The Bs||icose Copper King
Made Peace With Enemy
HELD lone CONFERENCE IN BOSTON
Author Of "Frenzied Finance" Was
Accompanied by Editor Of Every
body's Magazine.

BOSTON, Dec. 16.-While Colonel
Greene of New York president of the
Greene Copper Mining Company was
eating his breakfast at the Touraine
this morning Thomas Lawson sent in
his card to the gentleman who has
called him a liar, charlatan and other
bad names. He then waited nearly
an hour for Greene to finish break
fast. The two men shook hands and
went Immediately to Greenes room.
Greene was accompanied by a friend
and Lawson by Mr.. Thayer of Every
body's Magazine.
Lawson and Green were still in con-
ference at o'clock this afternoon.
So far no shots have been heard
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16

Makes Requests to Whitman College
and Congregational Church.

The will of Mary E. Moore was pro-
bated in the superior court this af-
ternoon. Her husband Miles c. Moore
and three sons, Frank A. Moore Wal
ter 3. Moore and Robert L. Moore are
made joint executors without bonds
or intervention of court
The only outside bequests are $1,000
to Whitman College and $1,000 to the
First Congregational Church of Walla
Walla. Mary L. Preston, a niece is
given $4,000 in money and enough
property to make $4,000. To her
husband Miles c.. Moore, she be-
queathed her bank stock, the home
property with valuable water rights
and one-half of the community prop
erty. Robert Moore was given a nine
acre tract adjoining the home place;
Frank Moore, the Brechtel building;
Walter Moore. the Eureka Flat farm
of $40 acres The three sons are also
made residuary leagtees.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
Will Explain Circumstantia|
Evidence.
TELL OF RELATIONS WITH Youne
7ha Usual Motion for Non Suit Was
Made by Attorneys for the
Defense Today.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Counsel for
Nan Patterson held a long conference
his morning and decided to put in a
defense. Many damaging circum-
stances in the prosecutions chain Of
evidence may result in the prisoners S
-aking the stand in her own behalf and
+aIJrg the whole story of her relations
with the bookmaker, and the events
preceding the shooting The court
room was crowded with people to at
-and The final hours of the case.
The jury was excused until 2:3O,
while the counsel for the defense be-
gan a long argument on their motion
~fA dismiss the case on the usual
sgrounds for non suit,
Judge Davis overruled the motion of
she defense to dismiss and the case
went over until Monday by request of
he defense.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-16
INSISTS ON KNOWING WHY
TRUSTS ARE NOT PROSE-
CUTEO.
His Resolution on Beef Trust Beinq
Tabled, He Springs One on
Steel Trust

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Repre-
sentative Baker of New York whose
resolution to investigate the steel
trust was recently tabled today in
troduced a similar resolution aimed at
the beef trust. 1t requests the attor-
ney general to report to the house the
progress of his Investigations and
prosecutions of the beef trust
The senate committee on territories
today reported the omnibus statehood
bill and announced that as soon as
the Philippine bill is out of the way,
they will move to make it the un-
finished business of the senate.
Senator Bard of California, intro
duced an amendment to the statehood
bill limiting it's provisions to the ter
ritories of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory as the state of Oklahoma.
The Philippine franchise bill passed
the senate at 4: 30 this afternoon by
vote of "A to %. Municipal indebted
ness is limited to water, sewer ard
school purposes. An amendment pro-
coolie labor was rejected. The bill
guarantees the railroad an income of
points two directors.