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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Trolley Car Ri6cs.

These rules are not posted up In the
trolley ears, but it wouldn't do any
harm If they were:
Get aboard with as much expedition
as possible. The passengers In the
cars are in a hurry.
II crowded open car, hastily size
up the occupants Of each seat. Five
persons of average size are supposed
to fill a seat, but four greedy ones can
spread themselves out to do 1t.
If q crowded closed car go all the
way up front. You stand more chance
OF getting a seat, and anyhow you will
be less in the way.
Have your fare where you can get
at It easily and instantly.
II you are in the end seat and a
woman with baby get en-, for sweet
PHYS sake move over. What Is only
rudeness in other cases is sheer cruel
ty in this case. There will be plenty
of other opportunities to be an end
seat hog"
Get eff with your face towards the
front. Besides the inconvenience to
yourself OF being pitched on your back
in the street, it gives the passengers
nervous prostration to see you back
In gdown with both hands, as 1t were
into the face of danger.
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who is never on time at meals, at the
train gate, or the steamboat landing.
I'VE will never invite her again." is
the just verdict Of the majority Of the
party.
The successful traveller is unselfish.
Behold the pretty girl. She tolls
not, when every one in the party is
doing their share; she always gets the
only seat in the car; she coolly ap.
prcpriates the best of everything; she
looks fair and sweet when the other
women are worn and tired from their
exertions; she monopolizes the atten-
tion of the male element, and smiles
aggravatingly when any one tries to
awaken her to a sense of wrongdcing.
Can any one call pretty girl pig
gish? Yea verify, under these circum.
stances,
She is another one who will not be
invited again.
Then the supersensitive mortal.
Even under the best of circumstances,
this misguided unfortunate is one of
the greatest trials human flesh is heir
to: and on vacation party, the bun
die of nerves is a trial to the whole
party-Louise Scatterthwaite. in the
Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Military Shirt waist.

The love of the military. said to be
inherent In feminine human nature. IL
making itself apparent in prevailing
styles and appears In the waists as
well as in the outer garments. The
very stylish model Illustrated shows
the characteristic cpaulettes and is mp
proprinte TO the whole range of waist.
ing materials The model, however.
is made of white vesting simply
stitched and trimmed with pearl but.
tons. TO facilitate the laundering the
epaulettes are finished at the front
edges and buttoned into place.
The waist consists of the fronts,
back. epaulettes and sleeves. The back
is tucked to give the effect of a single
box pleat at the centre and the fronts
to form wide box pleats that extend
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
The Baby's Danger.

When a child first comes into the
and may be, and often is, broken by
any one of several possible accidents.
Fortunately nature tries to take care
of and strengthen this feeble grasp o;
existence.
Life at first depends mainly on the i'm.
mediate establishment of the breathing
process. The first impulse of some ba-
bies, born pessimists, seems to be to-
ward a determined attempt at suicide.
They hold the breath until they are
black in the face, and have to be quite
seriously disciplined to bring them to
their little sense. Generally, however,
nature does not require any assist
ance in these matters. She simply i'm
presses upon the little citizen a real
izing sense of all that is before him
in this vale of tears, and the foretaste
is too much for him. He bursts
forth in lusty yell and then he can
not help taking deep breaths, even II
he would The same thing is accom-
plished by little slap in the case OF
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
just referred to. The thought of the
indignity OF such treatment from a
nurse makes him gasp, and then the
spell is broken, and he, too. sets up
shout that leads willy-nil'y, to nor
NAL breathing.
Certain accidents may interfere with
this natural process. The air tubes,
for instance, may be choked with mu-
Gus which the child cannot expel. Or
1t may be such weak baby that 1t
cannot make the muscular effort nec-
essary to initiate its lungs. This is why
that first feeble squalling is so well
come sound, for it means that baby
Is fully alive and asserting itself. II
this crying is not promptly heard, 1t
is safe to assume that something is
wrong, and the baby must be looked
to- If it is lying motionless, and evil
dently too feeble to bear gentle shake
or a spat, the best thing to do is to
take a hint from nature and stimulate
the nerves of the skin. This can be
done in several ways. One good plan
is to rub the surface of the body with
little brandy poured into the palms
of the hands. II this fails, alternate
applications Of heat and cold to the
skin will sometimes excite the needed
gasping. This is done by having one
basin full of warm (of course not toe
hot) and another basin of cold water
and plunging the baby first into thu
warm water fer a moment, and ther
into the cold. This may be repeated Il
necessary. Happily, the doctor Il
generally at. hand to start the new
baby on its road. and determine OF
the best method II it shows signs o
baking"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Fashion Notes.

Harmony in dress is still further
promoted by those inexpensive para
soils which come in all the seasons
colors.
One wonders just why 1t is better to
wear the long haircomb vertically in
stead of horizontally, but SO it is or
dained.
Considering that foulards are sup
posed to be "out," one sees surprising
ly numerous and pleasing get-ups in
those silks.
Petits chapeaux tilted over the face
and elaborate trimming falling grace
fully over the back are among fash
ions revived.
Just such meandering trimming
as ornaments bead bags has broken
out in pink and blue and green beads
on taffeta gowns.
Madam who looks after her hus.
bands modishness will buy him
soft shirts with his monogram embroi
dered largely thereon.
Very sheer, fine quality. tucked
shirt waists without other trimming
are the favorites Of the moment to
wear with duck or linen skirts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

ture, and can be made from n variety
OF materials. The cape collar adds
largely to the effect and gives the
fashionable droop to the shoulders, but
can be omitted If palmer garment is
preferred.
The Eton is made with fronts and
back and is fitted by means of shoul-
der and under arm seams and single
darts. The narrow vest is applied
over the front edges and the cape col
lar stitched with cOrticelli silk is ar
ranged over the whole, its inner edge
serving to outline the vest. The full
sleeves are wide and ample, finished
with shaped cuffs, and can be made
either with fitted Innings or loose as
may be preferred. The coat sleeves
are made in regulation style and cut
in two pieces each, being simply
stitched to form cuffs.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size Is three and one
half yards twenty-one inches wide,
three and one-elght yards twenty-sev-
en- inches wide. or one and one-half
yards forty-four inches wide, with two
and one-half yards of braid to trim as
Illustrated
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Afternoon Tea on the Porch.

Five o'clock tea is an important
feature of porch life. and some of the
new porch furniture is designed espe-
cially for this purpose.
Few people nowadays make tea be.
fore their guests, preferring to have it
brought in on tray.
Wooden trays with brass handles
are excellent, and so are those old
fashioned ones Of japanned tin paint
ed in impossible roses.
The tea service should not be too
dainty.
1t goes well with cotton prints and
the like-and If cup and saucer, or
by chance a half dozen fall to the
fiooT II would not be family calamity.
A table is needed for extra cups
and saucers, for biscuits and tea
cakes.
Another useful piece is the Ancaster
muffin tray of Sheraton pattern.
While this is really a breakfast prop.
erty, it can be made a useful adjunct
to the porch table. 1t suggests muf
fms and scones and other things, that
combine so well with the steaming tea
pot.
When 1t comes to cushions and pill
lows there Is bewildering choice
Silks and satins do not belong to the
porch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Useful Hints.

A person who lives on the shores of
the Great Lakes says that fish is much
improved in flavor If fried in fat that
had been used for a former frying, and
that baked fish is much nicer IL skew.
cred with thin slices of salt pork.
The odor that cllngs so persistently
to utensil in which fish or onions
have been fried may be dispelled b,
placing in hot oven for 10 or Is
minutes after washing and drying.
Doughnuts will not soak lard so
readily If equal amounts of lard and
beef fat are Cted.
A few drops of spirits of turpentine
on cube of loaf sugar will relieve a
cough when other remedies have
failed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Recipes,

Sweet Crumpets.-An Englishwo.
mans recipe for sweet crumpets calls
for two cupfuls of -four. two cupfuls of
milk, three eggs. two tablespoonfuls OF
melted butter, level tablespoonful OF
sugar, a teaspoonful of cream OF tar.
tar and half a teaspoonful of soda.
Cream Scones.-Put into a bowl one
pint of sifted -four, four level tea.
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one tea.
spoonful of sugar and half teaspoon.
ful Of salt; mix well; rub in with tips
Of fingers four level tablespoonfuls of
butter; add two eggs well beaten and
one-third cup of cream; toss on a
Toured board and roll out three-uuar.
ters Of an inch thick; cut in squares,
brush with white of egg, sprinkle with
sugar and bake in hot oven is min.
utes.
Haricot OF Mutton.-Cut about two
pounds of mutton from the shoulder
into inch pieces; sprinkle with salt;
put one tablespoonful of dripping into
a frying pan; add to 1t one finely
chopped onion; when 1t has slightly
Drowned add two tablespoonfuls OF
Hour; then add the meat and one pint
of boiling water; put this all into a
stew pan; add five or six small white
onions; cover the pan and cook slowly
until the meat is tender; when ready
to serve put the haricot in the centre
81 hot platter and garnish with
green peas. lima beans and boiled car
rots.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
An UnhIstoric Landmark.

When Mr.. Justin II. Smith visited
the towns along the Kennebec river
in endeavoring to trace exactly Arm
old's march from Cambridge to Que
bee. he inquired everywhere for tradi.
tions and especially for relics. In his
book he gives this incident as a re-
suit of one such inquiry
Near the point where the army left
the Kennebec are four or five acres
of cleared ground and two small farm
houses. Mr.. Smith inquired Of the
venerable proprietor of one Of these
places II there were any evidences in
the vicinity Of Arnold's march through
the country.
"Oh, yes" replied the old man,
there used to be big rock in my
moving field, with 'B. d. A. on it; but
the old thing was in the way, and I
blasted 1t out"
what did those letters mean. 'B.
d. Az" asked Mr.. Smith.
"Why, Bennie Dick Arnold, of
se."-Youth's Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
RAPID BRIDGE BUILDING.
A Business In Which the Engineer
Must Make the Earth Fit
Lie purpoea

tbs TuTuoSc.
Wherever the demand is made, the
engineer must make the face Of the
earth fit his purpose. In the wilds OF
the Andes he must throw his struc.
ture of steel across a torrential ravine
from a precipice on one side to the
mouth of tunnel on the other. At
distances Of thousands of miles from
the place of manufacture the parts of
the bridge must At like watchworks
when put together in the finished
structure.
Five years ago the Pencoyd Bridge
company of Philadelphia manufactur-
ed for the English government the
famous Atbara bridge In seven spans
of one hundred and fifty each, weigh.
ing one and one-half million pounds.
in 20 working days. The metal was
shipped to Egypt, and carried more
than 1000 miles up the Nile valley
into the Soudan. After arriving at
its destination it was put together
on its piers. ready for railway traffic
within 60 days, without using any
timber staging and with absolute ac-
curacy of fit in all its parts. This
bridge was imperative for the success
of the plans Of Lord Kitchener in the
campaign that made his fame and for.
tune.
In 1900 the Pennsylvania Steel com.
pany built the Gokteik double-track
railroad viaduct to cross a ravine in
Burma. This viaduct Is nearly half a
mile long and nearly 325 feet high in
its highest portion, and the weight Of
manufactured metal was about three
and one half million pounds. This
structure was shipped from the place
of manufacture just about half way
around the globe. and then transport.
ed several hundred miles inland. and
rapidly erected. with every bolt and
rivet fitted accurately in its place
Woman's Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Naval Nurses Pay.

The nurses attached to the United
States Navy Hospital corps, stationed
at the Naval Home on Grays Ferry
road, have started a movement by
which they hope tc secure greater rec
ognition and more pay.
They say that the men who nurse
and care for the sick soldiers on ship
and shore are poorly paid, compared
with other branches Of the service.
The rate of pay which they have
hxed upon as fair return for their
services is as follows:
Hospital apprentice, per month, $40;
nurse, third class, $50; second class,
s35; first class, $40: steward, $40.
The lengthening Of the course at the
Naval hospital, Norfolk. Va, from
three to six months is recommended;
also that all nurses on completing the
course should receive an increase OF
SO per month during their future SER
vice.
Members of the corps contend that
a hospital steward, by reason of the
duties required of him, ought to be
paid at least $40 a month, the pay
drawn by many petty officers, whose
duties require much less intelligence
Another suggestion made. and which
the corps have to have favorably cen
sidered, is the matter Of stationin!
married nurses on shore, where the!
can be near their families.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
To Reduce Ice Bills.

An ice economizer means a smaller
ice bill to the housekeeper. A pad
can be specially prepared, which, as
soon as It becomes damp from the
melting of the ice, throws out a blast
of cold air, which envelops the ice and
prevents it from melting too rapidly.
1t possesses properties which com
pletely eliminate decomposition from
moisture and prevent the formation
Of slime, insuring complete sanitation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

with narrow stripe of gold tlnsel
braid. The flare of the skirt was sup.
piled by wide foot rufile, shirred and
finished with small circular tucks. The
waist had yoke and collar of shir-
rings, and had two rows of the gold
bordered lace running across 1t. These
were trimmed with little fringe
made of strips of the net stitched and
finished Mt the ends with tlnsel balls.
The girdle was OF champagne colored
silk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
American Woman Artist Honored.

American Woman Artist Honored.
Another American woman has been
recognized in one of the foreign coun-
tries. and this time the honor has fall
en- to Miss Mary Powers. young mem
Der of the American Art Students
club. whose painting has received at
tention at the current Paris salon. 1t
has also been purchased by the state
for one of the permanent collections.
This is the only one of the instances
where the American woman has tri-
umphed in the field of art.
short-Skirted Girl and sale OF Shoes.
A shoe retailer tells the writer that
women's fashionable short skirts are
of much help to the trade. Short skirts
make women very much more watchful
of their shoes. A woman who cares
anything at all for her dress has
to lock sharply after her footwear.
The short-skirted girl Of year or two
ago is not in it at all with the short
slSirted girl of the present season. The
swing.clear skirt no more resembles
tne snOIt ShlIt Cl io" ScdiS os' '""'i
the dress of today resembles the dress
OF the tailor-made period. One was
all severity. The other is all grace.
One made woman angular and awk-
ward and masculine. The other adds
a feminine touch even to the homeliest
figure. The skirts of this season, those
that are made on the new art lines, all
swing clear. If they touch they are of
the round length-that is, the length
which just touches the floor all the
way round, making the shoes a prom
inent feature of the costume. All CT
which augurs well for the shoe busi-
ness.-Shoe Retailer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Care Of Silver Ornaments.

Silver ornaments should never be
kept in wadding. which only tends to
tarnish them. Wrap each article up
in tissue paper, and any tarnlsh is re-
moved by damping a piece of tissue
and rubbing the tarnished part, drying
it with a clean piece of tissue. II is
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Newspapers for Cleaning.

Washing and busters can be avoided
by using old newspapers for cleaning
They are excellent for window polish.
ers. first rate for securing tinware
with, and are as good as brush for
polishing a stove. A good pad of
newspapers should be kept at hand
for wiping up grease or water split on
the gas or coal cooking stove.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

and are in the height Of present styles.
This one can be used with or without
the collar and made with either the
plain or full sleeves and is adapted TO
all the seasons fabrics. II is shown.
however, in bluette cheviot with trim
ming of fancy black and white braid
and handsome gold buttons. The mar
row vest is peculiarly attractive fea-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

from the shoulders, while at the centre
is regulation box pleat through which
the closing is made. The epaulettes
can be finished separately at the front,
as in the case of the model, or stitched
to position as preferred. The sleeves
are the favorlte ones Of the season that
form wide puffs below the elbows and
are finished with shaped fared cuffs.
The quantity of material required
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
The Successful Traveller.

The successful traveller never CON-
plains.
Complaint is foolish and useless
habit.
If the trouble can be removed or
avoided, set to work to so abolish 1t.
II it cannot be helped. endure the in
evitable in silence.
Complaint, after all. is really the
voicing of self-pity, the weakest and
most womanish Of all the smaller
weaknesses.
The successful traveller is always
punctual.
We have all seen, endured. and an
athema.ized the fussy woman who
keeps 10 people waiting while she fiut-
ters airily but Intellectually with trifies
n her costuring; who prevents a
whole roomful Of indignant mortals
from going to sleep by the tedious
twisting Of her locks into curl papers:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
To Get bid Of Rain Spots.

To remove rain spots from your silk
dress. iron on the wrong side with
moderately hot iron. A piece of mus
lin laid over the silk as it is ironed
will prevent any possibility of its ac.
quirinS a shiny look.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
A Styliah Gown.

A simple gown of champagne col
ored net was made with skirt laid
In small pleats. In fact, almost every
skirt is pleated. This skirt had.a front
panel and two encircling bands of gold
color silk lace. bordered on either side
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Removes Stains.

Kerosene will remove ink stains and
fresh paint. while nothing takes out
blood stains better than cold soapsuds
to which kerosene has been added.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
Fringed Lights.

Bead fringe edges are now almost
universal for lamp and candle shades.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

In ENGLAND the other day woman
wanted her baby named Port Arthur"
but the officiating clergyman refused
and finally the Port" was stricken
out
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

A remarkable paca-like rodent de-
scribed by Prof. c. Peters, In 1870.
under the name of Dinomys branicki,
has been known by single specimen
found near house in Lima, and this
lone animal has represented not only
a species, but a genus, and even a
family by itself. Other specimens are
now reported TO be living in Para
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
SCIENCE NOTES.

A convenient pyrvmeter is said To
be series of alloys Of silver, lead
and copper. A composition Of nine
parts of lead and one of silver melts
at 400 dergees g; three of lead and
one of silver at 500 degrees; six Of
lead and four of silver at 600 degrees.
aud eight of silver and two of copper
at $50 degSees.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

The pay roll of the United State.
navy is 10000. 900 a year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

During an early morning thunder.
storm in April fire-ball descended at
Earl's Fee. in Essex. England. with a
binding flash and terrific explosion.
After dawn three distinct sets Of
holes, ranging from nine inches down
to one inch, were found in the stiff,
yellow clay of an oat field, these holes
being perfectly circular, as clean cut
as though bored with an augur, and
tapering downward to the rounded bot.
toms.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

The influence of the depth of the
sea on the speed of ships has been
tested by the German navy in the
Baltic, torpedo boats being used for
the experiments, and the results are
curious and interesting. At ~ knots
no influence was shown. At 15 to 81
knots shallow water acted as a serious
check, but while in four fathoms of
water the horsepower needed to main
tain 20 knots was double that required
for the same speed in 10 fathoms or
more, the worst results at 22 to 26
knots were obtained in 10 to IL
fathoms, and the shoals of four
fathoms gave the least resistance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21

A remarkable property of aluminium
and tin alloys has beer described by
Hector Pechaux to the Paris academy.
When freshly filed surfaces of four
different mixtures of these two metals
were plunged into cold distilled water.
bubbles of oxygen and hydrogen were
given off for two or three minutes, but
neither of the metals nor an unified
surface of the alloys gave any such
effect. 1t is supposed that tempering
in casting separated the two metals
into juxtaposed molecules. which
formed thermo-electric couple and
generated an electric current until
water
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-23

A Natural Drier- The Sleeping Sickness
Parasite-Hair as the Chemist Sees It
Action Of Magnets on Animals-Fer-
ro-Concrete Pipes--Dark Ray Photo
graphs-The New Map-Meking-Bot-
tied Refrigeration.
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All subscribers in District of Columbia, Virginia
West Virginia, North and South Carolina as
well as those in Pennsylvania and Della
ware and throughout the United
States, can get THE SUN by
mail for one cent copy.
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European bad weather of the past summer has
been attributed by Prof. Benseler, of Coffin
gen, to the volcanic activity in Italy, Iceland
and elsewhere since the eruption at Martinique.
The heated air from the mountains has been
carried eastward by the prevalent winds, and
has caused the late continual rain and fogs of
the Continent.
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GLADE 8 RIsTEAU,
AUCTIONEERs AND REAL ESTATE
AGENTS,
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Close attention given to all business entrusted
to our care. A share of public patronage so
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