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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
WOuIdn,t Ent EeIs.

A well known naturalist tells of an
experience In the Hebrides last sum-
mer. I'VE saw great numbers of cells
actually leaving the sea and ascending
a small clear stream which formed the
outlet to shallow loch," he writes.
"They varied In size from mere
threads to specimens weighing two to
three pounds each. The migration con-
tinued for whole week, and one day
we succeeded in capturing half score
about fifty yards away from high tide
mark. These were offered to a high
land shepherd. who, with shrug and
grimace, said och, sir, ! would
liefer eat snakes"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Carrier Pigeon Memory.

\ l have known the pigeons imported
from Belgium and kept prisoners for
years, which, when liberated. struck
out for home, only to be drowned in
the Atlantic or picked up by some ship
at sea. This proves that no distance
appalls them.
During the Franco-Prussian war the
French caught homing pigeon which
was being sent to transmit informa-
tlon out of the besieged city Of Paris,
The bird was made prisoner of war
and kept in confinement for ten years.
When given its liberty 1t at once re-
turned to its old home, showing that
ten years was not sufficient to drive
from its mind the memory Of home
Country Life In America,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
BUOYS ON THE COAST.
ehe Lighthouse Department Uses
Seven Different Kinds.


Seven styles or kinds OF buoys are
recognized and used by the lighthouse
department of our government. They
are known as the nun, can, cone, ice,
whistlingJbsll and spar buoys, and, ac-
cording to their size, the nun, can and
ice buoys are divided into four classes.
The nun, can, cone and ice buoys are
made of steel. The upper parts of
these buoys are generally modelled in
the frustrum of a cone, with the eX-
ception of the ice buoy, which is SIM
liar In shape to spar buoy, tapering
at the ends.
These buoys are fastened to the
ledge or bottom of the channel by
means of chains, shackles, swivets and
ballast balls, which move freely with
the current of the water at all stages
of the tides. The lower ends of the
mooring chains of these buoys are al
SO connected either to sinker or a
mushroom anchor, which is an anchor
with saucer shaped head on a cen
tral shank.
The bell buoy is a circular shell of
steel, forming the main body or float
OF the buoy. The bells used are made
OF the best quality of bell metal, cop
per so per cent and block tin 30 per
cent, and usually weigh about 200
pounds. We believe the government
stipulation is that all bells for sea
buoys shall weigh 206 pounds.
Perhaps the most ingenious of all
the classes of buoys used by the light
house board is the whistling buoy,
which is fitted with an apparatus by
which air compressed by the move
ment of the waves is made to escape
through a tube, thus producing a
whistling sound. This apparatus con-
sists of a whistle, check valve and
the necessary connecting pipes. The
whistling buoy is protected by an out
er guard or cage.
There are three classes of spar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
FRIENDSHIP.
II Imposes Serious Duties Upon
Those who Court II.


"When acquaintanceship rlpens into
friendship, something serious has come
into ones llfe," writes Mrs. Henry
Graham in the Onlooker. 81 don't think
that any one can or ought to afford to
have more than one or two really inti-
mate friends. If love has gone with
frlendship-that is, II the gates of
paradise have been opened to you; and
the guardian angel has sheathed his
flaming sword and admitted you
through the portals-then you must
have given everything, and you have
very little left to give. A man can
have man friend and woman n
woman, because there are places where
men meet men and women meet wo-
men alone, neutral ground where the
other sex cannot, enter because of Its
limitations, and there real friendship
may live and thrive on the crumbs
which fall from the rich mans table.
"For friendship implies something Sc
rious. You must give of yourself, your
real self, and once given It cannot be
taken back. One has no right to give
mp a frlendsl6p unless the other per-
son agrees or unless 1t has become an
absolute impossibility, and even then
nll the obligations of 1t may survive
while the delights Of It die"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Don't Fail to examine our stock before buying
c. r. HILL,

buoys, ranked according 10 Iengtn ana
size-from the first class, forty-five
to fifty feet long, down to the fourth
class, twenty feet in length. to be
placed in position in accordance with
the height of the incoming tide In or
der to be effectual. These are usually
moored TO n mushroom anchor. There
is also starboard and port hand
buoy used for marking the course Of
the channels. These are cone shaped
buoys about thirty feet in length, at
tached at the bottom end by shackles
and straps.
The colors of the buoys are inter
esting. Red buoys mark the starboard
or right hand side of the channel COM
ing from seaward and the black the
port or left hand side. Midchannel
dangers and distractions are marked
with buoys having black and red
transverse stripes and midchannel
buoys black and white stripes. Buoys
marking wrecks are painted green.
The starboard and front buoys are
numbered from the seaward end of the
channel toward the harbor, the black
bearing the odd and the red the even
numbers.-Bangor Commercial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
A BRONZE FLOWER.
PrettieS Morning Glory That Ever
Bioomed In q Tomato Can.

While | devoured my sandwiches,
finger marks and all, with n mighty ap-
petite at no ,ntime of my first day ut
work with the iron molders Mike
reached owe, into n nelghborlng yard
and pucked a crisp climbing morning
glory. Holding the delicate blossom
up for my inspection, he said, young
fcller, kin you make me one just like
that In bronzeT' | was quite sure |
could not. "But." said he. you
needn't think II can't be done. First
you get an old can, punch hole
through the bottom of II with n nail
aud stick the stem OF the flower
through the hole, leaving the blossom
inside. Seer saw. "NeXt you iill
the can with water and drop into the
water bit by bit nice fine sanl. Mind
you. 20 slow. After n long dime the
water will leak out, leaving the bios
som buried In the sand, but still In
good shape. Now you'll dry the whole
thing In the core oven and bake It.
That will burn the blossom TO ashes
Then If you have the patience to shake
II and shake II till all the ashes drop
out through the stem you'll be ready to
pour I'm your metal, and If you do as |
tell you and make no mistake and try
about six times you'll have In the end
the prettlest morning glory that ever
bloomed In tomato can."-Scrlbner's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
THE 81" AND THE a."
why They nre Dotted ana How the
Practice Originated.

why They nre DOtteu nnu HOW une
Practice Originated.
The dot over the 81" originated I'm an
accent which was put over the letter
when doubled or placed next "u," n
practice traced back to the eleventh
century. In the twelfth century the
accent occurs in the combination Of
'1'' with other letters, and in the four
teenth century the accent was changed
to dot-first instance in MSS. 1927
which became universal when printing
made II inconvenient to retain both
forms.
Originally 'T' and J'' were modified
forms Of the same letter. In the fif-
teenth century the II" at the beginning
of n word was heightened and orna-
mentally turned to the left, while In
the middle of a word 1t was unaltered.
Both forms were dotted, and after the
initial "i'' became 81" a separate let
ter and consonant, 1t still retained
its dot. This is limited usually to the
small s." but abroad it may be seen
also over the capital letter.-London
Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division
In effect Nov. 9th, 1904. Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:
EASTWARD

s;0i m-Train ~, weekdays, for Sunbury,
Milkesbarre, Hazleton, Pottsville, Scranton,
Harrisburg and the intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Philadelphia 1923 d. m,
New, YORK, $3.50 p. M. Baltimore, $500 D. m.
washington, 7:l5 p. m Pullman Parlor car
from Wtlliamsport to Philadelphia and pas
sengeI coaches from Kane to Philadelphia
ana Williamsport 70 Baltimore and Wash
ingtOn.
t2:5O D. m.--Train S, daily for sunbury. Har-
risbur- and principal intermediate stations,
arriving at Philadelphia 1852 d. M, New
YORK iu;23 y. M, Baltimore 1880 ID. M, Wash
lngton 500 y. m. Nestibuled parlor cars
and passenger coaches, Buffalo 20 Philadel-
4;W y. m-Train g. daily, for Har-
rsbu and intermediate stations, ar
riNine q Philadelphia 4:23 Am; New ork,
7.l3 a. il.; Baltimore, 2.20 a. m; Washington
40 \ NJ Pullman Sleeping cars from
Harris burg TO Philadelphia ano New YORK.
Philadelphia passengers can remain In
sleeper undisturbed until 1880 A NJ.
u:O5 pm Train +,daily for Sunb lry, Harris
burg d in.e rmedlate stations, arriving at
Phila- clphia, 7:l7 A. NJ; New York, g:33
day; baltimore, 7l5 A. NJ; Wasl lngton, $50
A. NJ Pullman sleepers rom Erie,
and WilliamspOrt 10 Philadelphia, and
Williamsport 70 Washington, Passenger
WilliaMsport to Baltimore.
WESTWARD
';S? a. m.-Train z, daily for Buffalo via
G41 a. u.-Train 9, daily for Erie, Ridg-
way, aud week days for Dubois, Clermont
and principal intermediate station
';1O a. m.--Train g. daily for Erie and inter-
a:l5 p. m.@Train Is, daily for Buffalo via
EmpOr um
intermediaiestation
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
WAITS IN AUSTRALIA.
The State Finds Them Good Homes
and Has No OrphannRe.


Australia Is continent without an
orphanage, country without an or
phan. Each waif is taken to receiv-
ing house where II Is cared for till a
country home Is found. The local vol
unteer societies canvass their neigh
borhoods ana send to the children's
committee Of the destitute board the
names of any families they have
found where children may be placed.
The children's committee selects the
home which II judges is best adapted
to the development of the child in
question.
No child is placed In family so
poor that the child might suffer The
foster parent receives n sum averaging
S1.25 per week for the care of the
child and for proper clothing. When of
school age the child must he sent to
school. The local volunteer committee
looks after its care and culture. and
jealous neighbors often assist In watch
ing the growth and education of these
happy children.
When the child Is fourteen years old
he begins to work. His earnings are
placed in the Postal Savings bank, and
at the age of seventeen or eighteen he
goes out into the world an Independent
man. The state, at an expense of less
than $40 n year, has raised man or
woman to contribute to its wealth and
prevented the manufacture of crlmi-
nal and the expense of courts, prisons
and reformatories.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
FREEBOOTERS.
In England They Were Moss Troop
crs, In Ireland BOHtrotters.

In England They, Were Moss Troop
ers, In Ireland BoEtrotters.
Moss troopers In olden days In Eng
land infested the marshy country Of
Liddesdale and subsisted chiefly by
rapine. Such freebooters in Ireland
were called bogtrotters, apparently for
a similar reason.
Sir Walter Scott, in the LAY of the
Last Minstrel" introduces the word
thus:
A fnncled moss trooper, the boy
The truncheon of a spear bestrode
And round the hall right merrily
In mimic foray rode.
This name was also given to maraud-
ers upon the border. Mr.. Camden
calls them borderers and describes
them ns wild and warlike people.
"They are called moss troopers" says
Fuller in a long account Of them in his
"Worthles Of England" because they
dwell in the mosses and ride in troops
together. They dwell In the bounds
or meeting of two kingdoms, but obey
the laws of neither. They come to
church as seldom as the Goth of Febru-
ary comes into the calendar.
sons Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

A member of the French academy
reported that twenty-five experiments
on animals showed each time that
poisoned blood is active even after d.
luton 1,OOO,OO1 100000 times. The
strength Of the average homeopath'
&c dose is from about the third to
the sixth decimal. This demonstrates
that those who say that there is no
medicine in a homeopathic dose be-
tray Ignorance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Russia In the Eighteenth Century

Russia In the Eighteenth Century.
Peter the Great said of his country
and said truly, Russia is rotten be-
fore she is ripe" To realize the true
meaning of these words and the full
ness of their implication one must
study in detail the reigns of Elizabeth
and Catherine III. In Russia during
the eighteenth century were to be
found side by side the vices alike of
savagery and civilization. Add to the
lack of social instinct, of humanity in
the wider sense and of moral respon-
sibility that is to be found In Zulu
kraal, the worst corruptions that are
bred in courts like that of Louis XIV,
and one can form some faint notion
of the Russian capital under Eliza
beth and Catherine
The country, as whole, was orien-
tai in its want of civil organization,
but without the idealism of the east.
The capital was welter of blood and
lust, barbarism and sophistry, atheism
and superstition, drunkenness and say
age violence, Incidence and seml-in-
sane activity. The moral condition
was reflected in the physical. Never
was there such n mixture of squalor
and magnificence as in the palaces Of
the Empress Elizabeth. The rudest
and the most costly furniture were
jumbled together. Filth and splendor
were always alternating, and the vilest
food was eaten Off plates of gold
London Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
A Frightened Horse. 4.

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. II behooves everybody to have
a areliable Salve handy and there's none
as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salvc.
Burns, Cuts, sores, Eczema and Piles,
disappear quickly under its soothing
effect. 25c. at Fl. Alex Stokes Drug
Store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Sure of Himself.

"Pll give you position as clerk to
start with" said the merchant, "and
pay you what you are worth. Is that
satisfactory
"Oh, perfectly" replied the college
graduate, "but--er-do you think the
firm can afford itf" = Philadelphia
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Such n Nice Riddle.

"Dld you ever hear the alphabetical
conundrum. AngelinaW
"No, Augustus. What Is itf'
at is, When will there be only twen-
ty-five letters In the alphabet"
"Oh, never could guess thatw'
"It's when U and are made one, my
darling"
"What nice conundrum 1t Is, Au-
gustusv'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
A Good Beufnning.

She-I spend six hours day trying
to grow tall; it's the fashion, you know.
He-Well, you've made beginning, 1
see. Your face looks longer than usu-
al.-Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Hnrd N Annroacb.

Lady Cooking for an apartmenb-I'd
like to see the janitor, please. Assist
ant-Did yez have an appointment wild
him m?--Brooklyn Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Youthful Aspirations

Holden-Both of your children are
getting along. They'll soon have to de-
eide upon their careers. Belden-Oh,
that's all settled long ago. Tom has
made up his mind to be n retired mil
lionaire, and Henrietta thinks she Is
cut out for rich widow
Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
inst What He Meant.

"Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins after her husband had been play
ing a social game, why are you so
often without money!"
ut is due to the way I was raised"
"You mean reared, don't you?"
mo. l mean raised. Washington
Star
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

The law of the harvest IL to reap
more than you sow. Sow an act, and
you reap habit. Sow a habit, and
you reap character. Sow a charac-
ter, and you reap destiny.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

"Have you had brain fag YETI" young
Furbish asked the rising author.
mo- replied the latter. Just at
present don't need the advertising"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
WESTWARD

:, Train 052 Sunday leaves Dubois 400 d. m.
Falls Creek 4.07, keynoldsville $40, BrookvilIe-
i.50, Red Bank $40, Pittsburg $50 D. m.
On Sundays only train leaves Driftwood at
~ a. M, arrives Dubois 1000 a. m. Return
Ing leaves Dubois 2. 90 d. rn arrives Drift
wood $40 y. M, stopping at intermediate sta
tiOns.
Trains marked run daily;s daily, except
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
CourtinE Peace.

"Smith never quarrels with his wife.
She spends nearly all her time abroad"
Eyes, they get along together by liv.
ipg apnrt."- Houston Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Retired.

Patience-Is her husband In trader
Patrice- No; he was sold out by the
sheriff last week.-Yonkers Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

Give the reins to appetite, and you
give wings to happiness. - Woman's
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

Tact comes as much from goodness
of heart as from finenesa. Endymion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
i BUFFALO & ALLEGHENY VALLEY
DIVISION.
Low Grade Division.
In Effect Nov, II, 1904. Eastern Standard Time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21
Berry and Salad Sets,

Chop Plates Pudding Sets Cracker Jars Sugar and
Creams, Mayonaise Dishes Gravy Boats, Fancy
Plates Celery Trays, Brush and Comb Trays, Dinner
Sets from s5. 90 up, Toilet Sets from 81. 90 up.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-21

wx&Ms*&&*m~~x &~~M~~mxxxxxx
, 1904-04-28
Youthful Couple Welded.

New York, April 2S.-Mr. and Mrs
Russell A. Colgate are the anne o.
a youthful married couple who are liv
ing in New Rochelle. and who were
so much in love that they eloped to
New Jersey on April II. Their we'd
ding became public today through the
bride. who could not keep it secret be
cause she was so happy.
The bridegroom, who says he is 16
years old, does not look more than Is,
while his bride, who was Miss Frances
Mellars of New Rochelle. says she is
II. Though she is tall and fair, she
appears much younger.
Mrs. Colgate is a daughter of John
Mellars, a carpenter of New Rochelle.
Her mother sailed for Brighton, Eng.
land, several days before they were
married. and as the bride said today:
I'VE could not wait until she came
back, so we thought We would run
away and we'd"
Young Colgate is a son Of M. S. Col
gate, a New York city broker. 1t is
said he is only making Sc a week, yet
he appears as happy as a lark.
, 1904-04-28
BREAKS THE RECORD
WILL DlSPOSiNG OF SMALL ES-
TATE sANKRUPTS THE PRINT
ER'S FONT OF TY, e.
Chicago Doctor Disposes of Seven
Thousand Dollars in Testament of
Many Thousand Words-New
York Couple Makes Record in Mat
ter Of Age-AccidentaI Reading Of
Paper DiseIoses Identity.

Chicago. April 2S.-Although dispos.
ing of an estate valued at only $1,000,
the will of DR.. j. Chester Lyman. who
died March, 90. is he longest docu'
ment filed in the history of the Cook
county probate court.
Refreshments goes into minute de.
tails describing each article owned by
the t%estator. its origin, its history and
Is present whereabouts. The will con-
tains so many thousands of words that
It was reproduced in printed form and
in this shape it was filed in the pro-
bate court, together with the original
document.
A Washington saucer, valued at
81. 900 is b%equeated to the Field Column
oian museum. as is a Peruvian image.
made in bronze. 1t is said to be 1000
years old and was recovered from an
ancient mound in the Andes.
Another valuable relic is a ''constitu-
ton cane 1t was made from a piece
Of wood cut from the United States
frigate constitution on an evening in
1888, when "Old Ironsides" sailed in
to Boston harbor for the first overhaul,
ing after the war of 1872. Another
cane was made from a piece of wood
taken from the man of war k~earsarge
in 1872. Both canes are %bequeated to
the Army and Navy museum at Wash
ington.
, 1904-04-28
MR.. AND MRS. cosL6
ARE NOW IN CHEYENNE.

mir and Mrs. John c. Cobis return
ed last night from Denver after q wed
ding trip Of ovs a month In the south
ern states and in Mexico. says the
Cheyenne Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coble enjoyed the
trip to the utmost, going from Denver
to Ell Paso. thence TO the City OF Mex
leo. where they remained for several
weeks, making q number OF interest,
ing side trips. going thence to Vera
Cruz, where they took the steamer TO
New Orleans and thence TO Denver
and Cheyenne.
Mr.. Coble said that the thing which
impressed him most was the crowd.
Ing jungle like vegetation which was
growing OF luxuriantly in the south
while Wyoming was patiently waiting
for the first blade OF green to start.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coble are spending a
few days in this city. greeting their
friends before going to Laramie. the
former home of the bride. Mr.. Coble
said that he had not yet decided
whether he would make Laramie his
permanent home.
, 1904-04-28
TIE SIDING YOUTH
HAS A SEVERE SHOCK,

A Tie Siding young man. in a letter
to his sister in this city. written yester'
day. relates a somewhat unnerving ex'
p%erience he had when he came uneX'
p~ectedly upon the work of the raiders
at the Maxwell & Stevens sheep camp
Monday night. He walked about six
miles to get his pony. when had been
on the range for some time, n ran
into the lot of dead sheep without
warning. He saw not a soul about the
place. but there were nearly 300 car
casses of dead sheep scattered about
The young man heard the crying OF a
dog shut up in a cabin. but he told his
sister that he left the dog there and
made a good many tracks and far
apart, and with the heels always to-
ward the awful sight.
, 1904-04-28

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased tc learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act,
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby de,
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers. that they offer one
hundred dollars for any case that 1t
fails to cure. Send for list of testimon'
ials
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO. To
ledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 76c.
, 1904-04-28
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
John oliver of Philadelphia, as fol
lows: 81 was in an awful condition
My skin was almost yellow. eyes
sunken, tongue coated. pain continu
ally in back and sides, no appetite
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then
was advised to use Electric Bitters
to my great 10Y, the first bottle made
a decided improvement. l continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
q we'll man.. l know they robbed the
grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only Soc
Guaranteed at all drug stores.
, 1904-04-28
lUkINS HELD TO THE
DISTRICT COURT

William Lukins. the young mar
charged with forging a check on w. B
Emmons of the Riverside ranch on the
18th of February. and who arrived
from Miles City. Mont, yesterday In
custody of Under Sheriff Yund. who
had been sent to bring him back. wal
arraigned in Justice Grants court this
morning. charged on two counts In the
information with forgery. He waived
examination. declaring he was guilty
and was held to the district court In
the sum of $500. being unable to give
bond for which, he was remanded tc
the sheriff to wait the action of the
district court. Lukins says he will
plead guilty in the district court.