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The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
UatIsts and Lace.

No waist Of the season is more de-
sirable than the pretty one Of sheer
batiste made with fancy yoke. The
model shown IL admirable and is
adapted both to the odd waist and the
gown as well ~ to many materials
and combinations. but is shown in
mercerized batiste with yoke OF all
over material, consisting of narrow
shirred bands and lace insertion. and
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Mean of Her.

Being thorough society girls. Helen
and Eva were playing bridge whist
for money.
Jack says I'm Dresden doll" said
Helen.
Doubtless he is right" retorted
Eva. you are good to play with and
easily broke"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
conceited Fellow.

She-You men don't seem to realize
that sii'i caa't imagine anything
her against her will
He-No? l should think It would
feel worse to have us refuse to kiss
you when you're willing.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
A Scientific piaono.i.,

College Senior-So you think Tom
will propose?
College Junior--Yes; last night his
pulse was 70-temperature s5: this
afternoon his pulse was 90-tempera.
ture los: think the crisis will occur
by to-night-Puck
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
rhouohtfu, Husband.

"You asked me to bring you some
pin money this morning, my DEAR"
said the young husband.
''Yes." she replied. with an air Of
expectancy.
well" he continued, Il thought l
might as well save you trip, SO l
brought you a paper of pins instead"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Design by MAY Manton.

Design by May Manton.
made with one upper skirt, SO allow
ing renewal of the soiled portion with
the minimum of labor. The quantity
of material required for the medium
sizes is, for skirt IN yards 81 or IN
yards 36 inches wide. for nounce 6h
yards 21 or 3ss yards SO inches wide.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Point Of View.

Isn't ii awful" said Mrs. Goodwin.
TO realize that all our sins and short
comings will be revealed on the judg.
ment day?"
Yes" rejoined Mrs. Gabbles, but
there Is some satisfaction in know.
ing that we will find out lot of mean
things about other people"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
II ALI penands

But you must admit, SIR" said the
aggressive party, that man ought to
be the boss in his own house."
Yves. suppose So" answered the
meek and lowly man with the absent
hair but the house live in belongs
to my wife"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

ting with motifs of lace, is cut in ,leep
points that give a most satisfactory
outline and is finished with lace frill
that is. graceful and generally becom-
ing. The quality of material required
for ths medium size is ~ yards II.
. ysrds " or IL yAfds u inches Wide.
With 8 yards q tassrtisa and 6h
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Her Point Of View.

He-Miss Longleigh's dresses al
ways look so neat: don't you think
SO?
She-Yes; for one who has SO little
to dress on.
He-Why. l thought she was quite
wealthy.
She-So she is-but she's so awful.
ly thin.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
lntluence xs. Amuence.

"How DID Scadds manage to secure
the nomination." asked the inQuisi-
tive party Il understand he had no
political influence"
True" replied the man who knows
~but he is simply rolling in affiuence. .
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
HiQh lixino.

Mrs. Uppson-I received a letter.
from my niece in Boston this morn.
Ing. She says she has meningitis.
Mrs. Oldham-No wonder that girls
always ailin' when she eats such fool
stun as that. Corn beef and cabbage
is good enough for me.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

All Oriental silks arc delightful to
wear and make, charming effects but
none is more desfrable than the white
corean crepe which. combined with
point d'aspJit net. makes this pretty
waist. Tho blcuss portion b fall and
droupu oyst tAe nott bele vhfle the
toake, ssJdo ~ laspt-
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
curllnu ostrich 1Ip..

To curl ostrich tips dip the feathers
in water in which a little borax has
been dissolved. Then curl in the
usual amateur fashion: that is, by
stretching three or four strands Of the
plumage at time over the blade Of
a dull knife until dry. This gives =
fine and lasting curl.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
sly Uncle al.

Circus Barker-Here you are, sir.
Fifty cents for the big show.
Uncle Si-Say. mister. I'll give ye
dollar II ye'll let me crawl under
the tent. l bet old Dad Foghorn l
was young enough to do that trick
again.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Mourning in Real Earnest.

Mourning in Real Earnest.
Death is said thing" said the
stranger to the man who stood weep
ing beside a grave.
1T is indeed" sobbed the other.
suppose" remarked the stranger,
you are sorrowing over the grave Of .
very dear friend"
Il am sorrowing over the grave of
a man | never knew" replied the
mourner. yet I deeply regre. his
demise. He was my wife's first hus.
band"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Poor sampIe.

Domestic-"Where shall take this
prescription. mum?"
Mrs. sharpeye-"Anywhere, except
to Pillbox & Co.'S. There goods are
not fresh. bought postage stamp
OF them yesterday and it was last
years issue"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Not NeaotlahIe.

isn't this climate changeable?" ask
ed the newcomer.
NO" answered the old inhabitant
rather brusquely. 1T amt changea.
BILE. II 1t was. don't you s'pose we'd
have traded it OF for something else
long ago?"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Alarmed.

Ernie-Yes. he plays the violin for
her benefit every evening. He says
that music is the food of love.
Evs-And does that impress her IA
yorably?
Ernie-No. She Is afraid he will
think it is the food of married life.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Positively Brutal.

Husband-I actually believe, my
dear. that you think more of your
poodle than you do OF me-
Wife-Pd Ike to know what reason
you have for thinking so?
Husband-Well. you never allow
him to eat anything you cook.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
In a Dry Town.

. First Drummer-Are you a Prohi-
bitionists
Second Drummer-wen, should
smile.
First Drummer-All right. come on;
know where to and . paace.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Brave to Rashness.

"Oh. George" sighed the romantic
girl, Il wish you were like the old time
knights: wish you'd something brave
to show your love for me-"
Graciousi" cried her nance.
haven't agreed to marry you. and me
only getting SEQ 4 week?"-Philadel
phia Press.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
A poubtfuI compllmert.

He-You are just as sweet - you
can be.
She-I don't think that much Of .
compliment. You see, it all depends
upon how sweet you suppose am
capable Of being--Town Topics.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
sians of the Iimes.

Younger sister (peeping through
keyhole)-Mr. Spoonamore is going to
propose to Bertha tonight.
Johnny-How do you know?
Younger sister-1 can tell by the de-
.ermined look on Bertha's face.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
hi. eoy Knew . Whole Lot.

His Boy Knew Whole Lot.
"How's my boy getting on!" a&ed
the farmer OF the city merchant
"Oh. he's all right Does just what
he's told. but seems to lack judgment
Of his own"
Well" replied the farmer. he
knows a whole lot il he could only
think of it."
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Her Reasons for Doubt.

DO you think he loves your" said
Maude.
Il don't know" answered Mamie.
He writes to you every day?"
Yes. But his letters sound sus-
pioiously sane and sensible"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Thes and Now.

The. and Now.
'Demosthenes." remarked the stu
dent Of ancient history. used to NIL
his mouth with pebblep IL improve his
oratory."
AT the present writing" said the
observer of 1dern events. "a lot of
men become garrulous after nlling
their mouths with rock and rye"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
A Broad Assertion.

Il wear no mans collar!" he ex-
claimed with vehemence.
Which is a statement that the patron
&: shc average laundry cannot reason
ebly make until he has examined the
mark to see whether there have been
any e1changes.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Then He Got n.

Prisoner said the verbose Judge,
the law gives you long sentence"
All right, judge" said the tired
prisoner, I'm willing to take any
sentence the law gives me, but give
me as few of your own as you can"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Tip for a Wafer.

DeBorem-I say. Bobby, did You tell
your sister that I was waiting here?
Bobby-Sure did.
DeBorem-And what did she say?
Bobby-She said you ought to 10,
job like that in . restaurant
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

aews q ths Latest ossisns IN Gar
Nsnts-osid 0uliten Very Popular
In Makeup o. Summer ce1fsettsns
Little Hints.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
why He Hnd n Crying Fit When No
One was Even Hurt.

Eyes, indeed, we have some queer lit
tie incidents happen to u.s." said the fat
engineer. "Queer things happened TO
me about year ago. You'd think II
queer for rough man like me TO cry
for ten minutes, and nobody hurt Ell
ther, wouldn't you? Well, L did, and
can cry almost every time think of it.
Il was running along one afternoon
pretty lively when l approached q lit
tie village where the track cuts through
the streets. l Stacked up little, but
was still making good speed, when sud
denly, about twenty rods ahead of me,
little girl not more than three years
old toddled on to the track. You can't
even imagine my feelings. There was
no way to save her. 1t was impossible
to stop or even slack much at that dis
tance, as the train was heavy and the
grade descending. In ten seconds it
would have been all over, and after re-
versing and applying the brake l shut
my eyes. | didn't want to see any
more.
"As we slowed down my fireman.
stuck his head out of the cab window
to see what I'd stopped for, when he
laughed and shouted at me, Jim, look
herev 1 looked, and there was a big
Newfoundland dog holding the lit
tie girl in his mouth, leisurely walking
toward the house where she evident
ly belonged. She was kicking and cry
ing, so that / knew she wasn't hurt,
and the dog had saved her. My fire
man thought it funny and kept laugh
ing, but l cried like a woman. / just
couldn't help it. 1 had little girl of
my own at home."-Galveston Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
The American Honeymoon.

Faithful in few things, the American
public yet remains true to an old hon
eymoon tradition which assigns those
to whom Europe is an impossible ex-
pense to Niagara Falls and Washing
ton, the national capital. In these two
centers bridal parties have been since
long before the civil war the pride and
the prey Of hotel men and cabmen.
Modern maids may consider them
little old fashioned, but when the time
comes to choose a wedding tour the
west, the middle west and the rural
east Of the United States are still true
to Niagara Falls and Washington. 1t
is in the spring and summer, when of
course the larger number of marriages
take place, that these resorts are so
popular. In the winter New York itself
is the Mecca of the newly weldon
don Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
Dangers of the SEQ.

The Fourth day perfect mountain
Of water, the biggest sea l have ever
seen In all my life, came towering up
and fell on ,he Roddam. thought she
was foundered, but she shook II off,
and we saw that the after deck house
and the hand steering gear had been
carried away as clean as cutting off
the top of cake. A piece of the truck
had got jammed in the wheel chains,
and the next bash the rudder got broke
the chains. In half minute we were
wallowing helplessly in the trough of
the sea, and / knew that another big
sea would end the chapter. Getting
the men together, made try at get
ting the chain picked up and spliced.
The steward, who was brave lad,
went over the side and got up the
Loose end. We had tied ourselves to-
gether for the work, and that was all
that kept us from being washed over
board. In few minutes we had COLI
nected up the chain with strong
strap and were ready to get back amid
ships when the wreck Of the hand
steering gear which was swinging
free, came clipping around and caught
the stewards leg, taking 1t off like a
butcher chops off bone.-Metropoli-
tan Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
THE PHONOGRAPH.
Its Invention Was the Result of q
Cut ON the Finger.


An accidental cut on the finger
caused Edison to invent the phono.
graph, or talking machine.
Mr.. Edison told the story of this
invention to reporter. At the time,
he said, he was singing into tele-
phone, and in the telephones mouth.
piece he had placed, for safe keeping, a
fine steel point. Suddenly this point
cut his finger. He found, to his sur.
prise, that it had been moving here and
there and roundabout guided by the
vibrations of his voice.
He placed strip Of yellow paper
under the steel point, replaced 1t in the
mouthpiece and said the alphabet. The
steel, while he spoke, ran over the pa.
per, and for each letter of the alphabet
1t made different mark or scratch.
This was what Mr.. Edison had hoped
for. He now held the steel point still
and drew the paper scratches slowly
over 1t. There was given forth, very
family, the alphabet as he had re-
peated It,
Thus the principle of the phOnograph
the registering and the reproduction
Of the voices vibrations-was discov.
cred through the cutting Of finger. II
was Edisons finger, though, that was
cut. Smiths or Browns might have
been quite hacked off and no phono.
graph would have resulted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31

Bucephalus, the horse of Alexander
the Great, was in all probability the
most celebrated horse of which we
have any knowledge He was bought
for the sum of 1G talents from Philoni-
Gus out Of his breeding pastures of
Pharsalia, and 1t IL known that he
was skewbald, or, in other words,
white, clouded with large deep bay
spots, this peculiar breed being valued
by the Parthians above all others, but
being disliked by the Romans because
SO easily seen in the dark.
Bucephalus was ridden by Alexander
at the battle of the Hydaspes and there
received his death wound. Disobedient
for once to the command of his mas
ter, he galloped from the heat of the
battle, brought Alexander to a place
Of safety, knelt, as was his CUSTOM for
him to alight and, having thus per-
formed his duty, trembled, dropped
down and died.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
Gifts mt baptism.

Gifts to infants on their baptism are
of ancient origin. Formerly the spon-
sors generally offered gilt spoons to the
child. These spoons were called apostle
spoons, because the figures of the
twelve apostles were carved at the top
of the handles. Rich sponsors gave the
complete set of twelve, while for those
who were not so opulent four was con-
sidered the proper number. and poor
sponsors would content themselves
with offering one. In the latter case
the handle of the spoon generally ex-
hibited the figure of any saint in honor
Of whom the child received its name.
1t is In alluslon to this custom that,
when Cranmer processes himself to be
unworthy of being sponsor to the young
princess, Shakespeare makes the king
reply:
Come, come, my lord, you'd spare your
spoons"
The mug or spoon and fork Offering
Of the present day appears as a very
debased survival Of really beautiful
christening Offering Re-
view
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
Nose Musicians,

OF the Tagbanoua, tribe on the
long narrow island called Palanwan,
In the Philippines, Mr.. Landor writes:
Most musicians of other nationalities
play wind instruments by applying
them TO the mouth. The Tagbanoua
plays them with his nose! The lantui,
a reed flute, has two holes, and one
nose piece at one end of the cane, at
the joint. The lantui is pressed by the
thumb against the left nostril, the
right nostril being held tightly closed
by the first finger of the hand. The
Tagbanoua nose is so fattened at the
base and has such expanded nostrils,
elongated at the side, that 1t is es-
pecially adapted for this purpose. The
Tagbanoua musician can get In this
fashion some sweetly pathetic sounds
by far the most melodious sounds I
have ever heard from any body's nose,
and he is even bold enough to attempt,
with success, too, a trill."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
TEAS THAT ARE
WORTH FORTUNES
Twelve Hundred Kinds Are In China's
Show at the Worlds Fair--.The Most
Populous Nation Of the World For
the First Time Makes an Exhibit
Worthy Of Her Greatness.

Many exposiuons Of stupendous char
acter make up the Worlds Fair Of
1904. Each part is vast and distinct
show. Each building shelters many
acres OF wonderful things-wonderfu
because they are the choicest of their
kind. Every nation on the globe is
represented. Every state and territory
is here with its best and making the
most Of its greatest opportunity.
The fact that China has not been a
large exhibitor at worlds fairs gives
to her great exhibit here prominence
quite exceptional. 1t is wonderland
of ingenious productions. We know
China best by reason of her extensive
exports of teas, which have found a
vast market in the United States for
generations. Her commercial interests
therefore prompted her TO make dis
play Of teas that we should not for
get.
In sealed glass jars China displays in
the Liberal Arts Palace some 1,200
kinds of tea. Young Hyson and Old
Hyson have string of tea relations
longer than the genealogical chain of
Plymouth Rock. They are neatly Sc
lected CHOPS" in the language Of the
tea farmer, and these classes do not
embrace medicinal teas, which are
quite another lot in the rather modest
number of 400.
The teas exhibited vary in price from
few cents a pound to some rare and
exclusive kinds that are worth their
weight in gold, the tea in the latter
cases being placed on one side Of the
scales and pure gold on the other
that is to say, the tea of this expensive
kind is worth about $50 gold an ounce.
Only very small quantity of this ex-
elusive leaf is exhibited, and 1t is
grown in carefully guarded tea planta-
tions or gardens right under the shad-
ows of the great wall of China. Its cul-
tivation is prohibited for any use save
for the imperial family Of China and a
few of the favored high officials.
Mention has been made Of the word
"chop" in connection with tea, and 1t
may be interesting to the everyday
reader to know what the word actually
signifies. The tea leaf is grown in va
rious districts of the Chinese empire on
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31

Prizes for winners of horse races
hundreds of years ago took curious
forms. The earliest was the "brigla
dor" or golden bride. After this the
prize in England was bell. This idea
was taken from the custom among
owners Of pack horses of decorating
the best horse, which led the cavalcade,
with bell, so that on dark nights and
in dangerous places the whereabouts
Of the leader might be known and the
others follow boldly. At Carlisle, sill
YER bells were raced for by the moss
troopers and dalesmen and specimens
Of these bells are still retained in the
town hall.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
NORTH ENTRANCE PALACE OF MINES AND
MRTALLURGy, WORLDS FAIR.

large areas of ground which are often
mistaken for single plantations. This
is hardly ever the case, as the large
tracts are very often owned by hun
dreds of different men, whose individ-
ual plots of ground bearing the tea
plants are carefully mapped out, SO
that each individual owner may cult
vate and pick his own crop of tea.
Each owner likewise markets his own
tea and puts his own special mark, or
Chop" on the packages. Hence the
term ''chop" signifies an individual
growth or picking of tea by one owner.
In an area of tea land of, say, thou
sands acres, all apparently under one
ownership, there may be some forty,
fifty or more owners of the plantation
and consequently like number of
''chops" of tea.
1t must not be imagined that all these
different owners Of the tea get the
same price for their commodity-far
from il, as each of these individual tea
growers has his own secrets for i'm
proving the quality and flavor of tea.
Take, for instance, the Annoy and Fu-
chau districts. whence most Of the tea
for the United States comes. The own
ers Of "chops" of tea varying from 10
to 200 chests Of SO pounds each bring
samples Of their goods TO the various
foreign merchants for sale. These lat
ter turn the Chinese tea growers over
to the good offices of the foreign or
American professional tea faster, who
passes on the goods as to price. The
tea faster has the samples infused, not
boiled, in his presence and passes upon
the quality, flavor, twang and manner
OF curing, liking price accordingly,
from which there il never any varia-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
Grewsome wedding Presents.

Among the Iloongotes, tribe of saw
ages in the interior of Luzon, according
to A. Henry Savage Landor, "the we'd
ding present given by the prospective
groom to his sweetheart does not lack
quaintness and consists of human
head, part of breast and heart as
well as finger or two. Unless a man
can produce these gifts he has to re-
main a bachelor. but these gifts are in
variably procured. The inclined to
we'd lies in wait in the high grass until
an unsuspecting man, woman or child
happens to go by, who few minutes
later is left dead upon the trail minus
the anatomical portions enumerated
above"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
Few Solid Gold Dinner Services.

They say 1t is all nonsense talking of
solid gold dinner services, for there are
not more than three or four Of them in
the world, and they are too small for
use in a party Of any size. In many
large houses in England and also in
the United States a quantity Of silver
gilt plate, which looks precisely the
same, Is in use, but the feeling prevails
that silver gilt is not as becoming" to
other table furniture as pure. dazzling
silver plate and that 1t must be dis
played with great discretion.-Boston
Herald,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-31
THE AMlABLE MULE.
. Few Words of Praise For Tbh
Much MaIiuned Animal.

"After lifetime of close association
with the mule" says an old mllltar,
official, 81 have never known him {,
kick man, nor have ever met maj
who knew another man of his owl
knowledge who had been kicked by
mule.
This Is bold statement, but 1t i
true nevertheless. You can question
soldiers of the army everywhere, and
confidently predict that they will bea
me out in this. : knOw am uprootinl
popular belief, but l ask you TO stoI
and think and see If am not doing on
mule friend deserved justice. Horses
kicks are plenty. Mule kicks are N
rare as promotions. Were you eve
riding at might on the prairies, fal
away from comrades and camp, weary
looking for the distant twinkling camp
fires not TO be found? Did you ever M
such time see your mule friend lift
his tireless head and blow his resonant
trumpet of discovery of the sought for
haven? He has not seen it, but he has
smelt II, and in a moment is trotting a
bee line for the distant picket line and
forage ration. Were you ever riding
across dreary, dry, dusty country,
thirsty, no water in sight and its where.
abouts undiscovered? Throw the bride
loose on the mules neck and give him
his way. He will take you to water as
unerringly as carrier pigeon wings
Its way to its roost."-Nebraska State
Journal