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

An ostrich never goes straight to
its nest, but always approaches 1t with
many windings and detours. in order.
II possible, to conceal the locality from
observation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
o, Dear No.
Le a litterateur?"

"Is he litterateur?"
"Oh, dear no. Why. he's able TO sell
the stun he writes. Evening
Post
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Strength for To-day.

God promises us strength to enable
us to do our present duty. II we be-
slieve that. and act accordingly. we
shall never. never fail. "As thy days.
so shall thy strength be-" That Is
the promise-a promise that never
fails. Yesterday has gone, never to re.
turn. Tomorrow has not come to us.
and 1t may never come. To-day ia our
day. and it is the only portion of time
that is. Men who regret that they did
mot do their. work of yesterday, lose
their present time because they are
not giving their whole strength to 1t.
Men who fear that they will not be
able to do to-morrow's work are losing
to-day, and ARE not getting ready for
tomorrow. God does not promise
strength for yesterday which is gone.
nor for tomorrow. which may never
come, but for to-day, which is here.
Let us therefore trust, and use while
we have it, Gods promised strength
for to-day. Sufficient unto the day y
the evil (and the gooD thereof"
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The Sin. Of the Tongue.

The sins OF the tongue all point to
the necessity and profit Of self-mas-
terry. So evident and SO important
did this appear to James. that it oc-
ours again and again In his epistle. In
many things we all stumble" he
writes. IF any stumble not in words.
the same is u perfect man, able to
bride the whole body also." II this
confession Of failure and magnifying
OF the office of the tongue seem ex-
faggerated. let any one sit down quietly
and think OF the sins and cruelties of
human speech. The careless words
which no repentance can call back
again, the rash prorntses. which 1t has
cost us SO much to faifi. the express
sion of the lower nature which has
shamed the higher, the Confessions OF
evil and yieldings to falsehood, the
hot and angry words. which sober
thought condemn--these are some OF
the perils of the tongue. On the other
hand, like most of the uses OF the
world, which turn so easily to evil. the
tongue may be the instrument OF
great and lasting good.
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remarks concerning the dnsightli-
ness of the present design aroused .
storm of indignation"

ness of the present design aroused
storm of indignation"
With one accord the masculine
population of Chicago arose, saying:
Women, you have taken from US
everything else, leave us our trou-
sers." Tailors, incensed by the reflec-
lions cast by the women, declared
that the Dressmakers' union is sim.
ply striving for q foothold. or leghold.
on the pantsmaking industry OF the
United States and would merge It
into the dressmaker's business. ri
They are simply trying to create
. new era in pants" said one tailor.
1.-The present style of trousers is the
result of centuries of study of the
needs of man. We can make pair
of pants an inch wider at the knee.
two inches wider at the bottom, and
we can add sail area to the seat, but
beyond that no tailor dares take lib
critics with his customers clothes.
Nothing short of revolution would
make men adopt new style.
K "As q matter of fact, the present
garment is perfect. 1t has. I'VE peck
cts one for chewing tobacco and q
gun. one for = handkerchief. These
are at the northeast and southeast
corners of the pants. They are placed
geographically 80 = fellow can reach
for his gun under almost any circum-
stances without exciting suspicion.
) Then, In front is . small pocket for
. watch and cloves, and on either side
IL Q pocket for the hands. Without
those pockets for the hands mo man
could accomplish anything. Chicago
Tribune. r
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eod y Morning k,.,.

p The fragrance Of the morning pray
er fingers with US throughout the day.
n man cannot free himself from the
fASewS1 kiss Of his wife and little one
ttrougAout his day OF toll. They urge
Nm to his best endeavor. In the mo-
hent o. peril they haunt him Ike .
suardiaA angel. In like manner the
fragraht protection OF Gods mernin9
kiss uvon the soul fingers with and
fortines 1t for it, duties, be they never
50 varied and exacting. His blessing
rests upon us from our morning pray
q, and quickens our homeward foot
steps when the day II DONE for we
hunger for His more immediate pres
ence again.
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CITY GETS A SHOCK.
Something Wrong With the Electricity
and Citizens Dance.

Something Wrong With the Electricity
and Citizens Dance.
Newmarket, Ont, is electrified.
Something has gone wrong at the
electric light plant, and a great num-
Der of the incandescent lamps are so
charged that if person SO much as
touches the brass part he will get a
shock that will knock him over.
One hardware man says that with
any long steel instrument he can
strike sparks from the metal ceiling.
In another office lamp has been
hanging over an iron bar for a long
time and the insulation became worn
through.
The other day hen the light was
turned on the bar and all tho metal
fixtures became charged with cur.
rent. suflicient to knock man down
II he touched any of them.
On Saturday night short. stout
shopkeeper carried lamp to the
sidewalk, and happening to touch the
brass, the first thing he knew he was
on his back on the concrete walk. and
the next he was on his head In the
ditch. His hand was burned black.
Things have been going on like this
for some time with no Improvement
The electric plant is owned by the
town. and the mayor is being appealed
to to get in touch with the situation
and secure the services OF an expert
before some one will require the ser
vices of a coroner.-New York Jour
nal
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Do not keep this sacred thought Of
Christ's companionship in sorrow Tor
the larger trials Of life. II the mote
in the eye be large enough to annoy
you. 1t is large enough to bring out
his sympathy, and If the grief be too
small for him to compassionate and
share, It is too small for you to be
troubled by it. II you are ashamed
to apply that divine thought "Cheist
bears this grief with me-" to those
petty mole-bills that you magnify-into
mountains sometimes, think. to your
self that then 1t is shame for you
4 to be stumbling over them. But. on
the other hand. never fear to be irrev-
kerent or too familiar In the thought
That Christ 10 willing to bear and help
vou to bear. the pettiest, the minutest.
he most Insignificant Of the dafy an.
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Bow Of Thirteen an Editor.

harold @. Bonekemper. aged tnfr-
teen years, Of North Bethlehem, Pa,
has started a newspaper, which is
devoted to the interests of his home
town. Harold is the eldest of fam
liz of seven children. His father Is q
carpenter. To earn money to assist
tlse family Harold sold soap until he
ostained printing press and type as
d premium. Then he solicited adver.
t11ements and gathered the local news
md finally, assuming the role of print.
e, superintendent the printing of the
taper, which he calls the North Beth
bAem News.
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Church In Hollow Tree.

Church IN Hollow Iree.
A church service in the hollow OF
tree was recently held in Gippsland.
the eastern province of Victoria. A
giant gum tree had been cut through
at a distance of twenty feet from the
ground. The remaining part of the
trunk was then followed out and
rooted overhead, thus forming a room
Is feet in breadth, which was capa'
BILE of accommodating congregation
OF fifty. But the owner did not In
tend It to be permanently used as
church and afterward turned it into .
creamery.
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gR Ro.lR|
Tho Abiding Word.

"If We abide In me. and my Worns abtue
in you. we shall ask what we Will and II
shall be done unto you
We should realize that We have SO
far manifested but little knowledge OF
this truth. If our petitions have not
prevailed. Certainly we have not met
all the requirements of this wonderful
promise. Must we not recognize that
much, II not all, rests with US, and
depends on our accepting and living
according to Christ's words. for He
has placed both the promise and tha
fulfilling in our own hands, and in or
der to reap we must comply with
Gods conditions, which are simply
that His words abide in us and we in
Him? How much these few words
mean to u.s. Have those best learned
in the Bible realized their depths OF
significance?
We may know all the essential
truths by heart and be enabled to re-
peat them word for word. Thus they
may abide in our minds. and while
Gods word in the mind will prove .
treasure of much value, yet we have
many living examples of those thus
educated in the letter of the Scrip
lures who dwell in the form and
scarce recognize the spirit, and We
may say of them in the words OF
Paul, For unto this day remaineth
the same vail untaken away" In that
which they proclaim. Again there are
those in whom the wondrous workings
q Gods word Is manifest In spiritual
understanding and life. BY their
fruits We shall know them" How
shall His words abide In US? We
must know, accept, believe and do.
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him.
and He shall direct thy paths" For
He saith, 1.-The words that l speak un-
to you, they are spirit and they are
life" 4&t'
Mans words are not life: Can Gods
words. which are life truly abide In
Us and not give out of their truth and
love? Must they not grow. increase
and develop in power as seed after
their kind" producing and bearing the
good fruit of the Word with the fruits
of the spirit. love. joy, peace. good
ness?' asa
Are we as a church and people
growing nearer to such truths to-day
than were our forefathers 4 hundred
years ago? II not, why not? Spirit
ual advancement can only come by, .
better understanding, . deeper faith.
and . fuller realization Of Gods
truths, IN 4 yielding to their deepest
intent. It is certain lnat I'VE should
serve in the newness of the spirit and
not in the oldness of the letter."-E.
Howard Leggett.
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Gods Presenc. in the Home.

No home can AFFORD to be without
Gods gracious presence. We need 1t
in times Of prosperity, when we are
specially in danger of growing goddess
in character and life. We need 1t In
times OF temptation. that we may be
able to overcome. We need II In times
of perplexity, for 1t is not in man that
walketh to order his steps. We need
1t when our children are choosing
their socataons and their. companions
and the location OF their homes. We
need 1t in times of sickness and In
times Of health, In times of rejoicing
and In times of sorrow. We nesA 4
when the death angel hAyers near.
land when we stand by the tpen crave
Eside to bury our loved ones out Of
hour sight. We need IT when We our
kselves draw near to the end OF LIES
pilgrimage. And we may all have this
IL we will truly seek ii.
\And the presence and blessing Of
Thirst In the home will make u q
benedictton to the whole community.
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Immense Timber Raft.

What the lumbermen claim as the
largest raft ever down the Penobscot
river at Bangor, passed that city re-
Gently. The raft was what is known
as a bag-boom raft. consisting OF logs
which were not regularly RATED at
Bangor boom. but which were thrown
out and came down in that way.
There were $4,000 pieces in the raft
and it required the services Of two
tugs to keep 1t moving.
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I'm the End"
In what high purpose dost Thou nde.
Thy strange refreshments. o my GodI
The weary chasteninRs of Thy roo.
And shadowy sorrows darkling tSoes
o what divine necessity. j q .sarfs
What sweet, immortal far-off strain.
Dreathes through the mystery dreao OF
pain. t-f '4tA5 2
To set. mayhap. the spirit free! 80
isoned within its walls of clay,
Folded about in robes of earth.
ere its eternal vestments dearth.
D1f life were gold without the srayT
rough the way and rugged. steep,
Than unto Him doth lead at last.
It's towering peaks with clouds o'ercast:
seen-.d wrapped In shadows dark ana
deep.
But when attained. what golden light,
What holy beauty. deep. intense,
Shall burst upon the darkness dense.
What glorious visions from that height!
Mrs. Lisa A. Fletcher.
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Let your heart and desires eontin.
ually bold converse with God in heart
felt simplicity. Reflect on Him with
feelings OF love and reverence and
often ufer up your heart, with all that
yph have and are, to Him. in spirit
md il truth, - cordially and sincere
~ as possible. II through weakness
Or unfaithfulness you forsake this ex-
ercise, which Is SO incredibly helpful
and bsautiful. all you have to do SO
meekly and heartily to begin again:
and do not be weary Of It, although in
the beginning you may not md any
.great advantage from 1t, or make any
rapid .prosress in it. 1t is easy and
pleasant to the spirit. and become in
due time like = heaven upon earth.
A littls patience and courage alone
afe ne0ded ~
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Invsstmen. a Good One.

A Cranberry Isle. Me-, man twenty
years ago bought thirty-six acres Of
land on the island at IS an acre. and
recently he sold the land to summer
resident for $4,000. Time was whSn
that amount of money would have
bought all the islands in that neigh
borhood.
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The favorite cat in London is not
really . cat at all. but lemur. The
animal is soft and fluffy. and makes
an ideal pet for children. owing to the
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nou.. In Two countrle..

House In Two Countries.
The Haskell free library and opera
house, given to the towns OF Derby
Line, VT. and Rock ISLAND. Que, by
Mrs. Martha Haskell and her son. Col.
H. d. Haskell of Derby Line, is nearly
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Sacred to Many Memories.
IN the cemetery at Plattsburg. this
state, there stands 4 Scotch granite
staR with the following inscription:
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fruit bearing powers being affected.
These trees are especially popular for
table decoration during Birthday fes-
tsvities, when the name OF the person
IN whose honor the guests have as
sambled can be shown in leafy char
acters, while the ripe fruit can b.
.plucked for dessert.
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completed. Its peculiar location.
directly on the boundary line between
the United States and Canada, SO that
one-half is a part of the possessions
of Uncle Sam, and the other Is under
the dominion Of King Edward. makes
1t doubly interesting.
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rAlLoRs in THE LAST DITCH.
viii Fight to the Death to Save Their
Tralaar@

Efforts of reformers to remodel,
change the rear elevation. and other
wise trim. plat and berutfie that gar.
ment variously known as pants, jeans.
trousers or breaches has met with
vigorous protests from all match
scratching classes of society. The
proposal of speakers before the Irv.
ing Park wAnen's Club to change the
style of trousers, and their scurrilous
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And Allen Moore himself has since
guue to the land Of ghosts, Il the age
Il almost 30 years.
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noyances that may come to rune you.
He will do more. he will bear 1t with
you. for If 80 be that we suffer with
him. he suffers with us.-Alexander
Naclaren. d. d. Bl.f tsg
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II Christian service were all talking
and praying in meetings and visiting
the, sick, 1t would be dfscouraging to
some .talentless people. But are our
tongues the only faculties we can use
for Christ? There are ways In which
even silent people can do service for
God, and be a blessing In the world.
A star does not talk. but its calm.
steady beam shines down continually
out OF the sky, snd is q benediction to
many. A flower cannot sing bird
songs. but Its sweet beauty and gentle
'fradgrance make blessing wherever
II is seen. Be like . star In your
puo..eful shining, and many will thank
God for your life. Be like flower
in your pure beauty and in the infiu.
ence Of your unselflsh spirit. and you
may do more to bless the world than
many who talk necessarily.
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a
Zone thing has come to me through
this sorrow which Is true blessing"
said a Christian. woman who, for the
FIRST time in her peaceful life had SUI.
fered q sudden and great afniction.
~ am like a person who has learnt a
new language. Before this. l could
enter into the Joys of others. but I
had no words Of comprehension for
their sorrows. l pitied. but did not
understand. But now. when I meet
those who suffer, 1t Is not pity. but
the fellowship Of their sufferinss. that
l feel~and they feel It. too. can
help where. before was unable to
reach or appreciate the need Of the
soul at an So. through all my own
pain, / can gain this comfort. and feel
that God Is teaching me needed les
sons Of sympathy and knowledge"
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Alphabetical Cherry Trees.
4 aoung cherry trees may be trained
into the form of letters without their
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-07
STOCKS LOSE GAINS
RESULT OF IMPENDING NORTH
ERN SECURITIES DECISION
Market Closes Easy and at Declines Of
Various Dearees-Bank Statement Is
Extraordinary but Without Influence.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The stock,
market came under the influence OF
the threat of Northern Securities de-
cision on Monday and lost most Of the
small gains which had been establish
ed by the slow and laborious harden
ing movement Of the whole Of the
week up to today. The market closed
easy and at declines running to point
in number Of the prominent stocks.
The volume Of liquidation was unina-
portant and indicated nothing more
than traders positions in the market,
but the impelling motive was clear
enough and was corroborated by the
weakness of Northern Securities itself
on the curb. -
influence. The Increase in, cash was
slightly less than expected, but the
fact that there was an increase at all
is evidence Of the continued tendency
towards congestion of reserves. The
loan expansion was viewed with equa-
nimity In view Of the condition Of re-
serves, notwithstanding that the loan
item establishes new high record
again, with an aggregate for the clear
ing house banks within $4,000 of a
round billion dollars. This is supposed
to reflect renewed corporation borrow
ing including the s5,000,000 taken by
New York Central and the same
amount by the Burlington. The fact
that the latter was placed in Chicago
would not prevent its reflection in the
New York showing. Railroads report
ing gross earnings for the fourth week
in February show some increases over
the similar period of last year, but the
additional day in February of this year
which figures in the showing dlStortS
the comparison. Foreign influences
were against the market, London be-
ing confronted with mining settle
ment next week after just emerging
from the strain of the Paris settlement
this week. Consols as consequence
touched a new low record in.tLondon
today for the movement. Total sales
of bonds, par value 100000. Cos
The bond market has shared the
apathy and sluggishness Of the stock
market. United States new Is coupon
and the old As advanced n per cent on
call during the week.
-. Closing List.
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New York Mining Stocks.
New York Bank Statement.

assessment paid
New York Bank Statement
NEW YORK, March 5-The statement
of averages Of the clearing house banks
of this city for the week shows:
Loans 1929, 91S, 400, increase SO, 709, 800.
Deposits s$1.e40,5s3,s 500. increase $12,-
6z3, 400. "a
Circulation sas,1ss,5oo. decrease s1,o4s,-
800.
Legal tenders $40 sss, 400. decrease $685.
200.
Specie s219. 1872. 200. increase sf,sao,7oo.
Reserve $3.50, OIL 800, increase 1851, 500.
Reserve required $3.50, ESQ, increase
Surplus. $29, s4s, $50, decrease $2.aos, $50.
Ex-U. S. deposits, $99, 727, $50, decrease
81, 133, OPS. 80
All previous high records for loans,
specie and deposits are wiped out by this
statement. The grand total for loans is;
now close to a billion dollars, while de-
poSits have reached the enormous sum
of ST. 040, 100000, and specie passed all
previous figures with a total of $219, 000,-
600. The weeks loan increase, is said to
have been caused by railroad borrowings.
New York Money; .,s,r
NEW YORK, March .5.-Moneya on call
nominal; no loans; tinls loans steady;
sixty days, 3 per cent; ninety days, "
per, HOOK per cent; sterling exchange
steady, with actual business, in bankers
bills at $4s sc. 65 @D4. SO. 20 for demand, and
at "a. 83. 80@4. 81. 85 for sixty days bills;
posted rates. 81 .841k and S4.871s; COM
mercial bills, 81. s3@4. 83Aa; bar silver,
57ssc; Mexican dollars, 45c; government
bonds irregular: railroad. bonds heavy
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DULU TIL.
nIYI IYTH

DULUTH, Mimi. March 5.-Wheat
opened 1sc off at s6Mc, and sold slowly
all day. Fluctuations were, exceedingly
narrow, and the close was unchanged from
Friday. Flax was unchanged and very
oats, 10; barley, A; rye, g Shipments
Wheat, 1888 blu; flax, 1908 bu; cars on
track, 80. Close: Wheat, cash No hard
sSnse &c MaT ssc so Jniy ~ Size sep
TENDER, S6Ac; macaroni unchanged: fax,
cash, s1.141s; May. Sill; July, S1.18h;
October. $1.18A; oats, 391sc; rye, 6S1sc.
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london Stock. Are Easier.

LONDON, March 6.-The stock ex-
change experienced great relief because Of
the settlements at Paris and Berlin pass
ed without serious difficulty, but trans
actions during the past week were most
non existent, waiting for the next move
in the far East, the American market be-
ing idle equally with the others. The
movements in prices in all sections were,
therefore, unimportant,r though a rather
more hopeful feeling prevailed
It is reported that German bankers
offered a loan to Russia on favorable
terms, but the offer was not accepted. 1t
is supposed that Russia attaches i'm
poftance to impressing the world with
the extent OF. her resources and will de-
fer borrowing from other countries for
the longest possible period.
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Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO, March 5.-Cattle-Receipt
200; nominal; good to prime steers, $50
BIS; poor to medium, So: 5oQ4. SO; stock
ers and feeders, 81. 5o@4. 20; cows. 81. 50@
bulls, $2@4; calves, 1906 so; Texas fed
steers, $4@47 Hogs-Receipts today,
1000; Monday. 10000; steady to &c higher;
mixed and butchers, $5.10@5 As; good
to choice heavy, So .4O@5 .55; rough heavy ss.
SIS 1905. 40; light, 81 50@5 80; bulk of
sales, SIS. 1905 40. Sheep Receipts, @ 600;
sheep and lambs steady; good to choice
So 50@4. 25; western sheep, $4.50@5. rs;
native lambs, 81. 1905. %; western lambs
1906.
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Chicago Produce.

CHICAGO, March 5-Butter easy:
creameries, 14@241se;; dairies, 14@22c;
eggs steady; at mark cases Included II
@18c; cheese strong; daisies, liz @l1hc:
twins, 1O1s @1eAe; Young Americas, liz
Ollie; poultry, live, steady; tuyaeys.
12c; chickens. lie; springs. s12c.