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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

An English traveller on his way from
Morocco tells of curious experience
he had while making a trip by camel
inland from Mogador.
"We had built hut Of waffle branch
es to shelter us from the wind. In the
middle Of the night l dreamed that I
was shooting rabbits in the bracken Of
Essex and suddenly awoke to find my
self covered with vegetable matter.
Every one has experienced the curious
feeling Of hopeless bewllderment which
comes over man when he wakes in
the dark among strange surroundings.
found that one of our camels had lit
orally eaten us out of house and home,
for he had broken his tether in the
night, walked over and devoured the
wattled branches of our hut to such an
extent that the sides and roof collapsed
upon our sleeping FORMS"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Mark Txxain,s Luck.

Mark Twain at one time in his early
career was a characteristically impe-
cunious reporter. One day he had n
note to meet, but labored under total
lack of funds. Half distracted, he was
rushing around San Francisco in a
fsverlsh hunt for enough cash to tide
him over the trying time. He rushed
a little too quickly, however, for as he
was turning a corner he colllded with IA
little man and overthrew him. The vic
tim regained his feet and yelled, you
do that again and I'll knock you into
the middle Of next week." my dear
sir" said the apologetic humorist, do
1t by all means. If can get through
till then without breaking I'm safe"
The originality of this reply struck the
stranger, who, after some talk, hand
ed Mark check for the necessary
amount.-Chicago Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
A GIRLS rirnolsM.
II Required Courage TO Make the
Sacrifice She Did.

A girl stood one day in the waiting
room of an office In London. She had
come in answer to an advertisement to-
apply for secretary's post and was
awaiting her inspection. She needed
the position, and she waited anxiously.
Presently she was called into the Of
fee, and the interview was satisfacto-
ry, but she was asked to wait, as there
was another applicant to be inter-
viewed. She went into an adjoining
room, and through the open door she
saw small, pale woman, nervously
answering the questions put to her.
and could hear the pitiful story OF her
husbands death, the small children
dependent upon her and her need of
work. The woman was told. however,
that her services could not be accepted,
as another person had already applied
and had just received promise of the
position.
The girl listening in the next room
had hardly understood what was GO
Ing on, but at this point her heart
bounded with joy as she realized that
she was the accepted person. The next
moment she saw despair written on
the face of the widow and perceived
suddenly what this failure meant to
her. II can't do it; can't take 1t from
her." she murmured. And without
stopping a moment to consider she
walked quickly back to the other room
and said quietly to the employer: IL
wish to tell you that on consideration
1 find the position you offer would not
suit me. Good morning" And she
left the Office without another word.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
LINCOLN'S POETRY.
Verses That Were Brought to LiRh,
Only to he Destroyed.

1t is a sentimental habit Of speech to
regret the "songs never sung" Yet
the dispassonate critic knows there is
quite enough poetry unless 1t Is Of the
very best He has no tears for mute,
inglorious Millions" But there Is no
true American who would not pay q
price for a certain batch Of poems
probably long ago destroyed.
Gibson William Harris, who was
law student in Lincoln & Herndon's
office from 1S4b to 1S47, has written
for the Woman's Home Companion
some of his recollections Of Abraham
Lincoln. In putting the Office in order
one morning he came upon two or
three quires Of letter paper stitched to-
gether inside desk. He turned the
leaves and found that they were COW
cred with stanzas In Mr.. Lincoln's neat
running hand.
When Mr.. Lincoln came In, the young
man took the manuscript out Of the
desk again and held 1t up with the un-
necessary and impertinent inquiry
whether the poems were his.
"Where did you find 1T" asked Mr..
Lincoln.
He took the manuscript, rolled II up
and stuffed 1t into his pocket. 1t was
never seen again. The theory Of the
writer who tells the story is that 1t
was taken home and put into the fire.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
THE SEVEN WHISTLEHS.
An Ancient Superstition That still
Exists In England.

In some parts OF England peculiar
whistling or yelping noises are heard
In the air after dusk and early In the
morning before daylight during the
winter months. Sometimes, however,
the noise is described as beautiful
sounds like music, high up In the air,
which gradually die away. The gen.
eral belief is that the seven whls-
tiers" as they are called, are the fore
tellers of bad luck, disaster or death
to some one in the locality. 1t is n
very ancient suggestion. Both swifts
and plovers have been suggested as
the 'whstlers." 1t may be noted that
plovers are additionally supposed to
contain the souls of those who assisted
at the crucihxion and in consequence
were doomed to float in the air for
ever. Really, the "whistlers" are wild
geon, or teal, as they fit from their
feeding grounds, passage always
made under cover of darkness. In
Shropshire the sound is described as re-
sembling that of many larks singing,
and the folklore Of both Shropshire
and Worcestershire says, 'They are
seven birds, and the six ny about con-
tinually together looking for the sew
enth, and when they ind him the world
will come to an end"
Everywhere, without exception, the
''seven whistlers" are believed to pre-
sage Ill, but the superstition seems to
be more particularly miners notion.
If they hear the warning voice Of the
"seven whistlers." birds sent, as they
say, by Providence to warn them of an
impending danger, not a man will de-
scend into the pit until The following
day. For example, In September, 1874,
the following paragraph went the
round of the papers: ION Monday
morning large numbers of the miners
employed at the Bedworth collieries
| In North Warwickshire, giving way to
| a superstition which has long prevailed
| among their class, refused TO descend
into the pits In which they are employ
ed. During Sunday night 1t was stated
| that the seven whistlers' had been
distinctly heard in the neighborhood Of
Bedworth, and the result was that on
the following morning many Of the
men positively refused to descend into
the pits"
Morfa colliery, in South Wales. is
| notorious for It's uncanny traditions
| The "seven whistlers" were heard
there before great explosion In the
sixties and before another in 1900
when nearly hundred miners were
entombed. In December, 1895. 1t was
said that they had been heard yet
again, whereupon the men struck work
and could not be induced to resume 1t
until the government inspector had
made close examination Of the work
ings and reported all safe. In July,
1902, another instance of colliery
strike. founded upon the same super
stition, occurred In England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Curious Bread Law.

There is curious provision in the
British bread acts Of 1922 and 1886,
which are still in force, to the effect
that "every person who shall make
for sale or sell or expose for sale any
bread made wholly or partially Of peas
or beans or potatoes or of any sort Of
corn or grain other than wheat shall
cause all such bread to be marked
with a large Roman M" 1t would
thus appear that the baker who chooses
to put potatoes In his bread could
escape the charge of adulteration by
marking the loaf with this letter in the
manner described.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
rK. snake and the Earle.

The American consul at Guayaquil,
Ecuador, tells good story about the
difficulties he has had to keep a mon
key on the consulate premises because
Of the depredations OF the boa con-
strictors, and these agile little pets
must keep constant lookout for them.
II Jocko drops into d6ze he is likely
to "walA up dead"
On the occasion with which the
story deals monkeys life was saved
by the picture of the American eagle.
The consulate sign all over the world
is a fine reproduction of the king of
birds in full color and with outspread
wings. A new sign had just been re-
ceived and was waiting on chair in
side the room. A big boa constructor
chased the house monkey across the yard
and through the open window. Jocko
wasmaking a goodrace, but losing one.
He was In the corner, quaking with fear
and very near deaths door, when his
pursuer confronted the picture of the
eagle In its menacing attitude. A snake
fears eagles even more than 1t Graves
monkeys, and that particular reptile
turned tail and went out of the win
dow as quickly as II the devil was
after 1t. That monkey was q smart
monkey, and now whenever 1t wants
to take nap 1t goes to roost over
the picture of the eagle.-Mexlcan Her
aid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
ANT IRREGULARITIES.
Each Species Has n Distinct Odor
Discernible by other Ants.

Each ant species appears to have Its
distinctive odor, discernible by other
nnts. Within each species there are
also differences of odor dependent on
the age of the colony and the age Of
the queen from whose egg its inmates
are produced. The nnt's organs Of
smell are It's antennae, and the anten-
nae consist, as 1t were, Of series Of
noses, each of which has a special task.
One nose tells the ant whether It is In
its own nest or that of an enemy. An
other nose dlscriminates between odors
Of ants of the same species, but Of diff
ferent colonies. The third serves the
purpose of discerning the scent laid
down by the ants own feet, so that 1t
may retrace its steps along its own
path. Another rose smells the ant
larvae and pupae, and the fifth nose
detects the presence Of an enemy.
Thus If an ant be left with only the
four noses It will live peaceably with
alien ants, but while 1t has its fifth
nose 1t will fight the alien to the death.
IL ants make one anothers acquaint-
ance before they are twelve hours old
they will thereafter live amIcably to-
gether, though Of different species or
subfamilies. But In three days after
Matching their criterion Of correct ant
odor Is established, and they refuse to
affiliate with ants whose odor Is not
In accord with their standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
THE BLACK PANTHER.
So Fierce That Even Lion Trainers
Dare Not Handle Him.

Dare Not Handle Him.
OF all the big, dangerous cats, none
is more unapproachable and more
treacherous than the black panther.
Hailing from the heart Of the deepest
African jungle, 1.-THE and supple OF
body, alert and nervous, this stealthy
marauder exceeds in ferocity even
Bengal tiger. He is the only big feline
that the lion trainer does not venture
to train, and he is the only cat 80 abso-
lutely distrustful that he shuns even
the light of day. Often he will lie all
day long in dusky corner Of his cage,
his yellow slit eyes shifting and gleam-
ing restlessly.
Even the feeding hour, when pande-
monium breaks loose among the big
cages, when hungry roars and squeals
mingle with impatient snarls and i'm
pacts of heavy bodies against steel
bars, is apt to have no effect on him.
He may lie eying his chunk Of raw
beef suspiclously and not venture forth
until day has waned and the last WIS.,
itor left to tear meat from bones with
his long, white fangs.
In fsct, so ugly and vicious is this
beast that frequently he turns on his
own kind, and in many instances 1t Is
impossible TO cage him, even with q
mate.-McClure's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Cement,

The difference between the two well
known varieties Of cement, the Rosen-
dale and the Portland, lies In the fact
that the first named Is natural prod
uct and the latter an artificial. The
former is made by burning shaly
limestone in kilns and grinding the
clinker produced with bur stones to
a very fine powder, which, when mix
ed with water, soon sets and forms
an artificial stone nearly as hard as
the original rock. Portland cement,
on the other hand, is made by COM
bining chalk or some other form Of
limestone free from magnesia with
siliceous clay, these materials being In
timately mixed and made into bricks,
which are burned In kilns with coke
fuels Mt very intense heat. The re-
sulting clinker is ground in the same
manner as natural cement and is much
stronger and sets quicker than the
other.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
OIL PIPE LINES.
Ingenious Device by which the Long
Tubes Are CIenned.


The long pipes that carry crude pc
troleum from the oil wells tc the re-
fineries many miles distant are clean
ed by an ingenious device. A writer
I'm the Omaha Daily Bee describes 1t:
AS the oil flows through these un-
derground conduits some of the par,
affin in the fluid incrusts the sides of
the pipes and proves serious hin
drance to the free passage Of the cur
rent of oil.
The device that is used to remedy
this evil is knife about two feet In
length, with a sharp edge, constructed
like the thread of a screw; indeed, the
knife resembles huge headless screw.
1t is, of course, slightly smaller than
the pipe through which 1t is to pass.
When the thickness Of the crust %
paraffin renders cleansing necessary
this instrument is inserted in the pipe
at the oil fields. The pressure of the
stream of oil drives it forward, revolv-
ing rapidly as 1t hurries along and
scraping the channel clean.
1t turns and twists and cleanses In
this manner throughout It's whole
journey and finally drops from the
pipe In the midst of the vast stream
Of petroleum that empties into the re-
ceiving tanks. Its edges are duller
than when it set out on its journey,
but otherwise 1t is in perfect condition.
1t is at once shipped back to the oil
wells, where 1t is sharpened and laid
away until its services are again
needed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Modelling In Clay.

Love has been the handspring of a
good many actions, and it seems that
it may claim to be the first cause Of
artistic modelling from life. The daugh-
ter Of Dibutades the Corintman, being
on the eve of separation from her low
er, who was going on distant jour-
ney, traced his profile by his shadow
on the wall. Her father filed up the
outline with clay, which he afterward
baked, and thus produced figure of
the young man. This was about 9S5
B. c., and before then the art Of mod
cling was unknown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
The Sen of space.

The human mind cannot comprehend
what is meant by the four little words
In the expression 'the sea of space"
If the volume Of "space" included with
In our solar system-which is perhaps
but single train Of planets among
hundreds of millions Of similar kind
were occupied by one single globe
6,600,000,00 miles in diameter 1t would
be but as a feather in the marvel
GUS spread Of vacancy" surrounding
1t. In fact, 1t has been calculated that
In the space occupied by our solar sys-
tenn ,00OOO0,0OO,OOO globes the
size Of our earth could revolve, each
at distance Of 100000 miles from the
other.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
The Eye of n GirnHe.

Giraffes are the most difficult Of all
animals to take by surprise. No mat
ter from what direction you may ap-
proach the giraffe is sure to discover
you. 1t has been called the original
"rubberneck." 1t is not generally
known that nature, because of the
height of Its eyes from the ground,
has supplied 1t with a talent peculiar
ly Its own for making observations. As
a matter of fact, a giraffe can see in
all directions at the same time with
out moving Its head. The eyes are
large and prominent and so placed at
the side Of the head that, bulging out
as they do, they are capable of seeing
backward as well as forward.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Al TO MThe.n

A voluntary contributor to maga-
zines and newspapers had desirable
article returned to him the other day
because he began the opening para
graph with the definite article, "the"
The editor wrote: IF we should allow
all of our authors to begin with the
every article would SO begin" There
is at least one newspaper in New York
which will not accept story of any
kind If it begins with "the." The edi-
tor in charge, seeing the "the" at the
opening, Immediately throws the story
into the wastebasket--NewY York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
The shnrpent INSTRUMENT.

'@rhat is the sharpest instrument in
the world. o Ibrahim, is it notY said a
friend who watched that renowned
armorer polish a Damascus blade.
'"There Is one sharper" was the re-
sponse.
"What Is it,"
''It is a woman's tongue" said the
steel smith, "and could its acuteness
be impaired to any metal the infdels
would have been driven from the earth
long ere this"
ut is true, Allah be praisedw piously
responded the friend.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Rough and Ready wooing.

The Australian aborigine when weary
Of a single life looks about for a
partner, and. finding one to his liking,
stalks her, and, watching his oppor-
tunity, stuns her with heavy blow
and carries her off to her new home,
where it is to be hoped. on her return
to consciousness, his after tenderness
makes some atonement for his some
what rough and ready way Of wooing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Philadelphia & Eric Railroad Division
In effect May 10Th, 1904. Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:
EASTWARD

e:OI u m-Train IL, weekdays, for Sunbury
Wilkesbarre, Hazleton, Pottsville, Scranton
tions, arriving at Philadelphia 6:23 D. M.
New York, $3.50 p. m. Baltimore, 500 D. M;
Washington, 7:15 p. m Pullman Parlor car
from Williamsport 10 Philadelphia and pas
senger coaches from Kane TO Philadelphia
and Williamsport TO Baltimore and wash
ington.
rlsburg and principal intermediate stations,
arriving at Philadelphia 1892 y. M, New
York 1923 p. M, Baltimore 1880 p. M, WASH
lngton s;35 d. m. Nestbuled parlor cars
and passenger coaches, Buffalo TO Philadel-
phia and Washington.
i;0O p. m.-Train o, daily, for Har-
risburg and intermediate stations, ar
riving at Philadelphia 4:23 A. Nj New York,
7.l3 a. m; Baltimore, 2.20 II. M; Washington
s;3O A.. NJ. Pullman Sleeping cars from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia and New York.
Philadelphia passengers can remain in
sleeper undisturbed until 1880 AN.
1905 p.m.--Train 4,daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations, arriving at
Philadelphia, 5;17 A. MI New York, 93s
A. NJ. on weekdays and lO;3s 4 NJ. ON sum
day; Baltimore, 7:15 A. NJ; Washington, $3.50
and Willlamsport TO Philadelphia, and
Wiliamsport 10 Washington, Passenger
coaches from Erie to Philadelphia, and
Williamsport TO Baltimore.
l2:4l p.m.-Train IA, daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg and principal intermediate stations ar
riying at Philadelphia 1892 a. M, New York
Q;33 Il. m. weekdays, uO.sS n. M, Sunday
baltimore 7;23 II, M, Washington, SAG n IN.
Vestibuled buffet sleeping cars and pas
senger coaches. Buffalo to Philadelphia and
Washington.
WESTWARD
1883 a. m.-Train Z, daily for Buffalo via
Emporium.
i:41 "a. m.-Tfain 9, daily for Erie, Ridg-
way, and week days for Dubois Clermont
and principal intermediate stations.
1850 a. Train 3, daily for Erie and inter-
mediate points.
345 p. m.-Train Is, daily for Buffalo via
Emporium.
5;4,p m.-- rain 81, weekdays for Kane and
intermedates stations,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
A PaaaihilffY.

He-If you don't intend to break
your engagement with me why do you
allow young Richmann to make you
such valuable presentsf She-My To-
ther advised me to accept them. He
He didl Why? She-He said that II I
married you they might come in handy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
National ana ExpIanationaI.

"Is that congressman what you
would call national fgurey
"Well," answered the village wag,
when he's in Washington he's ma
tional, but when he gets back here
he's explanational" Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
sama Then mn Now.

Mrs. Bacon--l see that pins have been
found among the Egyptian mummies
and in the prehistoric caves Of Switzer-
land. Mr.. Bacon-Oh, yes; I suppose
the fellows in other ages had as much
trouble getting buttons sewed on as we
do.-Yonkers Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

81 suppose that picture ID one Of
your choicest works Of art?"
81 don't know for sure" answered
Mr. Cumrox. you sec. mother and
the girls have ideas Of their own and
they won't let me keep the price tags
on em."-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Marked Attention,

"Has he shown you any marked at
tention?"
"Why, yes; he left the price tag on
the ring he gave me."-Cleveland Plain
naaIar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Mo iflai No l0aI No l03 No IlIINn- mo
STATIONS

Train 952 Sunday leaves Dubois 40 p. m.
Falls Creek 4.l7, Reynoldsville43 Brooltvllle
500 Red Bank $3.50, Pttsburg $50 p. m.
No. l07 daily between pittsburg and Dubois.
On Sundays only train leaves Driftwood mt
500 u. M, arrives Dubois 1000 n. m. Return
ing leaves Dubois 200 p. M, arrives Drift
wood $40 y. M, stopping at intermediate sta
tions.
Trains marked run daily; daily, except
Sunday; flag station, where signals must be
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

"That dress is becoming, my dear"
said the man who thinks he is diplo-
matist.
She looked at him coldly for a mo-
ment and then replied:
''Yes. II Is becoming threadbare."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Two of a Kind.

Mrs. A. Cerbity-You have accepted
Henryl Why. you know very well I
don't approve of him. Her Daughter
That's all right, mother. Neither
does he approve of you'll
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

Rain falls more frequently between
3 o'clock and o'clock in the morning
than at any other times during the
twenty -four hours.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

Shell am afraid we shall have trou-
BILE with servants after we are mar
ried. He-I won't mind that. dear, AZ
long as ] have you.-Town and Coun-
try.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

The invitation to be happy is extend
cd to us all. but that we may be happy
we must be kind. d.-Scho0lmaster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

Life without laughter II q machine
without oil. -Schoolmaster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

Time Coming For Fairy Tales.
Little girl, you who are so insistent
that tell you fairy tales now, wait
till you are grown up and married, and
then you'll hear fairy tales In plenty
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD

Train 95i Sunday leaves Pittsburg o.0g IA. M.
Red Bank II 10 BroolIville 12.41, Reynoldsville
LA. Falls Creek l.29, Dubois i.55 D. M.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-28
EMMA CLANDINA'S
EXCITING VOYAGE
SCHOONER ARRIVES AT SEATTLE AFTER NORTH
DURING WHICH SHE THREE TIMES WRECKED AND
WAS GROUNDED ON SHOALS OR SIX uMES-THETS
WENT AFTER HER

SEATTLE October ISCompeng e,en enough going and
returning the San Francisco sailing schooner Emma Cudna Charles
Peterson returned TO from Boring Sunday night With three
Of water in her hold she owed from Cape ae OF the
the Puget Sound IugbOat
rival Of the tug the vessel would probably
leak at between Tenimh and the Her going
Owed into King Wings West Seattle ways.
The Emma Claudna left this May with
era supplies for the Siberian the Northeast Siberian Company
She owned by Charles Nelson, Francisco under charter
the Northwestern Commercial Company
On the After
reaching the Siberian shoa
y
Three she piled beach operated
and down the trading craft and then crossed to Nome from
which she sailed for Seattle October The results of her trading
the steamship Victoria
from the North.
Two months the North the that the
the schOOn
Lily L. the Northwestern Commercial COmpauys At this
time the gasoline schooner
Barbara Hnster The Lily fact but e Henser and the
Claudna the missing craft
the United Thetis Capt Hamlet