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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Chinese viii Gamble.

The Chinese are inveterate gamb-
lers; they will bet on cock fight
with trained crickets, of course-as
an excuse for betting. They will bet
on the height attained in kite flying,
the length of time the kite remains
up, or the strength OF the kite strings
when they saw one another. They
will even bet on the number of pips
In an orange or the number of grains
In handful of rice, with supplemen-
tary wager depending on whether that
number should be odd or even.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

There is curious provision in the
British Bread Acts of 1922 and 1896,
which are still in force, to the effect
that every person who shall Elake
for sale, or sell or expose for sale any
bread made wholly or partially OF
sort Of corn or grain other than wheat,
shall cause all such bread to be
marked with large Roman letter
"M'" 1t would thus appear that the
baker who chooses to put potatoes in
his bread could escape the charge OF
adulteratlon by marking the loaf in
the manner described.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Force of Habit.

Some six or eight years ago Judge
OF the San Francisco Superior Court
prominent and able lawyer, was sub
jected to the annoyance of frequent
reversals Of his decisions by the State
Supreme Court. While on the way to
his office one morning he was accosted
by friend and fellow attorney with:
Judge, want to congratulate YOU"
"Why; what's up?"
Haven't you heard? The Supreme
Court has sustained you in your latest
decision"
The Judge looked a bit puzzled for
a moment, and finally replied;
"Well, still think it was correct"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
GRASS POISONING TREES.

Horticulurlsts and fruit-growcrs
nave long known that grasses are in
furious to young apple trees but 1t
seems that they were wrong in at
tributing the injury to interference
with the air, the water and the food
supply of the trees. Carefully-con-
Quoted experiments and observations
Mt the Woodburn experimental fruit
farm, in England, have shown. how
ever. that there is some direct or in
direct product of grass growth that
has an active poisonous effect on the
roots of the trees. II is also suggested
that the so-called exhaustion of the
soil by certain plants. preventing the
subsequent growth of other plants in
the same ground, may he due really TO
some poisonous product left by the
first plants. This report comes from
ine Duke of Bedford and Mr.. Spencer
Pickering.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
MANY USES OF BAMBOO.
Wonderful Japanese Plant Could he
Grown In This Country.

Grown In This Country.
The word bamboo suggests to most
Americans faithful fishing rod or n
dainty fan. says the National Geograph-
ic Magazine. To the Japanese and
Chinese, who are the most practical
agriculturists in the world IL is as in
dlspensable as the white pine to the
American farmer. They are not only
dependent upon It for much of their
building material, but make their
ropes, mats, kitchen utensils and in
Vulnerable other articles out Of it.
There are many varieties of the
bamboo plant, from the species which
is woven into mats to the tail bamboo
tree which the Chinaman uses for the
is cultivated as n vegetable, and the
young shoots eaten like asparagu or
they may be salted, picked or pre-.
served.
The rapidity Of growth of the BAN.
boo is perhaps its most wonderful
characteristic. There are actual re-
cords of n bamboo growing three feet
In single day, or at the rate of one
and half inches an hour.
Varieties of bamboo are found every
where in Japan. even wher there are
heavy falls of snow in winter. 1t is
a popular misconception that bamboos
grow only in the tropics. Japan is a
land of bamboos, and yet where these
plants grow IL is not so warm in winter
as it is in California. Some OF these
varieties could be grown commercially
In the United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
MEASURING A TREE.

The woodcutter of New England has
very ingenious way of measuring
the height of a tree. He cuts stick
that, when placed upright before him,
will reach exactly the centre of his
eyes. Then he lies down on the ground
at such distance from the tree that
the top of the stick, when placed up.
right against the soles of his feet, will
be in line with his eyes and the top
of the tree.
In other words. he forms right
angled triangle, of which his extended
body, from his eyes to the sole of his
feet, is the base, the upright stick the
altitude and the distance from his eyes
to the top of the stick the hypothenuse
There must be, therefore, similar
right-anSled triangle formed Of the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
EOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
4. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known j. J.
Cheney for the last 15yenrs, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o,
WALDING, KISHAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
SNAPSHOTS or LIGHTNING.
Collection of Photographs of Flashes and
Their Work.

NbFhs
Alfred Hands, a well-known English
photographer and collector. recently
delivered very INTEREST,", g lecture
on the effects of lightning before the
London Camera Club. For the purpose
of illustration he used large colIec-
tion of photographs of lightning, and
of buildings which had been struck
by lightning With the aid OF these
the lecturer pointed out that light
ming rod is n danger rather than n pro-
lection TO building, unless it is prop
crly fixed. is of sufficient area and has
good earth connection. \ conductor
may be fixed in such position and
with such poor earth connection
that the lightning is tempted TO take
an alternate path, say, by adjacent
gas pipe within the building. and in
springing from one path TO the other
it will probably do considerable dam-
age. 1t chooses the pipe path because
the ramifcations of the mains below
ground offer better earth connection
than the rod provided for it, The lee
turer estimated the damage by light
ming annually in England at about
$500 600. and attributed at least twen-
ty deaths each year TO the same cause.
Much Of the damage would be pre-
vented, he thought, if buildings were
intelligcntly safeguarded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
The Old virginia and the Vermont.

A Washington paper falls into a sim
gular error when it says in It's account
of the launching of the battleship Nir-
ginia, Mt Newport News. that there
was Virginia building before the Civ
II War, whose name was changed TO
Vermont on account of the sentiment
which that conflict engendered. The
Vermont and the Virginia were dis
tlnct ships. Both were laid down at
the Charlcstown Navy Yard, but the
Virginia was never launched. The
Vermont was put into the water long
before the Civil War, and remained at
anchor, n mastiess hull, for years. She
Is, or was, quite recently, ahoat, serv-
Ing for many years rs receiving ship.
The Virginia remained on the ways in
one of the ship houses at Charlestown
for more than generation, until she
was broken up as so much old timber
long after the Civil War.-Boston
Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Dou'ts For Those About to Marry.

In his Lenten address on Court
ship" to young men. the Rev. Paul
Ball, Of st. AIMS Church, Manchester,
elaborated "Punch's" immortal advice
in the following "Don'ts":
Don't marry early; such marriages
seldom turn out well.
Don't believe in love at first sight;
1t rarely carries real Judgment.
Don't be misled y the mere love of
sentiment, which begins with sonnets
and ends in curses.
Don't choose the partner of your life
from outward appearance. which is apt
to wear Off. sometimes to wash off,
London Daily Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

The latest proposal for intensifyinS
the oxidizing action of air on medals
is that of NJ. Harmet, and has for its
object the treatment of cast iron. pro-
ducing a refined iron or steel. Molten
channel surrounded by an annular air
blast which thus forms a turpere,
driving the metal forward in II tine
spray. This spray is collected and al
lowed TO flow together again in II re-
celving chamber, from which the mol
ten steel can be tapped.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Jnpanese Cats.

Cat fanciers all agree that Japan
indeed is the country of curious fe-
lines. and surely no example of the
freak in the cat family is more slngu-
lar than the tailless variety which
abounds in the Land Of the Rising
Sun. For the most part the cats OF
Japan are minus brush although
they sometimes have tailbone unde.
yeloped and small tuft of hair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Cost of Strikes.

In the last twenty years, according
to the figures of the labor bureau at
Washington, there have been more
than 22,O00 strikes, involving loss to
employees and employers of over s4OO,-
100000. The loss TO the workmen
themselves has been more than twice
that of the employers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
ANenuinu Waterloo.

The French horse Gouvernants po-
sition as the favorlte for the Derby re-
called to the London Chronicle Sir
William Harcourt's repartee when
Gladiateur won the race for France
in 1865. On that occasion Frenchmen
present at EPSON went wild with ex-
citement shouting "Waterloo aveng-
ed" Yes said Sir William Har-
court, who was standing near, you
ran we'll both times"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
New Kind of Phosnhorus.

According to consular report from
Germany, the new scarlet red phos-
phorus is not poisonous and is easily
changed into new chemical cumbina-
tions. A German professor has sue
ceeded in making matches, using this
phosphorus, which are not poisonous,
and can be ignited anywhere, SO that
a specially prepared friction surface,
as is the case with the Swedish match
es. is not required
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
ALWAYS A CAUSE.

The growing of trees. whether for
fruit or shade, is an important matter,
and the trees deserve q rich soil and
care and fertilizer. If a tree dies or
becomes diseased there Is n cause.
which should be discovered. and some
remedy applcd.-lIomc and Farm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
A Close shave.

A Chicago man went into barber
shop and called for q close shave
The building tumbled down about his
ears and after he was dug out by the
firemen he was of the opinion that he
got all he asked for.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
@Ex< llHa.Sezum
AoRrleU eUCTURA ALs%Es
l9slHlNrs}.agaIss' '''
PLANT LICE.
NM.ra'",'' =

Many plants are subject to attacks
of green lice. This is especially true
of cabbage. kale. Brussels sprouts
and other members of this family.
Kerosene emulsion is an effective
remedy when Il can be used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Doctors Fee Remained In the Well.


"The queerest fee 1 ever had offered
to me was by an old farmer up in Mon
roe County," said n prominent physic-
ian, who is something of sportsman.
II was up there last year for trout
fishing, and one evening l was sum-
moned from the hotel where | was
stopping TO attend an old woman in
the neighborhood who had suddenly
been taken i'll. After | had fixed her
up her husband said to me: Doc,
don't know what your charge is. but
/ amt got no ready cash about me.
I'll tell you what I'll do. though. See
that well over there? There's one Of
the finest trout you ever see in that
there well, an IL you ketch him, he's
yourn.' l had no tackle with me, and
us l had TO return TO the city next
morning, l missed the opportunity to
collect my fee" Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

Fifteen murders were committed in
New England during the month of
March just passed, most Of them with
out apparent motive. In only seven
cases were arrests made of suspected
persons. Five of the victims of the
murders were women.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

distance from his eyes 10 the base
Of the tree, fro " his eyes to the top
of the tree, and of the height of the
tree itself AS the base and the alti.
tude of this triangle are equal. 1t fol-
lows that the height Of the tree is the
same as the distance from his eyes to
its base.
This homely but perfectly satisfac.
tory method is sometimes used TO de-
termine the height of factory smoke
stack. when, for instance, 1t becomes
necessary to make certain alterations
TO secure greater or less draught, the
dimensions Of the stack being an i'm
portant factor in such case. OF
course the architects plans would give
the information. but they are not al.
ways accessible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

If man can't be bought you can
usually land him with flattery.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

FITS permanently cured. No ofltsorne-vous.
ness after first days use OF DR.. Klincs Great
NerveRestorer, S2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. II. II. KLINE. Ltd. 031 Arch ST.. phila. Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup pforchildrco
teethlng, soften the gums, reduces sinfnmmp-
tion, allays pain cures wind collie, 25c II bottls
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

Wine $50 years old exists in Swift
zerland.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

New York is going to begin her slOl,-
900 canal in August
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalllbc
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. ".
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. j.. Fob. II, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

The mineral survey now proceeding
in Ceylon, in conjunction with the
scientific and technical department III
the Imperial Institute. led TO the dis
covery of minerals supposed to be
monazite and uranimite. The first of
these has proved, on analysis, not to
be monazite. but thorltc. which is Il
silcate of thorium. containing over
sixty-six per cent. of thorium oxide.
The supposed uranmte has proved to
be new mineral, which it is proposed
to name thoramite.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appeal
ing TO Mrs. Pinlxham for Help;

Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appeal
ing TO Mrs. Pinl1ham for Help;
"DEAR MRs. PINKuAM: have been
under Boston doctors treatment for n
long time without any relief. They
tell me have n flbroid tumor. can
not sit down without great pain, and
the soreness extends up my spine. l
have bearing-down pains both back
and front. My abdomen Is swollen,
and have had flowing spells for three
years. My appetite is not good. l can
not walk or DO on my feet for any
length of time.
1.-THE symptoms of Fibroid Tumor
given in your little book accurately
describe my case, SO l write to you for
advice. "-ISigned) Mrs. L. +. HAYES,
2s2 Dudley 81. (Roxbury), Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Hayes Second Letter:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKuAM - Sometime
ago wrote TO you describing my symp-
toms and asked your advice. You re-
piled, and l followed all your dircc-
tions carefully, and to-day am well
woman.
"Thc use of Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound entirely ex-
PEELED the tumor and strengthened my
whole system. / can walk miles row.
Lydia ". ISinl1ham's Vege-
table Compound is worth five dol
lars drop. / advise all women who
are afflicted with tumors or female
trial" - (SiCned) Mrs. Il. L. HAYES,
252 Dudley st. (Roxbury). Boston. Mass.
5000 forfeit II original Ct above letters proving
Gonuf1eneSS cannot be Dyedgced
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Down East Doincs,

Public bencfactons in America during
ten years aggregate 500 100000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder 1t makes tight or new shoes
easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching
feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunlong. AZ
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't ac-
cept any substitute. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, LeHoy, NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

One passenger is killed Tor every 2,0o1,-
900 carried
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Ladies' Can Wear SHOES

Freight trains carry l,25oOoO,OoO tons
per year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

A method of producing soft zinc has
been patented in Europe. Equal parts
of zinc and aluminium are melted. to
which small amount of bismuth is
added. This alloy is added to molten
zinc until volatization ceases. The
zinc is heated to Il temperature of from
300 degrees to 1900 degrees Far. 1t
is stated that the soft zinc so produced
is of ninety per cent. purity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

In the religious communities where
the use of meat is forbidden appendi-
cits Is unknown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

Sold throughout the world cu,icura Soap a,c. oint-
rus. Se pst yia q CO..; pspo,. London q Charter
bus Ave Potter Drug Chem. Corp, sole Pruprjeiors
e-scnd for =" How To Cure Tonuring, DirAgurinr
Hunors from Iliancy to Age"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

A German geologist estimates thai
the Dead Sea will be one mass of solit
salt within less than five hundred
years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

London children become pale, anaemlc
and feeble, not in midsummer, but in
February and March, owing to the
long.continued exclusion of sunshine
by the fog.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

1t being possible to telegraph and
telephone simultaneously over the
same wire makes the combining of
telephone and telegraph companies
probable.
, 1904-02-24
CURRENT EVENTS.
The War Down to Date


Five thousand Russian soldiers re-
ported drowned by breaking through
the ice crossing Lake Baikal on the
temporary railroad. Minister Allen
sends the transport Zaliro to rescue
the American women and children
from the Ping Yang district. Pathetic
scenes at St. Petersburg as mothers
and other relatives bid their loved ones
farewell on their departure for the far
east.
Russia refuses to receive Edwin y.
Morgan as United States consul at
Dalny. alleging the difficulty of protect
ing foreigners. The action is declared
to be a tlagrant breach of faith.
Russia abolishes the censorship on
all kilograms going abroad, thus re-
versing the practice of centuries.
Secretary Hay receives Russia's for
NAL recognition Of the neutrality Of
China outside of Manchuria, and now
regards his plan as Endorsed by prac-
tically the whole civilized world.
Detailed story of the Chemulpo bat
tie shows that the Russian crews sang
as they sailed into n fight which they
knew would prove fatal.
Baron de Fersen of Russia. who is in
Chicago, says the United States SYM
patty for Japan is a visitation of divine
justice on Russia for failing to aid the
Beers.
Representative Mahlon Head intro
duces a bill in the Iowa house of rep
resentatives expressing sympathy for
Russia in the present a
Four Russian torpedo boat destroy
ers have been captured at Port Arthur
by the Japanese squadron and their
crews transferred.
The Japanese squadron is said to
have made another attack upon Port
Arthur.
st. Petersburg reports that snow and
billiards. are blocking the Siberian
railway.
Russia will invoke law of nations in
effort to harrass her too active antago-
mist. Says Japan has violated interna-
tional law in attacking Russian ships
at neutral port. Refers to the sinking
OF the Variag and Korietz in the harbor
of Chemulpo.
, 1904-02-24
STATE PRESS
Pinchot a Hustler

Pinchot a Hustler
If the effort which is being made in
congress to transfer the control of the
forestry reserves from the department
of the interior to the department of
agriculture are successful, the enOr-
nous area of 62,354 .965 acres now in
cluded in the reserves will be placed
in charge of Clifford Plnchot, chief for
ester of the department of agriculture.
Mr.. Pinchot was deliberately educated
for the career of a forester. He grad
uated from Yale in 1889. hen studied
forestry in France, Germany, Switzer-
land and Austria. He worked as a
practical forester IN the Vanderbilt es-
tate at Baltimore. n. C. and became
forester in the department Of agricul-
ture in 1898. Mr.. Pinchot is a wealthy
man, with ample means to live in idle
ness. but he works harder than any
clerk in his bureau, and spends his va
cations examining personally the for
est reserves OF the country. Last sum
mer, with pack outfit, he spent a month
in the wilderness portion of the Yellow
stone reserve in Wyoming. gathering
information concerning actual condi-
lions in that immense reserve. MIR.
PinchOt Is under 30 ear of & and
has entered upon forestry as a life
wOrk-Lpader.
, 1904-02-24
JOHN JUNIOR ON
ONES OWN CONSCIENCE

Some of the young men in the Sunday
school class conducted by John D..
Rockefeller, Jr., do not seem to regard
him with the proper degree of yeneration.
Mr.. Rockefeller was talking to 1870 of
them the other evening on The Duty OF
a Citizen to the State Having expound-
ed his own idea on the subject, Mr..
Rockefeller said he should like to hear
from any of the pupils. One Of them Of
tered some entirely acceptable opinions.
but closed with this shocking suggestion:
Il don't think good citizens should seek
to avoid paying taxes by having two or
three residences or by the swearing off
process. There vas a painful silence (, r
some m and then Mr. Rockefeller
remarked with his usual unctuous gravity:
1--WE should be governed by our ov n
consciences i'll such matters 1t har-
pens that Mr.. Rockeleller's father and
an uncle are Just now in controversy ov-
er their taxes.
, 1904-02-24

Great Britain has always been an
asylum for persons oppressed or per
secuted on the continent. But the
time has come when some steps must
be taken to keep out the undesirable
people, and the restriction question is
now being seriously %agitated. The
time has come for persons suffering
from stomach, liver and kidney dis
orders to take Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters if they eve hope to be cured.
The longer you delay the more serious
becomes your condition. Therefore,
We urge you to start today, and by
taking a dose before meals you will
soon find yourself on the right road
to good health, also that your head
ache. heartburn, indigestion, dyspep-
STA and poor appetite has been com
pletely cured. The genuine has our
private stamp over the neck of the
bottle.