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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

II is the book a woman marks that is
the only true index to her character.
This conclusion has been arrived at
after long and persistent study Of the
sex. A woman never marks a book
openly. as n man does. with flourish of
marginal notes and references convey
Ing the impression that he Is conversant
with otller books besides this one. He
who has a pencil always handy will
think nothing Of using II on any and
all occasions. II is like entering the
holy Of holics TO read books that some
women have marked. II Is II violent
rendIng nsrnder Of the veil which she
hangs before the door Of her heart.
The marks with which woman scores
her favoritc passuges at eighteen will
be effnced at twenty. and she must have
changed hut little to leave those of
twenty uncTaced Mt twenty-five.-New
York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
TURKISH PROVERBS.

To the well man every day is feast
day.
Today's egg is better than tomorrow's
hen.
The master of the house Is the guests
servant.
Two watermelons cannot be held un-
der one arm.
He who has not rest at home Is in
the worlds hell.
The mouth Is not sweetened by say
ing honey, honey.
II you have to gather thorns do 1t by
the strangers hand.
With patience sour grapes become
sweet and the mulberry leaf satin.
BY the tiue the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grownup children.
Be not so severe that you are blamed
for 1t nor 10 gentle that you nre tram
pied upon for 1t.
Give swift horse to him who tells
the truth. SO that as soon as he has told
1t he may ride and escape.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
breaking n VIII.

A wealthy woman named Silva died
ut Lisbon and left her entire property
to a rooster She was fervid spirit
uallst, a believer In the transmigration
of souls, and Imagined that the soul OF
her dead husband had entered the
rooster. She caused special fowl
house to be built and ordered her serv.
ants to pay extra attention to their
masters" wants. The disgust of her
relatives over the will caused the story
to become public, and lawsuit might
have followed had not one Of the heirs
adopted the simple expedient Of hav-
ing the wealthy rooster killed, thus be-
coming himself the next of kin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Spinning nm Egg.

One of Lord Kelvin's favorite expert
ments while teaching natural philoso-
ply at the University of Glasgow was
to spin an egg which was suspended
in the air. II the egg were hard boiled,
it would spin long time; otherwise.
owing to the friction between its con-
tents and the shell, its motion would
soon cease. Lord Kelvin inferred from
this that the interior of the earth can
not be fluid, or the globes rate Of ro
tation would have been checked long
ago. Once the students substituted
raw eggs for the hard boiled ones pro.
vided for the experiment. Not one
would spin properly, but Lord Kelvin
was not to be fooled. "None of them
boiled" was his only comment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13


sYou know that the vital energies are
bt lower ebb at night than in the day
fitne." said an old matchmaker. Would
you believe that some watches--espe-
ciAlly the cheaper ones-are similarly
afYected2
"You know good matchmaker al
ways wants several days In which to
regulate tifnepiece. That Is because
the only way to regulate II properly is
TO compare II with chronometer at
the same hour every day. Otherwise
the variations In the speed Of the watch
will baflle his efforts
"Tbe mnn to whom was upprenticed
told nie this. aud | thought the idea alb
surd We were working late one night
and he called my attention 20 lot of
watches that were regulated nni ready
to deliver. II was near midnight. and
every watch was slow. The better
timepieces had Jagged behind some sec
onds. The cheaper watches were q
minute or more out of the way. Next
morning every one of the lot was ex-
actly right.
''The fact is you can regulate watch
to make exactly twenty -four hours a
day. but you can't persuade II to make
just sixty minutes in each of the twen-
ty-four hours. Why this Is no one can
tell."-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
NOT A cLApraAPpea.-


An Incident of Alexander sa1vfnga
First stage Appearance.
Tommaso Salvini, the great actor, al
though he gave every assistance to his
son when he had proved his ability on
the stnge, was averse at first to his be-
coming an actor and would not help
him to obtain hearing. The young
mans first appearance was made by
favor of Clara Morris, his good friend.
Mt n charity entertainment in Yonkers,
where he recited "The Charge of the
Light Brigade"
He was then very young very eager
and still delightfully."- queer in his Eng
lish. A few days before the great oc-
casion some one used in his presence
the word claptrap.
whats thatT demanded young
Alessandro nt once. "Clap is So" he
struck his hands together. Trap Is
for rats. What. then. is claptrapT
"It Is n vulgar or unworthy bid for
applause" his hostess explained.
"Bahr' he rejoined. with contempt
II know him. That cheap actor who
plays at the gallery. He is, then. In
English. claptrapper, is he not?"
On the night of his debut. although
the poor fellow declared he was sick
with the scare" he pulled himself to-
gether I'm time and delivered the poem
most stirringly.
with bound he was on the scrap
of n stage" records Clara Morris, "and
his high. clear Forward, the Light
brigader must surely have been heard
down in Broadway. II really was n
clever bit of work. trifle too horld.
but that was the result Of nervousness.
The instinct OF the actor was twice
plainly shown once when on making
mistake. instead of stammering or
going back. he swiftly Jumped the
faulty lines and dashed on securely
with the others and again when at the
close he read with much feeling the
words:
Honor the charge they made.
Honor the Light brigade,
Noble six hundred
standing as II looking into an open
grave. he plucked the white flower
from his coat and cast 1t down. bit
of business that caught the house in
stantly. While the people maltreated
damp umbrellas and kicked out their
gum shoes I'm giving him recall he
was clutching his hair and wildly pro-
testing to me:
anime. Clara. I have never meant
that for claptrap! Never! Never!
Just II came to me that moment to
throw the flower to the dead! Think
me fool-but not-oh, please not-a
claptrapper! Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
A rerrlbie pentk rur..hm.nt.

In England. during the reign of
Henry VIII, the public mind became
greatly excited through several cases
of poisoning, aud parliament enacted
law making boiling to death the pen
atty. This law was on the statute
books about sixteen years. II was
made retroactive, so as TO take In a
case that chiefly prompted its enact
ment-that of Richard Rosse, otherwise
Coke, the bishop of Rochester's cook,
who poisoned seventeen persons, two of
whom died. Coke was boiled at Roch-
ester. The inHiction was attended with
peculiar cruelty, as Coke was put into
cauldron of cold water and gradually
cooked to death.
A few years later. IN March. 1912, u
young woman named Mar nrct Davy
was punished IN similar way on con-
vlction of poisoning. The public were
not satisfied us to her guilt. and. not
withstanding the comparatively slow
travel of news in those days, the story
of Margaret Davy's trial and punish
ment soon spread through the king
dom and aroused universal horror
Boiling to death remained on the stat
ute books. however. as long as Henry
reigned. perhaps because the monarch
himself had n dread of being poisoned.
Immediately after his death parlia-
ment repealed the law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Cousu.nr Clerks.

The law provides for thirteen con-
sular clerks and fixes their pay for the
first five years of service at $1,000, but
allows them actual expenses when
travelling or serving In foreign lands.
which Is usually the case. They are
appointed by the president and serve
practically for life. The statute gov
erning their tenure provides that con-
sular clerk shall not be removed from
office except for cause, stated In writ
ing, which shall be submitted to con-
gress ut the session first following such
removal" This Is the only instance In
the history of the United States where
the house of representatives has d.
rect interest In an office I'm the execu-
tive branch of the government. In
practically all presidential appoint
ments the concurrence of the senate Is
essential. but this Is the only case
where congress rs body has an In
terest.-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
A French Drink.

The French are noted for their dell
cate and delicious drinks. The advan-
tage of such one that Is nonalcoholic
is apparent to every one. A favorite
Partisan recipe calls for five pounds OF
raisins, five pounds of dried apples and
five gallons of water. Put all together
In n small cask or large earthen Jar
and let 1t stand uncovered for three
days. stirring occasionally from the
bottom. At the end of that time bottle
with half teaspoonful of sugar and
stick of cinnamon in each bottle. Cork
tightly and store in cool place. The
fruits having fermented. the drink Will
keep for considerable length of time
and is really delicious when served ice
cold II is claimed that over 50,o00O00
gallons Of this punch were drank In
France In q single year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

The Experienced shopper's Advice
to the Quiet Woman

Ihe Experiences shoppers A0vtoe
to the Quiet Woman.
The modest. uuassuniine woman had
been trying for some time TO get the
attention OF clerk, but they all seemed
10 be busy. and she had not the ag-
gressivencss to crowd In and grab one.
The experienced shopper, having COM
pleted her purchases, had time to give
little sympathy to the quiet one.
"Do you want to buy somethlngT
d. she asked.
YES" was the reply, III could only
get the attention Of the clerk"
"Oh. that's easyw asserted the expe-
rienced one. Just do as say"
But they're all so much more siren
uous than am" pleaded the quiet one.
"I'd rather 90 without than be as un-
womanly and dlsagreeable as some Of
the women are. really can't fight for
attention, you know"
mot at NIL necessary" explained the
experienced shopper. "Do you see that
tray Of trinkets over thereT
"Yes."
"Go over and stand by II and pick up
lew VI tueln IOr CiOstt eAuHllluuOu
Put them back. OF course, but Just paw
the collection over without any effort
to get hold of a clerk Reach out for
anything you see, as II you were more
interested In what's on the counter than
in what's behind IT,"
II don't see what good that's going to
do"
"Try II and you'll find out"
The quiet woman did as directed. and
within two minutes Hoorwalker was
at her elbow.
"Do you want anything" he asked
politely.
She said she did. and he made II his
business to get clerk to wait on her.
81 told you So" whispered the expert
enced shopper. Sometimes II isn't
necessary to touch II thing. II you Just
show desire to get close to things
that are easily carried away they'll
take you for shoplIfter every time
and get clerk for you so that you
won't have any excuse for hanging
around"
The quiet woman gasped and felt
guilty all the rest of the time she was
In the store. but she had to admit that
she had learned something about prac-
teal shopping. Brooklyn Eagle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
A WONDERFUL. INSECT.
Gns Companies Not Wanted where
the Cucujo FIourishes.

the CucuJo FIourishes.
Have you ever heard of the cucujo7
If you are one of those unfortunntes
who are in the habit of grumbling at
gas bills you will wish that the place
was swarming with cucujos so that
the gas companies might be circum-
vented. The cucujo Is the FREELY of the
tropics. and 1t is the most brilliant of
the whole tribe of light giving insects
or animals. Thirty eight of them yield
one candle power.
Photographs have been printed by
two minute exposure of bromide plates
TO their illumination. People In Cuba
confine them In paper lanterns for go-
ing about the country Mt night or for
indoor lighting. Sometimes they at
tach one of the insects TO each foot for
travelling In the dark to serve as II
guide to the path; also they use them
as ornaments for the dress and hair.
Cucujos are beetles beginning life as
grubs Skipjacks or springtails they
are sometimes called because when
placed on their backs they jump over
with clicking sound.
A small species of the same family
is found in Florida and Texas. They
have two luminous spots on the thorax
and another on the abdomen. Damp
evenings are most favorable to the light
giving, the object of which Is presume
bly, to attract mate. The young lar
ve feed largely on snails. to which
their bite is poisonous. The luminous
organs are developed before the insects
leave the eggs.
Now, theory formerly held was that
these firefies stored up light In the
daytime for emission at night. as Is
done by the so called luminous paint
of calcium sulphide. But 1t was found
that they shone as brightly as ever
after being confined for ten days in
darkness. Some that were carried
from Cuba to Havre in the pitch black
hold of vessel were brilliant on their
arrival.
A more striking disproof, however,
was afforded by batch of larvae
hatched in the dark from eggs laid In
the dark on piece of rotten wood. the
young insects being kept In darkness
for the first six months of their lives
They shone as brilliantly as any of the
other firefies.-Golden Penny.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Jules verne,s Romnnce.

The story Of Jules Verne's courtship
and marriage Is II most romantic one.
Verne was a shy young fellow who had
a great dislike to the society Of wom-
en-. and II was only his affection for
his brother which led him to 20 to the
latter's wedding. Verne, however. ar
bridal party had left for the church
with the exception OF the brides sister
a charming young widow. who explain
ed the matter The friendship thus ac-
cidentally begun rapidly developed into
q warmer feeling and ended In mar
riage which may be described as IDEAL
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

DisnppOtL.lo -.ct4t G. .ssI.u.
At the time when John q. Carlisle
was senator from Kentucky his
speeches we're widely printed aud at-
tracted a great deal of attention. One
day when NE senate was In session a
mountaineer from the widest wilds Of
Kentucky presented himself at the
door and asked to see Senator Carlisle.
The visitor woe homespun and leather
boots aud was travel stained and dus.
ty. He explained TINT he had read Mr..
Cnrlisle's speeches and considered
them great. and had walked more than
hundred miles In order to see the
senator from his state. Mr.. Carlisle
was busy ut the time, and the clerk In
formed the visitor that he could not be
disturbed The farmer looked disap-
pointed and seemed reluctant to de-
part. Finally he asked " hr might be
taken where he could just catch a
glimpse of the great man bc had walked
80 far to see. The request was grant
ed. and Mr.. Carlisle was pointed out
to him. After brief scrutiny the
farmer turned to the attendants:
"Reads n heap better'n he looks" he
remarked sententlously, and prepared
to walk back home.-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
HE COULDN'T FORGET.
The Surprise He Got on His Thirty
second Birthday.

second Birthday.
"Ill never forget my thirty-second
birthday In New York" said an old
resident meditatively.
"Was II n joyful one?" asked the
young man who was lounging about
the club ms n time hung heavy on his
hands.
"Joyfulr exclaimed the old resident.
"Thats no name for II at all. 1t was
downright lively. ! think my wife
allied afterwnrd that she rather
oveldid the matter"
""Tried to surprise you. did sheT'
''She not only tried to. hut she sue
ceedcd. You ser. she always was an
enthusiast In everything she under
took"
"Bankrupted you In getting you
presents. suppose" suggested the
young man.
"Well. not exactly" returned the old
resident refiectivply. but her presents
came very near bankruptng me later.
However. they are good deal Of com
fort to me now. so that can't say
regret it,
"Now" CALCULATED the young man.
"Do you mean to say that you still
have them?'
Certainly"
"And how long ago was this thirty
second birthday"
"Twenty years ago"
"Twenty years. Heavens! That's a
long time to keep u birthday present"
1.-TWO Of them" corrected the old
resident quietly.
MAY ask what they were?" In
quired the young man after a pause.
certainly. Twlns-both girls" re.
piled the old resident. - New York
Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Why Ralph Edward Objected.

Ralph was great big boy. nearly
three years OF age, and had never re-
ceived n name, being called Baby"
pet" Love" etc. Finally the name
for the small man was decided upon.
and, dressed In his Sunday best, he
went to church with father and mother,
where lie was to be baptized. As the
minister repeated II bnptize thee.
Ralph Edward" he dipped his fingers
into the font and touched the child's
forehead with the shining drops. How
important Ralph Edward felt! At last
he was somebody.
BY supper time his face was sadly in
need Of washing. but when mother
started TO wash her sons brow he cried
out in dismay:
"Oh. don't wash my forehead! I'm
'fraid you'll wash my name away!'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

A chemist was boastlng in the COM
pany of friends Of his well assorted
stock In trade. "rhere isn't a drug
missing" he said
"Come. now." said one Of the by
ISLANDERS by way of joke. II bet that
you don't keep any spirit Of contradic-
tion, well stocked as you pretend to
be-"
"Why not?' replied the chemist. not
In the least embarrassed ut the unex-
pected sally. "You shall see for your
relf' So saying he left the group and
returned In few minutes leading by
the hand-his wife!-L London Tid-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
A Cruel JOke.

Oswald, n witty and original Pari-
sian, had a mania for practical joking.
He was very amusing to his friends,
but when his talents were exerted to
avenge some wrong there was more
bitterness than fun in his wit
One evening when man who had
not treated him politely gave recep-
tion he revenged himself cruelty. The
man was slightly deformed. All the
hunchbacks of Paris, 500 in number,
presented themselves at his reception.
They had received notices from Os-
wald that IL they would go to this ad-
dress on this evening they would learn
Of legacy which had been left them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
The Electric Eel l. Very old.

Certain species of electric fishes have
been known from very early times. Oc-
caslonally we find people ascrlbing
mysterious powers to them both Of
good and evil. II Is certain that the
Abyssinians knew an electric eel and
used It "as remedy for nervous dis
cases." and the Hindoos and other ma
tlons of the east In times past were
also conscious of its powers. Hum
boldt describes an old method of cap
turing this eel practiced by the East
Indians, which consisted In driving
horses into waters inhabited by the
eel and allowing the eels to exhaust
themselves by attacking the horses
with their electric organs, when they
were "easlly harpooned by the Indi-
ans" but subsequent travellers In the
same parts where Humboldt says the
custom was practlced have denied the
report. and It Is now not generally be-
lleved. However. the electric eel has
been known to those people for centu-
ries
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

A caller at the boarding house Of
Mrs. Irons was surprised to see a fine
greyhound basking in the sun outside
the kitchen door. II didn't know you
had dog" she said. Hes beauti-
full animal. How long have you had
himT'
1.-TWO or three years"
How does 1t happen | have never
seen him In passing along hereT'
eve don't allow him TO leave the
back yard" replied Mrs. Irons. with
emphasis. What kind OF an adver-
tisement would II be for boarding
house to have n creature as lean as
that dog is standing round In front
of III"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
II Was All ARRANGED.

A London barrister used to tell of an
instance that occurred in his own ex-
perience Of trial by jury In Wales. A
well known local solicitor named Gar.
mons was concerned in a case. While
counsel was addressing the jury its
members quietly turned from him. put
their heads together, and then the fore
man addressed the judge. IFS no use.
my lord. for the gentleman In the wig
to talk any more, as we agreed In the
Blue Lion last night to vote for Mr..
Garnons of Rhiwgoch."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

Men attending state balls In Norway
are not left In doubt MS to whether or
not the women can be counted on for
dancing. The custom of the court de-
crees that those women who intend to
dance shall wear white. while those
not desiring to trip the light fantastic
toe shall appear In black. 1t ia an
hea which American men would like
10 see adopted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Telling n Horses Age by Wrinkles.

1.-THE popular idea that the age Of n
horse can always be told by looking at
his teeth" said veterinary surgeon,
"Is not entirely correct. After the
eighth year the horse has no more new
teeth. so that the tooth method Is use
less for telling the age of horse
which is more than eight years old.
As soon as the set Of teeth Is complete,
however. wrinkle begins to appear
ON the upper edge Of the lower eyelid.
and new wrinkle Is added each year,
so that to get at the age Of horse
more than eight years old you must
figure the teeth plus the wrinkles"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Power OF the United state. senate.


The senate is today the most power
full single chamber in any legislative
body In the world, but this power.
which Is shown daily by the wide at
tention to NIL that Is said and done in
the senate Of the United States. is not
the product OF selfish and cunning usur-
pations on the part Of an ambitious
body. II Is due to the original consti-
tuition of the senate. to the fact that
the senate represents states. to the pow
ers conferred upon 1t at the outset by
the makers OF the constitution. to its
permanency OF organization and to the
combination OF Legislative. executive
and judicial functions which sets 1t
apart from all other legislative bodies
without the assent of the senate no
bill cGn become law. no office can be
filed, 20 treaty ratified. Henry Cabot
Lodge in Scribnpr's,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
The Pride of Profession.

Soldiers. remarks the Kansas City
Journal, are the only ones who really
have pride in their profession. When
a soldier dies. he is hauled to his grave
on the trucks Of an old cannon, and
his memory would be disgraced IL any
other vehicle were used. But think
what a howl would go up against the
family IL dead farmer should be
hauled to his grave on the trucks Of a
sullSy plow!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
The CanarY.

Do not give your canary bird sweets.
II Is said to develop an nsthmntic tend
ency. and as with the human voice
after sugar IL eaten the notes lose their
liquid purity. becoming rough and
eventually shrll. Gagged birds are very
susceptible to drafts, and even In warm
weather care should I've taken to hang
the hand-his wife!-London Tit-Blts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Lost Huus0r.

Mark Twain was once asked by an
English clerk In n London bookstore to
write his autograph.
"My chlrography is becoming less and
less distinct" complained the author
whimslcally as he complied with the
request. III this keeps on I'll have to
be getting somebody else to write my
autograph for me-"
but. SIR" seriously responded the
clerk. nobody would want 1t thenw
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

"My brain is on fire" tragically ex-
claimed Mrs. Bob as she threw herself
down upon the sofa.
"Why don't you blow 1t outT absent
mindedly replied Bob, deeply absorbed
In the newspapers And then he lodged
q flying hairbrush.