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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-07


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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

not make her look a great deal taller. She
can fatten II on top and pull It down over
one eye.
This is becoming 10 most faces and,
In spite OF the fun that has been poked at
the chorus girls pompadour, it Il about
the most popular style there IA; II IL GER
tainly the most catchy.
There Is a tall woman who makes her
self look shorter by wearing round POM
padour pulled at the sides until her face
looks full. She then pulls the pompadour
down a little over her left eye and COM
pletcs the work Of hair dressing by having
her hair hattened out into an at the
back. Il takes a hairdrcsser TO arrange
her hair every day. But II Il a great sue
cess when 1t Is done,
-The tall woman who wears a train makes
a sad mistake The train makes her look
at least a foot taller.
1T was the Queen Of England who re-
proved one Of the prinoesses for wearing
a long skirt.
@You are feet 10 inches tall, my dear
said she, and yet you wear a skirt with
long train, Never wear long skirt, eX-
oept on the most oeremonlous OCCASIONS,
and only do 40 then when court etiquette
specially demands IT,
@The very tall woman should not chop Oh
her skirts at the shoe tops, nor even above
her ankles. But II she will take the trouble
10 study her ground line a little, and also
10 take note Of her sky line, she viii DO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
This is the Way the Tall Woman May
Make Herself Seem Shorter

There Is a great deal said about making
the short woman look tall. But there Is
very little said or done about making the
tall woman look short, said woman who
IL Just SIX feet. THE trials Of the short
woman are as nothing compared with those
Of the tall woman
aThe little woman IL dainty and many
people like her just as she isminus the
inches But no one admires the tall WomCn
just as she is-with all her inches towering
up above the heads Of those about her.
FOR twenty five years have been grow
ing and I am now feet. For many
years l was ungninly. But now, thanks
20 a special course Of study and thanks TO
many friends, and 70 hints have picked
up here and there, have mastered the
art Of looking just right.
i can pass in crowd now without
attracting attention. This is in spite Of
my feet.
For one thing, never wear high heels.
have learned TO walk on fat heels.
used TO buy thick soled shoes with French
heels But have modified my taste
until now / wear thin soed shoes--as thin
as the weather will permit-and very fat
heels
They are so fat that I have to get them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

able to strike happy medium Let her
skirts just swing clear of the floor.
If there j. such a thing as the shoulder
pun, the tail woman should go in for IT,
She should also wear the long sleeve which
bags az the wrist. She must remember
that for every inch she increases her breadth
just 30 she will come down inch by inch
in her height.
The tall girl should sit upon a tall chair,
the higher the better. She must manage
matters 50 that her feet touch the floor
and rest squarely upon It. Her lap must
be level, not hunched up, and her hands
must lie easily in her lap.
There was once a time wnen young
ladies we're not allowed TO cross the knees.
But that time has passed. There are women,
graceful, pretty, 1.-the and easy in their
WAYS, who can sit down and cross the
knees and look comfortable and nice. But
the majority who try this make spectacle
OF themselves. The tall girl should never
try i. Observation-Disclosures.
she should not try 20 hide herself; she
should not try to be little and she should
never try-O, horror Of horrors-to be
kittenish. There is a certain dignity which
goes we'll With the tall woman,
tho sx foot woman should try 10 he
very accurate In speech She should re-
member that she Is judged according TO
her height
The little woman, who looks younger
than she L., can lisp and hesitate and make
baby eyes. But the tall woman who lisps
IL an abomination and the woman six feet
tall who simpers il awful, Do not II you are
six feet tall, affect dear little mannerisms.
The tall woman must be very careful
Of her complexion. She must remember
that, being tall, she il very conspicuous,
and bad complexion IL very notices BILE.
She must have a care to her grooming.
And she must always have a trim tGtor
made look. That is one Of the penalties Of
being tall. Everybody looks at you
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

her when she asked for money.
he whipped me every Saturday night
regular when asked him for some Of his
wages" she said.
Tessie Gibbs against Benjamin-'Why
did be desert me7" repeated the complain
ant. "Why, for no other reason than be-
cause he got weary Of me-he felt tired Of
home and wanted 20 wander around the
country. After he had left met him on
the street one d,y. / stopped, So did
Mr.. Gibbs, says I, why don't you come
homeY
he. I've got some money Tor coffee and
sandwiches and I'm sleepin' In the cars,
It's fine
Rose Biddy against George-sHe always
had bottle OF whiskey and Invariably took
three OF four drinks Of the straight stun
before breakfast"
James Wright against Letitia--'one
morning woke up and seen my wife wa
room. Then examined my trouser pocket
where had put ESQ the night before. Say
judge. that eighty was all gone. She
didn't even leave me enough 70 buy my
breakfast with. Everything abe left me
was three oents-1 guess she didn't zee IL
John Klimas against Mary gave her
10 much money l couldn't count II.
simply poured out money at her feet all
tho time. But whit good did II dOl None
She met a Landowner man, one that she
liked hetter. and that ended IT.
E.hel Duncan against George-.He never
end that, why be used 10 beat my sister
in-law.- A y a witness.
Meanwhile tho divorce mills continue
70 GRIND
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

made to order But being well made,
shapely and narrow, my feet do not look
any bigger than they have a right to look.
Il used to stoop slightly. Most tall,
slender women do. Ieyen tried the GreCian
bend with my shoulders square and my
waist arched. But the result was that
looked grotesque. The woman who stoops
will never conquer,
The woman who il too tell only makes
herself look taller by STOPPING. She must
carry herself well. That is the first thing
she must learn.
'she must stand erect and hold herself
gracefully. The very tell, thin woman
makes the mistake Of her life when she
begins 20 stOop.
THE next lesson she must learn is that
Of filling out her chest. As she adds TO her
chest measurement she takes Of from her
apparent height
THE woman who Ia six feet tall and
very thin will look great deal better
n she will take on twenty-five pounds Of
flesh She especially needs flesh along the
chest line. She must massage and she
must eGt fattening foods
THE woman who is a great deal too tall
must learn how TO do up her hair. She must
never on any account pile II on top OF her
heed.
the knot Of hair on top Of the head
makes a woman look at least three inches
taller, And II she add a toll comb to Il
she looks at least a foot taller thFn she
really is II makes q giantess Of her.
ct her part her hair in the middle and
ron Il st the sides over pompadour. This
is TO make her face look round, Now II
she will curl IL in a big fiat knot at the back
Of her neck she will complete the work.
Parted hair hanging down the back Is
ideal for the very tall woman. But alas,
she cannot wear IL this wuy. Tho next
best thing is the knot In the nHpe OF the
neck.
dour, she can arrange Il 80 that II does
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
Couldn't Anord a BARGAIN DAY.

From the hdnsds Guy journal
Gov. Ia Follette Of Wisconsin was descrlb-
ing the sharp business methods. the intense
economy. Of a certain company Of business
men.
Those men, he said. should live IA Duck
water Perhaps It was from DuCkwater
that they originally came. They have Ger
tainy all the Duckwater characteristics.
What. you have never heard Of Duck
water? Well. then, here is an illustration for
you Of the character OF the town:
a drummer went 20 Duckwater one winter,
and to the leading merchant in an effort
20 sell line OF cotton goods, he said:
These goods sir would make a tempting
line for a bargain day
"A bargain day. said the merchant. We
have no bargain days in Duckwater, sir.
No bargain days IN DuckWatet2 Why
Is that asked the drummer, quite amazed
Because replied the merchant. ~ we
had bargain days here nobody would buy
anything on the other days, sir
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
manded the wife.

manded the wife.
1T eases me-Im feelin' bad"
Gilbert Ashley against Laura-"My
wife abused me from the start because
hadn't enough money 10 give her for thea
tres, flowers, silk dresses and such uxuries.
She threw the coffee pot and the soup
tureen at me TO express her annoyance
Minnie Helden against Herman-The
defendant earned only 81 q week, but
brought up twelve children and stayed
drunk all the time on II. according 70 the
evidence.
Mary Langley against Charles--Mrs.
Langley testified that she earned money
by caring for hayward corns Of University
Of Chicago students and that part Of her
money was wanted by her husband 70
buy his parents a Thanksgiving turkey.
'He swore with great spirit when ! re-
fused TO let him buy the turkey with my
money said Mrs. Langley. 'He declared
IL was altogether too cold for him 10 work.
Yet I was - years old and he but rs
The next day Langley tried TO poison
her. according 70 the womAns story.
Christine Richter against Ole-Accord-
ing 10 the complainant's story. her husband
heat her because she was unable 10 play
a piece Of music which she had never
practised.
Geurida Heinemann against GustGve
According 20 complalEant's story her
husband threw thiugs at her hccguse there
wa7 O button on bis shin.
Btrthn Rhymo against Join oc,rding
% oomnlainants story her husband bit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
Trees strange Crop.

FT0W No NTI-0VI HfpU1TI-dH-
There Il curious sight IN the fork Of an umbrella
rec on Washington street, between Fourth and
Fifth avenues II is hne growth OF wheat almost
ready 10 come out into head. The stocks nearly
two feet long and the blades broad and healthy
looking. IL was al INST thought that this growth
consisted Of shoots from the tree. but cl,str eS
animation Il was found 10 be wheat. II has no iour
dalton OF earth, or n there "a any n Is 40 hidden bv
the growth As to be Invisible. The wheat grains
In some way found lOdgment In the crevlccs Of The
bark and have probably had no other earthly BED
than that formed by dust which during the dusi
storms OF the summer was blown there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

As will be noticed, the four chief causes
Of suit are cruelty, dcsertion, drunkenness
ana adultery. the first two grounds being
responsible for o. per cent. Of the cases
heard. Cruelty and desertion seem par
ticuarly susceptible Of proof and the
woman who wants divorce appears to
have little difficulty in getting a friend or
two to take the stand and swear that the
absent husband either used to beat her or
deserted her.
mills grinding, four out Of FIVE suits being
brought by the wife Despite this fact
one Of the most noticeable things nbout the
Chicago divorce courts IL the lack Of the
sentimental the lack Of feeling. sorrow
regret, shame, disappointment ere not dis
nlANed bv the average woman oomphinant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-31
Between Meal Munchfngs.

An undoubted menace to health is the
continual munchings of youngsters and
grownups The child spends his penny
or nickel at the fruit stand or the con-
fectioner's or bakers, where, more Of
ten than not, the wares are adulterat-
ed, open to dust from the street or
stuffy apartments. The mother takes
the edge from her dinner appetite by
midafternoon confections and ices and
teas. At the table wholesome substan-
tials are passed by for toothsome des-
serts because stomachs have been al
ready overtaxed and taste is the only
incentive to eating. The result Is dys-
pepsia and its train Of ills, or, If moth
ing so apparent ensues, nerve and
brain force are weakened. The good
old rule, three meals day and no be-
tween meals" of orthodox mothers
who are now grandmothers carried
into effect today would set many a dis
ordered household right and revolution
ize the disposition of many a man, wo-
man and child.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-31
ENGLISH ROYAL VETO.
1t Is Practically Extinct, Not Having
Been Used Since 1903.

The earliest mention of tle exercise
Of the royal veto was when King Hen
ry " shortly after the victory of
Agncourt, said "Le roy savlsera"
Ghc king will consider iD to a petition
of parliament against the transferring
Of suits at common law into chancery.
Many instances are mentioned dur
ing succeeding relgns until that of
Queen Anne, who Is responsible for the
latest exercise of this very interesting
power in refusing the sovereign's as
sent to the bill for settling the militia
of Scotland passed by the lords and
the commons on March II, 170S. This
is recorded in the journals of the house
of lords.
Since 1908 the veto has never been
used, though there was threatened
exercise OF royal power of rejection
toward the close of the reign of George
III. and also by Queen Victoria in 1858.
Mr.. Bagehot considered that this pow
er is extinct and added that Queen
Victoria must sign her own death war
rant If both houses present 1t for her
signature. ."-London Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-31
He Thonght He Stopped the Paper.

An acquaintance met Horace Greeley
one day and said, "Mr. Greeley, I've
stopped your paper"
"Eave your said the editor. "Well,
that's too bad" And he went his way.
The next morning Mr.. Greeley met
his subscriber again and said, II
thought you had stopped the Tribune"
$50 I did"
"Then there must be some mistake"
said Mr.. Greeley, "for 1 just came
from the office and the presses were
running, the clerks were as busy as
ever, the cOmpositors were hard at
work, and the business was going on
the same as yesterday and the day be-
fore"
"Oh," calculated the subscriber, 81
didn't mean that had stopped the pa
per. l stopped only my copy of 1t be-
cause didn't like your editorials"
"Pshaw" retorted Mr.. Greeley. at
wasn't worth taking up my time to tell
me such trifle as that. My dear sir, If
you expect to control the utterance of
the Tribune by the purchase of one
copy day or If you think to find any
newspaper or magazine worth reading
that will never express convictions at
right angles with your own you are
doomed to disappointment."- success
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-31
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
S1VE 10 PER CENT.

Pursuant to an Act of Assembly | will at
tend at the following times and places to re
ceive county, poor, bond, state and dog taxes
for the year 1905, to-wit
:, Falls Greek borough, Monday, May 80, at
Hotel Emery.
Snyder township and Brockwayville bor-
ough, Wednesday, May 81, at Logan House.
Washington township, Thursday, June |, at
Hotel Barclay, to IL a, M, and at Rockdale,
West Reynoldsville borough, Friday, June
9 I'm the forenoon, at the Ross House, and IN
the afternoon, at Hotel Sykes, sykesville.
Winsow, township, Saturday, June B. at
Imperial Hotel, Reynoldsville.
Henderson township, Monday, June 5, at
Hotel Wayne, . a. m. to IL m.
McCalmont township, Monday June s. at
Eleanora, TO p. m, and at Anita, Tuesday,
June 9, at Hotel McGregor, s q. m. to u m.
Punxsutawney borough, Tuesday, June 8,
In the afternoon, and Wednesday, June T. at
Hotel Pantall.
Clayyille borough, Thursday, June $, at
Bell township, Friday, June 9, at Cloe P. o.,
a. m. TO II m,
sons store, Winslow, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Big Run borough and Henderson township,
Saturday, June 10, at Hotel Mcclure.
n, Eldred, Heath and Barnett townships,
Tuesday June 10, at Hotel Sigel, a. m.
Corsica borough and Union township,
Wednesday, June IA, at Hotel Glenn, from s
Summervillo borough and Glover township,
Wednesday, June IA, at Commercial Hotel, 3
to p. m.
Knox township, Thursday June Is, at Hop
kin's store, 81 to IL a. m.
Plnecreek township, Thursday, June Is, at
store of e. WISER 2 to 4 4p. m;
Warsaw, West, Tuesday, June 20, at Hotel,
Richardsville, s to II n. m.
Polk township, Tuesday, June 20, at house
OF, Fulton schatfner, to 4 p: m,
Warsaw township, East, Wednesday, June
FL II FoX's Hotel, to IL a. m.
-, ese township, Thursday, June %, at the
II -asurer's office.
.8rookvi!le borough, Friday, June %, at the
Reynoldsyille borough, Saturday, June "a,
at Imperial Hotel.
Perry township, Monday, June 26, at Moh-
ney's store, Frostburg, to II a. m.
Oliver township, Monday, June 26 olive
burg, 2 to p. M, and at Cool Spring on Tues
day, June 81 at Campbells Hotel to II am.
Beaver township, Tuesday, June q, at
store Of b, Q. Reitz, to pm.
worthwhile borough, Wednesday, June %,
Ringgold township, Wednesday, June 2s, at
Hotel at RinggOld, l to p. m.
Porter township, Thursday, June 80, at Nc
Divitts store, s to 10 a. m.
| Perry township, Thursday, June 90, at Jor-
dams Hotel, to 6 p. m.
| Young township, Friday, June 30, at Office
OF I. X. Lamison, to p. m.
Young township, Saturday, July 1, at Hotel
Pantall. Punxsutawney.
Ten per cent will be added to all taxes not
| paid County Treasurer before duplicates are
placed in the hands of borough and township
collectors. Mercantile, restaurant and bill
lard licenses will be received at all places
| visited and all licenses remaining unpaid af-
ter the first day of July will be placed in the
hands of the proper officers for collection, as
JOS. Ii. MEANS,
| May 1, 1905. County Treasurer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-31
wild California,

A geography published in 1912 con-
talns the following startling descrip-
tion Of that section of our country
which Charles Dudley Warner bap-
tized "Our Italy"
California Is wild and almost I'M
known land, covered throughout the
year by dense fogs as damp as they are
unhealthful. On the northern shores
live anthropophagi, and in the interior
are active volcanoes and vast plains
of shifting snow, which sometimes
shoot up columns to inconceivable
heights"
The book adds that some of these
statements would seem Incredible were
they not so we'll authenticated by
trustworthy travellers!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-31
JUGGLING WITH FIRE.
Tricks and Deceptiens Thnt Were
Prncticed In Ancient Times.

Fire tricks were practiced in very an
eient times. Many Of today's best
known tricks were employed to deceive
the public of long ago. There is moth
Ing even now which astonishes the lg
norant more than the breathing Of
flame, an accomplishment handed down
from remote antiquity.
The first known fire breather was
Syrian slave named Eunus, a leader in
the servile war in Sicily, 1870 B. c. He
pretended to have immediate communi-
cation with the gods. When desirous
Of inspiring his followers with courage
he breathed flames and sparks from
his mouth.
In order to perform this marvel Eu-
nus pierced a nutshell at both ends,
and, having filled it with some burn
Ing substance, he put it in his mouth
and breathed through it, The same
trick is performed today in an improv-
ed manner. The juggler rolls together
some flax while it Is still burning. By
this means the fire is retained in the
ball for long time. He slips this ball
intohis mouth unperceived and breathes
through It, His breath revives the fire,
and he sustains no injury so long as
he inhales through his nostrils only.
For deceptions with fire the ancients
also employed naphtha, which is so
combustble that 1t kindles when it
only. approaches a fame. The priests
of old took advantage of this property
of naphtha to make their offerings
catch fire as if spontaneously.
Various theories have been advanced
to account for ether feats. An ancient
ordeal was the holding Of redhot iron
by the accused Such trials were con
dueted by the priests, who covered the
hands Of those whom they desired
should escape with protective paste.
The peculiar property Of mineral salts,
such as alum, In protecting articles of
dress from fire has long been known.
An old Milanese devised a costume con-
sisting of n cloth covering for the body
which had been stepped in alum. A
metallic dress of wire gauze was add
ed to this, and thus protected man
could walk on hot iron in the midst of
flames.
Very interesting experiments have
shown that great heat may be endured
by the human body. Two doctors in
the course of their researches on the
subject stayed in a room where the
temperature was 26O degrees. A beef
steak was cooked in the same atmos-
phere and was overdone in thirty min
utes. Sir Francis Chantrey remained
for two minutes in furnace much hot
ter, the thermometer indicating 800
degrees when he came out.-Washing-
ton Star.