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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Killing time is a sure way of spoil
ing character.
Reverence is the foundation of last
ing love.
Hatred often comes from only know
Ing half of a man.
The sense of duty is sign of the
divine In man.
The only sure thing about lie is that
1t will never die.
1t is hard for the leek to see why
people prefer the lily.
Many mistake their dreams about
heaven for deeds to lots up there.
After robbing Peter to pay Paul a
man usually forgets to settle with
Paul.
There is nothing prouder than igno-
rance or more ignorance than pride.
There are some so called unpolished
gems that are not susceptible of being
polished.-St. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
GERMANY'S BLACK LETTER.
Comparison of Texts Used In Print
Ing In the herland.

ut Is remarkable that so practical q
people as the Germans should continue
to use their blind black letter." says
Jerome Hart. "The German text Is
ugly, and when printed from small
type on dingy paper with high speed
presses, as Is the case with most daily
newspapers, 1t is difficult to decipher
Ever since the days of Cadmus alpha
bets have been designed to convey IDEAS
and those alphabets which transfer
thought with the most quickness, clear
ness and precision are the best. Con
sidered from these standpoints the Ger
man alphabet is one of the worst That
1t Is failure is shown unconsclously
In many ways. Advertisers, for exam
pie, have no sentiment about them.
They want to reach the reader and
reach him quickly. Therefore nearly
all the display advertisements in Ger
man newspapers are printed in Latin
characters.
80, too, with the commercial and
financial pages. Stockholders and mer-
chants have no time to waste I'm de-
cipherlng badly printed German text.
Therefore the commercial page In the
German dalies Is now nearly always
set up in Roman type. Circus adver-
tisements, theater placards and adver-
tislng posters generally, the names of
streets on the corner signs the letter
ing on cars and omnibuses, even tenn
porary signs, such as NO Thorough
fare or Street Closed you nearly al
ways see in Latin characters.
Another proof Of the inferiority of
the German text is the fact that nearly
all German scientific works are printed
in Roman. This has been the case for
years, but 1t has had little effect on
the printing of books of general ma
ture. Bismarck did much to retard this
needed improvement, for he clung stub
bornly to the German text and fire.
quently sent back books which were
printed in Roman, refusing to read
them."-New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
LONDON IN A FOG.
A Weird Day of Dense GIeom In the
English Metropolis.

He knew his London we'll We went
forth into n fog that was of the pea
soup variety. 1t seemed useless to
wait any longer for 1t to clear off. The
days were all alike and were darker
than twilight ever dared to be. / clung
to Prentice MulfOrd's coat sleeve, for
! knew If he were once to get beyond
My reach | could never hope to find
him again. We groped blindly among
the streets, where the atmosphere was
only less palpable than the houses that
walled us In. At intervals we inquired
where we were, for otherwise we could
never have known at all. We had to
feel our way carefully and take sound
ings at intervals. Here" said Prem
tice as we paused in space; "here is
Temple Bar" l thought / saw some.
thing that might have been the ghost
of an arch hewn out of the solid fog.
The top Of it, though II was not lofty,
was lost to view. Temple Bar. now
gone forever from the place where its
gates once swung in the wall of the
old city-it was here her gracious
was wont TO receive the keys of the
city from the hands of the lord mayors
when she drove in state to ST. Pauls
cathedral. We threaded Fleet street.
but could not see to the farther shore.
Here is her majesty's tower" said
Prentice, but nothing of it was visible
not one stone upon another. We cross
ed London bridge almost without
knowing 1t. The waters of the Thames,
which are but condensed fog. were in
visible from the parapet and the steam
ferries were picking their way eau
tiously and looking very like marine !
monsters in muddy aquarium. We
crawled through the tunnel for foot
traffic under the Thames. which was
like hole in the fog, and for hours
carried the sky about on our shoulders
1t was a woolly, greasy and i'll smelling
sky. Our nostrils were clogged with
cinders. like chimney flues, and there
were smudges all over our faces.
Sometimes for a moment or two we
saw spot overhead that was like a
pale red wafer. and we knew it for
the sun, now lost to us. The lamps
that burned all day were like glow
worms for dimness. and so we explor-
ed the wonders of the town and saw
as much of it as a blind man sees, but
no more.-Charles Warren Stoddard in
National Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
HENRI MURGER'S COATS.
- Is Hard to Say In which He w.s
the More Miserable.

pleasant incident of the penurious
days of Henri Murger, the author of the
famous "Vie de Boheme," Is related
by Il French writer. Murger when in
fhc extreme of poverty was one day
invited to a party at the house of a
publisher at which it was of great i'm
portance that he should be present.
Unfortunately he possessed only one
suit of clothes, which was in the last
stage of shabbiness. He therefore ap-
pealed to a friend who gloried in the
possession of two black COats-one old
the other new-to lend linn one. The
friend, not overwillingly. lent him the
old one. 1t was too small for him and
very shiny at the seams, but by a lib
eral use of ink he managed to make II
pass muster and attended the party.
Unfortunately the friend was there,
followed Murger about the room with
such remarks as Don't stand so up
right. You will split my coat" or "For
heavens sake, mind what you are do
Ing with that coffee. You are splash
ing 1t all down the front of my coat"
Shortly afterward a similar occasion
arrived. Murger determined that moth
Ing should make him apply for the
same coat. Accordingly he went to an
other friend and related the whole cir
cumstance. This friend willingly lent
him n new black coat which fitted ad-
mlrably. But matters were not i'm
proved after all, for the lender was at
the party and followed Murger every
where, eXclaiming in tones of audible
good nature: "Do just what you like
with my coat, old man. Tear it right
up the back or cover it with grease
just as you like. | shall never say a
word. Only too delighted to lend it to
Won"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

A reader forwards me pleasant ad-
dition to my collection of printers er-
rors, says r. P.'s London Weekly. II
was told him by the late C. Farquhar-
son Findlay, for some years editor of
the Dover Chronicle. as having hap
pened to him personally. He had oc-
casion to write of the "blind guides
who strain at gnat and swallow a
camel which appeared in print as
"who strain at quart and swallow a
canal"
Did any Of my readers notice, | Won
der, delightful error of this kind in
one of the reviews, in which Sir Henry
Campbell was described as
"brandishing a mailed fish," 1t rather
reminds one of the famous Spoonerism
about feeling half warmed fish in
your BOSOM"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
S1VE 10 PER CENT.

Pursuant TO an Act of Assembly will ut
tend at the following times and places to re-
ceive county, poor bond, state and dog taxes
Tor the year 1908, to-wt
Falls Greek borough, Monday, May 20, at
Hotel Emery.
Snyder township and Brockwayville bor-
ough Wednesday, May 81, NJ Logan House.
;, Washington township, Thursday, June /, at
Hotel Barclay, Sto IL II. M, and at Rockdale,
to p. m.
West Reynoldsville borough, Friday, June
2 in the forenoon, at the Ross House, and IN
the afternoon, at Hotel Sykes, Sykesvilie.
Winslow, township, saturday, June 3, AT
Imperial Hotei, Reynoldsville.
Henderson township, Monday, June g. at
Hotel Wayne o q. m. to u m.
McCalmont township, Monday, June 5, at
Eleanora, to p, m, and at Anita, Tuesday,
June 6, at Hotel McGregor, S "A. m. TO l2 m.
PunNsutawney borough, Tuesday, June 8,
n the AFTERNOON, and Wednesday, June :, at
Hotel Pantall.
Clayville borough, Thursday, June s. at
Hotel Haley.
Bell lownship, Friday June o. at Cloe p. 0,
"a. m. 10 II IN,
GasIiill township, Friday June o, at Glib
sons store, WiuslOw, 2 D, m, TO s D. m.
Big Run borough and Henderson township,
Saturday, June TO- at Hotel Mcclure.
Edred, Heath and Barnett townships
Tuesday June l3 at Hotel Slgel, o IA. m.
. Corsica borough and Union township
Wednesday, June II, at Hotel Glenn, from S
summervlle borough and Glover township,
Wednesday June H. at Commercial Hotel, 2
to ) D. m.
Knox township, Thursday, June Is, at Hop
kn's store, 8tO II n, m,
Pinecreek township, Thursday, June l5 at
store of Il, Wiser, 2 to 4 D. m.
warsaw West, Tuesday, June 20, at Hotel
Richardsvlle, to IL a, m.
Polk township, Tuesday, June 90, at house
OF Fulton Schatfner, to 4 D. m.
warsaw township, East, Wednesday, June
q at FoN's Hotel, to II a. m.
=, Rose township, Thursday, June % at the
:, Brookville borough, Friday, June 49, at the
Treasurer's office.
Reynoldsyille borough, Saturday, June "a,
at Imperial Hotel
Perry township, Monday, June 26, at Mob
ney's store, Frostburg, to IL a. m.
oliver township, Monday June 20, olive
burg, 2 to p. m., and at CoCl Spring on Tues
day, June q, at Campbell's Hotel, to IL am.
Beaver township, Tuesday, June 81 at
store OF b. o. Reitz, 2 to p, m.
Worthwhile borough, Wednesday, June 2s,
at Hotel, s to 10 "a. m.
RinggoId township Wednesday, June 2s, at
Hotel at Rnggold, l TO 4 D. m.
Porter township, Thursday, June 80, at Nc
Divitts store, TO 10 a. m.
Perry township, Thursday, June 30, at Jor-
dams Hotel, TO 6 p. m.
Young township, Friday, June 30, at Office
OF X. Lamson, TO 4p. m.
Young township, Saturday, July l. 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
Hard licenses will be received at all places
visited and all licenses remaining unpaid af-
hands of the proper officers for collection, as
per Act of Assembly.
May l, 1905. County Treasurer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

which was driven out OF trre- hrfs py
compressed air, there was distinct
| buzzing sound in the ears and head. |
was told TO hold my nose and blow
through II, and l did SO. Slowly we
| descended and at last reached the bot
tom, some fifty feet below the surface.
The bell in question was seventeen feet
long and ten feet wide. There were
six of us in 1t. 1t was lighted by cleo
tricity and was almost as bright as
day. We first landed on a bed which
the divers had previously leveled. The
moment the bell touched the ground
there was perhaps about two feet of
water in it. This was quickly driven
out by the compressed air, when we
walked on comparatively dry ground
with the sea all around us.
'By sending signals up to the man
in charge of the great crane to which
the bell is attached the apparatus can
be moved as its occupants wish. Aft
er inspecting the smooth bed on which
the bottom blocks are laid we went
out to sea and, landing on the bottom
again, obtained some idea of the diff
culties Of digging a foundation on the
floor Of the ocean. 1t was ragged and
rocky. Four men work in bell un-
der pressure Of twenty-seven pounds
to the square inch for three hours at
time, digging up the ground until It is
perfectly smooth and level The ma
teral is thrown into large wooden
box swung in the center of the bell.
climbing to our seats again, the
man gave the necessary signals and
away we ,yent, all under water, of
course, until we landed once more upon
the stones Just placed in position. The
electric lights in the bell are placed
close TO the thick little glass windows
When we stayed on the bottom quietly
for a little while the fish darted mt the
light, but at the noise Of a shovel they
quickly disappeared"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
A WONDERFUL MONSTER.
Description of n New EnttIeship In
the Seventeenth Century.

Description of n New EnttIeship In
the Seventeenth Century.
Is it true that our ram battleships are
but old inventions in new forms? 1t
looks like 1t. Some one has unearthed
a curious announcement which ap-
peared in the Mercurius Politicus for
Dec. G, 1858, to the effect, as stated by
the Dundee Advertiser, that "the ia
nous monster called a ship built at
Rotterdam by a French engineer is
now launched" In a description Of the
vessel its capabilities are thus detailed
"Q To sail by means of certain in
struments and wheels without masts
and sails as swift as the moon or at
least thirty miles every hour (2) Both
ends are made alike, and the ship can
be stopped at pleasure and turned as
easily as bird can turn. (3) In time
Of war 1t can with one bounce make a
hole under water In the greatest man
ofwar as big as a table and in an
hours time will be able to sink fifteen
or sixteen ships and in three or four
hours will destroy whole fleet a.
She will be able to go to the East
Indies and back again in eight or nine
weeks. (I) She may be used to kill
whales In Greenland, so that a hun
dred ships may be laden in fourteen
days. (6) She may be used to break
down any pier or wooden work with
great ease"
A wonderful monster this must
have been. What, one is curious to
know, was her fate?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
The Giants Staircase,

One of the most widely known geo
logical curiosties in the vicinity Of
Cork is series Of knobs or knots pro-
jecting from the face of a cliff. There
are sixteen Of these huge projections
all together, all regularly set in the
face of the cliff, one above the other,
forming series of such uniformity as
to give 1t the general appearance of a
stairway. Since time out of memory
this queer ascent and its projecting
steps" have been known as the Gil
ants Staircase.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
Throwing the handkerchief.

Statement copied from an old manu-
script: ''In the Founding Hospital the
Boys are bound apprentices, the Wo-
men when marriageable are conducted
in procession thro' ye streets, and any
Young Man who sees one He wd wish
for Wife is at liberty to mark Her by
throwing his handkerchief" The fur
ther formalties required previous to
matrimony are not stated. Perhaps
this peculiar custom is the origin Of
the expression throwing the handker-
f."-Nineteenth Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
FLOUR IN CHINA.
There II IL Made of Almost Every.
thing Except Wheat.


thing Except Wheat.
The Chinese cook stuck the end of an
ivory chopstick into small brown bis
cult.
taste, SIR" lie said.
The biscuit was warm, crisp, rich; it
was light, well sated, nutrltious-a
biscuit in Il word, of peculiar excel
lence.
This biscuit, sir, is made Of -four Of
lentils," said the Chinaman. "You
know lentils? Little green pellets
slightly hattencd like split peas. Len
tils are considered the most nutritious
Of all the foods of the earth. This one
lentil biscuit, sir, Is equal in nourish-
ing power to pound and a half of
roast beef"
He took from a tin little cake.
Again taste" he said.
The little cake was rich and good.
ut is made, sir, of the flour of aim
onds," said the cook-"fresh, sweet
almonds ground into white powder
between two millstones. Such flour
is finer thing than your -four of
wheat, eh?'
Then he lifted great lid and re-
vealed some thirty or forty compart-
ments, one filled with pink flour, an
other with a yellow one, a third with a
brown one, fourth with white, a
fifth with n pale green, a sixth with a
blue, and so on.
"All these are Chinese fours," he
said. 'In China, sir, we make over
fifty kinds of flour. We make -four out
of potatoes, out of sweet potatoes out
of peas, out of cocoanuts, out of millet,
out of pulse, out of oats, out of ba-
nanas-the fact is, sir, we make flour in
China out of everything but wheat, for
In China, sir, we eat no bread, and
therefore the coarse dry, tasteless flour
of wheat Is useless to us" ."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Stove.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was man of
rare integrity and very particular
about small things. One day IA new
cooking stove had been provided for
his house, ana, almougn tne stove came
very highly recommended, it proved
thoroughly unsatisfactory and most
provoking, as it did everything but
what it was expected to do. After
awhile the family was in despair, and
some one suggested sending it to auc
ton.
WHAT" exclaimed Emerson. Trans
fer our own perpleXity to another pair
of shoulders? No, never, unless the
stove is labeled Imperfect
And so Imperfect it was labeled
and sold at great discount Boston
Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
David Brainnrd and YaIe,

In the course of a talk on the life Of
David Brainard at Longmeadow the
story Of his expulsion from Yale COL
lege came out. Brainard lived in the
time of the evangelist Jonathan Ed
wards and "the great awakening"
with which both men were identified
Brainard entered Yale in 1889 and was
expelled in his junior year after being
found guilty on the charge of having
given currency to the statement that a
certain, tutor had no more religion than
a chair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
IceIund Mail.

When the wind blows from the south
and one of the islanders of south Ice
land wishes to communicate with the
mainland he puts his letters into well
corked bottle, and to insure their de-
livery he incloses at the same time a
plug Of twist tobacco or a cigar. The
wind speedily impels the bottle to the
shore of the mother island, where peo-
pie are generally on the lookout.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
Doomed.

"Bigstar's manager has promised to
give presentation of that comedy of
mine,' said De Ritter, "but l don't
know when it's to come Off"
Probably the night after it's put
on suggested Crittick. = Catholic
Standard and Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
ON THE OCEANS FLOOR.
How IL Feels to Go Down Into the
Sea In Diving He'll.

How it feels to go down into the sea
in e diving bell is described as fol-
lows by one who made the descent:
Putting on pair of stockings, leg
glngs and heavy boots, l jumped on to
the seat when the huge bell-it weigh
ed forty tons and was as large as Il
good sized room-was swung by the
powerful crane over the staging, and
gradually we were lowered into the
sea. The sensation at first was very
strange As we entered the water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
An mnftv.

Her Friend.-The count is becoming
quite attentive. The Heiress-Oh, yes.
He seems to think that he and papa's
money were made for each other
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

Adversely is sometimes hard upon a
man, but for one man who can stand
prosperity there are q hundred who
will stand adversity.-Goldsm
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
A Remembrance.

Mrs. Bickers-The Newlyweds seem
very happy-if 1t will last. Bickers-
Oh, wouldn't borrow trouble-even
for other folk!-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

Thin people should bathe as often as
possible in warm water. Warm water
is absorbed by the skin more readily
than cold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

He thas hath no inward beauty per-
reiyes none. though all around is beau
iiful.-young.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16

N THIS period of soft materials fab
RIGS that have long been out of IA
vor emerge from their seclusion in
- renewed beauty and instantly find
favor with those who know the true in
wardness and artistic requirements In
matters sartorial Among the lovely
supple materials so absolutely suitable
Tor the development of present modes is
silk warp henrietta. 1t is not transparent,
yet, ii is as sheer and light as Yelling
but Of stronger texture. 1t comes in all
the new shades and is unsurpassed in the
exquisite finish. The Partisan dress
makers have turned out some of the
loveliest of their spring creations in this
material, and there is no doubt that 1t
will continue in favor while present
shapes in garments remain the mode.
Our Easter Girl finds herself arrayed
in a charming costume of silk warp
henrietta in soft, delicate green-greens
in all shades, by the by, will be greatly
In vogue. The wide skirt is long and
laid in four groups of three deep plaits
on each side, these being stitched fat
to halfway between waist and knees
and tailor-pressed to the deep hem; just
below the knees a five-inch tuck is laid
around the entire skirt. The bolero ap-
pears in nine out of ten of the newest
costumes, but in such new and alto
gether attractive forms that 1t resembles
the holero of the past only in name.
This particular bolero is laid in plaits
front and back, the under-arm seam be-
ing Joined, in with the fitted and we'll
featherboned lining, below which appears
the girdle of folded matched silk. The
rounded edge of the little coat is finished
by narrow silk rufle headed by cord,
which is also attached to the lining. The
little jacket runs UP in a point at the
back showing the girdle, which is trim
med with large embroidered velvet but
tons, while a couple of jeweled buttons
seem to hold the jacket to the girdle.
In front the jacket is arranged in sur
pIice style, row of jeweled buttons run
ming from the girdle to above the bust,
where the jacket is cut out in a waved
three-quarter neck effect, edged with the
silk ruffes. The guimpe is of applique
lace, lightly appliqued with delicate
green, the deep featherbone stock being
finished with an embroidered velvet band
matching the buttons. This touch of ivy
green is very smart. The sleeves are just
a big bishop puff set in stitched plaits at
the elbow. where a cuff turns back over
them, this scalloped and edged with a
silk frill, deep lace falling over a fitted
lace undersleeve.
The drop skirt is of match taffeta with
princess haircloth laid in the hem, the
ruffes being decorated with insets of lace
and set on in tucks.
Shiny black kid shoes are worn over
perfectly matched stockings; but though
gloves to match are worn with many
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16

costumes. white or pearl gray are quite
correct
A word as to the Easter hat sent with
this toilette: The only thing matching
the costume in this was a wreath of
dark green velvet loops which edged. a
big bunch of Parma violets. The hat
was very large one of ecru silk fiber
braid, with low, wide crown; the left
brim was fully II inches deep and flared
directly UP, even the crown being raised
on a deep bandeau-a fine hat to give
height to a short girl. The right brim
was folded up on the crown and held by
the violets, tulle to match being draped
In folds all around the brim. Poised on
the bandeau on the left were two hand
some ecru and white ostrich feathers, the
tips curling back over the brim, the
stems hidden under cluster of violets
and velvet.
Naturally, a coiffura hair net would
cover the hair when this hat is worn,
as veil Is utterly impossible with such
a shane.
1t is not at all necessary for hats to
match costumes. but they must be in
harmony. Indeed, the hat matching the
costume is markedly absent from the
Easter Girls wardrobe, a perfect rain
bow Of colors taking its place.
1t is bright season, but colors and