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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
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When Mike left the emplof of Broth
er Rubbles, who keeps country store
and also farms IT. in Washington
county, Me-, he owed considerable
balance to Brother Rubbles. Mike
seemed quite willing to forget about 1t,
but more intimate acqualntances OF
Brother Rubbles never lost faith that
the account would be squared in due
time.
After Brother Rubbles lad ceased
even to drop gentle hints about the
little bill Mike became the owner of a
single lusty hog, of which he was in
ordinately proud. He bra .ged about
it increasingly, and Brother Rubbles
made friendly call one dry to see 1t
and praised the hog in Il WY that de-
lighted the heart of the luck = owner.
Cant see how We got lin 50 fat,
Mike" said Brother Rubbles. Mine
don't fill out that way. | guess it
takes an Irishman to bring up pig"
Then after pause Brother Rubbles
added: 1--WE got shote I'll give ye II
you want It, l should like to see what
ye can do with my stock"
There is an old saying that sets
forth the danger of trusting the Greeks
even when they offer gifts, but Mike
had never heard It, At the first op-
portunity he went over to Brother
Rubbles' barn and brought away the
sorriest looking shote that ever lived.
The next day Brother Rubbles "lev-
led" on the big hog, The law would
not have permitted him to do that so
long as Mike was the owner of only
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
British Museum Dome.

The reading room Of the British mu-
scum is crowned by spacious dome,
which is about thirty feet wider than
that of ST. paul's cathedral. 1t is 140
feet in diameter and with It's, G0000
superficial feet of glass. springs more
than 100 feet in height. Neither st. Pc
ters at Rome nor Santa Maria at Flor
ence is match to IT, 1t Is larger by
forty-fve feet than the dome of the
capitol at Washington, by thirty-five
feet than that of Darmstadt cathedral,
by thirty-three feet than that of st.
Sophia. Constantinople and spreads
sixteen further than the concave roof
Of the tomb of Mohammed Adj Shah
at Biiapur.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
CAUGHT BY THE CRY.
The Way nm Australian Bandit Was
Trapped In London.

trapped III LOnuoh'
"Coo-e-e" is the curious cry that was
one of the signals of the native blacks
of Australia The cry was speedily
adopted by the invading whites. The
final "e" Is very high note, sort of
prolonged screech that resounds for
long distances through the bush and
thus enables separated persons to as
certain their relative positions. On one
notable occasion this peculiar cry was
heard in LONDON A daring bushranger
made his appearance one morning in
front of bank in Ballarat and coolly
posted a notice on the door to the eff
feet that the place would be closed for
an hour
Entering, he terrorlzed the officials
with his revolver and got clear away
with 100000 Some time afterward
the authorities received information
that the man had been seen in London.
One day a detective thought he espied
his man in the Strand; but not being
quite sure, he hit upon an expedient.
He uttered piercing "Coo-e-e."
Passersby stood fixed in astonish-
ment, but the Australian, acting on the
spur of the moment and recognizing
the familiar sound hastened to the per-
son who uttered it. He was promptly
arrested and was taken back to Aus
tralia.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Thunderer md Poet.

An early copy of Swinburne's
Poems and Ballads" volume QS66)
came into the hands of Dallas, then
chief literary reviewer to the London
Times, who, after ruminating on what
we will call the pygmy poems, strobe
off to Moxon's with an ultimatum.
Either, said he, let them withdraw the
book or he would denounce it and de-
stroy it. AS they had no wish to be de-
nounced or destroyed themselves, they
preferred to accept the former alterna-
tive. John Camden Hotten brought
out the book. ok.-Fortnightly Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

When certain financial panic broke
out the senior editor Of trade journal
published in the interests of business
men and financiers was on visit to
a mining town. Fearful lest his Junior
In the office at home might give edi-
torial utterance to pessimistic views
and weaken public confidence still fur
ther, he fastened to telegraph office
and dispatched a brief message of ad-
vice.
1t happened that the junior partner
on this particular day had just become
the father of a pair of fine twin boys.
While his friends in the office were
congratulating him upon tbs event Il
messenger entered with telegram.
He opened it and read the following
message from the senior pi rtner:
Dear George-Thlngs look blue. but they
will brighten up soon Take a cheerful
view of the situation. HIRAM
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

The climate of the Everglades Of
Florida is almost faultless. 1t is singu-
larly equable, showing no extremes Of
heat and cold and not subject to sud
den change. Even ''norther," coming
out of the region of Ice and snow, Is
soon softened to milder temperature,
and the heat Of summer is made genial,
though the mercury may be well up in
the eighties, by the ozonized air which
Is everywhere in the glades. The year
is divided into the dry and rainy sea-
sons The latter may be roughly spo-
ken of as including June and Septem-
Der, although well in the glades sud
den light showers in limited areas are
likely at any season, and in the autumn
q high degree of humidity is constant.
A lifetime might be spent in the region
and no sign of malaria ever be discov-
cred. Pure air that moves in gentle
breezes over vast eXpanse Of pure
water Is the perfect assurance of
health, as evlnced in the fine physique,
splendid coloring and athletic vigor of
the Seminole, who has monopoly of
as fine climate as there is on earth
Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

The great American novel. Of which
so much was once heard, does not
come, but the work is gradually being
written in departments. The country
is too vast, as the novelists have per-
haps seen, for one novel to cover the
ground as they used to hope. They are,
therefore, specializing, and some Of
them are writing so conscientiously
and observing so well that those of our
own practitioners whose tendency is to
repeat convention rather than return
afresh to life with each book ought to
be feeling uncomfortable. = London
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Who has not felt his H~wer multi-
pliel many times. his int ,ect sharp
ened and Il keeHer edge pct on all Of
his faculties when coming iHt1 contact
with strong personality witch his
seemed to unlock hidden poTe"s which
he never before Dreamed g." possessed
so that he could say th!ags ana do
things impossible to him when alone?
The power Of the orator which he
filings back to his listeners, lie first
draws from his audience. bit lie could
never get it from the separate indiyid-
uals any more than the chemist could
get the full power from chemicals
standing in separate bottles in his labo-
ratory. It is in contact and combinl-
tions only that new cre9 lions. new
forms, are developed.-O. $. Marden in
Success Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Only n BeCinnlng.

The rich widower was paying assidu-
Gus court to the handsome young wom-
an lawyer.
81 don't know, Mr.. Welloph," she de-
INJURED. "There are-there are settle
ments to be considered, you know"
'If that is all, Miss Maggie" he said.
"we'll have no trouble"
Here he slipped diamond ring on her
finger.
"How does that strike your" he ask
ed.
"H'mr' she rejoined, holding it up
to the light and inspecting it critically.
81 think it will do quite well-as a re-
er."-Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
POWER OF PURPOSE.
Conceive Your Ambition Clearly md
Follow 1t CourngeOusly.

We all can measure the outward tri-
umph Of mans life, but we rarely
measure the forces out Of which the
triumph sprnng. Men suddenly emerge
into the blaze of fame and then the
world wakes up and wonders how 1t
has all happened. There is no such
thing as luck in any world over which
God presides. What, then, is the Sc
cret? It is purpose. The great victo-
ries which men praise are always won
first of all in mans own soul. The
great men who stamp themselves in
effaceably on the ages are always the
men who are capable Of conceiving a
purpose clearly and Of following it
courageously through evil and good re-
port. You may sweep aside as rela-
lively trivial all questions Of the range
of their gifts, the scope Of their intel
lectual life. The great thing which
you have to reckon with is the i'm
mense strength and heroic persistency
of their purpose.-W. ]. Dawson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

The vital necessity for the qualities
Of inspiration, reality and magnetism
was brought home to me when was
schoolboy fiddling at college functions.
saw speakers who came forward and
who-well, just spoke so many words.
Then would come an orator man who
acted the part, who lived the part who
was the part because he believed it,
and so swept the people off their feet
]. z. Sousa in London Interview.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
A RishOD's Fall.

Bishop Peck of the Methodist church
was a large man, weighing over 35G
pounds. While on tour and stopping
at the residence of a presiding elder
the bishop turned over in his bed and
the,entire furniture collapsed, dropping
him to the floor with a tremendous
thud. The presiding elder rushed up
stairs, calling: "What is the matter,
bishop? Is there anything can do for
you" Nothing is the matter" an
swered the bishop, "but If don't an
swer the call to breakfast tell your wife
to look for me in the cellar"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

In years. gone by Ireland had a sa-
cred oak dedicated to st. Columbian
one Of the peculiarities Of the tree be-
ing that whoever carried small bit
of the wood or bark in his mouth would
never meet with violent DEATH 1t be-
ing especially eflicaclous in saving
Christian martyrs from the block. 1t
was known throughout the British
isles as the holy oak Of Kenmare.
After the lapse of many centuries this
sacred oak was uprooted by a storm,
after which it was said to be guarded
by angels to keep heretics from gather
ing the wood for fuel. At last wick
ed tanner "barked" one Of its largest
limbs and tanned some leather, which
he made into shoes for himself, imagin-
ing that such relics would bring him
wealth and power. He wore them but
once, however but that one time was
enough to make him an incurable leper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
One Occupation Less.

A visitor at a small resort on the
coast says the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune, asked one of the men whom
he saw at the village store what he did
all summer.
Loaf and fish," replied the native.
"What do yoL do in the winter?" con-
tinued the inquirlng visitor.
1--WE don't fishv'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Freaks of Fate,

'"There goes Tuffnut, the pugillst.
Under other circumstances he might
have made success of very different
kind"
''No doubt. With q fair tenor voice
and his peculiar system of fighting he
would have made tremendous success
on the opera stage."-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Lieutenant Robert E. Peary at a
dinner of the Arctic society once spoke
on the privations suffered by his party
in his previous expedition. In the course
of his remarks he mentioned the fact
that the sole article of diet for thirty
days of one of the members Of his par
ty. a Dane. was dried bones. After
ward Lieutenant Peary was approach
ed by friend who expressed incredu!i-
ty. THAT must have been great Dane
of yours" said he sneerlngly. yes"
replied the lieutenant; "he was splen-
did dog"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

The fresh inflow of salt water from
the Arctic seas which mingles with the
inflow of the rivers produces In the
regions Of the north and east Of the
New Siberian archipelago vast cold,
clearing out current, which carries be-
fore it all the fragments of the central
Ice field, forming thus mighty drift
toward the eastern coast Of Green
land. This cold current bears along on
Its surface foes, Ice fields, icebergs,
hummocks, etc, and washes up along
the Greenland coast an almost insuper-
able barrier. When this current
reaches Cape Farewell 1t divides, one
portion descending straight toward
Newfoundland, while the other goes
to increase the current in Baffin's bay
and Hudson strait. 1t Is this last
mentioned current which carries Ice
bergs even down to the latitude of
Vigo, and its power plays an important
and capricious part in the meteorology
of Europe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
THE BLUE RAG =R.
II Is About the FIeetest Thing In the
Reptile Family.

"The swiftest snake / have ever
known Is the blue racer, as we used to
call the reptile In the Arkansas foot
hills, and / want to tell you this par
ticular snake can travel like n blue
streak" said man from Arkansas.
"The fact Is, the name blue racer was
given to the snake because Of the rep
tiles neetness. | have seen blue racers
dart across the road at such Il rapid
pace that you could only see a mere
suggestion of blue, and If YOU did not
happen to know the snake and It's hab-
its you would not know what it was.
You could not possibly get the idea
that 1t was snake you haU seen fash
through the dust of the country road
unless you knew something of the blue
racer Just what speed the snake
makes do not know, but 1t is n rapid
pace. The rattlesnake Is supposed to
have good speed, and, as matter of
fact, the rattler can whlz along at a
pretty swift gait, but the rattlesnake
Is not in it with the blue racer. 1t
would be interesting to know just how
fast different snakes travel, and IL we
knew / dare say we would find that the
blue racer is about the fieetest thing in
the reptile family" - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
M.nnEh While Nnu Cnn.v

Hogg left Eton in 1868, about which
time he met Ruskin for memorable
moment He had run into room
where his sister was painting. under
Ruskin's eye. He did not notice Rus
kin, but went to his sister and made
some laughing remark to her. You
had better laugh while you can" said
Ruskin, "for every year you live you
will become more and more miserable" ;"
From Life of Quintin Hogg."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

An excited military man entered the
editorial sanctum of the Odessa (Mo.)
Democrat, exclaiming: "That notice of
my death is false, sir! l will horse
whip you within an inch of your life,
sir, If you don't apologize in your next
issue" The editor inserted the follow
ing the next day: 1--WE regret extreme
ly to announce that the paragraph
which stated that Major Blazer was
dead is without foundation"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Disconcerting.

A prominent English clergyman once
congratulated an old lady on her brav-
cry in fighting Eer way to church
against a terrible tempest, but receiv-
ed the disconcerting reply, MY hus-
band gets so crossgrained after meals
that | have to get out of his way. so I
might as we'll go to church"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Eccentric Wagon Wheel.

A very interesting paradox is the one
concerning an ordinary wagon wheel,
which is solid and rigid, yet when fast
ened on its axle on wagon when the
wagon moves part of the circumference
Of the wheel which Is In contact with
the ground is for an instant Mt absolute
rest, while the point directly perpen-
dicular to 1t is flying along at high
rate of speed The two points horizon
tai with the center of the wheel are
travelling pretty fast but only half as
fast as the topmost point and as the
up going horizontal point increases in
speed the down going one slows up un-
til it is at rest for a moment when in
contact with the ground. Yet the wheel
is one solid piece and there are only
two points going at the same rate Of
speed at the same time. Yet If the
wheel is taken off the axle and rolled
down an incline every point of the cir
cumference moves at the same rate of
speed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Incorporate Tea Drinking.

In this age Of mental tension, high
pressure and overstrain tea is felt to
be doing much to overstock our luna
tic asylums. There can be little doubt
that tea drinking is form Of intem-
perance in these days, national and
female intoxication second only to that
of strong drink and in some respects
perhaps even more Injurious Family
Doctor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

"Slr," began the visitor, 81 come to
you in the interest of the city's poor
children. | thought you might like TO
contribute to our fresh air fund for
them
"Of course" replied the kind hearted
suburbGnite. You may take as much
as you please from my place. But how
in the world are you going to carry itF'
Catholic Standard and Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
A Polite Necessity.

"Your daughter is highly accom-
plished."
"Well," answered Mrs. Cumrox, ;'she
knows a great deal about English liter
ature and can speak several languages,
but l wish l could hire somebody to
teach her just what slang 1t is proper
to use in fashionable society."-Wash-
ington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Falls Creek 4.O7, ReynoldsvilieI.z0 f,rookyiilo
10Y, Red Bank $40, Pittsburg $50 D. On.
On sundays only train leaves Drftwood at
o.ZO a. IN, Nes Dubois 1000 u. IN. Return
Wood J'4O p. NJ, stopping at intermediate sta
trains marked run daily; daily, except
sunday nag station, where signals must be
shown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Gladstone was not beloved. He was
an institution. How can one love an
institution? A member told me that he
Gladstone. The reply was. "Oh. he is
always so in the right" From NJ. d.
Conways Autobiography
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Excitements of Begging.

There must be an excitement about
begging, which is almost like the pleas
ure of stalking-taking the measure of
the person you see in front Of you and
knowing the kind of appeal that is
likely to weigh with him.-Bishop Of
Manchester.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

"No." said Meeker. 81 never did have
any head for mathematics"
'T suppose not" rejoined Bleeller. II
have always understood that even at
home you didn't count."-Chicago
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
How She Won Ont.

Gladys-Papa says you're loafer,
Jack. Jack-What reason has he for
entertaining such an opinion Of me as
that? Gladys-He says you spend three
or four evenings here every week with
out having any apparent purpose in
coming. Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Doctor (after the diagnosis)-Appar-
emily your system is run down from
nervousness superinduced Dy loss Of
sleep. My advice would be for you
to try sleeping on your left side awhile.
Fair Patient-But doctor. am slight
ly deaf in my right ear-and my hus-
band tails in his sleep.-New York
Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
stonI1 Knoxv EvcrytI,iur.

Editors Son-I asked papa when the
millennium was comm, an if Mars
was inhabited an if it was goin' to
rain next Fourth of July. an he said he
didn't know. don't see how he ever
got to be an editor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

"You know" said Miss Kreech after
her solo, II intend to go abroad to fin
ish my musical education"
"Why not finish it right now," sug-
kested Miss Galley. land save the ex-
pense ?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Colds Gliding Eject.

'sThat fellow is perfect boor"
"S-s-shl He's worth $4,000,000"
"That SO? Well, as | was saying,
he's man of marked Individuality
Pittsburg Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Justice-what's the charge against
this prisoner? Ofiicer-Yer honor, he's
a public nuisance. He's been goin'
around In tn dead Of night wakin' up
night watchmen an then runnin' away!
Cleveland Leader
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Hoping He Won't Find II.

'That mans always looking for
work."
eyes, that's what he says, but he's
one Of those people who go round with
a snow shovel in July and pitchfork
in January"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
Nnf Eutlty-

zone Of you boys has been stealing
raisins again. have found the seeds
on the floor. Which one of you was
it?" Tommy-It wasn't me, swal-
lowed the seeds in mine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Fawle-When you come to think of it
it's really remarkable how many people
trust doctor. Crosby-Yes. But
don't you think it's even more wonder
full how many people doctor trusts?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
For Instance.

Lucy" asked the teacher, what is
the meaning of 'succinctT"
at means short, ma'am."
"A rabbit has succinct tail."-Chi-
eago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
The Change.

Fred-She isn't the pretty girl she
used to be. Arthur-Is that SO? Fred
Yes. Her father lost all his money
speculating.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

1t would be a much more progressive
world If we economical the time we
give to other peoples business.-Puck
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Some successful men are 90 per cent
backbone. and some others are 95 per
cent cheek. Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

No road is too long to the man who
advances deliberately and without un-
due haste.-Bruyere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

There is one body that knows more
than anybody. and that is everybody
Talleyrand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

Let no man talk of freedom until he
Is sure he can govern himself.-Goethe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22
EASTWARD.


,,.Ifaln 5l Sunday leaves pfttsburga o, A. IN,
nen inye5ni Eark lg55 BrOoHyllle iZzG, Rcynoldsyille
E3' fails Creek III. arrives dubois 20 pm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-22

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Il BUFFALO & ALLEGHENY VALLEY
DIVISION.
Low Grade Division.
~ thstl No" ~ 1904. Eastern Standard lime.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-20
sOffered.
SECRETARY TAFT HEARTILY
WELCOMED To KANSAS CITY

Kansas city. Mo, Nov. 2O.-Secretary
of War William II. Taft arrived here
today from st. Louis and spent the day
as the guest OF the Commercial club. Two
hundred and fifty colored troopers OF the
Ninth cavalry. from Fort Leavenworth.
Kas.. and the Third regiment. Missouri
National guard, escorted the secretary
from the railway station to the Com
mercial clubs rooms, where a public re.
ception vas held.
Thousands OF persons gathered along
the line OF march cheered Secretary Taft.
Following the reception luncheon was
served at the Baltimore hotel. Tonight
Secretary Taft will be the principal
speaker at a banquet given by the Com
mercial club I'm commemoration OF the
signing OF the John jay commercial
treaty. Other speakers will be David r..
Francis. ex-governor Of Missouri; John
s. Wise OF New York. former governor
Of Virginia, and Gov. Hoch OF Kansas.