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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Will Be Ladies Now.

"I'll max the carles lords, but III no
maxi the carlines leddies," said King
James ~, in giving the judges of the
Court of Sessions the title of Lord"
And it has been so until now. The
wives of Scottish law lords have all
alcng been plain "Mrs.," an arrange
ment which has frequently brought
about situation more awkward than
pleasant. When q new judge retained
his previous name little confusion could
arise, it being then a case of, let us
say, Lord Wallace of Elderslie and
Mrs. Wallace. But when a new judge
took the title of his estate the whole
aspect Of things was changed. 1t was
then Lord Elderslie and Mrs. Wallace;
hence 4 sea of troubles. Now, happily,
this fortuitous arrangement, which
surely did credit to King James rep
utation of being 1.-The wisest fool in
Christendom," has been abolished.
Henceforth, 'By His Majesty's CON-
mand," the wife of judge of the
Court Of Session will be Lady"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
CALIFORNIA SHIPS THAT
IDIG UP GOLD.
Hugh Steam Dredges Which Eat
Their Way Through Soil and Di-
gest the yellow Treasure.

Necessity is the mother of invention,
and man in his Unsuitable greed for gold
is continually conjuring up some new
scheme by which a larger share of
the precious metal may be snatched
from the earth. The latest one is to
employ huge steam dredges which eat
their way through gold-bearing soil,
digest the yellow treasure out of it
and cast the refuse overheard again.
1t has long been known that in Cali
fornia and other gold-bearing regions.
the made land Of the river valleys, etc,
contained gold, though not in such
quantities as to be profitably worked
by the old methods. Now a dredging
vessel is set to work on these deposits,
and 1t can handle them at cost Of
only five cents or so ton.
Where there is no natural body OF
water for the dredge to float on, an ar
tificial one is created. In number Of
cases in California profitable orchards
have been dug up by these dredges for
the gold contained in the soil. The
uItuSt VIII
about forty feet above or below the sur
face of the water.
The soil is scooped up by chain Of
| buckets, conveyed to revolving cylin-
| ders where it is washed, the particles
of gold being caught by cocoanut mat
ting, amalgam plates and other devices,
and finally dumped overheard again at
the rear. All this is done by machln-
cry, thus dispensing with most of the
costly hand work of the older methods.
Wild tales are being told Of the prof
its to be made in this new kind Of min
ing, and the ever-watchful promoter is
abroad trying to rope in new investors
in schemes of the sort. AS rule,
however, such enterprises succeed only
in the hands Of experienced men pro-
vided with ample capital; and such
men are seldom eager to share their
good fortune with strangers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Adrentures With a TarantuIa.

An immense tarantula caused consid-
erable excitement at the grocery store
of ]. c. Matzen 6 Sons last evening.
About an hour and a half before the
discovery of the tarantula Mrs. Matzen
had sold a number of bananas to
customer, and it is supposed that the
insect dropped on her dress at the
time. She did not notice it until she
felt it crawling on her chin and luck
lily brushed it off before it was aroused.
While she was taken to the drug store
a consultation as how to capture the
tarantula was held, everyone keeping
a safe distance away. 1t was finally
killed by pouring hot water on it. The
body measured AZ inches wide by lhi
inches thick by 61a inches long, and
the spread of the front legs was ~
inches across.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
WISE WORDS.

Scandals tongue will wither when
ears are turned away.
The older a man gets the better he
could skate when boy.
The man who is afraid Of falling
never climbs very high.
The man who hunts for trouble never
has to follow a long trail.
Too many people blame heredity for
their personal acquisitions.
The best way to solve the labor prob
lem is to do your whole duty.
1t is a golden rule that works both
ways with satisfactory results.
The work done tomorrow does not
pay the grocery bills of yesterday.
When a man is starving it is a poor
time to talk to him about his soul.
The cloak of religion is transparent
when used by sinner as disguise.
The dollar you give does more good
than the millions you wish you could
give.
Some men who would not steal a
pocketbook do not hesitate to steal a
State.
Those who boast much Of their an.
cestry are not keeping up the averc ge
of posterity.
A great many things prejudicial to
the people ere done in the rarae of
party harmony.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
AN EXPERIMENT IN FORESTRY

An interesting example of the profit
ableness of conservative forest man
agement in this country is furnished
By DR.. S. b. Caldwell, of Paducah, Ky,
who has dealt in timber lands in the
southwestern part of the State for fif-
ty-eight years. SIN 1S47," says DR..
Caldwell, 81 sold timber from a tract
of land at 81 an acre, the purchaser
having the privilege of removing what
he wanted and leaving what he did
not want. He took the choice trees,
but left considerable amount stand
ing. In 1870 | sold the timber from
the same tract and got for it So tree.
The purchaser removed an average of
three trees per acre. In 1884 / sold
the timber from the same tract for the
third time, and got for it as much as
l had received at the second sale"
DR.. Caldwell's experience in. the
woods taught him long ago the wisdom
of conservative forest management
Thirty years ago, when he came into
possession of a tract of about 700 acres
near IbuuCuu, ue solu u Nuuhti'J va
the timber for wagon stock. At that
time forestry in this country was vlr-
tually unknown. DR.. Caldwell, how
ever, was sufficiently foresighted to
allow no trees to be cut except those
which he selected He went about in
the woods and picked out trees whose
tops and general appearance showed
they had passed their period of great
est vigor, and trees which interfered
with promising young growth. His
forest has been culled number Of
times in the past thirty years, but so
wisely has the cutting been done that
to-day the land will average from 1O,'
600 to 1900 board feet per acre. This
was an experiment in forestry which
has amply justified itself, and shows
how shrewd, far-sightcd man may,
even without technical advice, secure
good returns from his woodland, with
out imparing its productiveness, and
while putting himself in position to
profit by the steady rise which is TAX
ing place in timber values.-New York
Commercial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
yaIue of Walking and Riding.

A brisk daily walk, or a ride on
horseback, beats any more elaborate|
forms of physical exercise for simplic-|
ity combined with efficiency. In walk
ing, especially if the ground is some
what undulating, a very large number
of muscles are brought into naturY
and easy play, sufficient, at any rate.
to stimulate the circulation, which in
its turn compels full expansion of the
lungs and due aeration of the blood.
The professional or business man re-
uuires no more than this to keep him
fit for his duties, provided he follows
the ordinary rules of health in respect
of bathing, eating, drinking and cloth
ing. If he is afflicted with sluggish
liver, indigestion or inactivity of the
alimentary canal as a whole, man
may derive more benefit to health on
horseback, but that is really a curative
form of exercise.-London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
HOME REQUISITES.

"A home may be fitted out in luxurious
style, and yet if lacking in small con.
veniences, be destitute Of comfort.
No mere artist or furnisher can sup
ply these. The mother or daughters
must attend to them. the little things
needed in daily experience.
From the want Of them may result
innumerable slight embarrassments or
even serious trouble.
Anyone who has felt in the dark for
a matchbox, only to find it gone from
its place, knows the disappointment
that ensues.
One who has required a string in a
hurry understands the perplexity that
may arise from the want of a ball Of
irvine or box or bag filed with short
cords.
1t is troublesome when one wishes
to write a memorandum and has no
lead pencil at hand. If the pencil be
accessible but pointlesS matters seem
all the worse.
How easy it is to tdke a stitch in
time when everything necessary is at
hand, and how difficult when the case
Is vice versa!
Spools of cotton of vatious numbers,
silk of different hues, needles of grad
uated size, wax, lemery and Sharp scis-
sors-a good SUPPLY of thesc greatly
expedites the York OF the needle
woman.
In the matter lof writing, when the
desk is well sto cked with stationery,
pens, good ink land pcntage stamps,
there is inducentent to prompt CORE
spondence.-Philid idelphid Indiirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

HO~ with reference to story
which | wrote in the year 1868 called
The Man Without a Country" That
story begins with these words:
IL suppose that very few casual read
ers of the New York Herald of August
13 observed, in an obscure corner
among the deaths the announcement,
Nolan. Died on board the United
States corvette Levant, latitude two de-
grees eleven minutes south, longitude
131 degrees west"
l had full right to say that very few
readers observed it, because nobody
observed it. The story was a fiction,
and with the right of an author Of
fiction l made this statement, which is
unequivocally true.
l speak of this with a certain sensi-
tiveness, because l have been accused
of being a forger and counterfeiter
for using such language. But it is one
of the privileges of authors of fiction
| to make their narrative as plausible or
| probable as they can, if they give suf-
| ficient clues TO the reader from which
| he may know that he is reading fiction.
In this case / began by placing the sup
posed action of part Of the book on
board ship which had disappeared
| more than two years before. | knew
| that she had disappeared, the Navy
Department knew she had disappeared,
| all well informed readers knew that
she had disappeared. Even among
1000 newspapers in the country the
editors of two knew THAI she had dis
| appeared. With my eyes open | in
tentionally gave this ready clue to any
careful reader, that from the beginning
he might know that the story was a
parable; and if there are any of such
croakers left, as l suppose there may
ne in the Office of one newspaper
known to me, / will say to them that
from the time of the Pharoahs down
parable has been a method of instruc-
ton employed by teachers, even Of the
highest distinction.
| The Navy Department did not know
where the Levant disappeared. AL
they knew was that Captain Hunt of
the Levant was under orders to proceed
as rapidly as possible from Hilo TO the
American coast, and that he started
out to obey these orders, and the ship
has never since been heart. from by
any trace whatever, unless it be in
certain wreckage found on the soutl
shore of Hawaii in June, 1861.
| Tho NAVY Dpnortmpnt knew This
but l did not know it. l only knew
that she had disappeared somewhere
in the Pacific Ocean two years before
To carry out the specific purpose tc
which l have alluded l meant to have
these ATTITUDES and longitudes indicate
spot high on the Andes. 1t was ovel
twenty years afterward that l found
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
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PRUNING ROOTS OF TREES.
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That the cutting away of large
portion of the roots of trees when the
trees are very small may make but
little difference, can be understood,
but the case is different when the tree
Is of some size. Nurserymen contin-
ually urge their men to be careful to
preserve all the roots when digging;
customers, too, urge the same thing;
and nature itself has provided a GER
tain number to each tree in the be-
lief they are required, and SO they
are. Roots are for two purposes, the
supplying of the elements of food to
the tree and the holding of the tree in
place. The fact the body Of roots is
capable of absorbing moisture is well
understood. The fibres which push
out in spring from the ends of the
roots are the principal feeders, but the
thicker roots, on which the fibres are,
also absorb moisture with which to
sustain a tree. How, then, is the cut.
ting off of greater portion of the
roots helpful proceeding? With a
tree pruned of all its branches that
but its main stem is left, it can be
understood that the preservation of
all its roots is not of great moment,
still, it must be that the more root
the better for the tree. When trees
are fall planted it is one by absorp-
ton of moisture by the thicker roots
mot fibres-that they are kept alive.
Practical Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
HINTS FOR HOMEMAKERs.

Use only what you can comfortably
afford in good quality and ample guam
tity.
Let your home appear bright and
sunny. 1t is not easy to be unpleasant
In a cheerful room.
A certain formality is necessary to
save everyday life from triviality and
freedom from looseness.
Know how to talk and how to listen,
how to entertain and amuse.
Have many interests.
DO not forget your home should moi
only be a well-conducted dormitory and
boarding place, but truly home, the
centre of focus for all interest, pleasure
and happiness for everybody concerned
with it.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Gun Language.

The old buffalo hunters had a
llshed signal that is yet used
mountain guides, says Ernesl
Thompson, in Country Life
lea. 1t is as follows:
Two shots in rapid successii
terval of five seconds by I'll
then one shot-this means
you?" The answer given at
exactly the same, means, IF
what do you want?" Tn
this may be one shot, VIII
"All right, l only wanted
where you Wore" But if t
peats the first, it means, Il
Gus trouble, come as fast as
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Electric Lights For oolorodo Canon.

South Cheyenne Canyon is to be pro-
famed by a syndicate. Colored eldctric
lights and other popular ATTRACTIONS
are to be introduced. Possibly Colo
RADIO, with her wealth of natural Beau-
ty, can afford to endure this desecra-
ton of one of natures temples Until
wiser generation restores it as nehrly
as possible to its original beauty Nnd
sanetity. y.-Pueblo lCol.) Chisftain. n
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
A USE FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS.

Here is a hint that the writer got
from the head clerk of a big hotel at
q popular Indiana health resort. We
know the germs that lurk in dust,
and how disagreeable as well as un-
healthy it is to inhale it while sweep
ing. Now the way that the carpet
sweepers at this resort keep down the
dust while welding the broom, is to
wet newspapers, wiring them out slight
ly. and tearing them into small pieces,
scatter them all over the surface they
are going to sweep. The little dampen.
ing brightens the carpets without In
juring them in the least, and the moist
paper effectually keeps down the dust,
or at least the greater portion Of it, by
catching it on itself. The paper is
then burnt, which is the quickest and
neatest way of getting rid of 1t. Where
brussels carpet has become somewhat
dingy, the water in which the paper
is wet might have a little turpentine
added to it, as it has a refreshing and
Frightening effect, and has tendency
to keep the carpet free of insects and
moths.
One way to prevent the dust from en-
tering the throat and lungs while
sweeping, is to tie a small sponge
over the mouth and nose. A person
can breathe all right through the por-
GUS sponge, and it takes up the dust
which would otherwise be inhaled
What to Eat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
sEEEPING.

Never sweet dust from one room to
another nor 4 I'm upstairs to the low
er part of th( house. Always take 1t
up with a dtttpan where you have
previously pill ed some tea leaves.
This prevents) le dust from scattering
again and returning to its old haunts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
The Bishop's Caters.

An amusing story is told of DR.. Gore.
He was once walking in the street
when two little boys were attracted by
his black episcopal slippers. "Wot's
'e?' asked one, in surprise. "OhI 'e-
'e's scotchman in mourning was the
reply.-M. A. z.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
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MIXkG MUSTARD.

For table le highly recommended
way of prep ling mustard Is 10 mix
teaspoonfu.l of the condiment Win
one and h,E teaspoonfuls of sugar
and little sa Pour on boiling water
and blend to smooth paste.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
What DIsrespect Co

A young man entered
house the other day, and,
proprietor, said: The o
me this morning that hi
could get a position in
Looking him square in \
business man said: IF |
sand positions l wanted
not give one of them to
go speaks of his fathe
ms -" Enough said.-W
Mercury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Thr- 0C's For Chauflcurs.

After all. the most effective regulai
ton of the use and speed of automo,
biles is courtesy, caution and common
sense on the part of the operator at the
leyer.-HartfOrd Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

Japanese mothers do not kiss their
children. though they may press their
lips to the forehead or cheek of very
young baby.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
RECREls-

3 write some graciou
hose who mourn migl d..
nple. hopeful words Il r
carts that gries'e and
lspeak some kindly n W
pine sinking soAil W1 ~
he beaten, stormt tossed bari
of sorrow roll.
some stirring song
fainting heart
purpose there
part.
indy deed
3 drear,
0uiv'ring lips,
d or lands,
|n death,
shington Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

eome stirring song
fainting heart
purpose there
part.
indy deed
8 drear,
luiv'ring lips,
tear.
a or lands,
|n death,
shington Post.
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!. W|{TS}T|{TS[SM
st settlers to
70 the forests
New Hamp-
acob Tyler, a
zen of the early
e II. on who car
of the country
he. On the east
he built cabin
TO children, the
three years.
of friends and
lived contentedly
sode befell them
B afterward dis
peace of mind.
WAS then an un-
rest, traversed only
4 wandering parties
he of all kinds was
rs no trouble for the
rder stocked with
W, for the birds
" from their
er came to the
es had hardly
IN, the same
ptly true of
wolf and the
hey had had
deadly rife
H how hope
favor of the
hce mastered
brgot it. The
being became
Nlhent danger.
referred to happened in
4 the Tylers' second year in
pome. The pioneer had de-
" one morning for the house
lbor ten miles away, to bor-
ttock. He had broken his
at work in the field, and
ous to have everything in
for the spring planting as
possible. 1t was clear,
day, with little wisps of clouds
lightly across the sky. There
smell of pollen and soft earth
air. A few birds, the advance
of the migratory hordes, had be-
appear about the cabin, and
gentle, twittering notes were in
ssibly pleasant to Mrs. Tyler.
had grown very tired OF the long,
winter, although she had never
Jacob so. The children, too, had
ed and lost some of their color un-
the confinement, for the snow had
too deep and the cold too bitter
Elbow them to be much out-of-doors.
twas a great relief to them, as well
: to their mother, to be able once
0re to run about the clearing in free
Dm.
1t was soap-making time with Mrs.
yler. The big tubs stood on a wooden
ench in the angle formed by the cabin
1d the log barn. As she worked, hum
ling little tune to herself, she could
,e through the open window at the
,ar of the house the sun-fiecked in
,rior, and the front door which little
arley was driving"
The boy had fastened a pair Of old
,ins to the handle, and with a birch
hip to enforce his authority, was put
ng the heavy, refractory door through
Il the PAGES of which it was capable.
Mrs. Tyler smiled with a mothers
artiality at the sound of his sturdy
ably voice. He was a strong, fearless
tile chap, his father in miniature.
he was certainly fortunate in her
hildren. There was ten-year-old
fercy, already help about the house
Soap-making is hard work, but the
ardest tasks can be lightened if the
pirits Of the worker are singing with
thanksgiving. There were so many
nings to be grateful for! Neither OF
be children had been sick day since
hey had left the settlements, and she
nd Jacob were both well. Spring
ad come early. Jacob hoped to raist
good crop Of vegetables, for ther,
we're rumors that other families were
oming out to make their homes neal
hem, and the newcomers would b,
eady purchasers. That would meal
isits and the social amenities so dea,
o women. Perhaps if enough settler
anne there would be a schoolhouse.
The humming had almost broker
nto a low song when suddenly Mrs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Ship and the Lost Island.

HE curious paper which DR..
Hague has printed in the
National Geographic Mag
azine for December closes
with q reference to a story
Seward gateway., 1905-10-28
WILL INCREASE
 WORKING FORCE
Ninety LabOrerS Arrive ia Seward and Railroad Company Agent
 Promises More.

The railroad company expects soon to have it's working force largely in- creased. Thirty-fow men came on the Bertha. and the Santa Clara brought fry-,iX more. Frank Kelly. who was sent to Seattle by the railroad company to secure men for the grade, wired a day or two ago to J. B. Cameron. engineer of construction, telling of his success i'm getting men 10 send on those two vessels, and stating that he be- lievcd he could send a ,jeerage load on every steamer.
 Mr.. Kelly will remain in Seattle for some time to employ men for the rail- road. The task will be easier from thi, time because hundreds or men float into the Sound cities from the harvest fields of Eastern Washington in October and November and the number always exceeds the demands of city contractors engaged in street im- proyamcnt,. In the summer th" con- tractor, often find it hard 10 get men enough but in winter there k a.way, a surplus of IaGorers.
 Tracklayiug will br resumed in a day OF two and the rail. will be laid lo mile l5. Rock worl, on mile 43 ha, stopped it for week, Another strip of rock work is incomplete on mile i5 and when that i, finished the track will be laid through in a short time to the first tunnel, on mile i9.
Seward gateway., 1905-10-28
ROCKING S2O A
 DAY ON YFNTNA
Men Come From Upper River With With Glowing Accounts and
 Gold to Back Them.

Men are rocking SEQ day on half a dozen creeks of the Ncntna river. On the Bertha came Samuel Geo. who went up there early in the fall, when the first reports came down, and To- cated a claim, which he says he worked ten days. taking out $2oo. He had the gold in a bottle to support his state mcnr Mr.. Gee went through on the Bertha but will be back next spring to work his claim.
 Another passenger on the Bertha now staying in Seward, was F. s.. Williams, who has just located some promising copper claims on the kaSh- whitnev He states that steady stream of men is moving into the Yen na district, because of the reports from there. At Susitna station hemct rhri, Hanson, just out from the re- zion, who told him that men are work ng on half d dozen small creek, which center and flow into the Eahilna in nearly the same place. The EahiIna is the west fork of the Ncnna.
 Hanson told Williams that the men were all taking out good paN some of them getting so a day and npward. Hanson and his partner came 10 the Inlet 10 get supplies and were going directly back. They have been in the district nearly two years bat only made their strike in June of this year.
 Both Williams and John Downey, the latter partner of William McCmty in group of Mata- nu,ka coal claims. tell of meeting George Eberhardt at Knik station. Gberhmdt and his partner went to the Kahilna this fall and in fourteen days rocked out 3O ounces of gold. They immediately came down to knik and outfttcd at Palmer's store to go directly back