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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
BIRTHDAYS IN JAPAN.
All the Girls Celebrate In February,
All the Boys In Mny.

The Japanese have queer way of
celebrating birthdays. Instead of
party in June for little Tama and
party IN September for little O'Tatsu
and party in December for little
Ume there's a party in February in
honor of all the little girls and one in
May for all little boys. In February
every little girl receives from all her
grownup relatives and friends gifts Of
dolls, and besides these dolls her moth
er takes out of the closet many Of the
dolls she had when she was child
and some even older dolls that the lit
tie girls grandmother had when she
was a little tot, and l dare say there
are dolls that belonged to the little
girls eat-grandmother and even her
great at-great-grandmot quaint dolls
in faded clothes of a hundred years
and more ago, carefully handed down
from mother to daughter ever since. l
saw one old doll, about six inches tall,
dressed as a daimio, or great lord Of
bygOne times, in gorgeous brocade
robes, covered with steel armor of lit
tie overlapping plates, just as beauti-
fully made as if for real warrior He
wore a tiny helmet and carried two
tiny swords not as large as matches.
You could draw the swords out of their
scabbards just like real ones, and they
were as sharp as they could be. Well,
for about a week all Japan is one
grand dolls tea party. And then the
festival is over, and all the best dolls,
even the presents to the little girl, are
put carefully away, never to be even
looked at for whole year. don't see
how the little Japanese girls can bear
that part Of it.
Then at the 1st of May comes the
boys festival-the fish festival, it is
called. Every family that's lucky
enough to have boy puts up flag
pole in the dooryard, or perhaps sew
eral families combine to use the same
pole and have it bigger, handsomer
one than one family could afford. On
the top of the pole is a gilt ball or else
a basket with something bright and
tinselly in it. And flying from the pole
in the brisk spring winds is whole
string of carp made of oiled paper or
cloth, painted in bright colors and any
where from five to fifteen feet long.
Each fish belongs to some particular
boy, and the carp is chosen because it
Is big, strong fish and not only can
swim against the most rapid currents
but In its eagerness to get upstream
will leap straight up waterfalls. The
gold ball means treasure, which the
carp, leaping and struggling, buffeted
by the wind, is forever trying to reach.
And the whole thing means that the
boy when he's a man will have to bat
tie his way as the sturdy carp strug-
giles up the river. The fishes look so
very pretty and gay, flying over his
house, and the boy gets so many treats
at fish festival time that l don't think
he minds even if the carp is nice lit
tie jolly lecture on ambition.-St. Mich
OlaS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
Good Looks and Conceit.

The mans Apollo is generally a
comely specimen of flesh and blood,
with blooming cheek and bright eye,
who is credit to his tailor. Women
admire a more rugged type, or a type
in which a tinge of asceticism is COM
bined with intense nervous strength,
or the picturesque may take their fan
cy. Roughly, the good looking are vain
or not, in proportion as they are dow
cred with the saving salt of humor. So
with the women. The pretty dolls may
be vain. The nobler and more interest
ing beauties are probably less so than
their palmer sisters, for the simple rea-
son that their physical charms are un-
doubted and have been tacitly ac-
knowledged ever since they can re-
member. They shine without effort
and their attention is preoccupied with
other things.-London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
The Bnby BectIe,s CrndIe.

If, at almost any time of the year, we
walk through the woods where the red,
scarlet, black or pin oaks are growing
that is, where we find those that ripen
their acorns in two seasons and there
fore belong in the pin oak group-ws
shall probably find on the ground fallen
branches that vary in size from that Of
a lead pencil to that of ones thumb or
even larger. These at the broken end
appear as If cut away within the wood
so that only thin portion is left under
the bark Within the rather uneven
cut, generally near the center Of the
growth, is a small hole tightly plugged
by the powder post" of beetle larva
Split open the branch or twig, when a
burrow will be seen, and the little,
white, soft, hard jawed larva that
made it will be found or perhaps the
inactive pupa.-St. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
Why Sailors Wear Collars.

Probably not many people, including
the wearers themselves, know the or
igin of the sailors collar. Many years
ago when Jack Tars wore their hair in
pigtails which they were in the habit
of keeping very greasy, the backs Of
their coats used to get in very dirty
and untidy condition owing to coming
in contact with the hair, consequently
the order was given for detachable
and washable collar to be worn, so that
they might look more tidy.-London
Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01

The health Of the body as well as Of
the mind depends upon forgetting To
let the memory of wrong of angry
words, of petty meanness, linger and
rankle in your memory will not only
dissipate your mental energy, but it
will react upon the body. The secre-
tions will be diminished, digestion i'm
paired, sleep disturbed and the general
health suffer in consequence Forget
ting is a splendid mental calisthenic
and a good medicine for the body.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
Free Fiction.

Mrs. Muggins-Do you read much flc-
ton? Mrs. Buggins-No; get all the
fiction I''want listening to my hus-
bands reasons for coming home late.-
Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
A Candid Critic

Author-Is it true that you say my
latest is the worst book / ever wrote?
Critical Acquaintance Nonsense, my
dear fellow. What I said was that it
was the worst book anybody ever
wrote; not you in particular
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
Wnnr met l,.

What we call tact is the ability to
find before it is too late what it is that
our friends do not desire to learn from
us. 1t is the art of Withholding on
proper occasions information which we
are quite sure would be good for them.
S. NJ. Crothers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
A Notable Deficiency.

The Professor-Of course in many re-
spects the ancients were far behind us
in civilization. His Wife-Yes. Now,
never heard you say that anybody had
discovered the ruins of an ancient re-
tail dry goods store.-Brooklyn Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01

Wife-i must run across the street
and bid Mrs. Neighbor goodby. I'll be
back in second. Husband :, Well,
you'll have to hurry. The train leaves
In three bours
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01
A Narcotic.

Teacher-Give me familiar instance
of narcotic. Pupil hesitates.) Teach
er-What does you father smoke in his
pipe? Pupil-Mother says 1t smells
like hayseed, but guess it's leather
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01

scott McClelIaud J.C, King Daniel Nolan
John IL. Oorhett j. II. Kaucher
G. W. Fuller X. II. Wilson
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-01

What is celebrity? The advantage of
being known to people who don't know
you.-Chamfort.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
NAN PATTERSON FREED.
After Three Mistrials for Murder She
Is Discharged from Prison
Without Bail.

New York, May 13.-After more than
II months in prison and three mistrials
on the charge of numbering Caesar"
Young, Nan Patterson walked from the
Tombs Friday free woman. AS she
left the great building which has been
her home since a few days after Young
was found dying in a cab in lower New
York, 1000 people greeted her with
cheers. Her release was made at the in
stance of District Attorney Jerome, who
said he did not believe another trial
would result other than in a disagree
ment. At the same time he declared that
there had been serious miscarriage Of
justice. He said that many of the news
papers had labored to create sympathy
for the girl and that this step had
caused one more step in this country
toward trial by newspaper rather than
trial by jury"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
RARITIES AND RELICS.

The exposition of rare old books and
manuscripts now being held in tho
British Museum includes the Oldest
known manuscript of the Bible, Of the
ninth century. E..
- A 14-page letter, written by Mary
Queen Of Scots in January, 1862, stat
ing that she had under consideration
the formation of large party Of the
nobility, was sold at auction in London
the other day for $4,600.. ,s ......I =,
A Psalter, which belonged to Bos-
we'll, was sold at Sotheby's In London
recently for ELS. 1t.contained the in
scription: James Boswell, 1868. !
bought this for I'd at Greenwich whom
I was walking there with Mr.. Bamuel
Johnson" ',.<.2
Prof. Flinders Petrie, tho Egyptolo-
gist, has made some important dis
coveries in the Sinai peninsula. The
ancient temple of seabit Ell Khadem,
1--WE days camel journey south Of Suez,
he found to be Of Semitic type, diff
ferent from any other known Egyptian
temple, possessing two courts for alb
luton and long series of subterran-
can chambers. These had been added
by successive kings from the 18th to
the goth dynasties.
What Is probably the most ancient
letter in the world has just been dis
covered In some excavations being
made in the province Of Attica, and Is
said to have been written four cen
turtles before Christ. 1t is engraved
on a leaden leaf, and runs as follows:
''Mnesiengos sends his greetings to
those in the house and informs them
that he is in good health. Please send
me a blanket or some sheepskins, II
possible, of the ordinary kind. with
out ornaments. AS soon as the occas-
ion offers shall return them"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
THREE DROWNED.
Indiana Man, His Wife and sister-in-
Law Perish in Little Wa
bash River.

Huntington, Ind, May 13.-Daniel
Grouse and wife, Of Sheldon, and the
formers sister, Miss Mary Grouse, were
drowned Friday night in the Little Wa
bash river, near Mardenia, four miles
east of this city, Grouse and his wife
had been married but a few weeks.
Mrs. Grouse was 10 years old and Miss
Grouse Is. The party left Sheldon early
in the morning to visit relatives west of
this city. They were seen to pass
through GAINESVILLE at three o'clock in
the afternoon. At six o'clock they
reached the Little Wabash river, which
Is swollen as result of the heavy rain
storms, and as they drove up to the
bridge the horse became frightened at
the high water, which almost reached
the bridge, and backed down the high
embankment into the river.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19

Wolves have been exceedingly ferO-
cious during the last winter in many
parts of Northern Canada, according
to the reports which are being brought
in to the headquarters of the Hudson
bay. One of the most serious of these
reports has reference to the destruc-
ton wrought by wolves among the
surviving bands Of the wood buffalo,
and has been sent by mail from Fl.
Resolution, which is Hudson Bay
company post on the Southern shore
of the Great Slave Lake, in the vast,
unexplored district of Mackenzie.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
HONEY IN GREAT BRITAIN.

The income tax in Great Britain 10
levied on $500. 100000 of annual in
come, and produces $155 100000 Of
revenue for the government.
From money invested abroad alone
Great Britain's capitalists probably re-
ceive $1,000, 000, 900 . year Of income,
though no one can tell exactly.
That is only $244 . year for each
person II It were equally divided. It
Isn't. Less than 10000 persons have
more than half the total income.
1t Is probable that the total Of pri-
vate incomes. great and small, in the
United States is over f25. 900, ooo, 900.
though the sum cannot be so closely
estimated as in the island kingdom.
If Mr. Gibsen5 Bowles is right IL
saying that only one-third Of the ma
tional income pays the tax. the total
of incomes of the united kingdom
must be ;1o,5oo, 100000, sum almost
inconceivably vast. la
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19

In the patent Office reports one is
struck with the multitudes of small
inventions which are constantly being
patented in Washington. And a glance
at the records would show how many
of them have been put into use all
over the world and are practically in
dispensable. Enormous fortunes have
been and are made from these simple
contrivances. Take, for instance, the
copper toed shoe. This is seldom
seen to-day except in the rural dis
tricts, but during the year it was in
use the inventor made $4,000 to $780,
600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
HORRIBLE DISASTER.
Explosion Of Dynamite Wrecks Pas
senger Train-Twenty Killed
and 100 Injured. ssG

Harrisburg, Pa, May 12.-Nineteen
persons are known to be dead and
more than 100 others were injured in
a railway wreck and dynamite explo-
sion which occurred early on Thursday
on the Pennsylvania railroad in the
southern part of this city. That not
more persons were killed is consd-
cred remarkable by the Pennsylvania
officials, as full box car Of dynamite
exploded directly at the middle of the
heavy express train. %
There are various stories of how the
wreck occurred, but the official ver-
sion is as follows: About lao o'clock
the engine on the east-bound freight
train was tagged by the crew of a
shifting engine ahead on the same
track. The engineer quickly put on
his air brakes, and the train, an I'M
usually long one, came to a sudden
halt The strain on the air valves was
a severe one, and connecting air hose
in the middle of the train blew out
This caused the middle of the train to
buckle" and the damaged cars fell
OtCl OA LILO poooCASCl ~ oNh6s OuSI I'D
this happened the Cleveland express
came laundering up and "side-swiped"
the wreck. The express was stopped
within it's own length, and the third
sleeper was opposite the wrecked cars.
Before anyone could leave the pas
senger train, which was not very bad
ly damaged, a few slight explosions
occurred and then there was one great
flash and roar that shook the earth.
The whole affair occurred within
period of a few seconds. A scene of
horror followed the explosion of the
dynamite. The passenger cars and
some of the freight cars instantly took
fire and number of passengers we're
burned to death before rescuers could
reach them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
NOTED SINGER DIES.
Jessie Bartlett Davis, Famous on
Comic Opera Stage, Passes
Away in Chicago.

Chicago, May 15.-Jessie Bartlett
Davis, leading star Of the comic opera
stage for years, died Sunday morning
at her home, No. 4740 Grand boulevard,
after serious illness of only two days.
Death resulted from uraemic poisoning
and a valvular weakness of the heart.
At the beside of the singer when death
rang the curtain down were her hus-
band, Will J. Davis, her son, Will J.
Davis, Jr, and her sister, Mrs. Birdie
Quackenbos. The prima donna had
been unconscious for several hours and
passed away as if settling into peace
full sleep.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
N FORTY-E|GHT HOURS
H-RU-NA CURED him.
Cold Affected Head and Throat
Attack Was Severe.

Chas. w. Bowman, list Lieut.. and Adjt.
4th M. s. M. Cav. Vols, writes from
Lanham, Nd, as follows:
"Though somewhat averse to patent
medicines, and still more averse to be-
coming professional affidavit man, it
seems only plain duty in the present
instance to add my experience to the
columns already written concerning the
curative powers Of Peruna. :
~ have been particularly benefited
BY ITS use for, colds In the head and
throat. Ihave been able to fully cure
myself Of q most severe attack In
forty-eighf hours BY its use aocord4ng
to directions. Iuse 1t IS q preventive
whenever threatened with an attack.
members Of my family also use It.
for like ailments. We are recommend
ing it to our friends. &C. w. Bowman.
Pe-ru-na Contains no Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found per-;
manent use in so many homes Is that It
contains no narcotic Of any kind. It can
be used anylength Of time without &C
curing a drug habit.
Address DR.. Hartman, PRESIDENT OF
The Hartman Sanitariurn, Columbus,
Ohio, for free medical advice. All cor
respondence held strictly confidential.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19

After a long experience with NOR
tally tables, Mr. Frederick l.. Hotf-
man, a writer upon insurance subjects,
demonstrates the influence of marriage
on longevity. Interesting figures
show that the mortality of married
males has been considerably below the
mortality of single males at all ages.
the difference being most noticeable
between the age periods of As and IL
years. Between those ages, roughly
speaking, three single men die to two
married ones. The record of females
also gives result favorable to mar
ried women.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
Surgery has been triumphant in the

Surgery has been triumphant in the
case Of Albert B. Trip, the young
medical student of Mt. Pleasant,
Mich, who was shot in the spine two
years ago, and who went to Philadel-
phia, Pa, a few weeks ago in the
hope of an operation saving him from
paralysis. To-day Trip started for
his home with a silver wire binding
together his spine, and, with feeling
already returned to his legs and the
lower part of his body, the physicians
say in six months he will be himself
again. Trip risked his life in the
operation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19

Mrs. George Won Lengerke Meyer,
wife of the newly appointed ambassa-
dor to St. Petersburg, is favorably
known in every court Of Europe. Hec
social triumph in Rome, where her hus-
band was formerly stationed. was COM
plete. Mrs. Meyer is the personal
friend of Queen Helena of Italy. Here
again is an instance where an ambas'
sador's wife actually accomplished
more for her country than would have
been possible under the opportunities
open to her husband.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
MAUsoLEUM FOR M'i<INLEY.
Brief Description of Magnificent Tomb
to Be Built for Remains Of
Late President. -

New York, May 1.-THE trustees
of the Mckinley National Memorial
association met Wednesday and for
mally approved the design for mau.
soleum submitted by H. VanBurne Nc
Gonigle, who was appointed consulting
architect to the board six months
ago. It was decided, also, that work
should be begun at once, and . sub
committee was appointed, which will
exercise the function of building
committee. At present the body Of
President Mckinley is in. public
vault in Westlawn cemetery, Canton.
The association has purchased tract
of land adjoining the cemetery, which
will be known as Monument hill. The
approach to the hill, which Is a feet
high, called "the Mall" which is GOO
feet in length, will be beautified at an
approximate expense of $4,000. Along
the middle of this mall, .withSa walk
on either side, will be waterway"
or artificial lake. A broad and mas
sive flight of steps will lead from
the foot of the hill up to and, in fact,
form a part of the mausoleum. From
the foot of the hill to the top of the
mausoleum, the height of the stone
structure will be in the neighborhood
of 175 feet. The detailed description OF
the monument will not be made public
yet, because the committee desires
first to copyright the plan and pictures
that thew NAV he placed on sale for
the benefit of the monument fund.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19

American lumber is in steady de-
mand in Germany Although more
than 1862; 900 cubic fee of black wal
nut were received at Hamburg in 1908,
the supply of this variety of Ameri-
can lumber does not equal the increas-
ing demand. Virginia whitewood,
pitch pine, and cedar find ready mar
kets at good prices. The cedar that
is most in demand is that which may
be used in the manufacture of artistic
furniture and lead pencils.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19

Mrs. Henry White, who will sue
coed Mrs. Meyer in Rome, has per-
haps the highest social position of any
American woman in Europe. She was
a favorite of Queen Victoria, and the
present king and queen Of England
regard her almost as a member of
the royal family. At the Whites
home, Wilton Park, just outside of
London, some of the most notable en-
tertainments of the past decade have
been held.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
Hiram Cronk Dead.

Ava, n. Y, May 15.-Hiram Cronk
the last survivor of the war of 1872, is
dead, aged los. During the last few
years of his life he drew special PEN
sion from the state. Under a resolu-
ton passed by the New York city
board of aldermen the body of Mr..
Cronk will lie in state there, and will
be buried in Mount Victory, Cypress
Hills cemetery, in Brooklyn, where
more than fifty of his fellow soldiers in
the war of 1912 have been laid to rest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
Killed Two and Himself.

Memphis, Tenn, May ia triple
tragedy occurred here about dusk Sun
day night, when Thomas Mccall, a
night Waterman for the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, shot and killed Edith
Ferguson and Hal Williamson. The
murderer an hour later turned the
weapon upon himself, firing bullet
into his head. Mccall is said to have
been jealous of Williamson's attentions
to the woman. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
Will Aid in Peace Efforts.

London, May 15-The Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent says:
Baron Rosen formerly Russian min
lister to Japan, and who has been ap-
pointed to succeed Count Cassini as
ambassador to the United States)
openly belongs to the peace party and
will assist President Roosevelt in his
efforts for peace. He was aware Of
Japan's preparedness for war, but was
unable to stay his governments
hands,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
Floating Mine Sinks Steam,

3305t1HB ~
Toxic, May 15.-The Japanese mail
steamship company's chartered steam
ship Sovralence, on its way from Kobe
to Kinkow, port of Newchwang, with
beancake for the Japanese army, was
blown up at noon Friday by floating
mine near the Lisotishan promonotory,
Oft Port Arthur, and sank. Sixty three
of those on board were rescued. TWEEN
ty-eight of the passengers and crew
were drowned. rs