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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

1t seems, by the way, almost forgot
ten that it was with burlesque of 1b-
sen that Mr.. Barrie made his first bow
as Il dramatist. His travesty of He'd
da Gabler" was one of the most de-
lclous pieces of fooling- ever seen at
Toole's theater, and in it Mr.. Toole (as
Ibsen HIMSELF, George Shelton as Tes-
man and Miss Irene Vanbrugh as a
blend of Thea and Hedda were de-
lghtful. In one scene Tesman was
busy writing a review when Hedda en-
tered, and the following dialogue took
place.
Tcsman docking up)-Thea-
lIedda Qanguidly)-I am not Thea.
l am Hedda.
Tesman-Then Hedda, is there a k
in christianity
Hedda very slowly and intensely
There-is-nothing- Christianity.
Tesman-Fancy thatl-London Pail
Mall Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

People who were present smiled at
the little passage of arms which took
place between two young ladies' at II
luncheon recently. one of them, II
bride, shaking hands In her character
istically cordial way, said to the 9th
er: I'm so glad to meet you! You
have afforded me so very much nmuse-
ment Just lately"
"AmusementF" said the other.
ooh, yes" went on the bride. "l'ye
been through my husbands desk and
have read all his old love letters. |
found several very alfecton0te letters
from you, ana | enjoyed reading them
really ever so much"
nm so glad you enjoyed them" re
piled the other. But do come aud see
me very soon. Here Is my card. |
have the answers TO all those letters,
and you might like TO read them as
well. Mr.. Ms letters are so much
more nlfectionate than those | wrote to
him. know you'll enjoy reading them
ever 50 much more than you did
mine"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03


Women generally 81 against their
own best Interests, don't theyT blond
girl n8bed rcilcctively. Her companion
at onc Of those cozy little tables In u
doWntOwll shop that give one n chance
TO rest q few minutes after the matinee
and tam. over the play over a cup OF
chocolate only smiled, and the blond
continucl DO you see that little one
act comedy at The table across the
room? Madam over there came In
with her husband ana cross frame of
mind awhile ngO. Perhaps It was u
new hat she couldn't have, but anyway
she wouldn't talk TO him at all, and he
made innumcrablc efforts TO be pleas
ant ! was thinking what goost she
was when another man came In, the
one she 70 smiling mt now Both bow
ed 10 him, and madam's husband In
yltcd him to their table, and madam,
tor the sake Of appearances, of course
she couldn't afford 10 be disagreeable
before hlm-began to chat brightly.
Chances are she doesn't really care n
straw about this newcomer, but she Is
hice to him If she had as much wis
dom as l." continued the blond, "she
would have been as sweet to her hus-
band much more worth while."-Mn.
neapolis Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

with many persons the custom Of
two principal meals, with slight lunch
between finds considerable favor, and
II rHs one or two reasons or solid adj
yautaGgs which are worth mentioning
1t gives time for complete digestion
before the stomach Is again called on
to take care Of Il supply Of food, and ii
removes the chief meal from the time
when the nerve force Is wanted for the
brain to mn hour when II can assist the
stomach.
Persons who are the victims Of
Aronlc complaints and whose digestion
IS slow and feeble are often greatly
benefited by taking but two meals a
day If they are careful to eat as much
In the two as would ordinarily be com
prsed In three. The neuralgia in par
tlcular will do well to adopt this
course, but the first meal should be
somewhat late and the second reason
ably early.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

Walking on the outskirts Of Bolton
one autumn evening, Il clever young
man became interested In watching
the seeds falling from a sycamore tree.
He observed that they acquired II ro-
tary motion before reaching the
ground, and, lnqulrlng into the cause,
he found that the two wings were
slightly turned in opposite directions,
which caused them TO revolye in fall
ing. The Idea Of making II screw pro
peller on this principle at once occur
red TO him.
Galyani, natural philosopher OF
Italy, was dissectlng n dead frog one
day while pupil was making expert
ments in electricity by his side. lie
observed that the muscles of the frog,
being exposed, gave signs Of motion
whenever the nerves came I'm cOptact
with the scopel. Galvani discovered
the existence Of new principle In
this phenomenon and originated the
fertile branch of physics known by
the name of galvanlsm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Az TO Ladies and Gentlemen.

ITS fine thing to be lady or a
gentleman" said the bookkeeper.
whats your idea of gentleman"
inquired the stenographer.
"a man that's clean inside and out;
who neither looks up to the rich nor
down on the poor; who can lose with
out squeallng and who can win with
out Dragging; who is considerate Of
women, children and old people; who Is
too brave to lie, too generous to cheat
and who takes his share of the world
and let's other people have theirs
"And what does 1t take to maze n
lady?" asked the stenographer.
"a perfect Indy is n woman who
can hear choice piece of scandal
about her dearest enemy and then for
get it," answered the booEkeeper.
Huh" cried the stenographer. "That
kind of woman wouldn't be lady,
she'd be in an asylum for the dumb
New York Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

Carlyle and Emerson once had n pas
sage Of arms on the subject of the ex-
lstence of the devil. Carlyle believed
in the devil. He had robust and de
flant faith in such Il parsonage, and we
know that when Carlyle had belief In
anything IL was so even IL II wasn't
so. The great American writer did not
believe They argued the thing for
some time "Well, come and see him
for YOURSELF" said Carlyle, and the
poor poet, wondering whether the 9th
er had the devil chained up anywhere,
put ON his hat and went out into the
London night. Carlyle took him round
to various gin shops in Seven Dinls, TO
certain dens of lnfamy and low class
music halls. "Do you believe In the
devil now?' said Carlyle, Apparently
Emerson did not They finished up
by going to the Distinguished Stran-
gers gallery of the house of commons.
1t was Il wild night of impassioned
speeches, saving of arms and thump-
ing of fists. Emerson had never seen
anything like II and said so, and Car
lyle nudgcd his elbow into Emerson's
ribs and whispered gravely, "Do you
believe in II devil nowW
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

A contemporary of Disraeli in his
memoirs records this impression of that
famous dandy's personal appearance:
Usually he wore slate colored velvet
coat, lined with satin purple trousers,
with n gold braid down the outside
seam; scarlet walstcoat, long lace
ruflles falling down to the tips of his
fingers; white gloves, with brilliant
rings outside them, and long black
ringlets rippling down over his shoul-
ders. When he rose in the house he
wore bottle green frock coat, with a
white wastcoat, collarless, and copi-
GUS supply of gold chains.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Clean NIondny.

We have in Great Britain our Good
Friday, but Clean Monday is peculiar
ly Grecian institution. 1t is the day
that ushers in the great Lenten fast at
Athens, and the people go holiday max
ing to eat Lenten fare on the hills
around the city, while the shepherds
and country people dance the ancient
Greek dances in the old temples. This
practice is termed cutting the nose of
Lent" and obviously Clean Monday is
parallel to our Shrove Tuesday and its
pancalles.-Londo Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Eame n Wild Renst.

Literary fame" said well known
author whose name few years ago
was in everybodys mouth, sis more
easily caught than kept. He who has a
reputation to maintain has wild
beast in his house which he must con-
stantly feed or it will feed on him. He
who writes in modern language is
but the suicide of his own fame, scrib-
bling with sand what the next wave of
time will obliterate. He gets short
respite, not pardon, from oblivion"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
ABSURD CLOTHES.
Cnustic Comment on the style of At
tire Affected by Man.

Caustic Comment on the style of At
tire Affected by Man.
81 like to feel clean" wrote George
Bernard Shaw, the English dramatist,
in the London World of Dress, "and
my great idea of clothes is that they
should he clean and comfortable as far
as such thing is possible in London
This, of course, excludes starch.
couldn't wear thing which, after hav-
ing been made clean and sweet, Is then
filed with nasty white mud, ironed
into II hard paste and made altogether
disgusting. TO put such garment on
my person, wear it, move i'm it, per
spire in it-horriblel
"Ihe shiny white tubes on the wrist,
the shiny black cylinder on the head
the shiny white front to the shirt, the
shiny black boot the rain pipe trouser
leg, the iapanned zinc sleeve-that is
your fashionably dressed man, looking
like n cold blackleaded stove with as
beStus fuel The great tragedy of the
average mans life is that nature re-
fuses TO conform to the cylindrical
ideal, and when the marks of his knees
and elbows begin to appear in his cyl
inders he is filled with shame"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
A DANGEROUS LIQUID.
HydrohuOric Acid In Most snfciy
Kept In Golden Bottles.

Kept In Golden Bottles.
A gold bottle stood on the chemists
table. ain that bottle" he said, "my
hydronuroic acid is kept IIydrofuorlc
acid Is used in glass etching. The
etching on glass thermometers is all
like water, but drop of it on your
hand would bore clean through to the
other side like n bullet. It's inhalation
Is sure death.
'IIydrOtluorlc acid can be kept safe
ly in gold bottles alone. Sometimes
bottles of india rubber, Of lead or Of
platinum are used None of these,
though, Is as safe as gold.
Even when this acid is in a gold
bottle precautions must be taken with
At. 1t is volatile, and hence parallin
covered plate must he clamped tight
over the bottles mouth; also the tenn
perature Of the room must not rise over
GO degrees or the gold bottle will burst.
"This acid, whose sole use Is in glass
etching, is probably the most danger
Gus thing in the world to work with.
The steeplejack, the lion tanner and
the diver do not take their lives in their
hands to half the extent the glass etch-
er does when, with his gold vial of
hydronuoric acid, he ctches the scales
of our thermometers" - Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

"rhis artificial limb business Is get
ting to be something wonderful" said
Cleveland man. "When a man can
wlggle the fingers Of an artificial hand
1t Is uncanny. Practical Jokes of terri
bic effect are possible with the artificial
Limb, and the victim Is such in the true
sense of the word. saw a man In
Denver about three weeks ago who
walked up to the hotel clerk and in a
friendly way reached across the coun-
ter to shake hands Then he wheeled
away and left his hand in the grip Of
the clerk. The clerk tainted actually
tainted, although he realized, | believe
that the hand he held was but an artl-
ficlal one. The man who wore It had
devised n scheme by which he might
throw It off by pressing spring. The
delight he took in the joke ceased when
the victim collapsed. Milwaukee Sen
tinel
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Plants That Mimic Stones

In South Africa plant of the genus
mesembryanthemum, growing on stony
ground, so closely resembles pebble
that 1t has been picked up in mistake
for a stone. Another species of the
same plant growing on the hills
around the Karru, produces two leaves
about as large as ducks eggs, having
a surface resembling weathered stone
of brownish gray color tinged with
green. These plants look like stones,
but for short time they put forth
bright yellow flowers. Still another
species of the same plant resembles
the quartz pebbles among which 1t
grows.-Youth's Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division
In effect Nov. 9th, 1904. Trains leave
Driftwood as follows:
EASTWARD

'iW m-Traln 12 weekdays, for sunbury.
Wllkesbarre, lfazleton, Pottsville, Scranton,
harrisburg and the internediate stn,
tlons, arriving at Philadelphia 6:3 D. M.
wv, Wv ofk, s'D p. m; Baltimore, $500 D. m. !;
washington, 7:l5 y. m Pullman Parlor tn r
from Williamsport 10 Philadelphia and pas
sehger coaches from Kane to Philadelphia
anu WllllamsDort to Baltimore and Wash
R:5O .. m.-Train 8, daily for sunbury. Dar-
risburg and principal intermediate stations
arriving at Philadelphia 1882 u. M, New
YORK 1878 y. m, Baltimore 7:3O d. M. WASH
lhgIon $3.50 D. m. Vestibuled parlor cars
hhd passenger coaches, Buffalo TO Philadel-
1900 D. m.-rrain 6, daily, for Uar-
flspurg and intermediate stations, ar
rlylng at Philadelphia 4:23 A. M; New York
az a. mi Baltimore, go a. M; Washington
~ a, M. Pullman Sleeping cars from
Hiarrlsburg 70 Philadelphia and New York.
Phlladelphia passengers can remain In
sleeper undlsturbed until 1880 AM
l!Oo pm.-IraiR4, daily for Sunbury, HARRIS
44ufg ana Intermediate stations arriving at
fhiiadelphla, 7:l7 A. MI New York, S.3J
Gay Baltimore, 7:l5 A. NJ; Washington, $50
A. NJ. Pullman sleepers from Erie
ana ana Wllllamsport TO Philadelphia, and
Wllliamsport 70 Washington. Passenger
Gc19iatcches IRON Erie 10 Philadelphia, and
Wllliamsport TO Baltimore
WESTWARD
';g2 a. m.-Train z, daily for Buffalo via
t4l a. m.-Train o. daily for Erie, Rid9-
way, and week days for Dubois, CIermont
and principal intermediate stations.
900 a; m.--Train 3, daily for Erie and inter-
mediate points
3:45 p. m.-Train Is, daily for BufYalo via.
Emporium.
sap m.--Train 81, weekdays for Kane and
intermediatestations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
The sElsEs DANCE.
II IL Reputed TO Have Originated
with the Apostles.

AT Seville, in Spaln the dances of the
"seises" are gravely reputed to have
originated in the apostles having fol-
lowed the example set by David and
danced around our Lord after the last
supper. While ST. Augustine contcmn-
ed the dance devotional ST. ChrysOs-
tom Is said TO have taken part in It,,
and, Notwithstanding prohlbltOry de-
cree of G02, II was exceedingly popular
in Spain at the commencement of the
seventeenth century. During certain
ceremonies the selscs dance daily be
fore the high altar Of Seville cathedral
in the presence of enormous crowds
including the archbishop ana all the
"Now," writes and eyewitness. "thc
dancing boys are dressed I'm the cos
tune OF Philip and Mary's days, with
short capes, an abundance of stream
ers, plumed hats and white silk shoes
The organ Is supplemented by string
band The old world air and song Of
music Of a comic opera. After sundry
movements the castancts are used
"NOw," writes an eyewitness, "the
dance grows faster and more vnried--a
chasse crolse Is succeeded by II circular
figure, In which the dancers follow
each other round and round, swayng
their bodies ms they sing rhymed coup
lets in the soft, slovenly accent Of An
dolusiD
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
FRIENDSHIPS.
Differences Between Those of Men
and Those of Women.

Differences Between Those of Men
and Those of Women.
One difference between men and
women in their relation to friendship
Is that mans friends like him in
spite of HIMSELF a womans friends or
acquaintances care for her because Of
herself, because of her powers of agree
ability, her tact OF her charm.
A man may be as grouchy as he likes
on occasion. He may swear at his best
friend and treat him as cavalierly as
he pleases, yet that friend will wait in
patience for "the old man TO come
round" knowing well that beneath the
surface are a kindly heart and will
mgness to share last crust with him.
With her friends woman may take
no such liberty. The kind heart and
the good intentions count for nothing
beside woman's bad manners and
lack of taste in the treatment of her
nearest and dearest, and condemnation
is swift and sure. Nothing excuses her,
and she is rarely forgiven. Nor would
" she expect to be forgiven. Not possess
ing that large patience undeniably nee
essary to friendship or the power Of
forgiving and waiting for the "grouch"
to blow over, she does not look for for
giveness when she has sinned against
these laws of woman's making
Rather she gives up her friend and
contents herself quite placdly with an
other. But then, as we said before, a
woman has no genius for friendship.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Sign of an Egotist.

Toward the latter days of George D..
Prentice as the. editor of the old Louis
vile Journal a thief got into the edi-
torial room one night and stole the big
dictionary. AS soon as the loss was
discovered Prentice said to his aman-
uensis: go out and purchase another
copy of the dictionary. A man who
will attempt to edit newspaper with
out an unabridged dictionary is an
egotist, and l do not belong in that
category"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

A very early equivalent of similar
sound and purpose TO the tallyho with
which Il huntsman now cheers on his
hounds appears in quaint old song
printed in 1880 called "The Death of
Reynard the Fox" by Sir William
Young:
He quickly found the cover
Too hot for him to stay
And soon Ned Callet spiad him
Stealing across the way,
'"Tolle aux!" then Callet cried
Aud gave a gibbet shrill.
He tossed his brush as who should
say.
Come, kiss me If you wlllw
Some however. derive the cry when
fox breaks cover from "talllls hors,"
the French for "out Of the coppice."--
London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

The Coifeyvile (Kan) journal tells a
story of the quick wit of western gun
artist Bob Chestnut had an atercn-
ton with an lrishman in Il western
cattle camp many years ago. The
lrishman was bully and bad man.
While Chestnut always wore brace
of six shooters In his belt, he also car
ried sudden emergency Derrlnger In
his outside coat pocket. The Irish
man had an eleven inch Colt already in
his hand Bob thrust his hand In his
pocket for his Derringer but the weap-
on had slipped down in a hole In the
lining His hand coming in contact
with his pipe, he quickly drew It out
and placed 1t in his mouth The Irish
man lowered his gun, which he had
elevated when Bob thrust his hand in
to his pocket. Bob reached for his
pocket again, presumably for his to-
bacco. Fumbling around, he secured
the Derringer, brought 1t into play like
flash of lightning, and they carried
the Irishman away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

The polite custom of raising the hat
to lady dates back to the days Of
chivalry, when knights never appeared
in public except in armor. On entering
the house Of friend, however, or a
room in which there were ladies', It be-
came the custom for a knight to re-
move his helmet as sign that, beyg 6
in the presence Of friends, he was safe
from attack.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
WifeIY SoIicifude

Doctor, my husband is dreadfully
troubled with sleeplessness. What is
good for it?''
"You might try reading him to sleep,
madam"
"What would be the use of that doc
tor? | try to talk him to sleep every
night, and it doesn't do bit of good
Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
WuIfp's Aunufsb

Say ma asked little Willie after
he had been in conjunction with the
paternal slipper, "did anybody besides
pa ever ask you to be his wife?'
"Oh, yes. | had lots of proposals be-
fore your father came along"
We'll, do you think you gained any
thing by waitingT
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

The young man moved little closer.
She moved little farther away.
why are you so cold and distant
this evening. Miss Pinke?" he asked.
81 am not at all cold, Mr.. Spoona-
more" she answered, "but l am COM
PEELED to be distant. Ny vaccination is
taking. Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
A Prescr1ptiOn.

Doctor-I don't think it is anything
very serious, but you will have to stay
In bed at least two weeks. Patient
Say, doctor, do you know that this is
four dollar day hotel? Doctor-Yes.
I'm a friend of the proprietor.-New
York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

Friend-You've been conducting one
Of your merciless cross examinations +?
-Lawyer-Yes. They are the nearest
approach to the rack and thumbscrew
modern customs will permit.-New
York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
VfudtCfiye.

"Ah," sighed the young rhymester,
"you care nothing for the trials of us
poets"
Probably not" replied the crusty
editor, "but I'd like to be on the jury
In just one trial."-Philadelphia Ledg-
err.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

INo I08 no I05 No I62 No. m TIiINo.iiIo


=, Train 952 Sunday leaves Dubois 400 d. M,
fails Greek 4W ReynOldsville4.2O, Brookviile
10y, hed Bank6.2O Pittsburg $3.50 D. m
On sundays only train leaves ljrlftwood at
~ a. M, arrives Dubois 1000 n. M Return
,ms ,,po panes @ DubOls 2;W D. M, arrives Drift
tiOna. ''
Trains marked run daily; daily, except
sunday flag station, where signals must be
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Her Strong Point.

Mrs. Wibbleson is a woman of
strong points, isn't she?"
"Well, rather. At the reception the
other evening she gave me Il dig with
an elbow that left no doubt in my mind
concerning her strength of at least one
Of her points. Chicago Record-Her-
aid
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

BRAZILIAN ants make little gardens
In the tree tops and SOW them with
pineapple and other seeds. The gar
dens are found Of all sizes, from a sin
G,e sprsuting seed, surrounded by n
little earth, to n densely overgrown
ball as large as mans head.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Truth Prevails.

Il hope" she remarked as she toyed
with the new solitaire he had just
placed on her finger, "this isn't cheap
imitation"
NO" he answered frankly; "it's the
most expensive imitation could find"
Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

Procrastination is the gentle art of
not doing things when you have a
chance to Inconvenience yourself by
doing them.-Council Bluffs Nonparel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Wrong DIAGNOSIS.

She-Before we married you called
yne an angel. Hell know did, but it
was. a case Of mistaken identity.-An-
swers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
con1d Count Them.

Mr.. Rinkpate-Part my hair in the
middle, please. The Barber-But there
Is an odd number, sir.-Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
LzzLE.

Developed by
Illness.
Ices of double con-
Science notes the
s girl, twenty-five
ne suffered from some
hay have been menin-
Is not known positively.
Hoped acute manlacal eX-
Ering this illness the pa
hted some remarkable
personality such as are
sterla. The author does not
curious manifestations by
e, but describes some nine or
lerent varieties OF personality
sted by the patient that are
Interesting. Thus the patient had
of blindness, deafness, paralysis,
The most interesting of these
hifestations, because the least easy
|eXplain, was the patients ability to
law the full figure of nurse, etc,
Euring her spell of blindness. TO con
yiince himself that this was the actual
case the author held a book between
the patients eyes and the sheet of
paper on which she was drawing or put
his hands before her eyes while she
was drawing without in any way inter-
fering with her drawing. Her sense of
touch was highly sensitive during that
period; she could detect a line drawn
across her drawing paper, dates writ
ten at the top Of her drawing paper,
f. merely by touching the paper where
the intruding lines had been drawn.
During her normal state the patient
could never draw either before or after
her illness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

Willie-Engaged to Jack? Then you
won't marry Harry, after all? Eunice
Not after all, but maybe after Jack.
Smart Set.