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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
OLD ROMAN NAMES.
Tire Peculiar System Thnt Was In
Use by the Nobility.


The noble Romans were peculiar In
their system OF nomenclature. They
had the praenomen, the nomen and the
cognomcn. The first OF these distin-
guished the individual and was equlva-
lent 10 our Christian or baptismal
name. IT was usually indicated by
single letter, as A. for Aulus, or by
two lettes. MS Ap. for Appus, or three.
as Scr Cor S,rvius. The nomen was
distinctive of the gems or clan and has
no corresponding appellative among us.
T'iie ,otnpmcn was placed last and des-
ignnled The familiae, precisely answer
Ing 10 our surname. Sometimes
foarth name was added, the agnomen,
in consequence Of a renowned action,
some conspi uOus event of life or fea-
tuie Of character. Scipio, IN addition to
his regular names. was STYLED Africa
nus after his conquest of Carthage.
The name Germenicus was assumed
by those who distinguished themselves
In the wars with the Germans.
In female names the Romans indulg-
cd but small variety of appellation,
and fancy had little or nothing to do
with their invention and bestowal.
When there was but one daughter In a
family she received the feminine ter
minalion Of her gentle name, as Tul-
lla The daughter of Marcus Tullius
Cicero, and Octaviae, the sister Of Oc-
tavius Caesar etc, which names were
retained even after marriage. When
there we're two daughters one was
called Major and the other Minor, as
Cornellu Major and Cornelia Minor.
If there were more than two they were
distinguished by their number, thus:
Pr.ma, Secunda, Tertia, Quarta, etc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

A writer who once saw Lord Tenny-
son on the platform of railway sta
tlon says of him: "He would have been
tall, but his shoulders seemed some
what bent. His hair was long; so was
his beard. He wore an ugly Inverness
cape and large slouch hat. He looked
like bandit in melodrama, and
thought him some poor actor who had
rome out in some of the stage proper
ties. He seemed so sad felt quite
sorry for him as l watched him walk
up and down the platform"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
LAUGHTER.
Even II II De Emotional Insanity,
Let Us Have Plenty of IT,


Some English scientist has reached
the conclusion that laughter Is insan-
ity. lie regards fit of laughter rs an
emotional insanity of short duration.
All right, then, give us little more in
sanity. There Is not laughter enough
in the world-at least the right kind of
laughter. We will let the Englshmen
keep their faces straight If they want
to, but it BELTS the American civiliza-
tion better to break out into laughter
once in awhile. Laughter is good for
the facial muscles. 1t develops the
muscles of the neck as well as the face.
1t makes the corners of the mouth turn
upward instead of downward. 1t gives
the wrinkles of the face pleasing out
line, quickens the action of the heart
and gives new life to the nerve centers.
Yes, we can afford to let the English
man look wise and idiotic If he wants
to. He can stare with fish eyed big
otry whenever joke is perpetrated,
never allowing ripple of merriment
to disturb the placidity of his counte-
nance. He can do all these things that
he wishes to, but let us go on laugh
ing This kind of insanity mixes very
well with sanity and prosaic life. A
little burst of emotional insanity breaks
nicely the monotony of facts and fig
ures.-Medical Talk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
Fiction.

Legitimately produced and truly in
spirited, fiction interprets humanity, in
forms the understanding and quickens
the affections. 1t reflects ourselves,
warns us against social follies, adds
rich specimens to our cabinet Of char
acters, dramatizes life for the unimag-
NATIVE, daguerreotypes it for the un-
observant, multiples experience for the
isolated or inactive and cheers age, re-
tirement and invalidism with an avail
able and harmless solace.-Tuckerman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
FIGHTING FISH.
Peculiar Animals That Are Found
Only In sirmese Waters.

Peculiar Animals That Are Found
Only In Sirmese Waters.
A favOrite recreation in Siam Is
watching the fighting fish, a species of
fish found in the waters of no other
country. The fish cannot live in unity,
and If two are placed In Il bowl they
will instantly engage in a struggle ITO
the death"
II Is no unusual thing to see in the
streets of Slam crowds OF natives chat
tering and gesticulating around bowl
containing number of these fish,
which they bet on in the same way as
more civilized people do on race horses.
Intense excitement reigns among the
natives as they watch the fish fighting
within the bowl
These peculiarly quarrelsome fish are
very similar 10 the common pike in APP
pearance, with the exception that they
are not in the possession of gills. Their
fins, too, are remarkably sharp, and
these they use with terrible effect upon
one another. Blood oozes from their
sides, and yet they persist in fighting
until perhaps only two are left alive,
and then the survivors turn on one an
other until only one is left out Of per
haIs dozen placed in the tub.
Although the fighting fish are eX-
Ger ionnlly good to eat, the majority of
natives esteem them only for their
figl ting propenslties, which affords
them amusement and excitement every
DIV.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

1t is told of Major General Sir Will
liam Gatacre of the British army that
during the Sudan campaign he was one
day going the round Of the sentries.
Stopping before one he asked him what
his orders were. "To keep a sharp
lookout for the enemy and also for
General Gatacre," was the prompt re-
ply. do you know him by sight?"
asked the general. mo, sir" answered
the man, "but I was told that if l saw
an officer fussing and swearing and
rushing about that would be General
Gatacre"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

An Englishman who Is a large en-
ployer of labor has been investigating
the arguments of those who say that a
workingman unC2" mo.lrI conditions
becomes at an early a~r rNlunlcss. He
has l:o".t q r2t3"I c. Ill Hccidents that
% inclpacit;ci h'' :Hen for three
Gays and upward. '.,.e people engaged
:. - employment are from fifteen to
rl:;ty-"v2 years Of nSc, and he asserts
that more accidents occur to men un-
Ger thirty than to those over fifty. He
says, II would much rather intrust an
exceptionally dangerous job to man
over fifty than to one Of thirty years
of age"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
SOURCE OF SHELLAC.
The East India Insects That Produce
the Rcsinous Substance.

inc Enst lnuin insects lhaf Producc
the nesino"s Substance.
India Is the home of the Coccus lac
ca, the Insects that prodcce the resin
Gus substance known to "A2.ldc. The
females puncture the twlgs Of several
different kinds of trees, among them
the DO, the ,i"r C.d the butea, and the
twi"s become incruslcd with hard,
nearly transparent, reddish, resnous
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
Why He Liked IL.

"Do you mean to tell me that you
have lived in this out of the way place
for ten years?"
''Thats right, stranger. Just ten
years."
"I'm surprised. can't see what you
find here to keep you busy"
81 can't find anything. That's the
reason l like it.'-Milwaulce Sentinel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
Earth Curvature md Vision.

One of the "seven wonders of the an
cient world was the Tharos, or light
tower at Alexandria. If you have a
popular account Of that great structure
handy. read it carefully and note that
YOU are informed that the tower could
be seen at a distance of from 100 to
$50 miles. Let us see If this could pos
slbly be true. The curvature of the
globe is 600 inches to the mile. This
being true, we find that an object 100
feet high can only be seen at frac-
ton over thirteen miles. Figuring on
the basis of an earth curvature Of even
seven inches to the mile, we find that
the light tower in question must have
been over mile in height If visible
even at a distance of 100 miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
Solitude.

:, Solitude is matter of taste. 1t has
been the subject of much discussion.
Volumes have been written in praise
or condemnation of it. But perhaps
the real value of solitude has never
been so subtly and so accurately ex-
pressed as by the girl who was asked
IF she liked being alone. 'That de-
pends," she answered sweetly, ION
whom / am alone with
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
TittIc wiIlie,s surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. Blank recently moved
from the city to the suburbs. The first
night in their new home their fiye-year-
old son climbed into bed as soon as he
was undressed.
"Willie," said his mother, haven't
you forgotten to say your prayersT
"Why, mamma" he replied, "is God
way out here tooY-Judge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
Against a snep Judgment.

A boy in a Chicago school refused to
sew, evidently considering it beneath
the dignity Of a ten-year-old man.
George Washington sewed," said the
principal, taking it for granted that a
soldier must, "and do you consider
yourself better than George Washing
tonT' 81 don't know. Time viii tell"
said he acknowledgements Education.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13
An Easy Creditor.

The stomach listens to no precepts.
It begs and clamors. And yet it is
iot an obdurate creditor 1t is dis.
missed with a small payment, if only
you give It what you owe, and not as
much as you can.-Seneca.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

Tommy-Paw, doesn't precipitation
mean the same as settling? Mr.. Flgg-
It does IN chemistry, but in business
you'll find that most men in settling
don't show any precipitation at all.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

Man never fastened one end Of a
chain around the neck of his brother
that God did not fasten the other end
rouNd the neck Of the oppressor.-La-
MARITIME.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

Every one Of us, whatever our spec
ulatlve opinions, knows better than he
practices and recognizes n better law
than he oheYs.-FrOude.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

Necessity may render doubtful act
innocent, but It cannot make 1t praise.
worthy.-Jcubert.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-13

Gerald-Wnl you marry me? Ger
aldine-Wait, awhile. l don't want to
get tired of you just yet.-New York
Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
HARVEST OF BOMBS.
Russian Government Is Reaping a
Large Crop Throughout Empire.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 31-The govern
ment is finding ample justification for its
severe policy against the revolutionists in
the constant discoveries of bombs, bomb
factories and deposits of arms and muni-
tons IN all parts of the empire which are
now so commonplace that such matters
scarcely obtain individual mention in the
papers.
The Novoe Vreyma today. however,
prints half column of statistics of last
weeks captures, showing the seizure of
cries of regular bomb laboratories, ex-
plosiyes and filed and untitled bombs at
tkater1nburg Samar, Riga, Vikutsk, Su-
Walkl and EkaterinOslav. TerrOrists haV-
ing in their possession two to twenty
bombs have been arrested at Warsaw
Mtnsk, Vitebsk, LODI GomeI and Tiflis.
There have been attempts to kill police
military or civil officers at Warsaw,
Pinsk. Riga, Gonael, Tifiis, AIinsk and 9th
er cities. Though not included in the No
voc Nreynla's list, bomb factories have
also been discovered at Moscow. Searches
of the Prokaroh and other factories at
MOSCOW still result in finding explosives
and weapons.
To curb the revolutionary outbreak and
enable estate owners to defend their
property against further peasant upris-
ings. the government is distributing the
arms captured on the British steamer
John Grafton, sunk in the gulf of Both
MIA, Finland in September last and rifles
and revolvers captured elsewhere to
responsible applicants and is also permit
guards which are often composed of vet
Grams and commanded by former nom
commissioned officers Of the regular
army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
BAD FOR WINTER WHEAT
Frosts and Dry Weather Inpern Crop
in Western Kansas.

Dodge City, Kan. Jan 31-A care
ful canvass of the crop situation in the
counties Of Pawnee, Rush, Ness Ed
wards, Stafford and Ford indicate that
the winter wheat is greatly imperiIed
by the continued dry weather. The
heavy frosts that have nightly occurred
throughout the western portion of the
state have in some sections damaged
the crop beyond doubt. and farmers
generally are much worried over the
outlook A heavy snow or rain within
the next week is an absolute necessity
in order to save the crop from heavy
damage.
In some sections of the wheat belt
it is found that the wheat is lust
sprouting, and some of it is just com
ing through the ground. The CON
tinued frosts are sapping the ground of
surface moisture and are having a
telling effect on the young and tender
plant With the most favora bI e
weather conditions from now on it is
extremely doubtful if over two-thirds
of last years crop viii be harvested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
M. A. LOW AT HEAD.
chairman of a Mysterious Meeting of
Oil Producers.

Kansas city. Jan. 31.-Among the
ttirtv-6ve producers of oil who were
IN tho 1ohl,v of the Baltimore hotel
Yesterday afternoon not half dozen
rouId be found to advocate anything
,.ase,lo hing an effort to quiet the le-
gal agitation III Missouri against Ihe
STANDARD Oil company. -Four or HNe
Thought that something should be
done: a committee should De appoint
ed to see Hadley," but the majority
ridiculed the idea WITH one accord
thew All denied the use of their names
in connection with any published
statement, but they We're nearly unahl-
mons in declaring that Kansas people
should not pretend to suggest 70 the
attorney general of Missouri what ne
should or should not do
eve did nothing except agree 10
meet again." said NJ. A. Low OF To-
Deka. chairman of the meeting OF OIL
producers. which was held at the Bal
timore yesterday afternoon. we
haven't set the date for the next
gathering: we adjourned subject to
Those who were in the meeting
were from the Indian territory and
Kansas-what is known as the Mid
continent field: Their delioerauonis
were secret. Not even the represent
ative of the Oil City Derrick, the
PENNSYLVANIA oil paper, was admitted.
The only outsider present, and he
really was on the inside, was j. T.
+ O'NeiI. president of the Prairie oil
and Gas company, which is the Stand
ard Oil branch in Kansas and is sup
posed to take care of the production
Mr.. O'Neil was with the producers
for about an hour. Then adjourn
fment came and the visitors arranged
to go home on late trains.
I'VE thought we should have a bet
ter representationn said J. J. Curl
secretary of the meeting. There were
only thfrty-fve men here. We shall
now notify others, and in a few days
meet again in Kansas City. Inform
| duce production until a more extend
/ ed market appears for our oil. To dc
1 this we must have More producer.
/ present. Realizing this we decided tC
! do nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31

amples Of all that is best in young
American manhood and wona nhood to-
day. and L believe Nick is doing exact
" right in making no secret of the fact
that he is deeply in love with the charm
ing girl who soon will be his Wife said
Mr.. GrosvenOr.
They have been greatly puzzled at
the interest aroused by the announce
ment Of their engagement" he added.
They had no idea it was going to be
so public an affair." but, finding that the
people of the country are inclined to
make public affair out of it. both
have wisely accepted the situation.
Thus Mr. Longworth's simple lover
like statement before the crowded ban
quet hall, which would have been more
unusual in ordinary circumstances, was
to my mind wise and kindly thing to
do. If he must be made a public lover
he is resolved to leave no vestige of
doubt in any mind that to him Alice is
all in all.
''Tehy are Just as happy as countless
young people have been before them
under like circumstances. suppose
was one of the first few who privately
knew of their engagement. Soon after
the beginning of the trip of the Taft
party it was noticeable to all of Us
that Alice and Nick were becoming in
terested in each other
BY the time we reached Japan none
of us could help noticing several things.
There were four women in the party of
mature age. including my wife. and they
were naturally careful regarding Alice
To them she told the news of the en-
ga cement under promise that they
would reveal nothing until President
Roosevelt had been consulted and the
final announcement made by him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
MAN MAY BEooME CREATOR.
German Professor sees Great Possible
ties in Science.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-A dispatch to the
1nter-Ocean from New York says:
Man, through his advanced science,
may develop into a creator himself. is
the opinion of Prof. Wilhelm OSWALD
Of the University of Leipsic, in a lecture
at Columbia university on the results
of the attempt to create life through
chemical processes.
Prof. OSWALD has given careful at
tention to the experiments of Prof.
Jacques Loeb of the University of Cali
fornia and announces with confidence
his belief that by slow development
science may even create a type of life
as high as that of our domestic animals
The steps will be slow; one form of
life win be produced after another and
eventually the professor. expects some
thing almost akin to man in its physi-
cal being may be produced.
There is practically no limit to what
man can do in this direction" he said.
"Of course, at first he will be able to
produce only a piece of protoplasm.
resemblance of the sea urchin that Prof.
Loeb has evolved, but it will be instinct
with real life and will be a step in the
new evolution. This evolution can only
result in the creation of something the
equal of our higher animals, but what
it viii be who shall say?
1T seems to me that the scientist who
does this win be able to determine the
physical form Of his creation after the
development has started, and he will
have created a. new order Of life for
this being will multiply indefinitely just
the same as ali our modern animals.
7 can not say whether this creat ton
of man will be crustacean, amphibian,
mammalian or whether biped, quadru-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
CALLS HER HIS SUN.
Long,yorth says He Shines Only in
Reflected Light.

Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-Represent-
alive Nicholas Lougworth is the sort
of lover that all the world loves. Miss
Roosevelt Is the sun of his life. and
he does not care who knows it.
Three hundred Philadelphians in
dividualy and collectively. learned the
fact the other night and between them
they have let all Philadelphia into
the secret Tt was at the Clothier
Quaker dinner that the presidents
s0n-in -laW-tO- be allowed himself to be
carried away on the wings of romance.
Miss Roosevelt was sitting with the
guests of Mrs. ClOthier outside the
red room where the dinner to Lloyd
GriscOm was going on. and at which
speakers. Among other things, he
said:
LAS a recent speaker has said. I am
lucky man in more ways than one.
The applause I received, however. is
not mine because I shine if [ shine
at all, in reflected glory. 1t is late in
the evening, but I think I can see the
sun shining beyond the palms in the
other room"
a shout of approval went up and
the guests turned to catch Miss Roose-
Welt blushing. between the doors. sur
rounded by Mrs. Clothier and her
guests.
With this open and manly deolara-
ton of affection stH ringing in her
ears. Miss Roosevelt stepped into the
back seat of big motor car with Mr..
Iongworth for a ten-mile ride to DO
1obran. the Haverford residence of
The Griscoms.
Representative Grosvenor was a
dinner guest of "Dolobran." He
claims good deal of credit for the
happy ending to Representative Long-
worth's romance. In fact. the sen
eral looks upon himself as a rival Of
Cupid.
Alice and Nick are two splendid ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
Kansas RuraI 80.

Washington, Jan. 51=These rural
carriers have been appointed. kan
sas-Chase. route L. Clark Campbell
carrier. Cort Campbell substitute
Claain, route /. Walter Corley car
-rier, Blair NJ. CorIey substitute. Earle
ton route 1, Harry A Gaugnau car
rier. Thomas Gaughan substitute
route 2 Melvin NJ Dewey carrier
George A. Riley substitute: SedZwfcE.
route 1, Hiram D. Hackney carrier.
Roger H. Hackney substitute: route a
Roy Hogan carrier. Isaiah A. Andrews
substitute; Vliets, route /, Frank
Howell carrier, Werner Carlson sub
stitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
sNATCHE DFR0aI DEATH.
Dying Persons Restored to Life by
Hypnotic Influence.

New York, Jan. 31-That at the moment
of death the quality of suggestibility is
at its maximum and that through hyp-
motto suggestion patients given up BY
physicians may be brought back TO life,
is the latest discovery Of Or. JOHN D.
Quackenbos. as announced at "a meta
physical evening, held by the Enter
tainment' club last night DR.. Quacken-
Dos cited an instance where last June he
said that he saved the life of a uafienr
who had been given up BY the physicians.
Her condition. ne said. was the same
as a death sentence-temperatu 107lss
ing physicians had Withdrawn from the
case as beyond the pale of hope.
he stood by the Woman's bedside and
said: Adele you can not die Come
back. You have work 10 do on earth
Do not dare to say it is too late Assume
immediate control of your physical func-
Gradually the mental mist cleared
away, said the doctor. The physical
strength returned and today the girl IS
perfectly well In two other cases. corr
tinued the doctor, .'moribund patfen-r
one a judge Of prominence were recalled
from death by shouting in the ear at the
moment OF dissolution command 10 re-
turn. The method would further avail in
many cases of drowning, Of shock pni-
soning by gas and narcotic drugs We
are literally on the threshold Of discovery
Metaphysics seems destined IN the CEN
fury before US to demonstrate immortal
ity on reputable scientific grounds By ss-
tabHshing the facts and unfolding the
laws OF telepathy and cIairVoyance
Dr. Beatrice Binkle. formerly the VISIT
ing physician in a women's prison fn Cal
Iornla, told how she had cured morprira
and drink habits in women Of foruer
prominence through psychic suzrzztir,1r
No authenticated case Of a person }air'--
forced TO commit crime by hypnotic sfsr-
gestions, she said, was known.
Dr- ROBERT NJ. Taft spoke OF uerforr7fr =
through the induction of anesthesia s.
hypHOtic suggestion.