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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

or the unfortunate Anne Bolcyn,
who was the second wife of King Hen
ry VIII. Of England and who was be
headed in 1886, writer says; even
Mt this distance of time she rises be
fore us as n living, breathing woman
of flesh and blood. She was witty, pas
slonate, vlvacious and moody in turns;
she was essentially variable and jour
nallere. After her elevation to the
throne she became vindictive and
cruel, but she had many charming
qualities. While awaiting her doom at
the Tower she was wretched and mer-
ry in turns, sometimes initiating her
uncle Norfolk, who had conducted her
to the Tower, with his head shakings
and his Tut, tut, tut sometimes call
Ing for supper directly after dinner,
sometimes deep in her devOtions. 1t is
the same Anne to the last-high spirit
ed, unreasonable, with highly strung
nerves and good deal of courage at
the back Of her tendency to be hys-
terical."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
HUNTING BEARS.
n You Meet a Wounded GrixxIy Give
Him IA Wide berth.

A wounded grizzly Is n mean thing
to fight, and II there Is Il tree handy It
Is n pretty good thing to climb II any
thing gets wrong with your shooting
irons. | do not think a grizzly Will
climb n tree, though brown and black
bears will. Any bear Is pretty sure to
fight If crippled, but | know there Is
this difference between n black or
brown bear and n grizzly: If you meet
a black bear face TO face unexpectedly
give him five seconds and he will be
out Of sight, but meet grizzly the
same way and give him Ave seconds
and you will he out of business.
About the most fascinating way TO
hunt bear, which Is even better than
night work. Is to trail him right to his
home ana meet him I'm broad daylight
on his own doorstep, MS II were. 1t can
be done, but everything must be just
right, The ground might be covered
with light fall OF snow, and the snow
ought to be melting. Then the twigs
won't break. One has to be very care
ful, and when bruln Is found, which Is
generally at the foot Of n large tree,
one must never forget that instead of
one there may be two, and, In that
case, one must be able TO shoot fast
ana straight and implicit confidence in
the gun he carries Is about the best
stock In trade man can possess.
About the surest place TO shoot bear
to stop him quickly, to my way OF
thinking Is directly in the brain. 1t Is
really not hard shot usually at short
range, and It puts him out mighty
qulck.-Field and Stream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
GREAT NEUROPATHS.
suEerings of Some Of the Captains of
the World.

OF supreme captains of the world
there are but six or seven, and scarce
one among them exhibits genius In It's
healthlest colors. In ambush for near
ly all of them some form of nerve dis
order turks. Grotesque as the state
ment seems, epilepsy, manifest In
greater or In less degree, revolves upon
their destinies. Charlemagne, the great
and wise captain Of the Franks, who
stands for feudal civilization, who
"snatched from darkness all the lands
he conquered" and who reared nn EN-
pire that no hand but his was able to
control, Is almost the sole exception.
What says the bead rolf
At thlrty-two Alexander the Great,
who had reckoned himself god, died
during, or just after, one of his frenetlc
orgies. Caesar the foremost man of
the ancient world, had strange convul-
sions In his Inter years, and II may be
that the dagger of Brutus saved him
from declining into madness. Marlbor-
ough, who was married to violent
woman, and whose only son died in
boyhood, was epllcptic during his last
ten years Of life. The adventurous and
daring Give, world famous md the
conqueror of India, at forty was de-
cldedly n neuropath. In his memorable
duel with brother officer he missed
his aim, flung away his weapon, and
cried: "Shoot and be damned | said
you cheated, and say so still" Give
vas passionate, morbid, gouty, and an
Cjium eater. At fOrty-nine, rich and
OF unstlntcd reputation, he committed
suicide. Wellington was distinctly cpl
leptlc. His faintlng fits after Water
loo were frequent, and II was an at
tack Of epilepsy that carried him OFF
The Romnnoi's have been homeopathic
for nearly three centuries, and one of
the cplleptic fits of Peter the Great Is
said TO have lasted three days"
had fits In his youth, and was gouty,
bald and scrofulous.
Frederick the Great from the face
of whose father, when he took n walk,
says Macaulay, "every human being
fied'), reared In perfect hell Of pal
ace, had certain general unsoundness
of mind, TO which mercy was altogeth-
er foreign. The stock Of Oliver Crom-
well was not overhealthy, and OF the
homeopathic tendencies of the Protector
himself there ls sufficient evidence.
Mohammed-but let Mohammed rest.
Joan OF Arc, the divine glrl-woman,
seer and soldier. who came from her
sheepfolds Of Lorraine to make victori-
GUS the oriflamme Of France, Joan
heard voices and saw visions and was
kissed, she said, by the celestals.-
Tighe Hopkins in London Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
The Call of the wild.

Most of our song birds have three
notes expressive of love, alarm and
fellowship. The latter call seems to
keep them in touch with one another.
l might perhaps add to this list the
scream of distress which most birds
utter when caught by cat or a hawk
the voice Of uncontrolled terror and
pain which is nearly the same in all
specles-dissonant and piercing. The
other notes and calls are characteristic,
but this last is the simple screech Of
common terrified nature.-John Bur
roughs in Country Life In America.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

Many people who sign themselves
Higgins have sought to prove that their
surname is derived from the name
borne by st. Hyginus, tracing it
through the old English form "St.
Ygyn." But according to an authority
their name is really connected with
IKE" short for Isaac, or, rather, with
"IIillle," the form in which 'Ike" ap-
pearcd in Langland's time. Isaacs,
Isaacson, Hicks, Hlggs, Hickson and
Higson would thus be different YER
sions of the same name, while Higgins
is merely modified by the addition of
the Anglo Norman dimnutive. Anoth-
er school derives Huggins, Hutchinson
and Higgins alike from Hugh, or, more
exactly, from Hugonis, the genitlve Of
the Latin Hugo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
MARINE SUPERSTlTlONS.
The Changing Tides and the Launch
Ing of the Wick Smack.

The Changing Tides and the Launch
Ing of the Wick Smack.
In Orkney the ebb and flow of the
tides were attributed TO the breathing
of sen monster which lay outstretcl-
ed on the confines of the world SO gl-
gantlc was he that the simple acts of
expiration and inspiration took twelve
hours TO perform. The resemblance
between this nature myth and that of
the Greeks IL very remarkable. North
country sailors scOrned at one time TO
use n compass, for by the motion of
the ninth wave, the mother wave, they
could even in the densest fog, ascer-
tain their exact whereabouts and gain
the shore In safety. The launching of
a Wick smack was for years regarded
as unlucky unless the words which fol
low were repeated by the onlookers:
Fac rocks an saans.
An barren lan's
Keeps free,
Weel DOT, weel In.
WI n gweed shot.
Harmful If not fatal results are be-
lleved to follow the utterance of GER
tain words at sea. The salmon Is ever
a "fine bit fish," and swine, minister,
kirk, hare and numerous other words
are solemnly interdIcted. The presence
OF minister in n boat Is by many re-
garded with grave concern, and II is
sometimes with the utmost difficulty
that Il crew can he induced TO 20 to sea
If minister is on board. Those who
have sailed with these half Morse, half
Celtic fishers must have taken note of
the method adopted TO raise the ''wun."
The mainmast Is scratched energetic
ally, and the men "whustlc" the while
London Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
GAY FASHIONS OF TIE PAST
DBndies of Past Centuries would
Make solomon Look sad.

Compared with the gay apparel worn
by the dandles of the past ages the
youths of our time In the gayest of
gay ralment make but poor show.
The bishop of ely In the fourteenth
century had n change of raIment for
every day In the year. The Earl of
Nortlumbcrland boosted no less than
sixty cloth Of gold suits at this time.
In Queen Mary's time the wardrobe
of bishop must have been The envy
Of Solomon for the variety and costll-
ness Of It's contents and even Il simple
village priest wore "a vestment of
crimson satin, vestment of crimson
pearls, etc"
In the time of Chaucer the men wore
clothes as many colored as Josephs
coat, 50 that while one leg would be n
blaze Of crimson the other would be
trlckcd out In green, blue or yellow
without any regard for harmony or
contrast.
Even as late ms the middle of the
eighteenth century a dandy would
dress himself In vivid green coat, II
walstcoat of scarlet, yellow breeches
and blue stockings
And the gentleman of few years
later wore, among other vagarles, n
coat OF light green, with sleeves too
small for the arms and buttons too big
for the sleeves; pair of fine Manches-
ter breeches without money In their
pockets; clocked silk stockings; club
of hair behind larger than the head
which carried It; hat not larger than
n slxpence.
II was common thing In the early
part of the eighteenth century for n
man of fashion to spend several hours
daily In the hands of his valet Among
the many operations which took up
this time was "the starchlng OF the
beard and the proper perfumlng Of the
garments, the painting OF the face and
amounting with oils, tlncturcs essences
and pomatums."-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

The steam engine goes back to Hero
Of Alexandria, in the third century
II. G. Brancn, nm Italian, in 1929, made
an engine which blew steam against
vnnes and thus made wheel spin.
The first actual steam engine was
made by Captain Snyey, an English
man, to whom, in 1903, patent was
granted for steam engine to raise
water. In 1905 Thomas Newcomer
made vacuum steam engine. But the
steam engine Of today, which has
wrought such Il tremendous evolution
in industry and society, was the in
vention of the Englshman James
Watt, and the first patent bears date
of June 3, lTG0 Scrapbook.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
THE FLAGEOLET.
IL Has Always Been the Love Flute
Of the Apache Indian.

OF the Apache indian.
The 1ageolet Is of peculiar interest
to Americans, as from time immemo-
rial 1t has been the medium through
which the Indian youth courted their
sweethearts at distance when they
were SO unfortunate as to be unable
to gain personal audience.
The love or counting flute OF the Apa-
che Is made Of round stick of cedar
about twenty-four inches long, split
lengthwise and followed to form an air
chamber A hole Is made on each side
of this diaphragm and a shallow air
passage cut from one hole TO the other.
Above It cap of wood Is placed for
the purpose of covering the upper hole
and the air channel. The lip is made
of thin sheet of lead and the whole
bound together with n slender thong.
In the tube part or body of the instru-
ment are placed six finger holes, n
condition That points unmistakably to
the influence of contact with the white
man.
The fageolet, as ordinarily under
stood, may be described as n whistle
headed flute. In the seventeenth cen
fury English ladies often played on 1t.
Sometimes two or three 1ageolet tubes
were constructed with one head for the
purpose of introducing notes in har-
mony. These were called double or
triple nageolcts, and a patent was TAX
en- out for this instrument by one
Balnbrldgc.
An old English diary Of 1867 contains
this quaint reference to the double
flagcolet: "To Dumbleby's, the pipe
maker, there TO advise about the max
ing of n Hagcolet to 20 low and soft,
and he do show me way which to do,
and also "A fashion of having two pipes
of the same note fastened together, so
as | can play on one and then echo 1t
upon the other. which is mighty pret-
ty."-American Inventor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

The illustrious men In history who
were distinguished ms much for the
fascination which they exercised over
the fair sex as for their talents and
ability were, ms n rule, plain and In
significant In appearance. Julius Gaze
sar was n very Ill favored man, and
yet when a mere STRIPPING, before his
fame In Rome, girls of his own age
sighed for him and mature womon
longed for his love. Among the men Of
later times who were renowned In like
manner We're Sir Philip Sidney, plain
almost TO ugliness; Paul Scarron, the
comic poet, cripple; Voltalre, unmls-
taknbly ugly, and Rousseau, whose
manners were awkward as his face
was plain, while John Wilkes, who had
the power TO subIugate any woman
who spoke TO him FOR even flve min
utes, was admitted by his own show
ing TO be the ugllest man In England
in his time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

At one time in England all gentle
men" wore swords as well as boards,
and their habit of drawing these weap-
ons to settle the most trivial disputes
Is said to have had much to do with
the cut and styles in boards. During
this sword wearing period all "bluff-
ers" wore their boards cut and hacked
In most outlandish shapes, trying to
convey the impression that they were
bad men, who had been in many ter
rife sword combats.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
Her Finnce.

A West Philadelphia family was Mt
supper one night, talking about the en-
gngement Of one of the daughters
whose wedding was soon to be. The
negro servant, who acted ms waitress,
laundress, etc, had just brought into
the dining room the dessert, when one
of the girls asked, Virginia, have you
seen Edlth's fance2" "Lawsl l doan
know, honey" she replied. Hit amt
been I'm de wash Wit"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
Mntrim oninI ITendenc cies.

We always tend to run to extremes in
our social fashions, and it is therefore
not without some interest, one may
even say anxiety, that we shall watch
the very decided tendency of society
women to marry men very much youn-
ger than themselves. There may come
q day when an age limit may have to
be nstituted.-London World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
Stingy.

A lawyer was pleading case before
a jury the other day. The party on the
other side had a reputation for stingi-
ness. "Why, gentlemen of the jury"
said Sutton In his speech, "if an ant
would carry grain of sand off that
fellows arm he would law him clear to
the supreme court and back"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
IL WOuld Come

"Id like to go away for the rest of
the week, SIR" said the tired book
keeper
There Is no need for you to do
that" replied the employer. "Stay
here, and the rest of the week will
come to you"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
His CrR mp.

81 have been suffering much Of late"
he said, with writer's cramp." And,
smiling wnnly, he frightened his belt
two holes.
Here is where It usually takes me-"
he explained, pattlng his concave stom-
ach.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
Sure Thing.

Teacher-A miracle is going against
the natural order of things. Are mira
cles performed today2 Bright Boy
Yes'm. Teacher-Name one. Bright
Boy-Well, mamma says that papa Is
always turning night into day.-Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
On che Safe side.

Studcnt-Then how much does the
suit come TO for cash? Tailor-F'ifty
marks. Student-And If paid for by
instnllmentsf Tailor-A hundred marks
only IN that case you will have to
pay half down.-From the German.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

Where necessity ends curiosity be-
gins, and no sooner are we supplied
with everything that nature can de-
mand than we sit down to contrlve ar
tihcial uDetltes.-Johnson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
What she Wanted.

Agent-Here, madam, is book that
will tell you how to manage husband.
Woman-But, my dear lady, what l
want is book that will tell me how to
get one, and I'll manage him all right.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

The boy is taught at school that the
earth is not square. By and by he
finds out for himself that the same
thing is true of good many of tho
peoDle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06

Joy is as much virtue as benen-
cenee is.-Vandyke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
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WINDSOR HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

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Three minutes walk from the Reading Ter
minal. Five minutes walk from the Penna
X. X. Depot. European plan 81 90 per day and
upward. American plan s2.00 per day,
Prank NJ. Scheibley. Manager.
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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-11
GARDEN AND FARM NOTES.

To save space and labor, pull out
the early radishes and peas when
through bearing and set out cabbage
or other late plants.
Be on the lookout for squash and
cucumber bugs; they sometimes come
"all at once" and before you know it
all the plants are ruined.
A bad road puts the farmer out Of
bushes for six months every year!
Who or what does it put in?
Feed literally the dams Of sucking
colts to produce plenty of milk. AL
falfa or clover hay, good oats and
wheat bran will do the trick.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-11
AIR IRRIGATION FOR
THE GROWING OF CROPS
Success OF an Indiana Farmer in Re.
claiming Land on a Clay
Farm.

Will v. Rocker, attorney, who, fol-
lowing a severe injury in a Monon
wreck several years ago, returned to
the sod as a farmer to restore his
shattered nerves, has attracted the at
tention of the department Of agricult-
ure at Washington, and the indica.
lions are that the credit will be given
to him Of being the father of a new
method of irrigation and drainage.
Secretary Wilson and his experts
are watching the results that are fol-
lowing the trial Of Rockers discovery
or new system on his farm two miles
east Of Broad Ripple, Ind.
He is succeeding in accomplishing
the feat Of making two-and some
times three-blades grow where one
grew before; of raising SO bushels of
corn on land that for years averaged
between 80 and 40 bushels; of grow
Ing 80 bushels of oats to the acre,
while his neighbors are growing only
rs or 30, and Of rehabilitating and re-
in~vigorating poor, misused, clay land.
According to the experts of the de.
partment of agriculture at Washing.
ton, he is doing this by methods that
are absolutely new, and that, while
expensive, are profitable.
The Rocker farm lies on the ele-
waited water shed between Fall creek
and White river. In fact. the rainfall
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-11
PROGRESS IN CULTIVATION
OF PLANTS FOR DRUGS
BY Rodney n. True, Psychologist in
Charge Of Drug Plant Investisa-
ton, Bureau of Plant Industry.

From the most ancient times man
kind has turned to the plant world not
only for foods and ibers, but also for
medicinal substances to combat his
physical ailments; and, in spite of the
important contributions made by
chemistry, and in later days by organ
therapy, to the materia medica, the
vegetable kingdom still forms the
most important single source to which
the physician turns for d~isease-coun.
teracting substances.
An examination of the official list
Of crude drugs Of plant origin develops
the fact that a large proportion Of the
species represented is found growing
in the United States. Many of them
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-11
Purple Coneflower-WhoIe Plant at
Time of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES About
Twenty Inches.

of those valuable wild plants which
are most seriously threatened are an
obvious necessity if the products con.
cerned are not to disappear from the
materia medica. The proper utiliza.
ton of such weeds as possess useful
properties would not only tend to
check their spread, but would make
them the source of income sufficient
at least to pay for their removal when
rightly handled. It is even possible
that the cultivation Of some Of the
weeds furnishing products most in
demand might prove financially profit
able.
The cultivation Of the cascara sa-
grada tree, Rhamnus purshiana Dc,
has been made a subject Of study for
about two years. The tree producing
this useful bark, known as cascara
sagrada, is a native Of the upper Pa
cifc coast region, where it chooses
moist situations in the mountains.
This usually small tree grows readily
from seed sown in rich wood soil. and
makes a fair growth the first year.
It is under observation both at Wash
lngton, D. c., and at Ebene2er, g. Q.
The demand for this bark is great,
not only in America, but to an ircreas-
Ing degree in foreign lands, and since
the amount of available material
wherewith to supply this demand is
decreasing rapidly and considerable
time is required to grow trees large
enough to peel, it is apparent that
In the not very distant future a short
age is inevitable.
Among other wild drug plants now
rapidly disappearing to which atten-
ton is being given by the bureau Of
plant industry may be mentioned
Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega,
end e%chinacea, or purple conelower.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-11

The latter plant Is a member of the
aster family, and grows %scatteringly
over considerable areas Of the plains
In Kansas and Nebraska. This drug
has come into special prominence in
the last few years, and is much In
demand, an increasing foreign COZ.
sumption being noted in addition to
the quantity necessary to satisfy
home demands. Although formerly
an easy drug to obtain at reasonable
prices, echinacea has become increas-
ingly rare during the last few years,
with a consequent rise in price. The
transplanted plants at Washington
are making a very promising growth,
and the outlook for successful cult
walton is good.
There is a considerable number Of
kinds of plants occurring frequently
along roadsides, in fence corners and
waste places, or even among the
crops, which furnish products used
in greater or less quantities as crude
drugs. Among these may be men.
toned a few species which have re-
ceiyed attention. The so,called Amer.
lean wormseed, used, as It's name in.
dicates, as a vermifuge, consists OF
the dried fruits Of Chenopodium an.
thelminticum l.. Another weed re.
garded with great hostility by farmers
generally is the well.known Unison
weed, Datura stramonium l..
The feasibility of cultivating foreign
drug plants as a commercial enter.
prise depends on a number of factors.
1t Is necessary, first of all, to know
whether the species concerned will do
we'll under the conditions which we
have to give them. Secondly, it must
be ascertained whether the resulting
product has the desired properties
among the new surroundings. Third
ly, the question must be faced wheth.
er, with the economic conditions pre-
vailing in the region concerned, it is
possible for the cultivator to realize
a profit sufficient to repay him for his
efforts.
Among the important minor crude
drug importations may be mentioned
belladonna and digitalis. The bella
donna plant, Atropa %belladonna L.,
supplies the leaf and root drugs