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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
Tribe. of Blue Eyed indians.

Red haired negroes are scarce enough,
but an equally curious freak Of nature
is seen in the Griegos Indians, near the
City of Mexico. They are light COM
plexioned, and the majority have blue
eyes and light hair. They dress prin-
cipally in two shades Of blue, and their
clothing is good and well made and
generally ornamented with the bead
and silk embroidery of which Indians
are so fond. Their houses are better
built and furnished than is usual
among Indians, and many have pianos
and other musical instruments, upon
which they play with considerable skill.
These Griegos have no commercial or
social connections with other tribes,
holding aloof from even those who live
at the base of the mountain on which
the village Is situated. They raise
their own food, do their own manu-
featuring have their own schools,
churches and social institutions and
seldom or never marry outside their
own tribe There is said to be another
tribe of blue eyed, fair haired Indians,
who have the appearance of Germans
living in the Sierra Madre mountains
in the state of Durango.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10

Burial in Westminster abbey is an
expensive honor, although the sums ex-
acted are considerably less than they
were up to the middle of the last cen
tury. The fees for interment are ar
ranged on the following scale: To the
Fabric fund, EGG, f36 or f46, according
to the degree of the person to be buried.
Other fees to dean, canons, choir, Off
GERS, verger, ETC., f34 IS. cd. In lieu
of scarves, etc, for choir ETC., f31
rs. 3d., making altogether col as. 3d.,
f1O1 As. Sd. or Eli as. 3d., according
to degree. Formerly the fees amounted
TO f150 or f160, besides the scarves,
hatbands and gloves charged in the un-
dertakers bill.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
An Odd Presentation.

DR.. William Osler in one of his Bal
timore lectures recited a quaint old
cure for the gout-a cure from a sew
enteenth century work that was de.
signed to show gout's hopelessness.
First, pick" said this odd cure, "a
handkerchief from the pocket Of
spinster of thirty-five who never wish
ed to wed; second, wash the handker-
chief in an honest miller's pond; third,
dry it on the hedge of person who
was never covetous; fourth, send it to
the shop of a physician who never kill
Ell patient; fifth, mark it with law
yer's ink who never cheated a client,
and, sixth, apply it hot to the gout tor
mented part. A speedy cure will fol-
low"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
Trout.

A trout is a trout from the day 1t is
born, but not until it gets into the
ocean is salmon, a salmon. While 1t
lives in river it is a parr. On the
western coast August and September
are the months for the principal run
of salmon. Early fall is the season for
eastern trout, followed by the German
brown and Loeb Leven in the late fall.
Winter and early spring are the sea-
son for rainbow trout, and along in
February comes the eastern brook
trout, which is followed by lake trout
and mylliss, commonly known as cut
throat trout, from peculiar red mark
ing on the throat.-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
spelling In the Year 14os.

BY the following, which is an exact
iopy of the first paragraph in the will
If Henry ". of England, written in
January, 140S, it will be seen that even
kings are not always good spellers:
In the name of God, Fadir, Son and
Holly Cost, three Persons and one God,
|, Henery. sinful wrech by the Grace of
God Kyng Of England and Fraunce,
and Lord of Irland, being in my hole
mynd, max my testament in manere
and forme that suyth, Fyrst, l be-
quethe to Almighty God my sinful soul,
the whyche had nevere been worthy of
the man, but thro' hys mercies and hys
erase, which lyffe haveth myspendyed
thereof put myselfe wholly in his
erase and mercye with all myn herte.
Also, / thanke my lords threw the
peple for the trew servyse that they
have dune unto me, and l ask them
forgyvnis If hasth mysentreted them
In eny wyse."
1t will also be noted that Henry, be-
sides not being up to the standard as a
speller, had peculiar habit of spelling
one word in from two to five different
ways.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
Historic Whent.

Experts on the subject of bread
grains say that wheat can be traced
back into the dim past across the line
marked by the advent of historic man
into the dim shades Of the stone age
1t has been known in Egypt and In the
valleys of the Euphrates and the Tigrls
since the time when history "runneth
not to the contrary" The prehistoric
races which formerly lived in the fa-
nous ''lake dwellings," which were
built on platforms supported by piles
driven In the lakes of Switzerland, had
their mealing stones, wheat mortars.
sickles and other grain harvesting and
fourmaklng apparatus at least 1000
years ago. Wheat found in ancient
Egyptian tombs and in the ruins of the
lake dwellings referred to is Identical
with that which we use today.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
TREE PLANTING.
Some Valuable Pointers That Are
Well Worth Remembering.

First cut off smoothly the broken
root ends which are over half an inch
in diameter; next trim the top if it
cannot be easily reached from the
ground after planting With an oak
or other hardwood tree cut back Sc
verely, reducing the number of buds
60 per cent to 80 per cent. If the
leader is cut off, tree later forms two
leaders, which are apt to split the
trunk and ruin the tree.
After the hole has been prepared it
should be partially refilled, so that the
the roots out straight. Work fine, mel
low soil under the center of the tree.
In the case of fine roots it may be nee
essary to do this with the fingers.
With coarse, fibrous roots the earth
can be packed in with pointed stick.
Next see that the tree stands yer-
tically. The simplest way is to stand
off, then hold up the shovel so that it
forms a plumb bob and take sight
Then stand around and look at the tree
from direction at right angles to the
first line of sight, seeing that the trunk
stands erect on both lines. Packing the
earth firmly around the center will
hold it in position in most instances.
Watering fall planted trees is rarely
necessary, as the ground will generally
have sufficient moisture.-Garden Mag
aZine
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
RIDING A CAMEL.
More Convenient and Less firing
Than Horseback Riding.

Camel riding in the desert of Sahara
is not so very fatiguing after one has
learned how. A veteran traveller in
that district describes the process:
Each riding camel has bride, or
rather a halter of plated leather like
an ordinary halter and the camel is
guided as a horse would be If riding
him with one rein only. The saddle is
most elaborate affair. To adjust
one properly on camers hump is an
art extremely difficult to master. First
two cushions of leather, stuffed with
grass straw, are placed on the animals
hump. and on these is set the saddle.
This latter consists of two wooden
forks, one in front and one behind, con-
nected by Il side board. Above this Is
placed the seat of the saddle, which is
built like q square saucer. The tops of
the wooden forks rising in front and
behind form two saddlehorns, and,
once one has negotiated his way into
the saucer and installed the feet and
legs by letting them, from the knee
downward hang over the front, one is
pretty safe from falling out. Cushions
and rugs placed In this saucerlike de-
preston add to the comfort. The sad
die is secured by wide girth and also
by shoulder strap and girth at the
back that takes the place of Il crupper.
There are, OF course no stirrups, The
foot merely hanging over the front.
After one has learned to avoid an oc.
caslonal dig In the middle of the back
from the hindmost horn and has be-
come accustomed to the weight of the
legs hanging over the front, camel rid
ing is very comfortable and far less
firing than horseback riding, especially
as ones position can be varied in many
ways by riding sidesaddle or crossing
the legs on the camel's neck. and so
forth. The long, swinging gait is
fairly easy, and one can move about
on a camePs back in manner that
would startle any ordinary horse.
''On the saddle are carried pair of
leather saddlebags, wherein | carry
books. maps, instruments, cartridges.
lunch and the like. From the horns of
the saddle are hung rifle, field glasses,
prismatic compass and water bottle.
Altogether 1t is pretty complete out
fitand only equaled by Chinese chair
for convenience in travelling when one
fishes to hunt and nap at the same
r mpn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
BOOKS AND A GENTLEMAN.

A gentleman does not have full
wine cellar and empty bookshelves.
\ gentleman does not possess box
of carpenters tools, but no paper knife.
a gentleman does not borrow good
works which he is in position to buy.
A gentleman does not cut books with
his fingers, even after having washed
his hands.
\ gentleman does not use eau de CO.
logne and read greasy volumes from a
circulating library.
A gentleman does not give his daugh-
ter a dowry of from $25,000 to $780,
0C0 and forget to provide her with a
bookcase.
4 gentleman does not talk about the
latest literature when he is acquainted
only with what has been said of it by
the reviewers.
A gentleman does not send to his
bookseller for parcel of books ON ap-
proval, and, after having read them,
return them, saying that none of them
suits him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
A Thirsty woodchuck.

One Of the best story tellers of his
time was Han Thompson of Auburn
Me. The following is what Han told
of what he and his brother John tried
to do in the way of catching wood
chuck: They had tried quite number
of times to capture the animal, but un-
successfully. AT last they decided TO
drown him out. SO, procuring four
pals, each took two, and they carried
water for two solid hours and poured
1t into the hole in the ground in which
the said "chuck" had taken up his
abode. Getting tired, they sat down.
After about half an hour the wood
chuck cautiously left the hole and ue-
libcrately walked down to the brook
AMI took long drink of water, and
then scooteG, much to the disgust of the
two boys.-Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10

In order to find a ships position
when approaching the land in a fog
soundlngs are taken with the deep sea
lead" This lead weighs twenty eight
pounds and is attached to a line which
is marked off in fathoms by bunting of
various colors, pieces of leather and
knots. Bored In the base of the lead
is hole about two inches deep, and
this is filed with tallow, so that the
gravel or shells at the ocean bottom
will adhere to 1t, and the nature of the
bed may be thus ascertained. When
the lead is thrown overheard the wa
ter's depth is noted on the line, and
this and the adherence to the tallow
when compared with the description
given on the chart will give the ships
position with tolerable accuracy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
FESTIVALS IN MOROCCO.
One Month when the Moor Fasts All
Day and Feasts All Night

traveller writes: ''In Morocco The
Nazarene can never tell how time
stands in relation to the Moorish year.
The MohammedGn calendar knows but
3o4 days, so, as the Moors lose some
eleven days In the year, their festivals
are constantly varying in date. The
most important, of course. is Rama
dan, when Moslems fast from the ris-
Ing to the setting of the sun during the
month. The Moor fasts all day and
feasts all night, and throughout the
small hours In certain Moorish cities
officials pass down the streets in sol
emn procession, armed with musical in
struments, and one at their head calls
upon the servants of God to eat and
drink before the advent of the dawn.
On one night toward the end of Ra-
MADAM 1t is well known that the gates
of heaven are opened in order that the
prayers of the faithful may be heard,
and 1t Is equally certain that all the
devils and genii are kept in some prison
of the underworld throughout the
month.
another feast of importance is the
Aid ell Kabeer, which takes place on the
tenth day of the last month of the Mo-
hammedan year. 1t celebrates the sac
ritice Of Ishmael mot Isaac by Abra-
ham on Mount Moriah. Certain pray
ers are said In the mosques, and after
these the cadi, standing in some prom
inent position, cuts the throat of
sheep that is then carried in basket
at headlong speed to the towns chief
mosque. If the sheep be alive when 1t
reaches the mosque, the ensuing year
will be prosperous one for the town.
By means of gun fire and trumpet call
all the city Is informed that the sacri-
fee has been killed. and then every
householder kills sheep on the thresh-
old Of his own home. This sheep has
been bought on the previous day and
tied up in readiness for the feast
"Stlll another festival of great i'm
portance in Morocco Is the Moolud,
which takes place in the month that is
called the spring of flowers 1t Is
usucitu III ny SllSlllS anu uuHtlnp anu
music and seems to be founded on some
old forgotten native festival. When
the Moolud comes round blue mark
is placed between the eyebrows of
young children in order that the evil
eye may be averted from them. The
festival Is also notorious by reason of
the performance of the Aisawi, the fol-
lowers of Mohammed bin Alsa of Me-
qulnez, the patron saint of snake
charmers
"These Aisawi may be compared
with the dancing dervishes of other
Mohammedan countries The Aisawi
are accustomed to repeat aloud SEN
tence that contains the master word of
their order, and they howl 1t until the
sound is not comparable to anything
one has heard before In moments of
extreme frenzy the devotees are known
to seize sheep or even dogs and tear
them to pieces with their hands. Some
may be seen devouring a sheep before
1t Is dead"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
Blind Men and Smoking.

why is it that a blind man never
smokes?" asked Smith the other day.
Because lie would not know whether
he was pulling on lighted cigar or an
unlighted one" replied Jones. eff
man shuts his eyes he can't tell wheth-
er he is smoking or not, unless he in
hales his smoke. The inhaler is gener-
ally able to feel it passing through the
double fues of his chimney nose. But
l have seen the experiment made Of
blindfolding smoker who doesn't in
hale and then placing lighted and I'M
lighted cigar in his mouth alternately.
He was never able to say when he was
smoking. He was absolutely uncon-
scious of the cloud Of blue vapor that
was blown from his mouth when he
had the lighted Havana between his
teeth. A man has to see it in order to
enjoy smoke"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
A Love Test.

This tale is told in the orient: A lady
one day found a man following her,
and she asked him why he did so. His
reply was, You are very beautiful,
and am In love with you" "Oh, you
think me beautiful, do you? There Is
my sister over there. You will find her
much more beautiful than l am. Go
and make love to her" On hearing
this, the man went to see the sister, but
found she was very ugly, so he came
back in an angry mood and asked the
lady why she had told him falsehood.
She then answered, why did you tell
me falsehood" The man was sur
prised at this accusation and asked
when he had done so. Her answer
was: you said you loved me. If that
had been true you would not have gone
to make love to another woman"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
VALUE OF OLD MEN.
Those OF Threescore Years Said TO DO
Most Useful Citizens.

America is the young mans country,
we are told, because so many of the
conspicuous figures among us are young
men. The thing is said conventionally,
as il there were some moral virtue In
being young; as If, too, the greatest
tragedy in American history was not
the death some forty years ago of half
Il million men in the prime of life,
which deprived our generation of its
wisest counselors. Experience is the
only school which gives degree hon
o!'ed Of all men, and man of three
score, with the vigor of life still in him,
should re the most useful citizen of
commuE';y. The awful catastrophe at
Baltimore furnished a splendid in
stance. The confagration had been
raging for twelve hours. Chief Hor-
ton of the fire department had been
disabled by live wire. The fighters
were without head. Then William
c. McAfee, veteran fire chief, retired
for age and accounted an old man, Of
fcred his services to the mayor. They
were accepted. Donning his oilskins
and grabbing his trumpet the old chief
went into action. At once the men
knew they had leader, They needed
one. The fire was roaring down to the
river bank, where were some great
resin works filed with turpentine.
And as they went so must go East Bal
timore.
There will be the deuce to pay if the
fire gets into that resin," yelled Nc
Afee through his trumpet. 'lf enough
of you men will follow me, We'll go in
there and dump the whole outfit into
the bay"
They followed the leader, and they
saved East Baltimore.-Leslie's Month
w.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
The Famous MamelulSes.

The mamelukes were a body of sol
diers who ruled Egypt for several hun
dred years. Their name is derived
from an Arab word which means slave,
and they We're originally captives from
Caucasian countries. In the middle of
the thirteenth century they were intro
duced into Egypt as the sultan's body
guard, but upon the accession of Turan
Shah, whom they hated, they over
threw him and elected one of them
selves in his place. For nearly 300
years they held the power thus usurp-
ed, and even when compelled to resign
1t they had much influence in Egypt.
In 1911 nearly all the mamelukes were
massacred by Mohammed Ali, and
those who then escaped to Nubia were
destroyed in 1920.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10

The nickname of the Ragged brigade
bestowed oi. the Thirteenth hussars
Is complimentary rather than detri-
mental to them, being reminder Of
the gallant services rendered and the
severe hardships endured by them
when serving in the peninsular war
under the Duke of Wellington. They
took part in no fewer than thirty-two
engagements and skirmishes, in addi-
tion to their share in general actions
In the course of the campaign the hard
service they had seen had reduced
their uniforms to tatters: hence their
nicllname.-London Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10

The historic stone known in Scotland
as the "Stone Of Destiny" in Ireland
as the Lila Fail' and in England as
Jacobs Pillar" or the "Scone" is said
to have been brought from Egypt to
Ireland by beautiful princess, who
placed it in Taras hall in $50 B. G. At
present this very ancient relic is fas-
tened underneath the coronation chair
In Westminster abbey. The stone is Of
dark color, streaked with red, and is
twenty-six inches long, sixteen inches
wide and eleven inches thick. Its sur
face is much defaced, and deep crack
almost divides it into two parts. Ira
ditlon says that this stone can be trac-
ed back to the plains of Luz, where
Jacob laid his head upon it and dream
ed his ladder dream, and that at the
captivity jeremiah carried it to Egypt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10

doing business under the Arm name OF W. ii.
Heckendorn Company, residence Punxsu-
tawney borough, "in that certain one story
brick building and the addition thereto, sit
uate In the borough of fPunxsutawney county
OF Jefferson and state of Pennsylvania on
the west side OF jefferson street, and on that
certain piece, parcel or lot of land bounded
and described as follows, to-wit Beginning
at q post on Jefferson street being the corner
OF lot belonging to John Zeitler and the south
east corner OF the lot herein described
thence In a westerly direction along lands
belonging to John Zeitler, John Langan, and
the heirs OF Jacob Zeltler to Pine alley
twenty-eight (gs) feet to u post thence Ia an
eastery direction along lot now or formerly
owned by A. n. McQuown 10 post on Jeffer-
son street thence in southerly direction
along Jefferson street twenty-eight t2S) feet
to the place OF beginning, being lot twenty
eight by about one hundred and fifty feet.
DISrILLERs.
L. Punxsutawney Distilling Co., a corpora
tion, at the distillery OF the Punxsutawney
Distilling TO-, in Punsutawney, Pa.
CYRUS ii. BLOOD,
CLERK OF the Court of Quarter Sessions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10

The frame for the picture is always
a sore question with the average artist,
as any one Of them will confess and
any frame maker testify to. Most
painters have definite ideas on how
their canvases should be framed, but
when 1t comes to ordering and paying
for them, that is another matter. AS
great an artist as AlmaTadema al
ways designed his own frames, and
not few New York painters design
and make their own. There Is one
Boston artist who began by making his
own frames after his own designs, and
his effects were so artistic that several
Of his colleagues In that city begged
him to make frames for them. He
consented to do this in few cases,
until the fame of his work spread
abroad and as result he received so
many orders that he set up frame
making shop of his own.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
The Wind Sail.

1t frequently happens that after dis
charging cargo Of a particularly
malodorous nature 1t is necessary to
let the air reach certain parts of the
hold Of vessel not served by the fixed
regulation ventilators. To effect this
purpose portable canvas ventilator,
called wind SAIL" Is employed. 1t is
cylindrical in shape and is kept in po-
sition by means Of stays. When 1t is
erected the air blows down 1t, and the
bold is soon pure once more.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
A Natural. ConcIusinn,

A little New York girl, whose brief
experience Of life was confined to ex-
1stence in an apartment house, was
visiting In Philadelphia not long ago.
One afternoon, to amuse the child, her
cousin showed her number of pho
tographs and views, meanwhile ex-
planning and answering questions con-
cerning them. One Of them was pic
fure of Windsor castle, which, she was
told, was the residence of the late
Queen Victoria. After looking at 1t a
moment she innocently inquired, what
1ioor did she live onY-Lippincott's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-10
Lnther For Shaving.

1t is commonly assumed that soap is
used in shaving for the purpose of sof-
tening the hairs. This, however, it
seems, is mistake. 1t is used, on
the contrary, to render them hard, dry,
stiff and brittle; in which condition
they best yield to the blade. Hair be-
ing naturally oily, the razor would
either slip over the limp hair without
cutting it, or entering about half way
bend the hair back and slice it length
wise, all the while stralning 1t most
painfully at the root, and as razor
would thus slice and pull probably a
number of hairs at once the pain pro-
duced would be intense. Most shay
ing soap contains q free alkall, either
potash or soda, which combines with
and so removes the oil Of the hair,
leaving only the hard fiber, dry ard
stiff, as may be seen by taking a solu-
tion of carbonate of soda and dipping
a single hair into 1t.