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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
Fish Hawks Nest on a Buoy.

Of all places that bird would select
to make a nest the top of a day bea-
con, a channel mark, bobbing up and
down on the waves of the river,
seems to be the most remarkable, but
this is what fish hawk has done il
one Of the buoys down river. The
steamboat men have noticed for sew
eral days past mass of twigs, straw,
rags and other odds and ends in the
top of the beacon marking the Me-
tomplting shoal, off Riverside wharf,
and a day or two ago they saw fish
servation disclosed that his mate was
sitting on the nest.
The buoy has a conical-shaped top,
with a depression in it, and surround
ed by wirework forming a sort of open
cage. In the depression the nest has
been placed, and here the birds will
raise their family, free from moles.
tation, for they are two or three miles
from the nearest land. The bird home
is near the base of food supplies.
The father bird has but to step
out to the door of his house, either
front or back, and, watching the wa
ter lawn for a moment or two, make
a dive and come up with a supply of
food for his family. 1t looks as if it
we're a pair of wise birds which Sc
lected a nesting place. Washington
Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
BACK To PULPIT
What Food Did For a Clergyman.

A minister OF Elizabethtown tells
how Grape-Nuts food brought him
back to his pulpit: Some years
ago l had an attack of what seemed
to be La Grippe, which left me in
complete state of collapse and l suf-
fered for some time with nervous
prostration. My appetite failed,
lost flesh until was mere skeleton,
life was burden to me, l lost inter
est in everything and almost ia
everybody save my precious wife.
Then on the recommendation of
some friends l began the use OF
Grape-Nuts food. At that time was
a miserable skeleton, without appe-
tite and hardly able to walk across
the room; had ugly dreams at night,
no disposition to entertain or be en-
tertained and began to shun society.
II finally gave up the regular min
istry, indeed l could not collect my
thoughts on any subject, and became
almost hermit. After / had been
using the Grape-Nuts food for short
linC uloCOftItu IutI L was IdhlIlS
on new life and my appetite began to
improve / began to sleep better and
my weight increased steadily; l had
lost some so pounds, but under the
new food regime / have regained al
most my former weight and have
greatly improved in every way.
II feel that owe much to Grape
Nuts and can truly recommend the
food to all who require a powerful
rebuilding agent delicious to taste
and always welcome" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
A true natural road to regain health,
or hold 1t. is by use of a dish of
Grape-Nuts and cream, morning and
night. Or have the food made into
some Of the many delicious dishes
given in the little recipe book found
in pkgs.
Ten days trial of Grape-Nuts helps
many. There's reason"
Look in pkgs. for copy of the
famous. little book. The Road to
Wellville."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
What one Negro Has Done.

During his recent visit to Oklahoma
Booker T. Washington spoke very
highly of what the negroes of the
territories had accomplished. If all
of them were like G. w. Spraigns, a
negro bricklayer in Guthrie, his
praises would be more than justified
Spraigns, who is now 50 years old
has acquired a tract embracing about
IA lots, which he bought when they
were cheap, and they have improved
in value. He has IA children, all of
whom have received a common school
education. Three of them are grad
yates of the negro university at
Langston and are now teaching
school, while three more are students
In the university. One son is in the
army and another is a prosperous
farmer in Oklahoma The old man
says that all Of the younger children
shall go on and receive a college
training so as to give them the right
sort of start in life.-Kansas City
Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
Kitchen Of the Sultan.

The imperial kitchen of the Sultan
Of Turkey is more like fortress than
a place to cook his meals, Tor II has
an armov plate door and is fitted with
locks which can be opened by only
one man. AS each course is prepared
It is placed on a silver dish, which Is
sealed with red wax by the kelardjhi,
the official responsible for his SOW
ereign's food and then black vel
vet cover is placed over the dish to
keep 1t warm. A procession of peo-
pie follow the meal into the imperial
chamber, the seals being broken in
the Sultan's presence, and often the
kelardjhi is requested to taste some
particular dish. The cost Of the Sui
tan's food does not exceed $1,000 a
year, for it is mostly entrees and
boiled eggs, but to feed the numerous
members of his household and pay al
domestic expenses lessons his annual
income of 22,000,000 to G14,0OO a
week-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

In many families the education of
the children is committed almost ex-
clusively to the schools, and this suf-
ficiently accounts for the atroGlous err
rors of speech often noted in circles
where we might expect better things.
1t matters not how faithful the teach
er may be, the child will inevitably
initiate the language heard at home,
and forget the instruction of the
school. When the child hears incor-
rect language in the family and i'm
bibes 1t freely from -,-ious books he
Is probably going to speak ingram
matically as long as he lives. A
writer on the educational process says
that the years from eight to twelve
constitute the habit-forming period
This Is the time to break the human
colt, in some sense the widest of all
animals" Errors in the use of the
mother tongue adopted during this
time are difficult to correct --Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
To Cure Thumb Sucking.

Taking an appropriately sized thin
rubber ball, an oval hole is cut to
loosely fit the wrist, and the surface
ventilated by very numerop= punches
with a stable harness punch. A
cheesecloth bag is sewed on to the
oval hole, and a tape run in and out
Of the cloth at this aperture, which
can be gently tied at the wrist. A
woolen mitten can be worn within
this II required for cold weather. Sew
eral sizes have to be made at inter
walls of tive months, to allow for
growth. For half an hour night and
morning these are removed and the
child taught gradually to pat a cake
and play with her own hands. After
four months the child will be COM
pletely broken of the habit, but still
must wear them at night as a pre-
cautionary measure.-New York Medi-
cal Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
M ISIS ANNIE HENDREN, Rocklyn,

Nj ISIS ANNIE HENDREN, Rocklyn,
INl Wash, writes:
II feel better than haze for over four
years. | have taken several bottles Of
Peruna and one bottle of Manalin.
81 can now do all of my work in thu
house, milk the cows, take care of the
milk, and so forth. Ithfnk Peruna Il
a most tDOnderJuI M edcffne.
II believe / would be in. bed to-day Il
| had not written to you for advice. I
had taken all kinds of medicine, but none
did me any good.
"Peruna has made me a DelJ and
happy girl. can never say too much
for Peruna"
Not only women of rank and leisure
praise Peruna, but the wholesome, useful
women engaged in honest toll would not
be without DR.. Hartmans world renowned
remedy.
The Doctor has prescribed it for many
thousand women every year and he never
fails to receive a multitude of letters like
the above, thanking him for his advice,
and especially for the wonderful benefits
Peceived from Peruna.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

from light weight flannel it is admir-
able for outings in the mountains or
by the seashore, while it suits both
the separate waist and entire gown
equally well. AS Illustrated white
butchers linen is used, held by pearl
buttons.
The waist is made with fronts and
back and is finished at the neck with
coat collar and lapels. The left
front is supplied with a pocket and
the sleeves are in shirt waist style.
The chemisette is entirely separate
and closed at the back while the
waist is closed at the front with but
tons and buttonholes.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards,
twenty-one, three and a half yards
twenty-seven or two and three.
eighths yards thirty-six inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
Oriuin of an Old Phrase.

Every dog has its day" The first
person who said so, many good
Shakespeareans may have supposed,
was Hamlet, who observes The cat
will new and dog will have his day
as his exit words in the church
yard scene. But two earlier instan-
ces, of the saying we're unearthed for
DR.. Murray's dictionary. Forty years
before Hamlet" Haywood wrote:
But, as every man saith, dog hath
his daie;" and the first recorded per-
son to say it was none other than
Queen Elizabeth, who remarked:
Notwithstanding, as dog hath a
day, SO may perchance have time to
declare 1T in deed" The origin OF
the saying is lost In sntiquity.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
Fancy Blouse Waist.

The fancy waist is in constant de-
mand and new and fresh designs are
therefore quite certain to find a
hearty welcome. This one is abso-
lutely novel and can be treated in
various ways. In the illustration
white mercerized batiste is combined
with a simple all-over lace edged
with frills of Valenciennes, the effect
being as dainty and chic as we'll
can be. All the many lingerie
materials are, however, appropriate,
and the trimming portion can be of
embroidery quite as well as of lace,
or it can be cut from the material
and embroidered by hand. Indeed.
countless variations might be sug-
gested In addition to all these uses
the waist makes an admirable ono
for the popular thin silks and serves
equally well for the separate blouse
and the entire gown.
There is a fitted lining which can
be used or omitted as material rem
ders desirable and the waist itself
consists of the front and the backs
that are tucked to form a deep yoke
The front portion Of the trimming is
cut in two sections that are Tapped
one over the other and are held by
ornamental buttons, while that of
the back consists Of straight straps
and curved portions. The closing Is
made invisibly beneath the box pleat
at the back, and there is choice
allowed of elbow or full length
sleeves.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and one
half yards twenty-one, three and Q
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
SCIENCE FOR SMOKERS.
All About Meerschaum and Its Man
dfacture Into Pipes.

Despite our familiarity with meer.
schaum, as used in pipes, 1t is safe to
say that few of us have more than
vague idea of the peculiar proper
ties of this substance, or the condi-
tion in which 1t occurs in nature. Nor
may its chemical designation as a
hydrous silicate of magnesia of the
formula Mg2Si3O3 +2H2O prove very
enlightening. The ancients believed
the substance to be petrifed sea
foam, hence the German name Meer-
schaum, meaning sea foam; and a
very apt name it is, for the mineral
is very white and so light that it will
float when dry. Pieces of meer-
schaum have been found floating in
the Black Sea which were evidently
washed out of their matrix by the
waves. This may also have had its
influence on the sea foam theory of
its formation.
Meerschaum is found in best quail
ity and most abundant quantity in
Asia Minor, though 1t also occurs in
Greece, Spain, Moravia and Morocco,
and even in this country in South
Carolina. The riches mines are on
the plains of Eskishehr, $50 miles
southeast of Constantinople. One of
these mines is said to be a thousand
years old, and consists of about two
thousand pits within an area of six
miles, all but about $50 of which
faI tho, IN
ours in nodules or Jumps of various
and irregular sizes, buried in the al
luvial deposit of the plain. Another
mine comprises three thousand pits,
only one hundred of which are being
worked. The material is mined by
the inhabitants of surrounding vii
lagos, and transported in the rough
to Eskishehr.
The meerschaum pipe factory of
this city illustrates the process of
forming the material into pipes. The
largest pieces are cut with a band
saw to a convenient size, after which
the meerschaum is soaked in water
until it becomes quite soft. Meer-
schaum when wet becomes very
soapy, and will produce quite lath-
er if rubbed. In fact, the material
serves as a very good substitute for
soap, and is thus used in Morocco.
Meerschaum dust makes an excellent
cleaning powder for removing spots
from fabrics.
After being thoroughly soaked the
meerschaum can be cut like cheese,
and it is then shaped with knife to
the form of pipe. When dry the
bowl and stem shanks are drilled.
In the selection of meerschaum
pipe one should be careful not to
pick a dead white specimen. That
which is of slight creamy color
will soonest take on that beautiful
rich yellow brown shade which so
delights the smoker. Nor should
the meerschaum be too light, as that
is an indication that 1t is too porous
to color properly, while on the other
hand, very heavy meerschaum may
be almost too dense to absorb the
coloring nicotine. A great many So
called meerschaum pipes are made
from artificial meerschaum, a mate
rial composed of chips and dust of
meerschaum bonded with some solu-
tion and moulded into blocks. The
artificial product is somewhat heav-
ier than the genuine. There are
still other ways of initiating meer-
schaum, and novice will find diff
Guilty in successfully selecting a gen.
uine meeschaum pipe of good qaul.
ity.-Scientifc American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
First to Reach the Top.

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
received a dispatch from his brother,
the Duke OF Abruzzi, stating that he
had succeeded in reaching the sum-
nit of Mt. Bowenzori, which had nev-
er before been climbed. The noun
tain is situated between Lakes Al
bert Nyanza and Albert Edward
Nyanza, and is $4,000 feet above the
sea level. The duke who has ac-
complished this feat is the same in
dividual who has the honor of having
succeeded in getting nearer the North
Pole than any other white man.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
EMBROIDERED BABY CAPS

The baby caps cut from a straight
piece OF embroidery, shaped at the
ends, and trimmed with lace around
the face, are very nice for the small
baby whose caps 30 soon become
rumpled, for they spread out fat upon
their draw strings, and may be wash.
ed and ironed with very kttle trouble.
The particular point in their con.
struction is to shape the ends proper.
ly so that the cap fits well about the
back Of the little head.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
One Way TO Advertise

A preacher in Leavenworth, Kan,
Is evidently a believer in advertising.
On the scoreboard of last Sundays
baseball game appeared this notice.:
"If you are a fan go to the Presby-
terian church tonight and hear the
Rev. DR.. Elyood line out a few hot
ones. New York Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
PoNGEE PARASoL EMBROIDERY

Quite oriental is pongee parasol
embroidered with the characteristic
old Chinese dragon. One may not be
over anxious to display fondness
Tor these dragons but | have seen
some waists with these dragons done
on the front in self color that were
very handsome.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

times dizzy spells when everything
was blur before me. The passages
Of the kidney secretions were irregu-
lar and painful, and there was con-
siderable sediment and odor. l don't
know what l would have done but
for Doan's Kidney Pills. I could see
Ar Improvement from the first box.
snl Ave boxes brought final cure"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
n Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
Selling BaptismaI Water.

A company has been formed in
Berlin for the purpose of selling
water from the River Jordan for the
purpose of baptism. The water is to
sell at is marks $4,000 a bottle, and
every pastor who sells a bottle of II
Is to be entitled to a discount Of 4
marks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
Nansen Approves Women's Rights.

DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, the Arctic ex-
plorer, who has been appointed Nor
wegian Ambassador to Great Britain,
Is a firm believer in woman's rights.
He and his wife are almost equally
proficient in all that relates to ath-
letics and the strenuous life. Apart
from his fame as an explorer DR..
Nansen is we'll known as a writer on
scientific topics.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
How Senator rillman Lost an Eye

HOW senator lllmdn Lost an Eye.
Although his brothers were old
enough to serve in the Confederate
army, Benjamin r. Tillman was a
schoolboy of Is when the great strug-
gle began. He knew that at 16 he
must join the Confederate forces, and
his brothers wrote back from the field
entreating him to get as much educa-
ton as possible, because the war
might last so long that he would never
again be able to go to school.
Even at night young Tillman would
continue his studies, frequently carry
ng lighted pine knot into the woods
and lying down with his books beside
t. He was lank, tall, silent boy,
1ictatorial and brusque, but a natural
stuoent. The heat of the pine torch
injured his left eye and plunge in
,old water brought on tumor that de-
stroyed 1t. 1t was the almost two
years. illness following this mishap
hat prevented the youth from serving
n arms against the Union.-Pearson
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
. k0RINTERESTaO M0MEN 5

New York City.-One of the latest
variations of the shirt waist is the
one that gives the suggestion of a
coat. 1t is double breasted, plain,
finished with tailor severity and is
altogether chic and smart for certain
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

" 10 ~ " -
ened and gener-
ally run down
with kindey dis
ease that for a
long time l could
not do my work
and was FIVE
weeks in bed.
There was con-
tinual bearing
down pain, terri
BILE backaches,
headaches and at
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

FITS, st. Vitus'Dance: Nervous Diseasespsr
manently cured by DR.. Kine's Great Nervs
Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free.
DR. II. II. Kline. Id, OBI Arch St. Phila., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teetbing, softens thegums, ,reduceslnftamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, ,25ca bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
TERRIBLE TO RECALL.
Five Weeks in Bed With Intensely
Painful Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1887 Kos
suth Ave, Bridgeport, Conn, says:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

A steel chimney 26l feet high was re-
Gently completed in South Wales.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

Skirt and waist alike are favored
for sporting costumes, and are made
of light weight flannels and serges.
There are many days when even light
weight flannel is burdensome, how
ever, and for such weather linen or
pongee are beA liked for all-alike
suits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01

occasions. Made from linen, French
pique, duck or similar material it
makes a most satisfactory waist for
golf, tennis, riding and the like and
also for general morning wear. Made
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-01
:; 81. 81 s's::s %:$s sss Thompson's Eye Water

p. n. U. 30. 1906
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-23
Treat for Music Lovers.

Music lovers have a great treat in store for them when Jane Remark, supported by w F. Bonney, Emmett C. King, R. Y. Ranous, II. l.. Softer, Jefferson Lloyd and strong compa- ny throughout appear here in Hall Gaines drama. "The Eternal City Quite as prominent as the name of Caire Gil fhe program will be that of Masca2ni, the composer of "Cavalle- Tia Rusticana. He has written a mu- sical setting for the play, q verif able gem of colorful harmony, which hei9htens the atmosphere of the dra- ma and intensifies the dramatic ac- tion. The score consists of an over ture, an intermeZzo, two marches, sev- eral chords and some reinforcing mu- sic for the chief situations. The mu- sic in no way obtrudes upon the dra- ma-the play is always the thing but 1t is an eloquent illustration of the high possibilities in incidental music ii producers Of plays would take pains to obtain only melodies which haf- monize with the character of the sto- ries The new intermezzo is spoken of as being as beautiful as that of "Cayalleria Rusticana." To do Mas cagni justice, and for the pleasure of the audience, an enlarged orchestra will he employed, some of the music ians coming from New York with the company. At the Elks theater on Friday, January 2G.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-23
'ssi ztst ss fsa fstag.sssE ss :ss..tl SssEss 4 HE MCOR'S PLEDGE
Point of Hornr Re!irious,, o,.
 served by Arabs and S,r

served by Arabs and Sara.en
 A Spanish cavalier in 2 suddn,, ,,,,.., rel slew Moorish gentleman ald f., Ills pufsuers soon lpst sight of h., TOT lie had unperceived thrown hjr>,.,f over a garden wall The owner T Nio,,. happening to be ill his garden was al dressed by the Spaniard on his tnoo, who acquainted him with his caSa o,I 1lnplored conccalmcnt Eat this ssaid tue MOOT. ou know that YOU may cohnoe Ill my protection" He thrn iocked nm up in lis garden apartment i telling him that as soon as if was nic,t he would provide for his escapa to ., place of safety
 Ihe Moor then went to his hnrgo "heFS he ildd just seated himself. when great crowd, with loud lamentations came to his gate, bringing the cornsa of h!s son, wbo had just been killed ,v the Spanlard. When tue first shock of sufpfiSe was little over he learned from the description given tbat tha f, tai oeed was done by the very person then III hiS power. He mentioned this to no one, but as soon as 1T vas dor,, retired to his garden, as if 10 erieve alone, giving orders that none should follow hun. Then, accostine the Snon. lard. he said: "Clugstian. tue person you have killed is my son. His body is now in my house. You ought to sui. Ter, but you have eaten with tne and have given you my faith, ~I.ieh must not he broken" He then led tie aston. lshed Spaniard to his stables and mounted him on one of his heetest horses and said.
 "tly far while the night can cover you. You will be safe ln the morning You are Indeed guilty Of my sons blood, but God Is just and good. and I thank him l am innocent of yours and that my faith given is preservea" His point of honor is, it is said. most reli- giously observed by the Arabs and Sar. acens from whom it WIS adopted by the Moors of Africa aud by them WAS brought into Spain
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-23
The smel{.

It Is the opinion of the true gourmet that of all marine pan fish there is none to compare with the smet (Osmerus mordax). This primary rank Is its own by reason of it's delicacy and delicious flavor, and when fried a light brown i'll very fine breadcrumbs and served with melted butter there is none that dis putes its pre-eminence. Its delightful flavor, however, as well as its peculiar odor is evanescent. Like the mackerel, lt cannot be too fresh. It Is from its odor that the smelt derives not only it's familiar but Latin name, an odor so az sresstve of sliced cueuzabeEs that if its presence be manifested only to the sense of smell people are often deluded into such supposition. This odor is not marked except in the freshly caught fish and disappears in the cooking. g.y. ing place. however. to fitting res,-f
 rection of the smelt to an o.tacto.r sense still more savory and deli9htfM