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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Removing tho 6lot

A woman was trying to lift big
blot of ink from n letter with piece
Of blotting paper, with the usual result
OF making the blot bi@ger and ugler
thln at first. "Let me shoY you how
to do that" said her friend. Il learned
the trick in a stationer's shop in Lon
don last year. You just mosten the
corner Of the bitter G:yt to get it
started and then apply IT to the ink
spot There! Isn't it wonderful how
?lean 1t takes it all up?"-New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
HOLDING A CAMERA.
Some Practical Suggestions to the Be-
ginner In Photoer Apply.

Some Practical Suggestions to tho Be-
ginner In Photography.
One Of the most important lessons
for beginner to learn Is to hold the
camera in the proper position during
exposure. Whenever there are corners
OF buildings or other objects which
give vertical lines the camera must be
held absolutely level. If this is not
done. the building in the picture will
appear to be falling either backward
or forward, according to the way in
which the camera was tilted.
There are times. however when the
camera may be tilted to an advantage.
In some cases II is an absolute neces-
sity. For example. in photographs of
clouds. waterfalls. balloons. etc, the
camera may point upward. while In
taking pictures of people swimming
or bathing, children at work or play,
etc, 1t may be pointed downward.
Very successful photographs of
prominent speakers. parades. crowds,
etc. have been taken when the camera
was upside down. 1t a.akeS no differ
ence in the negative Gether the cam
era is right side mp or not. BY holding
the camera In the way suggested many
n photographer has secured good pic
lures. while others who tried to use
the camera in the usual way made alb
solute failures.
Often by holding the camera by the
side of the body and pointing II back
ward one may secure pictures of chill
dren at play and Of older people in
natural poses without the knowledge
of any members of the group
Another warming To r;inners Is nee
eSsary. Do not try to take II time ex-
posure while holding tho camera in the
hand. Even If the camera Is held
ugainst the breast and rcsniration stop
ped the action OF the heart Is sufficient
to cause the box to v!hrate and spoil
the picture.-Circle Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Mae Blushers anA Thcir Cure.

"A good many mcl blush" said II
physician; "soi1:e so painfully that they
come to me to be cured The cure
recommend is an old one It Il tn
abandonment OF ovcrhc."r clothing
especlalls' of woolen socks Amazing it
is how many male blushcrS have Il
prediction for thick socks Of wool.
But some blushers wear light enough
clothes To them can only recon-
mend a nerve treatment. | advise
them to make speeches at banquets. to
be witnesses in murder trials. to go to
teas and dances, to develop. in short,
the nerve, as wrestler develops his
muscle. Blushing Is a difficult disorder
to cure. AS rule, it passes away Of
Itself when the victim reaches his thir-
ty-fifth year." = New Orleans Times
Democrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Magnetic Mediums.

You've got Il pretty '';;l headache.
sir. haven't your asked the barber.
giving dry shampoo.
THAT'S just what's Dothering me" J"
replied the man In the chair bat
how did you known
Tell 1t by my wrists and hands,
explained the barber. You and ! are
what they'd call magnetic mediums.
And the electricity In my fingers takes
the pain out of your head. But ! get
It, That's why know. My hands are
aching now. ! don't often strike q
customer like you. however. or I'd
have to go out Of business. III bet my
arms ache for half hour after you're
gone."-New York Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Stripped at the Law.

Dickens describes in his novel
"Rleak House" the woes Of those who
were involved In suits in the chnncery
cnGrt and the deln"s to which they
were subjected before the English ju-
,lirial procedure was reformed. Tradi-
ion says that an artist once represent
I'd the same Idea In much less space
Two suitors In chnncery. being recon-
riied TO each other nfter u very tedious
aud expensive suit. applied to him to
paint a device In commemoration OF
thrir return to peace and aInity. He
gave them entire satisfaction by paint
ing them in the act Of shaking hands
one clad In his shirt. the other without
even that
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
loo Much Curiosity.

A dangerous operation was being per
formed upon Il woman. Old DIR. A. a
quaint German, full Of kindly wit and
professional enthusiasm, had several
younger doctors with him. One of
them was administering the ether. He
became so interested in the old doc
from the patients nostrils, and she
half reused and rose to a sitting pos
ture, looking with wild eyed amaze
ment over the surroundings. 1t was
a critical period. anl DR.. a. did not
want TO be interrupted. Lay down.
dere. woman" he commanded gruilly.
"You haf more curiosity as medical
student"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
IL Was All Rioht.

They had evidently been quarreling
before entering the Sutter street car ut
the ferry.
Il would thank YOU. Mr.. Johnson. not
to sit by me-" she said Jelly.
"Oh, Lucy. I'll never 90 with her
again-never, never. dearic"'
Graduallr the harsh tones melted to
soft, endeuring phrases. The chr had
become very crowded. 1t stopped at
Van Ness.
The conductor, wedging among pas
sengers midway of the aisle. could rot
see the rear steps, With his hand on
the bell cord, he suddenly yelled:
'How Is It back there now?"
ITS all right. We've made up again" "
impulsively responded the young man.
"Oh, willard, he didn't mean us!'-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
THE FIRST MARLBOROUGH.
His Was a Curious Combination oi
Contradictory Traits.

Herbert Paul in his book on Queen
Anne of England paints queer pic
ture Of the great Duke of Marlborough
He was not truthful. He was not
stra lghtforward. He was not honest.
In his love of money and his capacity
for boarding II he rivaled those wretch
ed misera who have done no more
than contemplate their gains And yet,
such are the strange freaks in which
nature liidulges, this mean and selfish
intriguer was endowed with perfect
courage, with an Irresistible charm of
manner, with temper which even his
wife failed to disturb, with brain
that no sophistry could obscure and
with iailitary genius before which
criticism is humbly silent.
He was treacherous even in treach-
erous age. Wholly devoid of cruelty
and by nature humane he Is said ney-
er 20 have sacrificed an unnecessary
life. He used his fellow creatures for
his own purposes, and when he had no
further use for them he forgot their
existence. He made his plans and
carried them out with the absolute efii-
cheney Of sheer intelligence and the
serene implacabllity of impersonal
fate
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
THE ESKIMO BABY.
How the Little One Is Carried and
Cared For by the Mo.ker.

How the Little One Is Carried and
Cared For by the Mo.her.
The arrival in the world Of the
youthful Eskimo is not greeted by
the orthodox cradle and swaddllng
clothes. Practically till he can shift
for himself he lives absolutely naked
inside his mothers sealskin blouse.
skin to skin keeping him warm.
This arrangement allows the mother
to so about her " lrk almost imme-
dintely, and she can also travel and
hunt without perambulator and
without having to leave any one at
home to mind" the baby The moth
er's dress is almost exactly like the
fathers, except that II has long sort
of tail reaching nearly to the ground.
embryo, no doubt. Of the modern
train"
Spared the miseries of soap and
water and early wennrd to the readily
swallowed diet of blulbpr and raw
se,l meat. the infant rapidly develops
that Invaluable layer of slibcutaneous
fat which. while it enhances the "Jol-
ly" appearance OF the lads and the
slnpeliness of the mnidens. assists ma.
terinlly in economy In clothing.
Thus in their frigid cline. once in
their skin tent. the whole family will
divest themselves Of every stitch Of
clothing. unembarrnSscd by the fact
that so many families share the tent
with them. SociabiIity Is early devel-
oprd when ones next door neighbor
on each side Is only separated by an
imaginary line between the deerskin
YOU sleep on and the one he uses The
winter deerskin serves ns bed and
bedding at night and ns pnrlor flrnt-
ture during the day Community Of
goods is almost Imperative under this
arrangement. Thus when one kills a
seal MI are fed. and likewise when
he doesn't all go hungry together
American Missionary
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
THE MOONS VOLCANOES.
Causes of the Gigantic Craters and
Great Fissure Eruptions.


1t Is evident to any one who glances
upward at the moon that its volcanoes
are on an immensely larger scale thar
those which stud our globe. One ex-
PLANTATION, now abandoned, is that the
force of gravltation being there only
one-siXth that of the earth the matter
expelled from crater would be spread
far more widely, and explosions would
be generally OH far more magnificent
scale. Professor Pickering quotes this
theory only to refute 1t in some com
parisOns which he made between the
great volcanic region of Hawaii anu
one Of the smaller craters of the moon.
The facts seem to him to be that the
larger craters on the moon came into
existence when the thin, solid crust
covering the molten interior was, ow-
ing to the solidlfication and contraction
of the crust, much too small to contain
the liquid material. The craters were
therefore formed by the lava BURSTING
through the crust and so relieving the
pressure. Later, after this relief had
ed, the Interior regions by cooling
shrank away from the solid shell.
which was now too large and being
insufflclently supported, caved in, per-
mitting the great fssure eruptions
which produced the so called lunar
seas. These extensive outflows of lava
dissolved the original solid shell when
ever they came into contact with it.
much as they do In the present day in
Hawaii. Had the moon been much
smaller these eruptiOns might not have
occurred at all, and If the moon had
been much larger their relative size
would have been greater Most proba.
bly, on the earth similar outbursts were
greater, and our original gigantic era
tiers were destroyed by the outflow Of
the earlier archaic rocks which COM
pletely submerged and dissolved them.
London Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
INDIAN LODGES.
Homes of the savascs In the Days of
the Buffalo.

Homes of the savascs In the Days of
the Buffalo.
While in buffalo days some of the
will Indians of the plains occupied per
manent dwellings during part of the
year. there were others who lived Who'll
ly in movable lodges.
These were made of buffalo skins
tanned white and sewed together. They
were of different sizes, the poor occu.
pying smaller lodges, while the wealthy
man, he who owned many horses, very
likely had a large family and required
larger lodge The size of mans
lodge was to some extent an Indication
of his wealth. Two horses were need
ed to drag the poles of a large lodge
and one to carry the lodge itself, three
horses for the transportation of the
dwelling alone, to say nothing of the
other property and the different men,
bers of the family.
A lodge of moderate size required
eleven skins, and eighteen poles were
needed to set 1t up. A sixteen skin
lodge required twenty-five poles. The
larger the lodge the greater was the
number of poles needed. From the
fact that they used an unusual number
of poles in setting up their lodges it re-
suited that the Cheyennes had well
stretched. nice looking lodges.
The northern Cheyennes declare that
an odd number of hides was always
used for the best lodges, and the num-
ber might range from eleven to twenty
one. The skins were sewed together
with sinew thread. First, Of course.
the hides must be tanned, the hair re-
moved and the skin softened. Then
the Cheyenne woman held sewing
bee which was not unlike the bees
Of our ancestors in the early days Of
this country. She invited her friends
to come and help her sew her lodge
and provided them with refreshments.
Among them was always one woman
especially skillful in cutting out the
lodges. and she fitted the skins together
before the women began to sew them
Forest and Stream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
THE CHAMOiS.
Ways Of the Shy Animals Of the Noun.
tains of Europe.

ways OF 1ne ony Animals OF tno NOUN
tains of Europe.
Exciting sport, the more exciting be-
cause of the hardships connected with
1t. is offered by chamois hunting In the
mountains of Europe. The chamois
are found everywhere in the highest
mountains Of Germany. Austria, Swift
zerland, In Transylvania, in the Car
pathians, also in the Alps, and these
extremely shy animals are regarded by
all true huntsmen as the most desir-
able Of all game. The chamois be.
longs to the antelope species: but. un-
like its kin of the broad plains, 1t pre-
fers the barren wilds of the high noun
tains, and, like the mountain sheep, the
territory full Of chasms and canyons
the most impossible regions as its lair.
During the summer months the cham
els roams in the higher attitudes, but
In the winter time 1t must descend to
And its feed. After feeding 1t returns
to its old impossible hooks. where 1t
feels secure. AS IN the case of the
deer, the male is called buck and the
female doe; but, unlike all other ami
mails of this kind, both sexes are antlel-
ed, the horns being called "kric,;elor."
but those of the doe are somewhat
lighter than those OF the buck. The
doe brings forth one fawn every year.
sometimes two, but very seldom three.
which are very dearly loved by the
mother and which she protects against
all dangers.-outer's Book
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Stoke-Feicht Drug Co.
How Browning Road Political Matter.
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA

How Browning Read Political Matter.
have read the newspapers only
through Roberts eyes. He reads them
in a room sacred from the foot of wo-
man. and this is not always satisfac-
tory. as whenever Robert falls into
state Of disgust with any political
party he throws the whole subject
over. Every now and then he ignores
France altogether. and |. who nm more;
tolerant and more curious. find myself;
suspended over hiatus. ask about
Theirs speech. ''Thiers is rascal" =
he says. II make point of not read;
ing a word Of Theirs" NJ. Prudhon.!
theH? "Prudhon is madman Who;
cares for Prudhon?" The president q
9TH president is an ass not worth;
thinking 0f." And SO we treat of poll
tics - Letters Of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
A Gallant Highyvayman.

A highwaynnn recent y held up a
gasoline runabOut on the outskirts Of
l.ome. The highwayman stopped the
rInabout with shot in the air. Then
he ran forth from the tomb that had
concealed hm-the hol,lnp happened on
he Applan Way-nnd fJrn I, his sur
prise only woman in the lite car.
"Where. madam. IL your husbandT
he demanded sternly ana susplciously.
flushing.
"Then," sail the highwayman. 81
viii take nothing. IT'S bad enough to
have husband like that without being
robbed into the bargain.'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
THE FIRST COFFEE.
Accidental Discovery of the Aromatic
Beveraqe.

Beverage.
Near the middle of the fifteenth cen
tury Il poor Arab was travelling
through Abyssinia, and, finding him
self weary and weak from fatigue, he
stopped near a grove. Then, being in
want of fuel to cook his rice, he cut
iown tree, which happened to be
covered with dead berries. His meal
being cooked and eaten, the traveller
discovered that the half burned berries
were very fragrant. He collected a
number of them, and on crushing them
with stone he found that their aroma
Increased to a great extent While
Wondering at this he accidentally let
fall the substance into the can which
contained his scanty supply of water.
Lo what a miraclel The nearly putrid
water was almost instantly purified.
He raised 1t to his lips. 1t was fresh,
agreeable, and in moment the trav-
eler had so far recovered his strength
and energy as to be able TO resume his
journey. The lucky Arab gathered as
many berries as he could. and, having
arrived at Alden, in Arabia, he inform
ed the multi of his discovery, That
worthy divine was an inveterate opium
smoker and had suffered for years
from the influence of that poisonous
drug. He tried an infusion of the
roasted berries and was so delighted
at the recovery of his own yigor that
in gratitude TO the tree he called it
cahuah, which in Arabia signifies
"force"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Du Maurier and the Fenian Leader.

When John O'Leary, the Fenian
leader, was released from prison in
1870 after spending five of the twenty
years to which he was condemned for
a felony he went to Paris, where
he spent the next fifteen years of his
exile. The revolutionary leader used to
tell how when crossing Ia the packet
to France he met Du Maurier. then II
young man, going to Paris to study
art They became warm friends, lodg-
ing together In the SINE building,
where they became acn,iintcl with
two other artists. whom Du Maurler
afterward made famous IN his popular
story "TrilbyY as The Laird and The
Baronet. 1t was to 0'Letly. who had
been Il medical student in Paris lone
before he threw In hi' fortunes with
the Fenian movement, that Du Mau-
rier owed his frst glimpse of bohe'
mian life in the French capital.-West
minister Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
To Make the .ab cemplets.

Il wish you would see what is the
l.:ttpr with this" said the customer,
hGat,lng his watch across the show
ease. 1T has stopped. Perhaps there's
a hair tangled up in the balance
wheel"
The jeweler opened it, screwed his
ryeglass into place and made the GUS
.omnry horrible grimace at the help
less watch.
"a hairw he said There's lock
Of EN-"
"Well, give it shampoo"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Vary IMPOSING,

How was 1t DR.. Knowit got such
i big fee from Talkativer'
Because when he was called to at
tend Mrs. Talkatlve for u slight nerv-
Gus trouble he told her she had an
acute attack Of inaammatory verbos-
ity."
"WellT
"And recommended absolute quiet
as the only means Of averting parox-
ysms Of cacaothes loquendi. She's
scared dumb. American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

or yellow. Their
eyes are dull, and
they look and feel
sleepy. No wonder
tn ey do. TIL e
bowels are a sewer.
They carry away
the poisonous re-
fuse. II they don't
act the poisonous
matter is absorbed
by the body, and
headaches, dull
ness, bad complex
ion and eventually
serious troubles re-
...Is
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

In the drilling of recruits for the
Chinese army each man is required to
carry sand in his knapsack. For the
first day he carries two ounces; OH
each succeeding day he increases this
amount by two ounces until at last he
Is carrying sixteen pounds. These men
can run at a dog trot for ten consecu-
tive hours and arrive at the end Of
that time In fit condition for fighting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

\ nervous passenger ~ the FIRST day
of the outward, voyngc imp"r.a"' the
captain TO know whN 'v'u' ;he
result If the steamer A'i'r' .a .'r III
iehcrg while Il WI ~. g,'g ,'w ug'l
Tie fog. "'.hr r'r : n''il mrre
right along madail." tir ,.'"'r!n re-
Ciiel courteouSly. "iust nS ir nn'nl :
had happened" And the old !adr was
greatly relieved.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

Hostess = Were you seasick coming
across. ,'car? Miss Pert-Oh, no! You
see. papa was with Us. Hostess-But
what has that to do with your not be.
a. Sea.ick: Miss Pert = Well, you
r'' '''.. 'r'"a Is y judge. and he ove:-
...... tie motion -Boston Transcript
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
An AecompIi,hsd Youth.

"Well, Freddie. suppose you have
learned to read by this timer
"Yes." said Freddie.
words Of one syllable. ehT'
mot yet. SIR" said Freddie, but I
.an read words of one letter with my
ut eye"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Wants More Than Beauty.

The modern Englishman has more
JJl common sense than his great
grandfather. A beautiful woman at.
,.'acts his eye. and he may have pass
m fascination, but that feeling IL only
Il transient one unless Miss Beauty has
o.lar recommendations. If hr cannot
get beauty combined with usefulness.
be goes in for plainness.-London Wo-
mems Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Batter Than His Pick,

A story Is told of an Irishman who,
while walking with his friend, passed
jewelers. shop where there were a
lot of precious stones in the window.
''Would you not like to have your
pick?"
mot me pick, but me shovel" said
Mike.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Close Application.

Now that you are about to go to
.ollege. my son, let me enjoin upon
you to bear In mind one thing"
What Is that. dadr'
1T Is this. my boy-the greatest re-
suits are always achieved by close ap-
p..cation."
why. dad. you talk just like a por-
ous plaster" Stories.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
A Puzzle.

do you think you will lr.ru to like
your titled son-in-law?"
81 don't know" answ t6l Air. Cdm-
'rox. Il can't quite tell whore to place
aim in my expense account He is neI-
fher a recreation nor an investment :.
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
The Riqht Word.

Edltor-T notice that you say that
the women at the ball tonight were
elegantly gowned." Do you think that
"gowned" is a good word? Reporter;
Well, you couldn't call them dressed;
Somerville Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Rapidly Aqed.

Client Ito matrimonial agent-You
showed me this lady's photo last year
and told me she was twenty-five, but
after making inquiries ! find she Is
over thirty. Matrimonial Agent-Well,
you see, her father died lately and that
aged her very much.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
A Verbal Difference.

The difference between having
tooth drawn by a professional man
and having il knocked out by fall ON
the pavement is only verbal one The
one is dental, the other accidental.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
A Hard Lesson.

Bobby's Uncle-Well, Bobby, what
are you learning in school? Bobby
Im learnin' what chump was for
ever startin' in.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

There is a good side to everything.
For instance, when you are troubled
by bad boy Of yours you have reason
to be grateful that he wasn't twins
SOmerville Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
An Inference.

when I awoke from the operation
felt as II was burning up"
II see. You must have thought that
It had been unsuccessful. ul."-Emart Gst
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

Whatsoever that be within us that
feels, thinks. desires and animates Is
something celestial, divine and con-
se1uently Observation-Disclosures
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

Remember this-that very little Is
needed to make happy life.-Marcus
Aurellus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
They Go Toaether.

ANY bottles? Any rags?"
"Queer combination you deal In, my
sriend"
"Not 80 queer. People as has bottles
generally has rags."-Washlngton Her
cid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Kept a Good Table.

Brown-kceps Il good table, does she
not! Roblnson-Excellcnt Solid oak.
Has had it for years.-Ncw York T-'A
une.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29
Yes, Indeed.

\ man may have heart big enough
10 love two women at one time. but he
ought to have more head.--Smart Set.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

The hour which gives us life begins
to take II away.-Seneca.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

A dwarf sees farther than the giant
when he has the giants shoulders to
aount on Coleridge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-29

A single day grants what a whole
year denies.-Dutch Proverb.