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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
THE HIGHER BURGLAR.
Artistic Professionals Who are Known
in Franco as Boucarnieds.

Artistic Professionals Who are Known
in France as Boucarnieds.
The British burglar is disgusting to
encounter owing to his want Of artistic
training; he is what his cultivated
French confrere would call an "es-
carpe," steep" one in fact who has
tumbled headlong into his calling.
True "grinches," or "toughs," are at
present, it seems, only produced In
Paris, where the "Acaremie de la
Pegre" has been founded during recent
years.
The "pegre"-a word of uncertain
derivation, used to designate the whole
corporation of amalgamated burglars
is distinguished into the "Haute Pegre"
and the "Basse Pegre.' One who takes
low view of his profession will never
rise above the ranks of the ''low COM
pany." He will find himself either
"venternier," "monte en- rair," a
''fric-frac" specialist, or "caroubluer."
The "venternier," or "window-man,"
operates from the roofs of houses, OBJ
tanning entrance through skylights and
trapdoors.
The monte en- Fair" or staircase
man." slips up the servants staircase
as far as the attic, where he partici-
pates in the cooks and housemaids
economies. The ''fric-frac" operator
and the "caroubleur" both engage in
the unexpected opening of doors.
The true artist Is formed chiefly by
the "Ecole Mutuelle," as it Is called
that is to say, the police court-where
he is an assiduous visitor, noting the
reports of experts, correct methods of
work, the little eccentricities of clients
and the hiding-places where they ordi-
narily stow away their money.
Midway between the "low" and the
high" company are the "bonjouriers," !"
or 'goodmorning men," and the 40
candiers," or ''paying-guests." The
lower ranks of the good morning
men" address theier courteous saluta-
| tion to the cooks and housemaids, OBJ
tain entrance to kitchens and sculleries
as "the milkman," or "the baker," or
"the man who has come to look after
the stove" and seldom leave the prem
| ises unrewarded for their courtesy
| The better "bonjouriers" call upon
doctors, dentists, lawyers and clergy
men for consultations; they usually
leave Immediately on securing their
object. The paying guests" haunt
lodging and boarding houses, pay
down a weekes lodging in advance, and
never return from their first promenade
on which they always take with them
a well stuffed leather bag.
The thigh company" of burglars are
known in France as the "boucarniers.
| They employ the services of the "bOn
louriers" and "locandiers' as scouts
and only appear upon the field them.
selves when a great coup is to be eff
Gected. They undertake the remOva
of whole suits Of furniture, pictures
&c, in appropriate vans, and even o
heavy safes. In their service are whole
armies of auxiliaries, "placiers," OF
shop men, who coax information ou
of servants, "fourgats," or receivers
with whom they desposit their ac
QUESTIONS in safety, and lastly "nour
risseurs" rub-stakers.) )-London Sat
urday Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Bees and Smoking.

Many times bees are smoked more
than is necessary; perhaps, because
not every one knows that during a
nectar flow some honey is lost every
time a hive is opened, says Farm
ing. When bees are SMOKED they
fill themselves with honey and II
so much smoke is used that most Of
the bees in the hive at that time take
honey, it will be more than an hour
before it is redeposited into the cells
and the regular work resumed. Bees
sometimes gather nectar enough to
make pound of honey an hour, so
one can see that it would be quite a
loss If every colony in a fair sized
apiary were smoked enough to inter-
rupt the work for one hour.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Maintaining Soil Fertility.

H. a. Davis tells Jersey Bulletin"
readers that the stock breeder indis-
putably has a great advantage over
all other workers Of the SOIL in so far
as maintaining the fertility of his
lands is concerned; for he has the op-
portunity OF returning in barnyard
manure the greater portion of the val
liable elements of'plant food consumed
by the various crops he grows and har-
vests. But this fact is no excuse for
contentment when the breeder can still
further improve his chances along this
line.
Barnyard manure, although unques-
tionably the best of all fertilizers, af-
fording as it does to limited extent
all the necessary elements of plant
food, and humus in addition, is of all
the valuable assets Of the farm the
one most Systematically and thorough
ly neglected and abused. In fact it
has never been perfect since it came
under the management of man, for the
reason that man has made Of it,
natural thing, an unnatural thing by
injudiciously practicing the reckless,
wasteful, even shameful system of con-
tinuous cropping which naturally ex-
hausted certain plant food clements
of the soil; and the soil having been
exhausted of these elements, the food
stuffs grown from such soil necessarily
became deficient in them, sand so on,
the excrement Of animals feeding upon
such food stuffs of a necessity became
deficient in these elements also.
OF the valuable and exhausuble ele.
ments of plant food, phosphorus is
now the one most perceptibly deficient
This is true because nitrogen, potash
and carbonate of lime have to q great
extent been returned to the soil in
the stalk while phosphorus, which is
found mainly in the grain, has been
carried away and sold. This same
element is deficient even when all
grains are fed to stock, for 1t goes to
the making of bone. 1t Is of para
mount importance therefore, that steps
be taken to replace this phosphorus,
and the best and most economical way
to accomplish this end is to use the
natural raw rock phosphate, finely pull
verified, in connection with barnyard
manure. Every stock breeder should
have a carload of this material in use
from one years end to the other.
BY sprinkling the ground rock in
the manure troughs each day, an even
mixture will be secured. One hun.
dred pounds Of phosphate to a, ton OF
manure is about the right proportion
Ground phosphate used in this way
will promote cleanliness, most de.
sirable coalition about the barn, alb
sorbing all disagreeable odors; will
absorb the ammonia and thereby pre-
vent the escape into the atmosphere
of a very valuable element of plant
food and will greatly strengthen the
fertilizing value Of the manure By
adding to It a considerable amount
OF available phosphorus. In rounc
numbers, as great number of relia
Bile experiments have shown, grount
rock increases the value of manure, 81
per cent. which certainly makes It.
use worthy Of consideration. In my
opinion every stock breeder who doe
not use II. Is blind to his best interest
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Lace Still Popular.

Lace shows no decline in popular
ity, in spite of the dire prophecies of
failure made by certain depressing
mortals. And the old rule of imita-
tions affecting the popularity OF the
real has been proved as false In it's
way-never has anything been so
initiated and travestied as has Irish
lace. Yet it holds its own and prom
ises this winter to be even moro ex-
t-avagantly used than 1t was last
year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
As to the Corset.

A doctor who was talking to a
woman's club in New York about cor
sets declared that the women of
America know what they are about
Before l made visit to Europe" /"
he said, Il was an enemy to the cor
set. Seeing the shapes presented to
public view on the other side, have
been converted. Do as you please,
ladies. It is better to be shapely even
though yor are little constricte., in
the breathing apparatus"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

know that 1t is very remarkable that
a Seeding plum should be at least
five hundred times as large as its own
parent. A pedigree of this plum has
been kept with the utmost care, so
that l know that these facts are cor
rect. Even did not the fruit, seed,
flowers and growth prove it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Opposed to the Process.

"Come, Tommy; it's time for you
to take your bath"
81 don't want to be washed, mamma.
Give me dry cleaning, like they do
papa's white ts."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Certain to Attract Him.

81 am almost certain Pierpont Nor
gan will. buy this book"
Fine piece Of work, is it?"
"Yes, but 1t isn't that. Every sheet
Of paper in It has a different water
mark. k."-Cleveland Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Poultry loo CroWdadY

An expert poultryman from Eng
land, Prof. Z. C. Brown, has been
studying American conditions with
some care, remarks the "Cultivator,"
and seems to be especially impressed
with the crowded condition of many
large poultry establishments. He re-
marks that English poultrymen have
passed through the stage Of conduct
ing large poultry plants Of thousands
of birds on one farm. Twenty years
ago there was a severe poultry epi-
demic which swept away thousands
of birds in the British Isles and
France. Since that time poultry is
kept in smaller numbers and in port
able houses which are moved about
over the land. In that way the hens
have clean houses and enrich the soil
at the same time. Professor Brown
said 1t would not surprise him If there
should be an epidemic Of poultry di-
sease In this country on account of the
large numbers of poultry kept in GER
tain localities. Danger in this direc-
tion must always attend crowding of
any kind. But crowding will be con-
tinued, nevertheless, if it is found to
pay, just as people are willing for
various reasons to risk their health by
living in cities. Poultry maye be kept
healthy in large flocks provided the
owner does not neglect the special
care needed under such conditions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

When an English doctor operate,
for appendicitis and finds there isn't
cny, he calls 1t case of pseudo-ap-
pendicitis, and the patient uncom.
plajningly paws tina bill.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Fifteen years is the average life OF
a wooden railway sleeper.
Salmon continues to be the premier
fish industry Of British Columbia.
The sap of the birch tree Is con-
vertible into wine, spirit, or vinegar.
The Bermudas have parliament OF
thirty-six members, while the number
of voters is only 1900.
The Japanese have excellent man.
ners, and as race enjoy the reputa-
tion of being models Of courtesy.
Among those who handle high ex-
plosives there runs this proverb: In
this business a man never makes
more than one mistake"
At a railway station just outside
Brldlington there is garden in which
the flowers have been arranged to
form the words, Tickets, please"
The capacity Of the rail mills OF
the United States Is about 100000
tons year, which barely suffices for
the ordinary demands of the roads.
Twenty long columns In recent Is
sues of New York papers, filled with
small type, present a mere list OF the
polling places in the city for the COM
ing election.
Chicle is the milky sap Of the
sapote tree and Is used for chewing
gum. This gum is now exported more
from the adjacent territories than
from Yucatan.
American exports of cotton, raw
and manufactured, were last year
S431 100000. Iron and steel came
next with S134,0O0,000; then hog prod
ucts with s1O5OOO,O00.
The neatest town in the world is
Brock, in Holland. So tidy are the in
habitants that they will not allow
horses in the streets. 1t contains a
population of 27OO, and the chief in
dustry is the making of Edam cheese.
The Pope maintains a mosaic fac
| tory in the Vatican. Here the patient
| artists work In gallery lined with
$4,000 lockers in which repose sticks
| Of silica, of all the myriad varying
| shades required to reproduce the tints
| from canvas.
Matrimonial tickets are supplied by
the Canadian Pacific Railway to set
| tiers in the Northwest Territory who
wish to make journey in order to
secure a wife. On presenting the
return coupon and the marriage GER
tificate the settler is entitled to free
transportation for his BRIDE
The strawberry is a much more an
cient fruit than most peoplewmight
suppose, but probably when Virgil
spoke of Arbutus he did not refer to
the variety that is so familiar with us.
The Romans were certainly ac1uaint-
ed with some kind of strawberry, for
other poets of the time besides Virgil
referred to it, their descriptions cor
responding with the fruit of tho pres
ent day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

Salmon continues to be the premier
fish industry of British Columbia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

The Bermudas have parliament OF
thirty-six members, while the number
of voters is only 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

The sap of the birch tree Is con-
vertible into wine, spirit, or vinegar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

ing of the waist is made invisibly at
the front while the ohemisette is
hooked into place beneath the left
side. The sleeves also are new, being
cut to be plain at their lower edges
where one portion is laid over the
other, giving something of cuff ef-
feet.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-one, three
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

and one and one-eighth yards eight
cen inches wide for the chemisette
and deep cuffs If long sleeves are
used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

is eminently smart in effect. Again
it can be made either with three
quarter or full length sleeves. In
the illustration taffeta is trimmed
with silk braid and combined with
chemisette and sleeve trimming Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

The Japanese have excellent man.
ners, and as a race enjoy the reputa-
tion of being models OF courtesy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

New York City.-The simple waist
hlls so many needs that it may be
called the all important element In
any wardrobe. This one closes at the
front and consequently is model of
convenience at the same time that it
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Burbank Plum Large as Apple.


Luther Burbank, telling of his most
interesting experiment in hybridizing,
says: ''The most surprising one, per-
haps, is one that has lately developed.
Several years ago l commenced rails
ing seedlings from the little Beach
plum (Prunus maritima). After awhile
I began crossing the best of these
seedlings with some Of the large jap
anese plums (Prunus triflora). Year
before last, from a seed of these lit
tie plums (Prunus maritima), the bios
som of which has been pollenated
with the japanese plum, a plum was
produced quite as large as goose egg,
having all the characteristics of the
Prunus martina, in foliage and
growth of the tree, with these enor-
nous fruits as large as medium
sized apples growing on it, and a pit
not much larger than cherry pit. The
tree is again bearing this year, the
same fruit, only larger, and it hangs
In big strings on the dropping limbs.
Such a sight l never saw before in
the fruit line. These plums are of a
most excellent quality and of a hand
some deep crimson color. You will
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

Fifteen years is the average life OF
a wooden railway sleeper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

Among those who handle high ex-
plosives there runs this proverb: I'm
this business a man never makes
more than one mistake"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

Matrimonial tickets are supplied by
the Canadian Pacific Railway to set
tiers in the Northwest Territory who
wish to make journey in order to
secure a wife. On presenting the
return coupon and the marriage GER
titicate the settler is entitled to free
transportation for his bride.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
Cut on with a Shilling.

Here said lawyer. taking down
calf bound book. rs the will from
which originated tho famous phrase,
Cut off with shilling
ut IL the Will Of Stephen Godfrey.
He died In Lambeth In 1900, Now. IN
read you the paragraph In Godfrey's
will that gave the world the phrase
A nasty paragraph Il Is too:
Whereas, II was my misfortune to
be made very uneasy by Elizabeth God
frey, my wife, for many years, from
our marriage, by her turbulent beha-
vior. for sho was not content with de-
splsing my admonitons, but she con-
trlved every method to make me un-
happy; she was 80 perverse In her ma
ture that she would not be reclaimed,
but seemed only TO be born to be
plague to me. The strength Of Samson,
the knowledge OF Homer, the prudence
Of Augustus, the cunning Of Pyrrhus,
the patience Of Job, the subtlety Of
Hannibal and the watchfulness OF
Homogenes could not have been sufii.
cient to suhdue her. for no skill or
force In the world could make her
good, and as we have lived separate
and apart from each other eight years,
and she having perverted her son to
leave and totally abandon me-there-
fore give her one shilling only"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12

The former convict, proud and elat-
ed, was narratlng his jail experiences
to n bosom pal.
SAY. Pete" asked the pal, "how'd
y git out so soon? ANY pull wild de
big sticks?'
"Well, pursume y might put It In
dat kind O. talk" replied Pete, the for
mer convict, "but do main reason was
mo perllteness. Ever since | left me
home" he continued conhdentially.
"I've allus follered do advice o. me
mudder ter be perlite.'
"Y' don't say!" rejolned the pal, sur
prised. How'd dat git y out two
years earlyf Good behaviour
mo, not egzactly," explained Pete
1T was dis way: De gov'nor was look
in over de pen one day, an when he
passed me In de corridor stepped on
his foot accidentally. Course | bowed
very low an says slowly. Pray, pardon
me, gov'nor,' an" he continued, In
dating his chest and assuming a con-
tented air, de goy'nor pardoned me-"
"Ohw said his pal In a terrible whis-,
per. a.,., ELL,
And then the next vaudeville team
was announced 'Harper's Weekly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12

Financial Prosperity and Its Worries
and perplexities.

Once upon u time young man and
a girl loved cach other fondly. He
was poor, but bright. energetic and
perseyerlng, She was pretty, cheerful
and nmlable. They married. Their
friends thought they might have walt.
cd Until their prospects were better.
but they laughed prudence to scorn.
Two years after tho marriage the
wife met one Of her friends.
"iIow are you getting alongT" asked
the friend
Every nicely. "said the wife, beaming.
my husband is 30 good. and have
such lovely baby. And, just think,
we have $1,000 Ia the bank, and we
don't owe cent 10 anybodyw
Five years later the friend met her
again.
II hear you are doing very well"
she said "Some one told me your
husband had $4,000 invested In real
estate"
"wby. yes" said the wife. "but It's
such worry. There are repairs and
taxes and interest on mortgages. and
one OF the tenants has just moved out
owing Nv whole months rent. Isn't
II a shamef"
Five years more elapsed, and again
the friend met her.
"They tell me you're growing rich"
she said.
"Ye.es. but I'm anxious about the
stock market. My husband has $50, 1000
In stocks. and he thinks they're going
up, but I'm not 30 sure about IT, In.
deed, I didn't sleep wink last night"
Five years later-anothcr meeting.
"From what hear your husband
will soon be millionaire"
"Oh, / don't know" said the wife.
HE hasn't more than half million
yet. And II is 40 tied up In all sorts
OF investments one never knows how
they will turn out. Just wish we
had enough TO put the money In gov
VhhhUut pbhdE ~ hhuh w Woutth
have to worry. But OF course the IN.
come from half a million In govern.
ment bonds wouldn't be enough to
make both ends meet. And yet, do
you know. some people have such
absurd notions about the amount OF
money we have! One crank has even
sent Il letter TO my husband threaten
Ing to shoot him just because he Is
rich. declare, sometimes I'm 80 wor.
ried | don't know what TO do"
II would be pleasant to give this
story happy ending. but that isn't
the kind 1t had. This lady's wealth
continued 10 Increase us long as she
lived, and she never ceased to be un.
easy except in those brief intervals
when she forgot all about it.-Bohe-
mian.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
WILL CARRY BIBLES.
Miss Helen Gould Presents Them TO the
Jackies.

NEW YORK, Dec. ll.--Scores OF the
sailors on the battleships which are
about to sail for tho Pacific will carry
with them on the cruise Bibles. the per.
sonal git OF Miss Helen Gould. on the
Nv leaf Of which 10 her signature AMI a
Scripture text written by her. The gifts
were made by Miss Gould TO the sailors
who have taken special interest in the
religious meetings at the Naval Branch
of the Young Mems Christian Assocla'
tion, The lack OF chaplains in the navy
has been discovered. forces the fleet TO
sea with only four naval ministers
aboard. They are the battleships Con
nectcut, Virginia, Georgia and Rhode
island.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
THE BABY POST.
A Curious Institution That Once
furnished In England.

Although few people aro probably
now aware Of It. tho fact remnins thu,
there once iourlsbcd IN England reg.
ulnr "bnby post the rntes Of postage
being fixed Oh u strictly business basls
according 10 distances irayersed.
The curious institution came Into cx-
lstcnce IN connection with the found
ling hospital IN Gullford street. When
this charity wns first established, II
was understood TINT Its operations
would DO confined TO London and its
cnyIrons But the people Of tho coun'
try towns mud villages heard of II and
showed decided disposition 10 share
IN lts advantages: hence the "bnby
post!"
All over tho country there were men
and women who entered vigorously
into tho business Of carrying chill.
drcn 70 London and deposlting them
at tho gates Of the founding hospital.
Tho charge was y gulnens from distant
localities like York and Monmouth,
down TO n guinea from places situated
within thirty TO fifty miles OF the me
tropolia. Tho unfortunate infants were
borne on horseback IN pannicrs. two to
each pannler, or IN wagons lined with
straw. FOR which the charge wns some.
what less,
Naturally abuses grew up In. con
nectlon with the traffic But, even
apart from them. the mortality among
the posted" babies was terrible. Thus.
out OF i4,03i received at the hospital
In four years, only 400 lived to be
"npprcnticcd out" being a mortality Of
more than 70 peg cent.
Eventually parliament passed Il
measure abollshIng the practice, and
the baby post" ceased. London An.
swera.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
A REAL WONDERLAND.

South Dakota, with its rich silver
mines, bonanza farms. wide ranges and
strange natural formations. Is a VERT
able wonderland. At Mound City. in the
home OF Mrs. Il. d. Clapp. 4 wonderful
case Of healing has lately occurred. Her
son seemed near death with lung and
throat trouble. "Exhausting coughing
spells occurred every five minutes
writes Mrs. Clapp "when begaa
giving DR.. Kings New Discovery, the
great medicine, that saved his life and
completely cured him. Guaranteed for
coughs and colds, throat and lung trou.
bles by Chas. Rogers druggist. SOC. and
Si00. Trial bottle free.
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BoNAPARTE WILL TELL.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-THE question Of
President Roosevelt's desire about be-
ing nominated for third term will be
settled once for all one way or another
on December 81. when attorney general
Bonapaite addresses banquet Of the
new Illinois Athletic Club in Chicago,
The presidents political views and hi
third term ideas will be fully told by Mr.
who is regarded as being the
presidents official spokesman for the oc-
casion.