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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
PRESENCE OF MIND.
jay oou!d's Cool Self Possession Under
Trying Circumstances.

Trying Circumstances.
An anecdote strongly illus rating the
cool self possession of the late Jay
Gould under the most trying circun'
stances was recently related by mem
Der OF the family.
An old friend had gone to Gould, tell
ing him that he had managed to save
up some $4,000 and asking his advice
as to how he should invest it in such
a manner as to be absolutely safe for
the benefit of his family. Gould told
him to invest 1t in a certain stock and
assured him that the investment would
be absolutely safe as to income and,
besides, its market value would short
ly be greatly enhanced,
The man did as advised by Gould,
and the stock promptly started to go
down. Lower and lower 1t went, and.
seeing the steady depreciation in the
price of the stock and hearing stories
to the effect that the dividends were
to be passed, the man wrote to Gould
asking If the investment was still good.
Gould replied to his friends letter, as
suring him that the stories had no
foundation In fact and were being cir
culated purely for market effect.
But still the stock declined. Each
day the price went to new lower fig
ures on the Stock Exchange, and final
ly the rumors became fact and the di-
rectors passed the dividend. The man
had seen the savings of years vanish
IN a few months and realized that he
was n ruined man.
Goaded to an almost insane frenzy,
he rushed into Gould's Office the after
noon the directors announced the pass
ing Of the dividend and told Gould that
he had been deliberately and grossly
deceived and that he was ruined. He
wound up by announcing his intention
of shooting Gould then and there.
Gould heard his quondam friend
through. There could be no mistak-
ing the mans intent. He was evident
ly half crazed and possessed Of an in
sane desire to carry out his threat.
Gould turned to him and sail:
"My dear Mr.. -" calling him by
name, ''you are laboring under a most
serious misapprehension. Your money
Is not lost If you will go down to
my bank tomorrow morning you will
find there a balance of S25.000 to your
credit. sold out your stock some
time ago, but had neglected to notify
you" The man looked at him In
amazement and, half doubling, left the
office.
AS soon as he had left the Office
Gould sent word to his bank to place
$25, 900 to this mans credit. The man
spent sleepless night. torn by doubts
and fears. When the bank opened for
business. he was the first man in line
and was nearly overcome when the
cashier handed him the sum that Gould
had named the previous afternoon.
Gould had evidently decided In his
own mind that the man "'as deter
mined to kill him and that the only
way to save his life and his name was
TO pay the man the sum he had lost
plus a profit In the manner he did. But
as a side light on the absolutely cold
blooded self possession Of the man 1t
is interesting.-NewY York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
Burmese lndolenca.

Burma Is said to be peopled by about
the LATEST race in the world. Work il
never done except when absolutely
necessary, and even then as little as
nossibrc. and that In the easiest, most
shiftless manner. If Burman wishes
to cultivate piece Of ground he sets
fire to the bushwood as cheap. easy
."nd efIicacious method Of preparing
the virgin soil. For two or three years
he cultfvates that piece of land and
sets fire to another spot. allowing the
jungle TO grow In tho oil place. which
ill be ready for returning when the
other ground wants rest. Rice grow
e-s dispense with plows. turning loose
instead number of buffaloes. which
cut up the saturated sod with their
rfoofs. When Bnrman has earned a
T.tt1c money he Immediately proceeds
to spend it all. for the Burmese have
no ambition to be rich and never
hoard. Consequently there are no
large landowners. and. there being no
aristocracy, the people are as near be-
ing on an equality as possible. Poor
folk are quite as rare as the rich, and
the only beggars to be met are the
iepers, who sit on the steps Of the
pagndas
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
Coal Dust.

Some years ago one of the inspectors
Of mines conducted a number of ex-
periments on the explosive power of
coal dust A disused shaft $50 feet
was chosen for the purpose. Samples
of dust from different collieries were
collected for the purpose. When two
hunGredweight of dust was emptied
Iowa a shaft and a charge Of gun
powder fired. the result was startling.
Huge tongues of fame sixty feet in
height shot up from the mouth Of the
shaft, and enormous columns Of smoke
rose high In the air. forming a great
black pail over the scene Of the ex
plosion. On the other hand. when high
explosives were used no effect at all
YVES produced on the dust. Coal is the
carbonized remains of tree mosses.
Oddly enough, these MOSES were the
big forefathers Of the moss we know
as lycopodium, which in powdered
state Is used to produce fash signals
This will help to give an idea Of the
intensely infammable nature Of coal
dust.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
"THE BLUE DANUBE"
Odd Way In Which the Beautiful
Waltz Was Written

1t was linen cuff and the quick
thought of the woman who wore 1t
that gave us one of the prettiest of
the tuneful Strauss waltZes. Johann
Strauss and his wife were one day en-
joying stroll in the park at Schonau
when suddenly the composer eXclalm-
ed: "My dear, | have waltz in my
head. Qulck-give me scrap of pa
per or an old envelope. | must write
1t down before forget it." Alas,
after much rummaging of pockets 1t
was found that neither of them had
letter. not even Il tradesman's bill.
Johann Strauss ilusic Is considered
light, but 1t weighed as heavy as lead
ON his brain until he could transfer II
to paper. His despair was pathetic
At last happy thought struck Frau
Strauss. She held out Il snowy cuff.
The composer clutched 1t eagerly. and
in two minutes that cuff was manu-
script. Its mate followed. Still the III
spiratlon was Incomplete. Strauss was
frantic and was about to make wild
dash for home with the third part OF
his waltz ringing uncertainty in his
head. His own linen was limp. colored
calico. Suddenly his frau bethought
herself of her collar, and I'm an instant
the remaining bars of, "The Blue Dan
ube" decorated its surface.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
"He Who Koepe.h His T,--..e."

An old fashioned minister @jA visi.
ing his son in New York rr"rnf,y and
was taken tn i.;;hipnii 'it' ,''il.. j io.
the Sunday morning service The pas
tor is Il young mau of grrat 'u.iarr.
but evidently his oratorical efforts did
not greatly impress the visitor. for
when they wey7' Walking hnmrwli'l til'
son remarked npprorngly:
THAT was gooh sermon. an excel
lent sermon. The congregation like
Dir. Blank very much"
Yes. good sermon undoubtedly"
his father replied. 1T could not pos
sibly bave touched sore spot any
wbere."-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
ANXIOUS MOMENTS.
The Quarter of an Hour Following the
Winning of the Derby.


Winning of the Derby.
The anxieties of owners of race
horses competing in the Derby do not
Immediately end as the horses pass
the judges. The fatal objection" may
snatch the Eaurels from the victor The
possibility discovered itself over Ca
raetacus' race. The owner had strivcn
in vain to- get jockey of repute. His
offer OF life annuity of f10O year to
Gostley In case of success had been
declined. \ stable boy named Par.
sons had eventually to be trusted, and.
to the surprise of the learned. he got
the horse home, winning W neck
Going to scale, the lad could not draw
the weight. In breathless Silence the
bride was sent for, and that Just ena-
bled him to balance the scale. Eut
now Lord Stamford appeared to object
that only his own horse and two 9th
ers had gone. the full course. The win
ner and the rest we're alread' rDst tie
starting post when the flag fell. All
miral Rous looked at his watch
Twenty minutes" he said "An OBJ
lection to hold good must be lodged
within quarter of an hour" And so
the stable boys win passed into the
records but the owner Of Carnctacus
declared that not for f1 900 moment
would he again endure the agony Of
that short period following the race
London Saturday Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
The Silent Man R,scourses.

IF people knew the value Of keep
ing their mouths shut they wouldn't
talk so much" said the silent man.
When man gets overheated and
then goes out in the air and jabbers, he
catches cold and maybe gets a sore
throat If he kept his mouth shut the
probability is he wouldn't get the cold.
The Lord gave man nose to breathe
through, and If he used it for that more
faithfully. instead of using it for IA
prodding stick to find out what is 60
ing on with other people. there wouldn't
be so many cases of nasal catarrh.
Your nose is healthier if you use 1t for
the purpose for which it was intended,
the same as any other organ of the
body. And It isn't bad idea to wash
it out once In a while with warm wa
ter.
"The mouth never was made to talk
through. 1t was made to eat through.
If there had been any other convenient
location the wlndpipe and the tongue
could have been put there just as well.
You can live without talking, but you
can't live without eating. and I've new
cv heard OF deaf and dumb man who
talked so much with his fingers that
he reduced himself to nervous wreck,
as some men and women do. The
tongue is Ike the flowers. It's a favor
the Lord gave US, not 81 necessity, and
we ought to show appreciation by us
ing 1t properly"
After which the silent man shut his
mOuth.-COlumbus Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
THE BLACK BEAR.
Her Physic and Her Food After Her
Five Months' Sleep.

rive montnS Oleep.
The Hack bear b. her cubs, from
one to three, in N len during the
months of March an. 'pril and It IS
an interesting thing 10 know that sh..
has the power to give birth to her
young at least two weeks before the
r. Der time If drivcM from her den
She will return to her cubs II let alone
In the den she sares for her young un-
til (he SHOWS - ne north country have
sufficiently melted to permit of her get
ting about. whed she hits the trail''
again. She eats nothing during the
five months that she hibernates, ex-
cept that from time to time she will
lap the icicle which Is made by the
freezing Of her breath on her paws.
She ventures forth as soon as the snow
has sufficiently melted to permit of her
getting about and for several days will
eat nothing but hemlock bark and GER
tain roots, which act as physic.
When in her normal state of health
again she is ravenously hungry and
will diligently fish the brooks and
streams in search Of dinner of trout,
will hunt up the carcasses of deer or
moose which have been overcome by
the severity of the winter or will prey
upon p0rcupines by quickly putting her
paw under the stomach and rolling the
porcuplne on its back, then with slap
tear out the entrails and escape the
quills.-Field and Stream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
Stoke-Feicht Drug Co.
iiEYNOLDSVlLLE PA.
"MUNGo" PARK.
Tho Worse Than Shoddy Fabric Thar
Gave Him His Name.

Gave Him his Name.
The old lady listened complacently
to the compliments on her new gown.
"well, at any rate" she said as she,
smoothed the lustrous folds. ut Isn't;
made Of mungo."
"MungO? What is mungo?' asked;
her niece.
"Have you never heard of Mungu;
Parkw said the old lady.
"Yes, think l have. don't know:
what I've heard, though"
well, I'll tell you. Mungo Park was;
an Englishman, and he lived at the;
time when shoddy was invented. He
invented a stuff that was far worse;
than shoddy-a stuff beside which;
shoddy was fine, new woodland I'll;
tell you why this stuff was called;
mungO.
"Park, after making up a batch Of
1t out of shoddy dust and grease. gave;
1t anxiously to his carder to card.
"The carder tried 1t. Then he sent
for the boss.
""This new stock of yours won't CO.;
Mr. Park he said.
"'Mun go.' said the other in bis York;
shire dialect. 1T nun go. man
"And go 1t did, and thus Park got his
name. and thus that ai,clEirahle stock
that he invented came go 90, tac name
of mungoj'-New Orleans Tlpies-Deni
ccrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
Graft In Ioothpicks.

The time worn question of What
becomes of the pins?" has now given
way to what becomes of the tooth
picks% ''It's question that I've nev-
or been able to answer" said restau-
rant keeper. although | ask 1t every
year when my toothpick bill comes III.
buy them cheap in huge quantities.
but my bill Is no unimportant item In
my expenses. They vanish from the
tables and counters as If 10y magic, for
they do not go off one or two at q
time. but by the handful Why under
the canopy customer should belp him
self to handful Of toothpicks ut the
conclusion of his meal cannot under
stand. II seems as IL he must feed
them to the dog or use them for fire.
wood. for the next day he Is sure to
show up for another handful. Time
and time again / have seen a custom
er dump the entire contents of the
toothpick holder into his pocket. and,
although | was indignant, / could not
protest over so small thing as tooth
picks. If you searched the pockets Of
nine men out of ten you'd find from
ten to dozen toothpicks tucked away
In them. can see why a man helps
himself to bunch Of matches when
he buys cigar, but this toothpick
graft is beyond me. New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
THE CURE OF WORRY.
Clear, Simple Common Sense Applied
to the Business Of Life

There are two reasons why man
should not worry, either one of which
must operate in every instance-frst.
because he cannot prevent the results
he fears; second, because he can pre-
vent them. If he Is powerless to avert
the blow, he needs perfect mental con
centration to meet it bravely. to light
en- its force, to get what salvage he
can from the wrec,i TO sustain his
strrr,th at this time when he r,lust
plan new future. If 70 can p;r;ely
the evil he fears. tlcl H. has no neel
to v'DTy. for he v'ou,l by SO lloIn%
lie C,jSiputing energy in his very hour
of need.
To cure oneself of Worry is not an
easy task IT Is no. - he removed in
two or three applications of tie quacl;
medicine of any cheap philosophy. but
it requires only clear. simple co!amon
sense applied to the business or lisc
Man has no right to waste ms own en-
ergies. to weaken HIS own powers ami
inIaence. for he has ii,alienabie t,rtics
To himself. to his family. to society aa-l
to the world Wil,i:i.i GeoIs:c ..0:1I,iI,
In The KinGship of Self Control
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22

The Pennsylvania legislature ad-
iourned last Thursday. 1t was iu ses-
sion fourmonths. Some good laws were
enacted and there we're others that will
be OF little importance to thes general
public. AS is generally the case some
laws were placed on the statute books
that will be dead letters. We believe
that the two assembly men from Jeffer-
son county, Hon. s. Taylor North and
Hon. Robert Fl. Lougwell, gave as good
an account Of themselves as their con-
stituents coul1 expect. 1t is reported
that during this session $57, 900, 900 of
the state funds we're appropriated for
schools, hospitals, iudigeut cousump-
tives, e, Od roads, c., etc. This is
certainly u large appropriation and it
shows the immens, wealth of the Key
stone state
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
PILLS AS WEAPONS.
The Curious Duel That Was Arranged
by Doctor.

An extraordinary duel. which at the
time created an immense sensation.
was one in which the decision was ar.
rived ut not by swords or pistols bat
by means of Lc.ld.y pD on. The
men-Who. it is hardly necessary to
say. had fallen out over y lady-Aad
left the arrangement of details to their
seconds. and until they faced each 9th.
er they did not know by what method
they were to settle their differences.
One of the seconds was u doctor. and
he had made up for the occasion four
black pellets. all Identical In size and
shape. "In one of these" he said. Il
have placed sufficient quantity of
pruSsic acid to cttlSt' the almost in
Simultaneous death of any one who
swallows it. We viii decide by the
toss of coin which Of yru Is to have
first choice; anl you will alternately
draw and swallow pill until the poi
son shows Its effects" Two of the pei
let's were then iaarn ~ tl;, toss had
decided. but without eIect In either
case. This tine sail the doctor.
speaking OF the two pellets remaining.
you must both swallow th,' pill at
the Same instant" Tie ioic, vas
again made. and in Il few Srtoi!ls one
of the men lay dead on the grass
Pail Mall Gazette
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
A STUFFED EMPEROR.
Fate OF valerian of Rome, Captured by
the Persians.

Cne of the most remarkable stuffed
skins on record was that of Valerian.
emperor OF Rome, who was taken pris.
oner and afterward kept in chains by
Sapor, king of Persia. He was either
killed in tumult or by order of his
conqueror, who was perhaps fearful of
losing his valuable living trophy, In
the year 269. The body of the dead
emperor was treated with no more
delcacy than when it held the spark
of living one. 1t was skinned. The
hide after being tanned was stuffed,
painted red and suspended in the chief
temple of the capital. II remained
there for many years and was the
popular spectacle for holiday makers
and visitors from the country. But 1t
was put to more important ends than
this. 1t was made diplomatic engine
of much Significance and efficiency. In
after times it often happened that the
Roman ENJOYS at the Persian court
had MISUNDERSTANDING more or less
serious with the government to which
they were temporarily accredited
When these ambassadors from Rome
grew arrogant in their demands. 1t was
the custom to conduct them into the
presence of the stuffed skin of the ex-
emperor of Rome. where they were
asked If humility did not become them
at sight of such a spectacle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
A Nation Of CrippIes
Rheumatism Be-
yond Control
The Only Hope to Rheumatic Sufferers
Is uric-0 Treatment

II rheumatism continues to spread as 10 has
In the past few years, Il would seem a. though
we would before long become . nation Of Grip
ples. The terrible destructiveness Of this
disease Is apparent on every side of US Almost
nine out Of ten Of the cripples one meets had
their affiiction brought on by Rheumatism How
many Thousands more there are that are hope
iessly bed-Ridden and whom we never see.
rheumatism, from the very nature Of the disease,
can never euro Itself and II neglected Is bound
to grow worse rather than better. II you over
have any twings Of Rheumatism 90 to your
druggist and get . bottle Of Uric-O. the
wonderful new Rheumatic Specinc. II will cure
you and Is the only treatment In the world that
will cure you permanently aHd thoroughly.
UrioO cures BY its direct action ON the muscles,
blood and kidneys. It seeks out the poisonous
Uric and Rheumatic Acid and drives 10 from the
system and u 10 only . treatment OF such
nature that will ever cure Rheumatism. Lini-
ments and plasters only sorve TO drive 10 from
one spot to another. They never cure Rheuma-
tism, because II Is primarily blood disease. and
until the blood 10 cleared from the poison. cure
cannot take place.
There never was 0 case Of Rheumatism that
Uric-O could not cure and you should not put on
taking 1t. You can test Uric-O free Of charge II
you wish. Just cut out this advertisement and
send 1t to the Smith Drug Co.. Syracuse, N. Y.
together with your name and the name Of your
druggist, and state that you have never used
Uric-O and would like to try it. They will give
you free. through your druggist. rs cent
bottle. which you can test and try to your own
satisfaction.
Z :. o i s"i =. cpnpi.nd.d ir
6 ,s-"'-s i.s. b. ) ox. & FeicAt Drus
C,uttflauk
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
Don't Pay Alimony.

To be divorced from your appendix.
There will be no occasion for it if
you keep your bowels regular with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Their action is
SO gentle that the appendix never has
cau-r To make tl'o least complaint.
GusraDteed nv Stake g. Fticht Drug
Co. r. ynoldsville and Sykesville. Csc.
Try them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
WRITTEN AT SEA.

Letter ON Duncan M. Dunsmore, Jr.,
% D. M. Dunsmore, Sr
u. A Colorado" at anchor OF
Cavit, y. l.. Easter Sunday
You ery welcome letter of February
IL, rec ed few days ago, also Grit,
Miner The STAR. for which, 1t Is
need, say, thank you very much
fcert, y enjoyed your letter and was
very TO know that you had received
all m, 3uvenirs from Hong Kong and
the To- OF 1906. Your words about
ohildhQo1 remembrances are my ideas
too. n morning was thinking how.
when as little, would wake up and
find Tam O'Shanter full of Easter
eggs l ne bed and then think some
rabbit et them there.
Alta beautiful voyage across the
China ga we arrived at Olongapo and
went ln our old friend the dry dock,
"Dewcy We were in three days.
While We were in the dock our Boat
swain late, jeremiah Mccarthy, died
on boar with typhoid fever and pneu-
monia oontracted at Wu-suug and Nan
kin. We came out of dock next day
and cane Immediately to Cavite, where
he wa blried in the Naval cemetery in
a seaied leaden coffin. He had more
respec paid him than Captain Kennedy
did. TIE casket was nice one and the
Goral 0Perings were beautiful, | can
assure YOU it was touching sight to
see the body lowered into the boat
The fsqs on the ships and navy yard
were haf mast. The band playing the
funera Urge and 800 men standing
bare-h led. When the marine hearse
left tn side such remarks could be
heard "There goes Jerry on his last
liberty and the like. We put on 400
tons OF e,al next day and now we are
laying bere waiting for the feet to as
semble again. The "Pennsy" and
Marylaai are at Olongapo and the
"Flagsh p' went to Kobe, Japan, with
the ad liral. Rear Admiral Dayton
will ta,se command now.
The est evening we we're at Olongs-
po, JOIN Ward came aboard and we had
pleas t visit for half an hour, Un-
Fortunately he had TO be back at 7 90 y.
m. and the ship left early the next
morniu so don't know when | will
see him again. He has had the fever
and was just recovering. The first re-
mark ha made was how big l was get
ting.& Ho is a little fellow, just like his
father, ~. Ward. 1t seems strange
for two Reynoldsville boys to be meet
ing AVA out here.
After Nay 1st, 1907, the Asiatio and
Pacific asets are going to be combined
into the Pacific feet so that vessels on
the Chiua station can go to Frisco for
repairs without leaving the station. l
hear this ship is badly in need of new
cylinders and is going to have them in
stalled in Hong-Kong. 1 expect that
we will cross the Pacific before the year
is up. .
The rainy season has not commenced
yet, so we are all In good health.
DUNCAN.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22
The Minister'S Text,

A little girl came home from church
the other day and was as what the
minister's text was. "DO ~ afraid.
and | will get you bc ilulit," was;
the astonishing answer.
Investigation proved that the central;
thought of the sermon had lTen, Fear
not, and will send you a comforter. -;
Technical World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22

! Another Decoration day is close at
band and on that sscred day the
graves OF those who have answered
the last roll call for the last ti,ns. wi |
be adorned with spring times choicest
nowers. One br one our soldiers Of
late wars, and '.-recially Of The Civil
War, are passing away aud it will
not be long until all will have gone
homa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22

AhON What = . hAAN
matter with me.
This is general
debility. It's very
common. People
who get in this
shape have my
sympathy. They
arn't sick enough
for bed so they
drag around and
their fla m lilies
get exasperated
with them.
There are two
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-05-22

Wife, dreamed last night that r;
was in shop that was simply full Of
the loveliest bonnets, and Husband;
(hastily)-But that was only dream,
my dear. Wife-n knew that before I
woke up. because you bought one for
me.