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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Time Reminders Unpopular.

A west side woman who wished to
entertain great deal one day won
dercd why her guests always seemed
so uncomfortable.
at Is because OF your clocks" said
n candid friend "There are three
within hearing distance OF your draw
ing room that strike. don't know
of anything that makes company feel
quite so uncomfortable as to hear a
clock strike. Somehow II Ia bound to
give the impression that we have out
stayed our ws!come and the hostess
Is anxious TO get rid of us. OF course
that Is purely Il matter of fancy, yet
somehow n striking clock always seems
to say, You'd better be going The
wise hostess knows that, and If she
wants her callers to be thoroughly
comfortable she sluns clock that
strikes. New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Women Smokers In ireland.

The comparison between women
smoking In England and in Ireland,
says Il correspondent, Is hardly on all
fours. In Ireland many of the older
women whose lives are spent in hard
toll smoke In the country districts, but
they would utterly dlsdan cigarette.
They smoke n short equity" pipe and
the very strongest and most pungent
tobacco-Llmerlck roll. 1t Is no un-
common thing for man to hand his
lighted equity" pipe, black with long
seasoned smoking, over to a woman for
draw" as 1t Is called. In Ireland
the pipe has long been the solace of
the poor, aged, Woodworking woman,
and the habit has its origin in the use
of tobacco for allaylng the pangs of
hunger In famine days.-London Chron-
icle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
More Oratory Wanted.

The remark made on a prollx Scotch
counsel when some one observed that
he was "surely wasting great deal Of
time" is among the wittiest of bar an
ecdotes: Time! He has long exhaust
ed time and has encroached upon eter-
nityw
1t is seldom, to do the judges justice,
that they encourage this failing In
counsel. But in Cockburn's memoirs
we are told how q dull and common
place advocate was almost frightened
Lord Meadowbank, who thought his
style undlgnified: "Declaim, sir. Why
don't you declaim? Speak to me as IL
1 Iwere popular assembly."-St. James
Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
UNFINISHED BOOKS.
Authors Who Died Leaving Stories
Partly Written.

Many writer's, including the famous
Oulda, have died leaving behind
them unfinished books. One of the
best known is, of course, Dickens
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" re-
markably clever story, and one show
ing no signs of diminishing vitality,
although he was actually at work
upon it up to within a few hours of
his death.
Dickens great rival, Thackeray,
again, left behind him not one only,
but two unfinished stories. One of
these, Denis Duval," promised to
rank with his best work. Unfortunate
ly, however, he had completed only
seven chapters when he was stricken
down.
Scott, too left tale unended-"The
Siege Of written while he was
on his last futile journey in search of
health. This work has never been
published, although more than two
thirds of it was completed at the time
of his death.
Then there was "St Ives" left un-
finished by X. L. Stevenson, as was
"Zeph," by Helen Jackson, and
"Blind Love-" By Wilkie Collins. Buc.
kle never completed his History of
Civilization" although he toiled at it
for twenty years.
Among famous poems that were
never completed mention may be made
of Byron's Don Juan" Keats ely.
perion," Coleridge's "Christabel" and
Gray's "Agrippina." Spensers "Faerle
Queene," too, is no more than a frag
ment although a colossal one.
Lastly, there ought to be included
Ben Jonson's beautiful unfinished pas
toral, 'The Sad Shepherd" found by
his literary executors among his pa
pegs after his death and published In
its ncompleteness.-Pea Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
WONDERS or COAL.
"Buried Sunshine" Has Become
Plaything Of Science.

Has It ever occurred to you that the
vanilla with which many favorite
dish of yours is favored is made from
coal? VIII you believe that most, OF
the dyes which have stained the faD-
rics of your clothes, that the naphtha
and benzine which your tailor uses In
removing stains and that even the
sweetest perfumes are all of them de-
rivafives of coal.
1t was once said by scientist, clev-
erer and more imaginative than most
of his kind, that coal is "buried sun
shine Something of the enormous
extent of ancient coal forming jungles
may be conceived when 1t Is said that
our present forests would produce only
two or three inches of coal II they,
too, were subjected to carbonizlng
process.
The magicians who have wrought
wonders with coal are the gasmaker
and the chemist If coal is burned In
the open air, heat Is produced and
nothing left but a little ash. Burn IL
In a closed vessel, however and the
marvellous change occurs. In the first
place, coal gas is produced and, chem
ically treated, is supplied to every city
home. Furthermore, ammonia Is OBJ
tanned, important in modern agricul-
ture because by Its means plants can
be arti6clally supplied with the nitro
gen they need. Then, again, asphalt
is produced, much used in roadmaking,
although the retott is not the chief
source of its supply. Lastly, black,
noisome ooze is collected which goes
by the name of "coal tar" 1t is this
which at the touch Of the modern
chemists wand is transformed into the
most widely different substances i'm
aginable.
The wonders of coal tar do not cease
here 1t is a palette Of gorgeous col
ors, medicine chest of potent drugs,
a whole arsenal of terrible explosives,
a vial of delicious flavors and garden
of perfumes-the most protean, varie-
gated substance in the world.-London
Pail Mall Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
VALUE OF PUBLICITY.
Steve Brodie, the Bridge Jumper, as
Self Advertiser.

Steve Brodie, the bridge jumper as
Self Advertiser.
Curiously enough, the man who, In
my opinion. had the keenest intuition
of the value of publicity and used II
to the greatest personal advantage,
when we consider his humble begin
nings and the limited sphere of his en-
deavor. never really knew how to read
and write. | knew him first as young
street urchin. making his living by
selling newspapers, backing boots, run
ming errands and doing such odd jobs
as fell In his way, and 1t was chiefly
through selling newspapers, whose
headlines alone he was barely able tc
decpher that he gained that knowl
edge of what Park row calls news
values" which one finds in every train
ed and efficient city editor.
1t was on the strength of this knowl
edge that this bootback went one da!
to well known wholesale liquor deal
er on the east side and proposed that he
should establish him in saloon on
lower Bowery. The liquor dealer was
aghast Mt his presumption until he
learned his scheme; then he capitulated
at once, and within few days the pa
pers had been signed and twenty-four
hours option secured on rickety and,
from nearly every Imaginable point of
view, undesirable premises near Canal
street and directly under the nolsiest
and dustiest and oliest part of the ele-
vated railroad. This done, the boot
black made his way to the very center
of the Brooklyn bridge, climbed hastily
to the top of the parapet and, needless
of the warning shouts of the Mortified
onlookers and the swift rush of pant
ing cop, dropped into the seethlng wa
ters below.
1t was an unknown youth with an
earning capacity of few dollars Il
week who disappeared beneath the sur
enterprlsing young man, an east side
celebrity, in fact, all ready for the di-
vine oil of publicity and with an as
sured income and possible fortune In
his grasp, whose nose reappeared very
shortly above the muddy surface Of
the water and who was helped by will
ing and ofiicious hands into rowboat,
where dry clothing awaited him, to-
gether with hearty congratulations on
the fact that he alone, of all those who
had attempted to jump the bridge, had
escaped with his life. The next day
the name of Steve Brodle was flashed
from one end of the country to the 9th
er, and within very few hours after
his discharge from custody-he was
arrested on the charge Of trying to
take his own life-he was standing be-
hind his own bar, serving drinks to
the crowds who came to cape at Steve
Brodle, the bridge jumper, and to pour
their money into his coffers.-James L..
Ford in Success Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
His Spasm of Economy.

Speaking of misdirected economy"
said the lecturer, reminds me of an
old man who lived in my town. The
old man had lost four wives and de-
with an inscription commemorative Of
her wifely virtues. But inscriptions,
he found, were very expensive. He
economlzed in this way: He had the
Christian name Of each wife cut on a
small stone above her grave-'Emma,'
Mary Hester Edith Under each
name hand pointed to large stone
in the center of the lot, and under each
hand were the words:
"'For Epltaph See Large Stone'"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Novelty In Cement Wall.

There Is wall of cement In Los An.
geles which shores up one side of
building lot that has an artistic value
never intended by the builder. He
had moved his bags Of cement on to
the ground to be ready for work and
was then called away on some other
job for day or two. In the mean
time one of the very infrequent rains
came on, and each sack turned into
stone under the action of the water,
and the fabric of the sacks themselves
was absorbed into the cement SO that
1t was impossible to remove it. Conse-
quently each sack was wrought into
the wall as If it had been bowlder on
the liEe Of an old stone wall. They,
were then chlnked and bound togetherI
with worked cement, and after time
the weather disposed of the gunny
sacking, but left the blocks markell
with the impress Of the weave. The
result Is highly ornamental cement
wall, resembling at a little distance a
wall of some woven material.
A Human Failing.
"Pa, what Is the meaning Of incon-
slstency?" asked Freddy.
Inconsistency, my son. explained
pa, "means man who growls all day
and then goes home and kicks the dog
for barking at night" - Harper's
Weekly.
Occasions of adversely best discover
how great virtue or strength each one
hath, for occasions do not make a man
frail, but show what he Is.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Just BREAKING In,

Up to the age of sixteen Dick had re-
$ained the proper scorn for things
feminine; then he went to dancing
school and fell smitten by the charms
Of several youthful Ewes. Accordingly
Dick approached his father and re-
.quested theater tickets for two.
Father complied and merely asked as
he turned over the seats. (which girl
is itY'
"I'm going to take Mabel" responded
Dick.
'Then she's the one you like best"
father continued.
Dick turned a superior and plying
eye upon his parent. "Oh, no; don't
like her best! You don't understand
the situation, father. 1t isn't the girl
care about It's the experience I
want."-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06

An extraordinary case of snake poi
sonlng is reported from country hos
pital In Victoria An old man was
brought in In n comatose state and
showing all the symptoms of having
been bitten by Il yenomous snake. But
Oh investigation 1t was found he had
been bitten by dog, which died al
most Immediately afterward from
snake bite. Medical treatment was
successful, and the man gradually re-
covered from the snake poison which
the reptile had indirectly transmitted
to hlm.-Pall Mall Gazette
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
cuREs FOR LOVE.
Pages and Writers With Widely DH.
ferina Prescriptions.

Absence Is one Of the means Of curing
love. Two thousand years ago Ovid
advised his readers who wished to
cure themselves OF an unlucky attach
ment to flee the capital, to travel, hunt
or till the soil.
Love" said Coleridge, "ls local
anguish l am fifty miles away and
not half so miserable"
But other men have found that alb
sence increases love. La Rochefoucauld
probably hit upon the truth when he
said that absence destroys weak pas
sions, but increases strong ones, as the
wind extinguishes candle, but blows
up n fire." If the love Is all fancy and
has little strength II may be cured by
personal contact with the object. But
the safer plan perhaps is to keep out
of the way hence travel Is a good ex
pedlent. Business perhaps Is better
one. Ovid said, "If you desire to end
your love employ yourself and you will
conquer, for love fees business"
Still another expedient is reflection
upon the unhapplness of married life.
A man In search of this view can find
It everywhere. Addison said that
"beauty soon grows familiar to the
lover, fades in his eye and pals upon
the sense" and Hazlitt that though
familiarity may not breed contempt, 1t
takes the edge off admiration"
Goethe said, with most marriage 1t
does not take long for things to assume
a very piteous look" But none of these
men married happily. Goldsmith said,
"Many of the English marry in order
to have one happy month In their
lives" and Colley Cibber "Oh, how
many torments lie in the small circle
Of wedding ringw
But undoubtedly the best way to get
rid Of one love is TO have another
"All love may be expelled by love as
poisons are by other polsons," says
Dryden. Helne says: "The most effec-
tive antidote to woman is woman. In
such case the medicine is often more
noxlous than the malady, but 1t is Mt
any rate a change, and In disconso-
late love affair change in the inamo-
rata is unquestionably the best policy"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
THE HAT HABIT.
A Custom That Is Neither Becoming
Nor Health Giving.

Nor Health Giving.
Why do both men and women persist
in wearing hats? asks Pearson's Maga-
zine. There are three reasons why we
should wear clothes. We may wear
them for the sake of decency, for the
sake of warmth and for the sake of dis
play. None of these reasons applies
to the wearing Of hats. OF course
there are head coverings that are
hood and the fisherman's toque; but, as
a rule, there is no real warmth In the
hat Of either sex. When woman pins
slight structure of straw and artificial
flowers on the top of her hair she new
er for an instant imagines that the
thing will keep her from taking cold.
The masculine top hat Is certainly
warm on hot day, but 1t is very far
from warm in cold weather.
Neither are hats worn for the pur-
pose of display. Doubtless there are
times when women make the hat the
occasion Of displaying their fondness
for dead birds, muslin flowers and 9th
er beautiful objects, but this is only
when fashion has decreed that big hats
shall be worn. At other times the fe-
male hat is so microscopically small
that 1t could not be successfully used
for displaying anything. AS for mems
hats, they never display anything ex-
cept the atrocious taste which makes
them fashionable. Why, then, in the
name of all that Is sensible, do men
and women wear hats2
As rule, every man and every wo-
man looks better without a hat than
with one This is why we all take Off
our hats at the opera or at an evening
party, and yet we cling to custom
that has not word to be said in Its be-
half. We persist in wearing the ugly,
useless and injurious hat. Why do we
do 1t? should like to find good Irish
echo that would answer the question
at length and in satisfactory way.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Gaping THE WIGS.
Official Visit Of London's Lord Mayor
to the Law Courts.

Official Visit Of London's Lord Mayor
to the Law Courts.
A curious survival of medieval GUS
tom Is witnessed in London on every
lord mayors day. This Is an official
visit of the lord mayor to the law
courts. In old times the sovereign
himself awaited at Westminster the
coming of the lord mayor In chariot
of state with sword bearer, mace hold
er, chaplain and gorgeously liverled
coachmen and footmen. The forms
have been changed, and the visit is
now paid to the high court, but the
spirit of the act remains, for the lord
mayor opens his term In the Mansion
House with ceremonial involving rec
ognltion of the supreme authority Of
the crown.
The instrument used for expressing
this traditional idea is an old fash
ioned cooked hat. When the lord may
or in his splendid robes of office en-
ters the high court with his retinue In
costume he solemnly lifts his cooked
udt tultt llcll lib ntuu unu
lutes the lord chief justice and the
justices.
The judges always wear robes and
wigs when in court. For lord mayors
day they have also fiat black cap,
which can be slipped over the top Of
the wig. The lord chief justice and his
associates return the lord mayors sa-
lutte gravely, but do not take off their
black caps. II they were to do this,
they would place the crown on a level
Of equality with the municipality.
The lord mayor, with his retinue.
then visits the judges In other courts
to invite them to the Guildhall ban
quet, When the rustling noise Of the
procession is heard each Judge fumbles
In drawer, pulls out little square
Of black cloth and crowns his wig
with 1t. The lord mayor takes off his
three cornered hat three times, and the
justice on the bench bows, but remains
covered.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
The Heart Cant Stand
Rheumatic Acid
Poisoning
To Free and Correct the Blood
Uric.0 Treatment is Advised

There is great danger In those sharp. shooting
rlns through the chest around TIC region OF
of the heart. 1t means that po!sonous uric and
rheumatic acid are tliero ready t) spring ma
grip tightly tho muscles controlling the hearts
action. Dont't neglect these warnings. they arc
the danger signals Nature flashes to you for help.
YCu must neutrallze and drive these dangerous
poiscas from tho system, or sooner or later they
will overcome you.
Tim only true wny to cure rheumatism Is to
ret ntit fromthe ir1lie with Urc-O. Itacts with
,ilrvelaus swi;tnosi upon the m; ces, kidneys
aaill0ol. Cioars oat 10 rand ...te deposits In
"a. muscles, forces tie Kidneys 70 criorm those
dr;lcs for which they wero designed and neu-
tralizes the acid within the blood.
Your physician viii admit that this Is the
Only true way to euro rheumatism permanently,
AMI should know that tTrlcO is the one remedy
tlatwlll wllldoitsuccessfully and permanently. Uric
o Is n liquid taken internally, times daily, and
docs not contain any morphia, opium or other
so-caled "pain deadeners." II Is good for
rheumatism In any form. sclatlca, Muscular,
Inilammatory and Articular rheumatism all
Yield readily to Urlc-O. Write the makers Of
the remedy and they can tell you OF many
wonderful cures that Urlc-O has maderlght here
In your own town.
1t sells for 75c and 800 the bottle or you can
obtain trial bottle free by writing to The Smith
Drug Co.. Syracuse, NY.
For sale by Stoke & FeIcht Drug Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
No Use For IL.

Uncle Zebulon was on visit to his
nephew in the big city, and the two
had gone to restaurant for dinner.
They had given their order and were
waiting for it to be filed when the
younger man, who had been glancing
at paper that lay on the table, said:
"By the way, uncle, did you ever
have cerebro-spinal meningitisT
NO." replied Uncle Zebulon after a
few moments mental struggle with the
question, "and / don't want any. I'd
ruther have fried liver and bacon any
day."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Whv the Band Left.

First Actor-I hear that the orches-
ira in your theater was sacked in a
body the other night What was the
matter?
Second Actor-Why, they spoiled the
best situation in the play. You know
the court scene, where the hero is SEN
fenced to death?
"Yes."
"Well, they were told to play some
thing appropriate, and the judge had
no sooner put on the black cap than
the idiots struck up Where Did You
Get That HatY" Y"-London Scraps.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06

do you believe that all things come
to him who waitsr
"They may start for him, but usu-
ally some man who hustles overtakes
them before they get to the man who
waits. Houston Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Hia BRIGHT Idea.

Not many years ago well known
dealer was visited by would be seller
who had in his hand an envelope con-
tanning seventeen signatures Of SAM
uel Pepys, which, he said, he had just
cut OF the original letters to save trou-
bic! By 30 doing he had diminished
the value of his property by nearly
f200.-London Opinion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
A Sharp Thrust.

you're trying very hard to be a
man, 1t seems" said the disgusted hus-
band the other day to his wife.
"Well," she replied coldly, don't you
think we need one in the family?"-
New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Poor William!

william, my son." said an econom-
ical mother to her boy, "for mercy's
sake, don't keep on tramping up and
down the floor in that manner. You'll
wear out your new boots" He sits
down) There you 60 sitting down!
Now you'll wear out your new trou-
sers. declare, I never saw such a
boyp'-London Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Golf and Brains,

The radical type of golf enthusiast
Is exempllfied In the retort of st. An
drew's caddle to the university pro-
fessor, "Onybody can teach wheeu
looms Latin and Greek, but gowf, ye
see, gowf requires held"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
A Bio Screw Driver.

4 saw a screw driver the other day
chat weighed 1000 pounds"
Nonsense"
'But did, though"
Where was it"
''In the engine room Of an ocean
l.ner."-London Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
The Heiress Abroad,

"On your trip abroad, did you see
my wonderful old rulns2" he asked.
"Yes," she replied archly, "and guess
whatW
"WellP
zone of them wanted to marry me-"
--Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06

1t is hard to get women to admire a
man for his genius II he neglects to
help his wife on with her wrap.-Chi.
cago Record-Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06

A pound Of care will not pay IN
ounce of debt.-Danish Proverb.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-03-25
RATIONAL PNEUMONIA AND
La GRIPPE TREATMENT.

The most successful physicians are now
treating pneumonia by the application
of counter irritants. They are learning
to resist the temptation to doctor the
cough, which, after all, is only natures
effort to relieve herself. and are en-
deavoring to reach the seat of the con-
gestion without the use of internal rem
edies.
Some are using preparations about as
pleasant to the patient as all application
of mud or putty, but the wisest use a
pleasant liquid counter-irritant.
The ideal remedy is Noah's Liniment.
It's carefully compounded ingredients
possess wonderful powers Of penetration
and Immediately reduce tho infamma-
ton and congestion.
NOah's Liniment is absolutely harm
less, and can be used freely without con-
sultation with a physician. Apply the
liniment freely over the point Of pain or
congestion. Saturate hot flannel and
keep it applied to that portion of the
BODY. The effect will be almost imme-
diate, and in many cases the threatened
pneumonia will be dispelled before a
physician can be secured.
Best for rheumatism, sciatia, lame
back. stiff joints and muscles, sore
throat. colds, strains, sprains. cuts,
bruises. collie cramps, etc. For i'll
1ernal and external aches ard p"ins
Noah's IiuimcnE has no equal. To!
.ale a,!I guaranteed by y"nr d a'eT. 23c
kautInnnn U@uc Co., distributors. SAM
PIE naiied. NuaA Re- d Co.. Rich
la1lG and Boston.