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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

hold diary hanging on the wall and
scrawled few words:
"Please don't look so astonished,
the Gerards will notice it, Don't be-
tray me whatever you do"
She folded 1t up into small COM
pass, and then proceeded to make the
coffee. Coffee making was not one of
her strong points; the result was
very weak and insipid fluid of pale
fawn color. Nevertheless she bore it
off in triumph to the drawing room
and handed it round with perfect
self-possession. Into Nelson's saucer
as she handed him his coffee she
slipped the twisted piece of paper.
AS she went out of the room she en-
countered Isabels eyes. She had
taken one sip of the coffee, and was
evidently struggling with suppressed
laughter. The ludicrous side of the
whole situation suddenly overcame
Kitty and she had barely time to close
the drawing room door before she be-
gan to laugh. Safely back in the
kitchen she sat down on chair and
laughed till the ears ran down her
cheeks.
Its lovely joke" she gasped.
"lsabel's face was study"
There was knock at the kitchen
door. Kitty wiped her eyes and called,
"Come in"
May II" The door opened and
Nelson walked in.
Kitty started to her feet and
flushed crimson.
"How-how dare your" she cried.
"And what will the others Think"
Nothing at all. The men are out
in the garden admiring the flowers.
l gave them the slip and came to you.
was always fond of pretty house
maids"
She twisted the corner Of her apron
and looked down in mock humility.
He took a step forward. you are
adorable" he cried.
"No, no." she said. "You mustn't" Z"
Mustn't I? Well. explain this mys-
terry to me, Miss Kitty"
She told him the whole story, and
Nelson laughed heartily.
"Oh, hush!" she cried, holding up
her finger. they'll hear you in the
drawing room"
@Never mind If they do"
"But I do mind. I'm the house,
maid for the rest of the evening, and
you mustn't give me away"
"Very well. I'll be as good as
gold. suppose you haven't thought
yet of the answer to the question
asked you in Brussels?"
Kitty began to twist the corner of
her apron again.
"I'll tell you some other time," she
said under her breath.
"No. no. tell me now. I've waited
patiently for three months. haven't
II"
The drawing room bell rang vio-
lently.
@That means they are ready for me
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had trodden on her dress and apol-
ogized incoherently.
"Eh-yes-I believe so. I'm not
quite sure"
"The man is mentally afflicted,
Mary declared to herself. Then the
reason dawned on her and she went
hot all over. He must have recog-
nized Kitty! She glanced at Isabel
and Eunice; they were quite calm
and collected. She. Mary, was Kitty's
particular confdante. Fortunately
the others had never heard her talk
about that meeting with Mr.. Nelson
in Brussels and his kindness to them.
Kitty meantime sped away to the
kitchen to dish up the soup. Five
minutes later she threw open the
drawing room door.
"Dinner is served" she announced
in Sarah's voice.
Nelson got into the dining room in
some manner, how, he never knew,
and watched the housemaid whip the
cover dexterously off the soup tureen
with a look of blank amazement.
Edgar Gerard looked at him and
smiled to himself.
"Nelson is smitten with the pretty
housemaid," he whispered to his sis
ter, who was on his left.
Miss Gerard laughed and gazed at
Kitty through her eyeglasses. Edgar
looked at Eunice and thought her
the most charming girl he had ever
met.
The dinner passed off successfully.
Kitty waited we'll, though there was
tremor in her voice when she said
to Nelson:
"Cold pudding or hot, sir?"
Nelson in the hurry of the moment
answered, Both"
When she had put the desert on
the table, Kitty drew breath of re-
lief and rushed off to the kitchen to
sit down and recover herself She
wondered how on earth she had man.
aged as well as she had with Nelson's
eyes on her all the time. She had
promised to explain it all to him, but
that could be left to the future. The
great thing was to keep him quiet
for the rest of the evening. She
tore strip of paper from house
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
PAIN CAUSED BY IMAGINATION.

PAIN CAUSED BY IMAGINATION.
A German surgeon in the Franco
Prussian War had occasion to lance
an abscess for poor fellow, and, as
the sore was obstinate, 1t became nec-
essary to use the knife twice. The
operation was not very painful one,
but the patient declared that 1t had
nearly killed him, and when third
resort to the lancet was proposed he
Protested that he could never go
through the operation alive.
The surgeon promised to make 1t
easy for him, and, calling up a few
of the loungers, ordered one of them
to hold his hands close over the pa
TENTS eyes and two others to grasp
his hands firmly.
"This arrangement" explained the
doctor, "is said to prevent pain in
such an operation. Now lie perfectly
quiet, and when l say 'Now!' prepare
yourself"
The surgeon at once began quietly
with his work, and in short time
had completed the operation without
the least trouble, the patient lying
as though in sleep.
When all was done the surgeon laid
aside the knife and said, "Now!"
Such roar came from the lips of the
sick man as seldom is heard from any
human being. He struggled to free
himself, yelling, "oh, doctor, you're
killing mel"
Shouts of laughter soon drowned his
cries and he was told that the opera
ton had been all over before the sig
nal was given. 1t was a good joke.
but it is doubtful IL the poor fellow
could ever be made to believe that he
did not feel actual pain Immediately
after that fatal "Now. ."-Tit-Bits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
COYOTE HUNTING.

The willy coyote abounds in South
ern California, and, If not courage
Gus, is always troublesome. At night
he leaves the foothills and sallles
forth to visit neighboring towns,
pass through the outskirts, and lurk-
ing around back dooryards-a veri-
table scavenger. When alarmed, he
is alert, and easily outdistances the
fleetest common dog.
Occasionally he is seen by the light
of the moon dashing away, with
yelping laugh or cry, followed by
half score of dogs; and II is said that
the coyote will at times allure the
dogs on until one is in the fore, then
turn and lead the victim to an am
bush, where several coyotes are lying
in wait Seemingly at signal they
will pitch upon him and send him
home, torn and bleeding, If not seri-
ously injured.
Almost every canyon in the range
is the vantage ground of one or more
coyotes. AS the sun rises they leave
the plains and make their ways to
the hills, where they sleep on the
soft grass, or lie on the lodges of rock
that overlook the ravines.
The coyote is about the size of
setter dog, often smaller, with
bushy, wolf-like tail, big, prominent
ears and an exceedingly odd express
sion. A glance at the animal would
not convince one that 1t was adapted
by nature to remarkable bursts of
speed, yet such is one of the attri-
butes of this singular creature.
The swiftest of California dogs are
required to capture 1t, and then Mas
ter Coyote succumbs only after
one or two mile run at race horse
speed-not the run of a fox before
the hounds, but chase where the
game is ever in sight, and the horses
are put to the utmost speed, as upon
the track. No wonder, then, that the
coyote has attracted the attention of
the cross country rider, and is con-
sdered game well worthy the best
mettle of horse and rider.-Good
Literature.
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"You saw good deal of him?"
"H'm-a fair amount"
Kitty let her hair down, and pro-
ceeded to brush it vigorously.
"Why, you're blushing!" exclaimed
Mary.
"Stuff!" retorted Kitty.
The next morning the girls turned
to with will. The odor of savory
cooking smote the nostrils of every
passer-by. Isabel, who was artistic,
undertook the decoration of the table,
and succeeded admirably. The girls
few about everywhere, laughing and
joking. Mr.. Gray withdrew into his
study in high disgust.
81 should have them put off," he
remarked to his wife over lunch.
"Oh, nonsense, she retorted, glanc-
ing at Eunice. Mrs. Gray remem-
bered the days of her own youth.
Kitty rehearsed her duties till she
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

felt fairly certain she should escape
detection. She even initiated the abb
sent Sarah's voice to the best of her
ability.
you'll think I'm Sarah herself" I"
she told har sisters when they went
upstairs to dress.
"You don't look like her," retorted
Mary.
In truth, Kitty made far more at
tractive housemaid than Sarah. All
the Gray girls were pretty, but Kitty
was by far the prettiest.
"Never mind my looks" retorted
Kitty. Il mean to do my work well,
at all events.
The family assembled in the draw
ing room at five minutes to Z, and
awaited their guests with considera-
BILE nervousness. Mrs. Gray had a
firm conviction that the pastry would
be tough and the soup too salt.
The front door bell rang and Kitty
started to her feet.
"Now for it," she said, and ran
out of the room.
She opened the front door with a
flourish.
Mrs. Gerard and the two Miss Ger
ards swept past her. Then came Col
onel Gerard, then Mr.. Edgar Gerard,
and then - Kitty's heart nearly
stopped beating-Harry Nelson.
For one awful moment Kitty stood
as though she had been turned. to
stone. Then she thought of her fam
lily waiting in the drawing room, and
counting on her loyalty. She closed
the front door firmly and helped the
ladies off with their cloaks. Her
knees trembled under her, and she
kept her face turned away from
Harry Nelson as much as possible.
"This way, num-" she said, in
Sarah's strident tones, and led the
way to the drawing room. She heard
gasp behind her, but she went firm
ly on and threw open the door.
Colonel and Mrs. Gerard. the
Misses Gerard"
MISS Kitty, SAID voice In her
ear. Nelson had paused for mo-
ment as the others hied in.
mot a word" she almost hissed
at him. "I'll explain after"
Harry Nelson walked into the room
with dazed expression on his coun-
tenanee.
Kitty nearly closed the door after
him-but not quite. Then she
listened with all her might at the
chink.
We've taken the liberty of bring
ing an unexpected guest" Mrs. Ger
ard said. "Mr. Nelson arrived from
London two days before we expected
him, so we brought him here. and
felt sure you would forgive US"
Delighted" declared Mrs. Gray.
Nelson bowed with an air of ner-
vousness which hardly did him credit.
His usual self-possession had left him
for the time being.
@Is this your FIRST visit to Emslin,
Mr.. Nelson?" asked Mary. after he
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
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AN EvENTFUL CRUISE.

Captain John Willard Russell,
mariner, of Bristol, Rhode Island,
achieved no great distinction in the
annals of his time, but he was one
of great company of undaunted
Americans who braved such perils as
have long since vanished from the
seas to play part in building a
mighty commerce for a young ma
tion. In editing Captain Russeil's
letters, under the title 'The Romance
of an Old Shipmaster," Mr.. Ralph
D. Paine says that as youth, in
1896, John Russell undertook a
Western journey, and Joined the pio-
neers who were pushing on into the
wilderness of Western New York and
Michigan. Rut he had not the bent
for land, and two years later he is
In Virginia, and embarking upon his
first voyage.
What were the risks our sailors
and merchants faced in the years
when the French, in our unofficial
war with the Terrible Republic"
were cruelty harassing our feeble
marine, are pictured in the following
letters from John Russell to his faith
er:
charleston, S. G..
"Dear and Respected Sir-I think
1t uncertain whether you have heard
anything from me since l left Vir-
ginia in the month of August. |
then informed you of the particulars
of my Southern journey, and how, to
secure my own Debt, / was induced
to take a share in a Brig and Cargo
bound to the West Indies. sailed
soon after from the river Potomac,
bound to Cape Nicholas Mole-the
Brig and Cargo worth eleven thou
sand dollars-one-half of which was
my own, and the remainder con-
signed to me as super-cargo. After
being out fourteen days we were
taken by French privateer-myself
and boy were put on board the pri-
vateer without being allowed to take
any clothes with me.
after being ten days on the Pri-
vateer-she having weakened herself
by manning prizes and having only
ten men on board, with two other
prisoners and two boys, concerted
plan to take possession of the priva-
teer, in which we happily succeeded
and stood for Jamaica. But twelve
hours after we unfortunately fell in
with another French Privateer, of
large force, who, on sending their
boat on board, discovered our situa-
ton, and soon turned the tables up
on us. | will not attempt to detail
the long series of cruel treatment
which succeeded.
"In three days l was landed and
closely confined at Petit Ance. When
l was liberated l had no clothes and
not shilling.
II took passage in a sloop bound
to Norfolk in Virginia, and came in
packet to this place. have an Of
fer to go to st. Thomas, and expect
to sail to-day. You may rest as
sured, my Dear Father, that poor and
unfortunate as am, your son has not
disgraced himself. No-though en-
tirely stranger here, / have re-
ceived the countenance and friend
ship of some of the best men in the
place"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
PtOlemaic Astronomy.

According to the Ptolemaic the
ory. the earth was the centre of the
universe, and was motionless. The
surrounding etheral region was COM
posed of eleven skies. or firaments.
which revolved around the earth as q
common centre. All the celestial
bodies moved around the earth. This
system lasted for more than eleven
hundred years, from about 200 B. G.
to the time Of Copernicus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

from the shore, the doctor took the
legs Of the dead dogs and. binding
them together, made pole, to the top
of which he attached a part of his
shirt to serve as signal This even
tually proved to be his salvation, az
the flag was seen by George Reid
and others of Locke's Cove, Mare Bay,
and they effected rescue.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Diamonds.

Why are diamonds expensive, be-
ing merely dust and ashes? Because
women love them. And why do wo-
men love them! Because they are
expensive and useless. - London
Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
by THE SEA.
BY SALLY BRUCE KINsoLyrNa.

When to the restless mine eyes turn
My spirit sigheth oft for mountain rlls,
Tall pines that sentinel, deep des of fern,
And peaceful sunsets quiet hills.
Amid unrammeled days of listening youth
The oceans vast unceasng turbulence
The pulses stirred, and of Gods might and truth
Awakened in the soul deeper sense.
But in the tide and current of the world
Amid its cares, its fears its restlessness
The lash moan of waves forever whred
Yields but echo of ifes painful stress.
No longer need witness of Gods might
In natures power her length of lease,
But from the crest of far lonely height
fain would seek the whisper of His peace.
From the American Magazin
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Josh wise PhiIosophizes.

"A gal don't generally think man
is in love with her unless he threat
ems t commit suicide II she refuses
him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

Glass is made irridescent by being
exposed, in red hot condition, to the
fumes of salts of tin. barium and
strontium. Red is produced by the
strontia, blue by the baryta and blu
ish white by the tin. In ancient glass,
which is more opaque, irridesdence
was due to partial decay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

bullets. When the bullet leaves the
muzzle the paste ignites, leaving a
stream of smoke behind 1t, and enah'-
ing the marksman to watch its course
and, if necessary, correct his aim for
the next shot.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

A French journal announces the
discovery of new method of pre-
serving eggs. 1t consists in covering
them (not too thickly) with lard.
This stops up the pores, prevents
evaporation and keeps out the air.
Experiments have recently been
made with an inflammable paste on
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

The skin of the men and women of
some nations is much thicker than
that of others, particularly in hot
countries. The Central African negro
has skin about half as thick again
as that of European. That of a
negro is thickest over the head and
back, evidently to form a protection
from the sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

Recently M. j. Thovert reported to
the French Academy of Sciences the
results of experiments made to de-
termine the possibility of reducing
the heat evolved by nitro-explosives
to such a degree as to prevent the
combustion of the carbon monoxide
abounding in the air Of many mines.
1t was found that the addition of al
kaline salts had this most desirable
effect. The detonation of the explo-
sives thus treated was not accompa-
MED by Inflammation of the sur
rounding atmospheric gases.
1t has often been suggested that
the brilliance of the suns disk is due
to incandescent particles of carbon,
and within few years past the pres
ence of carbon in the sun has been
demonstrated by the spectroscope.
Lately Professor Morton, attached
to the Naval Observatory at Washing
ton, has shown that there is a thin
layer of carbon in the lower part of
the suns atmosphere. 1t surrounds
the solar globe like luminous shell,
and. under normal conditions, is prob
ably not more than 500 miles above
the suns surface. But when an
eruption takes place from beneath
the carbon layer. like all the other
constituents Of the solar atmosphere.
is broken up and locally dispersed by
the tremendous agitation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
An Impronptu
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-18
wHY size SHOOK HEa FRIEND.
Shopper Preferred TO Be Alone When
Purchasing Shoes.

A woman sat down In the shoe de-
partment OF New York store and
babe the clerk hurry. Il left a friend
at the lace counter" she said, and
| want to get my shoes fitted before
she gets here"
The clerk apparently appreciated
the circumstances. He worked fast,
and in an Incredibly short time the
woman had selected three satisfactory
pairs Of shoes
Il wonder why she was so anxious
to get through before her friend
came. remarked another customer.
For the same reason that makes
every woman want to shop alone when
buying shoes. laughed the clerk "She
has rather a large foot, and she didn't
want her friend to find out what num-
Der she wears. It Is seldom that the pur-
chasers Of shoes shop in pairs They
may hang together when buying any
thing else in the store, but when 1t
comes to shoes each woman strikes
out for herself The only exception Is
the woman who has an unusually
small foot She would take her whole
list Of acquaintances along when buy
ing shoes IL she could"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-18
Near Joke Of Doctor.

The celebrated French physician,
Ricord, was one day walking along the
boulevards in Paris. when he met an
old gentleman who was very rich. but
who was at the same time noted for
his extreme stinginess. The old man,
who was somewhat of hypochondri-
&C, imagined that he could get some
medical advice from Ricord without
paying for 1t. Doctor, I am feeling
very poorly Where do you suffer
most?" in my stomach, doctor" "Ah,
that's bad Please shut your eyes.
That's right Now put out your tongue.
SO that I can examine II closely" The
invalid did as he was told After he
had waited patiently for about ten
minutes, he opened his eyes. and found
himself surrounded by a crowd. who
supposed that he was crazy. Dr. Ric-
ord, in the meantime, had disappeared
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-18
PROPER EVEN ~ His SNORING,
Fallen Dandy Evidently Was Idol to
Kings Messenger.

When Beau Brummell, the celebrat-
ed dandy. was, I'm consequence of his
fallen fortunes, residing at Calais, he
had occasion to visit Paris Through
the Kindness OF the consul at the for
mer place, he was enabled to accom-
pany kings messenger to the CAPT
tai. and thus travel free Of expense
When the messenger returned, the
consul was curious to know how he
and his aristocratic companion had
fraternized upon the road What
kind OF travelling companion did you
find Mr.. Brummell?" asked he. "Oh.
a very pleasant one, indeed, sir; very
pleasant" replied the messenger.
"Ahi And what did he say" Say,
sir2 Nothing. He slept the whole
way" Slept the whole way! Do
you call that being pleasant Perhaps
he snored." The messenger acknowl-
edged that Brummell did SO. but i'm
mediately. as If fearful Of casting an
improper reflection upon so great
parsonage, added, with great gravity:
Yet can assure you, SIR Mr.. Brum-
NELL snored very much like gentle
man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-18
SUPERSTITION HARD TO DOWN.
LevetHeaded City Men Fight. Shy Of
Number Thirteen.

OF all classes of people, the business
man has been Justly given credit for
being the most balanced and the least
subject to emotional influences. Yet
superstition occasionally shows itself
in the commercial world in way that
is often very disconcerting to the
realist.
Have thirteenth floor in this
building?" queries part owner Of one
Of the famous Office buildings In New
York. Never! The thirteenth floor Isl
sometimes difilcult to rent; tenants
would prefer to go higher or lower.
'sThe I3 hoodoo affects more other
wise sane men than 10 acknowledged.
Many Of the most famous business
buildings I'm the country have no thir-
teenth f1oor-the fourteenth story
follows the twelfth BY following this
plan we take the least risk AS the
names Of tenants are arranged alphas
Betically on the directory the omission
is seldom noticed. System.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-18
THE IRON MARKETS
Is Picking Up Slowly, But Conditions
Are Far From Satisfactory.

Is Picking Up Slowly, But Conditions
Are Far From Satisfactory.
New York. July 16.-The Iron Age
says; The iron markets have gained
during the past few weeks. and the
gain. while slow. is being maintained.
But conditions are still far from salts.
factory, and at the present rate OF
progress it will take many months I'M
til we are back to the normal The
United States Steel corporation is now
operating close to 55 per cent of its
capacity During the past week six
blast furnaces have been started by
subsidiary companies, rejecting the
increased requirements.
The settlement of the bar iron wage
scale which governs the union iron
mills removes almost the last of the
wage questions. 1t is figured that this
is equivalent to a reduction of be.
tween eight and nine per cent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-18
LIKE THE ORDINARY MORTAL.
High Church Dignitary Had Name 70
Sign to Check

A comica1 story lis told OF the arch
bishop of York, who Is an ardent fish
erman. Not long ago he betook him
self for few days to little Yorkshire
village, which boasted good trout
stream. and put up at clean but mod
est hotel
His grace on; bis arrival informed
the landlord who he was, and on leav-
ing wrote check for his BILL and
handed 1t to his host.
The landlord closely scanned the
signature and asked: What name is
this?"
w Ebor." answered his grace.
All" said the landlord, as he pock-
eted the check, Il thought you were
telling me a falsehood when you told
me you were the archbishop Of York. !"
The man evidently did not know
that an archbishop has name, like
an ordinary person.