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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
WASHING DISHES.
Only One Time In a Woman's Life
When She Enjoys It.

We never knew but one woman who
professed that she liked TO wash dish
es, and from that moment our faith In
her veracity melted like soap In hot
dlshwater.
The only time we wish we were n
man Is after a hearty dinner, when he
can enjoy a siesta or discuss the pa
pers, while we must attend to the in
evitable dishes.
Can any one wonder that girls get
tired of the monotonous round of dish
washing. which must be done three
times day for the 1865 consecutive
days?
Think of it. ye gods. and tear your
hair and weep for the woes of our sis
terhood!
There Is Il short time In most every
woman's life when 1t Is pleasure. but
that Is when we are too small to reach
upon the kitchen table without chair
and are permitted to wash the cups
and saucers to keep us out of mischief
When we are older and have 1t to 90
alone the soup tureen would not hold
the tears we shed over II.
How we have dreamed over the blue
pictures on the old fashioned dishes
pictures of impossible temples and cas-
ties. built In unhealthy proximity to
"clear lakes" and in girish fancy wan
dered to unheard of lands to dwell In
those "castles In the air"
There should be no dishwashine
there.
But bark. The shrill voice OF our
mother rings out clear and sharp:
Matilda. what are you doing| with
rising infection on the last syllable Of
our name.
All the house knows that "TilP' Is
dreaming over the dishpaD again. and
revere Is not permitted In our active
| household which was conducted on
the "whoop her up" system.
When we see ladies going mad over
ceramics we wonder IL they served
| their apprenticeship polishing tablefuls
| of china.-New York Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
PUZZLE OF THE AIR.
Changing Currents Shown by the Ae-
tion of Birds In Flight.

The average person regards air much
as he regards water-ns much lighter,
of course. but like 1t otherwise. Calm
air Is precisely to him ns calm water
In pool. If there Is wind he pic
lures the air as flowing river. And
Just so long as all men looked at II so,
just so long the birds kept their mo
nopoly, for the only state In which
water approaches the condition of air
is when water forms maelstrom
Even then water In Its widest turbu-
lence falls far short of the unstable. in
cessant agitation of the atmosphere
Air is never still. 1t Is filed with
warm waves ascending. cold waves
descending. and through II race cross
shoots and diagonal shoots, with cork
screw whirlwinds wandering hither
and yon as they list. The warm air
off cornlield creates one kind of a
disturbances; Off plowed land 1t ere
ates another. A layer of cold air may
hold down layer of warmer air.
Consider what happens when the
warm air breaks through its envelope
rs a mllpond bursts its dam. A flow
ing stream churned TO and fro and
round and round and up and down
would give feeble idea of the airs
Inconsistency.
Now. bird. circling with fixed
wings, floats on a rising column OF
air. 1t maintains its altitude as to the
earth, but 1t is constantly coasting
down through the airs ascending vol
ume. Once the bird loses the air col
umn 1t has to flap its wings and 1t
flaps till 1t finds another column, when
it goes on wheeling again with fixed
wings. Moreover. when 1t flies the
wind comes toward it In waves, rising
and falling like the pillows of the sea.
1t meets them, and then 1t does pre-
cisely what boat does-goes over
them or goes through them. The
Wrights learned all this, and when
they'd learned they were about as
near TO flying as you and | would be
to writing Chinese philosophy when
we'd just learned the English alphabet.
Furthermore. there were no teachers,
living or dead. that could help them
more than a few steps along the way.
-Everybody's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Her Patriotic Protest,

The force of natural and instructive
pride in ones country has been end
lessly expressed in literatures Of all
times and climes, but rarely more dra-
matically than in the following little
incident:
Grieg, as every one knows. is the
musical idol of all Norwegians, al
though it has been the fashion Of less
talented outsiders to underrate him.
One Of the most indefatigable of these
detractors was the German composer
Bargiel. man of an instinctively jeal-
Gus nature.
One day one Of his pupils. Norwe-
gian girl. brought for her lesson cor
certo Of Grieg's. Bargiel took 1t from
her with smile Of most superior dis
dain.
Tut ] told you to bring your music,
and Grieg IS no music!" he said scorn-
fully.
"What-Grieg no music!" was the
indignant reply. "Adieu, Herr Profess
or" And she swept out Of the studio.
never to return.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
FILIPINO WOMEN.
Their Cares Begin Early, and Thsy
Win Husbands by Hard Work.

"FllIpino women know how to win
husbands" says an American woman
who Is living at Manila. 1T Is n com
mon thing In the islands to see Il girl.
young and brown and strong, crushing
rice with heavy wooden malet while
around her sit number of admiring
swains, looking on, but never dream
ing of offering to help. And the girl
doesn't expect It, She pounds cheerful
ly away, and by and by her reward
comes In a husband TO work for.
Life accustoms the Filipino woman
to labor at very early age. AS "A
tiny girl she Is rarely seen without an
brother or sister perched on her little
brown hip. When she grows n few
inches taller and few degrees strong
er she Is pressed into service as wa
ter carrier, bearing heavy jars OF wa
ter poised gracefully on her head
from the river to her home. Now, too.
she works In the fields, and vivid bit
of color she makes In her short killed
scarlet skirt. When she becomes Il
woman-and she Is woman at fifteen
or before-she may have small shop
to tend, and there Is the rice to beat
and much other work to do.
Marriage brings no vacation. She is
pretty sure to have many children to
care for. She tends the fields, cooks
and frequently has stall In the mar
ket for several hours day. But when
the women are really old then their
rest time comes. They sit quietly by,
looking on as life goes past them. but
taking part no more. In spite OF the
hard labor they have had there is gen
orally very peaceful look In the
brown, wrinkled faces of these old
women."-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
NORMAN PEASANTS.
Their Bread Is Made In the Stables by
the Men,,

hbC
A farmers wife In the north OF
France may do good part of the heavy
work about the farm, but she never
thinks of making the bread. That Is
mans work. and II is carried on not
In the kitchen. but in the stable.
The Norman peasant eats an aston
ishing quantity of bread. He has lit
tie else except cider-for his break
fast and supper. and II Is n very I'M
portant part of his monday meal as
well.
And such queer looking bread as 1t
Is! The "loaves" are as round and as
palely yellow as the full moon. They
are often three feet In circumference
and eight or ten inches thick Seeing
one of them for the first time, you
would be likely TO take 1t for huge
cheese
Breadmaking being only monthly
occurrence In Norman household, the
operations must be on Il scale of con
siderable magnitude If the family sup
ply Is to be sufficient to last for four
NtthS, L uN uOuSh hlN"yo iiH' u
In n certain inclosed space upon the
floor of the barn.
At other times cats dogs and poul-
try enjoy the freedom of this space.
but when breadmaking time comes
these are evicted and the floor Is
swept-let us hope very thoroughly.
There Is no dough pan or trough.
The -four and water are poured to-
gether upon the floor, and the farmer
and his sons or hired laborers beat the
mass into the proper consistency with
heavy clubs widely fattened at the
ends until they look something like
roughly shaped snow shovels. Then
a lump of leaven Is added, and the
mass Is given ten or twelve hours to
rise"
Next 1t must be kneaded, a process
which Is accomplished with the feet.
Shod in heavy sabots. or wooden shoes
not the everyday shoes. which are
painted black. but made of unstained
whitewood-the men leap into the
midst of the dough. They jump about
Will uSluty luty otuuip anu MIN 'hc
sponsy stuff; they dance clumsy jigs
In it. the stiffening dough cinging
tenaciously to their shoes. 1t is the
hardest of hard work. requiring en-
durance as well as strength, and be-
fore 1t is time to stop more than one
of the men will be staggering to and
fro in the pasty mass, thoroughly ex-
hausted.
The dough is allowed to rise o SEQ
ond time. is again soundly beaten with
the 6attened clubs. is then put into
great round pans and baked in the
massive brick oven which stands In
almost every Norman stable.
The bread which results is firm. close
in texture and rather dingy in color.
sweet, but dry. and decidedly palatable
even to those who have seen 1t made.
As the month draws to a close the
outer crust becomes so thick and hard
that it can only be penetrated by a
saw kept for that purpose. But this
horny shell has its use. for it keeps
the interior of the loaf fairly soft and
fresh, sometimes for several months
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
WalIack on the Ballet.

The late Lester Wallack once told a
story Of his still more famous father,
James w.. that as either an actor or a
manager he could never tolerate the
ballet, even where 1t was seemingly
necessary according to custom as part
of an entertainment or in the opera.
One day there came to him a friend
a man about town, who said. MY dear
Wallack. it is very curious that you do
not see the beauties of imagination
shown by the poses of the ballet" Go.
ing on I'm this strain. the visitor at last
wore out the patience of the actor.
manager. who replied:
Look here. it is bad enough to stand
these absurdities in an opera: but,
though l can comprehend people sing.
ing their joys, am hanged II I can
their dancing their griefs."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
FOUGHT WITH HIS BOYS.
An Amusing Passage Between Wilich
and Rosecrans.

An Amusing Passage Between Wiilich
and Rosecrans.
There are times when the so called
"red tape" of the army gives way un.
der the stress of circumstances. At
the battle of Chickamauga. General
Willich. who was commanding bri-
gade, incurred the displeasure of Gen
eral Rosecrans. the commanding gen.
eral, by some very slight omission.
General Willich was sent for and in
formed by the general commanding
that he must consider himself under
arrest for the present
General" said Rosecrans sternly,
''consider yourself under arrest and
leave your sword here until your case
is tried"
Yes. general, will consider myself
under arrest" was the reply. land
shust so zoon as dis fights over I'll
come and tix him up"
But. sir" said the astounded Rose
Grams, Il want you to consider your
self under arrest now"
"Of course | do" responded Willich
promptly. 'and so zoon as ! get of dis
fight III he up and settle him."
But. sir expOstulated the COM
manding general. Il cant let you go
into this fight You are under arrest
! will send an officer to your brigade
"You send an officer to fight my
boys!' cried Which Indignantly. HE
can't do 1t. They don't know him. Me
they know ! teach them. | fight
them. and none of the boys would
know how to fight or what to do only
when | 60 with them. My boys be-
long to me; yes, me. General Which.
l command the brigade. and | must
fight the brigade"
General Rosecrans gave 1t up. Gen
eral Willich was requested to return
and fight his boys" which he did
most successfully. And that was the
end of the matter.-Y Youths Compan-
ion
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
A Use For the Jail.

marlborough is fiourishing little
seaside resort, and during the season
almost every available room is let at
good prices.
A visitor to that delightful spot last
season was interested to observe po-
liceman soundly cuff lanky youth for
some misdemeanor, and. curious to
know the reason Of the chastisement,
he went over to the guardian Of the
peace.
whats he done, constable" in
quired the visitor.
'Pickin' pockets, sir. Let me catch
i'm at it ag'in an I'll give i'm rare
good hidin'."
'But why didn't you run him in?"
Run i'm inw retOrted the policeman.
why, bless yer. we amt runnin' any.
body In this week. The p'lice stations
let for odgin's!"-London Answers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Ore of Fields Jokes.

Edward Everett Hale greatly enjoy
ed a joke which was perpetrated on
him by Eugene Field. Field celebrat-
ed one of DR.. Hale's visits to Chicago
by giving luncheon in his honor and
inviting a number Of prominent per-
sons to meet him. Field was aware, -
said DR.. Hale, "that was temper
ance man, and therefore l was some
what surprised to see that the table
on which the luncheon was served was
very abundantly supplied with bottles
labeled whisky Brandy and Cham
pagne.' But when these bottles came
to be uncorked they were all found
to contain nothing but waterr'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
They Don't Like Rain.

The tortoise shows greater dislike
to and fear of rain than any other ami
NAL. Twenty four hours or more be-
fore rain falls the Galapagos tortoise
makes for shelter On bright, clear
morning. when not cloud can be
seen. all the shellbacks on tortoise
farm may sometimes be seen headed
for the nearest overhanging rocks
When that happens the people know
that rain will come down during the
day, and. as rule. it comes down in
torrents. The sign never fails.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
VARNISH TROUBLES.
The Complaint That Is Made by
Piano Manufacturer.

Plano Manufacturer.
The piano manufacturer was talking.
"a fortune Of n million dollars, at
least" he said. awaits the man who
can invent varnish which will re-
spond to changes of temperature in
exactly the same rate at which wood
responds.
owned highly polished article Of fur
niture knows that the surface Is liable
to break into small cracks-become
finely crackled-and thus its beauty is
lost. This cracking is caused by the
fact that sudden changes of tempera-
ture affect varnish - especially fine
piano varnish-almost instantly, while
the wood beneath contracts or ex-
pands at different rate. This splin-
ters the varnish, and thus far no man
ufacturer has been able to get the
best of the situation.
I'VE are waiting for this entirely
possible elastic varnish, which. when
1t shall come, will be more welcome to
the manufacturers of fine furniture
than the flying machine is to the world
at large. A piano, delicate as it is,
could be stored in an icehouse without
detriment to its polished surface, pro-
vided the temperature was kept even.
but changes, especially If sudden, are
fatal to the beauty Of the case."-
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
A ROYAL BED.
The Magnificent One That Was Used
by Queen Elizabeth.

ny SuccH' GIZdpctn.
An interesting description of the
magnifcence of bedstead ordered for
Queen Elizabeth's use is found in IA
wardrobe warrant" dated 1881 and
quoted In "Gleanings After Time" 1t
was of walnut tree, richly carved,
painted and gilded. The celure, tester
and valance were Of cloth of silver, fig
ured with velvet, lined with change
able taffeta and deeply fringed with
Venice gold, silver and silk.
The curtains were of costly tapestry
curiously and elaborately worked,
every seam and every border laid with
gold and silver lace, caught up with
long loops and buttons of bullion.
The headpiece was of crimson satin
of Bruges, edged with passaymayne
of crimson silk and decorated with six
ample plumes containing seven dozen
ostrich feathers of various colors pro-
fusely decorated with gold spangles.
The counterpoint was of orange col
ored satin quilted with cutwork Of
cloths of gold and silver and Of satins
of every imaginable tint embroidered
with Venice gold. silver spangles and
beautifully colored silks fringed to cor
respond and lined with orange sarce-
net.
This was queens bed. but almost
equally gorgeous ones were common
for several centuries. In the reign Of
Queen Anne bedstead put up as a
prize in lottery was reported to have
cost over .O00.-London Family Her
oil
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
To Save Confusion When MOVING.

II you are planning to move prevent
confusion in placing furniture in the
new house in the following manner:
In leisure moments prepare large
card for each room to be tackled to the
outside of the door frame on moving
day. Assign a number and mark
card for each bedroom. Letter the
other cards with the names Of the
other rooms Then prepare number
of smaller tags, attaching string to
each, or use baggage tags. Mark
enough to put on all furniture, trunks
or boxes with the name Of the room
into which each is to be put. Show
your movers the arrangement and
there will be little or no error In plac-
ing, while no valuable time and
strength will be lost in Directing
Woman's Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
THEY TOOK HIM IN.
A Surprise That Ruffled an Absent
minded Scientist.

A certain foreign scientist who lee
tureG In this country was, to say the
least, careless about dress. Once he
was asked to lecture I'm city not far
from Philadelphia. He went, taking
with him his dress suit and no other
suit. Having given his lecture he
spent the night at the house of a fel-
low professor, woke up the next morn
Ing, cheerfully donned the dress suit
and sailed forth to give another lee
ture at the local college.
He didn't know just where the col.
lege was, but, spying an imposing
looking building not far from his
hosts residence, decided that that was
1t. While walking toward the door he
suddenly saw an ant hill. Bugs were
his specially. He dropped at once to
his knees, dress suit and all. and start
ed to scoop out ants.
The next thing he knew he was sur
rounded by body OF men who had
rushed out from the imposing looking
building. They seized him roughly
and proceeded to drag him indoors.
He gesticulated. He protested in many
languages II was Of no avail. AT last.
however, explanations were forthcom-
ing.
The imposing looking building was
none other than the lunatic asylum.
Seeing a man attired In a dress suit
digging up ants at 10 O'Clock In the
morning. the attendants had thought
that an inmate had escaped; hence the
sally and attack. k.-Philadclphla Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15

OF all peculiar sights | think that
that Of moose eating grass is the
most extraordinary. The neck is so
short and the legs are so long that the
animal usually kneels in eating grass
True, 1t does not attempt 1t very Of
ten. for grass is by no means staple
with 1t. but even moose likes a
change of diet. The appearance Of
this huge and awkward creature in
this devotional attitude is not only in
teresting. but laughable.-St. Nicholas
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Men Who Write Badly.

Practice makes perfect" in all the
arts and handicrafts. it would seem.
barring that Of penmanship. In that
apparently the more one practices the
more imperfect becomes the result pro-
duced. and your real man of the pen
writes In seven cases out Of ten hand
that would reflect discredit on his own
housemaid. .-Bookman
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
EHactixe.

A Chicago judge recently rebuked
person who was sitting in the court
room with his feet placed upon the
table by sending him, through bailiff,
a piece Of paper on which he had writ
ten the following query: What size
boots do you wear? The feet were
at once withdrawn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
The Judoe's Advice,

In sentencing a forger Of banknotes
to death an English Judge said. II can
hold out no hope to you for mercy
here, and must urge you to make
preparation for another world, where
hope you may obtain that mercy
which a due regard to the credit Of
our paper currency forbids you to hope
for here"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Ha Got IL.

Small Harold-Papa. won't you please
give me cents? Papa-Not now. Run
along. I'm very busy. Small Harold
(holding his hands Joined together)-
Well, papa. just drop o nickel in the
slot and see me go.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
No Panic.

I'VE had bad fire scare in church
today"
Good gracious. Was there panic?"
mot to notice. The minister preach
ed on the internal regions. York
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
ProdiqaI.

THAT fellow seems to be extrava-
CANT"
"Hopelessly. He spends his own
money just as II 1t were the govern
ment's." s."-Louisville Courier-Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Her View Of IL,

"There was time," said the old in
habitant. when that piece Of property
sold for a song"
Really" replied the grand opera
prima donna. How very expensive"
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Family Connection a Ia Mode.

Family Connection a la Mode.
"Well. yes; we are related In a way"
by marriagey"
"Yes. My first wife's third husband
is married to his wife's second hus-
bands fourth partner in matrimony."
Chicago Record Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
In School.

Teacher Bobby. give me sentence
in which the verbs Ito set" and Ito
Sit are used correctly. Bobby-The
United States is country on which
the sun never sets and on which no
other country ever sits.-Judge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Told the Truth.

"Why are you sore at Miss Skreach-
err"
when she was urged to sing some
thing at the party last night she said.
oh, I can't sing!"
"Well?"
"Well. she went ahead and proved
it."-Cleveland Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Knew Her STYLE,

Suitor-But you haven't asked me
yet whether or not can make a liv-
ing for your daughter. Father-Never
mind, Henry. If you marry her she'll
see to that.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Jealousy.

Mays new hat is perfectly hide
GUS"
1T isn't bit more hideous than mine.
You're always saying nice things about
May."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Described.

PA. what is meant by a nervous
.reck?"
"A nervous wreck. my boy. is some
thing that woman SAYS she is every
time she gets headache."-Detroit
Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Pretty Small.

The Agent-I don't see how you find
room for complaint in this apartment
The Tenant-Nor !. There amt even
room to take deep breath. Cleveland
Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15

II hope this proposal Of mine hasn't
taken you completely by surprise. dear
est"
'Well. yes. 1t has. long ago aban-
doned all ldea of it"-Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15
Grinds His Own Meal.

"Pa. what is dentist?"
"A dentist, my son. is man who
uses other peoples teeth to feed him
self."-Boston Transcript
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15

A lie always has certain amount Of
weight with those who wish to be-
heve it--Rice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-15

Clever men are good. but they are
not the best. t.-Carlyle