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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Goat Mutton.

when you get leg Of mutton and
find on trying to cook it that 1t seems
likely never to get done, it's goat"
says local housekeeper.
"The only way of distinguishing kid
from lamb or goat from mutton Is that
the goat flesh requires longer to cook
and even when thoroughly done has
reddish appearance as though It were
slightly rare. When properly prepared
goat flesh is just as tender, just as nu-
tritiOus as mutton and has exactly the
same flavor. There Is prejudice
against 1t, which, however, is entirely
Ill founded, and 1t is likely enough that
this feeling is due more to the comic
artists than to anybody else. In
comic picture representing the goat the
old Billy is usually shown munching a
tomato can or straw hat or lot of
clothes stolen from the line, but as a
fact the goat is just as particular
about his food as the sheep. eats about
the same kind and in spite of the comic
artist in about the same quantity. The
animal is just as cleanly as the sheep.
and the only reason why the butchers
do not openly avow their sales Of goat
meat is on account of the unfounded
prejudice against It. 1t is sold under
the name Of utton."-Exchange
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27

gone now! Butt think, as a mere
matter Of neighborly courtesy, l ought
to go over after supper and find out
II that fine mare of hers is getting
over its broken knee all right"
Charlie grinned, vanished and ex-
ecuted war dance In the hall.
Better wear your most becoming
gown tonight-the crimson cashmere"
urged LAUREL ut is quite likely Mr..
Mead will follow his valentine with a
visit. I'll do the Dishes"
And Mr.. Mead, In best Sunday at
tire, did call. But hardly had Miss
varina received him in the parlor
when n tall young man, whisking In at
the back door, caught slim maiden
up to her arms in soapy water and
carried her from the kitchen sink to
the china closet. He laid compelling
hand over her lips.
''It won't be eavesdrOpping," he
whispered, ''to hear If we get out scot
free about those valentines. 1t was
the only way to get the antagonistlc
COupie W EeltdSe tutI grip VII uo-to
set them thinking about love affair
Of their own. Listenv'
This they heard through the sliding
door between the china closet and din
ing room:
"If 1t were not for that valentine.
Ambrose, I'd never
"Nor /, Varina. 1t was fate. Prom
ise never again to refer to the means
of our
81 promise. l, too, feel sensitive
that It should have taken such frihe
to bring us together and make us un-
derstand how foolish we have been.
We shall never mention valentine In
our house But-those young people
we have been keeping apart-Fm will
ing to give them this house and the
quarter section Eh. dear?"
Fright! You'll turn my shack into
home-eh. dearest? Bless those
children!"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Science For It's Own Sake.

A prominent feature in Faraday's
character was his absolute love of SCI
ence for its own sake. He freely gave
his discoveries to his world when he
could easily have built up colossal
fortune upon them. He once told his
friend. Professor Tyndall, that at
certain period Of his career he had
definitely to ask himself whether he
should make wealth or science the OBJ.
1ect Of his life. He could not serve
both masters and was therefore com.
PEELED to choose between them. When
preparing his well known memoir of
the great master, the professor called
to mind this conversation and asked
leave to examine his accounts. and
this is the conclusion the professor ar
rived att Taking the duration of his
life into account, this son Of black
smith and apprentice to bookbinder
had to decide between a fortune of
f150,000 on the one side and his unen-
dowed science on the other. He chose
the latter and died poor man. But
his was the glory of holding aloft
among the nations the scientific name
u England i.r peri ca forty years
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
The Dress of General Washington.

This great man was very particular
about his personal appearance. He
took pains with everything he did and
showed off his clothes to advantage.
There have been some interesting de-
tails of late given of what he wore
from 1888 to 1903. The general writes
himself in ordering his clothes, "Plain
clothes with gold or silver button II
worn in genteel dress are all desire"
He imported his best clothes from Eng
land, but on ordinary occasions wore
native homespun when out of uniform.
For receptions he had black velvet
coat and breeches; the coat long cut
away, square at the ends, having a
small standing collar There were ten
breast buttons Of silver or open work
steel ON the right breast, with blind
buttonhoes four inches long made
Of black silk braid on the opposite side.
The coat had pocket flaps treated In
the same way; also cuffs. which were
five inches deep There were two hip
buttons at the back. This garment
was very long wasted, and the top of
the pocket flaps and hip buttons were
on line with the lowest Of the breast
buttons. 1t was lined with white
satin, accompanied by black velvet
breeches, with small buttons and knee
buckles; the waistcoat of white or
pearl colored satin, with small stand
ing collar and indented pocket flaps;
fine muslin shirt, with standing ruf1ies,
repeated at the wrists, and the stock
of the period; white silk stockings;
low cut shoes, with large silver buc-
kles. A dress sword, with silver hilt,
suspended by chain from belt worn
under the walstcoat and linen stock
completed the costume. He wore bag
wig, but not powder
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
An Unsocial Pedant.

"At Trinity, Cambridge, the great
DR.. Whewell was the incarnation Of
masterful unsociability," says Mr..
Tollemache in his "reminiscences. "a
Trinity friend told me in the fifties
that Whewell'y evening parties went
by the name of perpendiculars be-
cause the undergraduates were expect
ed to remain standing all the time,
though he himself sat down whenever
he chose. 1t is also related that, being
shortsighted, he inspected each man
in turn at unpleasantly close quarters,
and 1t was high crime for any one
to speak until he was spoken to. On
one occasion under the trying scrutiny
an unwary freshman remarked that
the weather was fine Sir replied the
pedant, are you not aware that If you
have any communication to make to
the master Of your college you should
make 1t through your tutorT"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Studying the Crowd.

o 'There doesn't seem to be any diff
ference between crowded train in
the morning and crowded train at
night, does there?" queried subway
traveller Of his companion. "But
could distinguish one from the other
even II I had no idea of the hours"
"Ask the guard"
"No. All you need to do is to meas
ure the buzz of conversation In the
morning, when the crowd is fresh and
on the way to business, the conversa-
tion is Mt least ten times in volume
what 1t is at night, when the crowd is
tired and on the way home. Often
times at night I've been in a crowded
car for ten minutes without hearing a
sound save the rattle Of newspapers
and an occasional cough. That same
crowd in the morning would be full
Of dialogue, punctuated here and there
with laughter.
"It's just wee study in human ma
ture. that's all."-New York Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Natural Kindness,

At al out Of the way railroad juno
tion traveller found himself hungry.
but with only two minutes to spare
before his train left. "I'll take cup
Of coffee" he said to the young wo-
man in charge Of the restaurant. "I've
no time for anything else"
"You can take all the time you want,
SIR" said the young woman cordially.
you look at this bill of fare, and I'll
telephone to the superintendent to de-
lay the train little while"
"Why, can that be done?" asked the
traveller in amazement
Certainly" said the young woman.
"Of course it can. It's a branch road
and no other train coming or going
over 1t today, and the superintendent
would want you to have a good meal.
He owns this restaurant" - Youths
Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
A HUMAN GIBRALTAR.
The Story That Is Told of the English
Colonel Burnaby.

SoioHeI ouTHdpy.
In the biography Of Colonel Fred
Burnaby there is characteristic
story, told by his friend Lord Binning,
of that soldier of herculean frame and
reckless courage:
We were engaged in football
match on the green inside Windsor
cavalry barracks and the verandas
were crowded with onlookers as the
colonel, dressed for London in frock
coat and tall hat, with cigar in his
mouth. came out of the officers quar-
ters and proceeded slowly across
corner Of the ground, apparently OBJ
livious Of the fact that match was in
progress at the time. At this moment
our fullback, a gigantic Yorkshireman
named Bates, who must have weighed
nearer fifteen than fourteen stone.
charging impetuously for the ball,
dashed full into Burnaby. The impact
was terrific, but while the Yorkshire
man, hurled backward by the shock as
though he had collided with noun
tain, lay gasping on the ground neither
Burnaby's hat nor the angle of his
cigar was in the smallest degree dis
turbed. In fact, he scarcely seemed
to realize that collision had taken
place. When he did so he removed his
cigar from his mouth and. with his
pleasant smile, said, "Dear me, I do
hope I am not interfering with the
game" The shout of delight which
went up from the verandas was a
thing to remember.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Miss Varina'S S
Valentine.
By Kate M. Cleary.
Copyright, 1909, by Kate NJ. Cleary.
By Kate M. Cleary.
Copyright, 1909, by Kate NJ. Cleary.

ISIS VARINA was about to
IN" set aside the large square
~ box the postman had just
handed her with the mental
decision that, of course, it was for
Laurel, when she caught sight of the
superscription, written in bold mas
culine hand, miss Varina Ellington"
''It's-it's for mew gasped Miss yari-
ma. "A real valentine-for mev'
Miss Varina had seen her thirty fifth
summer and not unkindly winter. But
1t was many year since she had re-
ceived valentine. The last she could
remember receiving was sent when she
was nineteen and used to go to singing
school with Ambrose Mead. She and
Ambrose had not been formally en-
gagged, but they had understood each
other, and 1t had been taken for grant
ed by both that when the new house
on the half section was finished 1t
would be as Mrs. Ambrose Mead that
.Varina Ellington would enter the same.
But, alas, pretty city girl came to
visit In the neighborhood, and where is
the country youth who can resist the
dazzling charms ola city girl when she
appears, starlike, in the monotony Of
his rural solitude? Ambrose was at
tentive to Miss Thyra Morse. Variha
imperiously protested A lovers quar-
rel followed, and the city girl went
into the new house as Mrs. Ambrose
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
GROWS HAIR
ON BALD HEADS
Bald Headed People May Get q New
Chance in Life.

In these days when youth is the moving
factor in business; when man makes his
mark at thirty five and is ready to retire at
forty FIVE; when business houses pension
the man we call middle aged" rather than
allow his tagging influence to intrude upon
the commercial rush, bald head is almost
fatal to any mans hopes. The following
must therefore prove interesting to people
who are losing their hair or who are bald.
Resorcin is one of the latest and most
effective germ killers discovered by science.
and in connection with Beta Napthol,
which is both germicdal and antiseptic, a
combination is formed which destroys We
germs which rob the hair of its nutriment,
and also creates clean and healthy con-
dition of the scalp, which prevents the de
velopment of new germs.
Pilocarpin is well known agent for re-
storing the hair to its natural color, where
the loss of color has been due to disease
of the scalp. Yet, it is not coloring
matter or dye.
q This combination of curativcs mixed
With alcohol as stimulant pe.!ects the
most effective remedy for hair and scalp
troubles.
hC idhouS NeAiIi vi iidil~ OHiS 10
chiefly composed of Rcsorcin, Dc;a Nap
thol and Pilocarpin. 1t makes the scalp
healthy, noulishes the hair, stimulates the
follicles. Where tie head is already bare,
it enters the follicles, revitalizes the roots,
supplies nourishment and stimulates new
growth.
We want you to try fe-' bottles of
Rexall "o3" Hair Tonic, on our personal
guarantee that he trial will not cost you
penny if it does not give you a solute
satisfaction. That's proof of our faith in
this remedy and it should indispu,aby de.
monstrate that we know what We are talk
ing about when we say that ReXsil, "o3"
Hair Tonic will grow hair on bald heads,
except of course, where badness has been
of such long duration that the roots of the.
hair are entirely dead, the follcles closed
and grown over, and the scalp is rlayrd.
Remember, we are basing our statements
upon what has already hcca accomplished
by the use of Rexall "o3" Hair Tonic, and
we have the right TO assume that w at 1t
has done to hundreds of Others it viii do
for you. In any event you cannot lose
anything by giving it trial on our liberal
guarantee. Two sizes, 50 cents and sl,oo.
Stoke & Feicht Drug Company Store,
Reynoldsville, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
THE PLOT OF A PLAY.
Row Sardou Came to Write "Les
Pattes de Mouche."


Sardou sat working at scenic adap.
tatlOn of Voltaires "Candide," and 1t
hung fire not because there was no
prospect Of dinner, but because his
pipe was empty and he had noe
penny wherewith to buy tobacco. Sud
denly on opening a drawer of his table
he uttered cry of joy at the sight of
five or six tickets of wine company
which gave its customers a voucher
for 20 centimes for every bottle pur-
chased. A quarter Of an hour after
ward he was the happy possessor of
silver franc piece and some sous be-
sides.
Picking up scrap of paper off the
sanded floor Of the tobacco shop, lie
was about to light his weed when the
words "Marie Laurent caught his
eye. The "unconsidered trifle" turned
out to be the fragment of letter from
the well known actress to her son
Charles. Sardou put his find In his
pocket. but on his way home his
plot weaving faculties. stimulated by
the fumes of the tobacco, at once re.
asserted themselves.
'"This is the innocent letter of
mother to her boy" he said to himself.
"Supposing, however, 1t had been the
letter Of woman to her lover and,
falling by similar accident into the
hands of the woman's husband, wish.
ing to light his cigar
The suggestion led to his play lies
Pattes de MoucAe. London Chron-
icle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27

ped up on the cottage organ. II may
have been little severe about you and
Charlie, and if'-
But, deeming 1t best to let well
enough alone. Laurel had slipped from
the room.
Charlie Mead, stalwart young fel-
low, coming home that night from his
work in the town bank, found his un-
Gle, a grim visaged, sad eyed man,
brooding above delicate piece of rice
paper foamed over with forgetmenots
1t was trivial little thing, but pretty
and In good taste.
Charlie, look here! Some one has
sent me valentine"
"Well, why not, sir? I'm sure you're
younger in heart and better looking by
a long shot than many Of the men to
whom it is the custom, I am told, for
girls to send valentines today! You
lan't expect to remain a widower al
ways. The girls of Thomastown are
not too dense
The elder man raised a perturbed
face.
mo girl in ThomastOwn sent me this! |!
There are initials signed He broke
off in embarrassment.
"By Jove! So there arer
They are v. II. E." The young man
looked interrogatively at his uncle. 81
can't think Of any one having those
at might be Varina Hildegarle FL
lington." said Ambrose Mead.
why. uncle! And after all your
opposition to my marrying Laurel.
What concentrated fraud you arev'
III may have been-a bit severe"
the elder man admitted. I'll fancied
Miss Ellington disliked me very much
on account Of well, that's past aud
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
RAILROAD STORIES.
The Man Who Paid the Conductor and
the Name on the Ticket.

tHo NdrHo OF tHe iICket.
An old time travelling man was talk
ing of experiences of former days on
the road. Frequently" said this trav-
eler, 81 jOurneyed to Cincinnati. The
fare from my city to that place was
then about 1925. | saved something
by handing the conductor So in cash.
One day there was an excursion, and
bought a round trip ticket for $1.25
or $1.50-I've forgotten the exact
amount, but that circumstance need
not cripple this story. When | handed
this ticket to the conductor as he tore
off the return coupon he looked at me
and In voice betraying how deeply
he was hurt he remarked, My young
friend, don't you know that can af
ford to haul you much cheaper than
this company canT
"On another occasion, when in CHI
cago, a colored man met me at the en-
trance Of the station, asked me where
l was going and offered to sell me a
ticket for ST.. The ticket was to Lonis-
vile, but was only going to Indian
apolis. Cheap enough.
when the conductor came along to
take up my ticket he asked me my
name. 1t was usual to write ones
name on the ticket In the presence of
the conductor. l told him my name
was on the ticket. He grinned as he
handed 1T back and asked me to look
at 1t and say If that was my name. l
looked. The name on the ticket vas
Mary Flaherty.' He grinned again,
somewhat sarcastically, but he took
the icket."-Pittsburg Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
SOME ONE HAS SENT ME VALENTINE"

SOME ONE HAS SENT ME A VALENTINE"
my life If l married Charlie, that his
uncle and my aunt have been carrying
on this-this lively fiirtationr' She
broke off with little despalring ges-
ture. 'Tm-Tm really astonished at
you, Aunt Varinar'
Miss Varina, flustered, flattered, agi-
tated, clasped and unclasped her hands
in nervous ecstasy.
"But-but you're mistaken, Laurel
Indeed you are! 1t was because de-
tested-yes, Observation-Disclosures Mead
that l did not want you to marry his
nephew. Why, we haven't spoken for
fifteen years-not since he married that
poor, shiftless, good for nothing
there! She's dead-the Lord forgive
me for forgettingw
"Well, all can say" averred Laurel
in voice Of brisk finallty, "ls that he
has evidently kept you in his heart all
this time. And-don't be too hard on
the poor fellow, Aunt varina"
Miss Varina preened herself, patting
the bow on her neck coquettishly.
you're good child" she murmured,
her eyes on the wonderful object prop
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27


see there's two initials written just
under the verse on the inside"
With an air Of the most>vivid inter-
est Laurel lifted the rose covered cot
tage, the blue lake. the cupids, the
violets, the hearts and the doves and
bent eagerly over the inner page. She
Strengthened up with rallying cry
and a deprecating pink finger pointed
Mt her aunt's glowing countenance.
"Oh, Aunt Varina! | never knew
you were n firt! "A. M.'-thats Am
brose Mead. Of course. And to think
that all the time he has been vowing
Charlie must not marry until he was
twenty-six, and you've beer saying
vou would ignore me all the rest of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27

Is there any town in the world that
has so imposed itself as much as Bath
upon the life and language Of the ma
ton? For some there are Bath buns,
for others Bath divers, and the mill
tant ladies who find the buns too soft
may throw Bath bricks at office or
other windows If they disapprove of
the Bath chaps. When we become in
firm 1t is the Bath chair we seek. And
that Thousand years" Of the middle
ages without bath" seems now hor-
rible.-London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27

Mead. An Indifferent housekeeper and
an unsympathetic wife she proved to
be. She was dead these five years
now, and Ambrose, whose farm Joined
Miss Varina's own, had been getting
along as best he could with such house
keepers as he could hire.
Miss Varina's thoughts now few
over all the town men she knew who
might have sent her this valentine.
"No," she decided as her trembling
fingers fumbled with the string
There amt one Of them that thinks
of me-"
She held up the box and rapturous-
ly contemplated the glowing object be-
fore her. A cottage covered with pink
roses overhung blue satin lake. The
Inevitable verse on the inner page
read:
My heart Is thine.
If thine were mine,
Then would 1 know
All bliss divine!
"What is 1t, Aunt Varina? A valen-
tine? Oh, how lovely! For me?"
A girl came eagerly forward. She
was very pretty girl.
"Its for mer' declared little Miss
Varina. She was suffused in bushes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
SNORING.
One Of the Evils We Acquire With
Our Civilization.

One Of the Evils We Acquire With
Our Civilization.
1t is truism that no one ever heard
Of snoring savage. In fact, If the
wild man of the woods and plains does
not sleep quietly he runs the risk of
being discovered by his enemy, and
the scalp of the snorer would soon
adOrn the belt of his crafty and more
quietly sleeping adversary. With civ
ilization, however, we have changed
all this. The impure air of our sleep
ing rooms induces all manner of ca
tarrhal affections. The nasal passages
are the first to become affected. In
stead of warming the inspired air on
its way to the lungs and removing
from 1t the dangerous impurities with
which 1t is loaded the nose becomes
obstructed. A part of the air enters
and escapes by the mouth. The veil
of the palate vibrates between the two
currents-that through the mouth and
the one still passing through the par
TALLY closed nostrils-like a torn sail
In the wind. The snore, then, means
that the sleeper's mouth is partially
open, that his nose is partially closed
and that his lungs are in danger from
the air not being properly warmed
and purified. From the continued op-
Grafton of these causes = the increase
of impure air in sleeping rooms and
permitting habitual snorers to escape
killing and scalping-some scientist
has predicted that in the future all
men (and all women, too) will snore.
1t goes along with decay of the teeth
and Enthusiastically.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Just Suited Him.

"Miss Pansy, yo' suhtingly has got
well developed aims, ef yo'll pahdon
ma sayin' so."
"Ah developed dem aims workin'
Ovah de washtub, Mistah Rufus"
"Um-um-er-Miss Pansy, will yo
be ma wife T-Denver Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Separated.

"Some men are fond of work, and
others are not" said WILDER. "Take
Dawson, for instance. He is welded
to his work.
"Not now," said Hickenlooper. Hes
been divorced"
Divorced? What do you mean"
asked Wilber.
HE was bounced last Saturday."
said Neutrality-suspicious.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27

Professor Ito his aged cook)-You
have now been twenty-five years in
my service. Regina. AS reward for
your fidelity have determined to
name the bug recently discovered
after you.-Fliegende Blatter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Secondhand,

"Can't l go out into the back yard
and play in the garden, mamma"
Certainly not, child. You must stay
In and study your nature books."-
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27

Speak with contempt Of no man.
Every one hath tender sense of rep
utation.