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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
HALLS OF CONGRESS.

The forest reserve bill was passed
by the House after a stormy debate.
The sundry civil bill, approprlating
$139,000,0 700, was passed in the Sem
ate.
The committees on Ways and
Means agreed on a reduction of fifty
cents thousand In the duty on rough
lumber.
The amendment to the sundry civil
bill restricting the Secret Service was
adopted by vote of nearly four ia
one in the House.
The rivers and harbors bill was
passed by the Senate and eulogles
were delivered on recently deceased
members of Congress.
Representative Green, of Massa-
chusetts, introduced a ship subsidy
bill resembling the one once intro
duced by Senator Hanna.
An amendment was adopted re-
quiring the Secretary Of the Navy to
report to Congress those instances
where more than 100000 is expend.
ed for repairs.
The Senate bill providing an op.
portunity for negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry to make them.
selves eligible for reinstatement was
passed by the House. a.
The President sent a special mes.
sage to Congress, transmitting the
final report of the commission ap-
pointed to suggest plan for the re.
organization of the Navy Department.
The House organization amended
the rules, providing for calendar
Wednesday each week while Congress
was in session. The insurgents Wig
orously opposed the resolution, which
was carried by 1853 to 1862.
An amendment to the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill increasing the salary of the Presi.
dent to 100000 and the salaries of
the Vice-President and the Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives to
$4,000 was favorably reported to
the Senate. ...
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Blouse or Shirt Whist.

The shirt waist that is made with
tucks over the shoulders is a very
generally becoming one, and this
model is adapted to the entire range
of fashionable materials. 1t can be
utilized for the heavier ones, and
made in shirt waist style with regu-
lation sleeves, and 1t can be utilized
for more dainty materials of dress
Ter sort and made with the plain one
piece sleeves that make the latest
decree of fashion. Again the plain
surface between the tucks and the
front affords excellent opportunity
for the embroidery that is so much
liked, and the blouse can be treated
in this way or left plain, or can be
trimmed with insertions or finished
in any way that may suit the indi-
vidual fancy. If the fashionable cot
ton crepe or similar material is util-
lied, the sleeves can be inset with in
sertion or made elaborate in some
similar way, and trimmed sleeves
make a feature Of the more dressy
waists, although the simpler ones
are made quite plain and severe.
The waist Is made with front and
backs. There are tucks over the
shoulders, and the neck Is finished
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

who had heralded a guest as a great
bridge player, only to have the guest
lose steadily through a fortnight's
visit.
If you want to make a success of
a stranger do not herald her charms.
Many good looking debutante has
had her winter ruined by friends who
proclaimed her beauty or a winner
before her debut.
Even inanimate things seem to
share the perversity that makes living
up to a reputation difficult. What
noted cook has not had her cake turn
heavy or her charlotte russo grow
buttery at the time she most wished
to make an impression?
There are times when living up
to a reputation is good discipline.
The woman who has a name for
sweet disposition cannot cut loose
and rage under provocation for fear
of public opinion.
Sometimes the fact that we are
supposed to have certain character
istic is a handicap on our good time.
A young woman wondered at her lack
Of social success, until finally she dis
covered that the men thought her
literary shark because she had car
ried off honors in college Of which
her doting mother had boasted.
Another woman is slow in making
friends because near-sighted eyes and
tip-tilted chin have given her an un-
deserved reputation for haughtiness.
Often 1t is as hard to live up to our
reputation as to live it down. It is
perhaps easier to make the world for
get shortcoming than to beat into it
the idea that one is not so clever or
witty or lavish as she is credited.
II you get name for being great
reader no one thinks of offering you
the latest novel, though your brain is
fiction hungry. The sorry jokes we
are forced to endure from the pro-
fessed wit are half of them due to
his feeling that he must not fall short
of his reputation.
The woman who is considered gen.
erous often finds the bills are left for
her to foot. Often she meets with
criticism when she does a nice thing
because 1t does not come up to the
recipients idea of the donors lavish
ness.
Worst Of all is it to live up to a
reputation Of superiority. No matter
how much we may want to come
down to earth, our friends will not
permit. To be forced onto a pedestal
when one bankers for the common
place is worse than dealing out plati.
tudes when capable of epigrams.-
New Haven Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

In the illustration it is cut off at the
Empire waist line, but whether 1t
shall be finished in that way or at
the natural line is a question for each
individual to decide. In either case
1t is charmingly graceful, and 1t is
adapted to every material that is thin
enough to be tucked with success, for
quently suits lingerie fabrics and the
like quite as we'll as silk. In the IL
lustration, however, crepe de chine
is combined with banding and with a
lace chemisette. If guimpe effect
is wanted the sleeves could be made
to match the chemisette in place of
the blouse.
The waist is made with the fitted
lining, which is optional with the
front and back portions. 1t is tucked
on indicated lines. When the lining
is used it is faced to form the chemi-
sette, but when it is omitted this lat
ter is attached to the blouse, the
joining being concealed by the trim
ming. When finished at the Empire
waist line the waist is cut off to the
necessary depth, and can either be
worn with the skirt illustrated or
with any similar one. When extend
ed to the natural waist line it re-
quires only the usual finish of any
pretty belt or girdle. Both sleeves
are cut in one piece each.
The quantity of material required
for the sixteen-year size is four and
and an eighth yards twenty-one or
twenty-four, two and half yards
thirty-two or forty-four inches wide,
with two and three-eighth yards of
banding, five-eighth yard eighteen
inches wide for the chemisette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
A Danger in the Home.

"Gunpowder stays where you put
1t, but gasoline floats away. Though
a woman wouldn't dream Of using
gunpowder In her toilet, she uses gas
oline regularly, which is hundred
times more dangerous. Here is an
other terror born of the automobile. F"
The speaker was chauffeur. He
resumed:
"The automobile has familiarized
us with gasoline and we have for
gotten its perils. We wash gloves in
it, we take out grease spots with It,.
We even use 1t in shampoos.
"Gunpowder stays where you put
it, but gasoline uses its wings. There
is recorded case where the vapor,
travelling thirty feet, took fire at a
gas jet and burned young girl to
death. So the next time your wife
asks you to order her some gasoline
tell her you'd rather she'd try gun
powder. ."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
"Just as Good"

Those who have been victimized by
that familiar figure in trade, the glib
clerk who insists on substituting
something lust as good" in the place
of the article that was called for, will
appreciate the point Of this New
York Times story.
A man had been invited unexpect-
edly to make an automobile trip, and
was not fully prepared for 1t. The
roads were very dusty, and after trav-
cling several miles, the party came
to a village, where the man thought
he might be able to purchase some-
thing to protect his clothing.
The automobile halted before the
general store of the village. The man
alighted and accosted the single clerk.
IT want to get linen duster," he
said.
II am sorry" returned the clerk,
easily, I'VE are just out of linen dust
ers. But can let you have a nice
feather duster."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
The One Touch Lacking.

Without the spirit the letter is dull
indeed. Wanting that divine spark
the most finished acting is dead and
wearying. This truth was discovered
by the officer who figures in the incl
dent cited by the Bellman.
An English drill sergeant, whose
severity had made him unpopular
with his company, was putting a
squad of recruits through the funeral
exercise. Opening the ranks, so as to
admit the passage Of cortege be-
tween them, the instructor, by way Of
practical explanation, walked slowly
down the lane formed by the two
ranks, saying as he did So
Nov, I am the corpse. Pay atten-
toni"
Having reached the end. of the lane
he turned round, regarded the re-
cruits with scrutinizing eye, and
then remarked:
"Your 'ands is right and your 'eads
is right, but you 'aven't got that look
of regret you ought to 'ave!"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
THE PRETTY GIRL

Begins the day with a tepid tub.
II tub is not accessible, she takes a
tepid bath, and follows this with a
spray of eau de cologne, than which
there is nothing more cooling to the
: body.
Sprays her face at night with hot
water from small bath spray. No
matter how hot it is, this tingling
cools the skin. Afterward she rubs
liberal amount of cold cream on her
face and wipes off with a piece of
flannel.
!, Does not use rouge in the summer
time. She knows that it will show on
her complexion. However, she rubs a
great deal of powder on her face, and
so keeps it fine and soft.
Keeps her hair fluffy. She knows
that strih5s hair would have prevent
ed the Trojan War, SO she keeps it
dry with cleansing powders and
monthly shampoos and frequent
brushing.
Uses big comb whose teeth are
dull. There is no economy in comb
with sharp teeth, as they irritate the
scalp, heat the head and make one
feel warm all day.
Wears clothing that is light as pos
Sible. White inclines to make her
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
SLEEVES ARE UNLIKE.

The new idea of making the sleeves
in the evening gown entirely unlike
can come very near being grotesque.
Every dressmaker does not know how
to do 1t in such an artistic way that
one does not realize the sleeves are
unlike until close inspection.
This fashion is as old as Egypt.
Antique gowns show 1t, so do those
of the Middle Ages. Not only are the
fabrics used quite different, but the
two sleeves are of different lengths.
For instance, in rose pink satin
gown the sleeve on the right arm is
merely drapery of pink tulle caught
with wide pointed shoulder piece Of
cut crystals strung on white net. This
has a cap-like effect and hangs in a
tasseled point halfway to elbow.
On the left arm is a five-inch
square sleeve of pink tulle embroid-
cred with rhinestones and finished
with three-inch fringe of them.
In this gown the materials are alike,
although differently managed.
In another gown Of white satin the
right sleeve is covered with a cap Of
pink roses and green leaves mounted
on pink tulle. The left sleeve is Of
rich gold lace, unlined and finished
with Its own scallops.
This extends halfway to elbow
and stands out in a conspicuous man
ner, as there is no other gold lace
on the frock.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
BLUE-EYED BABIES.

"Every baby who expects to be
adopted out of an orphan asylum
ought to make 1t point Of being
born with blue eyes," said an asylum
director. "That precaution will in
re him a maximum Of home COM
Is with a minimum of endeavor.
ere is no doubt that in an institu-
p of this kind blue-eyed babies up
adoption are more popular than
dark-eyed youngsters. The
own-eyed, black-eyed or gray-eyed
Girl or boy may be just as pretty, just
as amiable, just as likely to achieve
future eminence as the blue-eyed
child, but 1t is hard to make benevo-
lent auxiliaries of the stork believe
so. In their opinion blue eyes indi-
cate special virtues.
81 know he will turn out to be
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
A WOMAN'S ALPHABET.

will be:
Amiable always.
Beautiful as possible.
Charitable to everybody.
Dutiful to myself.
Earnest in the right things. 4
Friendly in disposition. p
Generous to all in need.
Hopeful in spite Of everything.
Intelligent, but not pedantic. A
Joyful as bird. Ge
Kind even in thought.
Long-suffering with the stupid.
Merry for the sake Of others.
Necessary for few.
Optimistic though the skies fall.
Prudent In my pleasures.
Quixotic, rather than hard.
Ready to own up.
Self-respecting to the right limit.
True to my best.
Unselfish, short Of martyrdom.
Valiant for the absent.
Willing to believe the best.
Xemplary in conduct.
Young and fresh in heart.
Jealous to make the best Of life.-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Perfectly Safe.

II should think Mrs. Roosevelt
would be afraid to let her husband go
after lions" declared reader of the
daily papers, according to a writer in
the st. Louis Dispatch. "It's most
dangerous sport"
"Nonsense!" responded her hus-
band.
why do you say that?"
Because she knows very we'll
there isn't a lion living that could
bite him first"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

an honest, reliable little fellow, be-
cause he has such heavenly blue eyes,
is the way they explain their prefer
ence.
$50 on the strength Of these 'heav-
emily blue eyes the baby is chosen.
The youngster will no doubt do JUS
tice to his bringing up, but 1t is hard
for the children with eyes Of another
color to be so Disseminated against. 1"
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Unconscious Humor.

Tommy proposed that he should
go and cheer up his sick sister by
reading to her the latest jokes.
you mean from the comic week.
lies?" asked the fond mother.
"Of course" assented Tommy.
The mother shook her head. mot
tonight, dear" she said with empha-
sis. "Your sister is still very low"
New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
WHERE WE GET FALSE HAIR.

WHERE WE GET FALSE HAIR.
The one branch of business that
has flourished like the green bay tree,
despite distressing financial condi-
tions, is the trading in human hair.
The fashion of elaborate hairdress-
ing and the era Of false hair preceded
the panic in the money market and
has been in no way affected by 1t,
and the dealers In hair goods are
reaping a harvest that has been
ripening for some time.
Few of the wearers of fetching
puffs and silky coils, of curls and
wigs, have more than a vague idea
of the source Of supply: They UNDER
stand the product to be human hair
and seek to know nothing more. A
man, brought up In the business and
accumulating wealth by means of the
present-day fashions, has confided the
reason for excessively high prices in
hair which looks no better than the
cheaper grade. This is as follows
Prosperity reigned for a number
Of years and the peasant girls were
not forced to part with their hair.
This source of supply being restricted
the price jumped, of course, and an
other had to be found because only
the few could afford such luxuries.
China proved the salvation of the
hair trade after method of refining
and changing the color of the coarse
black hair had been discovered.
which method, by the way, happens
to be cheap one.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Dahlias For Hat.

Dahlias are quite the favorite for
hat trimming. The dark-hued fiow-
ers lend themselves very readily to
the brown tones. The dahlia is SO
compact that it does not suffer from
wind and sun, as is apt to be the case
with other floral representations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Hat Note.

When short plumes are used for
hat decoration, they are punched to-
gether and all placed at one point
upon the hat, either at the right or
left side. Longer plumes are directed
so that the entire beauty of each
plume is strongly in evidence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
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Punctured Cloth,

There is broadcloth trimming
now in use which is covered with a
design In holes. These are made with
stiletto. 1t is called punctured
cloth, and is used for revers, waist
coats and panels on skirts and coats.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

To Butter Crumbs the Right Way-As many recipes call
for finish Of buttered crumbs cook should know the
right Of preparing them. Melt the butter a
then mix with the fine crumbs When
buttered in this each crumb gets its the
way of sprnkng with crumbs then dotting bits of
butter distributed uneveny crumbs
be seasoned with onion juice,
juice with vinegar any catsup preferred.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
sc|Ei([6lsAves

A new stop watch has been brought
out for use of physicians and nurses
in counting pulse beats. The pres
sure of button starts 1t and another
pressure stops 1t and marks the time
when a given number of beats have
been counted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Bags Follow Suit Cases.

The fashion is tending toward
travelling bags instead of suit cases.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Bowknots For Hatpins.

Rowknots made of cut jet, bril-
llants or cut glass stone are now used
for hatpins.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

A spring at Bad Centnerbrunn, 81
lesia, about seventy-seven miles from
Breslau, has been found to possess 9
distinctly marked radioactivity, lead
ing to the conclusion that before ap-
pearing at the surface the water flows
through strata containing radium in
considerable quantity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17
Tendency to Colors.

There is a marked tendency toward
the use of fancy silks in pompadour
colorings.
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feel cooler, and blue is also famed
being a cool color. Pink is excitin.
to the nerves, and violet soothes tho
eyes.
Neither hurries nor worries. The
hurry can be avoided by careful plan.
ming, and the worry has long since
been outgrown.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

with neck band. 1t can be worn
with regulation collars of the mate
rial or separate ones as liked. Both
the plain sleeves and the regulation
ones are cut in one-piece each, and
the regulation sleeves are gathered
at their lower edges and finished with
straight cuffs.
For the medium size will be re.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

That earthworms as we'll as squir-
rels may aid the forester is the novel
suggestion of an American naturalist.
Dry maple seeds are drawn into
worm burrows where they sprout,
and 1t is believed that some of them
must survive in favorably moist sea-
sons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

LIVING UP TO ONES REPUTATION
Living up to a reputation is no
easy work, as a hostess discovered
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

The magnetic needle comes to rest
pointing north and south because the
earth acts as If 1t were a great mag
net. A compass needle would come
to rest pointing lengthwise of bar
magnet placed under the compass
needle, just as 1t does under the In
fluence of the earth. For this reason
we think of the earth as great mag
net. The North Pole and the North
Star have no influence over the COM
pass needle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-17

The cost of coal for steam locomo-
tives is approximately fifteen per
cent. of the total operating expenses
for steam railroads, and is the largest
of the expenses for materials, says
the Electric Railway Review. Data
contained in the annual reports of a
number of the larger systems indi-
cate that the annual coal consump-
ton Is, on the average, about $500
tons for each steam locomotive. From
the United States census report on
"Street and Electric Railways" COW
ering 799 operating companies, the
cost of fuel for power for electric
railways appears to be about $751;
100000, which is little over 1915
per cent. of the total operating ex-
penses.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-21
Duty Of the PEOPLE.

Il think it is the duty of the people
Of this community to ratify their cats.
stand up and support them in their
ability to serve us well and anv mis-
takes they may make will be of the
head and not Of the heart.
ut is absolutely necessary TO main
tain the institutions of Hattiesburg on
the present basis of efficiency, and
1t would be a fearful mistake on the
part of the public to overlook the i'm.
provement Of Hamper Park. This
will in the course of time become
one of our chief attractions and most
valuable assets.
Il have just returned from Shreve-
port, city of wide spread notorietv
and rominence, and while 1t is very
little larger than Hattiesburg. vet its
public improvements are greatly in ex-
cess of our accomplishments along the
some lines. Among its most notable
improvements is one of its parks, and
the fact that work of this kind has
been pushed along in Shreveport has
made 1t a most pleasant as well as
beautiful place of abode. More civic
pride has resulted therefrom, and all
OF her people have as the result there,
or formed stronger affections TO,
their community and each other. all
of which tends to make the institu
tons of that city more enduring.
"F. w. FOOTE."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-21
To Invite Governors,

On his trip down the river Cover
nor Noel will personally invite a num-
Der of governors of other states to
stop over in JPackson on their return
from New Orleans and spend the day
here as guests of the state fair. 1t is
expected that from six to a dozen
governors will take advantage of
this opportunity to visit Mississippi's
capital.
Governor Noel will also endeavor to
induce President Taft to make
slight change in the program for the
trip from Jackson to Columbus on
November 2nd. so as to include a
brief stop at Starkville and a short
address, dedicating the new $4,000
building erected on the campus at
the A. & NJ College.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-21
LEVY
Being DISCUSSED.
OPTOME1RISTS
HOLD MEETING
In Jackson-PIans For the
Future.

Drs. F. w. Queen and w. A. Charp-
ing returned this morning from Jack
son, where they attended the meeting
yesterday of the Mississippi Optom-
etric Association. There was a good
attendance at the meeting and much
work for the good of optometry was
accomplished.
1t is one of the associations chief
aims to secure an optometry law for
this state-that is, a statute governing
and regulating the practice of the pro-
fession in this state. Twenty-four
states of the union now have such
laws and they are working very sat
isfactorily and successfully.
The opticians profession is about
the only one OF which the members
are not required to pass any form OF
examination to prove their proffici
ency. This is what they are trying to
remedy by the optometTy LAM -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-21
Fakirs Coming In.

The incompetent class or so-caled
fakirs are being driven out of those
states where optometry law prevails.
and naturally drift into those states
which as yet are unprotected by the
law.
The bill to be brought up at the
next legislature is, with few excep-
tons. an exact copy of the law pass
ed by the state of New York, and
which is now in force.
Gov. Hughes, of New York. in sign
ing the optometry bill, qualities his
act by the following words: "The fact
remains that the practice of optom-
etry, as herein defined, exists, and
will continue to exist, and therefore
forms a proper subject for regulation. ."
Optometrists say they are not ask
ing for any privileges in the present
law which they do not already poss-
ess. They simply want a Board of Ex-
aminers appointed from their own pro
fession which shall have power to pass
upon the proficiency of those desiring
to practice GEOMETRY.