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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
An Accommodating Fish.

am going to tell you a true fish
story. One evening while at camp my
father decided to go fishing. He took
for company a Doctors wife and her
two small sons. After rowing a short
distance from the camp they dropped
anchor. Then they baited their hooks
and cast their lines. After waiting a
short time my father had a good
strike. Because the fish pulled so he
thought It must be large one. At the
crisis of the struggle, much to my fa-
ther's disappointment, his line
snapped. While lamenting the loss Of
his hook and sinker he heard the doc
tors wife utter terrified scream.
Her sons jumped about frantically.
Upon looking up, father saw the lost
fish jump out of the water, hit the
doctors wife In the head, fall into her
lap and then drop into the bottom Of
the boat So father got the fish, which
very kindly returned his hook and
sinker.-Eva F. Slawson in the New
York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
Importance of Details.

Spare no pains in collecting details,
before you generalize; but it is only
when details are generalized that a
truth is grasped. The tendency to
generalize is universal with all men
who achieve great success, whether in
art, literature, or action. The habit
Of generalizing, though at first gain
ed with care and caution, secures by
practice a comprehensiveness of judg-
ment, and a promptitude of decision
which seem to a crowd like the intui-
tions of genius. And, indeed, moth
ing more distinguishes the man of gen.
ius from the mere man of talent than
the faculty of generalizing the various
details, each of which demands the
aptitude OF a special talent, but all Of
which can only be gathered into sim
gle whole by the grasp of a mind
which may have no special aptitude
for any.-Lord Lytton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
An Offering From Germany.
By Sa!!ic F. Tolcr.

assistant teachers otthe Free .-.nder.
garten.
"Oh, Mrs. Augsberg," exclaimed the
young woman, you are just the per-
son | wanted to see! Won't you come
round to the schoolroom for a little
while? There is a meeting of the
board of directors, and you will just
make the quorum. was going for
Mrs. Amsden, but you are right here"
Mrs. Augsberg hesitated.
Il don't know. | vas going by Mrs,
Vendles. vas bring her scme Cher
man newspapers and some apples from
Chermany."
at will take but a few minutes" I"
urged the girl; and Mrs. Augsberg,
who could refuse nobody, went along
to the board meeting, cast her vote,
and departed again to take the car for
Mrs. Wendle's.
A familiar face beamed at her, and
she sat down beside the pastor of the
little German church of which she was
member. The pastor poured into
her sympathetic ear sad tale of Il
family in distress. The father dead,
the mother sick, the children poorly
clad and living in tent this dreadful
weather-he was sure Mrs. Augsberg
could enlist aid for them. He gave her
an address and dropped off the car,
leaving the good woman to muse over
the story, and to realize presently that
she had gone several blocks beyond
her destination.
Nervously she jumped to ring the
bell, and hurriedly got off to walk
back. She gave an exclamation of
dismay. She had left in the car her
package containing the newspapers
from Germany and the apples.
1t was too cold to wait; besides she
could not tell which car she had left.
All the cars on this line went to 35th
street, turned loop and came back.
She decided to take the first one re-
turning, stop at the street-car Office
uptown, and wait there for the turn
ing in of her package. She felt sure
it would be turned in by the conduc-
tor. She had had experience with
bundles before.
1t was nino O'Clock when Mrs Augs-
berg left home that morning. 1t was
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
A Knowing Dog.

There Is a dog on farm near the
little town of Hinckley, in Maine,
which centainly earns his keep. His
master, Henry Manson, has trained
him to CLEAN hay Harnessed to a
small wheel rake, made for the pur-
pose, Ned follows the departing loads
from the field and gathers up the hay
that drops. OF course, the rake has
to be emptied often, but Ned's master
says that he earns as much as four
teen-year-old boy. Ned drives the
COWS to pasture and brings them
home, too, and he never has to be told
to do so, starting off of his own ac-
cord when the time comes.
There used to be cat In the same
family that would go down to the
road each day and wait for the mail
carrier and bring the letters he left
up to the house.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
A Gar For A PIayfelIow.

The Gear of Russia, 1t is said. Is
extremely fond of children, and dur
ing his short visit to the King and
Queen of Italy, at Racconigi, he spent
every minute he could spare from state
functions In the society of the little
Prince of Piedmont and his tiny sis
ters, the Princesses Yolanda and
Mafalda. They liked the Czar very
much, not only because of the splen-
did toy he took them-and it was a
magnificent one, a model Of Russian
village, with wooden houses, having
doors that open and shut, with shops
fully furnished, schoolhouse, a
church with a clock tower and large
population of dolls dressed as Russian
peasants-but because he played with
them as he does with his small son
and daughters at home.-New York
Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
A NeWsboy Dentist.

For half dozen years-ever since
Mary left-a young man stood until
last week on Park row, just In front
of the Sun Office, selling papers each
evening. He had a large number OF
customers, because he was quick. OBJ
servant and polite, and never failed
to pull out of his bunch Just the pa
Der that his customer was in the hab-
It Of reading. One Of his customers
left New York and was absent about
a year. He had been in the habit OF
purchasing a certain paper every evn-
ing before he went away. On the
first night of his return he walked
along Park row until he reached the
Sun building, where the young man
stood. without hestatinB moment,
and quite as If only one day had In
tervened since the customers last
purchase, the newsboy pulled out the
right paper and rendered 1t. He seem
ed to have remarkable memory for
faces and associations.
One day last week the customer re-
ferred to missed the young man news
boy and asked his brother. who was
stationed near by, where he was.
why" he answered, hes left the
business"
'Is that so?" was the response. Il
hope he's better situated. What Is he
doing now?"
Hes opening an Office for him.
self" said the brother. Hes den-
tist. We didn't have money enough
for him to start, so he remained here
year after he got his diploma SO
that he could save the money. Here's
his card. If you have any work to
do he'll be glad to see you"
did he work here all through his
course at college?"
"Yes, sir. And I'm doing the same
thing. I'll get my degree in year.
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

tests capable of being mado by the
most inexperienced.
One is by means OF needle hole
pricked through piece OF ordinary
cardboard. Looking through the
stone tested at tho cardboard, one will
SOC two holes II the diamond be spur
ious-only one il tho gem is genuine
The reason for this Is that an irnita
ton diamond will give double re-
fraction, the real stone but one refrac
ton.
1t is claimed that there is no acid
having any pcrceptihle effect upon a
genuine diamond. Hydrofuoric acid
WILL If dropped. upon a stone made
of glass corTode it, but upon the bona
fide stone it will have no effect at all
-Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
ARE WOMEN HUMAN ?

"Thanh my wasn't Woman ferventy exclaimed
Psradoxical Person
'Wel OF things she?" queried the Odfashohed
being of course paradoXlcany repheu
the parsdoxca Woma something which cannot
forget Woman, and which, therefore, sofneho"
the reccnclabie something else called Man Wo
superhuman constituting separate CLASS 10
be egisetcd particular and which strong sense
of sperory arising fact that she Woman
Women until the latter part OF ne
nineteenth century"
Your viewpoint startling, remarked the Odfah
ioped Person attribute the rise of this phen
onhenon!"
Of If Man had not set her in different
css by denying there would be need for the MOD
all"
Then take it opposed to Woman-sufrage.
Not the ParadoXca Person. THAT Is the only
get rid Of Women
Tacu why do you offer moth
. Woman"
"Dscaass nhs happy without the VOTE
why that?'
things to think about such as chill
and pAss, the Paradoxca Person
if the matter
feotiy oesr.-Elns o. Jones' in Lppincotts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
INSOMNIA ~
Leads to Madness, If Not Remedied in
Time.

Experiments satisfied me, some
years ago." writes Topeka woman,
that coffee was the direct cause of
the insomnia from which I suffered
terribly, as well as the extreme ner-
vousness and acute dyspepsia which
made life most painful thing for me.
81 had been a coffee drinker since
childhood, and did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all
this harm. But 1t was, and the time
came when had to face the fact, and
protect myself. l therefore gave up
coffee abruptly and absolutely, and
adopted Postum for my hot drink at
meals.
81 began to note improvement in
my condition very soon after l took
on Postum. The change proceeded
gradually, but surely, and 1t was a
matter of only few weeks before
found myself entirely relieved-the
nervousness passed away, my diges-
tive apparatus was restored to normal
efficiency, and I began to sleep rest
fully and peacefully.
"Tiese happy conditions have con-
tinued during all of the years, and
l am safe in saying that l owe them
entirely to Postum, for when l began
to drink it I ceased to use medicines. +"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's Rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of human
interest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
soon as he thought Mrs. Wendie. jun
Tor, was returned, and with q feeling
| NJ min pIpd human and reltpf Mrd

soon as he thought Mrs wendle. jun
Tor, was returned, and with feeling
Of mingled hunger and relief, Mira
Augsberg hailed car for home.
AS the conductor paused expectant-
! ly in front of her, she mechanically
reached for her handbag
my moneys!" she gasped. II haf
left my bag by de grocery on de corner.
l must go back"
The conductor obligingly rang the
bell, and the exasperated lady took
| the back track, four blocks away to
the grocery. It will not be shocking
to relate that the gentlehenrted Mrs.
Augsberg indulged-in thought only
in a stream of mild, purified German
anathema, when a close search by the
grocer failed to find the missing bag.
ut must be by de street car office.
Himmel! but Albertina will laugh
Borrowing five cents from the oblig-
ing grocer, she rode back TO the Of
fee.
20 Mars Augsberg," said the clerk,
| you We CoIlt lOl yOul DdBi lOui oSi
was just in. and gave 1t to him."
Once more Mrs. Augsberg was forced
to become borrower, for she had
neglected to take transfer
1t was half past four In the after
noon, when, weary, hungry, but hap
py that her errand of friendship was
accomplished, she opened the door of
her daughter-in-laws house.
well, mama reproached Albor-
tina, where in the world have you
been all day? And wasn't 1t just like
you to so off, after all, without the
German newspapers and the apples
for Mrs. Wendell"
Mrs. Augsberg sank into chair
Her cloak was twisted awry, and her
little jet bonnet was leaning tipsily
over one eye.
"Mltout de Cherman newspapers und
de apple from Cherrnany? What fool
ishness you talk, Albertina! haf
dem left alretty by de grocery mans
on de corner. Nellie Vendle has no
sense She vas gone away, und lock
Mrs. Vendle in. But de grocery mans
say he will de peckage bring when Me-
lie comes back"
"Well here is your bundle, just as
Gus tied 1t up for YOU" and Alber'
tina unrolled a parcel wrapped in q
newspaper. There were three news
papers and two red apples inside.
Zach Himmel! VAT den, haf car
ried all Gey, by Miller's store, by de
board meeting, on de car-Albertina
vat, den, haf left by de grocery mans
for Mrs. Vendle?'
Gus kindling!" shrieked Albertine,
in hurrican Of laughter. But here
Is your bag all right. Gus brought
that"
With a calmness born after desper'
ate buffetings with fate, her mother
surveyed the leather bag which the
younger woman held in her hand.
"'Tis not NINE" she said. Mine
is black; dis Won Is brown. Youths
! Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
The Taste of Pike.

Pike? I've eaten dozens OF them in
the course Of years, writes a Winder-
mere correspondent. These fresh
water sharks infest our largest lake
in shoals and devour the small fry OF
bass (perch) and char-the special
fish of WindeTmere, choice specimen
resembling salmon and salmon-trout
combined The flesh of lakeland pike
is heavy and the flavor rather nutriti-
Gus. Many people scorn to eat SO
common a fish. In this it resembles
cod-being good and cheap.-London
Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
The Gingerbread Man.

"Anna! Anna!" called Mary, the
cook, as she came to the kitchen door,
come and see what l have for you"
Anna left the swing, and came run
ming to meet her. "Oh, I know,
Mary" she cried. "It's baking-day,
and you have made me a Gingerbread
Man"
She took it from Mary's hands.
Such tempting morsel! His two lit
tie eyes of caraway seeds almost
twinkled, while the currant buttons
on his vest swelled with pride.
Guardian rose from his place on the
porch. wagged his tail and barked, to
show how good that Gingerbread Man
looked to him, while Fluff rubbed
against Annals legs and purred,
Good, good" as her little pink nose
shifted the air.
do you want some, Guardian, and
you, too, Fluff" asked Anna. well.
we will go into the orchard and find a
place to eat It"
She tripped down the path, Fluf
frolicking before her, while Guardian
followed after, his nose close to the
hand that held the precious cake.
Anna stopped under an apple-tree,
and seated herself on the grass.
Guardian pressed closer, 1t did smell
so good! 1t was hard to walt for the
bite he knew would be his.
Anna raised the Gingerbread Man
to her lips, then stopped. DO you
want some very bad, Guardy?' she
asked. do you want some first?
Bob, the big gray horse, came amb-
ling up. He knew when Anna and
Guardian and Fluff were all in that
place In the orchard, something that
tasted good was sure to be there
too.
Anna broke off one of the Ginger
bread Mans legs. Here, Guardian"
she said. There was a. snap, and
Guardian sat up licking his chops and
looking for more.
Anna broke off tiny bit. For you.
Fluff" and Fluff daintily licked the
crumbs off her hand.
Then Anna broke off the head. with
the caraway seeds IN 1t. Come,
Bob" she said. Bob took the coveted
morsel. then shifted gently at the
hands of his little mistress TO say
THANK you"
A squirrel overhead, who knew
them all we'll, jumped down on Annas
shoulder, and. without waiting to be
asked. bit off an arm. A robin peGched
as near as he dared, with one eye on
Fluff. and chirped. Crumbs for me-
please, crumbs for me-"
Anna broke off bit here and DIT
there, until there was no Gingerbread
man left. why, l never had a bite! ="
she said. well, never mind, you all
liked II and | can eat other things.
A week later Brother Roland came
home from school with something in
his hand. "See, Anna" he said. l took
YOUR picture the other day in the orch
ard when you were eating your Gin
gerbread man, and you didn't know It.
| entered 1t In the Camera picture con-
test at school, and took first prize
five dollars"
Anna looked Yes, there she was on
the grass with Fluff, Bob and Guar
dian, the squirrel on her shoulder and
the robin in the tree.
Come" said Roland. Eve will go
down town and have some lady fin
gers and ice cream in place OF the
Gingerbread man you didn't eat"
Anna thought she had never tasted
such nice cake and ice cream as they
had that day; but she never guessed
It was because she had been so un-
selfish with her Gingerbread man.
Emma F. Bush, in Zion's Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
Teats of DiamordG.

Most persons are obliged in the
purchase of a diamond, to reply I'M
plicitly upon the word OF the man who
sells the stone. While many years OF
observation and experience are needed
to become an expert with respect to
the value and purity Of diamonds, yet
there are certain extremely simply
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

When your grandma went to bed
As a child, her mamma said,
snow, be sure and don't forget
Blow the candle out, my pet!
When your mamma was tot,
Many things she oft forgot;
So, when mamma went to bed,
Then Aar mamma to her said,
''Now, be sure and don't forget
Turn the gas out, little pet!
Now, whom we got down to you,
Mamma has to tell You too.
But she says: My pet, good night,
Don't forget tn electric light"
Omaha World Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

AS Americans learn the ropes OF
suburban life and our farmers make a
keener selection of profitable industry
poultry raising becomes more and
more important in this country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

The Toxic electric railway carried
S3,655,000 passengers during the first
half of 1909, the receipts from which
were S1,490,000 and on which a divi-
dend of 5.4 per cent was declared
against 4 per cent for the second half
of 1903
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
In Winter Use Aliens Foot.Ease.

The antseptic powder. Your feet feel un.
comfortable, nervous and often cold and
damp. IL you have sweating. sore feet or
all druggists and shoe stores, % cents.
Sample sent free. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, lie Roy, N. Y. :.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
College Preparation.

Bacon-Is your boy in college?
Eghert-Yes.
what position Is he fitting him
self for in life?"
I'm not quite sure whether It's
third base or left field!"-Yonkers
Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
THE CHANGING ROAD.

And let's us run beside his knoe
Ger rough and smooth, and touch MS
load,
And play we bear the burden. we.
And revel In the changing road.
TIL ivory dawn and purple noon
And dove-grny eve have one by one
Traced on the skies their ancient rune,
And all our little strength Is done.
Then Time shall lift q starry torch
In signal to his gentle Twin.
Who STOPPING from q shiling porch,
Gathers the drowsy children In.
I wonder II, through that strange sleep,
Unstirred by clock or silver chime,
Our dreams win not the cadence keep
OF those unresting feet of Time.
And follow on his beouteols path
From snow to flowers, from flowers &c
snow,
And marvel what high charge he hath.
whittier the fearless Footsteps CO.
,rine Lee Bates In Putnam's Mag azine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
Conundrums.

Why Is the pig the most provident
of all animals? Ans.-Because he al
ways carries a spare rib about with
him.
Why has chambermaid more lives
than the proverbial cat? Ans.-Be.
cause each morning she returns to
dust.-Wnshingt Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

Beneath the softly falling snow
The wood whose shy anemones
We plucked such little while ago
Becomes wood OF Christmas trees.
Our paths of rustling silken grass
viii soon be erInine bands OF white
Spotted with tiny steps that pass
On silent errnnds in the night.
The river will be locked In hush,
But frosted like q fairy lawn
With knots of crystal flowers that flush
BY moonlight, blanching in the dawn.
Flown are our minstrels goldeu-wing
And rosy-breast and ruby throat,
But all the pines are murmuring
A sweet, orchestral under-note.
30 trustfully our hands we lay
Within the old, kind hands of Time,
Who holds on his mysterious way
From rime to bloom, from bloom 4
rime,
-Katl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

sale by all dealers. so cents box
Foster-MiIburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

1ngS from terrlDl6
bearing down pains,
dizzy spells, head
aches and periods
Of partial blindness.l
The urine was full
Of sediment. / was
in the hospital three
weeks. Doan's Kid
ney Pills were quick
to bring relief and
soon made me we'll
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02

Piles Cured In to ii Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
aseofItching, Blind, Bleedfng orP Pretruding
Piles in to IA daysor moncyrefunded, SOC
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-02-02
TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
A Virginia Woman's Suferfngs With
Kidney Disease. u

Mrs. Virginia Splitter, Buena Vista.
Va, says: For thirty years suf-
fered everything but death with my
kidneys. l cannot describe my suffer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
NEU' QUEENS RECORD.
BIG Increase an Values an North
Shore Districts.

The Department Of Taxes and Assess
ments il actively engaged ga the revised
tables Of ASSESSED real estate valuations for
$40, which VIII soon be submitted 20 Mayor
Gaynor. The corrected figures for Queens
viii show comparatively Insignificant al
terations Of the tentative appraisals sub
mitted for public inspection two months
ago.
In connection with the 1910 appTaisals the
report will show m comparative tables the
remarkable increases during the period in
which work was begun and completed On
important improvements connecting Queens
with Manhattan and the effect upon values
by the shifting Of investment interest 10
new sections made accessible by these
transportation improvements
A few years ago the bulk 81 Tie new
home construction was in the Isl and "a
wards. respectively Long Island city and
Ncwtown and consequently the greatest
increases in valuations were recorded by
the Official appraisers in these wards. The
effect of the new distribution of population
on assessment values Is shown On the fol-
lowing tables, compiled ~ William q. Dem
crest. president Of the Realty Trust: