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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

Our earliest quotation for this or for
the kindred phrases ito suit one to II
T." ITO 1T to r." ITO know one to n
T." Is of 1893. Can any one help us
to an earlier example: No one of our
muny instances throws any light upon
its origin. A current obvious conjec.
ture would explain "A w as meaning
"a Il square," but to this there are va
rious objections. We have no evi.
dence az yet that the name "T square"
goes back to the seventeenth century
and no example of its being called
simply "a T." and In few II any Of
our instances would the substitution
of "a Il square" Tor "a ~ make any
tolerable sense. The notion seems
rather to be that Of minute exactness,
as 1t were ITO the minutest point"
But the evidence is mainly negative.
II examples can be found of 1T
square" before 100 or of its reduction
simply to 1T" or of earlier examples
Of ito II" they may help to settle the
actual origin. = London Notes and
Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Why They Were Selected.

1t has been recorded that General
Henry Knox In 1888 was the great
est" of eleven distinguished officers of
the army. weighing $50 pounds. Noah
Brooks In his book entitled Henry
Knox" gives the following incident re-
lating to the generals full habit:
With q CAPTAIN Sargent he was Sc
lected to present the hard case of the
starving and naked men at Valley
Forge to the attention of a committee
Of congress. One Of the congressman.
wishing to show his wit and sarcasm.
said that he had never seen fatter
man than General Knox nor a better
dressed man than his associate. Knox
managed to keep his temper and re-
mained silent, but his subordinate re-
torted. 1.-The corps out of respect to
congress and themselves have sent as
their representatives, the only man
who had an ounce of superauous flesh
on his body and the only other man
who possessed complete suit of
Clothes"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Avoid Harsh Drugs
Many Cathartics Tend to
Cause Injury to the
Bowels

If you are subject to constipation,
you should avoid strong drugs and
cathartics. They only give tenn
porary relief and their reaction is
harmful and sometimes more annoy
ing than constipation. They in no
way effect a cure and their ten
dency is to weaken the already
weak organs with which they come
in contact.
We honestly believe that we
have the best constipation treat
ment ever devised. Our faith in
it is so strong that we sell it on the
positive guarantee that it shall not
cost the user a cent if it does not
give entire satisfaction and COM
pletely remedy constipation. This
preparation is called Rexall Order
lies. These are prompt, soothing
and most effective in action. They
are made of a recent chemical dis
covery. Their principal ingredient
is odorless, tasteless and colorless.
Combined with other we'll known
ingredients, long established for
their usefulness in the treatment of
constipation, it forms a tablet
which is eaten just like candy.
They may be taken at any time,
either day or night, without fear
Of their causing any inconvenience
whatever. They do not gripe,
purge nor cause nausea. They act
without causing any pain or ex-
cessive loosencss of the bowels.
They are ideal for children, weak,
delicate persons and aged people as
well as for the most hearty person.
They come in two size packages.
12 tablets 10 cents, 36 tablets %
cents. Remember you can obtain
them only at THE Rexall Store.
Stoke & Feicht Drug Company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
EASILY MANAGED.
The Clever Scheme Evolved by the
Clock Winder.

The Clever Scheme Evolved by the
Clock Winder.
The contract for keeping the church
and town hall clocks In order was Civ
en- to a new man. Unfortunately from
the start he experienced difficulty in
getting the clocks to strike at the same
time. At last the district council re-
uuested an interview with the watch
maker.
"You are not so successful with the
clocks as your predecessor" he was
told. "It is very misleading to have
one clock striking three or four min
utes after the other Before you took
them in hand we could hardly tell the
two were striking. Surely you are as
competent?"
every workman has his own meth
ods, gentlemen" replied the watch
maker, land mine amt the same as
HIS we're"
"Tm decidedly of the opinion that 1t
would be for the general good If they
were," remarked one Of the councillors.
every well, sir. in future they shall
be-" came the reply. II happened to
write to him last week about the trou-
BILE ! had with the clocks. and-but
perhaps" he added as he produced
letter and handed 1t to the chairman.
you'd like to see what he said"
Dear SIR" ran the letter-"about
them clocks. When you get to know
what a cantankerous lot Of busybodies
the council consists Of you'll do the
same as l did for fifteen years-forget
to wind up the striker Of the town hall
clock, and the blooming jackasses
won't be able to tell that both clocks
amt striking togetherT-London Tit
Bits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
When the President Lost His Hat.

The Crystal palace exhibition open
ed at New York July Is. 1858, was the
first affair Of this kind In the country
for which foreign exhibits were so.
licited. The big show" began with a
procession, In which President Frank
lin Pierce, mounted. was a conspicu-
GUS feature. The hero of the day rode
a mettlesome steed. and while pro-
ceeding up Wall street the presiden-
tial headgear. new silk hat Of the
prevalent style. was incontinently
tumbled to the pavement Another
horse recklessly stepped upon the un-
fortunate tile. crushing it out Of the
semblance to itself, besmearing 1t with
mud-real Wall street mud. What was
left of the misshapen and bedaubed
hat was worn by the president, to the
great amusement of the spectators, un-
til a substitute could be secured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Henry Ward Beecher's Wit.

On one occasion as Mr.. Beecher was
in the midst Of an impassioned speech
some one attempted to interrupt him
by suddenly Growing like cock. The
orator, however, was equal to the oc-
casion. He stopped, listened till the
growing ceased and then. with look
vof surprise. pulled out his watch.
f'Morning already!' he said MY
watch is only at 10. But there can be
40 mistake about it. The instincts Of
the lower animals are infallible"
There was u roar of laughter. The
slower animals" in the gallery colaps-
ed, and Mr. Bepcher was able To re-
sumo as if nothing had occurred
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Number Of Nail. to a Horseshoe.

Centuries ago there lived farrier
Walter le Rrun by name. whose dex-
terity at the anvil on the occasion of
a great tiiing meeting on the banks
uf the Thames was noticed by the
then reiguing monarch. Edward M
who rewarded the blacksmith by
granting him sufficient land adjoining
the fitting green for the erection there
on of forge, As puii rent he had Ia
present annually to the king six hOrs,
shoes and sixty-one horseshoe mil.
To the modern mind the number ~
nails would appear 70 be supertluou>
but when II Is remembered that th,
horseshoes Of that period required tea
nails apiece 1t will be- seen that the
calculations Of Edward Ill. mrrel, III
lowed one over In case OF accident
Furthermore. the shoes were all to br
for the horses fore feet. from which
fact some historians draw the infer
ence that the animals ridden In the
knights tournaments were pncoula grd
to injure each other with their front
hoofs.-London News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

Soon after the battle of White
Plains, N. y. while the American
forces were drifting toward North Cas-
tie, the lone occupant of house, one
Of the Pierce families. on the Bedford
road at Pleasantville. N. Y, looking
out of the window, deserted posse
Of Hessian sOldiery coming up the
pike. Having just placed number
of loaves of bread in the old Dutch
oven. she bethought herself that it
would be well to secrete them until
the soldier band passed. She at once
removed the loaves. which had already
become heated. and ran up in the at
tic and placed them between two
feather beds. The soldiers arrived in
due time and soon appropriated every
thing removable. After their depar-
ture the housewife remembered the
bread exodus. ran up the stairs, and.
10. the bread was done to the "queen's
taste"-Magazine Of American His.
tory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
A COSTLY TRIFLE.
Il Brought Bankruptcy to an English
Iron King.

iron Ntn9s
II was common penny postage
stamp that brought Hobart. the great
British iron king" to his ruin. At the
time Of the Whitworth period, when
there was a big crisis In the iron trade,
he had agents In all parts Of the world
who kept him posted. Sometimes they
telegraphed news to him in cipher.
but those In England were nearly al
ways instructed to write. At that pc
riod his principal agent. who was also
his chief partner, was in Sheffield and
wrote him from there warning him to
sell out all iron interests for the time
on account of the Whitworth crisis.
Hobart had frequent fits Of irritabil-
fly, and he had been receiving lot of
unstamped letters of no importance on
which be had to pay double postage.
One morning in anger he gave orders
that such letters were to be returned
to the postman. The very first un-
stamped letter received after this was
from his partner. 1t was rejected as
soon as 1t arrived.
Consequently, knowing nothing OF
the existence of the letter or the all
important private news 1t contained,
Hobart pledged himself next day for
more iron deals than even his mighty
credit was good for. The great drop in
prices came two days later, and Ho-
bart. once a millionaire, was involved
in a hopeless bankruptcy from which
he never recovered. - London Tele.
graDh
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
When "fjuck" Was SIanu.

The word pluck" affords an in
stance of the way in which slang
words in the course of time become
adopted into current English. We now
meet with "pluck" and 'plucky" as
the recognized equivalents of "cour-
age" and courageous" An entry in Sir
Walter Scotts journal" shows that
In 1897 the word had not yet lost its
low character. He says volume 2,
page 30), "Want of that article black
guardly called pluck" Its origin is
obvious. From early times the heart
has been popularity regarded as the
seat of courage. Now, when butcher
lays open carcass he divides the
great vessels Of the heart, cuts
through the windpipe and then plucks
out together the united heart and
lungs-lights, he calls them-and he
terms the united mass "the pluck
London Notes and Queries
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
A Cockney.

Minshen. a dictionary maker OF Lon.
don, in 1917 issued work which gave
the following amusing account OF the
origin OF the word "cockney:" "A
cockney, or cockny, applied only to
one born within the sound OF the Bow
bells-that is, within the city OF Lon
don whiche terme came first out OF
the following tale:
"A citizens some. riding with his
father ont OF London into the country
aud being Il novice ana merely igno-
rant OF how corue and catel do in
crease. asked when he beard horse
neigh what ihe horse dide. His father
answered. The horse dotbe neigh.
Riding further. he heard cock crow
and said. 'Dotbe the cock neigh tooT
And therefore cockney, or cockneigh.
by inversion thus: lncoctus-i. e.. raw
or unripe in countrey-mens affaires."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

Harry N. Pillsbury. the chess player.
offered one day in South Bethlehem.
Pa, to memorize thirty words, no mat
ter how hard they might be, the selec-
tions to be read to him only once.
Professor MerrimaD of Lehigh uni
versity and DR.. Threlkeld- Edwards Of
Bethlehem picked out most OF the fol-
lowing words: Antiphlogistine. peri
osteum. takadiastase. plasmon. ambro-
sia. Threlkeld, streptococcus, staphe-
lococcus. micrococcus, plasmodium.
Mississippi, Freiheit, Philadelphia.
Cincinnati. athletics. no war. Eichen-
berg, American. Russia, philosopher,
Pict. t.Potgieters-Rost Salmagundi, Dom.
sillecootsi. Bangmamvato. Schlochters
Mex. Manzinyama. theosophy, cate
chism. Madjesoomslopa.
Mr.. Pillsbury Immediately repeated
these words in the order given and in
the reverse order.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Curious Laws In India.

Some of the old laws of Nepal. In
dia, were curious. Killing cows ranked
with murder as capital offense, for
instance. Every girl at birth was
married with great ceremony to a
betel fruit. which was then cast into
sacred stream. AS the fate of the
fruit was uncertain. the girl was sup
posed never to become "A widow. To
obtain divorce from a husband wife
had only to place betel nut under his
pillow and depart. In Nepal the day is
considered TO begin when it is light
enough to count the tiles on the roof
or distinguish the hairs on mans
hand against the sky.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
The First Wire Nail.

Although the wire nail is small
thing. 1t would be big thing to do
without. Probably no one could esti-
mate the millions or billions or tril-
lions whatever the number may be
that are used in single year. Yet
the first wire nails in the United States
were made no longer ago than 1872
The first machine for their manufac
ture was brought over from Dussel
dorf and set up In Covington. Ky
Later this single machine was multi
piled by four and company was or
ganized. In 1894 the manufacture of
wire nails was begun in Beaver Falls
Pa, and the product was already be-
ginning to grow in popularity and use
fulness. Just year later strike
temporarily shut off the manufacture
Of cut nails. and the wire nail was in
such demand that the manufacturers
were swamped. From that time dates
the supremacy of the wire nail.-Chi
cago Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Wanted a Pattern.

A ragged Irishman was charged in a
London court a short time ago with
rendering counterfeit shilling in pay
ment for a penny loaf.
Though forlorn in aspect he was not
destitute Of that shrewdness which is
characteristic of his countrymen. He
stated that he was sent for the loaf
by person at public house close by.
who gave him the coin to pay for IT..
and that on discovering it was not
good he bought the coin for three half
pence.
The Magistrate-How came you to
buy the shilling after you had discov-
cred IT. was had one?
The prisoner. with much apparent
gravity, replied:
Sure, then. your bonor. bought 1t
so that If should happen to have a
bad one offered to me | might know it
by looking at the one had with me-"
There was d burst of laughter. and
the rogue was dismissed with eau
ton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
FIGURE It Out.

A beggar boy asked an old gentleman
in the street for sixpence.
what will you do with 1t If l give
you one" asked the old gentleman.
Turn it into ninepence quick" re-
piled the boy.
"How?"
Give me the sixpence and I'll soon
show you"
The boy got the money, darted off to
bakers shop and bought a three
penny loaf. with which he returned to
the old gentleman and handed him
back pennies.
"How's this: You said you would
make the sixpence into ninepence."
$50 | have. The bakers got three
pence, you've got threepence. and I've
got a threepenny loaf. That's nine
pence"-Pearson's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
The Way Natives Wrestle With tho
English Language.


writer In the Epicure tells of sew
erai menus with which he was con.
fronted when travelling In Ceylon. The
menu, he says, Is an Indispensable ad-
Janet to respectable luncheon or din
ner table in Ceylon. As rule. the
head servant writes II out and from
his elementary knowledge of English
as "she is wrote" springs host OF
quaint bunders. AT the same time his
fertile oriental brain is ever apt to
add footnotes. which are perhaps his
happiest achievement.
At one lunch there figured among
the dishes roast beef" but II caused
the hostess some CONSERVATION when
she discovered the additional legend
in very small letters. roast beef.
smelling little." the parenthetical
note being meant to intimate that the
dish was accompanied by a sauce OF
savory odors.
On another occasion there appeared
this following acknowledgment OF de-
ficiency: "Steak and kidney pie; no
kidney"
1t was altogether delightful. con-
tinues the writer, to find at one dinner
our old friend Welsh rabbit appear
ing as "Welsch rubbish The same
genius translated haricot mutton int
"hurrygod mutton" Our own boy. he
adds, on the occasion Of hastily I'm
provised dinner. was unable to accom-
plish dessert. Consequently he put
the word pilates" at the end Of the
mann
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
French Convicts.

Convicts who are sent to the French
rpenal colony in French Guiana are
punished in exactly inverse ratio to
their crimes The murderers and the
most dangerous convicts are sent to
the island Of Salvation, where they
lead lazy and healthy lives. but the
men convicted Of lesser offenses work
sand die in terrible climate on the
coast In the settlement of st. Jean
de Maroni the mortality is from 40 to
30 per cent. The average life of a
convict is two years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

One summer evening in the crowded
theater an impatient house demanded
the dra wing OF the curtain preliminary
to the first act. When at last 1t was
appraised II Passatore and his armed
band occupied the stage. with muskets
aimed at the affrigbted audience. The
chief stated that he should levy a tax
per head. which he then and there col
lected. The gang made of with their
booty unmosested.-Lad Presturch's
Essays"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Ancient Sacrifices,

Many Roman and Greek epicures
were very fond of dog flesh. Before
Christianity was established among
the Danes on every ninth year ninety
nine dogs were sacrificed. In Sweden
each ninth day ninety-nine dogs were
destroyed. But later on dogs were not
thought good enough. and every ninth
year ninety-nine human beings were
inundated. the sons of the reigning
tyrant among the rest, in order that
the life of the monarch might be pro-
longed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
A Calamity.

Tammas Ito McTavish. whom he has
just pulled out of the water)-Man.
DonaP, ye sud be lookin' happy! Are
ye mo- thankful yer life's saved? Nc
lavish (sourly)-I dinna see nae cause
to be thankful. The glass O. whisky !
had afore fell Until the waters got
ten fair drooned.-London TIT Bits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

You are hereby informed that the annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the Summer
vile Telephone Company will be held at the
Pa on Wednesday, the 18th day of January,
A. d., 1910, at the hour of ten o'clock a. M,
for the purpose of electing board of direc-
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before said
meeting. II ". X. BROWN,
j. 3. HAMMOND, President.
Secretary,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Bright Thought.

"Oh, DEAR" sighed small Elmer. II
wish l had another pocket
You have several now," rejoined his
mother. why do you want another?"
1--WE looked through all Of them for
my knife" explained Elmer, but
couldn't find It. II had another pock-
ct it might be in that" Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
A Far Siahted Man.

"Women vote! Never. sir. with my
consent!'
"Why notY'
what. And have my wife losing
thirty dollar hats to other women on
the electionr"-Bosto Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

Little Willie was tugging at Fido's
tail.
What are you trying to do with the
dog| asked the child's father.
Il fink his tail Is coming off,
"Oh, no. Willie. That's impossible
What makes you think so?"
"'Cause Fido's tail is so loose that
1t wiggles. New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
ate Hour EXPLAINED.

what kept you until this late houri
asked the husband of his suffragette
wife.
well, my dear" she answered meek
ly, you see it took us an hour to
greet one another. the meeting lasted
thirty minutes. and the rest Of the
time was spent in saying goodby."-
Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
A Witty Retort.

One day while dining with the secre-
tary of the admiralty William w.,
then heir presumptive to the British
crown, said: when | am king, sir.
you shall not be the secretary Of the
admiralty. promise you. What do
you say to that. eh?'
"All can respond in such case" re-
the king" st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Which Was II?

'"Are we slaves or are we free men,
1thundered the orator. II pause for
'tepiy"
.sSome of us are married." came the
answer from the last row Of seats
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE.

Estate OF Nathan A. Headley, late of Reyn-
oldsville Borough, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that letters testa-
mentary on the estate of Nathan A. Headley,
late Of Reynoldsville borough, county Of
jefferson and state of Pennsylvania, de-
ceased have been granted to the UNDER
signed, to whom all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay.
MRS. BLANCHE HEADLEY,
Dec. 81. 1909. Executrix.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
When Women Run Us.

Friend-So your detective force Is a
failure? Chief Emma-Yes; we can't
find any one who Is willing to be a
plain clothes woman.-Puck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Particular.

Hes very particular man."
Eyes. If the doctor told him that be
was going To die he would want 10
telephone ahead for u good ROOM
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Had Had His.

Sioux Chief-Why didn't you torture
the baldhead? Piute Chief What was
the use? He had been married for
twenty years.-Buffalo Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
An Opportunity.

1, Judge-Do you swear to tell the
truth. the whole truth? Fair Witness
Lit will be just perfectly lovely II
Nou really have the time to LISTEN
Barper's Bazaar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

Ella-They had very smart turn
out. Bella-Indeed? Ella-Yes; they
were elected from one of the best ho-
tells in the town.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05
Depressed.

II am afraid Bliggins has met with
reverses."
what makes you think so?"
"He goes about with gloomy look.
saying there is no such thing as dis
interested friendship. That is almost
a sure sign that man has been Try
ing to borrow money Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

/, ~x little Of this goes long way
Aa,d the neronaut us he nicked the ash
rom his cigar.--Harvard Lanpoon
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

To attempt to make everything en-
phatic is to make nothing emphatic. =
Whately.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-05

There are more than 800 proverbs In
the English language which relate to
dogs.