An independent journal devoied to the interests of Reynold sville. Published weekly. One Dollar per year strictly in advance. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1905. VOLUME 13. NUMBER 34. Ho it to Mnnao-e Ren. Mrs. Suburb I ilou't see wbnt's the matter with our bens. They don't lay at nil. Farmer Meadow You ilon't feed 'em right mum. Just you i.lve 'em about $2 worth of corn every week nnd they'll lay you a dollar's worth of eggs every seven days. New York Weekly. . A Question of Color. Jlggs Whnt's the difference between n beetle flush and n bobtail flush? Juirgs A beetle Hush makes some one rod nnd a bobtail flush makes some one 'jL'o.-iniilm'elpli! : bulletin. r oiUs Athss. 25650tVs I p Coughs, y & ' Colds, . r:) Grippe, (I Whooping Cough,' Asthma' J ;' Bronchltl3 and Incipient A o Consumption Is fcj Single Copies of The Star May' be Secured at Tim Star Office at any time and in any quantity. Price per copy, Three Cents. BING-STOKE CO. BARGAIN SALE Your dollars will do double duty during this sale. Holiday rush over, we find stocks in all depart ments broken, and to clean up all odd lots we've named a price that will transfer them to you at a saving of 25 to 35 per cent. 1 OVERCOATS. Lots of Overcoat weather yet to come, Men's $20.00 Overcoats $16.50 Men's $18.00 Overcoats Men's $16.50 Overcoats Men's $12.50 Overcoats Men's $10.00 Overcoats Men's $ 6.50 Overcoats Boys' $4.50 and $5.00 Overcoats $3.75. Overcoats $2.08. Boys' BOYS' SUITS. You'll want the little follow a new suit. We've got 'em. Three to six years, 3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00 kinds your choice only $2.49. .Larger boys' Suits, 8 to 15 years, one-fourth off. MENS DRESS PANTSi We've cut the price on them. . $5.00 now $4.19. $3.50 now $2.98. $2.00 now $1.49. 4.50 now 3.98. 2.50 now 1.98. 1.50 now 1.19. CHILDREN'S COATS. $7.50 Coats $6.00. 6.25 Coats $5.00. ' $5.50 Coats 4.75. 3.50 Coats 3.00. 2.50 Coats 2.00. 2.00 Coats 1.50 What Ladies' Coats we have loft you can save 25 to 35 per cent. FURNISHING GOODS. You will find the same bargains as in clothing. Men's Gloves, Shirts, Suspenders, Hosiery, Hand kerchiefs, Mufflers, Underwear, Neckwear, Hats and Caps, Trunks, Suit Cases, Telescopes and Bags. Prices have all been reduced and you can save 25 to 35 per cent on all these goods. Remember we give you the only and original GOLD TRADING STAMPS with each purchase ' and redeem your book when filled with $2.00 cash or $2.50 in merchandise. Bing-Stoke Com'y Department Stores Where there's everything that people wear and most things people buy. V Reynoldsville, Pa. Blushing. Darwin held that when we see or fancy that vc are being criticised or closcl.v oli.sLfved our whole attention becmni-s concentrated upon our counte nance. Then. Just as an Immediate ef fect may be produced upon the saliva by thinking of a lemon, our face red dens In quick response, Its veins relax ami are lllled with arterial blood. A later theory Is that of M. Mollunrd, V hlcli Is at least original, mushing, he nys. Is due simply to coufuniou. We redden because we feel that people are llnding out something which we wish to hide. lie supports his theory by showing that when the fear of being unmasked is removed there Is no blush in:;. A child having nothing, to hide does not blush. Lovers may blush when they meet so long ns they desire to bide their sentiments, but not when this condition ceases. Montnl Processes of Ants. l)r. Korcl gives these examples of the menial processes of ants: "While suc cess visibly heightens both the audac ity and tenacity of the ant will, It In possible to observe after repeated fail ure or In consequence of the Hudden nnd unexpected attacks of powerful en emies a fo: :n of dejection which may lead to a neglect of the most Important ustincts to cowardly flight, to the de vouring or casting away of ofl'spr'ng. to neglect of work and similar condi tlons. There Is acute discouragement when n combat Is lost." He-It's hard to keep a secret some times, Isn't it? 8he-I don't know. I've never tried it-Detroit free Tress. SEMI-A.lSrSrUA-L $15.00. $13.50. $10.00. $ 8.00. $ 5.00. . Boys' $3.50 and $4.00 $2.50 and 3.00 Overcoats $1.98. LIFE INSURANCE. let Fnllr Aeqniilnicd With the Teriun lit Y;ur Pulley. '.What the average purchaser of life Insurance doesn't know about the thing he Is purchasing v mild 1111 a good sized book primed w ih very narrow margins," says an l::.nt;uine expert. "For instance, 1 talked not loii since with a man who fancied be was In sured for $10,l-0 on i!:e llflccii year endowment plan. Yh:U Is, he thought he had to make payment:! fur lifteeu years which was true- and that at the end of that time lie could get $10, 000 in cash or take a pari In -.:sh nnd a pnrt In paid up Insurance, which, as It turned out, was not true. The rate he was paying was so very low for what he said he was gcaing that I asked to see bis policy, and when I looked at It I found, just as he Height have found on a brief examination, that while he was Insured for life, with only fifteen yearly payments, he could not get the $10,000 or any part of it for a good many years more. No in surance company In the world will permit the fooling of n patron like this if it can help it, and yet to attribute such a mlslnken idea to. fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of an unworthy agent would not always be fair. Many men who take Insurance, and especially those who do not decide to go In until they have looked at.lt a long time, go In finally with a rush. They don't give the agent time to tell them what they are getting, und often don't And out for years afterward. Another thing that many Insured per sons do not know Is that a rebate on the first payment, arranged between the Insured nnd the ngent, sometimes renders the whole transaction invalid." Philadelphia Record. The Prnctlonl View. "The trees stand up so beautifully," exclnlmed the young poet. Just home from college.. "Yes." replied the old man. "thnr's some tnll timber round here." "They seem to laugh In the wind, and bow 'good morning' to you," con tinued the poet. "Look here, John," said the old man, " 'fore you go plum crnzy, take this here ax nn' chop me down n dozen ft-ees an' run 'em through the sawmill!" Atlanta Constitution. DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT, In this department you can save from 25 to 3'5 percent. FURS Lots of fur weather yet. 98c boas now 75c. $2.50 Boasnow$1.98. $3.50Boasnow $2.75. $4.,00 and 5.00 Boas now $3.50. $10.00 and 12.00 Boas now $8.75. $15.50 Boas now $12.00. Odds and Ends, Short Lengths and Remnants in Dress Goods Department ptices have been cut 25 to 35 per cent. Flannelette Night Gowns for ladies good value at $1, now 89c. Plenty of bagains in Dry Goods department. SHOE DEPARTMENT. Our bargain counter has some extra good bargains for this sale. Men's and boys' Slippers, 50c grades 39c i 85c grades 69o $1.00 grades 89c. Ladles' Felt Fur Lined Slippers, 98o goods 85c. Ladies' felt lined Shoes, 75c, $1.00 to $2.00. Ladies' lo 'r Jersey Leggins 60c. Misses' long Jersey Leg gins 50c. (Jhilds, long Jersey Loggias 40c. Leather and Kubbor Footwear for All the Family. BASEMENT DEPARTMENT. Has lots of bargains for you. Good Brooms 19c. Gallon Oil Can 15c. Coal Buckets 35c. Window Blinds 10, 15, 25c up to 65c. Tumblers 25c dozen. Lamp Chimneys 5c. Dinner Pails 25c. Hundreds of articles in our basement on which we can save you money. ' ' CHRISTMAS DAY. V b y the Festival la Celebrated en Dec. S3. There are no definite allusions In the writings of nny of the disciples of Christ ns to the date of bis birth, nor has there ever been produced proof of uny character ns to the exact period in the year when Christ was born. There are, very true, occasional references to the event in the Scriptures, indicating that the Nativity occurred In the win ter season. The institution of the anniversary dntes back to the second century of Christendom, and it has been since uniformly celebrated by nearly all branches of the Christian church with appropriate rejoicings and ceremonies. The frequent and somewhat heated controversies, however, relative to the date of Christ's birth early in the fourth century led Pope Julius I. to order a thorough Investigation of the subject by the learned theologians and historians of that period, which re sulted in on agreement upon Dec. 25, and that decision seemed to have so settled nil disputes thnt that date was universally accepted except by the Greek church. While this date was never changed, the reckoning of It Is made according to the Gregorian cal endar, which was adopted lu the latter part of the sixteenth century, nnd up on which computations of time In near ly all civilized nations have since rest ed. American Queen. Cosmic Horror. The two Infinities of Kant did not chill or hurt him, but his fearlessness Is shared by few. Only for a short in stant, at best, will most persons con sent to look open eyed at any clear Im age of fate or of Infinity. Scarcely a friend of mine will look Btendlly at the clear midnight sky for a minute in si lence. The freezing of the heart fol lows; the appalling shudder at the dread contemplation of Infinity, which may be called cosmic horror, Is more than can be endured. If those stars are absolutely and positively Infinite then there is no up or down, and they knew no beginning, will have no ending. With any such stnring gorgon of fatal ism the surcharged attention Is shaken, and the chemistry of common life seizes upon thy liquid crystals with nvld hunger. George M. Gould, M. D., ' Atlantic. THE DICTIONARY. It Story May Lack Plot, but It I De cidedly Interestliiic. Whoever says "dull us a dictionary" cannot be very familiar with one. We may sympathize with the old lady who remarked of the dictionary that she "didn't Uilnk much of the story." but nevertheless no one can use a good unabridged edition with nny frequency and not attest to the fact that It is full of the most fascinating reading. Indeed, notwithstanding the old lady's opinion, the dictionary often exerts a charm not unlike that of an exceeding ly Interesting novel. To be sure, the narrative lacks conseeutiveness, but the work Is full of most Interesting stories. When we go to look up n word we are in doubt about we are attracted to other words in Its neighborhood; they enlist our curiosity: we are Impelled to find out their meanings, too, and to make ourselves acquainted with their life histories. Very strange things, most unsuspected things, they often tell us. Occasionally a very familiar word that we thought we knew all about reveals most remarkable quali ties much ns some commonplace neighbor who for years we bnve nod ded to In pnsslng to and fro, regarding him as an excellent but rather dull In dividual, may chance to Join us in n walk down the street or sit beside us on the train and casually betray trnlts, Interests, qualities of mind or heart that entirely change our opinion of him. So we may rend on and on, per haps forgetting all about the word that we set out to look tip, oud finally bnve to turn to It again to reassure ourselves ns to the precise points we were in doubt nbout. Boston Herald. HER RECOMMENDATION. Why General Spinner Gnve One Wo man n Treasury Position. Here is the story ns it was told by herself of the appointment under Gen eral Spinner of a woman clerk in the treasury department. "It was in 1804," she sold, "two years after the appointment of women had become a permanent thine. I was in Washington visiting a sister. I made up my mind that I wanted a position. and so, without saying a word to any one, I went to the treasury and mode my own application. I simply walked Into General Spinner's ofllce and said: " 'General Spinner, I would like a po sition in tho treasury.' The general hxnnxl up carelessly and then went on with his work. " 'How long have you been in Wash ington?' he asked. " Three years.' "What Influence have you?' he ask ed. " 'What influence?' I stammered. 'I don't know whot you mean.' I was be ginning to get embarrassed. " 'Yes, influence,' he said. 'What con gressman do you know?' " 1 don't know any,' I faltered. This time the general threw down his pen, leaned back in his chair and looked at me. " 'You've been In Washington three yenrs nnd don't know any congress man?' he queried. 'Good! That's rec ommendation enough. The position Is yours.' " The Black Gnat Superstition. There is n species of black gnat about the size of a young house fly that visits you at the dinner tablo frequently In the course of a lifetime. He is believed to be the soul of a departed friend come back to give wnrnlng of the death of some one you know. Simple folk believe In him absolutely. Whenever be appears at a certnln home In New York, buzzing nbout the plate of the lord and master, the good wife declares, "John, who can it be next?" She runs over on her Angers the names of such friends ns she can then recall. John frowns, growls nbout "female non sense," strikes at the gnat, and next morning finds in the death notices an nouncement of tho demise of one be knew. New York Tress. Anthony' Hole. There Is a remarkable natural curi osity on a small tributary of the Mo hawk river In Montgomery county, N. Y.. known nil over New England as "Anthony's Nose." It is situated on the extremity of a mountain called "the Klips," and when viewed from the river at the entrance to the high lands has the perfect shape and gen eral appearance of a human nose at least 800 feet long. Opposite Fort Montgomery, in Tutnam county, on the east side of the Hudson river, there la another nose shaped projection known to the frequenters of that lo cality as "The Old Man's Nasal Ap pendage." , Whales on Their Holiday. Professor Goldlob has been telling the Chrlstinnla Academy of Science the results of his investigations into the migrations of whales. These creatures hang about the coast of Norway and Finland until the spring is well ad vanced, nnd then they go away on their travels. Some go to the Azores, others to Bermuda and the (Antilles, and they cover these enormous dis tances in an incredibly short time. Some of them bring back harpoons which bear the names of ships and other evidences of where these mi grants' have been for their summer hol A Scotch Parson' Clever Replr. When musical instruments were first used in the services of the Scottish 1 churches many strict Sabbatarians ob jected to the Iniquitous proceedings. One of these persons, on meeting the minister some time after leaving the "kirk" because of the introduction of a harmonium, said with a sneer, "Well, and how is your fanner getting on?" (A fanner was a winnowing machine resembling the bellows of an organ In Its working.) "Oh, splendidly," an swered the reverend gentleman. "It's Just keeping the good corn and blow ing the chnff away." Spare Moments. No Jadare at All. "Isn't that young man fond of mu- . He?" exclaimed the young woman. I "I don't know," answered Miss Cay enne. "Judging by the way he will stand up nnd listen to himself sing by the hour, I should say he Isn't." Chi cago Journal. Strong; Diet. Veterinary So your new bull pup la sick? What seems to be the matter with him? Owner A little of every thing, I guess. While we were away this afternoon he chewed up and swal lowed the dictionary. Detroit Free Press. The Small Children. "I wonder what it Is," said the fami ly man, "thnt makes landlords and Janitors dislike to have small children In flats." "The small children, I guess," replied the savage bachelor Philadelphia Ledger. Mental Decision. The trouble with the most of us is thnt we do not know how to make up our minds, nnd often the fact is that we haye not given our minds to the thought that requires us to determine about it. Why Is it the sun shines and sheds Its warmth through one glass, but accomplishes nothing? Change the form of the glnss through which It comes, let us make it convex, and first you will see the smoke, then the spark nnd then the flame. Rev. T. V. Mc Leod. Convincing. School rrlnclpnl Are yon sure that you belong In this school district? Prospective Pupil Say, if you're look ing for a bet I'll give you odds of 2 to 1. Chicago News. Decollete. m wu magnificent In ball attire. . "By what right, sir, do you tell me I hall not wear this gown?" she de manded, with flashing eyes. "Before we were married your old father asked me if I could keep you In clothes, and I assured him I could," re plied he and met her look of high de fiance with a look of steady determina tion. Puck. Love' Raring. "Why, Charles, what do you mean by burning our old love letters?" "I have been reading them, my dear," re plied her husband. "After we die some one who wished to break our will ilght get bold of them and use them A prove we were Insane." A Fine Chance. Man Overboard Help! Helpl Stranger Phuy don't yez swim? "I don't know bow." "Begorry, ye've got an Ullgant chance to learn." New York Weekly. Her Recommendation. Cholly So Miss Tartun loosened up and said a good word about me, did she? Archie Yes; she said that when one got better acquainted with you one found you were not half as big a fool as you nppenred to be. Exchange. Of One Mind. Lady I want some advice about get ting a divorce from my husband. Law yerI'll give you some for nothing. If you will wait a few days you will be free woman. I filed a bill for him yesterday. Ho Discrimination. "Becnsey has a good ear for music" "What makes you think so?" "He told me you were the wont singer he ever heard." "That's strange." "Why?" "He told me you were the worst" Cleveland Plain Dealer. Merit' Load Voice. 1)0 not waste a minute, not second. In trying to demonstrate to others the merit of your own performance. If your work does not vindicate Itself, you cannot vindicate it Thomas Went worth HIgglnson. Bar Tracks. Blng The railroad companies are brazen robbers! Bung Quite so. They don't even take the trouble to cover their tracks. Cleveland Leader. The Oostonlan's Incidental Remark. ' He Will you marry me? She No, thank you. He I thought perhaps you wouldn't How do you like that con tinued story that is running now In the Atlantic? Somervllle (Mass.) Jour nal However things may seem, no evil thing is a success, and no good thing Is a failure. Longfellow. SWEETENING SUGAR. low Poor Qualities Are Drought Up to the Standard. There are certain kinds of sugar Which fall short of the required stand ard of sweetness, nnd these sugars nave to be sweetened artificially. There are some establishments In Eu rope where they do this kind of thing. You are taken into the sweetening de partment, and you see oones of sugar ready to be operated on. A cone is placed over an apparatus, ifbex down ward. You notice many little holes In this apparatus close to the apex or point of the cone. Some tblcklsh liquid is poured on the flat end of the cone, and then the machinery is set in mo tlof. lihe holes become the mouths of suc tion tubes, and the sweetening liquid Is drawn through the cone, giving It the necessary quality. Another interesting fact In connec tion with this article is that some of the pieces of "lump sugar" are really made up of dust or fragments pressed together. If you will examine certain pieces you will observe thnt the crystal for mation of good sugnr is not to bo seen, and you will also discover that these close grained "lumps" take longer to dissolve, though, of course, all sugar that takes a long time to melt is not necessarily made up stuff. London Globe. ENGLISH CRIMINAL LAW. The Difference Between Hard Labor and Penal Servitude. The difference In Great Britain be tween hard labor and penal servitude Is one of period and treatment Hard labor varies as to period from a few days to two yenrs, nnd however well a prisoner behaves himself the sentence is never shortened. There are two classes of hard labor. In the first clnss the punishment ad ministered consists of six to ten hour's' work nt the treadmill, the crank or the capstan, or at stonebreoklng or shot drill. In the second class the hard la bor really consists of such punishments aa may be decided by the justices in session. Penal servitude Is the modern sub stitute for transportation beyond the seas. A term of penal servitude begins with nine months' hard labor in a probationary prison, and after that the convict is employed on public works In a penal Mttleuat. the wart fe comparatively light, a ad in most pria ons a well behaved man gets off pretty easily. In addition to this, by virtue or a system of marks for good be havior, be has always before him the possibility of reducing his sentence by at moat about one year in five. AN ODD PUZZLE. The erratic Inscription That Orna ment a Swiss Church. A picturesque tower is the oldest part of the Swiss church at Champery, a village which lies In a valley under the shadow of the towering Dent du Midi. Dedicated to St Theodule, this church was built in 1726 on the site of an an cient chapel. The tower, with its unique pierced crown, carries a gilt statuette of the patron saint a. quaint old clock and the following cryptic In scription, which hns puzzled many travelers: QUOD AN TRIS M0LCE PA OUIS TI DINE .VIT HOC SAN CHRIS DTJLCE LA By taking the syllables above and be low with those in the middle it reads: Quod annuls trlstl mulcedlns pavlt, Hoo sanguis Chrlstl dulcedlne lavlt, which may be freely rendered: That which the serpent with sad charm Imbued The blood of Christ with sweetness has renewed. London Telegraph. Animal and Rain. Much as animals dislike rain, none of them save the squirrel build them selves shelters to keep it off. Monkeys set their backs against tree trunks as a protection from driving rain, but never make a protective roof. It Is a com mon sight to see a drenched herd of cattle huddled together on some ex posed common la a downpour of rain when they have no choice or chance of shelter. But even the orang-outang, which builds a small sleeping plat form In the trees, never seems to think of a roof, though the Dyoks say that when It is raining heavily it sometimes covers itself with the leaves of a large fern. Hana-lna- a Scythe. As a youth Daniel Webster was somewhat opposed to physical labor, but he was quick at repartee. While mowing he complained to his father that his scythe was not properly hung. "Hang It to suit yourself, Don." re plied the pnternul. The boy immediate ly hung it on a tree near by. "There, father, it's hung to suit me now." A Silent Partier. "I never thought that Tom would have become a silent partner In any kind of business." "Neither would I." "Well, he has." "What's he Into now?" "He's got married." V'.'.'ji' News,
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