THE HORSE.
1 li So Stupid That H Can Bs
Taught Any Habit.
There .have birn on exhibition at
Tnrlous . times horses that are appar
ently pnx'.ifjrs of miithi'tniitii al insight
thnt can do anything with numbers
hat the trainer enn ilo. Vet we lib
Solutoly know that no animal can so
much as count ttt ail Ftirthi-rniori'. It
is always the horse that performs
these marvels, though the horse U t lie
most utterly stttpltl of all the dumb
creatures ' that man has made his
triends.
That Is precisely why the horse Is
always taken to be made Into on arith
metician, lie Is so stupid that he can
be taught anythitiB any hnbit. that Is
and, having no mind to be taken up
with his own affairs, can be relied on
to do exactly as he Is told.
AH these arithmetical fakes, what
ever their details, are worked In essen
tially the same way The horse Is
taught, by endless repetitions, some
mechanical habit. A i;iven signal, and
he begins to paw the floor. Another
signal, and he stops. Tress the proper
button, and h? takes n sponge and
rubs It over n certain spot on a black
board or picks up a card lying in u
certain position. That Is all he does
The meaning of the act exists for the
spectator only. The pn wings count
the answer to a problem In addition,
the card bears the reply to a question,
but the horse does not know It. He
merely follows a blind habit, just as
ho will stop when you say "Whoa!"
though you Interpolate the word Into
your recitation of the Declaration of
Independence. McClure's Magazine.
IT CAME TRUE.
fj"ha Largs Party and the Calamity
That Followed.
"You can't make me believe," Uncle
Abner Jnrvis was saying, "that there
Isn't something in fortune telling."
His auditors were grouped round the
etove In the corner grocery store. "Ever
have any experience with It?" asked
one of them.
"That's what I was going to tell
COii," resumed L'ucle Abner. "Once
When 1 was at the county fair I saw
a little tent with a sign on the outside
of It that said Mine, Somebody-or-other
would tell your fortune for 23 cents.
I stepped Inside Just for fun.
"A woman with a thick veil over her
face was sitting in a chair on a raised
platform. I gave her a quarter, and
Blie, looked at my hand. One of the
things she told me was that I was
'going to have a large party at my
house in less than a month and that it
would be follered by a calamity.
"I laughed at that Thinks I to my
self, 'We hain't had any parties of any
kind to our bouse for two years, aud I
don't reckon we'll have one quite ns
soon ns that'
"But it did come true. In about two
weeks my wife's Aunt Jane came to
visit us, and if yon think she ain't a
large party you ought to see ber. She
weighs 2S7 pounds."
"But how about the calamity?" in
quired the man who was sitting on the
nail keg after a long pause.
"Well," said Uncle Abner slowly,
"she broke down our spare bed the
. first night she slept in it." Youth's
Companion.
Had Forty Hornet.
Vollon, the painter, was a unique
personage even among the odd charac
ters of Taris. While he was essen
tially a bohemlan, there were times
when even bis patience was taxed to
the utmost, and to obviate the neces
sity of meeting unwelcome people he
conceived the idea of multiplying his
lodging places. At the time of his
death he owned no less than forty
homes, all in apartment houses, situ
ated in all the out of the way corners
of Taris, plainly furnished and with
Just enough accommodation for him
self,, lie changed from one to the
other all the time in order to escape
Importunate acquaintances and to take
refuge from his friends. It was in or
der to throw them all off the scent
thnt ho engaged rooms all over the
city, ne finally died in the Hue do
Dunkcrque, where he had as many as
. three different apartments, all within
a stone's throw of one another.
The Stone Houses of Easter Island.
The remarkable stone houses of
Easter island arc built against a ter
race of earth or rock, which in some
eases ' forms the back wall of the
dwelling. They are built of small slabs
of stratitied basaltic rock piled to
gether without cement. No regularity
of plan is shown In the construction of
a majority of them. The average
measurement is as follows: Height
from floor to ceiling, 4 feet C Inches;
thickness of walls. 4 feet to 10 Inches;
rvidth of rooms, 4 feet C Inches; length
of rooms, 12 feet 0 inches; average
size of doorways height, 20 Inches;
width, 19 Inches.
Skeptical.
"I kind of agree with the folks who
say thnt story about George Washing
ton and the cherry tree is a mvth."
said Farmer Corntossel after a thought-
ful silence.
"For what reason?" inquired bis
. wife.
"Well, human nature is purty much
the same in all generations, and if J
had a boy who picked up an ax an'
voluntarily went out to chop wood I
wouldn't chide him. I'd hand him a
medal." Washington Star.
I Practical.
"I send you 10,000 kisses," he wrote.
.' "Bah"' she exclaimed, tossing his
letter aside. "Why doesn't he come
and look over his terminal facilities in
person?" Chicago Record-Herald.
I 'A stout heart may be ruined In for
tune, butnot In spirit. Victor Hugo.
THE TOWN THAT
PUSH BUILT
VIII. The Up to Date Jeweler
THIS is the jeweler who needed
Some boots and shoes and
wisely heeded
What he was told by the shoe man's ad.
And went and bought the best he had
And paid with the hardware merchant'
bill
Which came from the furniture dealer'a
till,
Where it went when the clothing deal
er bought
From the dry goods man, which the
butcher got
From the grocer who had settlement
made
Vilh the money the honest workman
paid.
P. S. The local dealerwho's up to snuff
Will always advertise his stuff.
When Her Turn Came.
The Journal had taken on a "woman
editor," whose duty was to look after
the "woman's page." Space being
scarce In the "local room." a desk was
given her In the managing editor's
room, directly adjoining. For n week
or two no fault was found with her
work, but one morning the niannglng
editor said to her:
"Miss Tenfieid. your stylo of writing
is a little too terse and epigrammatic
for the needs of your department. Yen
must study expansion."
"Very well. Mr. Ringgold," she an
swered. "I will try."
Thereafter her work appeared to
give entire satisfaction, for there was
no further criticism. About six months
later, however, the mnnaglng editor
nfter a morning spent in working at
bis desk suddenly wheeled In his chair
and said:
"Miss Tenfieid, I wnnt a wife. 1 want
you. Will you marry me?"
"Mr. Ringgold," she responded, with
a mocking smile, "that is rather terse
and epigrammatic. Don't you think
you ought to study expansion a little?'
Youth's Companion.
A Word of Warning.
"You never proposed to her on your
knees!" cried the veteran married man
In dismay.
"Sure I did; sure," the youth repeat
ed, a glad, proud light shining in his
eyes.
"Well," said the veteran, "you'll re
gret it about twice a week for the rest
of your life.. After you get married the
slightest argument, the first Impatient
word, will cause your wife to say,
'You weren't like tills when you wont
down on your knees and begged me,
with tears In your eyes, to marry you.'
"It's pretty bad to have an angry
wife read out your old love letters re
proachfully," said the veteran, "but
that Is nothing to being reminded of
your kneeling proposal every week till
you are a great-grandfather."
"You proposed on your knees your
self?" the youth hazarded.
But the veteran frowned and made
no reply. Los Angeles Times.
The Seven Wise Men of Greece.
The seven wise men of Greece were
Thales of Miletus, Teriander of Cor
inth, Cleobulus of Lyndus, Chilon of
Lneedaenion, Solon of Athens, Bias of
Trlenne and Plttacus of Mitylene.
Some fishermen of Miletus sold, a draft
of flshe3 to a bystander. When the
net was drawn In It contained n golden
tripod, and the purchaser claimed it
was his, while the fishermen contend
ed that they sold only the fish that
might be in the net. The dispute was
referred to the oracle of Delphi, who
awarded the tripod to the wisest man
in Greece. Thereupon it was taken to
Thales, who declined it and suggested
that it be given to Bias. He in turn
refused to accept it, and thus- It was
successively declined by all the seven,
and they were thereafter known as the
seven wise men of Greece.
The Number 4.
There are four cardinal points, four
Winds, four quarters of the moon, four
seasons, four rules of arithmetic, four
suits of cards, four quarters to tin
hour, four legs for furniture, most ani
mals go on four legs, the dead are
placed between four planks, the pris
oners between four walls. We have
four Incisor and four canine teeth, and
our forks have four prongs. All ani
mals when butchered are cut Into four
quarters. The violin, greatest of all
string instruments, has but four
strings. Four of a kind Is a pretty
good hand at poker, even If they are
only fours. Exchange.
The poet's verse slides into the cur
rent of our blood. We read It when
young, wo Mmember It when old.
Smiles. .
NEW EXHIBITS FOR
PITTSBURG EXPOSITION
1339 Season Will Open Firs)
of Stplembsr
On September 1 all signs will point
toward tile Flushing Exposition,
which opens Its twenty-first annual
season on that date. No matter what
may be the t.end of the times this
greatest of nil industrial exhibitions
has always served as a magnet to at
tract pleasure Beekers who go there
to be amused and entertained. For
the past twenty years the opening of
the Exposition has yearly been a red
letter event In Pittsburg and It can
be safely said that the coming season
will be no exception to the rule. The
cry will be "To the Exposition," nnd
the avenues and streets leading to
the big show at the point will be
crowded with people, from nil walks
of life hastening to participate in the
festivities or the opening uiKlit. The
great halls brilliantly Illuminated
with a myriad of dancing light j, the
wc.nUerfully attractive displays, the
Eclentillc exhibits, the mirth-compelling
amusements, the sweet strains of en
trancing music vibrating through tlio
air and the joyous merry crowds will
all tend to the making of a memor
able scene.
Work of getting the Exposition In
readiness has progressed with unusual
rapidity and the booths have been
taken from their winter quarters and
placed in position. Decorators and
painters are putting on the finishing
touches and great changes have been
wrought In a few short weeks.
Those. who go to the Exposition
this year expecting to see something
new will not be disappointed. There
will he something different to be seen
at every hand, but it would take un
limited space to go Into details of
the various novel features.
Among the new exhibits -will be
that of the Norfolk and Western rail
road, which will have a most Inter
esting display showing the magnifi
cent agricultural lands nnd the de
velopment of the vast industries in
the vicinity and along the line of tho
road. Another feature that will hold
and attract the attention of the
visitor is the Irrigation exhibit which
is new here. The subject of Irriga
tion, although little understood In sec
tions of the country where there is
an abundance of water, has long been
a matter of the most serious consider
ation In certain sections of the West
and Northwest. Inventive men have
solved the problem and crops are now
raised In places that were barren not
many years ago. The object of this
exhibit is to show the results of irriga
tion and how they have been ac
complished. All the big electrical
concerns will have space to display
their work and incidentally give
practical illustrations of the latest de
vices operated by electricity. Many
new Inventions have been perfected
within the past year and the exhibits
will in the main be new.
Another new display will be an
archeologlcal exhibit, which will In
clude a lot of Indian relics taken
from historic ' Blonnerhnsset Island.
This exhibition shows the evolution
In many things and It will be Instruc
tive as well as Interesting.
And the amusements! The music
will of course be one of the strongest
attractions and the features engaged
for Music Hall have not been excelled
in former years. The Russian Sym
phony Orchestra, which made such a
profound Impression Inst year, will be
the opening attraction. This cele
brated company of Russian musicians
which recently returned from a
triumphant tour to the Pacific coast
with G reefs players comes back with
a new repertoire selected from the
best works of Russia's most eminent
composers. From September 1 to 11
the Russian Orchestra will hold forth
and then comes Arthur Pryor, the
brilliant American bandmaster and
his company of American players, ap
pearing 'from September 13 to 18 in
clusive. The famous Wnlter Dam
rosch and his orchestra will follow,
September 20 to 23, In classical con
certs. Othe celebrities will appear
up to the close of the season, October
23, nnd music lovers will have over
seven weeks of the finest melody
heard here.
The hippodrome and the other
amusement places will have new and
attractive features, all combining tc
make one of the most successful en
talnmcnts in the history of the Ex
position. The Descent.
"Father, do men descend from mon-'
keys?" asked an Inquisitive lad.
"Yes, my boy."
"And wLat do monkeys descend
from?"
"The motikcys descend ah from the
trees!" London Telegraph. .
Not Guilty. I
It Is said that within 400 years gold
aggregating $2,000,000,000 ' has disap
peared from circulation, and the gov
ernment would like to know who has
it. We learn that the members of the
newspaper fraternity are not suspected.
St. Louis Republic.
Handicapped.
"You ought ts save money for your
family."
"Yes. but"
"But what?"
"My family won't let mo." Cleve
land Leader.
. The Family Reunion Season.
This U the season of the year when
tho papers are full of notice of family
reunion, and tho spring chicken and
cucumber pickle hBV the center (( tho
stagu. Year by vear theso many family
reunions grow in number, while the
several famt'y connections likewise
grow and flourish Ilka the green bay
tree. And what a goodly sight It is to
see an aged grandfather and grand'
mother in the sere and yellow leaf of
life, surrounded by their children and
their children's children to the num
bar of scores. Well may they count
their blessings, giving thanks to a Di
vine Providence which has ordered
their days of usefulness. May the fam
ily reunion never die.' In it Is the true
Bplrlt of "Old Home" week. Brook
vlile Republican.
The Secret of Long Life.
A French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolongs life and -makes
It worth living. It purifies, enriches
and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted
nerve cells, (mparts life and tone to
the -entire system. Its a godsend to
weak, sick and debilitated people,
"Kidney trouble had blighted my life
for months," writes W. M. Sherman
of Cushing, Me., "but Electric Bitters
cured me entirely." Only GOu at H.
L. McEntlre's.
Battle Creek Founder at Chautauqua.
Dr. J. H. Kellogg, who has mado
Buttle Creek famous, will speak at
Chautauqua, New York in the Health
and Efficiency symposium on the morn
ing of Saturday, August 14. Dr. Kel
logg Is widely known as a sure-eon and
general practitioner and superintend
ent of Battle Creak Sanitarium. An
opportunity to hear htm as a lecturer is
seldom gl ven and It Is doubtful if Chau-
tauquans would have bad an opportun
ity this year were it not for his Interest
in the general discussion during the
week of August 0 to 14.
.v.,
Bids Wanted.
Bids will be received for eood run
of mine coal delivered at the Reynolds-
vllle public school building. All bids
to be in the hands of the secretary on
or before September 1, 1901). The
board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. W. H. Bell.
. Secretary.
Washington Once Gave Up
To three doctors; was kepi in bed
for five weeks. Blood poison from a
spider's bite caused, large, deep sores
to cover his leg. The doctors failed,
then "Bucklen's Arnica Salve com
pletely cured me," writes John Wash
ington, of Bosqueville, Tex. For
eczema, bolls, burns and, piles Its su
preme. 25c at II. L. McEntire's.
Want Column.
Rates: One cent per word for each and
vorvlnsertlon.
FOR Sale Six weeks' old Berkshire
pigs. J. R. HIIUb. ' . ,,
Wanted Local agent to advertise
and Introduce the new educational
work, Webster's Universal Dictionary
and Atlas of the World. Must ba edu
cated and able to furnish good refer
ences as to ability and character. The
Saalflold Publishing Company, Akron,
Ohio. j
FOB Sale Entire furnishings for a
home. Call at D. R. Cochran's and
see goods. Will ba sold at big reduc
tion. a Fob Sale Distillery 7 barrel capa
city; will sell whole or separately; ex
cellent stocfc: doing good business.
Reason for soiling, ownors have othor
business and cannot devote time to it.
Address J. C. Ford, Secretary, Box 115,
Jeannelte, Pa. " y
FOB Sale Double house, ten rooms,
barn and lot, Main st. E. No IT, Agont.
Foil SALE Two houses and twj lots
on PIka street, West Reynoldsvlllo.
Sold at a bargain. Inquire C. W. Flynn.
Fob Rent Six Yoom house on
Brown St., West Reynoldsvlllo, and
other houses and rooms to rent at
reasonable rates. W. L. Johnston.
Fob Rent Eight room house, First
avenue, West Reynoldsville. , Inquire
of M. E. Weed, Keystone Hardware
store.
Fob Sale Glass jars, pints, half
pints and i pints, Nice for jolly. Will
be sold at cost. Reynoldsville Candy
Works.
ubetcribe for
The Star
' . Notice to Jurors',
The following order of cour' has h en
filed by Hon. John W. Reed, president
judge: "And now, July 23, l!)u9, it Is
ordered that all civil easos set fur trial
at tho August, term of Ummt will hi
tried the week of Augusi 30ih. Instead
of the 23rd, as originally ordured, and
therefore all jurors summoned to appear
the week of August 23rd Instead there
of will appear and be In attendance
upon the Court the week of August
30th. This order does not affect tho
criminal court, which will he held at
the usual time, and all jurors (grand
and petit) summoned to attend the
criminal courts will appear and be in
attendance as originally summoned, to
wlt, the week of August Din." AH
jurors are hereby notified to govern
themselves In accordance with the
herein rule of court.
B. E. Irvin, Clerk of Courts.
What About the Boys?
How many boys in DuBols are learn
ing a trade? We bolleve not, one out
of twenty will bd plaoiog the ratio very
low. What do the boys expect to do
when they reach manhood. They can
not bo mechanics for they havo never
learned the art. Thy cannot hoclerka
for without patrorage' from the work
ing people, thero mill ba no work for
clerks. The boy who leari.8 a good
trade now, and learns it right, will
be the independent man of the future.
DuBols jitpreas. There are a num
ber of boys In Reynoldsville who should
be learning trades that are not doing
so.
1 .
Revolts at Cold.
"Your only hope," said three doctors
to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich.,
suffering from severe rectal trouble,
Has in an operation," "then I used Dr.
Klng's.New Life Pills," she writes, "till
wholly cured." They prevent appendi
citis, cure constipation, headache. 25c
at H. L. McEntli-e's.
BRADFORD
"Old Home" Week
AUGUST B.U.1900 -
A week of reunion, celebration and entertainment. Big events each
day. Reduced round trip ares August 7-14; tickets good returning to
August 1(1, Inclusive.
$3.25 from
Falls Creek
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Sixteen Day Excursions
$10412
to
,.,
to
1
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West
Tickets at the lowor rate iroo JJanly In'Uuaclie.s. Tickets !at tlio ;hUlier rate good In
Parlor orSloepIng cars In connection wlth'propor Pullman tickets.
August 12 and 26, and Sept. J, 1909
Train leaves Reynoldsville at 1.28 P. M.
Tickets i(onii for passage on trains leavlnR .Pittsburgh lat 8.111 p. m. (coaches only), 8.80
p. m. (sleeping earn only), or 10.15,'ip. m. (sloeplng cars only to Philadelphia and
Atlantic City) and their connections going, and all regular trains. returning within
sixteen days For stop-over privileges and full Information consult nearest ticket
agent.
J. R. WOOD,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
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Our 36th yaar cpent
Send for our new catalogue
W in detail. Proper training for life
K 1 300 feet above the $ea. Perfect
1 influence. . Or. JAMES E. AIU-NT,
mi .v
Treat your machine right by
using the right gasolines.
WAVERLT
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MOTOR
STOVE
Three special trades. Made from
Pennsylvania Crude Oil. Glvo instan
taneous, powerful.clean explosion. Pos
itively will not form carbon deposits
on spark plug or In cylinders. Ignites
readily never falls. Ask your dealer,
Waverlr Oil Works Co.
Independent Oil Keflners
PittsburGf. Pa.
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HUGHES & FLEMING.
FUNftRAL DIRECTORS.
Main Street. Reynoldsville, Pa.
WINDSOR HOTEL
W.T. Hruhaker. Mar.
Midway between Hroad St. .Station and
Reading Terminal on Fllhertst.
European fl.OO per day and up.
American ti.M pur day and up.
Thconly moderate priced hotel of rep
utation nnd eormeiience in
PHILADELPHIA
If you have anything to sell, try
our Want Column.
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER
& PITTSBURGH RY.
HI
J .Atlantic City, Cape May
"S Anijlesoa, Wlldwood, Holly Beach, Ocean City,
I Sua Isle City, Avulon, N. J., Ut'hoboth, Del., and
V. Ocean City, Md,
f AsburvPark. Lone Branch
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End. Elhoron. Deal Berh. AUenhurst.
North Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Kradley
Iteach, Holniar, Conm, Sarin? Lake, Hea Girt,
llrlelle, Point Pleasant, and Kay Head, N. J.
GEO. W. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
IIIIIMMIMH imiii llMlir IIIWI r
ii"khiwiiiiiw)ii " i ""1 V
ECONOMY 1
IN THE KITCHEN S
Should begin at the point where waste Is the
greatest. That point Is the cook's fire. i
PRIZER'S 1
Gas Ranges!
Are a complete economical kitchen appliance. 5j
Every improvement has been introduced.
I You run no risk.
V,'s take It back it not satisfied. 1
Reynoldsville Hardware Co. 1
nwti uniMiia iiiMnaoiiMvgx
September 14th, 1909. Q
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in its broadest eense. Ideal location, I
modern equipment. Scholarly, Christian
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