Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., July 30, 1908. <mw a«ww mmm PERSONALS. ! -! Harmon Sechler, of Maliauoy City, j Is spending toilav with friends in this : city. Mrs. James L. Spauhling returned to her houie in Freeport, Long Island, yesterday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. E. U. Voris, Ferry street. Miss Marion Harlan, of Scranton, arrived last eveniug for a visit witli j Mrs. D. C. Jones, Lower Mulberry street. Mrs. Eugene Mover and daughter Edna returned to Scranton yesterday | after a visit with the former's sister, Mrs. B. Y. Sanford, Water street. Mrs Delia Covert and Miss Ella Walters, of Philadelphia, are spend- : ing a few days at the home of W H. Wyaut, street. Mrs. C C. Fisher and daughter Madeline have returned from a sever al weeks' visit with relatives at Lewis burg and Mifflinburg. Miss Kathryn Meyers, of Philadel- ; phia, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Williams, West Mahoning street. John G. Waite left yesterday to spend the rest of this week at Jersey Sltore. Mrs. D J. Rogers. Front street.left j yesterday for a visit with relatives iu Snnbury. Mrs. Ralph Ritter, son James and Miss Evelyn Moyer, Bloom road,spent yesterday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Stiner, Klines- ; grove. Miss Margaret Gilbert returned to Wilkes-Barre Tuesday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Einerick, East Market street. Misg Lois Boyer returned to Ply month yesterday after a several dayß' visit with friends in this city. Miss Marion Roberts, of Philadel phia, arrived last evening to spent several weeks as the guest of Mi6s Kathryn Keinmer, East Market street. Thomas Bennetts returned to Lewis town yesterday after a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bennetts, Bloom street Miss Sara Peters, of Buffalo, New York, arrived last evening for a visit at the Peters' home, Grand street. Mrs. Clarence Heller and Mrs. Jac ob Gass spent yesterday with friends in Snnbury Misses Flora and Adelaide Gavrtner and Master Theodore Gaertner left yesterday for a visit with relatives at Oreseou Springs, Pa Miss Gertrude Heim, Front street, is visiting friends in Jonestown. Miss Hannah Jeukius, of Philadel phia, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. M. Jenk ins, EaEt Market street. Wm Emerict left Tuesday for a (business trip to Mew York Oity. Miss Mary O'Blosser,Riverside, will Seave today for s visit with friends in Brooklyn Miss Reba Metz, of Williamsport, is the guest of Miss Hannah Evans, Up per M j'.berry stre* t. Mrs C S. Green and Miss Ethel Johnson, of Logan Kan, left yesterday moriuug for a trip to Williamsport and Jersey Shore Miss Daisy Loweueiein has returned from a visit with relatives at Ber wick Miss Lucy Peters, Grand street,spent yesterday with friends in Sunl.ury Funeral of Chas, Wolverton. The funeral of Charles Wolverton took place Monday afternoon from the home of his mother, Mrs. S. A. Sny der, Riverside. Rev. J. E. Grimes conducted the service and interment was made in Mt. Vernon cemetery. The pall bearers were W. T. Shepper sou, E. W. Young, R. B. Bird, Alex. Dimmick, Richard Fcgel and Charles Mills. Held for Court. William O. Fox was arrested yester day on a warrant sworn out by his wife, Ida Fox, charging him with cruel treatment. The hearing took place before Justice of the Peace Og lesby. The (defendant was held for court in |3OO bail. Three months ago Joseph G. Erbe.a Bilk weaver, of Phoenixville, received a legacy of SIO,OOO from the estate of a deceased aunt in Switzerland. He proceeded at once to have a good time and as a result died io the Phoe nixville hospital on Monday. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS TO NIAGARA FALLS August 5, 19, September 9, 23, and October 7, 1908 Round-Trip "5 A From Rate South Danville. Tii'kttt good tt inn on train leaving 12.10 noon.connecting with SPEC lAL TRAIN ot Pullman Parlor Cars. Dining Car, ant Day Coaches running via the PICTURESQUE SUSQUtHANNA VALLEY ROUTE Tickets liood returning on regular trains within FIFTEEN DA\S, in eluding date of excursion. Stop-oft' within limit allowed at Buf falo returning. Illustrated Boh let an 1 112 ill infornia-ion may be obtained from Ticket Asrents. J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD, Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent. PETER DIETRICH BEFORE COURT The matter of admitting Peter Diet- j rich to bail came up before court at; a special session yesterday. Dietrich, looking perfectly well and cheerful, was brought into the court room by Sheriff Williams about 11 o'clock It was not until a few minutes before 12 o'clock that lie was called before court Meanwhile, he was an interested spec tator of the proceedings, which relat ed to the issue between E. W. Peters and Prothouotary Viuceut concerning, tax liens. When, iu compliance with request, ! he took his place before court Judge ! Evans referred to the order made on July 11th fixing bail at J15.000, con-: ditioned on his appearance in the! court of oyer and terminer in Luzerne county on September 14. 1908, and ; asked him if he was ready to enter in-; to recognizance. Dietrich's answer j was that he was not ready, explain- j ing a circumstance that prevented him from having all details arranged. The court accordingly made the fol lowing order: To D. C. Williams, High Sheriff of Montonr county : Peter Dietrich having failed to en ter into recognizance as directed yon are hereby directed and required on or before the first day of the next term of oyer and terminer of Luzerne county, to wit, September 14, 1908, to safely convey the said Peter Dietrich to the jail of Luzerne county, unless in the meantime he comply with said order as to recognizance, there to be safely kept by the jailer of Luzerne county until discharged or otherwise dealt with according to law. And in conveying him to the jail of Luzerne county you be allowed one assistant. By the court, CHARLES O. EYANS, P. J, L. W. WELLIYER, A. J. Solenodons. Only two species of that singular In sectivorous mammal, the solenodon are known, one Inhabiting Haiti and j the other Cuba. They differ chiefly ir the color and quality of their fur Solenodons are quaint looking animals rather larger than rats, with long flexi ble snouts and naked tails. They are nocturnal and obtain their food by ; digging In the soft ground for insects etc., with their snouts. Their brain I capacity is small, and they are said tc have the curious habit when hunted | by dogs of hiding their heads In the nearest holes and leaving their bodies exposed. The Clock Was Wrecked. Biway—Use an alarm clock nowa ! days? Jigsup—No; never tried one , but once. Biway How was that? Jigsup—Well, you see, the first time it went off I didn't exactly know what It was, and so 1 said, "Oh, for heaven's sake, Maria, shut up!" Maria hap pened to be awake, and—well, that is how It was.—Liverpool Mercury. Chivalrous Chicago. | In Chicago more than in any other ' place is woman regarded In the light of a thing of beauty and a Joy forever. There is hardly a man in Chicago who I does not esteem feminine loveliness as | something beyond price—something to 5 iive for, to strive for, to suffer for and if necessary to die for.—Chicago Inter Ocean. A Historical Mystery Solved. The man In the iron mask explained. 'I let my wife cut my hair." he I sobbed. Herewith all tendered him respectful /sympathy.—New York Sun. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Atlantic City CAPE MAY Anglesea Wildwood Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City Avalon New Jersey THURSDAYS, July 30, August 13 and 27 TICKETS GOOD FOR TEN DAYS SUNDAYS, August 2, 16 and 30 TICKETS UOOD FOR FIVE DAYS $4-.75 Round Trip. $4.50 Round Trip I Vi» Delaware River Bridge Via Market Street Wbarf FROM SOUTH DANVILLE. STOP-OVER ALLOWED AT PHILADELPHIA For full information concerning leaving time of trains, consult small hand bills or nearest Ticket Agent. J. R. WOOD GEO. W. BOYD Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent Ml I BEST REFUSED 10 PLEAD Alexauder M. Best, charged with assault and battery, who was commit ted to the county prison Saturday iu default of hail, appeared before court yesterday for the purpose of availing himself of the provisions of the act of ! 1907. The indictment, however, was not in such shape as he expected to find it and the outcome was timt he reconsidered the matter and went hack to jnil. District Attorney C. P. Gearhart | explained to the court that the defen dant had decided to plead guilty to the indictment and take his sentence. The charge, however, was found to be "assault and battery." At the hearing before the justice the defendant plead ed gnilty to assault but he denied the "battery". When lie saw the indict ment yesterday, which charged both, he accordingly refused to plead guilty Under the circumstances the court explained that nothing remained but to remand the defendant backjto jail. I Best, therefore, after an hour oi free dom, was escorted back to the county | bastile, where it is possible he may j remain until the next 'orm of court, :n October. MEXICAN POLITENESS. In the State of Michoacan Chivalry li Compjulsory. I "If any man opines that the days of chivalry and the true knight errant i spirit have gone forever, let him start ; forthwith on a far southward journey, not halt his steps until he brings up In the town of Morelia. which is the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacan," remarked a traveling man. | "Having arrived in Morelia, he will at once see that the chivalrous spirit still survives. I was down there not long ago, and the gallantry of the men and their extreme readiness to extend courtesies to the fair sex pleased and surprised me. When I noticed the alacrity with which the native males jumped up on the crowded street car to offer their seats to the first senorlta that entered, I thought to myself how much more gentlemanly are these Mexicans than many of my own coun trymen. They do not wait to see W some other man Is going to get up, but each tries to beat the other In cour teously proffering his seat to the lady i"I spoke about the matter to the pro ! prletor of the hotel and immediately j he began to laugh, j " 'You must understand, senor,' said j the Innkeeper, 'tliat the governor ot j our state issued a decree that if anj i man keep his seat In a street car. i thereby compelling a woman to stand ; he is liable to arrest and a fine. The [ police have been instructed to execute j this order severely, and I think this ! has much to do with the prompt polite ness of which you speak, since none of j our population wishes to become in volved with the police and to lie pub licly branded as lacking in gentility.' " —Baltimore American. His Reason. J "I desire to swear off my taxes," said the millionaire. "Of course we understand that," suggested the official, "but it Is neces sary to give some reason—merely as a form, you know." "Why, it's so much easier to sweat off than to pay them!" replied the mil lionaire, somewhat bored. The rest was the merest routine.* Iteggy—You rude ruffian! I'll knock your brains out. Dennis—Shure, an' thot's phwhere ye hov an advantage over tne. IHMS IE RE-ARRESTED To be arrested, commit ted to prison, liberated, rearrested after returning to his home and securely locked be hind the bars tor the second time, all within the Bliort period of five days is an experience -that does not fall to the lot of the average person who is called to answer to the law. As explained in these columns An drew Koilack, Stephen Majaskon and Michael Manariek, young miners of Mahauoy City, on Friday, were ar rested by special officers Parsley and Buery for illegal car riding. In de fault of payment of fine and costs they were committed to the county jail at this place. On Saturday the board of county commissioners, acting on what they considered to be good precedent, decided they would not pay for the maintenance of prisoners arrested for illegal car riding and ordered the three car jumpers released. Sheriff Williams yesterday explain ed that he did not like the idea of turning the illegal ear riders loose and protested that he had no author ity to do so. However, when lie saw that the board of county commission ers was determined in the matter he followed directions and let the pris oners loose Saturday afternoon. Bv ilonday the sheriff found that his miSft iviugs in the matter were well founded. Early in the dnv he re ceived a communication from the at torneys of the P. & K. Railway com pany at Sunbury, which revealed the whole mutter in a new light. The communication was peremptory in tone aiid made it clear to the sheriff that but one thing remained fcr him to do in the premises and that was to get the three prisoneis back in jail without the least possible delay. As a matter of fact yesterday was the limit! of time fixed during which the sheriff j was to get the men back into their! cells. When the sheriff received the com munication the three car jumpers had been at liberty a couple of days and : there whereabouts were unknown. As-1 suming, however that the men had re- j turned to their homes the sheriff de-1 spatched his deputy, George Maiers, ' to Mahanoy City with instructions to rearrest them, if they could be found. By a stroke of sheer good luck the car jumpers were located. Unsuspect ing, after their unexpected release they had gone directly to Mahanoy City. Two of them were found in their homes, aud the other in the coal mine, where he had resumed his job. That the poor fellows were surprised at the unexpected turn taken by events no one will doubt. They were brought back to Danville by Deputy Maiers yesterday morning and placed in the county jail. INDIAN MARRIAGES. Peculiar Rites of the Hopi and the Navajo Tribes, Marriage among tlie Topi, a tribe of the Pueblo Indians, Is an institution regarding which those moet concerned have least to say. When the parents of a girl find It expedient for her to get married, they look up an available man and negotiate with his parents. After the matter has been arranged tlie principals are notified. The girl goes to the home of the groom's parents and grinds corn for them for three weeks, while the groom makes a kind of sash for the bride. Then one morn ing at sunrise they both bathe their heads In cold water, which completes the ceremony. There have been in stances of the groom's refusing togo through the performance, which has then proceeded without him and been accounted valid, and several weeks later he has yielded and had his head bathed. The Navajo ceremony is much more elaborate and Impressive, but then the Navajo girls are much nicer. The reg ular tariff on a Navajo girl entering the port of matrimony for the first time is twelve horses. On the second occasion the tax is nine horses, while subsequent entries are free. This is not purchase money, but is merely a tribute of respect to a mother-in-law and a token of apprecia tion of the care and expense Involved In bearing and rearing the lady, a recognition not unworthy of considera tion by civilized On the other hand, and deserving of great condem nation, is that law of many tribes, un written, but of much sanctity, fliat a man and his mother-in-law shall never meet after the ceremony.—A. W. Dim ock in Outing Magazine. The coin of smallest value ever Is sued is the "mite," so called, such as the widow of the Bible story contrib uted to the poor. Its shape was hex agonal nnd its face valuo one-fiftieth of a cent. Five thousand mites are the equivalent in value of one Ameri can dollar. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup lUitavM Cold* by worklnf tfceoi Ml of tt» system thtocfh a captoa md aat toe ai th« bvwtb. Relieve# oough* fey dnMta| to O—BOW membrmnee of 0M ttMaft, AM tod krone Mai tuba*. "Aa ybaaaai W i* tMM Children Like It to MfIKMM—«Uf BPI fcf hurt (Mtaf at Btftar Nb-lto a Ml For Sale by Panlee & Co The Climax of the Summer's Outing is A WEEK IN Yellowstone Park A stage ride of 145 miles through the Heart of Na ture, Three Days Along the Pacific and Five Days in the Canadian Rockies. Eighteen years of experience in planning and conducting Personally Conducted Tours makes the Pennsylvania Railroad the leader, among transportation companies, in this field of traf fic. Yellowstone Park is the most interesting area of land in the world. Every mile discloses a new revelation of nature's strange manifestations. The Rocky Mountains of Canada contain the grandest scenery in North America. A 22-Day Tour Leaves August 24. A booklet with complete description and rates will he fur nished by Ticket Agents, or will be sent by mail 011 application to Geo. W. Boyd,General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 12,000 PERISH I JNTKPHOOR HONG KONG, July 29. j Dispatch's from Cantou today de- t clare 12,000 persona were drowned in ! the typhoon there Moudav night. The i disaster iB the worst. China has had in j . years, these advices declare. VESSELS FOUNDERED. Canton, July 2B.—The loss of life in a the typhoon that swept the Chinese j coast for two days will run into thou- 1 , sands, according to reports that are j reaching here today. More than a liun- c dred native vessels, most of them small | craft, were destroyed, few of tiieir '■ l crews being saved. The British river j gunboat Robin and the French gun- ( boat Argus and Vigilante were damag , ed seriously. The torpedo boat dei ( stroyer Whiting was driven ashore at j Lyeemoon I'ass. The river steamer I Sanon sank at her wharf. | MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED. For several hundred miles along the I; coast reports of heavy damage are com- i ing in. Buildings were wrecked in all i the towns in the path of the typhoon < and the loss of life on land was almost ; as heavy as by drownings. , I The Pacific mail office here and Queens college suffered heavy loss. ji Earth and Moon. The moon's real diameter is 2,100 ; miles, not much more than a fourth of i the earth's. Her surface is 14,000,000 I square miles, or between a thirteenth i and a fourteenth of the earth's. The ' earth's volume exceeds the moon's | nearly forty-nine and one-half times, j but the moon's material Is lighter than i the earth's, for the earth's mass ex- 1 | coeds hers not forty-nine and one-half I times only, hut nearly eighty-one and ! one-half times.—New York American. Historical Revelation. "How did you distinguish Achilles from the girls?" asked the Greeks. "How could you see that he was a man in woman's garb?" "He didn't," explained Ulysses, "drop his handkerchief every time he turned around." —Kansas City Journal. I "When will your heart soften toward t me enough to let me marry your daugh 1 ter?" "I don't think with my heart, bul . with ray brains." "Then tell ine, please, when can 1 ! expect you to get softening of tht j brain?"—Bocian. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BULLETIN TOUR TO YELLOWSTONE PARK AND THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. In northwestern Wyoming in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, lies one of nature's richest treasures —the Yellow stone National Park. Set apart by Act of Congress for the enjoyment of mankind, it is America's greatest show ground. To visit thi> Park is to see nature in a variety of majestic moods. Mammoth hot springs, with multicolored terraces, cliffs of glass, beautiful lakes, mighty falls, glorious canyons, and geysers of all descriptions, are found in this wonderful region. On August 24 a personally-conducted tour through the Yellowstone Park to Portland and Seattle, returning through the magnificient Canadian Rocky Mountains, will leave the East by special train over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Five and one-half days will be spent in the Park, one day in Port land, one day in Vancouver, one day at Field, B. C., one day at Laggan, Alba., one day at Banff, and stops will be made at many other points of interest. The tour will cover a period of twenty-two days. As an educational trip for either teacher or scholar, this tour is especially attractive, as it covers a section of America rich in scenery and replete with the marvelous manifestations of nature. The rates, which will cover all necessary expenses, will be 824G from New York, $243.20 from Philadelphia,s24l.2o from Washington and Baltimore, 8230.80 from Pittsburgh, and pro portionate from other points. Preliminary leaflets may be obtained of Agents, and de tailed itineraries will be ready for distribution shortly. Per sons desiring to avail themselves of this opportunity to visit the Park of the Nation should make application for Pullman space early, as the party will be limited. Make application through local Ticket Agent or address Geo. W. Boyd. General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. BRICK SUGGESTED FOE SM ROADS It is believed the time is not far dis tant when state roads in Pennsylvania will be constructed of brick instead of macadam. While macadam is a great improvement over dirt roads, brick is rapidly displacing the former and is becoming more nopular as its advant ages are made known. One element in favor of brick is the matter of cost. It is asserted that a properly constructed brick highway can be built at even less cost, especial ly in this section of the country, where much of the macadam material has to be shipped in at a cost much in excess of the material's value. The prepara tion of the toad for brick is no more expensive than that for macadam, and its lasting qualities are much greater. It is a fact that however carefully macadam road is built it wears out rapidly and requires almost constant attention. Brick paving last for years and where a section of road does yield through sinking or wear it can be re placed easily and at no great cost. The test has already been made and the unanimous opinion is that brick is much the superior. It is said that the State Highway Commissioner is look ing with favor on the brick road and that will advocate that material where new highwavs are being projected. Travelers' Tales. A distinguished traveler and war correspondent on a lecture tour in Scotland spoke one night at a little village four miles from a railway sta -1 tlon. The chairman of the occasion, after introducing the lecturer as "the mon wha's come here tae broaden oor intel lects," said that he felt that a wee bit prayer would not be out of pleaee. "And, O Lord," he went on. "pit it intae the heart o' this mon tae speak the truth, the hale truth and naething but the truth, and gie us grace tae un \ derstan' him." Then, with a glance at the lecturer, the chairman said, "I've been a trav eler ineself.' Ant 9 as Fertilizers. I In South Africa white ants are now I regarded as fertilizers. In the neigh trorbood of the ant hills, which attain very largo proportions, corn and maize grow to twV.'e the size of the ordlnnry plants. ADVERTISING IN THE LOCAL PAPERS Wesley A. Sfaugcr, editor of the Office Outfitter, Chicago, recently made an addresss before a bouy <,f retailers iu which ho (ailed attention to the value of the looal newspapsr. He said in part: "The local ut.w?v*T 1 "" >s the great est thing the retailer has if he will use it right,but a large proportion are too prone to believe that the editor will take care of their interests, whether they look after his or not This is wrong. If merchants as a class would only take advantage of the op portunities that the local newspapers afford them they would reap rewards far beyond their fondest dreams. "While self preservation is the first law of nature, editors of local papers have a habit of letting self interest go to the limit wtien it comes to a ques tion of serving the community. For this they are entitled to recognition, which they rarely receive. "No doubt the retailers have en couraged them as far as sentiment goes. They have undoubtedly sa,d that they approved of the editor's me thods and called him "good boy," but in how many cases have they falkn short in the real encouragement that | counts? How often have they neglect !ed to use his columns, thinking that they were clever in it'/ Iu failing to i patronize liirn they have too often kill ed the goose that laid the golden egg. "You must get behind your local 1 editor and push for all you are worth. Ho gives you #2 back for every dollar you invest with him. He furnishes for you at his own expense one of the biggest assets you possess, the medium through which to let the people know i what you have to sell. Within recent years the mail order proposition has been somewhat bothersome. The edit -1 ors of the country papers have done ; more than all other influences combin ed to win business back into normal channels and to reconvert the farmer I to the logical belief in home trading. | "The country eidtor refuses to take t profits from your enemy when the enemy will pay him more than you | will. He refuses to accept business from the mail order store in the dist ant city and even goes further by tell ; ing how superior the local store is to ! the distant one and derailing the ad vantages of buying at home. "Do not let it be said in your com munity that yon have let your editor's work go unappreciated. Use Ids pap er. Make him prosperous and yourself rich doing it. If you have foolish ideas about the nonproductiveness of newspaper advertising, throw them off and try it out. One try will prove nothing. If it is successful, so much tue better, but the constant use of the paper in an intelligent manner will produce the results. "The best friend any business uiac in the world has, next to his wife, is the local newspaper, and if lie dosn't get full value for this friendship it iE liis fault, not the editor's. The editor of the average so-called country paper has done ruore to upbuild his town and the retailers in it, than all other influences combined, and it also fol lows that as au almost unbroken rule he is the least appreciated person in his community." In conclusion Mr Staogcr said thai the country newspaper man does not ask for charity, bur stands r»ady to repay the u>erchaut 500 per cent, on every dollar properly spent in adver tising. A stable owned by Dr. K. B. Blair, iu East Waynesburg, Green county, was destroyed by fire on Monday en tailing a loss of $2,500. Gleu Mor rison, aged 1" years narrowly escaped death by coming in contact with a heavily charged electric wire. 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE / i ■ ■ ■ . I DESIGNS r TYin COPYRIGHTS &c. Anrone sending a sketch nnd description may qulcklv ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable, Communica tions strictly contldential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free, oldest airency fursecurnnr patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive tpecial notice, without charge, in tho Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of anv scientitlo Journal. Terms. *:» a vo ir : four months, fL tfold by all newsdealers, j MUNN & Co. 36,8r0ad " a » New York Branch Office. C 26 F St- Washington. I». C. R-IP-A-N-S Tabule Doctors find A good prescription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is enough for usua occassions. The family bottle (<lO cents oontains a supply for a year. All drug gists. WINDSOR HOTEL W. T. BUI'BAKER, Manager. Midway between Broad St. Station and heading Terminal on Filbert St European, SI.OO per day and up American, $2.50 per day and up The only moderate priced hotel of reputation and consequence In PHILADELPHIA
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