MONTOUR AMEJRIUAN
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FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa.. Nov. 15, 1900
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" QUICK WORK WITH EELS.
Riklkltlon In X»w York hy a I.lgk*-
nlav Handed Eipcrt.
Down Fulton market way there is al
ways something interesting to be seen.
It may be, In the season, men In the
street frying soft shell crabs, which they
pick up with odd wooden tongs made for
the purpose to put them in a paper bag.
It's a common thing for people to buy
live crabs and carry them home with
them in a bag.
You might see here somebody skinning
Mia, though that is something rather un
usual, sufficiently so to attract always a
Uttle knot of lookers on, who stand and
watch the operation with interest. Among
ths bunch of garers there is very likely
one man at least who nevsr before saw
•sis skinned and who is surprised to dis
cover that the expert does not skin the
•el, but rather, as one might say, eels the
skin. That is to say, he does not strip
the skin off of the eel but he strips the
*•1 clear of the skin.
Piled up, corded up, on a board on a
barrel behind which the eel expert stands
there are hundreds of eels, piled with
heads all to the rear, handy to seise upon.
The only implement used in the work is
a stout knife with a short fixed blade.
Laying an eel, back down, upon the
board, the cleaner makes with that short,
■tout knife one transverse cut three-Quar
ters through it just below its head. With
a single deft sweep of the knife he slits
the eel down with one movement and
cleans it totally with another almost be
fore one is aware that this has been done
•t all, and then be proceeds to skin the
Ml, an operation that requires, besides
knowing how to do it, strength and skill.
Once more the knife is brought into
play, and this time the blade is worked
under the end of the body from where the
first cut was made and downward in the
direction of the tail, to the extent of an
lach. That inch is what the expert gets
hla hold on. Holding the eel up now by
the head with the left hand and holding
It stationary and firmly, he grasps that
fr*«d inch of eel between the thumb of
the right hand, on one side of it, and the
blada of the knife, pressing it hard, but
Bot cutting into it, on the other. And
then, with the firm clutch that he has
thus got upon it and holding the left
hand stationary, he strips the eel for
ward and downward with the right, fair
ly stripping it clear of its skin with a sin
continuous movement. At the end of I
this, with a curving sweep through ths
air, he throws the dressed eel upon a pile
of its kind, while the skin he tosses into
a barrel. Then he picks up another eel
from the pile in front of him and repeats
th« operation, and it is all so Quickly and
M deftly done that you have to keep your
ff* on him not to miss any of the fiv«
Movements in which the whole work la
comprised.—New York Sun.
A Librarian's Notes.
One dear soul once came in brimful of
a desire to obtain a book that a friend
had recommended, "a beautiful book,
too," but the title and author's name
war* a myth to her. All she knew about
It was that it was about Monday. Re
peated solicitation made her waver noth
ing. She was sure it wasn't about-Tues
fiay or Wednesday or any other day of
the week. The poor mortal serving her
did his best, but the book on "Monday,"
author unknown, came not to his mind,
and the lady went her way sorrowful.
A few days later in she came, her coun
tenance radiant as a sunlit poppy in a
cornfield, aud the librarian knew, with an
instinctive thrill of delight, that the title
was found which had been lost—it was
"Gloria Mundi!"
Another great source of fun is to be
found among that class of subscriber,
full of gush and with the Instinct of the
litterateur oozing, so to speak, from their
▼try finger tips, who can't read Marion
Crawford, you know, because they really
can't read books written by women, and
who speak of Sydney Qrier and John
Strange Winter as "he." One could pass
these trifling errors over were the joke
not accentuated by their fervid declara
tions, to any stranger whom they deem
fit subjects for their confidence, that their
knowledge of authors, publishers' tricks
and booksellers' little ways is wide and
accurate. —Publishers' Circular.
A Country Woman's Experience Iu
an Automobile Stage.
An old lady who had come iu from th«
couutry on the Northwestern railroad
stepped into one of the horseless car
riages that are run from the Wells street
station to the shopping district. She ap
proached the carriage from the rear and
didn't notice when she got in that there
were no horses hitched to the thing. Her
whole attention was being paid to the
"ronner" in the blue uniform who stood
ou the sidewalk looking for passengers.
"How much do you charge?" she asked.
"Five cents," he said. "Take you right
over to State and Madison. Going right
•way. Step iu. Room for just one
more."
The old lady settled back comfortably
la the easy seat to which she had been
assigned, and a moment later the car
riage was bumping along over paving
atones, dodging in and out among trucks,
sliding sideways in slippery car tracks
and grazing elevated railroad pillars. A
row of men sat on the cross seat iu
front of the lady, shutting out the view
•head, so she sat with her hands in her
lap and rode contentedly along. At the
corner of Madison and Dearborn streets
several passengers got off, and then for
the first time the lady from the country
had a chance to look out in front. She
aaw the operator pull a nickel plated lev
er; then she glanced over the dashboard.
There was a look of mingled alarm and
wonder on her features.
"What's happened to the horses?" she
exclaimed.
"There ain't any horses," said a boy
who was hanging on the steps behind.
The old lady stood up just as the man
in charge of the automobile rang his gong
and started ahead.
"Ho, stop!" she cried. "Let me out!
I won't ride in this thing! Stop it!
Stop it! Help!"
"Madam," said one of the passengers,
"there's no reason to be alarmed. It'a
perfectly safe. We are"—
"No!" she replied. "I wouldn't have
*ot in here for a hundred dollars if I'd
have knew what It was! Let me past!"
The carriage had stopped, and she be
gan to tramp on the feet of the other
passengers in her hurry to get out.
"We're almost there—only half a block
farther," some one said. "You better
stay in."
"I wouldn't stay in if it was only half
• foot farther," she declared as she
scrambled down the steps. Then she
stood on the sidewalk, watched the au
tomobile move on through the crowded
street, put her hand over her head and
said:
"My! That was the narrowest escape
I ever had! And me with all that mon
ey in my pocket to pay pa's insurance
toof— Chicago Times-Herald.
Ready to Esohnnne It.
"Can you distinguish between a hurri
cane, a cyclone and a tornado?"
"No, I cau't. But. I'm certain of one
thing."
"What's that?"
"If I were afflicted any of them,
I'd be sure to want tot:- ile it off for ei
ther of the others." < 'lew land Vlaiu
Dealer.
WASHINQTONVILLE
What People are Doing in tkat Intereet
ing Bcrough.
Washingtonville, Nov. 14. —At Ex
change this afternoon occurred the
death of Mary, the three-years-obl
daughter of Mr. aiul Mrs. llryan
Dennen. The little girl had been ill but
a short time. Death was caused by
diphtheria. Another young daughter
of Mr. Dennen's is seriously ill with the
dread disease.
For the second time in a few months,
the Kev. T. M. Phillips, the Methodist
clergyman of this borough, fell from the
loft of his barn today and was ser
iously injured. All that Mr. I'hillips
can remember of the accident is that he
started to lock a door in the loft of the
! :un shortly before noon. His absence
from the house caused anxiety, and a
S arch was made. He was found about
two o'clock lying on the barn floor be
neath the loft. The injured man was
removed to A maud us Heddens' hotel
and Dr. Hitler was called. It was found
,hat no bones were broken,but it is fear
ed that internal injuries were received.
Mr. I'hillips is over sixty years of age,
which will retard Ins recovery. The in
jured man was later taken to his new
home, into which the family is just mov
ing. During the summer Mr. I'hillips
fell from the barn loft in the same place,
receiving injuries that confined hitn to
ihe house for some time. Dr. J. P. lloflu
was in Danville at the time yesterday's
accident, lie was immediately called by J
'phone, and later both he and Dr. Hitler
atfemle+Mr. Phillips. Mr. Phi lips did !
not regain consciousness until four j
o'clock. This evening he complained of;
severe internal pains.
S. L. Cour.-en and William Del.org
came home today after hunting at l'ine
Summit, bringing nine pheasants and
thirtv-foiir quails.
The vaudeville show at the Klondike
hall this evening was enjoyed by a large
audience. Next week. Saturday even
ing, Jacob Turner will give a stereopti
con and phonographic show in the hall.
McCiellnn Diehl and family went to
Turbotville to attend a surprise party at
Luther Smith's this evening.
Miss Carrie Heaver is visiting visiting
her *istei Eva at Litnestoneville.
Dr. J. P. Hoffa drove to the county
seat today.
John Coleman transacted business in
Danville today.
The farmers in this vicintv are rapidly
completing their fail work. Theh'ck of
rain in the early fall may mean a heavy j
loss to som**T>f"lbcm.
McCle'lan Diehl is one of the most
fortunate hunters iu this section, lie
seldom returns empty handed. Three
rabbits an I seven quail was the result of
h ; s hunt vesterdav.
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What A Heap Of Happiness It Would
Bring To Danville Homes.
Hard to do housework with an aeh- J
ing back, ,
Honrs of misery at leisure or at work
If women only knew the cause;
Backache pains come front sick»kid
ness.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure it.
Danville ]>eople endorse thip*" '
Mrs. Edward H. Lunger of 11 Church
streeet says:"l suffered so much from
pain and lameness in my back that I
could not sleep nights. The pain over
my hips was continuous and when on
my feet it was one steady gnawing ache.
It hurt me to do anything requiring
bending over, and tin*, sharp twings
would me so suddenly that I had
to brace my back against something un
til they stopped. The kidney secretions
annoyed me and headaches accompani
ed the backache. I read about Doan's
Kidney Pills and in the statements of
those who bad been cured the symp
toms were t;o much like mine that my
husband procured a box for me. They
did me more good than any medicine I
ever tried. Ino longer had any back
ache and was free from any embarass
ment caused from the secretions. I can
honestly recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills to others suffering as 1 did."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cent a box. Foster-Millbnrn Co.. Buff
alo. N Y. sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name—Doan s—and
take no other.
Nominated Officers.
At a meeting of the Association of
Trinity Lutheran Sunday school, held
Monday the following I omina!ions
of officers were made'for the year 1901:
Superintendent—Fred Linker, J. H.
Woodside, I/avid Haring, H. S. Rep
pert.
Assist. Superintendent—George Klase,
Charles Haker, VV. 11. Rishel.
Secretary—W. 11. Wood side, Hurley
Moyer, George Klase, Adam Wagner.
Assist. Secretary —Percy Shult/., and
Charles Hart.
Treasurer —Reuben Boyer.
Orgauist—Hessie Klase, JKuth] Boyer,
Mrs. Kemmer.
Assist. Organist—W. H. Kishel, Sadie
Laidackt r.
Librarians—Percy Shultz, Hurley
Moyer, Charles Hart,l^eoii'Mover,Frank
Cashner, Roland Moyer, Ralph Rowe,
Jacob Werle, Walter Ephlin.
It was decided to hold a (Christinas
celebration on Christmas eve.
•STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, j
LUCAS COUNTY, i
KHANK J.CHHNKY makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm of K. J. CHENEY
<6 Co., doing business In the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE liI'NDKEI) DOI-r
I,A Its for each and every ease of CATAKUII
that cannot lie cured hy the use of HAI.I.'H
CATARBH CURE
KHANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this Bth day of December, A. I), lssfi.
A. W. OI.EANON,
{ SKA I. '
' > Notary l'ubllc.
Hulls Catarrh < 'ure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Hall's Family Tills are the best.
Seventeen members of Washington
Camp, No. '519 P. O. S. of A., of Hlooms
burg, were entertained Tuesday night by
Danville Camp, No. 304.
The Hloomsburg men drove to Dan
villein a hack and carriages. They at
tended the regular meeting of the Dan
ville Camp after which a banquet was
served at the Heddens House.
Twenty members of the local camp
partook of this banquet with the guests.
The Hloomsburg men were:
o H. Sands, F. T. Treas, (1. Stiner,
II W. Watts, It. Girton. H. May, C. B.
F.nt, F. T. Rundy, J. F. Adams, S.
shaefer, D. 11. Creveling, Daniel Stiner,
Samuel Kashner, J. C. Millard, 11. M.
SU Uler, P W Javens, T. Daily.
Parsnip Compextion.
U does not require an expert to detect
the sufferer from kidney trouble. The
hollow ehrefcs, the sunken eye«, the dark
puffy citcles uuder the eyes, the sallow
parsnip-colored complexion indicates it.
A physician would ask if you had rheu
matism. a dull pain or ache in the back
or over the hips, stomach tiouble. desire
to urinate often, or a burning or scald- J
in/in passing it: if after passing there is
an unsatisfi d feeling as if it mustbe a'
once repeat. <l, or if the. urine has a brick
dust deposit or strong odor.
When these symptoms are pr<»entno
time should be lost in removing the cause
Delay may lead to gravel, catanliof
the bladder, inflammation, causing stop
page, and sometimes requiring tne draw
ing of the urine with ins.rumeuts.or may
run into Isr.glit's Disease, the liiostdm
gerous static of kidney tiouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Hoot, th*? great
discovery of the eminent kidney aud blad
der specialist, is a positive ivinidy for
such diseases. Its reputation is world
wide and it is so easy to pet at any drug
store tha' no one need suffer any length
of time for want of it.
However, tl you prefer to first test its
wonderful merits, mention MONTOUR
AMERICAN and write to Dr. Kilmer & Co. |
Biughaiuton, N. Y. for a sample bottle
and bo ik telling all about it, both sent i
absolutely fret? by mail.
HARD LAW FOR FARMERS.
i
Statute of 1897 Relating to The Making I
Of Vinegar.
The farmers in this vicinity are some- ;
what alarmed over the intentions of ;
the Pure Food Department officials to j
enforce the law of 1 SViT relating to the
making of vinegar.
Unless their vinegar contains a cer
tain percentage of acidity and of vine
gar solids upon full evaporation, the
law orders the State to confiscate it and
the farmer can be fined or imprisoned
or both. The fanners say that in order
to comply with such a law they must
have a knowledge of chemistry and
tiiat, sooner than take any rink, they
will quit making vinegar for sale. They
say vinegar as usually made on the
farm is absolutely pure, having nothing
in it but apple juice and water, yet such
vinegar has occasionally not came up to
the standard required by the act. With
only a few barrels to sell, the average
farmer cannot afford to have a chemist
make a test.
"I feel as if I should fly to pieces."
How often those words are on a woman's
lips They express to the uttermost the
nerve racked cotidi ion of the body,
which makes life a daily martyrdom.
If thi < condition had come suddenly it
would have been unbearable. I Wit the
transition was gradual. A little more
strain each day on the the nerves. A
little more drain each day of the vital
ity. Any woman would be glad to be
rid of such a condition. Every woman
tries to be rid of it. Thousands of such
women have been cured by Dr. Pierce's
treatment with his "Favorite Prescrip
tion" when local had entirely
failed to cure.
"Favorite Prescription" contains no
opium, cocaine or other narcotic.
Superior Qualities Gf The Band.
The Chicago Marine Band is composed
of the very best musicians that can be
obtained. The clarinet section is parti
cularly fine, being everywhere acknow
ledged as superior to the reed family of
any other band in America. These
clarinets play with a crisp, clear and
precise execution and a brilliancy that
is a revelation, and with an artistic iwr
fection that has not been heard in this
country. The Garde Republicaine band
of Paris, is the finest military band in
all Europe, and its great feature of sup
eriority is the refinement, tone and
unanimity of its clarinets. This is be
cause the players are all graduates of
the same conservatory of music, and all
play upon the same make of instru
ments. To quite a degree the same is
true of the Chicago Marine Band.
Under Mr. Brooke's direction, the dis
plays of brilliant execution, and the
dash and inspiration of the performan
ces, snrpass all that has been previous
ly heard, and make these concerts the
greatest popular music treats ever
listened to. Two concerts will be given
at the Danville Opera House, Friday af
ternoon and evening.
Drying preparations simply develop dry
catarrh; they dry up the secretions
which adhere to the membrane and de
compose, causing a farmore serious
trouble than the ordinary form of cata
rrh. Avoid all drying inhalan sand
use that which cleanses, sooths and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm issn -ha tem
edy and will cure catarrh or a cold in
the head easily and pleasantly. All drug
gists sell it at i>o cents or it will be mail
ed by Ely Brothers, 50 Warren St.. N. Y.
Enow on the Mountains.
Considerable snow has fallen in the
section of the state west of Lock Haven.
From Farrandsville to Renovo the
mountains are covered. There is snow
also on the mountains up Pine Creek.
Not too Busy.
The local coal men are not so busy
now. At this time of the year they
generally are. The falling off in the
demand for coal is due to the fact that
nearly every one loaded up before the
strike took place.
When You Get a Headache
dont' waste a minute but ; • v ■>n ••
druggist and get a l<oy ->t iviutise's
Headache Capsules. T: wi l prevett
pain, even though • .mil we e
cracked. They are 1 -•r:. Jess. too. lit-:.:',
theguarantee. Pric. Sold '■ -y Ros
man & Son's Pharuc.
Foot Ball Game Postponed.
Owing to the inability of several of
the Danville boys to play loot ball next
Saturday, the return game which they
were to have played at that time with
the Shamokin High school team at Sha
inokin has been postponed. It is ex
pected that the game will be played la
ter in the month.
Y. M. 0. A. Anniversary.
The regular anniver.-ary exetci-es of
the Y. M. C. A. will he held next Sun
day evening in St. Paul's M. E. church.
The lfev. l>r. C. \V. Heisler, President
of the Susquehanna I'niversity atSelins
grove, will make the address.
Supper at the Armory.
Goodrich Post No. 22 <>. A. If. will
hold a supper at the Armory on Satur
day evening next. Oysters and baked
beans will be included iu the bill of I u< - .
Supper from 5 until IU p. m. Tickets -'5
cents.
Child Seriously 111.
Alexander Taber. the one-year old son
of Mrs. JohnTaber was reported as ser
iously ill last evening.
WRECK AT ALASKA.
Six Freight Oars Piled Up and Traffic
Was Delayed.
Shamokin, Pa , Nov. 14. —A pile-up of
freight cars at Alaska, eiaht miles from
Shamokin, delayed traffic on the Read
ing for over an hour about noon today.
At 11:30 o'clock the Newberry freight
was pulling into a switch at Alaska when
it cia-died into the Natalie freight.
The engine ot the Newberry train was
thrown from the track, and six of the
freight cars of the other train were pil
ed up, some of them being badly wreck
ed. The accident is said to have
due to the neglect of the crew of the
Natalie train to put out a flag.
No one was hurt, but the noon pass
enger train was delayed for about an
hour because of the wreck.
Stalwarts Talk of Illegality.
Shamokin, Pa., Nov. 14.—1 l is under
stood that a meeting of a few Stalwart
Republicans was held in this place last
evening to consider plans for bringing
action to have the election to the State
Legislature of Fred A. Godcliaiies, of
Milton, declared illegal, because of ir
regu aiities that theStalwartsclaim were
emploved'in securing his small majority
against the Stalwart candidate, L. S.
Walters of Mt. Carinel.
Osteopathy Cures
where drugs fail. Four books and a
free diagnosis and opinion on any case
cheerfully given upon request to Drs.
Matthews & Hook, proprietors of the
Atlantic School of Osteopathy, IT Ross i
street, Wilkes-Barre. i
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United Evangelical Ohurch.
Mr-', Elizabeth ivsecker, one of the j
first missionaries of the Evangelical ;
church in Japan and now presideut of
the Women's Hoard of Missions, will
speak in the I'nised Evangelical church )
this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Ail are j
cordially invited. 1
Golden L'nk Temple's Masquerade.
The members of Golden Link Temple,
No. 122, held a masquerade party at the
home of Mrs. Emerson Adams on Front
street on Tuesday evening. The even
ing was pleas..inly spent in playing j
games. Supper was served.
For Northumberland Y. M. C. A. I
(Jenerul Secretary W. I). Liumasterj
ad Iressed a mass meeting in Northum- j
berlaud last evening, held for the pur
pose of making an effort toform a Y. M. j
C. A in that place.
Victim of Runaway.
Miss Caroline Vincent, of Northum
berland, who was injured in a runaway '
| accident below Selinsgrove four or five ,
weeks ago, died at the Mary Packer
| hospital at Sunbury on Tuesday night.
.
The sauer-kraut season is at band and
almost every (Temian family in this,
i section is busily engaged in putting
! down a goodly supply of it. Judging
' from the many hundreds of pounds of
: cabbage disposed of in this city within
the past few weeks, the toothsome dish
I
; will not be a scarcity.
I Danville l.'hri>tian Endeavorers are
now interested iu the fourteenth annual (
I convention of the Pennsylvania Christ
ian En leavor Union, which will be held
in Philadelphia on November 20th, 21st
and 22J.
j
A Ne.v York lad is the latest foot ball
victim, having been ii jured so badly
when falling on the bad that death re
sulted in a few hours. It was an accid
ent, however,that nobody was responsi
ble for except the lad himself, but it will
be used as an argument against the
game.
List of Travers Jurors for Special Term of
Court, November 19.
Anthony Township.—William Snyder
Danville, Ist ward.- Edward Cormau,
Joseph D. Hahn, George Reifsnyder,
John M. Sechler, Charles Woods. Dan
ville, 2nd ward. —Thomas H. Johns, Pe
t t Iveefer, William H. Camp, Thomas
J. Swank, Charles E. Gibbons, Edward
Miils, Alonzo Mottern. Danville, 3rd
ward. —John Doster. Jr., Leslie McLain
.Tosiah .Tobborn, Jacob Ilaney, Jacob H.
Cole, Samuel Bloch, William Antrim,
Benjamin Foulk. Dauville, 4th ward.
William Eggert, George Derr, John
Jenkins. Liberty Township.—Daniel
Stump, Benjamin C. Stainer. Charles
Rohbins, Jacob Deihl. Mayberry Town
ship. —J. A. Kimbel. Mahoning Town
ship. —.Tames Heckendorn, Owen Duffy,
William llickey. Valley Township.—
Peter Yorks. Washingtonville.— John
H. Leidy. Derry Township.—Emanuel
Mowrer. Isaac F. Saul.
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE
Lung Troubles and Consumption
Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes a Free Offer
to Our Readers.
'}i.» < !<t ;i«c : bed chemist, T. A. Slo
i iii. uf.\uw \ irk (Try demonstrating
I >. : - dis'oveiy of a .'«•! i .«>ie <me for Con-
I iiniption {Pulmonary 1 überculosis),
I ... 'j.' 4, n1. long :«nd cI t troubles, stub
■ :i ' I affections, gener
al decline aud wealiuess, lossof flesh, and
.ill conditions of wasting away, will .send
THREE FREE BOTTLES (all differ
ent) of his New Discoveries to any afflict
ed reader of this paper writing for them.
llis "New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by its time
ly use, aud he considers it a simple pro
fessional duty to sufl'uiing humanity to
donate a trial of his infallible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders,
nid this great chemist, patiently experl
! mention for years, has produced results
*s beneficial to humanity as can be claim
edby any modern genius. Hisassertiou
ihat lung troubles and consumption are
curable in any climate is proven by
"heartfelt letters of gratitude," tiled in
his American and European laboratories
in thousands from those cured in all parts
of the world.
The dread Consumption, uninterrupt
ed, means speedy and certain death-
Simply write to T. A. Slocuiu, M. C.,
, as Pine street, New York, giving post
oflice and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly scut direct
from his laboratory.
Sufferers should take instant advan
tage J( his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
his iu the JIoHTOUR Amrkican.
u/ DO YOU V
| NEED A WATCH |
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x or expect to make a Christmas present of a ts\
ff\ watch to some one. Then take advantage
fj\ of our big watch sale for the next few ff\
if{\ weeks. Look at display in window, come
in and examine watches, we will be pleased /f\
fj\ to show them to you. Don't buy unless you jff\
think you are getting a big bargain. You fs\
fs\ can select a watch now, pay a few dollars
Q\ down. I will hold until Christmas. f\\
| Henry Eempe, 1
$ Jeweler and Silversmith.
We Lead, Others Follow
A RED FIRE COMPANY.
IT STARTED OUT TO SHAKE THINGS j
UP IN JERICHO.
Pap Perkins, the l'oatnianter, Telia
How the EnthuHiaatlc OiKanliatlon j
Was Basted t p by One of Llsh 811- •
lings' Pranlii.
[Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.]
The Jericho Are company, which con
sisted of 40 men, 10 pails, 2 axes and a j
ladder and nil painted red except the :
men, Is no more ou earth. It was or- j
ganlzed 13 years ago and never turned j
out to but one fire. Nobody had found |
any fault with it, however, up to two
months ago, when Reube Holdfast j
came Into the postoflice one day and
says to nie:
"Look here, Pap, this town of Jericho
Is deader'n a doornail, and unless sun- 1
thin kin be done to rouse her the moss
on our backs will be a foot long In an
other year."
"Whnt kin you do?" says I.
"Thafs what I've bin thlnkln of fur
the last month. We can't git up dog
fights nor boss races, and nobody will
go In fur a brass band or a camp meet- j
In. The only thing I kin think of is to
resurrect the fire company and boom
her fur all she's wuth. if we kin git
things a-goln red hot, Jericho will
wake up and push to the front till Chi
cago won't be In it. I'm glttin flggers
together fur a speech, Pap, and you
Jest lay low fur three or four days, and
you'll hear sunthin drop."
Before the week was out everybody
In town knew that Bunthin was up,
and one evening Reube shot off his
speech to the postoflice crowd and
made a big hit. lie had the number of
fires and the losses In the United States
fur the last fifty years, and he showed
how a fire company kept down taxes,
reduced Insurance and was the main
spring of liberty. He pictured the town
of Jericho lu ashes fur the want of
sunthin to squirt out a conflagration,
and when he went onto describe wid
' jjj
WENT WnOOPINQ DOWN THE ROAD.
dera lookin Into the embers fur the
bones of their husbands and husbands
shovelln over hot coals in search of the
remains of wives and children even
Joe Truelove was seen to wipe a tear
from his left eye. Fur once everybody
seemed to be agreed, and when Reube
was named fur foreman of the compa
ny nobody kicked. Before the meetin
closed It was resolved to buy two more
palls aud another ladder and that the
company should be uniformed.
Jericho woke right up. Real estate
began to Jump, Tom Bigelow put down
six rods of new sidewalk, and Homer
Lee repainted his barn and put new
hinges on his gate. People who came
over from Dobbs Ferry and witnessed
the speerlt of enterprise went home
Jealous of the town, and a lightnin rod
man said that the hustlln reminded
him of the early days of Kansas City
and Denver, ft wasn't a week before
the Widder Taylor's smokehouse got
afire at midnight, aud Peleg Scott
rung the alarm bell in a way.to turn
the hull town bottom side up in five
mlnlts. That fire company went at
that conflagration to conker or die, and
in 17 mlnlts the red tongued flames of
destruction had bin doused out, and
Jericho was safe. In a leetle speech
which follered the fire Squar' Dan vers
said that Rome in her palmiest days
never equaled the occasion, and Phile
tus Johnson declared that the thanks
of congress would be a poor reward fur
such heroism.
The day the firemen got their uni
forms Jericho got up on her hind legs
and howled. There was slch excite
ment in the town that soft soap was
allowed to boll over, bread was burned
up In the ovens, and most folks forgot
to feed their hogs. Some Idea of what
sort of a royal Jubilation It was kin be
gathered from the fact that one gro
cery alone sold 1G lemons and 7 cocoa
nuts durin the day. It was Reube
Holdfast's idea that a fireman should
always be on duty, and he advised ev
ery member of the company to wear
his uniform day and night. When the
first thunderstorm came along, the fire
bell rang, and the company turned out
and stood ready to rush to the spot if
lightnin hit anythln. If there was a
dog fight In front of the town hall, the
company come rushin up, and If any
body's team ran away or a kitchen
stove got red hot there was a dash of
red shlrted heroes. Jericho was boom-
In, but Reube wasn't satisfied with her
progress. He got his company out
and marched them to Sunday church
and to Thursday evenin prayer meet-
In. There was a lawsuit over a cow
between Jim White and Aaron Tomp
kins, and the fire company was present
In full uniform. Old Mrs. Hopkins was
taken sick, and the doctor said she
must go, and Reube felt it his duty to
march the company up to her house
and bid her a last farewell. Her sick
Hess took a turn fur the better, and she
begun to git well, and Reube marched
the company up agin to give her three
cheers fur not dyin.
After nliout n month there was only
one thing lackin. The fire company
had turned out fur everythin but a fu
neral, but death had obstinately refus
ed to gin it a show. There was a lot i
of old folks with asthma and liver com- \
plaint and a lot of babies with wliocp- :
in cough and measles, but none of 'em i
would die. Reube used togo around ,
achin fur it, aud he'd drop into the |
postoflice occasionally to say to me:
'Tap, if some one would only die, I'd J
turn out the boys in a way to jump .
Jericho 100 years ahead. Them red ,
pails and axes and ladders would Jest ,
be an offset to the mournin, and the ,
way the boys would stand around on j
0110 leg and look solemn would be a pic
ture to beat an old master. How's
your heart disease, Pap?"
"Better, thank you."
"1 was in hopes it was wuss. Thar's
wuss men nor you, I'ap Perkins, but if
you'll only die our Are company will
gin ye a sendoff to make yer widder |
proud fur the rest of her days."
Reubo was on the watch day and .
night fur a funeral, and he'd almost
made up his mind to turn out the com- !
pauy fur the next cow that died of hol
ler horn when a crisis come like a
, flash. Owin to his lame leg Llsh Bil
, lings hadn't j'ined the fire company,
but he was an old and respected citl- j
! zen who could beat anybody in town ,
: at a game of checkers. Tharfore when i
the news come that his well had caved
! In on him and buried him under ten
| feet of airth the fire bells rung and red
I shirts went whoopin down the road.
! Mrs. Billings didn't seem to care very
■ much whether they got Lish's body or
i not, bein it was already buried, but
they was determined to hev it fur a
funeral. They worked all the arter
noon and all night, and at intervals
Reube had the bells toled fur the dead.
Nobody in Jericho slept. The well
! kept cavin in, and the firemen kept
j workin like heroes to clear it out. It
| was 8 o'clock next mornin when they
i foupd Lish's old liat. As it was passed
! up to Reube he shed tears and turned
1 his head away. Philetus Johnson was
j jest remarkin that Lish's loss was our
gain or something of that sort, and the
| diggers down in the well were lookin
| fur arms and legs, when Lish himself
appeared in the crowd. He seemed to
i be in good health and speerits, and he
j carelessly remarked to the fire compa-
I ny that he was much obleeged fur sav
in him a week's work. Nuthln was
said fur about a minit, but presently
I Reube Holdfast wiped the tears from
his eyes and asked:
"Lish, whar you bin since yesterday
noon ?" |
"Up stairs in the house,"says Lish.
i "What was your objeck?"
! "To boom Jericho by gettin up a fu
neral. Thar's my old hat, aud you kin
take it along and bury it in good
Bhape."
Reube called off his company, and
' they marched back to town with sol
l emn tread. They hadn't put away their
I red water pails before folks was laugh
i in at 'em, and before sundown the
' doom of the tire company was sealed,
i Lish Billings had thrown 'em down,
1 and the public was guyin and ridiculin.
When the 7 o'clock mail had bin dis
tributed, Reube stood up iu the post
office and said:
"Feller citizens, wharas this 'ere
town of Jericho don't seem to appreci
ate enterprise, vigilance, heroism aud
! booms and wharas she'd rutlier be at
the mercy of the lire fiend than to have
her disastrous conflagrations squirted
! out, now tharfore resolved that this
band of heroes be disbanded, and Jeri
cho kin goto thunder!" M. QUAD.
I .
Jralouny Anionic Monkey*.
When a monkey gives way to Jeal
; ousy. it shows a degree of hatred for
the animal that has Innocently aroused
its malice that makes it for the time a
, monster of cruelty.
On a ship returning from one of her
tours in tropical lands was a monkey
which became a great friend of the
| stewardess. One day she fed another
monkey, a pretty, gentle creature. This
trifling attention enraged the other
monkey, which coaxed the little thing
i to its side and then, before the stew
ardess had time to realize that mls
i chief was meant, took It by the neck
i and flung it overboard.
Of another monkey the same person
1 tells that while preparing dinner for a
I grand party the cook was absent from
the kitchen for a minute. No sooner
had her back been turned than the
monkey slipped a kitten of which it
had always been jealous Into the soup
pot.
Spider Well* DlTert Electricity.
Electricity reports that the opera
tion of the telegraph lines of the
Argentine Republic is greatly hamper
ed by the fact that myriads of small
spiders weave their webs on the wires
until they haug down In regular fes
j toons. These masses of cobweb when
| dampened by rain or dew establish
"leaks" by drawing off the current,
and so great is the number of these
minute leaks that the capacity of the
; lines is sometimes reduced to only 'i
tenth of the normal. The government
has decided to construct mi under
ground system.—Popular Science.
The Cot Flower Market.
The department of agriculture gives
Bome interesting statistics showing the
! surprising growth of the cut flower
! business iu recent years. The retail
value of cut flowers sold annually is
; now $12,500,000. Of this no less than
, $6,000,000 Is paid for roses, $4,000,000
for violets and $300,000 for chrysan-
I themums.
A Wonderful Bird.
"Rur-rds is iiitiJliKwnt," Mrs. Brannl
gan observed us she encountered her
friend, Mrs. O'Fiaherty. "Ye cnu tach®
'em annytinK. Me sister has wan that
lives in a clock, an whin it's time to tell
th' time it conies out an says cuckoo as
nianuy times as th' time is."
" 'Tis wondherful," said Mrs. O'Fla
hert.v.
"It is indeed," said Mrs. Brannigan.
"An th' wondherful par-rt of it til is it's
only a wooden bur-rd at that!"—Philtdal*
phia Times.
HOW SCANDAL GROWS. ' j
Said Mrs. A.
To Mrs. J.
In quite a Confidential way,
"It seems to me
That Mrs. B.
Take* too much—of something— in h»r tea."
And Mrs. J.
To Mrs. K. U
That night was overheard to say,
"She grieved to touch i I
Upon it much,
But Mrs. B. took—such and such!" j 1
Then Mrs. K. | J
Went straight away
And toid a friend, the selfsame day,
" 'Twas sad to" think"—
Here comes a wink—
"That Mrs. B. was fond of drink." [ i
The friend's disgust j '
Was such she must
Inform a lady "which she nussed," !
"That Mrs. B. ,
At half past three
Was that far gone she couldn't see."
I
This lady we
Have mentioned, she
Gave needlework to a. B.
And at sucn ama
Could hardly choose
But further needlework refuse.
Then Mrs. 8.,
As you'll agree,
Quite properly, she said, said she,
"That she would track
The scandal back
To those who made her look so black."
Through Mrs. K.
And Mrs. J.
She got at last to Mrs. A.
And asked her why,
With cruel lie,
She painted her so deep a dye.
Said Mrs. A.
In sore dismay:
"I no such thing could ever say.
I said that you
But stouter grew
On too much sugar—which you do!"
—Nations' Baptist.
Clmnce For Him nt Home.
Psluggcr (the eminent pugilist, in u
high state of indignation)—He offers me
$3,000 if I'll lay down in the lift' round!
I'll show 'itn, by George, I'm a gentle
man!
Mrs. Pslugger—What's the matter with
trying to show me you're a genl lent
Chicago Tribune
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE
OF V A C ABLE
REAL ESTATE
Estate of Susannah Hartzel, late of the
Township of Mahoning in the County
of Montour and State of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
By virtue of an Order of the Orphan's Court
of Montour County granted to them for such
purpose the undersigned us Administrators
of the above named decedent will expose to
public sale upon the premises ori
Tuesday Dec. 4th 1900.;
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of s:>id day t : e
following described real f the sail I <!i
cedent viz:
All that certain messuage or tenement and
tract of land situate In part in tin- Township <
of Mahoning and also in part in tin- Town
ship of Cooper in the County of Montour an:; \
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and descrin ,
ed as follows, viz: TOejjinnlng at a stone in |
the public road leading from Danville to
Bloomsliurg at a corner of land now own. d
by I)r. W. 1?. l'aules. thence along said public
road South eighty seven degrees East sixteen
and five tenths perches to a post, along said
public road, thence along said public road
North seventy nine degree-, East forty two
and four tenths perches to a post along said
public road, thence along said public road
North eighty eight degrees East fifteen and
four tenths perches to a post in the said pub
lic road and a corner of land of Edward Dell
thence a.ong the said land of the said Ed
ward Hell North seventeen degrees West
thirteen and thirty five one hundredths per
ches to a stone, thence along said last men
tioned land North seventy three degrees EUMI
five and eight tenths perches to a corner of
thecemetery of the Lutheran Church, thence
along the said cemetery and other property
of the said church North eighteen degrees
West thirteen and niue tenths perches to a
stone, thence along the said last mentioned
property North seventy two degrees East six
teen and twenty five hundredths perches to
a post in line of land of David Wert man,
thence along said land of the said David
Wertuian North eighteen degrees West sixty
live perches to a stone a corner of land ot
I Charles Kishel. thence along said land of
j Charles Kisliel North nineteen degrees West
fifty four perches to a stone a corner of land
of John Casey, thence along said land of John
Casey and land ofSusan Diehl South seventy
1 nine degrees and ten minutes '.Vest, ninety
. three perches to a stone a corner of the said
1 land of Dr. W. K. l'aules. thence along the
said land of W. K. l'aules South seventeen
degrees East one hundred and thirty two and
four tenths perches to the said stone in the
said public road leading from Danville to
i Bloomsburg. the place of beginning contain
i ing seventy eight acresand one hundred and
forty perches, with the appurtenances: re-
J serving unto the late George W. Kishel, his
heirs and assigns, the use of a certain spring
' of water near the Northwestern corner of
| the hereinbefore described premises, granted
to him and them by the said decedent by a
certain instrument of writing November 14tli.
I A. D. 18S3. I'pon the above describe'! pre
| mises are erected a
1 Two-Story Frame Dwelling House
' a frame bank barn, a frame wagon shed and
other farm buildings.
TERMS OF SALE.
Twenty-five percent of the purchase money
shall be paid in cash at the striking down of
tiie property and the balance thereof shall be
paid upon the confirmation absolute of the
said sale. Deed to he delivered to purcasher
upon the confirmation absolute of such sale
and the costs of writing the same shall he
paid by such purchaser.
STINSON 1.. BROBST
WILLIAM M. HAKTZEL.
Administrators of Susannah
Hartzel, deceased.
November sth, 11100.
i EDWARDSAXKE GEARAART, Counsel.
PLANING MILL i
HOOVER BROTHERS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas,
Brackets, Frames i
and Turned Work of all Kinds.
Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed and
Rough Lumber.
BBB2SSOS2BHH*
RIVERSIDE. NORT'D COUNTY.
FOB FIRST Ml WORE IT SI) 10
. V/f
--if GuOi) 112 tIK
Special atten ,-y - S-4'\ •*«>,
lion given La- /< , ■ PT*|t MiKIJ
dies Suits and ' EIGHT PBICK
Waists, Gents / 'v >/ .
White I'anta- y|;f ; <*'%'*?■;,. j&Mp ill M3IB Cill
loons and Vests. fOF 111 Dtill
Repairing done V'%-, FTPd.
when ordered. VLUS A CAL
Danville s team laundry,
No. 20 Canal St Lore and Kasc, Propr
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE
OF \ ALPABLE"
REAL ESTATE.
Estate of Josiab Dyer, late of Liber
ty Township, Montour County, Pa,, de
ceased.
By virtue of an order ofthe Orphan's Court of
Montour County granted to him for such pur
pose, the undersigned us Administrator, with
the will annexed; of the estate of the said de
eedent, will expose to public sale upon-lhe
premises (freed and discharged from all liens
whatsoever) on,
Saturday, Nov. 24th.
at one o'clock in the afternoon of the said day
the following described real * state of the said
decedent, viz: All that certain messuage or
tenement and tract of land situate in the
Township at Liberty in the County »112 Mon
tour and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows viz; Beginning at a stone
in public road in line of land of William
Davis, thence along the land of the said Will
iam Davis, North five and one half degrees
West, one hundred and seventeen perches to
a pine knot at a corner of land of the estate of
< harles Kensterinacher, deceased, thence
along the said last mentioned land tSouth
eighty-eight and one half degrees West sixty
perches to a pine knot at a corner of land of
Henry Vincent, thence along said last men
tioned land South seventeen and one half de
grees East forty two perches to a pine knot
thence along said last mentioned land South
sixty four degrees West thirty perches to a
stone in t lie aforesaid public road, thence
along said public road North twenty degrees
West three perches to a s*one In said public
road, thence along laud of Henry Dyer North
eighty four and three fourths degrees West
t went v one and one tenths perches to a black
; oak, thence along land of theestate of Abra-
IMM Hendriekson North eighty six and three
] fourths degrees West fifty two and two tenths
1 ]>erelies to a stone corner In said last men
tioned land, thence along said last mentioned
land and land of Thomas Coursou south two
e nd one half degrees West fifty and three ten
ths perches to a corner thence along said last
mentioned land North eighty seven and one
half degrees East nineteen perches to a corner
thence along said last mentioned land South
twenty one degrees East oneiuid nine tenths
perches to a corner in line of land of Henry
Vincent, thence along said last mentioned
land North seventy six and three fourths de
grees Ea«t thirty seven and five tenths perch
es to a stone, thence along said last mention
ed land North one half degree West twelve
and and one tenth perches to a stone set for a
corner, thence along said last mentioned
land North eighty one and three tenths East
twenty fotir and nine tenths perches to a
stone in the aforesaid public road, thence
along said public road South nine and three
fourths degrees East fifty seven perches to a
white oak in the said public road 112 thence
along said public road South nineteen degrees
East five and six tenths perches to a stone in
the public road, thence along said public road
and land of Jonas Eenstermacber North sev
enty niue degrees East seventy two and two
tenths perches to the stone in the said public
road, the place of beginning, containing sev
enty one acres and eighty perches, with the
appurtenances, and whereupon are erected *
Two-Story Frame Dvellins House
a Frame Barn and other buildings.
TERMS OF SALE
Twenty five percent of the purchase money
shall be paid in cash at the striking down of
the property and the balance thereof shall be
paid upon the confirmation absolute of the
sale. Deed to be delivered to the purchaser
upon such confirmation absolute of such sale
and the costs of writing the same shall be Dald
by such purchaser.
•IOHV DYKK.
I.iniiul-tralor with the will
Mill xed, of I J>iah fner, de
ceased,
j Liberty To * nshlo
, October :;i A. i>.
! 1900.
. EHWAKI: - V I(iKAUHART, Counsel,
i ________ ____
; HOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
CHARTER.
, NUT '<•>■ is hereby given that an application
j will lie ir aiie t" the Coui t of Common Fleas
, of "Moiitocr ' icaity at Two o'clock in the AJT ■
I v,l i 1 V. . in!;iy". November I'-'TTL Ml®. Ililier
TIL Act <.f A SNT li'ii>!y of the I oinDHiliWeattll
, of "t iic v! v. :ii"-, entitled. "An Act to pfo
vi-!e for 'I e itn- rnoration and regulation of
.el t iin eori«.ration*, "approved April :MI'I
'ls. . ami ti.e Mipplcmeiits then to.for v
, ch-irtero an it. tended corvoi alien t II eemi
ed "Die Dai>.llle Firemen's Belief Associa
-1 tion". of Danville. Penna., the character and
■ I object of which is for the purpose of provid
ing for and maintaining a fund, from legacies
bequests and other sources, for the relief,
support and burial of its members, who may
• | crippled or killed, or who may be prevented
from attending to their usual occupation or
calling on account of chronic ailments or
' • permanent injury caused through exposure
or accident while doing public fire duty, and
, for the pensioning of the widows and orphans.
> j or dependent parents, of members who may
lie killed or who may die from Injury receiv
ed while in the discharge of their duties as
firemen, and for these purposes to have, pos
-1 sess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and
1 privileges of said Act of Assembly and its
supplements.
WILLIAM L. SIIiLEK, Solicitor,
112 Danville, Pa. Oct. 25, 1900
_________________
i pXECUTOH'S NOTICE.
: t
l Estate of .Tane A. Hefler, late of the
Borough of Danville, in the County
i of Montour, and State of Pennsyl
, vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad
-1 ' ministration with the will annexed have
" been granted in the above estate to the un
s dersigned. All persons indebted to the said
•. estate are required to make payment and
J those having claims or demands against the
1 said estate, will make known the same to
1 ANNA UITTER, Adminstratrix. c. t. a..
of Jane A Hefler, deceased,
P. O. Address, 411 Railroad street,
Danville. Pa.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART. Counsel-
1 J£XKC'CTOR'S XOTICK.
Estate of Mary E. Deen, late of the Bor
ough of Danville, in the County of
r Montour and State of Pennsylvania,
£! deceased.
r Notice Is hereby given that Letters Testa-
E mentary on the atsive estate have been grant
e ed to the undersigned. All persons Indebted
to the said estate are required to make pay
ment. and those having claims or demands
against the said estate will make known the
(I same without delay to
" Jonathan S. Dei n
Executor of Mary E. Deen deceased. P. O.
; Address No. 2 Grand Street, Danville, Pa.
EDWARD SAYUE GFARHABT, Counsel.