MONTOUR A MENU AN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa.. f\ov. 29, 1900
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A DANGEROUS DUTY.
■NSPECTING DOUBLE BOTTOMS IN
OUR NAVAL VESSELS.
It Is Extremely Hazardous and Try
lag Work, and Many Precautions
' Are Necessary to Prevent Loss of
Life Darlntr the Operation.
There is one phase of the ship life of
the American naval officer that is
•caroely known to the layman and that
can hardly be understood by him as he
looks upon the modern ship in all her
attractive cleanliness and meets her
neatly uniformed officers upon the spot
lees upper deck. Not only are the parts
of the ship in sight kept clean and free
from rust and decay, but also those far
down, contracted spaces that never see
the light of day. These include the oel
lular compartments between the inner
and outer skins of the ship, known tech
nically as the "double bottom,"and
other places that separate the magazines
and various built up structures within
the ship from the outer skin.
These narrow compartments are espe
cially susoeptible to dampness and rust,
and in order that those who have the
care of them may do their duty well
and so prevent the decay of the ship a
system of inspection has been devised,
and the inspectors must be, under the
naval regulations, commissioned offi
cers. A permanent board of inspection
is formed upon each ship, which must
coiwist of one engineer and two line of
fioers. The duty of this board is period
ically to make personal inspections of
all the parts of the ship, examine every
thing critically, suggest remedies for
any evils that may be found to exist
and to report to the commanding offl
oer, for transmission to the navy de
partment, the oondition of the vessel in
detail.
\ Uniforms are discarded while mak
ing these inspections, and clad in sea
men's ordinary working suits these offi
cers orawl upon all fours throughout the
length of the bottom of the ship, wrig
gle snakelike through narrow openings
and examine with their own eyes every
inch of the surface of the thin steel
plates. The paint of these compart
ments, softened by dampness in some
plaoes and by heat and the steam laden
air of the boiler rooms in others, rubs
off upon the working suits, and an
.hour's crawling transforms the neat
.Officer into a very sorry spectacle. In
some modern navies this duty is per
formed by the enlisted men, the officers
being excused from it, but in our navy
the feeling exists that an enlisted man
should not be asked togo where an offi
cer is not willing to lead. The result is
that "things always work" with the
Americans and the efficiency of the fleet
U assured.
Numerous precautions must be taken
to avoid the risk of losing life while
performing this duty, for it is attended
with no little danger. The atmosphere
of confined spaces entirely or partly
closed for a considerable length of time
becomes robbed of its oxygen in the
formation of rust and is soon made uufit
to sustain life. If possible, such com
partments are blown out with pure air
led through a hose from a blower duct
and all manhole plates removed before
being entered. A lighted candle is al
ways carried by the inspecting offloer
upon his crawling tour. If the oandle
burns dimly or seems upon the point of
being extinguished, there is & deficiency
of oxygen, and be will immediately
seek the nearest opening leading from
the compartment and leave it at onoe.
Men are stationed at places as near as
possible to him, so that they may hear
bis voice and render immediate assist-
Mce in case of need. No one is allowed
to eater any confined space on board
chip without an uncovered light, al
though in addition a portable electric
light ia carried frequently to render the
inspection more thorough.
It not infrequently happens that offi
cers and men become so wedged between
bulkheads and beams while performing
this dnty as to make it extremely diffi
cult to remove them, and more than on#
offloer of the navy is upon the retired
list today because of permanent injury
to his health contracted while perform
tog this arduous labor. Because of the
care exeroised it is rare that a life is
lost in this service, but in ooe case at
least the rashness of a man proved fatal
to him. One of the main boilers of the
cruiser Newark, while flagship of the
south Atlantic station, having been
tightly oloeed for a month, while empty,
An order to preserve it from deteriora
tion, the coppersmith of that vessel, an
energ ttio, faithful man, thought its in
terior sfcicmld be examined and, al
though wanted repeatedly never to en
ter such a boiler without an open light,
removed an upper manhole plate and
orawled in upon the braces with an
electrio light. He told no one that he
was going into the boiler, and no one
was stationed to assist him in caea of
peed. His dead body was found half out
half in the boiler manhole with the
electric light still burning brightly
arithia the boiler. He bad evidently
crawled in upon the braces, felt a faint-
DMS creeping over him and bad en
deavored to regain the open air, but lost
consciousness just as life lay within
hit reach, and so died of asphyxiation.
The air in the boiler Had been entire
ly robbed of its oxygen by the iron of
the shell in the formation of rust, and
the residuum was unfit to breathe. A
lighted candle was snuffed ont immedi
ately upon being tbrfet into the boiler,
And this condition prevailed until a
lower manhole plate was removed, when
the heavy gas ran out as water might,
and the air within soou came to be
quite pure. No piore vivid illustration
of the dangers to be encountered in the
uare of ships afloat wl the precautions
necessary to be taken in tbis duty oould
be given than tbis incident, which
4b.ows that shot and shell aud bursting
pipes are not tbe only dangers
*bat <eopfrout tbe officers and men ei
Unnle team's navy.—New York Baa.
" I%OT Stopped.
""Br'er Garduafc, sab, de nalx time de
•let am passed don' p«u call on Eldah
Brown to pass it, Bah "
"An why not, Br'er Johnslng?"
"Has Eld ah Brown's bast hat dona
got a rifht smart hole in de crown, sab."
"You don't tole me! An de colleck
•fauna ail tumbled troo on de floah?"
"No, sail, dey didn't. Eldah Browm
held his ban undah de hole, sn de col
leckshuns n< vah gvt no furder."—Cleve
i lud Fi«iu Dealer.
DRESS AM) FASHION.
PICTURESQUE AND HISTORIC MOOES
ARE FOREMOST.
Coming Toilets and Cloth Gowns
For Present Wear—Xew Rainproof
Garments Three-quarter Length
Coati and Latest Sleeves.
The best dressed people are adopting
what Is picturesque In costumes, tak
ing for their models old works of art.
The only danger is that they may run
into extremes and ignore the trimness
which is essential to good dressing. It
is difficult to predict whether empire
or directolre styles will prevail in the
coming season's fashions, but oije may
safely assume that our winter toilets
will be a mixture of the two epochs in
dress. Evening gowns will lean toward
the former undoubtedly.
The little, short boleros, with a wat
teau plait at the back, are the newest
fashion, and very smart they look,
FIR TRIMMED COSTCMK.
though perhaps short, Btout figures will
not be Improved by the baggy effect
produced.
A coat and skirt which represent a
very chic style are in dove gray cloth,
fastening double breasted and heavily
stitched and strapped. The skirt is
also trimmed with strapping. A double
collar and cuffs of black Persian lamb
complete the garniture of the coat,
while a narrow band of the same
serves as a foot border for the skirt.
Equally distinguished in their way
are some of the new "wet weather"
garments. The single breasted, full
length Talma ulster Is awouuted very
smart and presents as Arm a front to
wlud and weather as did the malodor
ous mackintosh of former days, being
made of rainproof cloth, water tight
and Infinitely cooler and healthier than
Its progenitor. Charming rainproof
capes also, with silk lined hoods, soft,
light and easily carried, represent a
convenient English fashion.
In mantles a great feature la the
three-quarter length. In velvet, with
satin or cloth applique, or silk with
cloth applique, and the Jackets, wheth
er In black or fawn, are mostly three
quarters, with sack or semlfittlng backs.
Gold buttons, gold braid, gold galloon,
all appear to lighten the heaviness of
the dark cloth dress, gold braid looking
extremely well when striped with lines
*of fur or when allowed to outline a
black belt on a black dress, and sleeves
which turn back below the elbow to
reveal an undersleeve are to be seen on
many of the new models In cloth coats,
WKT WIATHKB ATTIRE,
the turned back cuffs of these being,
for the moat part, broad and straight.
One may wear skirts as best suits
the fancy. The latest shapes have
gathers or small plaits at the back and
are plain In the front. Others, again,
have shaped flounces on the hem, but
as often as not the efeefce will fall upon
the plain, tight skirt outspreading at
the hem, which obtained Us tixajt popu
larity a couple of seasons ago.
Served With MejUa.
Boast beef—grat«d horse radish.
Boast mutton—currant Jelly.
Boiled mutton— <ea per
Boast port—apple sauc*.
Boast lamb—mint sauce.
Venison or wild duclt—black currant
Jelly.
Boast goose—apple sauce.
Boast turkey—oyster sauce.
Boast chicken—bread sauce.
Compote of pigeons mushroom
sauce.
Broiled fresh mackerel—sauce of
stewed gooseberries.
Broiled bluetish—white cream sauce.
Broiled shad—rtce.
Fresh salmon—ere** pees wi th cream
Bauce.
■STATIC ov OHIO, CITY OF TOLKVO, I^.
LUCAB COUNTY, J
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he i*
the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHKSKV
A Co., doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONK HUNDRED DOL-
I.AKM for eaoh and every case of CATAKIMI
that intiiuH be cured by the use of HALL'S
CATA UUH C nun-
WANK J■ CHENEY.
Sworn to before in# taul subscribed in my
presence, this tith day of imn-mhuf, 4- D. lK*ti.
—a— A. W. GUSASOtiI,
J SKA I. .
' ' Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure 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 Pills are the best.
Kothinv Sacred.
The shade of 177~» wn« indignant.
"If I had only thought," it whispered,
"thaf Bunker Ilill would he associated
with golf jokes I would huve had the bat
tle fought elsewhere."—Chicago News.
Freddy's Idea.
It was raining hnrd and Freddy was
looking out of the window. In a minute,
clapping his hands in delight, he exclaim
ed, "Oh. mother, the raindrops are kissiug
Abe puddles!"— Columbus Dispatch.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
t'rp disappear when the kid-
ne y s are out °* or der
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
MtSgSj; become so prevalent
* 11 that h is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid-
Li Jf neys. If the child urin-
* r ates too often, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage. It is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it.the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- Rome of Swamp-Root.
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
What W> Breathe.
Dr. Edward Smith has made some
careful experiments In regard to the
Inhalation of oxygen and the exhala
tion of carbon during physical exer
cise. Allowing the figure 1 to repre
sent the quLiitity of air inhaled by a
man when lying flat, the quantity of
air inhaled when he sits Is 1.18. when
he stands 1.83. when he walks one
mile an hour 1.90, four miles an hour
5, and when he runs six miles an hour
It Is 7. In other words, If a man at
rest Inhales 480 cubic Inches of air per
minute he Inhales '2.400 cubic Inches
when he v.-alkß four miles an hour and
3,000 cubic Inches when he walks six
miles an hour. The exhalation of car
bon Increases proportionately.
We find several pairs of robins nest
ing July 4, which leads us to the opin
ion that most of our robins bring off
two broods during the hreetlina season.
Forcible Facts.
One-sixth of the deaths from disease
are due to consumption. Ninety-eight
Fir cent, of all those who have used Dr.
ierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
"weak lungs." have been perfectly and
permanently cured. Cornelius McCaw
ley, of Leech burg, Armstrong Co., Pa.,
had in all eighty-one hemorrhages. Hu
says: "My doctor did all he could for
me but could not stop the hemorrhages,
and all gave me up to die with consump
tion." What doctors could not do "Gold
en Medical Discovery" did. It stopped
the hemorrhages and cured their cause.
This is one case out of thousands. In
vestigate the facts.
Free. Dr. Pierce's great work. The
People's Common Sense Medical Adviser
is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay
oost of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent
stamps for paper covered book, or 31
stamps for cloth binding. Address Dr.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Many a man throughout the north
west will this fall have to face the
problem of reducing the stock on his
farm to correspond with his supply of
forage. While there should always be
a culling out done each fall, It will
have to be done more largely this year
than usual. Whatever Is done should
be on the line of not attempting to
winter more stock than can be well
fed and cared for. The most profitless
speculation a farmer ever goes Into Is
to attempt to winter ten head of stock
on food which Is only sufficient for five
head.
We are asked how best to transplant
an oak tree. The oak Is one of our na
tive trees which It Is almost Impossible
to transplaut. The acorn should be
planted and the tree produced In that
way where wanted. The very young
tree up to two years of age may be
safely moved provided some of the
roots are cut off In the spring of the
second year, but It Is time wasted to
go into the woods and try to success
fully transplant a fair sized tree. Pos
sibly by removing a tree during the
winter, with a large ball of frozen
earth attached, It might be a success,
though we have never known It to be
done. The oak, like the black walnut,
sends its t proots down deep into the
grQUpd ant «o is not easily transplant-
Obrpnic Nasal Catarrh poisons every
breath that is drawn into the Jungs.
There is procurable from any dfnggist
the remedy for the cure of this trouble.
A small quantity of Ely's Cream Balm
placed into the nostrils spreads over an
inflamed and angry surface, relieving
immediately the painful inflammation,
cleanses, heals and cures. A cold in the
head vanishes immediately. Sold by
druggists or will be sent mailed for 50
cents by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street
New York.
ANGLES AND JESTS.
Ratrll^Btion.
Aotuiun's coming on, Tom, and J'll nofd a set of
clothes
That will shield me Irom the shivtrs when tlje
frosty north wind blows;
| tfeought it well to tell you, since the mow is
pot remote,
That ajn.ee yiM've wojrs uiy shirt waist I mean tv
»c»r your
Tour cutaway ivjll do, Tt.-f st'f ib»i Ji-fu'Wr
atyle prevails.
Except to simply V? '*»<•' tail*.
I've a letter iron no g#/) »« J»h}t
she wrott.
"II Thomas w ■ your shirt waist. )Wt» * fuht
to wtai l.u» coat."
Now don't fi.< r up >ml fr Tom, at:J tell me
that I aliuu't;
It will not hull lii- garment, you can wear it
when 1 can't;
You've monopolized my tafieta, the swellest thing
afloat,
since you've worn that shirt waist I mean to
wear your coat.
—Denver News,
(lis Literary Schedule.
"I have just finished a sonnet," said the
poet.
"Thank heaven." exclaimed the >vife,
"that'll buy a beefsteak apd a sack ,yt
flour!"
"And here is an ode for the stale tuif."
"How fortunate! Hani is 15 cents a
pound, and we haven't had any in si*
weeks!"
"I Jiave also written a ,love song which
is #s as an Apri,l rose."
•"What a tjiear, sweet souJ you are! I'np
sure that's good for a can of lard and a
gailoa of nioJasaesf''
"Woman," said the iwjt seemly, "dp
you know what genius is?''
"Yes," she said thoughtfully. ' fcionj,er
times it's telling the butcher to call «K'U>U,
shutting th*' door on the baker, hidipg
from the house rent man ami siuging,
when Sunday comes, 'I would u<>t liv<* ai
way, I ask not to stay!'"—Atlanta Con
stitution.
For Shattered Nerves.
A remedy that will soothe, build up
the wasted tissues aud enrich the blood
is indispensable. Liobty'a Celery Nerve
Compound has been wonderfully suc
csssful in eases of nervousness, as thous
ands of grateful people will testify.
Sold by Bofwuian & Son's Pharmacy.
Shelled With « Wringer.
The proprietors of a large cannery at
iovell, Me., decided to put up a larg»
quantity of succotash recently and ac
cordingly purchased a carload of lima
beans. They had never before under
taken to can corn and beans together,
and they supposed that the beans
would have to be shelled by hand, a
tedious and costly process. Upon the
arrival of the beans, however, the fore
man of the cannery set his Yankee
wits to work, sent home for his wife's
clothes wringer and discovered in It a
machine perfectly adapted to shelling
beans. Within half an hour three other
wringers were brought into use, and
beans enough for 40,000 cans of succo
tash were shelled in a single day.
A Conning Dog.
A rabbit dog belonging to James
Ross, a farmer living about two miiea
from Blackwood, Camden county, N.
J., recently saved himself from being
burned to death by burrowing into the
earth. The barn in which he was con
fined was set on fire by a small boy
with a lantern who stumbled through
a skylight. When the dog found him
self hemmed in by a circle of fire, he
began to dig in the soft earth which
formed the floor of the barn and soon
had a burrow four feet deep, In which
he took refuge. Debris fell across the
hole and protected him. When the fire
had burned Itself out, the dog was
found unlnjuced.—Philadelphia North
American.
DECIDE YOURSELF.
The Opportunity Is Here Backed By Dan
ville Testimony.
Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on a stranger's state
ment
Read Danville endorsement
Read the statements of Danville citi
zens
And decide for yourself
Here is one case of it.
Mr. David D. Jones of 401 church
street, says:—"Doan's Kidney Pills cur
ed me of an enervating backache and
lameness across my kidneys. I might
say I had aching stitches just over my
hips and later on I had a great deal of
pain through the top of my head.
Doan s Kidney Pills invigorated the kid
neys and though 1 did not use them a
great while they cured me and I have
had no return of the trouble since; as a
remedy for kidney afflictions were
satisfactory in my case that I am glad to
endorse the claims made for them at all
times.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cent a box. Foster-Millbum Co., Buff
alo, N Y. sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
take no other.
Human Nature.
History, so savs the proverb.
Has a strange, peculiar way
Of recording tilings tomorrow
Same as it did yesterday.
Yesterday 1 saw an urchin
Who loud and long did cry
Just because hit little sister
Had the biggest piece o( pie.
And, although his piece was ample.
It sometimes made him sore
Just because bis loving mother
Gave Us little sister more.
Perhaps the boy behaved unwisely,
Hut each day you will see men
Who are acting Just as foolish
As the urchin acted then.
Hen forget their many blessings
AM tor greater ones they sigh.
And they envy other mortals
Who get biggar "hunks of pie!"
—Chicago New*.
Boxers.
The Chinese Boxer deprecated our
praise.
"It is quite true we are brave," said
he, "but it Is the mere bravery of des
peration. You Bee, it is literally victory
or death with us, for we are not boxers in
the sense that we may go into the saloon
business if we are licked. No."
In the light of this explanation, of
course, the fellow's intrepidity seemed
quite a different matter.—Detroit Jour
nal. ..
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, 17 Ross
street, Wilkes-Barre.
The rox and the Deer.
"It will be necessary," remarked the
bear, who was chairman of the animal
meeting, "to raise a handsome sum if we
intend to carry out the idea of bribing
the hunter to withdraw from this neigh
borhood. I have here a blank subscrip
tion paper all ready for signatures. Who
will head it?"
There yrua a moment's silence.
me to suggest," said the fox,
"that it be passed to the buck."
"And why," inquired file buck, "do
you single out me in this matter?"
"Because," replied the joker, "yor
have the dop."—Cjpyeland Plain Dealer
"I pity author? who have to lead such
sedentary |ive^.''
"Sedentary? You don't call chasing
publishers a sedentary life, do you?"—
Chicago llecorfi.
Important to Authors.
It is too late to write for the Christmas
magazines row. They went to press
early in July.—Atlanta Constitution.
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE
Lung Troubles and Consumption
Can be Cured.
An Eminent flew York Chemist and
Makes a Free Offer
Our Readers.
in, I'-tij l iiniish t ed chemist, T. A. Slo
cuiu. u $ jyv y ~i> y. demonstrating
•lis din. ovi V tif a ; cure for Con
sumption i I'uJinoijary Tuberculosis),
In nucli a I lung and chest troubles, stub
bom count's, catarrhal affections, gener
al decline and weakness, Joss of flesh, and
all 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.
His "New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by its time
ly use, and he considers it a simple pro
fessional duty to suffering humanity to
donate a trial of his infallible cine.
Science daily develops new wonders,
and this great chemist, patiently experi-i
menting for years, has produced results
as beneficial to humanity £8 can be claiin
edby any modern genius. llisassertiou j
that lung troubles and consumption are
curable in any climate is proven by
"heartfelt letters of gratitude," filed in ;
his American and European laboratoties \
iu thousands from those cured in all parts;
of yiffr I<X . j
Tlu-' 4V44 Consumption, uninterrupt- j
ed, mmaiv# cjeftayi death*
Simply writu to T, A- Sftfcu/fl, M- C.,
98 Pine street, Now York, giving post
office and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly sent direct
from his laboratory.
Sutlercrs should take instant advan
age of his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
his iu the MOHTOUH AMEKICAN.
ft t t S Mr £ ft 3
$ DO YOU \
$ NEED A WATCH $
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fa or expect to make a Christmas present of a t^\
}j\ watch to some one. Then take advantage
of our big watch sale for the next few l§\
weeks. Look at display in window, come /j\
iv in and examine watches, we will be pleased i|i
to show them to you. Don't buy unless you if\
IfS think you are getting a big bargain. You /ft
ican select a watch now, pay a few dollars f|\
down. I will hold until Christmas. >'f\
1 Henry Rempe, |
J Jeweler and Silversmith.
"WeSI-iead. Others Follow
'-«R
rtusmment
"A FRIEND?" ||
"Jack, I want you to stay after my
other guests have gone. I have some
thing to say to you that must be said to
night."
Jack Fortescue, n veritable son of
Anak, strong iu wind and limb, rich and
handsome—in short, a man's man and a
woman's idol —was a great contrast to j
the slight and, if undersized, graceful !
figure of his friend and host, Lawrence j
Lorraine.
Shortly after the above conversation
the guests rapidly thinned, and eventually I
Lorraine was free to join his guest in the i
room which was usually designated "Lar
ry's den."
"Whatever is the matter, Larry?"
queried his friend, anxious to break the
painful and awkward pause.
"Jack! tonight ends it. We two have j
been friends always—since we were quite j
little chaps at school —let us continue so |
until the end, whatever that may be.
After years of absence in India you re- ;
turned to England rich, to find me mar
ried to one of the best and prettiest of 1
women. We both loved her as boys— j
you remember how we wrestled as to j
who was to carry her books home? Dead- ]
ly in love as I was with my wife, and j
still am, I know that it always has been i
but scantily returned; but, loving her as j
I do, 1 have hoped always that my love ;
would eventually breed a like reciprocal j
affection, but now on the duy of the tri
umph of the school I have founded I
find that my wife is lost to me forever, j
Oh, the cruelty of it!"
As he said this he covered his face in
his hands and groaned aloud in his an
guish. After a little time, during which
his friend remained a silent spectator of
his agony, he recovered himself sufficient
ly to continue.
"Why—why was I such a fool to bring ,
you to my house? 1 might have known j
that there could be but one ending to it, j
a pretty but unloving wife and a hand
some friend."
"We could not help it, Larry; we could 1
not help it. God help us!" almost wailed |
Fortescue. "I have striven against the
unworthy passion with an almost super- j
human strength, but I neither could help
her seeing it —for women are too acute in 1
these matters—and for me not to perceive j
that it was returned was well nigh as im- j
possible. Thus far, old friend, have I j
transgressed against the honor of friend- j
ship, but no further, as God is my judge, j
In words 1 have not spoken, but as surely
as the language of love is not to be j
taught so certain is it that we cannot |
prevent it declaring itself by actions and,
if we curb them, by some occult means.
"Larry, old friend, believe me; I speak
the solemn truth, and nothing but it," I
said Fortesque, and, arising from his '
chair, he walked over to his friend, and, j
holding out his hand, he grasped the one
stretched out to meet his as men do when !
their emotions are too strong for mere I
words.
"I understand," said the one.
"Thank you," briefly replied the other, j
The ensuing silence was a long and a j
painful one for both men, and when it '
was broken at last by the husband j
tescue sighed with relief.
"Jack, it must end tonight. I cannot
endure the strain. I blame myself most, '
for had I paused to consider I might
have known that your calf love was as
likely to develop into a man's passion as
my own. Oh, that I could have foreseen
this day and the awful consequences of ,
the marriage of the three of us!"
"I will go back to India, Larry," ex- j
claimed Fortescue, "and then you may !
possibly gain your wife's affection."
"No, Jack; it is I that must go some- j
where, anywhere, but I must leave you I
two to come together," replied his friend. I
'.'l cannot stoop to compromise myself j
and let the divorce court effect the sepa- )
ration. I would rather kill myself. Yes, J
that would be a merciful ending to it.
To make an end at once both of trouble |
and life I'll do it."
"Larry, you must not talk in that aw- i
ful fashion," Raid Fortescue, but in a j
Strange, cool voice that showed that he
thought that such an event would not I
pause him an irremediable sorrow. "Let j
me say good night, and perhaps cooler
thoughts tomorrow may epable us to
find, if not a modus yivendi, at any rate
u more satisfactory way out of it than
the death of one of us."
A strange change seemed to have come
over the two men. The one physically j
strong seemed to be becoming morally
the weaker and vice versa.
"Good night, Larry; take a good stiff ,
peg before turning in and perhaps you
inay sleep somewhat decently. Good j
pight!"
As he turned toward the door he saw j
Jhe window curtains separate and Mrs. j
Lorraine step out from their shelter into j
ihe room. At a sign from her he stood
sfill.
."Lawrence!" she said in a quiet voice, j
"Mary!" was the surprised exclama
tion. "Where have you been and what
pave you heard?"
"I have heard everything," she replied, i
."I heard you ask Mr. Fortescue to wait i
after the others, and I have heard all
the resjf. perhaps," she continued, "as :
,bne of the interested persons I may be '
allowed to have a voice in the matter, as,
howeypr it may concern you men, it con- j
cerns uie equally if not to a greater de [
gree."
"Yes, Mary," said the husband, "you
are right; you can settle it. If you love
Jack, I can go out of your lives and—but
why waste words? I know you do. I j
saw it in your face as he entered the j
room tonight."
"Lawrence," said his wife, "I confess
I must have loved Jack always, but until j
he returned from India I thought it was j
dead. But it did not die until tonight. ,
Perhaps that loving look which you oh- |
Served was the last dying flicker of it, as |
gJnce 112 have seen that your unselfish i
thought »"!;s only for my happiness and
your friend's callous acquiescence to your
suicide—for he knew that you wolild kill |
yourself—l now know that I have wor- |
shiped an idol of clay when I might have j
devoted my attentions to a worthier ob- i
ject. 'Let no man put asunder,' said the j
priest at our wedding, and I don't intend i
they shall."
• •*•••»
Jack Fortescue went to India.—Scot- j
tisfy Life
"Dawdler ploys golf so well he ought
to be a professional."
"Yes: I suggested it to him. but he (
lavs nothing would induce him to work i
jo' hard in hot weather."—Detroit Free |
Press. I I
< >
j Sho Brought Eclief to the Flood
/ Stricken In the CUio Valley.
'•....■y -.-y -.-T -. T- V ■■■ T- T- :
The little hamlet of V had suffered
terribly by the flood. Somewhat removed
from the main lines of travel and consist
ing only of a dozen or more scattered
cottages, it had been reached by no relief
boats or other aid. All this, however,
made it none the less hard for the farm
ers, whose resources were now at the
lowest ebb.
On this particular Saturday evening
some of the neighbors had collected at
the postoffice and were gloomily discuss
ing the prospects. One after another
told his sad story of want and destitution, j
There were children at home crying for
bread; sick people there were—shivering,
starving people. What should be done? ,
Everybody for miles in either direction j
was nearly or quite as badly off as them- !
selves. They separated and went to their
several homes without a word of cheer. :
The next day, Sunday, a few men and
women met for prayers. "O God," they
cried brokenly, "thou who makest thy
angels spirits and thy ministers a flaming
fire, send us help, send us help!"
Now. it often turns out that God begins
to answer our prayers before we offer
them. So it was in this case. While
that Vittle knot of sufferers had been
hopelessly discussing and dismissing one
plan after another the night before Molly
Bean had crept in. unseen by the rest,
and, crouching behind a barrel, had lis
tened intently to all that was said. Molly
was not a prepossessing child. She had
sandy hair, many freckles and no eye
brows to speak of. She was barefoot,
and her thin wrists came out far beyond
the ragged sleeves of her dress. Her one
beauty was her eyes, which were of a
soft, reddish brown, like the deer's, and
which shone like stars when a tear glit
tered in them, which happened this very
night, for one of the helpless, wailing
little babies referred to was in Molly's
wretched home—was Molly's wee, wee
brother.
As she listened she made up her mind.
Without a word she crept out of the
building, looked nervously over her shoul
der with those wild eyes of hers, then
shot off into the darkness like a startled
doe.
Sunday evening was a quiet one in the
great city terminus of the Ohio and X. Y.
railroad. The president of the corpora
tion sat in his comfortable office, his feet
on the fender of a glowing grate and a
cloud of thin, blue cigar smoke encircling
his head. It had been a good year for
the road, and a handsome dividend was
assured for the stockholders. The presi- i
dent felt so very contented over this re
flection that he was dropping into an
easy nap, when a sharp knock at the
door started his eyes wide open.
"Come in,"he called.
A tall, brown bearded man entered, j
leading what with some difficulty could j
be made out to be a little girl. The pres- j
ident glanced at her bare feet, which I
were covered with mud high above the j
ankles, and frowned. Then he met the j
appealing look in the little creature's
brown eyes and relented.
"Well, Mr. Everton, what now? Who've
you picked Up?"
"Tell your story, my dear," said the
tall man kindly to hit) small companion,
drawing up a chair for her.
"Please, sir. I'm Molly Bean, and I've
come from V ter get some milk for
Jinks and something fer dad and—and"—
Molly swallowed hard and went on:"The
water's drowned everything, please, sir,
and the cow's gone, atid —and —nobody's
come." Here she broke down in good
earnest and sobbed in her poor little thiu
hands.
"llow did she get here?" inquired the
president uneasily, forgetting to puff at
his cigar.
The tall man, who was the city mis
sionary, pointed silently to her muddy j
feet, cut and bruised as well with her
journey by night and day.
"You don't mean she walked all the
way—4l miles!"
The other nodded. "I've given her
something to eat and let her rest half an
bour at the rooms. She wouldn't stay
longer."
The president half turned and touched
an Ivory knob, while the cigar went out
entirely. A man In brass buttons ap
peared at the office door and waited re
spectfully.
"Has No. 5 freight got in?"
"Due in five minutes, sir. Telegraphed
just outside the yard."
"Tell Andy not to draw his fire, but re
port to me at once as soon as he's in."
The man withdrew. A few moments
later he reappeared with the engineer,
covered with soot and oil. The result of
the conference was that within an hour
a locomotive was puffing slowly out of
the yard, with no car attached, but hav
ing in its tender, besides a fresh supply
of fuel and water, several large pack
ages, evidently containing flour, milk,
canned meats and such other provisions
as could be got together in so short a
time. In the cab were four people—the
engineer, the fireman, Mr. Everton and
a small, freckled faced girl, with no
eyebrows to speak of.
Once upon the clear line, how that old j
engine did leap to her work! Flashing
out great floods of light as the fireman
piled her firebox with shovelful after
shovelful of coal, panting with huge
gasps from her iron lungs, throbbing and I
quivering in every nerve, she roared on
through the night, bearing her precious
load to the weary and starving, who |
thought their Father iu heaven had for
gotten them. On and on, scattering
storms of sparks on every side, calling
out shrilly as she dashed past the small
Way stations, until, with two sharp, ex
hltant cries, "I've come!" she slowed
up at the depot nearest V .
Before morning there was rejoicing in
the little town by the river. The kind '
missionary stopped long enough to leave
many a word of coin fort and good cheer,
tod Molly looked at it all with her soft
brown eyes and wondered why every
body was so kind to her. "She was some ]
tired," she admitted, "but what could
she do? Thar was dad, and tliar was
Jinks, an"—
"There was God," said the missionary,
smiling.—Our Dumb Animals. '
The Cleanly He').
A little girl staying in the country for
the first time sow a hen scratching in the
garden.
"Oh, mother," she exclaimed, "there's a
hen wiping her boots! Do look!" Colu
mbus Dispatch.
A Belt oi Old l aslilotted Cameos.
About :i dozen beautiful pink shell ■
cameos are mounted in gold and con
nected to form a most unique belt. In
size they graduate from a very large
one in the center of the back to small !
ones next the clasps.
The \ew Movement In Furniture.
The armchair anil table in the cut
are charming examples of tlie present
tendency in the highest style of furnl- j
tnre. There is the "natural growth"
jtW
i,
IN MOOEBNSTYLE. ! |
feeling now so prevalent and an entire
absence of excessive ornamentation. '
The chair must certainly be comfort
able, and both articles Appear graceful
and very well constructed.
Bacteria and Discntlon.
In observations on the microscopic
life of arctic regions I>r. Levin states
that, with the exception of a single
fipecies of bacterium found in one bear
and two seals, the intestinal contents '
of the white bear, seal, shark, eider !
duck and other arctic vertebrates were j 1
absolutely sterile, but bacteria were 1
almost invariably present in the lower '
marine animals. These observations
on germ free intestines are of special j
Importance and interest, as they eon- i
Arm the idea of Pasteur and others j
that bacteria are not essential to diges
tion.
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE
OF VAUABLE
REAL ESTATE
Estate of Susannah Hartzel, late of the
Township of Mahoning in the County
of Montour and State of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
Ky virtue of an Order of the Orphan'sConrt
of Montour County granted to them forsurii
purpose the undersigned as Administrators
of the above named decedent will expose to
public sale upon the premises on
Tuesday Dec. 4th 1900,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon <>f said ilay the
following described real estate of the said de
cedent viz:
All that certain messuage or tenen nt and |
tract of land situate in part in tile T,,v. i.s'iij,
of .Mahoning and also in part in tile Town-!
ship of Cooper in the County of Montoar ;in<l '
State of Pennsylvania, liounded and descri i
ed as follows, viz: beginning at a stone in :
the public road leading from Danville to I
Kloomsburg at a corner of land now - =
by Dr. \V. H. I'aules, thence along said public
road South eighty si veil degrees ll i-.t ... .ti • .. :
and five tenths perches to a post, aie.f
public road, thence along said puhii<- i->..:-! ]
North seventy nine degrees East foiiyHVoi
and four tenths perciies to a post alonu said
public road, thence along saiii public road
I North eighty eight degrees Kast 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 Deli 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 East i
live and eight tent lis perches t«>a corner of j
the cemetery of the Lutheran Church, thence ]
along the said cemetery and other property j
of the said church North eighteen degrees!
West thirteen and nine tenths perches to a i
stone, thence along Hie said last mentioned !
property North seventy two degrees East six
teen and twenty live hundredths perches to j
a post in line of land of David Wertnian. J
thence along said land of the said David j
Wertnian North eighteen degrees West sixty
five perches to a stone a corner of land of
Charles Kishel. thence along said land of
Charles Kishel North nineteen degrees West
' fifty four perches to a stone a c irner of land
of John Casey, thence along said land of .Toll 11
Casey and land of Susan liiehl S.mlh seventy
' nine degrees and ten minutes '.Vest, ninety
! three perches to a stone a corner of the said
! land of Dr. W. K. I'aules, thence along the
! said land of W. K. I'aules South seventeen
! degrees East one hundred and thirty two and
j four tenths perches to the said stone in the
; said public road leading from Danville to ;
' Bloomsburg. the place of beginning contain- |
! Ing seventy eight acres and one hundred and
1 forty perches, with the appurtenances: re
j serving unto the late George W. liishel. 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 14th.
A. I>. issa. I'pon the above descrllie'J pre
mises are erected a
Two-Story Frame Dwelling House
a frame bank barn, a frame wagon shed and
j other farm buildings.
TERMS OF SALE.
Twenty-five per cent of the purchase money
shall be paid in cash at the striking down of
tlie property and the balance thereof shall In
paid upon the confirmation absolute of the
said sali'. Deed to be delivered to purcasher
upon the confirmation absolute of such sale
and the costs of writing the same shall be
paid by such purchaser.
STINSON L. BROBST
WILLIAM M. IIAKTZF.L.
Administrators of .Susannah
Hartzel, deceased.
November sth. I'JOO.
EDWARD SAYRE (JEARAART. Counsel.
PLANING MILjL ?
HOOTER BROTHERS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas
Brackets, Frames
and Turned Work of all Kinds.
Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed an<
Rough Lumber.
—— ii h
RIVERSIDE, NORT'D COUNTY
FOB FIRST M IDEE HIT CO 10
. v -Xt fiuOJ WORK
Special atten ' *
lion given La- / \ PrOfflpt M?EI
dies Suits anil 1 EIGHT PRICI
Waists, Gents *p. ■
White Panta- All MB£6S 83"
loons and Vests, s. for De
Repairing done ; FTO6*
when ordered. , , VIUS A lUL
Danville steam Laundry
No. 20 Canal St Lore and Kase, Propr
Awful I'ro*pect.
i/»J
mk\\[ i\w
(kfl n- 1 l—' i IV-vf
jCU; ' fat
til
Little Follow—Say, Blinkers, you look
terribly pulled down and miserable.
Come and pay us a visit in the country,
and I guarantee in a month's time you
will look just like uie!
Blinkers decides to remain in town.—
English Fun.
The Lecturer'* Fanlt.
"I beg your pardon, ma'am," said the
undersized man at the stereopticon en
tertainment, who was trying vainly to
see the pictures on the screen, "but the
lecturer askc-d the ladies to remove
their hats."
"He didn't say anything about bon
nets!" snapped the matron with the
towering headgear who sat directly La
front of him.—Chicago Tribune.
OtitMide the Tale.
Two Boston maidens were discussing
acquaintances in New York.
"Do you know the Bleeekers?" asked
Miss Waldo.
"Indeed I do not," replied Miss Em
erson. "Why, do you know, I ascer
tained that the only use they have for
beans is to pat them in the soup?"— D
etroit Free Press.
mnicirTt Knitlneerlnß.
A remarkable engineering feat 13
soon to be attempted in Boston—the
moving of a six story brick and stone
hotel building from one site to another
without taking it apart. The ground
upon which the building now stands
is of a swampy character, and 780
piles will have to be driven around the
structure to support the 1.000 Jack®
upon which it will be raised from Its!
foundations prior to its removal. It!
will be transported to its new location,!
42 feet distant, on steel rollers.
•pix ECyOH'B NOTICE.
Estate of Henry Jenkins, late of Valley
Township. Montour County, dee'd.
let ti i imei.t.-ry having been granted
i i ■ rs'sii".; ue- ; -; ; love estate, all per
:;s i ,:e i,»! to same I ir-'ke immediate
!> .vii.c.i an:! t!:nse t • i\lliT claims will pre
i them wilitnut delay to
c.c.j EN KINS\ Executor.
K. S. AMME'.'MAN. Attorney.
in the :ti: '.vs ci.tut «»F MON
toit: cor n tv.
i'-'C" of Clui'M -* 112. II ib -r, late of
the 1' i rough tjf D.itsvilln, in the
of Muai ar and St ate of Penn
sylvania. deceased.
I.i Lhe matter of the li.si and final ac
count of Andrew L 5. llnssell, Adminis
trator of the aaid decedent.
The uiidi rsignei] Auditor, appointed by the
aforesaid Court to make distribution of the
lialance in lie hauls of the said account
I uill tin it j; II ;« isn;s interested for the pur
. poses ot hi* said appointment at his Law
Offices No&Vi Mill street. Danville, Pennsyl
vania. on Wfihii-mlny, l'i, I'JOO, at
! ten o'clock in the forenoon ofthe said day
where and when all persons having claim's
against the said fund are requested and re-
H uired to present and prove the same or be
debarred from thereafter coming In upon the
said fund
H. M. HINCKLEY, Auditor.
Danville. Pa.. Nov. 21st. I'.HH).
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Jane A. Hefler, late of the
Borough of Danville, in the County
of Montour, and State of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad
ministration with the will annexed havt
been granted in the above estate to the un
dersigned. All persons indebted to the sail
estate are required to make payment am
t hose having claims or demands against tin
said estate, will make known the same to
ANNA HITTER, Adminstratrix. c. t. a.
of Jane A Hefler, deceased
P. O. Address. 411 Railroad street
Danville, Pa
Edward savrf. Gearhart. Counsel*
gXEt l TOll'S NOTICE.
Estate of Mary E. Deen, late of the Bor
ough of Danville, in the County of
M outour and State of Pennsylvania,
deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that Letters Testa
mentary on t he above estate have been grant
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
same without delay to
Jonathan S. Deen
Executor of Mary'E. Deen deceased. P. U
Address No. - tfraud Street, Danville, Pa.
En ward Sayke Gfariiaht. Counsel.