MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa.. Dec. 13, 1900
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SMALL CAPITAL.
What a Michigan Stockman Did
With Limited Resourced.
After all the talk about the latest
method of farming and the necessity of
keeping up to date there are many
young farmers who would like to do
all this, but they lack the uecessary
capital to begin with, says a writer iu
Michigan Farmer. I have been partic
ularly struck with this in hog raising.
When a young man starts in, lie has
only a small amount of capital, and he
has to struggle along the best he can.
It Is absurd to tell him that he should
adopt all the latest improvements and
breeds and conduct a llrst class farm
for raising hogs. lie does not have the
capital to begin with, anil lie must do
things that he knows are not the most
approved.
The way that some of these young
farmers struggle along and gradually
build up a good business and add to
their incomes and capital would make
mighty interesting reading for the
more slothful if it could be written out.
Think of starting out with half a dozen
pigs, a few acres and a mortgaged
home and within ten years the hap
py possessor of 100 acres, 200 head of
hogs and cattle and a pleasant home
with no debt 011 it! That Is what one
young man accomplished in this state,
and today he says that he made his
■uccess In hogs. lie realized that he
had to economize in every way possi
ble, and, while reading all that was
printed about high grade stock and
■elentifle methods of feeding, lie knew
that he could not go and imitate It.
He did not have the money to buy the
stock with or to get the feed. But he
had good health, a few hogs and a
chance. So he proceeded to raise
grass, corn, milk and hogs. From
these four products of the farm he
made a living and saved up something
each year except the first. That was
the hardest time of all, because the
land was run down and poor and the
grass did not grow well. lie seeded it
over the next year, raised more clover
and timothy than had ever been raised
there before, permitted the hogs to
feed on it only to a limited extent,
fearing lest they would destroy the
young grass roots. In two seasons he
had converted the poor grass pastures
Into good grass fields where his hogs
could feed.
After getting the grass field into
fine condition he secured some adjacent
land on lease for corn. lie plowed and
fertilized this until he had increased
his debt, and then he raised such a
crop of corn that he felt justified in in
creasing tlie number of his hogs. With
grass and corn flourishing he was pre
pared to add cows to his stock, and
with good skimmilk to wean the young
pigs he soon found 110 difficulty in in
creasing his herd. He did all the work
himself and never thought of hiring a
man even in the busiest season until
the fourth year of his farming. Then
he had so far succeeded and demon
strated to himself that he was on the
right track that he hired a man during
the rush season. Two years later he
married, and ever since he l*as steadily
added year by year to his capital and
Income. His theory of success is bas
ed upon hard and intelligent work ap
plied to the raising of grass, corn, milk
and hogs.
Sheep llnrdle*.
No well regulated sheep farm Is com
plete in all of its appointments without
the hurdle, says The Prairie Farmer.
This portable fence is an indispensable
factor in the successful and economical
handling of the flock 011 a small farm
or where the system of mixed hus
bandry is practiced. Many opportuni
ties will be presented during the year
where It can be used advantageously
In dividing pastures or for confining
sheep upon certain portions of a field.
It will be found a quick method for
constructing pens, either large or
small, at shearing time or for docking,
tagging or dipping. In the winter sea
son these hurdles are a great conven
ience for inclosing feeding yards, lots
for exercise and small plats for subdi
visions of the flock. A good one may
be thus inaue: The panel is made of
four 1 by 3 inch planks, 12 feet long,
crossed by three pieces of the same
Blze and three feet long, one being plac
ed In the middle and the other six inch
ies from the ends. The spaces between
the planks, beginning at the bottom,
•re six. eight and ten inches. The
braces which are crossed for tlie sup
ports are four feet long and 1 by 3
Inches In size. The sill Is of 1 by 0
Inch stuff, the lower edge being 3 feet
inches long and the upper 3 feet
10% inches long, with a notch at the
middle 2 inches deep and 2'o inches
wide for the ends of the panels to rest
in. The braces should extend an inch
or more below the sill to prevent the
hurdle from rocking. In use each of
these supports serves to hold up as
well as to Join together the ends of two
succeeding panels. To prevent the
fence from being blown over a stake
should be driven about every 50 feet,
to which the hurdle should be wired
down.
Cow ll<»er.
A western paper is quoted In the
Chicago Drovers' Journal as saying
that at a meeting of stockmen recently
they expressed the opinion that the
price of cows when sold for beef was
entirely too low. While nominally
classed as "canners" many of them
nerved as good purpose as beef steers
and when well fattened would cut up
as well 011 the block as the steer. If
this is true, and we see no reason to
doubt it, it accords with what has been
said many times in our dairy notes,
that fanners who find themselves short
of forage this fall and have cows that
they think are so old or give so little
milk that it is doubtful if it would be
profitable to buy feed for them should
fatten and kill them. Ever since the
large packing houses have been sup
plying our markets witli dressed beef
they have been trying to educate the
people to believe that cow beef was not
fit to eat. and the niarketmen Lave
been Neatly to assert that they never
Uiandlpd aavthing but steer beef Vet
■we no small part of what
<s soid^S^j^: !eer beef" is really cow
beef ■ • worse for that. We
would prefer be i' fn n a well fattened
cow to that ffnn fi thin steer, and we
have tried both.
WASHINGTON VILLE
What People are Doing in that Interest
ing Borough.
Washingtonville, Pa., Dec. 12. —.drs.
Frank Lowery of Elmua, N. V., visited
her sister Airs. T. M. Phillips la*t week.
The special services in the M. E.
Church, conducted by Mrs. Patch of
Sciantoii, hive been very interesting
and successful. The church was crowd
ed on Saiuiduy evening. The whole
town seems stirred up. The meetings
are still going on.
Mra. i'eter Kishel, of White llall, was
a visitor in this place yesterday.
T. Yerg is again making alterations in
his store, lowering the barber nailor
even with the front store.
The dedication of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church at Jersey town has
been postponed until January »>. The
Hev. Dr. George Edward lieed, president
of Dickinson College, will preach in the
morning and the Kev. L)r. W. W. Evans
presiding elder will have charge of the
tinances. A number of ministers are ex
pecie 1 to !>« present and speak :it the
platform meeting in the afternoon. A
week's service is being arranged. Tlie
Ladies Aid will bold a church fair in the
parlors of the new church on December
i:>, 14, 15 anil on Thursday evening they
will serve a Chicken and VVattl-j Supper,
with Ice Cream and all kinds of Clinic.'
confectionery. On Friday evening Ous
ters in all styles and lunch, sandwiches
etc, will be served. The fair will be open
011 Saturday afternoon nnd evening.
Oysters and lunch, with hot cuflce, will
bo on sale, and all the articles on exhi
bition at the fair wid lie tillered fur sale.
TRYING POSITION.
Danville Readers Will Appreciate This
Advice.
A constant itching tries your pati
ence.
Nothing so annoying, nothing so irri
tating.
As itching Piles or eczema.
To scratch the irritation makes it
worse.
To leave it alone means misery.
Some citizens can tell yon how to be
free from these troubles. Read the
following:
Mr. D. C. Williams 204 Lower Mul
bury Street. Says:—" I can highly re
commend Doan's Ointment. Before us
ingit 1 was greatly annoyed with a burn
ing and itching rectal trouble. This led
me to become interested 011 hearing
about Doan's Ointment audi procured
it at a drug store and found it satisfact
ory. I did not use the remedy long be
fore I was completely cured."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cent a box. Foster-Millburn Co., Buff
alo, N Y. sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name—Doan's —and
take 110 other.
Fatal Runaway Accident.
Peter J. Wampole, a farmer from Aug
usta township, Northumberland county
died at the Mary Packer Hospital, Sun
bury, yesterday noon, from injuries re
ceived in a runaway accident on Tues
day afternoon.
While he was driving near Arter's
Mills a runaway team approached from
the rear and struck his wagon. The
team had been driven by George Hotf,
who was thrown out half a mile back of
where Mr. Wampole's wagon was over
taken.
One of the running horses reared, and
his fore feet came down in Mr. Wam
pole's wagon, striking him 011 the head
and crushing his skull. This frightened
his horse, which started t) run, throw
:i g Mr. Wampole out so that the wagon
of the following team ran over him, in
flicting internal injuries.
A daughter of Mr. Wampole was kill
ed a few months ago while sitting in a
hammock by being struck by a falling
iron post. He is survived by a wife and
six children. One daughter, Miss Ella
Wampole, lives in this city.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy tlie sense of
smelt and completely derange the whole sys
tem when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never he used ex
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi
cians,as the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from them.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney A Co., Toledo, < >., contains no mercury
and is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by K. J. Cheney A Co. Testi
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo. O.
Hall's Family l'ills are the best.
Surprise for Mrs. Spitler.
A surprise party was tendered Mrs.
Franklin Spitler on Saturday evening at
her home on Fiast Front street by the
members of the Ladies Aid society of
Trinity Lutheran church and their
friends. Those present were: The Bev
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs.
M. I). L. Sechler, Mr. and Mrs. William
Minier, Mrs. Daniel Shu'.tz, Mrs. C.
Jones, Mrs. A. Krum, Mrs. Charles
Wetzel. Mrs. Super, Mrs. Emma
Camp, Mrs. J. A. Muurer, Mrs. Eliza
beth Thatcher, Mrs. M. C. Moyer, Mrs
E. Shipe, Mrs. Mary Dye, Mrs. Matilda
Farley, Mrs. T. 11. Johns, Miss Alice
Moyer, Mrs. Dillie Cashner, Mrs. Peter
Berger, Mrs. Widiam A'ertuian, Frank
Cashner and George Dye
Their Work in Dußois.
According to promise, I will let you
know of our Salvation Army work in
Dußois. We fee! at home here already.
The soldiers and friends gave us a warm
welcome, anil our meetings have been
largely attended every night. We ha* e
forty eight members of the Army here,
and a numl er of recruits, who will be
come soldier*.
The Army is building a new barracks,
costing $5,000. The money is given by
the people of the town, Mr. Dußois giv
ing all of the stone, lumber and brick.
We expect to be in the new building in
two months. We will live over the hall
facing the main *'reet in thecentral part
of the city. The building will contain a
hall, with a seating capacity of 300, a
junior hall seating 150 and a reading
room on the first floor and seven rooms
for the officers' quarters on the second
floor.
We hope a warm reception will be giv
en to the new officers coming to Dan
ville. We shall nearer forget the kind
friends there, and shall hope to see them
all again.
W. 11 HEIFT, En.'ign.
Next week promises to be a busy one
for merchants and clerks.
Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fil
|j ter out the waste or
1 impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches and rheu
matism come from ex
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
ail constitutional diseases have their begin
ning in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits [p
by All druggists in fifty- •"SHI
cent and one-dollar siz-1? $ rYfy-'U
es. You may have -3^^
sample bottle by mail Hone of s»-amp-Rnot.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
St Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
January Term.
LIST OF JURYMEN.
List of GKAXD JI'RORS Selected for
January Term 1901. Anthony—D. A.
Fowler, Cooper John Casey. Danville
Ist Ward John <4. Brown, Wellington
Blecher. Danville 2nd Ward— Patrick
Kerus, Albert Kemmer. Danville sird
Ward—George Hun lock. Joseph LOll
- John Cruikshank Danville
4th Ward Hugh McCaffery. Jacob Van-
Blobn, Alexander Mann, Dallas Hum
mer, Derry —-Augustus < )rtma 11, William
Deiffenbacher, Limestone- Thomas D.
Schuyler, Howard Wagner. Liberty
Charles (rering'.T. Mahoning -Fred
rick B< cker, A. C. Angle. Thomas Mad
den. Valley Norman Beyers. Elmer
Sidler. Washingtouville—C. 11. Seidel
List of TRAYKRSK Tr ROWS. Selected
for January Term 1 11. Anthony John
J.Ellis, J. A. Whipple. John Caldwell.
Sylvester Dennen. Derry Peter M.
Deitrich, John '.loser. William Sidler.
Cooper William Schram. Danville Ist.
Ward George D Edmondsoii, Henry
Leisenring, John Campbell, John I).
Williams. C. C. Mover, < -eorge l>\ Sech
ler, Thomas Woods, Oliver Lenhart,
Danville-2nd Ward Casper Deisroad.
Harry E. Seidel, James Freeze. John
Everett, Alexander Mowrer. Danville 3rd
Ward—Harry Kerns, James V. Wilson.
Wi liam Robinalt, Oliver P. Adams. E.
S. Miller. Theodore IloltmanSr. Charles
Buck halter. Danville 4th Ward Wood
ward Morrison. Joseph Sherwood. Ben
ton Nevins, Henry Search. Patrick
Scott, Frederick }ienrie. Limestone
Daniel Foust. Liberty—Richard Moser,
Mahoning Simon Kocher. John Foust,
Edward Hallni 111. George Rudy, Will
iam Steinmiller. James Butler. May
bnry—Arthur Bennet. \ alley John
Wintersteen. E. V. Flick. W ashington
ville- William Ennyan. Wi >t Hem
lock—Peter E. Sandel, S. B Flick.
Trial Lest for January Term IPCI.
J. B. Gearhart vs. Deborah Vincent.
The Borough and Town Council of the
Borough of Washington ville vs. The
County of Montour.
Certified from the Records at Danville
Pa the sth. day of December lilOO.
J. C. Mii.lkk, Prothy.
WTTAT HURTS V P*STI
Many a good pasture receives a per
manent injury by overstocking. Some
men seem to think that it is till right
to feed a pasture off clear down to the
roots of the grass. This is always a
mistake. This gives the weeds a
chance to grow, and when they start
the grass has no show. Close feeding
also gives the grass no chance to grow,
nnd we repeat what we have said here
tofore in these notes that if you want
grass to grow above gr uiul you urn t
give the roots a chance to grow under
ground, and this they will not do un
less the grass is given a eliancc above
ground. A pasture should be so used
that there is always an a' umlance of
grass In it.and ther • is 110 better way
to use it than to divide it anil let the
stock have the run of cue half of it at
a time. Many an old pasture can be
greatly improved by simply plowing
up and reseeding or by giving it 11 thor
ough disking in the early spring and a
good sprinkling of medium clover seed.
The profit of a gold mine depends, not
on the amount < 112 rock crushed under
the stamps but upon the amount of gold
which can be extracted from the rock.
In a similar way the value of the food
which is eaten does not depend 011 the
quantity which is taken into the stom
ach but upon the amount of nourish
ment extracted from it by the organs of
nutrition and digestion. When these
organs are diseased they fail to extract
the nourishment in sufficient <j t uitities
to supply the needs of the s neral organs
of the body, and these organs cannot
work without nourishment. The result
is heart "trouble," liver "trouble, and
many another ailment. Dr. Pierce s
Golden Medical Discovery, acting on
every organ of the digestive and nuriti
live system, restores it to health and
vigor. It cures diseases remote from
the stomach through the stomach in
which they originated. "Golden Medi
cal Discovery" contains neither alcohol
nor narcotics.
air/ rnomas '»»/ijnwsoiTgave $7..j00 of
the $11,150 won by Boralma this year
charity. The note inclosine the eh< !
one institution was s :
the acknowiedgm ■ - i ;u
the horse iu pl:v em >.. ur:
A corn-si •.cut of the J'> i u Tran
script fr<;: 1 ' 'entre Lovcll. V '., says
that aband ed far:: ; is lliat region
! can be bou„' t mvy cheap. "Here Is a
little house 011 Sebattos, facing the
panorama of the White hills, which
was recently offered exclusive of the
pine around it for SIOO. A farm of 40
acres, with some pine, house and barn
In good condition, plenty of grass as
Maine grass grows—was sold two sum
mers ago for $450. The pine in this re
gion is very valuable, and where a
farm has a large growth of it the in
tending purchaser had better look else
where unless ho wishes to buy timber
land as a speculation, but land that litis
grown up to hard wood or that is tit
only for pasturage is cheap enough.
At the head of the lake is a hill of
about 100 acres, consisting for the
most part of rocky pasture, which will
be sold for $2."»0. For agricultural pur
poses it is worthless, but the opportuni
ty is a fine one for a golf club."
While there is Life there is hope.
T was aflßoted with catarrh, could
neither taste nor smell and ■' i hear
but little. Ely s Cream Ra! •i it
Marcus G. Shautz. t'.ahw)... .1
The Balm reached nie sab l\ and tlie
effect is surprising. My son says the
first application gave decided relief
Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin Freeman,
Dover. N. H.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at >0 ets
or mailed by Ely Brothers. f>»> Warren
St.. New York
Hunting Season Drawing to a Close.
As the hunting sensou draws near its
close, the local hunters are takinu ad
vantage of every moment. Saturday will
be the last day.
Several parties were out yesterday;but
as far as can be learned, most of them
met with rather poor success. The most
successful ones were Martin 11. Schram,
William E. Lunger and Simon Hoil
man. They brought back eleven quail,
two pheasants and a rabbit.
William T. Speiser and J C. Moyer,
who have heretofore been among the
most successful nimrods, came back
empty.handed. On Tuesday they killed
eisiht quail in two hours.
Mr. Speiser has been about as success
ful as any local hunter for the season,
twice coming home with fifteen birds.
Charles Lawrence, of Mausdale, an
other good shot, has been in the field
much of the time since the hunting
season opened, and has made some good
bags.
MISSIS. Lunger and Schram have been
out together several times, and usually
have returned with a good showing for
their day's work. Another ' team" that
has worked together successfully on -ev
cral days are James Scarlet, Esq., and
Arthur 11. H'oolley.
A fairly good season for nil kinds of
small game has been enjoyed.
have been as plenty as for several sea
sons pas!; but the large number of hunt
ers has kept thtm moving much of the
time since the hunting season opened,
and most of the covies in reach of local
sportsmen have been well thinned out.
Pheasants and rabbits have been found
: in plenty in their regular hiding places;
but the birds have been uiori wild and
more difficult to iet this fall than com
mon.
Several ut successful atteirpts hive
been made to get some of the birds from
the small Hock of wild turkeys, that for
i years have been seen occasionally on the
! ridge a few miles north-west of town.
The two wild cats killed by Harry
Walker and William W. Walker, are the
| only "varn.ints" of this kind that have
b 'on seen by local hunters.
Krause's Headache Capsules.
are unlike anything prepared in Ainer
• ica. They were first prescribed by Dr.
Krause, Germany's famous court phy
sician, long before antipvrine was dis
| covered, and are almost marvelous, so
spe nlily do they cure the most distress
ing cases Price 25c. Sold by Rossman
& Son's Pharmacy.
The date of the Central Pennsylvania
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
: church, to be held at Chatiibersburg,has
I been changed from March 13th to 27th.
j The I'.ibimoreconference meets at Ilag
i erstown at that time and the planned
reunion of the two conferences will be
held during that week.
Annual Meeting
The regular annual meeting of the
share holders of the Danville Nationa
Bank will be held at their Hanking
rooms on Tuesday, January Bth, between
the hours of 1 and 3 p. m., for the pur
pose of electing seven directors to serve
or the ensuing year.
M. G. Yocngman, Cashier.
The officials at West Point affect to treat
lightly the death of Ilooz, the Bucks
county boy, who is alleged to have died
from hazing, but Congressman Wanger
does imt propose to allow the matter
j to be dropped until all of the ugly facts
; ire uncovered. If the guilty parties can
I be found they deserve the severest pun-
I i>h:nent.
Csteopathy 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.
Royalty on th* Platform.
The Prince of Wales has humorously
confessed: "When I was quite young
and had to make a speech, I used to
think that the platform was too largo
for the room and that I was too small
for myself. Then, as a rule, I had very
little to say and plenty of time to say
it. Now I seem to have plenty to say,
but very little time. As public speak
ing is a duty inevitably attached to the
office of a prince I treat It accordingly,
and 1 do my best, but"— The serious,
earnest minded czar of Kussla, who
certainly does not take life frivolously,
recently said to his royal cousin, the
Duke of York: "The position of an em
peror carries with It many hardships,
many anxieties, but of all my duties I
uread most that of having to speak
publicly, no matter how small the au
dieuce. People generally expect too
much from an emperor. When I speak,
I feel how little they are getting."
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.
iln • " 'inr'iUl t>) el eniist, T. A. Slo
! "mi, N\y V.H.; *i y. demonstrating
d..> u VI i} (•: .i idi-lde cure for Con-
I sumption ii'liimonary Tuberculosis),
in:!<•!' a! and chest troubles, stub
! born catarrhal affections, gener
| al decline and weakness, loss of flesh, and
all conditions of wasting away, will send
TIIKEE FKEE BOTTLES (all differ
\ ent) of his New Discoveries to any affiict-
I ed reader of this paper writing for them.
His "New Scientific Treatment" has
' cured thousands permanently by its time
-1 iy use, and he considers it a simple pro
fessional duty to suffering humanity to
donate a trial of his infallible cure.
S 'ience daily develops new wonders,
nid this great chemist, patiently experi
menting for years, has produced results
is beneficial to humanity as can beclaim
edby any modern genius. Hisassertiou
that lung t roubles and consumption are
curable in any climate is proven by
'•heartfelt letters of gratitude," filed 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. Slocum, M. C.,
9* I*i ne street, New York, giving post-
I "dice and express address, and the free
medicine w ill be promptly sent direct
112 rom his laboratory.
Sufferers should take instant advan
ape of his generous proposition.
Please teli the Doctor that you saw
his in the M ontouh Amkkkan.
| |M ®|| 1
Vl/ Clocks, Jewelry, (i/
Silverware. China, Cut Class. &•<*... are ready for your nspeetion. V?jl
ill Coine in our store, look around, spend one honr or ni >re. we will fy\
•»• not ask you to buy. we will take pride 111 showing you our lieaiui
-11/ fnl things for Christmas. Such a stock was never shown before •'■
i|jl in Danville. Bring your friends. Every welcome awaits you. fs\
*{j HENRY REMPE, *
rfl JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH. a.
CALIFORNIA GIRL'S SUCCESS
Another Sweet Golden Stnxe Sinfjer
Captures London.
Mills college lias received news of the
success in London of a talented alum
na, Miss Mabelje Gillnian. sllss (Till
man, who is a singer, made her first
public appearance recently in the
world's metropolis at the Shaftesbury
theater and was received with ap-
MISS MABELLE GILI.MAJf.
plause by a great audience. Her Lon
don friends now regard her engage
ment there as a triumph.
Miss Gillnian is a California girl.
She was educated at Mills college, go
ing from there to the east and Europe
for study, and the institution now
writes her name on the honor roll with
graduates such as Mine. Nevada and
Barna.
Miss Gillnian thinks London's au
diences a wonderful contrast to those
of New York, where, she says, there is
less outward appreciation for the sing
er or actress.—San Francisco Chronicle.
CrnnliiiiK a Snob.
She is a gentlewoman of highest
breeding and tenderest rearing, but re
cent misfortunes have made it neces
sary for her to increase her income in
some way, so in her extremity she has
turned to that first thought of resource
of reduced gentle folk, "taking board
ers." She has advertised that lodging
and meals are to be had at her house,
and she has endured with martyrlike
courage visits of inquiry from persons
whom a twelvemonth ago she would
not have bowed to from her carriage.
One day last week a man and his wife
called to look at rooms. The woman of
the house had met the wife casually
some years before and had not seen fit
to cultivate her acquaintance. The wife
possessed all the revengeful instincts
of the underbred. Rooms were shown
the couple. The wife asked all sorts of
insolent questions.
"Are your beds clean?" she inquired.
"You know, one always likes to be si:re
of that in a Washington boarding
house."
"Mattress and bedding are perfectly
new," answered the woman of the
house, who did not quite understand.
"I didn't mean that." said the wife.
"I mean— Well, have you any insects
in your beds?"
The eyes of the woman of the house
flashed fire.
"I have none," she made answer po
litely, "but I might try to got some if
they'd make you feel more at home."
Washington I'ost.
Benntifnl Kniily Mnrslml!.
"The pictures of Emily Marshall that
have been preserved." writes William
Perrlne of"The Loveliest Woman In
All America"in The Ladies' Home
Journal, "do not realize her beauty as
It appeared to those who knew her.
She was about 5 feet 5 inches in height,
her figure was luxuriantly delicate, her
hair was of a chestnut brown hue. and
her luminous eyes were said by some to
be hazel in color, by others black. Her
cheeks were rosy and dimpled, her
mouth displayed teeth of perfect white
ness, her hair was worn curled behind
the ears and held by side combs, and
her features were brilliant with ; >m s
slon when a gay or laughing thought
came over her. At one time when she
appeared at a fancy ball in the chivae
ter of Sweet Anne Page of Ihe Men ;.
Wives of Windsor' and danced with
Thomas Willing of Philadelphia tin v
>vpre thought to be the handsomest
pair that had ever graced such an
event. When Chester Harding, the art
Ist. wrote his autobiography, he <•< n
fessed that he found it inipossM.li> t
satisfy himself in painting Mis .Mar
shall's portrait. It was impossible to
catch the living fascination of her
countenance, and he declared that "the
artist's skill could not he put to :i s ■
verer test, for her beauty depended
much upon the expression of her ani
mated face, which when lighted up in
conversation was bewitching!}' lovely."
Porto llico Clubbable.
All those who believe that Porto Rico
Is backward in the accessories of mod
ern civilization will now be obliged to
change their opinion of the little island.
Already it boasts of one full Hedged
woman's club.
Not to give Porto Rico more than her
due, one must remember that this insti
tution has been organized by American
women living in Ponce.
The president of the club is Mrs.
Rutli Sliaffner-Ettnier, widely kiiown
as one of the organizers of the W. C.
T. T T .
Her labors for this society have tak
en her to all parts of the world and so
given her many chances to observe wo- j
men's work under all conditions.
One is pretty safe in assuming that
nothing stronger than lemonade will be
allowed inside the walls of the new
club.
i'llilE WATEJtt SUPPLY
OF THE UTMOST VALUE IN DEVELOP
MENT OF A TOWN.
Asiile From the Standpoint of lieultli,
It I* a Profitable Investment —Mod-
el Filtration Plant of Middletown,
1 A. V.—lion Operated.
A bright, clean, wholesome water
supply is of the utmost importance to
| every progressive municipality. From
the standpoint of comfort and health
It is worth all it may cost the taxpay
ers, and as an investment for the town
! it rarely fails to be profitable.
The city of Middletown, N. Y., has
realized this necessity and is now ef
fecting the thorough purification of its
; water supply by a tilter plant of the
i latest approved type. Its supply is
drawn from impounding reservoirs
and, while practically free from sew
age contamination, becomes every
spring with the advent of warm weath
er impregnated with vegetable matter,
alga?, etc., which give the water a col-
I or like tea and produce an offensive
i odor and taste, and on beating is par
ticularly disagreeable. It has been so
bad that at times no one would use it
for anything but lawn and street
I sprinkling who could get a supply
i from other sources.
Today every drop of water delivered
j to the citizens of Middletown is clear,
j sparkling and entirely free from odor
! and taste, and the consumption has
greatly increased, for the people are
I now glad to use the city water for all
j purposes whenever they can get it.
j The past summer, when complaints of
the finality of municipal supplies have
been so universal, has proved the thor
ough efficiency and practicability of
the system adopted at Middletown,
which has had continuously good wa
| ter entirely free from all the former
objectionable features, from which so
' many towns have been suffering.
1 The credit for this improvement at
Middletown is due to its progressive
board of water commissioners, who
i appreciated the material advantages
| which would accrue to their city from
the expenditure. Careful investigation
• showed them that the most economical
and effective method of curing their
difficulties was by filtration, and they
then determined that Middletown
should have it and by the best and
most modern system.
The tilter plant which they have in
stalled is thoroughly substantial and
lasting and has a capacity of 3,000,000
! gallons per day. The building is of
brick, with slate roof, and is 12S feet
long by 3<; feet wide. The impounding
reservoirs are of different heights, and
; in order to economize pressure and
j combine all the filters in one building
' there is a system of closed or "pres
sure" filters for the upper reservoir
i and open, or "gravity," filters for the
lower. As you enter the building at the
right there are two aerating or sedi
j mentation tanks, each holding about
120,(kj0 gallons of water. As the water
enters these tanks it is thrown out in
a thin sheet so as to take up all the
air possible, a small amount of coagu
lant having beeu previously applied.
It then passes by gravity to the four
filters on the right of the building, each
' of which has a capacity of 500,000 gal
lons per day. As the water comes l'rom
1 the reservoirs it is dark in color and
i disagreeable in taste and odor, but aft
er it has passed through the filters this
is all removed, and it is clear aud
bright and is deposited in a clear well
j which is immediately under the gravi
ty filters and holds 110,000 gallons, sup
l plying the lower part of the town.
On the left of the building is a 1,000,-
: 000 gallon plant of closed filters, oper
i ating on the water from the upper re
i servoir. There are four tanks of a ca
pacity of 250,000 gallons per day each,
I and the highest portions of the town
are thus given clear, bright water un
der the same pressure as they have al
ways had. This water is aerated by an
j automatic system at the outlet of the
; reservoir, whereby the air is drawn into
the water as it passes down toward the
filters.
The operation of the filters is very
simple aud perfect. In filtering the
water passes downward through a
sand bed four feet in depth. After the
filters have run 21 hours one filter at a
time is taken out of service, aud a cur
rent of air is first sent upward through
the entire bed for about two minutes,
thoroughly agitating it and scouring
the particles of sand free from the veg
etable matter removed from the crude
Water in filtration. Then the air is
shut off, and water is passed up
through the bed for about three min
utes, scouring t lie material and tlush
ing all the retained impurities off into
the sewer. Then the process is repeat
ed with the air and also with water,
the entire cleaning of a filter taking
one man 10 to 15 minutes. After wash
ing, the first water from the filter Is
run to waste for a few minutes, allow
ing the bed to settle down into posi
tion for efficient work, and then it is
turned o:i to the clear well, and the fil
ter is ready for another day's run.
At the right of the building are a pump
for washing the filters and a rotary
blowing engine to supply tiie air for clean
lug and ae 'atiou and also a "5 horse
power steam boiler used in winter for
heating th« building and In operating
the pump ar.l blower. The entire plant
Is compact and very sightly, everything j
being neatly finished and painted, aud
the entire building is "up to date" in
construction and appearance.
Many towns throughout the country
are using mechanical filter plants for
purifying turbid and polluted waters,
but comparatively few people know
that vegetable discoloration, odor aud
taste can be entirely removed in this
way and at very moderate cost. The
great prevalence of these objectionable
features In municipal water supplies,
particularly during the past summer,
wMI make Middletown's success In this
matter of wide general Interest.
MUSIC FOR THE POOR.
AN Experiment That Huh Met WLTFC
Suecesi* In Kirititth C'itieM.
Court and alley concerts for the ben
efit of the people of the worst sections
of some of the large English cities have
proved so popular and successful that
'.hey now appear to be looked upon as
ail established feature of social work.
Three years ago the idea of bringing
good music to the very doors of those
who could in no other way hope to get
it was put into practice by the Liver
pool Food and Betterment association.
The experiment was looked upon with
indifference by many at first, but it
was soon found that the common peo
ple of the most overcrowded districts
were capable of a degree of apprecia
tion for good music sufficient to pre
serve order and secure admirable at
tention for the artists. Manchester,
Birmingham and other cities of the
north and midlands adopted the idea
with equally good results. Last sum
mer no less than 90 of these back street
concerts were given in Liverpool alone,
the total attendance being more than
(»G,OOO, while more than 500 artists ren
dered gratuitous service.
Hundreds of men and women who
drop on the doorsteps at night, wearied
with the day of toil, find a pleasure in
these concerts comparable to nothing
else in their narrow lives. The value
of these concerts lies f not solely in the
pleasure which they give, however, for
there is a moral effect which perhaps
lasts long after the concert songs have
been forgotten. Without a hint from
any one, it was found that an hour or
two before a concert was to begin the
people would try to tidy up the select
ed court or alley, sweeping the street
and making what simple attempts at
decoration were possible with red rud
dle, pipe clay and ornamented pa
per. Dock laborers sometimes borrow
cloth flags, which brighten the dark
streets with an air suggestive of a gala
fete. The jealous desire of one alley to
excel another round the corner in the
effort to brighten the surroundings
proved infectious," and now these peo
ple of the slums all vie with each other
at decorating their home alley for con
cert night. The programme includes,
besides music, magic lantern and cine
matograph entertainment.
A CURIOUS EXPERIMENT.
It Cnn Re Performed at a Cost of n
Fen' Cents*.
A curious experiment which any one
can perform at the cost ol' a few cents is
herewith explained:
Buy an ounce of liquid sodium amal
gam, a sheet of aluminium costing a few
cents and about six inches of stout cop
per wire. With a tile sharpen one end of
the copper wire so as to give it the shape
of a pencil. Ilub off the surface of the
aluminium plate with a knil'e just befoie
beginning the experiment.
Dip the pointed end of the wire into
the utnaigam oud after removing it. cov
ered with the liquid alloy, write or <i jw
on the aluminium plate. Dip your wire
into the amalgam from time to time just
as if you were writing with pen and ink.
Never mind the fact that your ink is a
metal and that your pen seems to write
nothing but scratches. Finish your work
and then watch and see what happens.
The lines just traced by your pen will
suddenly assume a dull whitish tint, con
trasting with the brightness of the metal.
Then the;, will rise above the metallic
surface at the rate of about one inch an
hour, in less than five minutes your
drawing will be in strong relief. You
may wipe out the white substance which
has thus sprung from the metal, but it
will develop again with the same vigor
as would some kind of mushroom gifted
with the rather abnormal property of
thriving on metallic ground.
These white formations consist princi
pally of alumina. The cause of their
growth is the formation of an amalgam
of aluminium in which that metal is in a
molecular state altogether different from
that in which it exists in its coherent
form. Although mercury has less affinity
for oxygen than aluminium as soon as an
alloy of the two metals is made alumin
ium loses its previous chemical inertia
and undergoes a slow combustion the
product of which is alumina.
Sodium plays uo direct part in the reac
tion, yet without it I found it difficult to
get the mercury to adhere to the alumini
um. Sodium facilitates also the adhesion
of mercury to the copper wire. The best
results are obtained in damp weather. If
the air is dry at the moment of the ex>
periment, results just as good will be ob
tained by breathing gently from time to
time on the drawing, so as. to slightly
moisten the amalgam of aluminium.—
Scientific American.
James McNeill Whistler was once
painting a portrait of a distinguished
novelist, who was extremely clever,
but also extremely 111 favored. When
the portrait was finished, the sitter did
not seem satisfied with it.
"You don't seem to'like it," Whistler
said.
The sitter confessed that he did not
and said in self justification, "You
must admit that it Is a bad work of
ii rt."
"Yes," Whistler replied, "but I think
you must admit that you are a bad
work of nature."—Argonaut.
| PLANING MILL ?
HOOTER BROTHERS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas
Brackets, Frames
and Turned Work of all Kinds.
*
Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed anc
Rough Lumber.
RIVERSIDE. NORT'D COUNTV
FOE FIRST CUS IRE 1! BO TO
e . , o # fciOi) WORK
bpecial atten
tion given La- V PfOHipt M\W)
§& bibb* m
White Panta- \ 111 MP ffll
loons and Vests. fir 81l M
Repairing done fTfi FlfC.
' i * XJ
when ordered. x rlni , . ~
J«". ->-> vi rs t in
Danville Steam Laundry
No. 20 Canal St Lore and Kase, Propr
The water in the canal went flown
about two feet yesterday, the • lircb be
ing gradually drained hy shut''ilj off
the feed at Nauticoke.
Two traveling mu.-icians p!ayir.j» a
violin and harp, gave enjoyable (••.tii-erts
in several places about town last ivn
i n jr.
OR r HANS' COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.
Pursuant to an order of the ()rphans' Court
in and for the County of Montour, State of
Pennsylvania also an order issuing oat of tne
Orphans' Court of Ljreoming County, state
aforesaid, tin- undersignedexecutors of the
last will and testament of John Albeck.
late of Anthony Township, County of Mon
tour, state aforesaid, deceased, will expose to
public sale at the HOMESTEAD of s iiii de
cedent In Anthony Township, county and
state aforesaid, on
Friday, January 4th. 1901.
at one o'clock P. M..of said day, the follow
ing descrilied real estate: Alll hose two cer
tain tracts of land ljounded and described as
follows:
Tract No. 1.-Situate in Anthony Township
County of Montour, state of Pennsylvania,
Beginning at a stake, t hence by land of Will
iam Dewald South eighty six and one half de
grees Hast one hundred and nine iind one
tenth perches to a stake; thence by lands of
Stephen C. Ellis North four decrees East
forty four perches to a stake, thence by lands
of Jackson I'. McKee North eighty-six and
one half degrees West one hundred and nine
and one tenths perches to a stake thence
South four degrees West forty four perches
to the place of lieginning. Containing thirty
acres more or less.
Tract No. 2 —All that certain tract <if land
situate in the Township of Morel&nd, County
of Lycoming. State of Pennsylvania, l>oun<f
ed and described as follows: Beginning at a
stone, thence by land of Jacob Albeck, Jr.
North forty six degrees East sixteen and
four tenths perches to a stone. North forty
and one fourth degrees East forty and one
tenth perches to a stone. North seventy-six
and one half degrees East seventy one per
ches to a stone, thence by land of William
Kiddle South live and one half degrees West
one hundred and nine and five tenths perches
thence by laud of John Albeck South eighty
six and one half degrees West one hundred
and one perches, thcnceby landofJ. P. McKee
North five and one half degrees East forty
four perches to the place of beginning, con
taining fifty-four acres and thirty nine per
ches of land strict measure. Upon whichare
erected a large
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
Frame Hank Barn and all other necessary
and convenient outbuildings.
TERMS OF SALE.
Twentv-five per centum of the purchase
money shall be paid at the striking down of
the property the balance thereof upon con
firmation absolute of said sale. All convey
ancing to be at the cost of the purchaser or
purchasers thereof.
M M. ALBECK
AMOS I>. ALBECK.
R. S. Ammehmax. Att'y.
NOTICE IN DIVORCE.
11l WAijD L. A TEN vs. IDA MAY ATEN.
I i !he Court oft onuuon I'lcas of Montour
Ci.unty. No. 7 June Term IWOO. Divorce A
V. M.
I To Ida sl.iv A ten.
I;ksi'OM'Knt Above Na.vikd:
Vol", are hereby duly notified and
'required to be and appear in the < ourt of
i onmon Pleas of Montour County on Mon '
j day.the fourteenth day of January A. D ,
I'tii. tne same being t !.e first day of the next
■er .i oft IK- aforesai-i <"our:, t > \,.- .vcr to the
I complaint of the said E-lwarc' 112, Aten, the
;):ove i:.r-e«l i.ibelaut. in the above-stated
case, i ;n! 1.1 show c:i i se. if any you have, why
you should not be divorced Don. theltondsof
matrimony entered into with the said Ed
w: ill A ten. the safe I.ilw -inn:, according to
the prayer of the petition or Libel tiled in the
aiiove stated case.
GEORGE MAIERS. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Danville, i'a.. Doe. 4th. 1900.
•piXKCIiTOICS NOTICE.
Estate of Henry Jenkins, late of Valley
Township, Montour County, dee d.
Letters testamentary having been granted
tlie undersigned upon above estate, all per
sons Indebted to same will make Immediate
payment and those having claims will pre
' sent them without delay to
G.C.JENKINS, Executor*
R. S. AMMEKMAN. Attorney.
CXECCTOK'K 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 have
been granted in the above estate to the un
dersigned. All persons indebted to the said
estate are required to make payment and
those having claims or demands against the
said estate, will make known the same to
ANNA RiTTER, Adminstratrix. c. t. a.,
of Jane A Hefler, deceased,
P. O. Address. 411 Railroad street,
Danville, Pa,
Edward Havre Gearmart. Counsel*
gXECt TOU'S NOTICE.
Estate of Mary E. Deen, late of the Bor
ough of Danville, in the County of
Montour and State ot Pennsylvania,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testa
mentary on the atKJve estate have Iteon grant
ed to the undersigned. All persons Indebted
to the said estate are required to make pay
ment, and those having claims or demauas.
against the said estate will make known the
same without delay to
Jonathan 8. Deen
Executor of Mary E. Deen deceased. P. 11.
Address No. - Graud Street, Danvtl e. Pa.
Edward Sayiib Geaim! art Counsel.