MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa., Jan. 3, 1901
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BELGIAN NEW YEAR'S.
Bow the Children llnlse Money For
Celebrating.
One amusing custom is found in Bel
gium. There on St. Sylvester's day,
the eve of New Year's day.the chil
dren strive to secure a "sugar uncle"
or "sugar aunt." as the relative who
falls a victim to their wiles is technic
ally termed, says the New York Her
ald. On that day all the children of
the household enter into a solemn con
spiracy for the mutual good at the ex
pense of the unwary adult whom they
may entangle in the meshes of their
Intrigues.
They employ every artifice to get one
of the older members of the household
under lock and key. Early on that day
the keys of all the doors in the house
have mysteriously disappeared. They
hare been secreted by the children,
who retain them, ready for instant use
whenever the occasion shall occur.
Then strictest watch is maintained to
the end that some unsuspecting one
may be alone in a room. An uncle en
ters a room to search for the paper
which he has mislaid. Presto! There
comes a pattering rush of feet In the
hallway, the door is slammed, the key
rattles in the lock. The alarmed uncle
springs to the door.
Woe betide him now if he be In a
hurry and if he be ungenerous, for he
must yield to the terms of these youth
ful brigands before he can escape. He
must solemnly covenant with them
that he will pay to them whatsoever
ransom tbey may demand ere the pris
on door will swing open. When the
prisoner has promised all that is asked,
the triumphant company restore him to
liberty.
JTot What W'a» Wanted.
A native of the mountain district of
Kentucky had occasion togo on a
Journey recently and before starting
took out an accident policy. lie chanc
ed to be one of the victims of a railway
collision, and the next morning his
widow, armed with a newspaper re
port, in which his name was mention
ed among the killed, called on the
agent of the Insurance company and
demanded the money.
"But, madam," said the agent, "we
will have to have more definite proof
before we can pay your claim."
"More proof!" exclaimed the bereav
ed woman. "Why, he's dead'rn a door
nail, I reckon."
"Possibly, my dear madam," an
swered the polite agent, "and I'm very
sorry."
"Sorry! You are sorry, are you?"
"I certainly am, madam. I sincerely
sympathize with you in your sad af
fliction."
"But hain't you goin to give me the
money what's comin to me?"
"Not today. Your claim will have to
be investigated first."
"That's Just like a good fer nothin
man," angrily retorted the bereaved
woman. "You all are mighty perlite
'bout things so long as they hain't
costin you nothin, but the minnet a
poor, lone female does git a chance
to git holt of a leetle spendin money
you got the gall to say you're sorry."
And the indignant female slammed
the door.—Chicago News.
Telegraphers' Grip.
"I have lost my grip."
This phrase is applied by men to all
kinds of failures. One of the technical
usages of losing one's grip is in the
case of telegraph operators.
Many of the most skilled operators
suffer at times from a loss of the "grip"
and are compelled to give way tempo
rarily to a substitute. This "grip" Is
the hold on the key, and the moment
the operator begins to lose the control
of this "grip" he realizes a rest, al
though for only a brief time, Is due
him.
Another but unpleasant term applied
to this loss of "grip" is "telegraphers'
paralysis." It shows Itself in many
curious ways, all showing that the
muscles brought Into play in working
the key are badly worn.
One of the most skillful operators in
Louisville, who is subject to these at
tacks, cannot send "P." The Morse
manual calls for five dots for this let
ter. The operator in question has by
some book or crook lost the power to
stop at the fifth dot, and it is a com
mon thing for him to warn the taker to
look out for his "P's."
Recently he asked a fellow operator
to watch him send "P's" and to stop
him at the end of the fifth dot. It re
sulted that, although he would be
warned at the fourth dot, the fingers,
no longer mastered by the brain, would
continue dotting beyond the fifth.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Quirk Wltled.
"It was simply an exhibition of nerve
and quick wit," said the old banker
who was dining at his club with a
number of friends. "No one but the
paying teller knew what was happen
ing at the time, and what might have
been a tragedy was turned into a com
edy by his quick wit.
"During the noon hour one day an
old man approached the paying teller
and presented a check for $1,000,000.
With it was a badly written letter to
the efTect that if the immediate pay
ment of the check was not forthcoming
the teller would have his head blown
ofT. He was nothing but a crank, but
he had come armed for business, and if
the wit of the paying teller had failed
him for an Instant there might have
been a tragedy. But the paying teller
coolly took up the check, glanced at it
and then handed it back with the re
mark that the crank had neglected to
put a stamp upon it. In an instant the
crank was full of apologies at his over
sight and departed to get a stamp. It
took but a moment to notify the police,
aud the crank was put where there is
no danger of his demanding the pay
ment of any more $1,000,000 checks at
the point of a gun."—Detroit Free
Press.
Serlnna Complaint.
Askit—Whatever became of that i;a
tient of yours you were telling me
about some time ago?
Dr. Sokum—Oh. tie's got a complaint
now that's giving me a great deal of
trouble.
Askit-Indeed! What is It?
I)r. Sokum—lt's about the amount of
my bill.- Philadelphia Press.
AMUSEMENTS.
Creston Clarke, Friday.
An event of nmch more than usual
interest in theatricals is the coming en
gagement at the opera house of Creston
j Clarke. This favorite actor will be seen
Friday evening, Jan. 4, in his splendid
scenic production of"The Last of His
Race ' a performance that has won for
him one of the really great successes of
the present season. Mr. Clarke will be
well remembered by local theatre goers
for his splendid portrayal of ' "The Last
of His Race," and will no doubt be
greeted by a packed house. His leading
support is Miss Adelaide Prince, whose
j beauty and reputation of being one of
the best actresses of the day is well
known here. Their company is large
and competent having been especially
selected for their ability to play legiti
mate characters well and intelligently.
! Mr. Clarke uses all his own special scen
! ery and effects, believing that what is
! worth doing at all, is worth doing well,
and his presentation of this great play
here will be the same in every detail as
that given by him in Boston, Philadel
i phia and other larger cities. As soon
as Mr. Clarke's coining was announced,
numerous inquiries were received con
cerning seats, and it seems certain that
his welcome will be all he could wish.
Uncle Hez.
The attraction at the Opera House
Saturday evening will be one of unusual
strength. The comedy, "Uncle Hez,"
is replete with ludicrous situations, stir
ling climaxes and splended dramatic in
cidents. The plot is just light enough
to engage the interest of the auditor be
tween laughs. Mr. Adams is an actor
of brilliant attainment aud previous to
his starring tour has beeu with some of
the best companies. In the title role of
this successful comedy he finds a med
ium for his infinite sense of humor and
at the same time a vehicle for his intense
dtauiatic ability. The company is made
up of strong dramatic material.
GET INSIDE.
Your Friends And Neighbors In Danville
Will Show You How.
Rubbing the back won't cure back
ache.
A liniment may relieve, but can't
cure.
Backache comes from the inside, from
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills get inside.
They cure sick kidneys.
Here is Danville proof that this is so.
Mr. Wm. Steinmiller of 126 Bloom
Ridge, Blacksmith says:—"l had sharp
pains over my hips and a dull aching in
the small of my back. The statement
of parties who had used Doan's Kidney
Pills attracted my attention and procur
ing them by the time hail taken a half a
box 1 was better and in a short time the
backache and lameness which had made
stooping or lifting very painful vanish
ed. Before taking this remedy when I
sat for any length of time 1 found it
very painful to rerise and stooping caus
ed sharp twinges to catch me but all
these symptoms disappeared".
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 no other.
Rules for Soldiers Guidance to Start the
Century.
The first order of the Twentieth Cen
tury for Corn pan y'F calls attention to
the Regimental order No. 33, which
says:
"During the interval between January
1, 1901, and the inspection, attendance
at weekly drills will be compulsory up
on uliicers and men.
"The names of all absentees from drill
will be sent to regimental headquarters
within twenty-four hours. Doctors' cer
tificates must be furnished for verifica
tion by medical stall. Men present in
Armory and not drilling will be marked
absent.
"Absentees will be dealt with by com
munication from regimental headquart
ers, and all cases of willful or persistent
absence wi.l be made the subject of
charges.
"Jrills will last oue and one-half
hours. Oral schools of instruction will
be held every other week on extended
order and guard duty.
"Non commissioned officers found de
ficient by the Brigade Inspector will be
reduced."
J. BEAYKK GKARHART,
Captain Commanding.
The Parmer's Wife
is very careful about her churn. She
scalds it thoroughly after using, and
gives it a sun bath to sweeten it. She
knows that if her churn is sour it will
taint the butter that is made in it. The
stomach is a churn. In the stomach
and digestive and nutritive tracts are
jierformed processes which are exactly
akin to the churning of butter. Is it
not apparent then that if this stomach
churn is "sour" it sours all which is put
into it? The evil of a foul stomach is
not the bad taste in the mouth and the
foul breath caused by it, but the cor
ruption of the pure current of the blood
and the dissemination of disease
throughout body. Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery makes a sour stomach
sweet. It does for the stomach what
the washing and sun bath do for churn
absolutely removes every tainting or
corrupting elements. "Golden Medical
Discovery" contains no alcohol, whisky
or other intoxicant and no narcotic.
Traffic Held Up for Nine Hours.
The breaking down of the truck of a
car in a west bound freight train held up
all traffic on the lower end of this divis
ion of the Lackawanna road yesterday
afternoon.
Three cars, loaded with rails, were
thrown olf the track and piled up.
The wreck occurred about noon at
Cameron just half way between thiscity
and Northumberland. There is no tele
graph station within si* miles of the
place. As soon as possible a wrecking
train was ordered from Scranton, and
reached the wreck shortly after three
o'clock.
In the meantime the 12:58 west bound
passenger train could not get past the
wreck. It was backed to this city,where
the Northumberland passengers were
left, and the train was turned around
and run back to Scranton, starting from
Danville instead of Northumberland.
The west bound train leaving here at
4:35 lay on the Cameron switch until 9
o'clock last evening, when the track was
cleared. The train went onto North
umberland and returned here at 9:40
o clock, three hour 9 and a half late. It
met the 8:20 west bound train here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Boyer and son
Mori all, ol East Lewisburg, spent Sun
day at the home of Levi Boyer, River
side.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
„ .. . . and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
4tl i neys are out of of der
-£ or diseased.
~f Kidney trouble has
'• i become so prevalent
» that it is not uncommon
* or a to k° rn
//KCivWi afflicted with weak kid
(Vß 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 SSi r iili
sizes. You may have a B iff;
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- Home of Swamp-Root,
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmet
&. Co., Blnghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
DEDICATORY SERVICES.
Program for Next Week at the Jerseytown
M. E. Church.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
at Jerseytown, Rev. David Young
Brouse, pastor, will be dedicated next
Sunday. The services will begin at 9:45
o'clock in the morning. The Kev. Dr.
George Edward Reed, president of Dick
inson college, Carlisle, will preach the
sermon, after which the special collec
tion will be taken. The presidingelder,
Kev. Dr. W. W. Evans will have charge
of the finances.
At two o'clock in the afternoon,at the
Sunday school service, several clergy
men will make short addresses. At three
o'clock a platform meeting will be held
at which Dr. Evans will preside and ad
dresses will be delivered by Dr. Reed, the
Kev. J. H. Bettens, Rev. H. C. Munro,
pastor of the Baptist church at White
Hall, and Kev. T. M. Phillips, of Wash
ington ville.
In the evening at 7:30 o'clock Dr.
Evans will preach, after which the dedi
catory service will be conducted by Drs.
Keed and Evans. The choir from
Bloomsburg will furnish the music fcr
the day.
Special services will be held at 7:30
o'clock each evening of the week follow
ing. On Monday evening, January 7,
the Kev. Harry Curtin Harman, of Dan
ville will preach, after which the Sacra
ment of the Lord's Supper will be ad
ministered. On Tuesday evening the
Kev. J. H. Bettens, of Wallar's charge,
will preach; on Wednesday evening, tbe
Kev.T. M. Phillips of Washingtonville,
on Thursday evening, the Kev. S. A.
Creveling, of Kohrsburg; on Saturday
evening, the Rev. H. C. Munro, of
White Hall. On Friday evening an Ep
worth League rally of the Leagues in the
Jerseytown charge will be held.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable.oFor a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it In
curable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken Internally In
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts
direct ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. The offer of one hundred dollars
for any case It falls tocure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
Mold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Tamlly Pills are the best.
THE PEESS ALMANAC FOE 1901,
Greatest Handbook of the Year Now Ready
for Distribution.
Presidential year aud census-taking
time offer unusual opportunities for an
almanac and the advent of a new cen
tury acentuates them. Judged by the
great possibilities before it"The Phila
delphia Press Almanac" for 1901, which
is now ready, is invaluable; its pages
must be consulted daily by the thought
ful man if he would appreciate in full
est degree the happenings near aud far
which his paper brings to him. The
wealth of facts and fancies, of statistics
and records, contained in"The Press
Almanac'' illumine current happenings
as no other book can. It is an encyclo
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future. It contains everything which a
work of it standard should. The 25 cents
for which it can be secured from any
newsdealer or by addaressing "The
Philadelphia Press" will yield a better
return than any other investment
which can be made in this, the opening
year of the 20th century.
To Accomodate those who are partial to
the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal
troubleg. the proprietors prepare Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or
by mail. The liquid embodies the medi
cinal properties of the solid preparation.
Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the
membrane and does not dry up the sec
retions but changes them to a natural
and healthy character. Ely Brothers,
50 Warren St., N. Y.
Miss Adams' Masquerade Party.
An enjoyable masqueride party was
given by Miss Kella Adams at her home
on East Front street on Tuesday even
ing. Many amusing and handsome
costumes were worn. Much amusement
was ailorded by the exactly similar make
ups of Keely Ream, Isadore Rosenthal
and William Ellenbogen, which were de
signated "Who is Who." Kefreshments
were served, and the evening was
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Those present were: Misses Mabel
Fenstermacher, Maize Harder, Annie
Kowe, Annie Horton, Margaret Brawn,
Gertrude Linker, Elizabeth Harder,
Blanche Harder, Martha Stahlnecker,
Olive Lunger, Mary Sollenberger, Mary
Wetzel, Desda Campbell, Verda Camp
bell, Sara, Martha and Edith Clark and
Stella Russel; Messrs. John Ilenning,
John Thompson, Blaine James, Frank
Montague, George Maiers.Bert AlcClure,
Keely Ream,lsadore Rosenthal. William
Ellenbogen, Louis Evans, William Fen
stermacher, Harry Titley, Albert Drei
fuss, Frank Geringer, Clyde Heddens
and Ralph Seidel.
WASHINGTON VILLE
What People are Doing In that Interest
ing Borough.
Washingtonville, Jan. 2.—The dam
above town is yielding a good ice crop,
and owners of ice houses are tilling them
rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dietrich entertain
ed a large number of friends on Mon
day in honor of their twentieth wedding
anniversary.
P. H. Bell, who lives near Sunbury,
was a guest at Mrs. lleddens hotel to
day.
The New Year was ushered in on Tues
day morning in a hilarious manner.
Horns aud pistols were used with a ven
geance. Many VVashingtonville people
went to Danville to see the demonstra
tion. An impromptu fantastic parade
was participated in by a number of the
youths of the town.
One of the largest live bird shoots ever
held in this vicinity will take place at
Jerseytown on next Saturday afternoon.
Crack shots froui nearly every part of
Montour county are expected to parti
cipate, and many sportsmen from North
umberland and Columbia counties will
shoot. About 200 birds will be released
from the traps. Rimby's hotel has been
selected as headquarters.
Dr. Bitlerwas 111 Danville today.
William and Sydney Hoffa will return
to the Medico Chi. College in Philadel
phia on Saturday.
Mrs. Carolina Cotneri9ill at her home
in this village.
Former Danville Boy's Fortune.
A copy of the Cripple Creek Times
has been received in this city which
contains an account of the marriage of
James F. Burns and Miss Olivia B. Park
er, ofSt. Joseph, Mo, Mr. Burns is now
one of the millionaire miners of Color
ado, aud the president of the Portland
Gold Miningcompany of Cripple Creek.
He was born in Danville, but left here
to live with an uncle when he was a
small boy. Many of the older residents
of this city remember his father James
Burns, the tailor.. Mr. Burns is a nep
hew of William Treas, of South Dan
ville.
Rosy Cheeks!
Do you want them V Do you simply
want ti glow with health? Do you
want to eat well, sleep well and work
well? Try Lichty's Celery Nerve Com
pound. Sold by Rossman & Son's
Pharmacy.
NOTICES.
To ALL CREDITORS, I.EGATKKS AND OTIIEX
VEKSONS i NTEUKSTEII— Notice IH hereby given,
that the following named pemons did on tfie
date affixed to their names, nie the accounts
of their administration to the estate of those
persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts,dec.
whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in
the office of the Kegisier for the Probate of
Wills and granting of letters of Administra
tion, in and for the County of Montour, and
that the same will IK- presented to the Or piians!
Court of said county, for continuation and
allowance, 011 Monday, the 14tli day of
January. A. 1).. IWOI, at the meeting of the
Court in tiie ufU?rnoou.
Oct. 0.-First and Final Account of
William K. Holloway, Ad
ministrator of the estate of
Clarence H. Frick, late of the
Borough of Danville, Montour
County, deceased.
Dec. 6.-First and Final Account of Sim
on Moser, Guardian of Adam L.
Moser, a minor child of Lydia
Jane Moser, deceased, said
minor having arrived at the age
of 21 years.
Dec. 8.-First and Final Account of
John D. Ellis, Executor of the
last will and testament of Ellen
Ellis, late of Anthony Town
ship. Montour County deceased.
Dec. 14. First and Final Account of
Sarah J. Cruikshank, Executrix
of Mary Ann Walton, late of
Borough of Danville, Montour
County, deceased.
Dec. 15. First and Final Account of
Peter A. Rishel and James C.
Rishel Administrators of George
Washington Rishel, late of the
Township of Mahoning, Mon
tour County, deceased, appoint
ed by an order of the Orphans'
Court of said County to make
Sale of the real estate of said
decedent, under proceedings in
partition.
Dac. 15.- First aud Final Account of
William Wertman and David
Wertman, Executors of the last
will and testament of Michael
Wertman, late of the Township
of Cooper, Connty of Montou
and State of Pennsylvania de
ceased.
Dec. 15.- First and Final Account of
William Weidhammer. Admin
istrator of the estate of Welling
ton D. Weidhammer, late of the
Township of Limestone, County
of Montour and State of Penn
sylvania,, deceased.
WM. L. SIDLER, Register.
Register's Office,
Danville, Pa. Dec. 15, 190 U.
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ir Forgotten Somebody %
$ On Christmas
* v
y)/ and they remembered you with a gift. (!*
It's awfully embarrassing to receive a ff\
jjj gift from some one you did not remem- JjJ
ber yourself. It is not to late. Make a
New Year's present. We still have an /f\
immense stock to select from.
| HCHRT i
% DANVILLE'S LEADING JEWELER.
NEW YEAR'S CUSTOMS
GIFT MAKING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
FEATURE OF THE DAY.
The Old Bosrhos Klsgs li|eete< to
Tkas Reileslsh Their Tressirles.
The Wassail Bowl I» EagUnd-OU
Homes.
I - - l EW DEAR'S DAY, the day
I pu I when the sun's light began to
fr uif I j Increase again and so promise
jggra) the return of plenty, has al-
a day of Joy and present
giving. Among all peoples the priests
of old got the lion's share. The old
Teutons gave the spoils of war and of
the chase. Roman knights yielded their
most beautiful slaves. The Christian
era somewhat modified the custom, but
still It was a day of robbery by priests
and monarchs, and New Year's day
rather than Christmas was the day for
the exchange of gifts. The old Bour
bon kings looked to It to have their
treasuries replenished then, and woe to
the baron who did not give generously.
IT WAS A VIM* OF MERRYMAKING.
A twentieth of one's Income was
thought to be the proper amount to
give to king, church and friends.
In fact, HO country In the times past
made more merry on New Year's day
than merry old England. It was the
time of the wassail bowl, the old Saxon
"wes hall" (do well) being the drinking
pledge. There were much eating, deep
drinking and pranks and games pecul
iar to the day. Many of these were not
overnlce. "Lamb's wool" was the
drink of the day, and it was made of
ale, nutmeg, powdered bay leaves,
roasted crabs and toast, and a queer
mixture it would seem. No one slept
on New Year's eve. It was a time of
"most ungodly wantonness," so the
later Puritans said. But at the time
he who did not get very drunk for four
days together was deemed "a most un
gleesome churl." It was the custom to
form processions and bear the wassail
bowl about as long as any one was so
ber enough to carry It, compelling all to
drink. Pretty maidens might escape
by paying the forfeit of a kiss. Who
would not have preached abstinence to
the fair in those merry days? 'Twas
Bacchus or Venus for days. Here's
how a contemporary bard sings the
tune:
No sounds but sounds of Joy salute the yesr.
The blushing maids are binding up their hair
After the romp, the laugh, the hearty kias adors
Their Ups, and the wassail bowl is borne
la village, grange and town to make
The good man feel the New Year well awake.
At the midnight stroke of the bell all
the maidens were kissed 12 times, all
the mugs were filled, and those who
could stand (so states a precise writer)
drank a good health and a happy New
Year to each other. They Joined hands
and danced around the wassail bowl
and sang the songs of the times. Here
Is a specimen:
Wassail, wassail, over the town;
Our toast Is white, our ale is brown.
Our board is made of the maplin tree.
Bacchus! Bacchus! We drink to the#.
cloaca.
Love and Joy come to you.
And to our merry waaeaU, too,
And may one pretty maid be trus -«?*-
Through all the coming year.
The modern loving cup la said to be a
reflex of the New Year wassail bowl.
All the poetry of the so called good
old time was not as bad as the above,
however. Sweet Robert Herrick lived
in that boisterous time, and no bard
quite equals him in catching the true
pastoral spirit of those reckless days,
neither has any poet portrayed the'
Images and conceits of merry England
as she was two centuries ago with so
sweet a truth. Though he did sing
wantonly of the wassail kiss, he was
musical withal.
Herrick has sung many of the cus
toms of the time. One little stnnzu we
find among his melodious numbers fitly
concludes our sketch, und who is there
that cannot say "amen" to It on New
Year's day:
O sweet Christ child who from thy stall
Bring'st in thy blood a balm that shall
Be the best New Year's gift to all.
A New Vesar's Cake.
Put one cupful of sugar, a half cup
ful of butter and one egg in a bowl and
beat them to a cream; then grate in a
quarter of a nutmeg aud stir It through
the other Ingredients. Sift 2V4 cupfuls
of flour and two heaping teaspoonfuls
of baking powder In another bowl and
gradually stir It Into the mixture. But
ter the inside of a cake pan well (a
shallow oblong or square pan is the
best), line It with tissue paper, butter
the paper, pour in the cake dough and
bake it In a moderate oven till It Is a
golden brown and can be pierced with
k broom splint without sticking. Frost
Ihe top and garnish with walnuts.
We Have Changed.
Matters do not stand with any of us
as they did a year ago. God Is where
he was. We have changed. We have
come nearer to him by the rising quali
ty of our life, or we have gone away
from him by sinking Into lower habits
and under the domiuiou of lower prln
clples.--Charles G. Ames.
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our Dutch ancestors de
barked from the Half Moon in
EK39 the harbor of Manhattan, it
was the year 1614. And they
Sought with them from their native
Holland nothing of that spirit of reli
gious intolerance which distinguished
the New England Puritans who came
six years later, says the Utica Observ
er. In fact, they were denounced by
their Yankee neighbors as a "godless
crew," but it is now plain that they
loved their homes and families, they
forgave their enemies, and they fanned
to flame the spark of national honor
which they possessed.
When Peter Stuyvesant came to New
Amsterdam as governor in 1647, he
was quickly dubbed "Old Silverleg"
because he was a veteran who had
given a leg to the cause of his country
and replaced It with a substantial
wooden one bound with silver. Though
Governor Stuyvesant was a harsh and
cruel man, all accounts agree that he
was a good ruler, but in 1664 one day
when a British fleet appeared off the
coast of New Amsterdam and demand
ed its surrender "Old Silverleg" was
forced to yield, his people refusing to
fight. So the British took possession of
the Island of Manhattan and christen
ed It New York, the same being the egg
from which is hatched that Greater
New York which today stands forth
the second city In the world.
But what did our Dutch ancestors do
to distinguish themselves? Well, they
kept Christmas and New Year's day,
both of which were frowned upon by
the Massachusetts Puritans. On New
Year's morning the old Dutch burgher
would start forth from his own door
and visit his neighbors, collecting all
the money due him from the solvent
debtors and forgiving the insolvent
ones, and, having drunk numberless
mugs of punch with the solvent aud
Insolvent alike, he returned to his home
a better man, more forgiving in spirit
and (whisper this!) more religious
minded than his Puritan neighbor who
had spent the day precisely as he
spends every other weekday in the
year.
Why have we forgotten the example
of our Dutch ancestors? We all keep
the Fourth of July, sacred to liberty.
We all keep Thanksgiving day out of
respect to the pilgrim fathers perhaps,
but more out of gratitude to the Giver
of all good things. We all keep Christ
mas out of love of him whose birth it
commemorates. Why don't we keep
New Year's? Are we recreant sons of
our Dutch ancestors who first settled
New Amsterdam?
THE ROSY NEW YEAR.
- Ho, you little fellow.
With the fpirkle In your eyes!
Will you wreathe your arms around us.
Will you kiss away our sichs,
Tou rosy little fellow.
With the sparkle in your eyes? ,
80, you little fellow,
like a sunbeam from the iklest
WUI you set the bells to ringing,
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WUI you give us songs for sighs,
Tou rosy little fellow.
With the sparkle la your ejeif
Do, you little fellow.
Near your dimples Borrow dies;
The darkness melts <u music.
And the glory's in the skiesl
Tou rosy little fellow,
With the sparkle in your eyes!
—Atlanta Constitution.
A Scottish Kew Year Custom.
In the more primitive Scotch towns
poor children go around fantastically
dressed, stopping at the different
bouses to call for a share of the good
things made for the coming day. A cu
rious old rhyme which they sing on
this occasion follows:
Get up. good wife.
And shake your feathers,
' And dinna think that
..V We are beggars, \ j
Fur we are baims *
Come out to play;
Gvt up aud gie's our
Hogmanay,
There were many other picturesque
customs in Scotland which have long
since died out
The Bells.
What shall the New Year bear to tne?
The shadow or the sun,
A hope, s besm,
A sunshine gleam.
Love's long, interrupted dream,
Or dark for daylight done?
What does the New Year hide for youf
A silence or a song,
A sigh, a note
From joy bird's throat,
Or stillness lying long?
Whst may the New Year hold for US?
All light and shade are there.
Both silence chill
And tinging, still
Old love that ever hath its will
Wtll give each besrt its shsrel
—Post Wheeler.
The Merchant'* Talk.
A bright business man bad an un
used room, and he fitted it with chairs
and inade It comfortable. Here he Lad
good talker who told about the best
ngs in stock and told about popular
.ods and why they were popular. .His
-<£ovel business lectures were approved
by the people, and his "talker" usually
had a crowded room. In the course of
an afternoon talk the ladies were able
to find out all about the goods of the
Beason. This man's trade grew to such
an extent that he couldn't spare the j
room any more for the "lecturer," so he i
had the matter reduced to writing each
day and published it in the daily pa- j
per. It gave him a larger audience,
and the Interest was increased.—Ad
vertising World.
Mistake* In School RnlldlnK'.
With reference to the housing of
school children a common mistake, es
pecially in the public schools. Is the
massing together of large numbers
under one roof. This may at times be
unavoidable in large cities, but it is
never desirable. It is difficult to avoid
insanitary conditions when 1.000 or
2.000 children from all sorts and con
ditions of homes are housed together In
one building. Several comparatively
small school buildings will afford bet
| ter hygienic protection to a given num- |
ber of children than one large building
conserving the same end.
January Term.
LIST OF JURYMEN.
List of GRAND JURORS Selected for
January Term 1901. Anthony—D. A.
Fowler, Cooper—John Casey, Danville
Ist Ward—John G. Brown, Wellington
Blecher. Danville 2nd Ward—Patrick
Kerns, Albert Kemmer. Danville 3rd
Ward —George Joseph Lon
genberger, John Crmkshank. Danville
4th Ward—Hugh McCaffery, Jacob Van-
Blohn, Alexander Mann. Dallas Hum
mer. Derry —Augustus Ortman, William
Deiffenbacher, Limestone —Thomas B.
Schuyler, Howard Wagner. Liberty—
Charles Geringer. Mahoning—Fred
rick Becker, A. C. Angle, Thomas Mad
den. Valley—Norman Beyers, Elmer
Sidler. Washingtonville —C. H. Seidel
List of TRAVKRSE JURORS, Selected
for January Term 1901. Anthony—John
J .Ellis, J. A. Whipple, John Caldwell,
Sylvester Dennen. Derry—Peter M.
Deitrich, John Mower, William Sidler.
Codper—William Schram. Danville Ist.
Ward —George D. Edmondson, Henry
Leisenring, John Campbell, John D.
Williams. C. C. Moyer, George K. 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,
William Robinalt, Oliver P. Adams, E.
S. Miller, Theodore Hoffman Sr. Charles
Bxtckhalter. Danville 4th Ward —Wood-
j ward Morrison. Joseph Sherwood. Ben-
I ton Nevius, Henry Search, Patrick
I Scott, Frederick Henrie. Limestone—
' Daniel Foust. Liberty—Richard Moser,
Mahoning—Simon Kocher. John Foust,
Edward Hallman, George Rudy, Will
iam Steinmiller, James Butler. May
bury—Arthur Bennet. Valley—John
Wintersteen, E. V. Flick, Washington
ville—William Runyan. West Hem
lock—Peter E. Sandel, S. B. Flick.
Trial List for January Term 1901.
J. B. Gearhart vs. Deborah Vincent.
The Borough and Town Council of the
Borough of Washingtonville vs. The
County of Montour.
I Certified from the Records at Danville
i Pa the sth. day of December 1900.
J. C. MILLER, Prothy.
SHERIFF'S SALE
-OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas, of Montour
I countv, to me directed, will expose to public
sale, at the Court House, in the borough of
Danville Montour County, Pennsylvania, on
Saturday January 5, 1901.
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day the
following described tract of real Estate, situ
ate in Anthony Township Montour County,
Pennsylvania, described as follows viz.
I First of said tracts. Beginning at a stone In
the Public Road leading to White Hall, thence
by laud ofGeorge P. Kamp,south nineand one
fourth degrees, East forty and eight tenth Per
thes; thence bv land of Oscar Craig South
eighty one and a half degree west, 8 perches
to a stone: thence by land of Frederick l erg
north nine and one fourth degrees west forty
and eight tenths perches to the said publie
road; thence along same road north
eighty-one and half degrees east, eight perches
to the place of beginning, Containing two
acres and six perches more or less, on which
are erected a
Two-Story Frame Dwelling House,
Barn and other out buildings.
Seized taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Cyrus Bardole.
Second tract described as follows: adjoining
the public road leading from Washington
ville to Muncy, on the eastward lands o
Craig and Marr, Public School lot, Martin and
others, containing Twelve acres more or less,
on which are erected a
Two-Story Frame Dwelling House.
Bam and other outbuildings*
Seized, taken Into execution, and to be sold
as the property of J. J. Bardole.
GEORGE MAIERS, Sheriff.
WM. KASE WEST, Attorney.
I Sheriff's Office, Danville, Pa., Dec. IS.
PLANING MILL?
HOOTER BROTHERS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas,
Brackets, Frames
and Turned Work of all Kinds.
Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed and
Rough Lumber.
RIVERSIDE. NORTVD COUNT*.
F! FIT CUSS WORE DHL! CO 10
- "rv - vV QuOii W^ORK
Special atten 1 -> v >' v
tion given La- / Prompt DeliYery
dies Suits and ■ . M 0 RIGHT PRICES
Waists, Gents . . |, ,
White Panta- Vj.'-f " •/ . ' , jftf All MSgeS Call
loons and Vests. M [|j fop JJgjj
Repairing done \ ' 4 CTCi Fr66.
when ordered. . .-'K i CAL
s.iV
Danville Steam Laundry,
No. 20 Canal St Lore and Kase ,Propr
ORPHANS' COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.
Pursuant to an order of the Orphans' Court
in and for the County of Montour, State o'
Pennsylvania also an order issuing out of the
Orphans' Court of Lycoming County, state
aforesaid, the undersigned executors of the
last will and testament of John U. Albeck.
late of Anthony Township. County of Mon
tour, state aforesaid, deceased, will expose to
public sale at the HUMESTEAD of said 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 described real estate: All those two cer
tain tracts of land liounded and described as
follows:
Tract No. I.—Situate in Anthony Township
County of Montour, <tate of Pennsylvania.
Beginning at a stake, thence by land of Will
lam Dewald Southeighty six and one half de
grees East one hundred and nine and one
tenth perches to a stake; thence by lands of
Stephen C'. Ellis Nortii four degrees East
forty- four perches to a stake, thence by lands
of Jackson P. 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 or beginning. Containing thirty
acres more or less.
Tract No. 2'—All that certain tract of land
situate in the Township of Moreland, County
of Lycoming, State of Pennsylvania, bound
ed and described as follows: Beginning at a
| stone, thence by land of Jacob Albeck. Jr.
North forty six degrees East sixteen and
i four tenths perches to a stone. North forty
. and one fourth degrees East forty and one
tenth perches to a stone. North seventy six
1 and one half degrees East seventy one per-
I ches to a stone, thence by land of William
Kiddle South five and one half degrees West
one hundred and nine and five tenths perches
thence by land of John Albeck South eighty
six and one half degrees West one hundred
and one perches, thence by land of J. 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 which are
erected a large
FRAME DWELLING BOUSE
Frame Bank Barn and all other necessary
and convenient outbuildings.
TERMS OF SALE.
Twenty-five per centum of the purchase
money shall he paid at the striking down of
the property the balance thereof upon con
firmation absolute of said sale. Alfcon%-y
--ancing to be at the cost of the purchaser or
purchasers thereof.
M. M. ALBECK
AMOo D. ALBECK.
R. S. AMMKKMAX. Att'y.
NOTICE IN DIWRCET
EBWARI) L. ATEN vs. IDA MAY ATEN.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Montour
County, No. 7 June Term 1900. Divorce A
V. M.
To IDA MAY ATEN.
RESPONDENT ABOVE NAMED:
YOU, are hereby duly notified and
required to be and appear in the Court of
Common Pleas of Montour County on Mon
day, the fourteenth day of January A. 1> ,
1901, the same being the first day of the next
term of the aforesaid Court, to answer to the
complaint of the said Edward L. Aten, the
■ above named Libelant, in the above-stated
case, and to show cause, if any you have, why
' you should not be divorced from thebondsof
j matrimony entered into with the said Ed
i ward L. Aten. the vid Libelant, according to
! the prayer of the | etition or Libel tiled in the
: above stated case.
GEORGE MAIERS. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Danville, Pa.. Dec. 4th. 1900.
JgXEtHTOR'S NOT UK.
Estate of Henry Jenkins, late of Valley
Township, Montonr County, dee'd.
Letters testamentary having been granted
the undersigned upon above estate, all per
sons indebted to same v. ill make immediate
i payment and those having claims will pre-
I sent them without delay to
G. C. JENKINS. Executor.
R. S. AMMERMAN, Attorney.
gXKCUTOE'S NOTICE.
Estate of Jane A. Hefler, lata 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 Hetier, deceased,
P. O. Address,4ll Railroad street,
Danville. Pa.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART. Counsel*
J£XKC'UTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Mary E. Deen, late of the Bor
ough of Danville, in the County of
Montour and State of Pennsylvania,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testa
mentary on the above estate have been grant
ed to the undersigned. All persons indebted
! to the said estate are required to make pay
; meut, 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. O.
! Address No. 2 Grand Street, Danvil e. Pa.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART Counsel.
MOTICE.
Estate of Sarah Forney late of the Bor
ough of Danville, in the County of
Montonr and State of Pennsylvania,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of Ad
ministration upon the above estate have been
granted to the undersigned. All persons In
debted to the said estate are required to make
pavment, and those having claims or de
mands against the said estate, will make
known the same, without, delay, to
WILLIAM G. FORNEY.
Administrator of Sarah Forney deceased, P.
; t». address, Riverside, Pa.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART. Counsel.