MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., June 27 1901
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce my name as a
caudidate for rcuomination fortheoflice
of Prothouotary and Clerk of the Courts
of Montour Comity, subject to the ac
tion of the Republican Convention.
J c. MILLER.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
To the Republican electors of Penn
sylvania lam directed by the Republi
can State Committee to announce that
the Republicans of Pennsylvania, by
their duly choseu repseutatives, will
meet in convention at the < )pera House,
in the city of Harrisburg, on Wednes
day, August 21, at 10.-io a. m..for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the following offices:
One person for the office of Justice of
the Supreme Court.
One person for the office of State Treas
urer.
In occordance with the rules governing
the organization, the representation in
the State Convention will be based on
the vote polled at the late presidential
election. Under the rules each legis
lative district is entitled to one delegate
for every two thousand votes cast for
the presidential electors in 1000, and an
additional delegate for each fraction <>i
two thousand votes polled in excess of
one thousand.
By order of the Republican State Com
mittee.
FRANK REEDER, Chairman.
W. R ANDREWS. C. E. VOORHF.KS,
Secretaries.
SARAH AND THE "INDIANS,"
Bernhardt Played Fedora For Them
at 35 Cent* a Head.
Sarah Bernhardt, the great French
actress, once played in Sullivan, lud.,
at 35 cents a head.
It was many years ago, and Bern
hardt was makiug a tour of the coun
try. On the way from Louisville to
Indianapolis the train was stopped at
Sullivan by the news that a serious
freight wreck had occurred a few miles
up the road completely blocking the
tracks and making progress to Indian
apolis impossible until the next day.
"Very well," said the manager in ex
cellent French and with forced calm
ness. "Since we cannot leave town
we will give a performance here."
"Impossible," said Mine. Bernhardt,
also In French. "Quite impossible."
"Not a bit," said the manager, and
he went about it. The divine Bern
hardt, being under contract to play a
certain number of nights, was induced
to consent. There was no "opera
house" iu Sullivan, but the Masonic
hall was rented, and some of the scen
ery was crowded Into it. The local
Job office got out a lot of handbills in
a hurry, and messengers were dispatch
ed to the adjoining towns to spread
the glad news that Bernhardt, the di
,vlne Sarah, was to play in Sullivan
that night and that admission would
be 85 cents
"No use trying to charge metropoli
tan prices here," said the manager to
the treasurer, and that gentleman sigh
ed and said he supposed not.
In the early evening there began to
come into town long lines of green
farmer wagons, each holding a family
party. When the house was full, the
great Bernhardt cautiously took a peep
at It from behind the flimsy curtain.
"Mon Dieu!" she cried, raising her
Jeweled hands. "Look at the Indians!"
But she played Fedora for them, and
she played until 11 o'clock.—Philadel
phia Saturday Evening Post.
HE USED THE SALT TEST,
Am Old Apache * bief'n Knonlidee
of the Human Sjnteiii.
In the early days of Union Pacific
railroading Victoria, Nana and Gcron
lmo, the three chiefs of the Arizona
Apaches, with 100 of their best bucks, j
came through to Green River, Wy.
They had heard of the "heap wagon
•nd no boss" aud had come to stop the
train. They made a lasso of rawhide,
and 50 men on each side held onto the
rope as tlie freight came down the
Wasatch divide. The engineer saw
when several miles away what the In
dians were up to, so lie whistled "off
brakes" and, opening his throttle, let
her loose. The cowcatcher struck the
rope and hurled the Indians in all direc
tions, literally tearing them to pieces,
headless, armless and legless. The
three chiefs went south to their cactus
plains very crestfallen.
Before they selected these men the
old Chief Victoria had them a
piece of rock salt about as big as a
pecan, run swiftly about 100 yards, sit
down on a log or rock and cross their
legs. T hen he watched the vibration I
of the feet, which were crossed. The
feet which vibrated the longest or had
the longest strokes he declined to ac
cept for a severe duty or a dangerous
trip or for one that was at all hazard
ous, but he accepted the feet which vi
brated short, distinct and regular
strokes.
Now, what did the old chief know
about pulsation of the arterial system
or of heart action and indeed about
salt in the system? I have lived near
to Indian reservations and have had
occasion ofteu to survey over their
lauds for railroads and other objects,
and I have wondered where old Vic
toria got his idea. Is not the child of
the sagebrush plains better postetl
than his paleface brother? Chicago
Inter Ocean.
How to lie leftover*.
A tablespoonful of stewed tomatoes
left over from dinner may be saved
and added to the roast beef gravy of
tomorrow.
The half cup of peas left from to
day's dinner may be added to the
breakfast omelet and thus convert a
Dk in omelet into a sightly one.
Water In which rice Is boiled should
be put away to mix with milk for the
children or may be added to a cream
•oup.
A cupful of cold boiled rice may be
added to your breakfast muffins or
wratfles, making them lighter, more eas-
ILr digested and mora palatable.
A CURE FOR CANCER.
California Phyalcinu Declare* the 1
liny IN a Sure Kemedy.
Much Interest has been aroused by
the declaration of Dr. J. M. Selfridge
of Oakland, Cal.. that cancer cau be
cured by means of the X ray.
Dr. Selfridge, who says he has effect
ed several cures, declares the treatment
is simple and painless. He has used it
on himself with highly satisfactory re
sults. He said in a recent interview:
"When the X ray was discovered, I
was naturally interested from a purely
scientific standpoint. Later I was dou
bly interested to learn that several emi
nent German scientists were experi
menting on cancers with the X ray. At
first they did not meet with much suc
cess, but when I realized that the green
light had an effect on the growth I de
termined to experiment on my own ac
count.
"I secured a machine, and, after plac
ing a lead mask over my face, entirely
covering it save where I was afflicted, 1
began systematic treatment. I found
relief from the beginning. Now I am
thoroughly cured.
"My theory is that the X ray kills the
molecules which constitute the primal
cells where life actually begins. It fre
quently takes thousands of these mole
cules to make a single cell of the tissue.
The deterioration or decay of these
molecules, I judge, may cause cancer.
It probably does.
"The X ray has the effect of drying
up these atoms and in time prevents
the spread of cancer. Ultimately it
kills the disease. lam positive when I
say the X ray can cure cancer."
LEARNING TELEGRAPHY.
A Novel Device That Should Aid
Would He Operators.
It takes the ordinary telegraph pupil
a long time to read infallibly the tick
ing of the sounder. An instrument has
appeared, says a writer in the Chicago
Record-Herald, which is designed to
simplify instructions in telegraphy and
to give in a comparatively short time a
complete knowledge of the Morse al
pliabet.
The omnlgraph, as this instrument Is
called, consists of a base board on
which are an ordinary key and sounder
and a toothed disk. A spring contact
adjacent to the wheel engages the pe
ripheral teeth of the disk. If the disk
be rotated, the spring contact is forced
outwardly by the teeth, but drops back
automatically and thus makes and
breaks the circuit. The experienced
telegraph operator detecting these
makes and breaks of the sounder rec
ognizes them as the dots and dashes of
the Morse alphabet.
A close inspection of the disk reveals
the fact that the teeth are so arranged
as to spell the sentence "John quickly
extemporized five tow bags." If the
disk be turned in a forward direction,
this sentence, thus oddly worded to In
clude every letter of the alphabet, is
ticked off at the sounder. If rotated in
the opposite direction, the sentence will
be telegraphed backward.
This disk, which Is completely under
the control of the student, can be turn
ed at any desired speed, thus giving
him an admirable opportunity of try
ing hhnself at all gaits. If he is not a
quick reader, the practice can be taken
at a slow rate and gradually worked up
until it reaches a speed that would try
the most skillful operator. When the
student has learned to receive mes
sages at all grades of speed, he can
take up the transmission of messages
in the regular way by means of the
key which forms part of the apparatus.
I'neN of Scrub Palmetto.
It has been discovered that the saw
palmetto is both a source of health and
of wealth, and the probabilities are
that at a day not far in the future it
will be adding largely to the prosperity
of the sections which formerly cut it
down and cast It into the fire. The
medical properties of it have been
found very valuable in the treatment
of kidney and other troubles, and vari
ous proprietary medicines manufactur
ed from the saw palmetto are now find
ing their way Into the markets.
Haw Invented a Talklntc Clock.
An ingenious Austrian inventor has
just patented a speaking clock which
he claims will be of the greatest value
to persons of forgetful and irregular
habits. It consists of a clock phono
graph combination. In place of the usu
al striking attachment is a phono
graph which cau be set to speak a sen
tence at any time desired, thus becom
ing an unfailing reminder to its owner
of the duties of any hour.
KfTect of Llicht on Silkworm*.
M. Camllle Flammarion, the celebrat
ed astronomer, has been studying the
effect of colored light on silkworms.
White light yields the maximum and
blue light the minimum production of
silk. Next to white light the purple of
the red end of the spectrum gives the
best results. Blue rays increase the
number of males and "warm rays" th«S
number of eggs laid by the females.
Wiimiin laventn a Condemned Food.
Mrs. L. O. Ferson of Chicago has in
vented a condensed food, or emergency
ration, which is said to possess great
merit. The new condensed food is a
simple compound of pork and beans
compressed into a cake. Unlike pem
ntican and some other compressed
foods, there is nothing at all unpleasant
In its appearance, the inventor says,
and it is not unpalatable.
*».lai>an Has a Stranae Dlaeaae.
A strange disease has made its ap
pearanee in Tokyo aud in various other
parts of Japan and is now spreading
rapidly, to the consternation of the
people. It is said to come from For
mosa, and it only attacks the cells of
the hair, which it destroys once and
forever, leaving the scalp as bare as u
billiard ball.
TALES OF CITIES.
Toronto saloons close at 7 o'clock on
Saturday evening, that no workman
with a weakness may spend his wages
before he gets home.
Chicago has a much disregarded
ordinance requiring that the windows
of high buildings shall be so adjusted
that they can be washed from the in
side.
The vexed question of street signs
has been solved in a novel manner by
the city authorities of Topeka, where
street crossing plates are used. There j
are eight iron footway signs at each |
Intersection. The method, it is assert- j
ed, is quite popular.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying
liquids in the nasal passages for catarr
hal troubles, the proprietors prepare
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Price in
cluding the spraying tube is 75 cents,
druggist or by mail. The liquid em
bodies the medicinal properties of the
solid preparation. Cream balm is
quickly absorbed by the membrane and
does not dry tip the secretions bat
changes them to a natural and healthy
character. Ely Brothers, 00 Warren St.,
N. Y.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
1L __ i j. and cheerfulness soon
fiik disappear when the kid
'tinvirKtL ne^s are out °* orc * er
-Mftln £ or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
rll!S\' S£hl • become so prevalent
\] that it is nc* vi 'mmon
| •1/ for a chii- , I rn
/y a "" c,ec ' wit^
y I if- neys. if the child urin
ates too often, if the
1 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
I bed-wetting, depend upon it.the cause of
| the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
| step should be towards the treatment of
i 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 bo:h 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
sample bottle by mail
free, alio pamphlet-tell- Home of sw»mp-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.
Fashionable ladles burn sandalwood
In their rooms to drive away mosqui
toes. The pennyroyal our great-grand
mothers burned for the same purpose
Is quite as effective, smells nearly as
good aud costs next to nothing.
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A certain woman in Fayette, Mo., is
ICX) years old, and she has never been
on a railway car, though trains pass
her town daily. She is afraid of them.
Is it worth while to live a century If
one does not know any more than that
at the end?
at •• *
A writer, Tolstoi thinks, ought to feel
the public's pulse. lie is fond of toll
ing the following story of two Ameri
can girls who came to see him In Mos
cow, says London M. A. P. They had
traveled around the world, starting
from New York in opposite directions
to meet again in Moscow for the ex
press purpose of calling upon him
When they had finished, Tolstoi didn't
know anything more gallant to say
than:
"Well, ladies, I think you might have
employed your time to better purpose."
As lie spoke he felt the rudeness of
the remark and was about to add some
excuses when one of the young ladles
cried:
"Ah, how much like Leo Tolstoi! 1
was ready to bet that you would say
something of this sort."
And they went away as happy as
larks.
Catarrah Cannot be Cured.
with LOC'AI. APPLICATIONS, an they can
not reach the seal of tlie disease Catarrh in
a blood or constitutional dim-use, and In older
to cunt it you must take Internal remedies.
Hall's Catarrh Cure 1H taken Internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is not a quack
medicine. It was prescribed by one of the
best physicians In this country for years, and
is a regular prescription. It Is com|K>sed ot
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients Is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh. .Send
for testimonials, tree.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the liest.
Society.
The avenue was extremely gay yea
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Corydon Wadburner
met in front of the Ash de Cash club
and spoke. Mrs. Wadburner wore pearl
gray.
Miss de Munn and Miss Beryl de
Munn were visiting the commercial
agencies, inquiring as to the debts of
his grace the Duke of Chesplaster.
The Misses de Munn wore all their
diamonds.
Mrs. Lovelace-Lovelace exercised her
dog. Roth were in half mourning for
Mr. Lovelace-Lovelace.—Detroit Jour
nal.
Have You Talent?
"One good way, I think, to Judge
whether we have a talent for anything
or not is to watch the motive that draws
us toward doing a thing," writes Helen
Watterson Moody in Tha Ladies' Home
Journal. "If we do it because it is the
fashion, or because other girls are doing
it, or because we have to do it for some
useful purpose, it is not probable that we
have a real talent for it. But if we find
ourselves doing it just because we really
love it and would rather do it than not,
if it Is doing the thing itself that attracts
us and not the eclat it is going to give
us in the eyes of others—why then I
think we may reasonably conclude that
God has given us a real talent for that
particular sort of thing."
To Spite III* Creditors,
A nobleman in Madrid, after spending
his fortune aud getting deeply into debt,
loet his wife. His friends advised him
to marry a rich bride, but to the dismay
of his creditors he married a poor wo
man. When asked why he did so, he
answered: "For revenge. To make my
rascally creditors rave."
A I'at betlo Bereavement.
Miss Singer—l saw in the paper that
there is to be an entertainment for a
musical orphanage. Fray, what may a
musical orphan be?
Mr. KenitaH—l can't say positively,
you know. But I imagine it must he a
child deprived of its native air.—Har
per's Bazar.
The Wife of "Bob*."
Lady Roberts Is a buxom matron whe
looks in the pink of health. Her expres
sion Is much more severe and determined
than that of her husband, so that it is
•asy to guess that she Is the dominant
partner—a fact known to every Anglo-In
dian. Hhe la Idolized by her devoted and
most amiable spouse.
Lord Roberts married under very Inter
esting circumstances. He had come back
from India a handsome young officer with
a newly won Victoria cross. At a garri
son dance in Waterford he met the good
looking daughter of Captain Bews, late of
the Seventy-third foot. He fell in love
with her and, despite the opposition of
his family, was married to her within
three months.
They All Lead Ca.
Towne —Blugore's not very Interest
ing himself, but there's a born leuder
of men In his family.
Browne —You don't say?
Towne —Yes; it's a girl; arrived last
night.—Philadelphia Press.
I ni porta ut.
He—Darling, will you be my wife?
She—Have you u recommendation
from your tlancee?— King.
Ihe degree of doctor of laws has
been conferred upon President McKln
ley by the University of California.
Only twice before since the fouuding of
the university in 180S has this degree
b*eu bestowed by the institution. I
\|jf The diamonds we' have for sale are pure, perfect, brilliant W
m blazes of white. So much for the goods. The prices exactly M
:T: represent their worth. Nothing more, nothing lews. Every <lol- i
11/ lar yon pay us for diamonds is represented by so much value. ™"
•i" Buying diamonds is like putting money in the bank. It is safe /|\
and secure, besides giving continual pleasure to the wearer by
\|/ its quivering rainbowy Hashes of beauty. ™
HElsnFr* HEMPE,
WITHOUT TURNING A HAIR.
A Londonrr Calmly Returned Money
Given to Hiui l»y Mistake.
A gentleman of ray acquaintance had
a curious experience of manners and
customs of modern England a few
nights ago at the theater. He had
taken four stalls, but at the last mo
ment found two of his party unable to
come. On his arrival at the theater he
left the two spare tickets at the box of
fice, the clerk promising to sell them If
he could and send the cash to him
when they were sold. He took his
place and soon afterward was gratified
to see his two surplus seats occupied.
The individuals who took them were
attired in evenfng dress and bore the
outward semblance of gentlemen. My
friend began to look out for the money
which was to come from the box office.
Presently a concesslonnaire entered,
passed down the row of seats and ad
dressed one of the two newcomers. My
friend noticed that the commissionnaire
passed something to one of the gentle
men, who put It Into his pocket with
out a word.
A sense of uneasiness stole over my
friend with regard to the 15 shillings
that was due to him, and as the even
ing was getting on he thought he
would go and make an Inquiry at the
box office. His susxtlcions were veri
fied. The clerk had sent In the money
by a commissionnaire. The commission
naire was called from the door and on
seeing ray friend at once realized that
he had given the money to the wrong
man. lie promptly went back to the
theater, my friend following to see the
fun. The commissionnaire went straight
to the part}- to whom he had handed
the money and said, " 'Ere, you've got
15 shillings that don't belong to you."
The other replied in an unconcerned
way, "Oh, yes!" took the money out of
his pocket and returned It to the com
missionnaire. "He showed no trace of
embarrassment," says my friend. "He
handed back the money, as he had
pocketed it, without turning a hair."
I always like to think the best of peo
ple, and possibly this Individual, being
a stranger to music halls, was under
the impression that It Is the practice of
the proprietors of such establishments
to send a commissionnaire around from
time to time to distribute cash bonuses
among the audience.—London Truth.
PECULIAR NAMES.
The Queer Way Ten Million Children
Were Designated.
"In a long experience in the treasury
department I have come across a very
large number of names, many of which
are rather peculiar," explained an old
official, "but I think the list of names
In connection with the subscription to
the 3 per cent bonds surpasses any
thing In the way of peculiarity that I
have ever observed. Of these the one
that struck me most was a man who
signed himself Ten Million and who re-
Bides out In Oregon. We thought the
name was an Imaginative one and
wrote the man that it was desired that
the bonds should be registered In real
names only and that no further atten
tion would be paid to his subscription
until he was heard from. He replied
that his name was Ten Million. His
letter was written on the printed letter
bead of the firm of Million Ac Million,
two brothers.
"Then followed an explanation that
his father and mother were unable to
select names for their children that
were mutually satisfactory and that as
a result, though they had had ten chil
dren, none of them was ever christened
formally. The first child was a girl,
and she was known only as One Mil
lion. The second child, also a girl, was
known as Two Million. Thus they ran
along until Ten Million was reached,
and he was the writer of the letter, the
other member of the firm being a
brother whose only name, as far as the
family was concerned, was Seven Mil
lion, the seventh child. He added that
One Million had afterward called her
self Una Million, that the third girl was
known after she had grown up as Trio
Million. The others had taken on addi
tions to their names, and he had adopt
ed the name of Tenis Million, but his
real name was Ten Million and nothing
else. The bonds were issued to him
and on the books of the department
were registered In the name of Ten
Million."—Washington'Star.
When Matches Were Introduced.
The Atlas, a London newspaper, pub
lished on Jan. 10, 1830, the following
paragraph undur the head of "Instan
taneous Light; "Among the different
methods invented for obtaining light
Instantaneously ought certainly to be
recorded that of Mr. Walker, chemist,
Stockton-on-Tees. He supplies the pur
chaser with prepared matches, which
are put Into boxes, but are not liable
to change in the atmosphere, and also
with a piece of flue glass paper folded
In two. Even a strong blow will not
inflame the matches, because of the
softness of the wood underneath, nor
does rubbing upon wood or any com
mon substance produce any effect ex
cept that of spoiling the match. But j
when one Is pinched between the folds |
of the glass paper and suddenly drawn
out it is instantly Inflamed. Mr. Walk-.
er does not make them for extensive
iale, but only to supply the small de- J
suand In his own neighborhood."—New
castle (England) Chronicle.
Her Version of It.
A young girl lu a class preparing for
admission Into the church was asked j
by the pt'.stor how she ought to obey J
the fifth commandment, to honor her |
father and mother. She answered I
promptly, "I ought to take them out I
for walks on Sundays, and I ought not
to let them see how much more I know
than they do." She expressed an opin- j
ion probably quite current among
young people concerning the prepon
derance of knowledge in the rising gen
eration. —<Cong rega tioua li s t
JOHN ADAMS' WIFE.
A Letter Prom Abigail Adams—The
Vice President's Function.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 0, 1797.
Dear Sir—l received your letter' of
Nov. 24 by the post of yesterday. With
respect to the notes you write me
about, I wish you to do by them as you
would by your own, as I do not want
at present either principle or interest.
I think it would be most for my inter
est to do by them as you propose. The
method you mention, of adding to the
outhouse so as to give me a dairy room,
I like very much and would leave it to
your Judgment. I think It would be
best to have It large enough to take of
a closet that cold victuals, etc., may not
be mixt in with dairy affairs. I should
be glad to have it compleated if possi
ble before I return In the spring, but
the winter has set in with great vio
lence here, and the rivers are already
frozen up, so that I fear we shall not
have a chance of getting any cheese
here.
Congress are but just getting into
business, and the vice president is not
yet arrived to sit six months togeth
er. Regulating debates, moderating
warmth and reading papers is a labori
ous task and what, I fancy, the present
V. P. does not like so well as rocking in
his pivot chair or amusing himself
with the vibration of a pendllum. I
have never yet seen the southern man,
Washington excepted, who could bear
close application for any length of
time. What a ringing would here have
been in all the Jacobinical prayers
from one end of the United States to
the other If somebody else had done so!
We are all well. The cold weather
has entirely put a stop to the yellow fe
ver, and no person would now suppose
that such a calamity had ever befallen
the city. The synod recommended a
day of fasting and prayer. The differ
ence between this place and N. Eng
land was this: Being recommended by
a body of l'resbeterlan ministers, none
of the church clergy would Join in it.
Ever}' shop in the city was open as
usual, and a very small proportion of
the Inhabitants attended worship. Busi
ness and pleasure went on as usual.
Remember me to Mrs. Tufts and all
other friends. From your ever affec
tionate ABIGAIL ADAMS.
THE BRITISH TOURIST.
H* Was PleHsantly HurprUcd by the
Train Boy'* Attentions.
The British tourist sat In the car ami
gazed Idly across the bleak prairies.
He felt a slight touch and, looking
around, found that a uniformed youth
had deposited several ruddy oranges
on the seat.
"He didn't wait for the money," re
marked the tourist, gazing from the
fruit to the rapidly retreating train
boy.
"He never does," said the fellow pas
senger, with a knowing smile.
"Oh, I see! It is one of the advan
tages of your great railroad system.
Free fruit for its patrons."
The British tourist was Just peeling
the second orange when a dainty pack
age of chocolate confectionery was de
posited on his knee.
"By Jove," he exclaimed enthusias
tically, "this Is delightful! When I re
turn home, I shall write a paper on the
excellence of American travel."
In less than ten minutes he was the
recipient of another package. It was a
little box containing a black cigar and
two matches.
"No wonder you Americans like to
travel," he said, biting the bitter end
of the cigar. Then he found that a
comic publication had found its way
to his seat.
"This is great!" he grinned. "1 am
going to tip the boy. Wait a moment."
The train boy halted, and the tourist
held out a dime.
"What is that for?" asked the boy.
"For yourself."
"You owe me a half, mister."
"Owe? 1 thought you were giving
these things away?"
"Not today. The half, please."
"But why don't you take the mouey
when you leave the stuff?"
"Because we'd never sell it."
The tourist reluctantly handed over
the coin.
"Going to write about the excellence
of American travel?" asked the fellow
passenger.
"Not I," responded the British tour
ist. "I am going home and tell the na
tion about the trniu robberies over
here!"— Exchange.
Vitality of Hebrews.
If the future population of the earth
Is to be estimated on the basis of race
vitality, then there Is no question but
that the Hebrews will yet be in the
majority. Statistics show that the
average longevity of the Hebrew race
is greater than that of any other. Their
numbers must therefore be increasing
relatively to every race, and they cer
tainly are. Whether It is due to the
sanitary measures enjoined by their re
ligion or because of native vitality is
for students of sociology to decide, but
the fact still remains. Yet numbers
*re not always to control the destiny
of the race, and It is to be supposed
that fraternity and good sense are slow
ly wiping out race distinctions.—Bos
ton Globe.
A Hnmlile Apoioßj.
"We feel that an apology is due," ex
plains the editor of the Kplketown Bliz
zard, "to the estimable young woman
who teaches at the schoolhouso in Dis
trict No. 5. Through the wretched
blunder of a worthless tramp printer
whom we trusted with the setting up
of an item Just as we were closing tho
forms for our last week's edition we
were made to say that 'Miss Ruby Mc-
Connell. the handsome and popular
teacher in ltlggs neighborhood, is the
proud possessor of an elegant new
black beard.' We wrote it 'black
board' "—Chicago Tribune.
THE LATER HARVEST
THAT WHICH COMES FROM A LONG,
LOVING WEDDED LIFE.
In the Sunset Time ilui»i*> Are the
THO W IIU <'HII Sit Together AND
Drra m of the Lum; Juurney, With
Its Kouiili nutl Smooth Sputa, They
Have Marie Side by Side.
The wedding anniversaries of the aged
are especially rich in memories and in
the summing up of the value of wedded
life as apart from all their other relations
to the world or to humanity, that inde
scribable iiue of separation from every
other tie and interest which a husband
and wife feel so strongly when they say
"we" aud mean the dual life which is
yet one in mysterious unity. The wed
ding day reminiscences cling together
within that close drawn boundary, and
they lie in the daintily adjusted scales in
which we weigh life's values. The heart
asks, What have all these years brought
to me? These joys, these hopes so often
unrealized, these deep felt trials, these
sometime discords, these intensities of
emotion, births, deaths, meetings and
partings—what have they left me? Hap
py they who can say "left us."
Two aged people sitting together, hand
in hand, recalling the past, make one of
the loveliest pictures which we see in our
intercourse with men and women, aud
there are very few who, remaining thus
j united after sharing the stress aud strain
of life's battle, will not say fervently,
I "Life is indeed worth living."
What a harvest field it has been! How
| every day in all these long years has con
i tributed its portion to the weaving of the
j great tapestry at which they worked
I without seeing one design! Now, with
! its face turned toward them, they see
I what it all means—rich, glowing color
! where joy and ardor aud prosperity guid
j ed the needle; spots of faded brightness
j where tears had washed the weaver's ina
! terial with such salt floods that it had lost
| all charm, yet now lending tender con
trast to the sunshine paths. Yes, each
was needed in its place, and nothing
would have been perfect without the
; countervailing inlluence of light upon
I shade, of grief on too vivid joy.
I do not believe that any day in our
I personal calendars has so much import as
I the anniversary of our wedding day. Our
j birthdays are of feeble value in compari-
I son, and the heart does not then so ques
j tion itself as to what share we have had
I in the outcome of the years. Had I been
; more yielding there, had 1 been more ten
| der at that critical time, had I been brav
er, more true to my convictions, more
willing to bear temporary displeasure for
i future good—how questions rush to the
| lips while the great roll unfolds itself and
j we see the past as we could not see that
j present which can never be recalled!
But where is there such a harvest as
i comes from a long, loving, wedded life?
I Those sincle detached men and women
whom we know, reaching out after some
satisfying verity to fill the hunger of
' their hearts—sister's children, art, sci
' ence, public charities —look so pathetic
: when putin the balance with the deeply
| moving, intense emotion of those whose
| every word and act had a reflex action
upon another heart aud soul and in whose
influence and character lay the possibili
ties of good or evil to a nature indissolu
bly united to its own.
What autumn festival is like that
which a devoted old couple keep togeth
' er? Their vintage is over, but the good
j wine their love pressed from the rich
grapes of their young lives warms their
veins now, ati-l no winter can chill
j them. Children and children's children
j call them by name, and no wind of pover
| ty can rob them of their chief treasures.
; There is something most touching notiee
j able in the self satisfaction shown by
! very aged people if they outlive the ordi
j nary limit of united lives. The golden
anniversary of 50 years brings out even
a recurrence to some token of bridal or
i nament, and if 00 years are allotted there
I really seems to be a show of personal
J pride, as if they were in themselves meri
' torious so long to remain in happy unity,
j an example to the young.
I The lar>;e majority of old folk have,
alas, to abide alone after death has taken
the other half of their lives into the laud
which no man can enter without his aid.
Lonely they may look; set apart and sep
arate they must feel; maimed and halting
j they must goon until the strong, tender
hand of the releasing angel leads them
within the veil. But to these also there
appertains an aftermath. No arid place
can come into hearts that have been
nourished by faithful, pure, unselfish
love. He who goes forth in the morning
for the abbreviated labor of his failing
strength misses the audible voice of
blessing ami the tender touch which sent
him cheerfully forward In happier days,
j but he is not destitute of the influence of
i what, being once his, cannot be taken
from him. The door does not close with
out a gentle echo of the "voice that is
still" being spiritually heard, and"the
vanished hand" has left an imprint which
will always cling to him. He is never
really alone in truth. Love does not pass
out and away from lives hallowed by
fidelity and unceasing tenderness. Lone
ly he is, but not alone.
And where many a white haired wo
man sits silent in the sunset hour of her
wedding day, with the setting sun sym
bolizing her life in its bright, steadfast
radiance, you will often see an expres
sion of peaceful serenity upon her face,
and it needs no interpreter to explain
that she is dwelling in close companion
ship with that which, though unseen by
others, is integrally a part of her very ex
istence. She also knows that the es
sence of that happiness which made her
so proud of her titles of wife and mother
is unquenchable, and her sunset hour is
sustained by the harvest of her faithful
years.
There seems a magnetism in these elo
quent though failing lives which ought to
be an appeal to a higher aud nobler esti
mate of married life. These sweet times
of later harvest have come not to the
querulous, the irritable, the selfish, the
unreasonable. The married life which
lias been spent in endeavor each to con
trol and absorb the vital individuality of
the other leaves no sustaining power for
this soft after growth which is so price
less when strength fails and the hand
loses-its cunning.—New York Post.
CleaniiiK I.nee.
A dressmaker, especially successful in
renovating laces, uses alcohol for the
cleansing agent, washing them in it as if
it were water. She cleans the most cost
ly varieties in this way and says that it
i.s better, as it is certainly safer, than
naphtha.
"Have by some surgeon Shylock on
thy charge to stop his wounds lest he
do bleed to death." People can bleed to
death. The loss of blood weakens the
body. It must follow that gain of blood
gives the body strength. The strength
ening effect of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medi
cal Discovery is in large part due to its
action on the blood-making glands and
the increased supply of pure, rich blood
it produces. It is only when the blood
is impoverished and impure that dis
ease finds a soil in which to root. The
"Discovery" purifies the blood and
makes it antagonistic to disease, When
the body is emaciated, the lungs are
weak, aud there is obstinate lingering
cough, "Golden Medical Discovery"
puts the body on a fighting footing
against disease, and so increases the
vitality that disease is thrown oft', and
physical health perfectly and perman
ently restored. It has cured thousands
who were hopeless and helpless, and
who had tried all other means of cure
without avail,
Twenty-one one-cent stamps to cover
expenses of mailing only will obtain a
copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, 1008 pages, in paper
cover. Send thirty-one stamps if cloth
binding is preferred. Address Dr. H.
V. Pierce Buffalo N. Y.
A. S. Hottenstein, of Milton, visited
, Landlord T. F. Moyer yesterday.
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
Baalneaa Wu» Good.
The Inquisitive young man sat next
to the self reserved lawyer in the limit
ed express. The inquisitive young man
tired of looking out the car window
soon after the train left Albany, and
he turned to the self possessed lawyer
for amusement.
"Pleasant day?" said the young man
by way of striking up a conversation.
"I am not much of a Judge of the
weather," was the reply from his seat
companion.
The inquisitive young man was quiet
for some moments. Then he broke
loose again.
"Going far?" he asked again.
"Far enough," answered the man of
self reserve.
"Par as Buffalo?" was the third ques
tion of the Irrepressible.
"Perhaps so. Perhaps not," was the
reply.
For a long time the young man was
silent. lie spent the flying moments
tracing his full name with his little fin
ger on the window pane. Suddenly the
self reserved lawyer spoke to him.
"I'm finding business good Just now,"
said he.
The inquisitive young man was much
flattered by the condescension and the
remark of the lawyer. His last ques
tion came easily.
"What is your line?" he asked.
"Biting holes out of porous plasters,"
was the reply, and two or three
thoughtless persons who sat near by In
the car smiled.—New York Sun.
On Hand nt the Right Moment.
lie wasn't strong on logic, but when
he fell into the water in a lonely place
he knew enough to save himself.
"What a good thing I was here!" he
said in a spirit of congratulation. "If
I wasn't, 1 might have been drown
ed."—Philadelphia Times.
How to Make Tapioca Jelly.
Put a pint of boiling water into a
double boiler and into it stir one-fourth
of a cupful of tine tapioca, half a cup
ful of sugar, one-fourth of a teaspoon
ful of salt, half a cupful of seeded rai
sins and a dozen blanched almonds cut
In pieces. Stir occasionally, and when
the tapioca becomes transparent add
flavoring to taste and serve hot with
sugar and cream.
WHATDOES THIS LAOK.
Surely Danville readers cannot ask for
better proof.
The Danville reader may ask for more
convincing proof than testimony publish
ed from representative residents of
neighboring cities, but as the proof we
offer has been decidely convincing in
Bloomsbnrg it should carry considerable
weight in Danville.
Mr. Geo. Mifflin, Dentist on Main St.,
Bloomsbnrg says:"l proem red Doan's
Kidney Pills from Moyer Bros. Drug
Store for my brother-in-law Peter Leis
enring at Bear Gap. He suffering in
tensely from the kidney and from pain
in his back and loins. The usual ac
companiments of inactive kidneys were
present and added to his misery. Doan's
Kidney Pills which 112 sent him gave
positive relief. He has pretty thorough
ly made known the merits of this
remedy in this section.
For sale by all dealers. Price .50 cts.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
Pennsylvania Railroad Reduced Rates to
Detroit, account National Educational
Association.
Fur the meeting of the National Edu
cational Association at Detroit, July 8
to 12, 1901, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets to
Detroit from all stations on its lines, at
the rate of one fare for the round trip,
plus #2.00. Tickets will be sold July 6,
7 and 8, good returning to leave Detroit
not earlier than July 9 nor later than
July 15. By depositing tickets with
Joint Agent on or before July 12, and
the payment of 50 cents, the return
limit may be extended to leave Detroit
not later than September 1.
Reduced Rates to Cincinnati via the Penn
sylvania Railroad, account Convention of
United Societies of Christian Endeavor.
On account of the Convention of the
United Societies of Christian Endeavor,
to be held in Cincinnati July 0 to 10,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell July 4 to 6, from all stations on
its line, excursion tickets to Cincinnati
at one fare for the round trip.
These tickets will lie good for return
passage, leaving Cincinnati not earlier
than July 8, and not later than July 14.
For specific rates and full information,
apply to ticket agents.
Reduced Rates to San Francisco via the
Pennsylvania Railroad, account Epworth
League Convention.
On account of the Fifth International
Convention of the Epworth League, to
be held in San Francisco July 18 to 23,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell, July 4 to 12, froui all statious
on its line, excursion tickets to San
Francisco at greatly reduced rates. For
specific information regarding rates,
routes, and conditions of tickets apply
to ticket agents.
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HI NOW.
UHCHARD AND GARDEN.
A hard wind will dry out the roots of
trees very rapidly.
In setting out trees be sure that no
air spaces are left around the roots.
Plants cannot live without leaves.
Sooner or later they will suffocate, as
plants breathe through their leaves.
Cut off the sprouts that spring up at
the base of the fruit trees, plum trees
especially. They are, to say the least,
unsightly.
All winter and early spring pruning
causes a more exuberant growth in the
parts remaining. Summer pruning,
however, checks growth.
Spraying with a solution made by
dissolving an ounce of sulphide of pot
ash in four gallons of water is recom
mended for all kinds of mildew.
It requires plenty of Bunlight to pro
duce fine apples, peaches, pears, plums
and other fruits. Prune so as to let
the sun shSne among the branches.
When and How to Paint.
The best time of the year to paint is
when the spring rains are over and the
wood is dry, but before flies get too
plenty. After the bulk of flies are gone
In the fall is also a good time. Most
farm buildings can be painted by the
owner or farm hands without employ
ing an experienced painter at high
wages. In applying the paint the two
Important points to bear in mind are
to have It of the right consistency and
to spread it thin and evenly. Always
bold the brush and hand at right an
gles to the material which you are
painting and do not be afraid to us*
plenty of elbow grease to brash in the
paint. The most durable paint for out
door work is pure white lead and raw
linseed oil.
Navreat Photography.
Photographing objects solely by the
light from the planet Venus has been
successfully accomplished. The exper
iments were conducted within the
dome of the Smith observatory at Ge
neva, N. Y., so that all outside light
was excluded except that which came
from Venus through the open shutter
»112 the dome. The time was the darkest
hour of the night, after the planet had
risen and before the approach of dawn.
The actinic property of the light from
Venus was much stronger than antici
pated, the photographic plates being re
markably clear, intense and fully
timed.
SHERIFF'S SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!
By virtue of certain writs issued out
of the Court of Common Pleas of Mon
tour County, aud State of Pennsylvania,
and to me directed, will be exposed to
public sale on the premises iu Anthony
Township, Pa., on
Saturday, July 20, 1901,
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, the following described real estate,
viz:
All that certaiu piece or parsel of
land situate in Anthony township, in
the County of Montour, and State of
Pennsylvania, bounded aud described
on the North by lands of Jacob Litch
ard, on the East by lands of Jackson P.
McKee, on the South by lands of W.
Basklow, et., al , and 011 the West by
lands of Jacob Low, containing about
40 acres, more or less.
Seized and taken into execution, and
to be sold as the property of John Derr
deceased, with notice to the heirs of John
Derr, deceased. So Ans.
M. BRKCKBILL.
H M. HINCKLEY, Att'y., Sheriff.
Danville. Pa., June 27. 1901.
ANNUAL REPORT.
J. H. Shultz, Treasurer, iu account
with the Valley Township School
Board for the year ending June
30th. 1901.
DR.
To State appropriation 112 965 2s
To Bal. from last year 458 41
Received from collectors 826 40
From other sources 2S 97
Total $2279 0«i
CR.
Teachers wattes $1470 00
Amount paid teachers at Institute.. 52 50
Text books »8 04
Supplies 54 97
Fuel, etc Wi s2
Fees of collector and treasurer 41
Secretary's salary and postage 26 00
Other expenses t.Wi 01
Total $1909 77
Balance in hands of treasurer. i 279 20
N. E. SIDLER. Secretary.
IN THE ORPHANS' CO CUT OF MON
TOUR COI'NTY.
In Re the First and Final Account of
John Blee, Administrator of H. F.
Blee, late of the Township of Derry.
Montour County, Deceased.
The unnersigned. appointed Auditor by the
aforesaid Court to distribute the balance in
the hands ot the said accountant to aud
among the partias legally entitled thereto,
will attend to the duties of his appointment,
at his law office. No. 106 Mill street, iu the
Borough of Danville. Pa., on Tuesday. July
lt'th, 1001.at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the
said day. where and when all persons having
claims against the said fund are required to
present and prove the same, or be debarred
froui any share or portion of the said fund.
HARRY C. BARE, Auditor.
Danville, Pa., June 17th, 1001
NOTICE.
IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF MOX
TOUR COUNTY,
in tiie matter of the first and final account
of Stinson 1,. Brobst and William M. Hartzeii
Administrators of the estate of Susannah
Hartzeii, late of Mahoning Township, in the
County of Montour and State of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
The undersigned, appointed auditor by the
aforesaid court, to distribute the balance in
the hands of the said accountants to and
among the parties found to be legally entit
led thereto, will attend to the duties of his
said appointment at the Register and Recor
der's Office in the Court House, in the Bor
ough of Danville. Penna., on Monday the
fifteeuth day of July A 1 1901. at 10 o clock
in the forenoon of said day. when and where
fallpersons having claims against the said
suiiu are required to pretent and prove the
sam.t or be debarred from coming in upon the
aid fund.
WM. L. SIDLER, Auditor
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTK fc.
Estate of George W. Steinman, Latt
of Derry Township, Montour County
Pennsylvania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letter of Ad
ministration upon the above State havt
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
debted to the said Fstate. are required ti
make payment, and those having claims or
demands against the said estate, will makt
known the same without delay to
LEVI MOSER,
Administrator.
RALPH KISNKR,
Attorney.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.
Estate of Wellington Hartman. Late of
The Township of Cooper in The Coun
ty of Montour And State of Pennsyl
vania, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad
ministration ui<on the al>ove estate lia\e been
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
delited to the said estate are required to make
pxyment, and Ihose having claims or de
mauds against (he said estate will inaku
known the same without delay to
Naomi V. Hautman
Administratrix of Wellington
Hartman, Deceased.
I'. O. Address, Orovania, Feu u»
Ekwakd Say ke U»arhaht, Counsel,