MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa., July 4 1901
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CAN for publication must lie signed by
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce my name as a
«amlidate for renominatiun for theoftice
of Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts
of Montour County, subject to the ac
tion of the Republican Convention.
.1. c. MILLER.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
To the Republican electors of Penn
sylvania I am directed by the Republi
can State Committee to announce that
the Republicans of Pennsylvania, by
their duly chosen repsent.at.ives, will
meet in convention at tin- < >pera House,
in the city of Harrisburg, on Wednes
day. August 21, at 10.30 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 oecordance with the rules governing
the organization, the representation in
the State Convention will l>e 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 1900, anil an
additional delegate for each fraction of
two thousand votes pulled in excess of
one thousand.
By order of the Republican State Com
mittee.
FRANK RKEDER, Chairman.
W. R. ANDREWS, C. E. VOORHKKS,
Secretaries.
THE BUSY MOTH.
How to PrtTtnt lta Depredation* In
ClothlnK and Carpet*.
The flitting to and fro of the active
little moth at this season Is a warning
to the house mistress of what will hap
pen unless vigorous measures be adopt
ed to protect woolens anil furs. When
there are many clothes to be looked
after, it is well to take a special day
for the purpose of airing and cleaning
them. If possible, choose a clear, sun
shiny day; if there are breezes stirring,
all the better. Take the woolen gar
ments and attach them to the clothes
line by pins, shaking and beating the
dust from each piece with a willow car
pet beater. If there are grease spots,
remove them by sponging with ammo
nia and soft water. When the clothes
have had Ave or six hours of sunshine,
they may be brought in and packed
away in mothproof chests.
There are housekeepers who place
great confidence in a newspaper wrap
ping as a protection from moths, but if
one lives In a particularly "inotliy"
place the newspaper is not to be de
pended upon. If mothproof boxes are
not to be had. put tlie winter clothes in
tar paper bags that seal,or, falling that,
make a large ba« out of muslin or cali
co free from holes. Line a large trunk
or dry goods box with the empty bag,
pack in the garments, having made
■ure that there are no moth eggs in
them. Tie the opening of the bag
with twine, leaving considerable space
for "neck." Pack a handful or two of
camphor balls again'st the Inside of the
tied place and tie again, tying the balls
In.
In large cities moths are more numer
ous and much more voracious than in
most small towns or the open country.
For city people it is more prudent to
Bend costly fur garments and fine rugs
to a reliable storage house that insures
their safety from moths during sum
mer.
Moths delight in dark corners, and
they love to deposit their eggs in soft
inoquette and uxininster carpets and
the fluffy fine woolly parts of the
fringe of upholstered parlor furniture.
After being thoroughly beaten carpets
and rugs that are to be kept at home
for the summer would be the better for
being sponged off with turpentine lie
fore being roiled or folded, says The
Household.
Senllderlnx Variety In Hutu.
The hat with many brims Is one of
the fads this season, and it may be
supplied with two or live if you like,
according to the New York Sun. A
light blue straw hat shows five brims
veiled with blue chiffon, but so arrang
ed that they fall very closely together,
and the simple trimming Is a bow of
soft ribbon in green and blue with two
large quills straight across the front.
Turban toques are perhaps the most
popular style Just at the moment for
spring wear, but the larger shapes
with broader brims are biding their
time. Toques of colored straw with a
rosette of silk to match and one con
trasting quill, possibly silver and
black, for trimming are one specialty.
A military hat in the trlcorne shape is
one of the fashionable shapes made
wonderfully becoming by the way it is
trimmed and perched on the heail in a
coquettish manner. The brim and In If
of the crown on the left side are almost
covered with roses.
With the great variety of straws, mil
an braids, silk straws, leghorns, cl ps
and crinoline added to the endless va
riety In combinations of straw and
chiffon and straw anil tulle it Is an
easy matter to imagine something of
the diversity which is possible in the
millinery department.
Lock and i'luck.
Two clerks named Thomas and Clar
ence were In the employ of a wealthy
merchant. Thomas was always an in
dustrious lad, but Clarence was much
given to frivolity and was extravagant
In his habits. In after years Clarence
married his employer's daughter and
was made a partner In the business.
Thomas continued to be an honest, in
dustrious clerk all his life, and his
services were much appreciated by
Clarence and his father-in-law.
Moral.—There is no royal road to
success.—New York Commercial Ad
vertiser.
A Writer'* ANplrntlons.
They were looking tbro»::h the li
brary. "If yoi. hi..l 1 • divine eift
what would you rather write?" asked
the romantic young woman.
"Checks," replied the sordid young
man —Philadelphia Iteeord.
TIRED OF THE TRIP.
SO HE GOT OUT OF THE BALLOON
BY THE JUMP ROUTE.
Anil I'hrn When He Told tht Kng-
Ifuh Hl e a lie Met Whut He Had Donf
They Con»lderately Carried Him
UIV to an Innane Asylum.
'T went up lii a balloon once, and I
never want to make such a trip again,"
said Colonel A. Noel Blakeman. "My
experience as an aeronaut was in Lon
don," he continued, "and it would
never have occurred but for a friend I
chanced to meet there. He was going
to make an ascent, and he persuaded
me to accompany him.
"The balloon was a feature of some
big exhibition, and every day it was
inflated and made an ascent, with four
or Ave passengers, in charge of an ex
perienced aeronaut. There were about
live in the party I took the trip.
We got into the basket, which was
boxed in quite high, then let the rope
go, and we shot up about 3,000 feet. It
was interesting to look down on the
world ami hear the noises of London
streets coming from so far below. The
balloon sailed along smoothly, and we
drifted for about eight miles.
"It was when we tried to descend
that the trouble began. The method
was to throw out anchors as the bal
loon settled toward the earth. The
aeronaut said that when one of these
anchors ■ caught firmly he would haul
the balloon down to the tree In which
the anchor was expected to become
fastened. This would be done by wind
ing in the rope on a winch in the car.
We would be expected to climb out of
the balloon into the tree, he said, and
he would then take hold of the valve
rope and, standing a safe distance
away, open the valve, let the gas es
cape, and the big affair would collapse
and sink. He Informed us that we
must get clear of the sinking folds, as
they would come down fast, and If
they caught and covered us we would
be In an atmosphere of most poisonous
gas.
"All this was very interesting, but
we did not seem to be making very
much progress toward the point where
we would have to look out for the de
scending folds of the collapsing bal
loon. The anchors caught In a whole
lot of trees, but they did not hold. One
would get tangled In a tree, and then
the balloon would sway far over, tilt
ing the basket in which we were until
It seemed that we would be spilled out.
Then the anchor would break loose,
and we would shoot up again.
"I became very tired of this and told
the aeronaut that I thought It was time
to bring the voyage to a conclusion.
He told me if I did not like it I could
Jump out. At first I thought he was
simply resentful of my remark, but he
said he meant what he said.
" 'When the car tilts over again, you
climb out on the edge,' he said, 'and let
go. It will probably be a plowed field
underneath us, and you won't get hurt.'
"Well, I did as he suggested. W r hen
the anchor caught again, I climbed out
and hung to the edge of the car. When
I saw that the car was as low as It was
likely to get, I let go. I dropped about
12 feet, and, as he expected, a plowed
field was below us.
"As soon as I dropped out the bal
loon, relieved of my weight, shot up in
the air again and soared off. I walked
to the nearest road and continued along
it until I came to an inn.
"I asked the landlord how far It was
to London, and he told me It was eight
miles. I ordered a carriage to take me
there, and while I was waiting the
landlord asked me where I had come
from.
"I took him to the door of the Inn,
and, pointing to the balloon, which was
then sailing along about a quarter of a
mile above the ground, I said, 'I Jump
ed out of that.'
"The man looked at me in alarmed
fashion, and after I had returned to the
sitting room I noticed that several peo
ple peered through the window at me.
"Finally my four wheeler was ready,
and I set off for London. After we had
driven along for half an hour or so the
coachman suddenly turned the horse in
through a gate, and we drove into a big
courtyard. I yelled to him and asked
him what he meant, that I wanted to
go straight to London, but he paid no
attention and slowly circled the court.
When he stopped on the other side, a
man wearing glasses stuck his head in
the carriage, scrutinizing me closely,
pulled back, said something to the
coachman, and we drove onto London.
"Finally we reached my lodgings,
and when we did so the coachman
Jumped off the box, ran up the steps
and as soon as his knock was answered
asked if Mr. Blakem&n lived there.
The maid was Just answering that I
did when I reached the top of the steps
and collared the fellow.
" 'What was that place you drove me
into on our way to London?' I asked
him.
" 'lt was a hinsane hasylum, sir,' he
replied. 'When you said you had Jump
ed out o' that balloon, we thought you
was crazy and maybe you was a es
caped patient from the hasylum.'"—
Washington Post.
Realized Ilia Own Madneaa.
"Now you are tired of me and abuse
me," sobbed the young wife whose hus
band refused to hire another maid to
take care of her pet dog. "Yet," she
continued, "not two years ago you
were Just crazy to marry urf."
"Yes," answered the complacent man
h*ute; "my friends told me so at the
time, but I didn't realize It until after
we were married."—Kansas City Star.
It is said (hat some early Chinese
coins were made In the form of keys,
probably because money unlocks the
heart of the high official. Atlanta
News.
A Fellow OelliiK,
Hasben —Yes, I am always interested
In perpetual motion Ideas. I like 'em.
Tatters—Yer do? What fur?
Hasben—They never work.—Philadel
phia Press.
i A Wonder In Watchmaking.
Among the treasures of a Swiss mu
seum, inserted in the top of an old fash
ioned pencil case, is the tiniest watch
ever constructed. It is only three-six
teenths of an inch in diameter, and its
little dial not only indicates hours,
minutes and seconds, but also the days
of the month. So j>erfectly formed is
this lllllputlan watch that It keeps ex
cellent time and is a marvelous piece of
mechanical workmanship.
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
(joes not dry up the secretions but
changes them to a natural and healthy
character. Ely Brothers, .00 Warren St.,
N. Y.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
f—«. sediment or set
• tling indicates an
yfcX-unhealthy condi
,ion oi the kid
2/ if ne y s • " " sta ' ns
j your linen it is
J evidence of kid-
J tzJJSL ney trouble too
r ' rec l uent desire to
*—""" ""the i
convincing proof that the kidneys and bun
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled togo often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in 50c. andsl. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery
and a book that tells
more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail. "
Address Dr. Kilmer & Home of Swunp-Rooi.
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
tion reading this generous offer In this paper.
T>r Wtouii l.addle.
A gentleman OK U walk from one of
the suburbs of Glasgow happened to
call at a farmhouse, where he was
readily supplied with a glass of milk.
He offered the woman sixpence, but
she declined all payment. "I oouldu'
tak' money for't," she said In her own
proud way.
The gentleman expressed his ac
knowledgment and went on his way,
but at the garden gate he detected a
small boy playing. Surely, he thought,
this is the lady's son. So he put his
hand In his pocket to give him the six
pence, when he heard a shrill voice.
"That's na ma laddie, sir." Then there
was a pause, and the voice afterward
resounded, this time directed toward a
small boy at the side door, "Gang oot,
Wullle, an speak till the nice gentle
man at the gate!"— Liverpool Post.
Wonderful Maaleal Memory.
Sir John Stainer had a wonderful
musical memory. It was put to the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had to play the organ In the "Mes
siah" and a folio copy, on which alone
he could see the score, was not forth
coming. The conductor was In desphir.
Sir John cut the knot by a wonderful
tour de force, playing the part fault
lessly right through and entirely from
memory, probably the only time the
"Messiah" has been so rendered. —Lon-
don Standard.
How's This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not lie cured by
Hail's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe blm
perfectly honorable in all business transac
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their tirni.
WEST & TRUAX. Wholesale Drugglsts.Toledo,
O. WAI.DINO, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
▼erdl and the Critic*.
No outsiders, not even members of
the press, were allowed to be present
i»t rehearsals of Verdi's operas. "A
production of a work of m'ne," said
Verdi, "is an affair between that work
and the public. Ido not write for the
press, but for the public, who will sup
port me If my work Is good or who will
execute me If It Is not. I do not cars
for aught else." M.de Nevers thus de
scribes Verdi's attitude at a dress re
hearsal of "Otello" In Paris, when tbe
press was present against his wishes:
"The critics were all placed In the
corbellle of the amphitheater, some ten
rows of stalls having been cleared
away to make room for a table and
chairs for Verdi, Bolto and the direct
ors. MM. Sardou, Mellhac, Halevy,
Obln, the director of fine arts, and
two or three dignitaries and officials of
the Opera sat behind In the remaining
rows of stalls. Among the critics were
MM. Reyer, Bruneau, Joucieres, Bel
lalgue, Pessard, Corneau and Sarcey.
The foreign press was represented by
M.de Blowltz and myself, and as Ver
di came in all stood up, with hats off,
and cheered the wonderful man. The
orchestra Joined, of course, In the ova
tion, and It was to the musicians that
the master went, and, bowing his ven
erable head very low, he thanked them
for the kind demonstration and shook
hands with the nearest, but never once
did he turn our way except for one mo
ment, when he took us all in with a
side glance—an ugly one—and then for
the rest of the evening, some Ave hours,
ignored our presence completely."
Heal Nice Bathing.
It may be doubted if a tub bath in
Jamaica is a luxury. The bathhouses
make a brave show In a row of low
brick buildings In the rear of the ho
tels, each little house with a big stone
tank for a bathtub.
I went out to see the baths on my
first day In Kingston and was surpris
ed to see a sign nailed against the wall
bearing the words:
"Gentlemen Are Requested Not to
Use Soap In the Baths."
"Why are gentlemen requested not to
use soap In the bathsV" I asked the ho
tel clerk, a dignified young woman of
dark complexion.
"Because it soils the water and makes
it unpleasant for the next bather," she
said.
"But do your guests all bathe in the
same water?" I asked.
"Oh, yes," she replied. "You see, the
tanks are So large and the pipes are
small. It takes all night to till the
tanks, and the water has to last all
day."
r.tpiuinra.
Barber—Why Is it that yon aud your
brothers are so bald?
Victim— l'll tell you if you'll
to Buy nothing more about it.
Barber—Sure.
Victim (whisperlng)--It's because our
hair has fallen out.— Philadelphia Press.
Valuable Alloy of Alum Inla m.
Magnaliuni Is the name given to an
alloy of aluminium and magnesium in
vented by a continental scientist, and
the reports upon It are of the most en
couraging nature. It Is lighter than
pure aluminium. It can be worked and
turned like brass or copper, and It 1»
stronger than brass. It is stated that It
does not oxidize at all, fumes of ammo
nia and sulphuric acid not dainaglog it.
It can be turned, bored, drilled, milled,
filed, ground aud polished easily.
g yi
\il The diamonds we have for sale are pure, perfect, brilliant 'JJ
fly blazes of white. So much for the goods. The prices exactly fj\
'•!'• represent their worth. Nothing more, nothing less. Every dol- m
W lar you pay us for diamonds is represented by so much value. .?.
jl/ Buying diamonds is like putting money in the bank. It is sate f^\
:?? and secure, besides giving continual pleasure to the wearer by m
\w its cjuivering rainbowy flashes of beauty.
REMPE,
CHILDREN'S COLI'MX.
Thf Boy Water Carrier.
In many countries the heaviest burdens
the people have to carry are borne upon
their heads. In Mexico boys are early
taught to carry heavy loads in this man
ner, huge water jars being balanced with
wonderful skill. In many Mexican lo
calities months and sometimes years go
MEXICAN BOY WATER CARRIES.
by without a drop of rain, and all the wa
ter the people use has to be drawn from
wells and often carried long distances,
lu the picture is shown a Mexican boy
water carrier. You can see how easily
he carries the great vessel, the only
means for balancing being a single rope,
which he holds with his hand.—Chicago
Record-Herald.
A Good Cat Story.
This is a true story and has never be
fore been printed. The cat belonged in a
New England farmhouse years long gone
by and was a great pet of the master.
Tom did many wonderful things. He did
not lift the knocker, but he opened the
door and did it as readily as one of the
children. He accomplished the feat by
springing up and bringing his paw down
heavily upon the catch, when the door
never failed to open. How he learned to
do this was never known, but it must
have been by observation, as he was
never taught. Tom always knew the hour
for meals and practically could not be
barred out, as he had the key to the situ
ation, no matter how strenuously the
family slammed the door behind them.
When all were seated at table, there
would be a little click of the latch, and in
would walk Tom, seating himself beside
the muster. If his presence was ignored,
he would reach up and pat the matser's
arm; then, sitting back, would quietly
wait, for Tom had learned that any great
demonstration on his part, such as a
mew, meant his immediate dismissal from
the dining room. Here was a curious
thing—he knew or seemed to know that
his only safety lay in escaping the at
tention of the mistress, who strongly ob
jected to the "munching of a cat" while
her family were at table. So he was con
tent with small favors, for the master
was chary of calling forth any caustic re
marks by the dealing out of a bone. Tom
was never known to steal, although plen
ty of opportunities offered in the way of
a kitchen table loaded with savory things
and a wide open pantry door where cream
stood delieiously inviting. He lived to be
17 years old, which was considered a re
markable age for a cat.—Los Angeles
Times.
Chased by • President.
Mrs. McKinley is exceedingly fond of
children. At Canton, before and after
the election of 1890, the young boys and
girls of the town, knowing the reception
which they would find at the famous little
house on Market street, had a way of
running in quite informally to see the wife
of the future president. One day during
a rainstorm a ragged little fellow walked
up the yard to the porch and tried to get
in the door. In some way he had heard
that Mrs. McKinley liked little boys, and
he, too, wanted the honor of her caresses.
And perhaps be should see and speak
with the president himself—who could
tell? So ho marched bravely up all by
himself. But he didn't know how to ring
the bell, and his little knockings brought
no response. No one happened to hear
him. He waited and waited, his heart
sinking lower and lower under his torn,
dingy jacket. After a time hope and
courage failed liiin as he started mourn
fully away, the tears gathering in his big
brown eyes. Some one in the household
saw him as he walked sadly down to the
gate and called the attention of Mr. Mc-
Kinley to him.
Quick as h Hash the president elect ran
out of the house hatli-ss in the rain and
brought the lad back with him, wher.
Mrs. McKinley's kindness and a big plate
of ice cream rewarded him for all his
trials.
It is not every poor boy that has had a
presideut of the United States chasing
him bareheaded in a rainstorm.
An Optical Illiiaioo.
Here is a remarkable optical illusion.
You would think to look at this diagram
that the two heavy black lines were
curved. As a matter of fact they are ex
actly parallel. This may be proved t»y
holding them up edgewise to the eye.
The divergent lines which strike out
from the center are of course responsible
ARB THE LINES STRAIGHT?
for the trick. They lead the lines of
vision astray and make you think that
the two parallel lines are farther apart
at the center than they arc at tbe ends.—
New York Herajd.
On ''Stool# of Repentaopa,"
When a student In Girard college
breaks a rule of that Institution, he is
punished by being compelled to take a
seat for 20 minutes on "a stool of re
pentance." When this punishment was
Inaugurated years ago, one stool was nec
essary. Now there are 64.
LATE POTATOES.
Bl(a Don't Trouble Theui and Fall
Raiua Make Tliem l.arK«.
We think it always best to plow early
for Late potatoes and then work fre
quently to kill weeds and conserve
moisture and warm up the ground and
then not plant until about the middle
of June. The seed will have to be look
ed after to keep it from sprouting.
This can be done by spreading it out
thinly in a light place and shoveling it
over about twice a week. It will wilt
aud shrink up some, but this won't
hurt It. It can be cut a few days be
fore planting If kupt dry and protected
from the sun.
If you have no regular potato planter,
furrow out deep with a shovel plow
aud cover with something drawn by
the team. If the sun shines hot, the
seed should be covered as fast as drop
ped, for the hot sun will soon injure it
as It lies in the furrows, ltun the har
row over the patch once or twice be
fore the vines come up. and you will
get rid of nearly all weeds.
The potatoes will come up in about a
week if the weather Is warm and the
ground damp and continue to grow
from the start. Planting at this time
of the year will bring It out of season
for the first crop of bugs, and by the
time the second crop conies on the
vines will not bother much. Bugs don't
like rank vines, as they don't seem to
be just suited to their taste.
The vines will be small without any
tubers on them in the dry part of the
season, aud by the time fall rains come
the potatoes will be formed ami large
enough to require all the moisture there
Is likely to be, and they will grow very
rapidly. They should not be dug until
the vines are killed by the frost, and it
Is always best to let them remain iu
the ground for some time after, as they
will ripen up and be of better quality.
They should be dug before too hard
freezing and before the ground be
comes soft aud muddy. Your judg
ment must be used in these things.
If not muddy, they can be picked tip
without waiting for them to dry and
stored as fast as dug. It won't hurt
them to store when damp, as they al
ways have togo through the sweat
when stored In large piles, concludes
I. U. Cowdrey of Michigan, writing to
Ohio Farmer.
THE HORSE TO RAISE.
The (Int Par Excellence For the
Farmer—Always Han Hlii Value.
Draft horses of good form sell al
most according to weight, except that
as weights Increase prices rise at a
much greater ratio, so that extreme
weights bring enormous prices if only
the bone Is satisfactory. Prices range
from $125 to S3OO, with an occasional
one higher and with an increase of
about 10 per cent when matched iu
teams. These prices are sometimes
exceeded, and dealers insist that prices
were never so low that a span of draft
horses would not brlug $«>oo if only
they were good enough.
This is par excellence the horse for
the farmer to raise. Only the blood of
the best draft breeds and the heaviest
and best boned stallions is suitable.
Even then the demand for extreme
weights necessitates the use of large
mares that are good milkers. In no
other way can colts be produced with
sufficient bone and feeding quality to
attain the size and tiulsh demanded by
the markets. Even then the youngster
must be supplied with the best of feed
in large amounts from the very first.
Plenty of good pasture, clover hay,
oats and corn Is Imperative, and there
is no better feed for young horses than
green corn cut from the field and fed
whole. Only the best blood should be
used, and then every effort must be
made to keep the horse gaining from
the first If he Is to top the market.
All this Is much like growing beef,
and these are the horses to produce on
the farms. They can be produced no
where else to advantage, and when it
Is remembered that the draft horse is
really the highest priced standard horse
in the market it is easy enough to see
what horse the farmer should raise.
He not only sells for more average
money, but if bred with the same care
there are fewer culls, and no training
is required beyond light common work
to familiarize him with the harness
and with drawing. Tlie disposition of
the draft horse is so docile and his an
cestors have labored so long that he
works almost by instinct, and he re
quires no special training togo upon
the markets.—E. Davenport.
Ha» rack Unloaded Without l.iftiiitc.
One of the easiest ways to unload a
hayrack without lifting it off is to set
four posts In such a manner as to be
far enough apart one way to miss the
DEVICE FOR UNLOADING A HAYRACK,
running gears of the wagon aud far
enough apart the other to hold a 16
foot rack.
Top boards are nailed to the posts.
These are pointed at one end and by
driving through between tin? two pan
els the rack is lifted from the wagon,
being gradually raised as the wagon
passes along.
The Clean Clipped Work florae.
1 have worked a clipped horse two
summers and think 1 shall never work
him another summer without being
clipped, lie used to sweat profusely,
and the hair would twist up and make
him look bad, and It would take a man
an hour to clean him off and make him
look decent. After clipping he hardly
sweat at all, stood the work better,
kept easier and was always clean.—
Michigan Farmer.
A COUNTRY ROAD.
A dusty, stony way, whose bord'ring sod
U thick with blackberries and gnldenrod;
Abrupt, bare hills on one side looking down.
And from the other you can see the town
Follow the liver's course through meadows preen,
O'er which thick woods and marble ledges lean.
A little farther, where the road descends,
A biook's soft tinkle with me bird song blends,
(Oone from its edge the dear old dame's small
cot
Half hidden by quaint flowers); lush bergamot
Makes sweet its banks, its depths the boys still
swim
Or watch the minnows from some willow limb.
Upon its bridge how often 1 have stood.
Watching the west, whose glory seemed to flood
With tenderest light the poorhouse and the graves
Beside it—-turn to gold the brooklet's waves —
Till from the hill, oh, dearest sight of all,
I saw my father, and I heard him call!
He came with sturdy stride and swinging pail—
My hand in his—told my day's whole tale
Of joys, that 'math his bright smile seemed to
grow,
While lessened was my every childish woe
As his sweet words fell on my soul like balm
While we walked homeward through the fragTant
calm.
—Mary M. McCarthy in ltoston Transcript.
SALTED BUTTER.
Why It Keep* Better Than Ilntter
That IN Fresh.
Why does salt butter keep better
than fresh butter? We must first real
ize that the bacterial population of a
moderate sized pat of butter may be
reckoned by millions, that a tiny lump
only large enough togo into a thimble
has been known to be tenanted by
nearly 48,000,000, that, in fact, In con
suming a slice of bread and butter you
may unconsciously be assimilating in
dividual lives exceeding In number
those of the whole of Europe. Thus
the urgency for keeping these hordes In
check and hence the efforts which are
made, first, to set up effectual barriers
to their Ingress by taking proper pre
cautions in the production of milk and,
second, in the conduct of the processes
involved in the manufacture and distri
bution of the finished article.
Included in these processes is the ad
dition of salt in such quantities as to
justify the butter being known as salt
butter, tins addition being made with
the object of extending the keeping
powers of the butter or, in other words,
I to suppress to a large extent the activi
ties of the butter bacteria. That salt
does act in this manner is shown by
the fact that in butter thus treated a
very large reduction In the number of
micro-organisms present is effected.
There can be little doubt, therefore,
| that the common butter microbes do
I not by any means regard salt as their
j elixir of life.
In England boraclc acid Is said to be
i extensively used in butter as a preserv
! atlve or antiseptic agent, while in the
United States a recent public health
document states that none was report
| ed to have been found in the samples
of butter examined. This is probably
due to the fact that in America there
exists a strong prejudice In favor of
salt butter, whereas in England the use
of salt butter Is the exception and not
the rule. Hence in America salt can
be used as a preservative Instead of the
i boraclc acid employed for that purpose
In England.
The densely populated condition of
butter above referred to is not to be
wondered at if we realize that the raw
| material in the shape of milk may con
tain from 500,000 to as many as 109,-
000,000 of bacteria in a few drops.—
! Longman's Magazine.
Where Ynnheen Beat 'Km.
He is from England, and not long
from there. He was visiting his friend;
I iu Hyde Park and, of course, he was
I boasting.
"Oh, yes, me boy, the United State!
i does very well for a new nation," he
| saitl kindly. "You are great In some
I respects, but look at us. We have oui
navy, that beats the world; our army,
never licked; our great steamship lines,
our bank, Lombard street, the financial
: center of the world; our loyal colonies,
i and all the rest. What can equal
them ?
"And we have age too. Look at oui
abbeys and our ancient towns and out
papers of state. Why, man, in Svhat
can you boast of beating us?"
His Hyde Park friend studied a mo
ment. Then he replied:
"Down in Texas there is an old chap
! who was talked to just this way once
j by a man from your country who went
( there for his health. And after all the
! Englishman's boasting was done tlu
man of the cattle country winked at me,
rolled his tobacco over in his mouth
and spit 14 feet into the eye of a pig
standing that far away.
" 'Kin any bloody Englishman ou
earth do that?' says he. And I ask you,
can he?"
Tlie Englishman suggested brandy
and soda in disgust.—Kansas City Jour
nal.
Advice From the Box.
Oil one occasion in the fifties an ama
teur dramatic performance was given
in San Francisco for the benefit of
some deserving charity. Among the
performers was the late Hugh Farrar
McDermott, the poet, and in a box was
Mr. Mills. The play was some classic
piece, and the acting was so bad that
what should have been a tragedy be
came a farce. In the last act McDer
mott dropped his sword and, stooping
awkwardly, picked it up. There was a
titter In the audience, which increased
as the luckless performer asked, "What
Khali I do with this envenomed blade?"
From the banker's box came In a
queer stage whisper, "Stab yourself,
Hugh, and be done with it!"— Frank
Leslie's Monthly.
Malevolence is misery. It Is the mind
of satan, the great enemy, an outcast
from all joy and the opponent of ull
goodness and happiness.—J. Hamilton.
It don't matter if the world Is round
or flat, you'll roll off It if you don't
keep your balance.—Atlanta Constitu
tion.
To have a perfect stomach a man or
a woman must dine well and breakfast
and sup simply.—Ladles' Home Jour
nal.
Instead of buying an article you do
not need of an agent, pay what you
owe.—Atchison Globe.
There are some women who seem to
be perennially youthful. The grown
daughters are companions as well as
children, and the color in the mother 's
cheeks, tha brightness in her eyes, the
roundness in her form, all speak of
abounding health. What is her secretV
S|ie j>j at the middle age of life when so
many women are wo.n. wasted and
faded, and yet time has only ripened
her charms. The secret of this matron
ly health and beauty may be told in the
brief praise. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Per
scription. The general health of wom
en is so intimately related to the local
health of the delicate womanly organs,
that where these are diseased, the whole
body must suffer. "Favorite Prestuip
tion" dries the debillitating dratns,
heals ulceration and inflammation, cures
female weakness and imparts to tlif
delicate female organs natural vigor
and vitality. Women who have lost
their health and thair beauty have been
made "robust and rosy eheoked" by the
, nse of this marvelous medicine.
FFOLD POLES TO HIRE.
Varlont Interesting; Pi-utDroi
u( the Pole Yard Ilua>lne»i>.
"Scaffold I'oles to Hire."
So read a sign painted ou the end of a
building standing in a pole yard, and a
man whose eye chanced to fall upon it
wondered just what it meant. He had
heard of renting steam boilers and pianos
and horses and railroad cars and so on,
and he knew that there is scarcely any
thing, perha;>s nothing, that canuo' be
rented, but he had never heard before of
renting scaffold poles, and it seemed an
odd thing to do.
As a matter of fact there are I its of
scaffold poles rented. It is an old and
to those who have occasion to know
about it familiar branch of the pole yard
business.
Scaffold poles are rented, of course, most
largely to builders, and time are more
builders who hire scaffold piles th:i:
there are who own them. This for tli«-
simple reason that it is for most build
ers cheaper to hire. The very largest
builders who must have a yard anyway
in which to keep material and plant of
one sort and another own their own
scaffold poles and keep them when not
in use in their own yard where they have
rooni for them.
The smaller builder, having very likely
no material yard, has no convenient place
to store poles when not in use, and he
hires poles, as for that matter some of
the larger builders do ulso.
Scaffold poles are let at so murh for
a job, whether it is a few days or weeks,
but while a builder keeps the poles for
one price on one job as long as he may
need them he cannot if he gets through
with a job early haul the poles off to set
up on another job without paying more
rent.
The life of a scaffold pole is about six
years. A pole yard man said that they
could be made to last ten years by care.
People always drive uuils into scaffold
poles. These nails rust, and the wood
around them rots, and the pole gradually
goes to decay. If the poles were all
carefully overhauled and looked after
when they came back to the yard from a
job and the nails all pulled out. they
would last four years longer, but this is
not done for the simple reason that it
wouldn't pay. The cost of the work
would be greater than the gain by it.and
so they use the poles as loug as they are
fit to use and then chop them up.—New
York Sun.
TALES OF CITIES.
Toronto saloons close at 7 o'clock on
Saturday evening, that no workman
with a weakness may spend his wages
before lie 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 s< lved in a novel manner by
the city authorities of Topeka, where
street crossing plates are used. There
are eight iron footway signs at each
intersection. The method, it is assert
ed, is quiti popular.
Lawn I'cHlcontN the New Thing*
Lawn petticoats are going to be very
much worn this summer In place of
Bilk, with thin skirts. They are always
A FliOC FKOU UNDERSKIBT.
the exact shade of the gown, cut long
and trimmed with lawn ruffles or lace.
The pretty white undershirt sketched
is made with a very full, wide flounce
trimmed with Valenciennes lace frills
and Insertions.
CERTAIN RESULTS,
"Nothing can be Surer," is the Testimony
of Danville Citizens.
The stage of uncertainty is over in
Danville. There can now be had plenty
of positive proof in the testimony of
citizens. Evidence of this nature should
convince the most skeptical doubter in
this vicinity. Read the following:
Mr. Jos. Hooker of 102 Xoith Spruce
St., says; "I was for a time afflicted
with lameness in my back, and a pain
over my kidneys. I had a great deal of
nervousness, restlessness; did not sleep
well, had bad dreams, continually toss
ing from side to side striving to get a
comfortable position The kidney secre
tions were not normal, 1 was tired all
the time and often had a dull aching in
the back of my neck. I read accounts
of Doan's Kidney Pill curing people.
The description of their symptoms tall
ied almost exactly with mine and in
duced me to try the remedy. On using
them a short time the whole trouble
disappeared.
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.
ill Hi
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Subscription to Montoui
American SI.OO per year
■II.
Marshall'* Absentralndednena.
One day Judge Marshall, engrossed
In his reflections, was driving over the
wretched roads of North Carolina on
his way to Raleigh In a stick gig. His
horse turned out of the road, and the
sulky ran over a sapling and w as tilted
so as to arouse the judge. When he
found that he could move neither to
right nor left, an old negro, who had
come along, solved the difficulty.
"My old marster," he asked, "what
fer you don't back your horse?"
"That's true," said the judge, and he
acted as advised. Thanking his deliv
erer heartily, he felt in his pocket for
some change, but he did not have any.
"Never mind, old man,"he said. "I
shall stop at the tavern and leave some
money for you with the landlord."
The obi negro was not Impressed
with the stranger, but he called at the
tavern and asked the keeper if an old
gentleman had left anything there for
him.
"Oh, yes," said the landlord, "lie left
a silver dollar for you. What do you
think of that old gentleman?"
The negro gazed at the dollar and
said:
"lie was a gem'man, for slio', but"—
patting his forehead—"ho didn't have
much in here."—World's Work.
A Leading; ((nmtlnn.
Hobb—l put SIOO in the bank for my
baby the other day for his majority.
Nobb—That's good. How long are
you going to keep it there?— Harper's
Bazar.
The modest man has everything to
gain and the arrogant man everything
to lose, for modesty has always to
deal with generosity and arrogance
with envy.—Rivarol.
l'»e of Lime ou Acid Soil*.
On acid soils beets, spinach, lettuce,
muskmelons and some other plants
wholly fall or make a poor growth. The
nse of litne will correct the acidity and
Insure a good crop.
SHERIFF'S SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!
By virtue of certain writs issued out
of the Court of Common Pleas of Mon
tour County, and State of Pennsylvania,
and to me directed, will be exposed to
pnblic sale on the premises in 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 certain piece or parsel of
land situate in Anthony township, in
the County of Montour, and State of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described
011 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 heirsof John
Derr, deceased. So Ans.
M. BRKCKBILL.
H. M. HINCKLEY, Att y.. Sheriff.
Danville, Pa.. June 27, 1901.
ANNUAL REPORT.
J. H. Shultz, Treasurer, in account
with the Valley Township Sclit>ol
Board for the year ending June
80th. 1901.
DR.
To State appropriation $ '.ttij 28
To Hal. from lust year 458 41
Received from collectors H26 40
Prom other sources 2S «7
Total ®227H Otl
ill.
Teachers wanes $1470 nu
Amount paid teachers at Institute.. 52 ">0
Text books lis 04
Supplies r»4 S7
Fuel, etc M. I 83
Fees of collector and treasurer as 43
Secretary's salary and postage 26 IV
Other expenses CM! 01
Total SI9SKI 77
Balance in hands of treasurer $ 27U *_H
V E. SIDLER. Secretary.
gXKCI'TtIR'S OTICK.
ESTATE OF JACOB MOSER. DECD.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Jacob Moeer, late of Liberty Township, Mon
tour County, Pennsylvania, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, to whom
all persons Indebted to to said estate are re
quested to make payment, and those having
claims or demands will make known the
same without delay to
PETER B. MOSER. ( ... MMI .
JACOB B. MOSKK. » hAe ' utors.
June 27. 1901.
IN THE ORPHANS' CO CRT OF MON
TOUR COUNTY.
In Re the First and Final Account of
John Blee, Administrator of H. F.
Blee, late of ths Township of Derrv,
Montour County, Deceased.
The unnersigned. appointed Auditor by the
aforesaid Court to distribute the balance in
the hands of the said accountant to and
among the parties legally entitled thereto,
will attend to the duties of his appointment,
at his law office. No. lUti Mill street, in the*
Borough of Danville, Pa., on Tuesday. July
Kith, loot,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
from any share or portion of the said fund.
HARRY C. BARE. Auditor.
Danville, Pa.. June 17th. I!H)1.
NOTICE.
IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF X!ON
TOUR COUNTY.
In the matterof the first and final account
of Stinson L. Brobst and William M. Hart/.ell
Administrators of the estate of Susannah
llart/ell. late of Mahouing 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 tin- partles found to l>e 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, Penua.. on Monday the
fifteenth day of July A. D.. lttOl. at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of said day. when and where
fallpcrsons having claims against the said
sund are required to present and prove the
satn.» or be debarred from coming in upon the
aid fund.
WM. L. SIDLER. ~r
A IKHI.MSTKATOK'S NOTH K.
Estate of George W. Steinman. Late
of Derry Township. Montour County
Pennsylvania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letter of Ad
ministration upon (lie above State liavt
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
debted to the said Estate, are required tt
make payment, and those having claims or
demands against the said estate, will niaKt
known the same without delay to
LEVI MOSER,
Administrator.
RALPH KISNER,
Attorney.
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 upon the aliove estate have tieen
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
debted to the said estate are required to make
pH.vinent, and those having claims or de
mauds against the said estate will make
known the same without delay to
NAOMI Y. HARTMAN
Administratrix of Wellington
Hartman, Deceased.
P.O. Address, Urovania, Penna
EDWARD HAY HIS UEARHAHT, Counsel.