MONTOUK AMBHIOANj FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. = ; Danville. Pa.. July 18 1901 COMJII Ml vriow All communications to the AM EKI CAN for publication must be signed by the writer, and communications not so signed will be rejected. ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce my name as a candidate for n nomination for the office of Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts of Montour County subject to the ac tion of the Republican Convention. .1 C. MILLER, j 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 chosen rcpsentative>. will meet in convention at the < )pera House, in the city of Harrisbnrg, on Wednes day, August 21 at 10.HO a. m..for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices One person for the office of .Justice of the Supreme Court. < toe person for the office < >f 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 19no. and an additional delegate for each fraction of two thousand votes p<died in excess of one thousand. By order of the Republican State Com mittee. FRANK RKKDKR. Chairman. W. R. ANDREWS C E VOOIUIKKS, Secretaries. The Ooifl and Sliver Output. The Engineering and Mining Journal prints flgnres to show that the United States was the greatest gold and silver producer dnring the year 1000. In gold production Australasia dropped from first to second place, and the Trans vaal, which l>eat tills country's output In ltfOO, dropped to the rear, owing to the stoppage of mining operations by the war. The following shows the gold output of the countries named: 1900— Fine ounces. Value. I'nlted States 3,7f<1.310 $73,130,674 Australasia 3,554, 78,467,110 Canada 1,350.508 27,010,732 Buasla 1,117,054 23.000.862 Transvaal 345,70Q 7,206,060 1800- Unlted States 8,801,196 70,009,021 Australasia 8,810,180 78,758,872 Canada 1,018,871 21,040,780 Russia 1,150,214 28,068,016 Transvaal 8,529,820 72,001,501 It will be observed that the mining losses in South Africa are enormous even on this showing, but it does not reveal tlieir full extent. Tho Transvaal stood first In 18P8, with a production of 3,777,(300 ounces, valued at 578,070,701, and it wus cal culated that its output in 1899 would be worth $95,000,000 and Its cutput in 1900 $110,000,000. Of course the gold is not perishable and will yet be mined, but the cessation of operations contrib utes largely to the Industrial demoral ization of the country. Comparing totals for three years, the amount and value of the gold mined are: Fine ounces. Value. 1£J)8 13,900,465 $287,827,883 1899 15,071,141 811,505,047 1600 12,551,454 255,024,654 The decrease Is explained by the Transvaal, since there was an Increase for all other countries valued at $lO,- 171,000. Last year the United States, 'Australasia, Canada and ltussla gave 79.2 per cent of the total. In silver this country's only big com petitor was Mexico. The UnltecKStates produced In 1900 59,501,797 troy ounces, .valued at $30,570,900; Mexico, 55,804,- 420 ounces, valued at $34,209,494. The world's production increased from 177,- 830,582 ounces, valued at $105,900,110, In 1899, to 182,032,053 ounces, valued at $112,205,742, In 1900. The average val ue per ounce increased from 58.26 cents In 1898 to 01.41 cents in 1900. Among our own states and territories Colorado led in both gold and silver production. The figures on gold for the principal producers are: Fine ounces. Value. Oolorado 1,301,486 $29,762,086 California 757,136 15,050,000 Alaska 364,865 7,531,883 South Dakota 820,513 0,625,000 Montann 249,153 5,150,000 Utah 200,290 4,140,000 Utah shows the largest percentage of gain In recent years after Alaska. Utah also made a relatively large In crease In Its silver output. The record of the four principal producers Is: Troy ounces. Value. Cblorado 20,830,712 $12,438,773 Montana 17,300,000 10,623,030 Btati 0,560,183 5,876,483 Idaho 6,100,000 3,746,010 The old saw that "they do these things better In France" receives Its latest confirmation In the recent yarn from that erratic republic to the effect that the up to date anglers are now going a-flshing with pumps. It was acciden tally discovered not long ago that In draining a pond by means of a power ful steam pump not only was the water drawn out, but also all the fish It con tained. Then evolved the scheme of fishing with pumps. What the French man wants when he goes fishing Is fish, so there Is a grand future for the enterprising piscator who has adver tised pumps to let for this purpose. Veteran habitues of the Seine who have sat behind fishing poles on the banks of that filthy stream for years are fairly falling over each other in their efforts to corner the pumps. The process threatens extinction to the fish. Halaine: Oeeae. Goslings are easily raised. They must be kept out of the wet weeds and rain and must have plenty of grass and water. They should be fed bread and milk as soon as hatched, for if you wait until they learn to eat grass they will not eat anything else. Bread and milk Is very essential, as the sweet milk will make rapid growth. tVORKING TOGETHER. COMBINED EFFORTS BEING MADE TO SECURE QOOD ROADS. Driver*. Autumohtltata and rtlits Joining Their Force* In «be j Intereat of Improved liighwaji. Be«erve» I'niveriinl Support. Tho strenuous efforts of drivers and wheelmen In kehalf of Improved high ways have been doubled and redoubled | since the appearance of the automobile. The organized bodies which represent the three divisions of our citizens prominent In the use of the roads— j namely, the drivers, the wheelmen and the chauffeurs—seem determined to work together vigorously and unceas ingly for the accomplishment of their purpose, says the New York Sun. • Perhaps no better Illustration has been seen of the fraternal feeling ex isting among these organizations than was afforded at a recent meeting In New York city. The event was an nounced as a "good roads reunion" and was conceived by the president of the Road Drivers' association. Among those present were conspicuous advo cates of the good roads movement from HUTH A-PLENTY. various parts of the country, who, as cyclists, uutoinoblllsts or drivers of HOrsPW, Otstvuwrri i»ielligonily wp°" the need of better loads in the United States. General Miles, who spoke, emphasized the advantages of first class highways In case of military con flict. He said: "The subject of good roads is one that military men, of course, are Inter ested In, for It Is one of the vital ques tions that the general has to study as as to how he can best maneuver his brigades, corps and armies. Frequent ly during the civil war the line of march was marked by dead animals and wrecked wagons, owing to the wretched condition of the roads over which the armies had to puss. On one or two occasions the movements of the armies were very much embarrassed, and one campaign had to be abandon ed, for it was found Impossible proper ly to maneuver an army. On the plains we were compelled to make the roads as we passed over the country." Of course, in times of war as well as In times of peace smooth and hard roads have always been eminently de sirable, but it must be obvious to every one that the advent of horseless vehi cles, whose utility for military pur poses has been Indorsed by distinguish ed generals on both sides of the At lantic, has rendered their construction a matter of even vital Importance. In the South African war, where perhaps automobiles have been put to a more practical military tesf than anywhere else, It has been found that their use not only facilitates transportation, but that the machines can carry heavier burdens and necessitate the attendance of fewer men than would be required in the case of wagons drawn by mules or horses. It has been estimated that, considering the greater speed of the motor vehicles, 34 of them, each of 25 horsepower, can transport In a given time as many pounds of provisions and artillery as I,3<K) horses. Besides, the uoo of tho lnttor would involve the ele ment of forage, which must be stored ami removed as occasion demands. In France experiments conducted with an automobile of 27 horsepower have shown that 24 such vehicles can sup ply an army corps, or 30,000 men, with 200 rounds of ammunition per man, over a distance of SO miles in 24 hours and can transport heavy guns to cor responding advantage. Manifestly the usefulness of automo biles, as of bicycles, depends largely upon the condition of the roads over which they are to l>e run. When the road is right, the possibilities of the machines are vastly Increased. No one should underestimate the highly creditable results already achieved by the good roads workers In many parts of the country and notably In New York state. The cause In which they are enlisted Is one which deserves uni versal support. How to Make Golden Fleece. For tliis break fine and melt In a fry ing pan half a pound of rich cheese. When soft, add one cupful of sweet cream and a pinch of cayenne. When thoroughly blended, break on this five fresh eggs; cover for two minutes. When the whites begin to set, remove the cover, add a pinch of salt and beat the mass briskly with a large spoon for a few minutes. It will rise In a yellow foam. Serve on milk crackers buttered and heated In the oven. How to ran Potatoes. Cut raw potatoes In thin slices, put them In a baking pan, sprinkling each layer with salt. Whan the dish la nearly full, pour sufficient milk to cov er the potatoes, and bake them in a slow oven about two hours. Stir them occasionally, taking care not to break the slices, and If the milk Is reduced more than one-half add a little more, as there should be a good deal of mois ture when the process Is finished. This mode of cooking gives a peculiarly de licious flavor even to inferior potatoes. Ileardleim Soldier*. Modern warriors generally wear hair on their frontispieces. It Is thought to give them a martial appearance. But Alexander's Invincible soldiers were all bare faced. He compelled them to shave for a sufficient reason—viz, lest the "outside barbarians" of Asia should seize them by their beards and so cap ture them. There are two varieties of cows— the cow that gives more than she eats and the cow that eats more than she gives. Which variety would you pre fer in making up a dairy herd? Which variety do you actually have? Now there Is no difficulty about telling the cow of one class from the cow of the other. There used to be, but there Isn't now. The Babcock test does it. The apparatus consists of a small scale, a Babcock test, and a little gump tion. By testing each cow separately a man can soon tell which ones are paying a profit and which are merely boarders.—American Agriculturist. A remedy for Nassal Catarrh which is drying and exciting to the diseased membrane should not be usfd. What is needed is that which is cleansing, soothing, protecting and healing. Such a remedy is Ely's Cream Balm. Price j .">0 cents at druggists or it will be mailed !by Ely Brother's, 56 Warren Street, I New York. The Balm when placed into the nostrills, spreads over the meinbrans ! and is absorbed. A cold in the head 1 vanishes quickly. The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There is a disease prevailing in this country most dangerous because so decep- Cjft 11 11» lsjrrV\\ ,lve ' Many sudden A vj l!kv\ deaths are caused by >' heart disease, pneumonia. heart 11 Ik'zJ nflr\ failure or apoplexy 11 n?x pare often the result \ ><ji °' Sidney disease. If I r" l> kidney trouble is al ft t"'! lowed to ■» the II KlL_ kidney po is o , *JLBT* b! "ack the Vila. kidneys themselves break down ana vtaoic away cell by cell. Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects inability to hold urine and scald ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sized bottles. You may fV?"- have a sample bottle of this wonderful new dis- E.p' '',■ - covery and a book that tells all about it, both ti<>m<-nrs»ump-K<><>t. sent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper. A Different Matter. Hostess (at party)— And does your mother allow you to have two pieces of pie when you are at home, Willie? Willie (who has asked for the second piece)—No, ma'am. Hostess Well, do you think she wonia inre you to have two pieces here ? Willie (confidently)—Oh, she wouldn't care. This Isn't her pie, you know.— Tit-Bits. "Unhealthy." "What's your innu's specialty?" ask ed the mayor of Hot Dog. "Llftln horses," said the advance agent of the strong man. "Well," said the mayor, "I shore ad mire your gall fer ownin up to it, but I'll tell you beforehand that liftin bosses is a mighty unhealthy game In this here section."—lndianapolis Press. t nlork) Queen*. These are not propitious days for certain queens of Europe. A report comes from Spain that the queen re pent may be deposed, as was Isabella, lier mother. Queen Natalie of Servla is In exile, and Marie of Bavaria, widow of King Francis of Bourbon, the last king of Naples, also lives In exile. The ex-queen of Naples is still a striking looking woman. The mur dered empress of Austria was her sla ter. How's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured t>y Hall's Catarrh <'ure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 1.1 years, and lielleve him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEST & TIHTAX. Wholesale liruggisls.Toledo. O. WALDI.NU. 1\ IN NAN it iMAKVIN. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, t ibio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood aiyi mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Hall's Family Fills are the best. The Dilatory nm Mil. When women have an appointment to meet down town at a certain place, each lingers in her own apartment un til the hour set for the meeting so that she won't have to wait an unconsciona ble time for the other at the rendez vous. Femininity Is almost Invariably late, even for business engagements, and any excuse It offers, however triv ial, it thinks should be accepted as valid. At catching trains and boats the dila tory sex Is nevertheless unusually adept. It Is said by those who are fond of gathering such statistics that one woman misses a train to about ten men. Madam, however oblivious she may be of time in other matters, If she Is going away Is sure to be at the sta tion bright and early and with 20 min utes to spare. Whether this proves that the sex is selfish or merely that It Is, In the language of the times, "long head oH" o niitwtinn for consideration. Kew» uiiil Note*. A fine promise for wheat and a gen erally good hay outlook was American Agriculturist's summary at the begin ning of May. A miniature Louisiana ricefleld, with canal, pumps and thrashing machine, just as found in the Crowley district, Is one of the unique features devised for the rice growers' exhibit at Buffalo. New orange and grape fruit groves fire reported as being constantly plant ed In Florida the past three years, the rock lands of Dade county having prov ed a pleasant surprise as far as suc cessful orange growing is concerned. Good earth roads are still needed. Drainage by one line of properly laid tile Is recommended by an expert as the best thing in road improvement. A Canadian bee man thinks that In stead of working for long tongues the effort should be to obtain a new clover by crossing red and white or red and alsike. In a few months there will be -12 beet sugar factories In operation in this country, no less than 13 being now In course of erection. A Dog'i I.lfe. Moke Whitewash—By golly, Sam, yo' got er snap watchiu yo' pooh wife take iu washin. What a quiet, peaceful life yo' must lead! Saw Donothiug (in un injured tone)— (Juiet an peaceful? Huh! Yo' seein tei forget dat ebry day am washin day ut ouah house. —Brooklyn Life Take care of the stomach and the health will take care of itself. If people only realized the soundness of that statemen the majority might live to a good old age like Moses, "the eye 1111 dimmed, the natural force unabated. It is in the stomoch t hat the bl< <>u is made 'lt is from the stomach that nourish ment is dispensed to nerve and muscle. If the stomach is "weak' it can't do its ir/iole work for each part of the body. If it is diseased the disease will taint the nourishment which is distributed, and so spread disease throughout the body. It was the realization of the importance of the stomach as the very center <>f health and the common source of dis ease, which led I>r. Pierce to prepare his "Golden Medical Discovery." ' Dis eases which originate in the stom ach must be cured through the stom ach." The soundness of this theory is proved every day by cures of diseased organs, heart, liver, lungs, blood, by the use of the "Discovery" which is solely and singly a medicine for the blood and orangs of digestion and nut rititioD. It is a temperance medicine cobtaining no alcohol, whiskey or other intoxicont. > r sr-c. S'sr tr^-sr \l/ The diamonds we haw i'or sale are pure, periect brilliant .1. fi\ blazes of white. So much for the goods. '1 lie prices exactly fy\ :T'. represent their wortli. Nothing more, nothing less. h.\i r\ dol m \|/ lar yon pay ns for diamonds is represented by HO much valne. T X Bnying diamonds is like putting money in the bank. It 1M ssue /|V and secure, besides giving continual pleasure to the wearei » \f/ its quivering rainbowy flashes of beauty. •"• <M. HEUSTI-r* REMPE, V* v OPENINGS FOR DAIRIES. Good Butter and Milk Needed In Cuba and Porto Rico. CHANGE FOB AMEKIOAN DEALERS. Department of VKrlcnltnre Expert Who Ha* Tonred the Inlands Re port* That Dairymen Could Reap Rich Profit* Either by Ilalldlnc Dttirle* or Shipping American flut ter There. ; American butter and cheese promise to find ft lucrative market In Porto Rico and Cuba, says the Washington Post ' Through the efforts of the dairy dl- j vision of the department of agricul ture our daiiy products have been in troduced In both islands, and already there is a great demand for them. Mr. Richmond A. Pearson, assistant chief of the dairy division, has Just returned from a tour of the two islands. Ho traveled over both Islands and made a thorough investigation of dairy con ditions. Mr. Pearson believes that Porto Rico and Cuba furnish a fertile field for American dairymen to invade and that within a short time the 1h- ( lauds will prove excellent markets for our dairy products. At present no butter Of consequence Is churned in either of the Islands. In- j deed butter is a rather scarce article 1 and is generally used only by Amerl- j cans who reside there. Among the | poorer classes of native Porto Ricans a very Inferior quality of butter Is used to some extent It Is mostly im ported from Denmark, and its quality can be judged from the fact that it is sold for from 10 to 15 cents a pound. 1 Other butter Is Imported from Den mark, France, Spain and Italy which Is of better quality, but even it is very much off flavor and would not be con sidered fit for use by Americans in the United States. All the butter Imported i is shipped In tin cans and necessarily becomes rancid. Some of the French butter is sold for as much as 75 cents a pound, and It does not begin to com pare with the American product. Some brands of Danish butter bring 50 cents a pound, and the Spanish and Italian product Is sold for 80 .and 40 cents per pound. American butter could be shipped to both islands and sold at a profit tor 4<J and 45 cents a pound. "I am confident that the American butter would soon displace all other butters both In Cuba and I'orto Rico," said Mr. Pearson. "I found that tho Porto Ricans were anxious to try our butter, And all seemed at once to fall In love with it." The American product has one great advantage over foreign butters, in that the tax upon it is only nine-tenths of a cent per pound, whereas all other foreign butters are taxed at the rate of G cents per pound. In Cuba American butter has to pay the same tax as oth er countries, 3 cents per pound. There is no general use of butter on the tables of native I'orto Ricans at the present time, and It would require some patience and time to educate them, although they evince a natural taste for it. Mr. Pearson while on the Island received several shipments of fresh butter, and, although the heat was Intense, the butter remained sweet and good, but of course it softened to some extent. This is a point of great advantage that the American product has over tho other butters, as the lat ter soon become rancid after being ex posed to the heat. No butter Is made In either Cuba or Porto Rico at the present time, princi pally because there are no cold springs In which to keep the milk and also be cause of the very high price of ice. Mr. Pearson believes it Is possible to make a good quality of butter In the Islands and that within a few years the Inhab itants will be making their own butter. There are localities in I'orto Rico and Cuba where the pasturage is excellent, and dairy farms could be established thereon that would prove profitable. Mr. Pearson thinks that even now a creamery could be profitably establish ed, as it could build Its own ice plant and thereby reduce the cost of the ice. The cows of the islands have uot been bred for giving milk, but notwithstand ing this the quality of the milk is very good. While traveling on the islands Mr. Pearson received many complaints as to the milk, and in order to satisfy himself he had a cow milked in his presence, when he discovered that in stead of drawing all the milk from tho udder of the cow the milker would al low a good portion of it to remain, which was saved for the nourishment of the calf that was nearly always present with tho cow. As the last milk drawn from tho udder of a cow is al ways the richest, the general poor qual ity of the uiilk on the two Islands was at once apparent. There are no regular dairies such as we have in the United States, and a purveyor of milk is usually the owner of but one cow, which he drives from house to house, delivering the milk fresh from the cow's udder. It is a common sight to see a cow being milk ed In front of a fashionable residence. The people have learned to believe that In order to be fresh the milk must be warm, and therefore when procured fresh from the cow it is of course pure and sweet. The natives would become at once suspicious of milk that had been chilled and would conclude that prepared or adulterated milk was being sold to them. American dairymen would therefore have to exercise some patience before they could secure a profitable trade. Mr. Pearson believes that better milk could finally be produced if some Amer ican bred cows were taken to the is lands, as the cows there at present, while of irood size, have been bred for j work ai d not for milking. Even with ; this disadvantage, however, the inilk j given is uf a good quality, and it will j compan favorably with that of some j sections of the United States. The manufacture of cheese could be J carried on with profit at the present j time, as it is not necessary to keep the j milk lee cold. The climate is not at all ! unfavorable for eheesemaking, and a ' good quality of the article could be made in any portion of the two islands. j At present all the cheese used Is lm- j 112 ported and comes from the same coun- j tries generally as those from which ! butter is Imported. The United States | ! exports some cheese to the inlands, but ! its market could be greatly increased, ! and tho same conditions exist in regard j ' to it as to butter. The natives seemed ( to be very fond of the cheese, and Mr. i i Pearson states that we can as easily j control the entire market in that prod- j net as we can in butter. However, the manufacture of cheese affords a better ; opportunity for the establishment of a factory than a creamery would. There is a chance awaiting American brains and capital in this line. Chickens are plentiful in both islands, but they are small in size, and their ' egtfs are almost as small as pigeon | eggs. The breed could be greatly im- 1 proved, and u poultry farm would doubtless prove profitable in either is- j land. A VICTOR HUGO MUSEUM. Frcnrlimnn'ii IntepeMlnff Proposal to Honor the lllaMtrloun Author. An interesting proposal to create a ! Victor Hugo museum was made to the Paris municipal council the other day by M. Paul Meurice, who was for so long associated with the Illustrious French author, says the London Stand ard. In a letter addressed to the coun cil M. Paul Meurice offers to pive the ' city Victor Hugo's house on the Place des Vosges. "Great Britain," he wrote, , "has Shakespeare's house at Stratford on-Avon. Germany has Goethe's house at Frankfort. In the name of Victor Hugo's grandchildren and in my own I ' beg to offer to Paris, to give to France, Victor Hugo's house. This house would be a museum, the most precious object of which would be the work drawn, painted and sculptured by Victor Hugo himself. Over 500 drawings and water colors would be united. One of the rooms would be entirely decorated with flowers and figures sculptured and painted by iiini in the most charming and most rare taste. To the personal , work of the poet a collection of pic tures and drawings Inspired by his poems could be added, with a library of his works and a collection of engrav ings. Finally George and Jeanne would t reconstitute Victor Hugo's bouse, the i room of the Avenue d'Eylau, with the bed upon which he died, his work table, I etc." M. Meurice offers to place a sum of 50,000 francs at the disposition of tho city to carry out this work. He adds ' that Victor Hugo's centenary will be j celebrated in February of next year, when a monument to him will be inau -1 gurated, and he thinks that Victor Hugo's house might be opened on the I same day. The Coinedie Francaise at nijiht would play "Les Burgraves," | and, declares M. Meurice enthusiastic ally, it would be a historical and poet i leal day which would honor Victor Hugo, Paris and France. , A FARMHAND'S UNION. j New Experiment In the Kan»a« Wheat Belt. j The farmhands of the wheat belt : will hereafter work under a union I scale, writes the New York Post's 1 Wichita (Kan.) correspondent. For several weeks the Imported harvest hands have been attempting to form a , union of the farm laborers, and now | they have succeeded. There are al ready COO members of the union, and more are coming Into it every day. I). ' W. Blaine, a merchant of Pratt, is the ' founder of the union. He lias charge of the importing of 15.U00 harvest hands this summer, and after he got a good many of them to Wichita he found them Incapable of doing the work. He also found a great many ' men from the cities who were dissat ! isfled with the wages of $2 i>er day and tried to cause strikes. The new union will control the scale of wages, set the number of hours to . | be worked and define a standard of , ability for entering the union. The , union scale is $3 per day for ten hours' . labor. A man must cut 15 acres of ; wheat in the forenoon and 12 In the afternoon with three horses and an , improved binder. The union is meeting with favor among the farmers. ' FiO pt to GTOTV Beet Sngnr, According to a Cairo correspondent - of the IMttsburg Dispatch, the directors ■ ; of the great French company enjoying i the practical monopoly of the Egyptian sugar and molasses Industry have Just i completed arrangements by which they i become concessionnaires for a number •of years of some 40,000 acres of land in i the vicinity of their great works at : Nag-llamadi, in upper Egypt. These i lands will be devoted principally to the culture of beet root. The company . already possesses extensive fields of ; canes. Egypt is now not only able to si cater for herself as far as sugar Is con- I cerned. but lias begun to successfully ! | compete with French and Austrian • sugar in the Levant markets, t Electricity IlixplneeM Candle*. ; In spite of its enormous size the ca i thedral of Notre Dame in Paris has ; hitherto been simply lighted by wax i candles, as gas, it was thought, would damage the walls and valuable paint ings. Now it is about to be electrically Illuminated, says the Kansas City Times. The cost of installing the elec* , trie light is estimated at SPO,OOO. J ROAD QRQANIZ^TrO^^ Value of I nHf d EHort to •MW the Good Ho«<U ( Hon. W. 11. Moore, presldepß<tf $£ National Good Roads address delivered before the {Jfttlfl roads convention of Mississippi] f3j>ols of the varied Interests affected l«y4t£i? proved highways. lie said that the people shouljj awaken to the spirit of the tiroes apd get away from the ox team methods of their forefathers and meet the modern conditions Imposed by the civilization and by the present business conditions. He spoke of the relatlap of the cities to the country districts and said that tho theory that the farm' 4 ers should alone bear the cost of road construction was an exploded ldetyi that it was the duty of the cities tfi help the farmers Improve the country , roads, as it is of vital Interest to the 1 cities to lessen the cost of production . of the necessities of life. Every supervisor, said he, who <|oeg not work the roads as he should Is H thief, and every day that he fails to en- ! force work on the roads he Is stealing from the county which employs him I and provides by law for his labor, for when you pay your money for any- I tiling, no matter whether It be for gro- ; ceries, dry goods or roads, you should get value received. Ho said that the only way in which values could be gained was to thoroughly orgnnize all Interests and by sending delegates to the state convention formulate a scheme of legislation which will en able the people to force the supervisors to do their duty. He also advocated the appointment of a state road engi neer, to be located at Jackson,, and a county engineer in each county, who would establish a uniform system all through the state. Ho promised the convention that if they were to organ ize they would be In a position to dic tate th<> nttitude of their legislators, both state and national. His final ad vice was for organization, agitation, education and legislation. not tied Tear Cure. A physician who lias recently return ed from Persia says that the natives believe that human tears are a remedy for certain chronic diseases. At every funeral the bottling of mourners' tears is one of the chief features of the cere mony. Each of the mourners is pre sented with a sponge with which to mop his face and eyes, and after the burial these sponges are presented to the priest, who squeezes the tears into bottles, which he keeps. A ZealoOH lbsenlte. V y J* ...* « ip She (breaking into conversation! -Arc you fouil of Ibsen, Mr. Sapleigh? I Hi—Oh, yes, I'm very fond of it. Shall 1 order seme? —New York Evening .iour ual. Children mid Sweet Staffs. It Is necessary to make some kind of stand Against tlie physical demoraliza tion of tlie rising generation by the in ordinate consumption of cheap confec tionery. Mrs. Crelghton, the wife of the late bishop of London, lias urged again and again the necessity for checking the wholesale consumption of sweet stuff by the children of the poorer classes, and it is admitted by the doc tors In poor neighborhoods that it is to the continual eating of lollipops that the wretched digestions, frequent gas tric troubles and enfeebled stamina of those who are to form the future back bone of the nation are due. What the public house is to the father, the sweet stuff shop has become to the child. Ifeurd nt the IJude Club. "They say," said young Mr. Dolley to young Mr. Guriey, "that ewossing the knees is likely to cawse appendicitis. I womlaw if that is twue." "It causes something worse than ap pendicitis, deah boy," replied young Mr. Guriey. "What?" "It causes twousers to bag at the knees."—Town Topics. Welcome Embellishment*. Her decorative fancy, how it gratifies ray mind! The banjo with the daintiest ol ribbons she will bind. And then in silence I may doze. The banjo makei a hit, For no one darei to play the thing for fear ol mussing it. —Washington Star. An Entile That Fishes Inn City. A handsome bald eagle spends two or three hours every morning catching flsli at a place within the city limits in plain view of the passengers on a trolley car line. He perches on an oak tree near the shore of a lake in which carp and cattish are plentiful. When his "eagle eye" espies a fish In the shallow water near the shore, down he swoops and, seizing the fish In his talons, flies back to the tree, where he eats, and then watches for another victim. The bird of freedom has chosen the position well, as the tree is on the extreme end of a long peninsula which no one can approach without be ing visible for half a mile.—Portland Oregouian. Chris I* n "Comer." Chris Matthewson, New York's new college pitcher, gives promise of being one of the best in the League tlds year. When such old timers and good judges of material as Ned Ilanlon and Captain Joe Kelly of the Brooklyn team say so, there's something more than a guess made. A FITTING TRIBUTE. A Citizen of Danville Pays a Well-earned Tribute. The following public statement of a respected citizen adds one more emphat ic endorsement of merit to the scores that have appeared In-fore. Mr. Thos. Lewis, of Mill St..says "I was not well for a long time. When working, my back became so lame and pained me and after getting home at night I could hardly straighten. Head aches and weariness disinclined me for anything and in addition 1 was troubled with indigestion. 1 read about Doan s Kidney Pills and as my doctor's medi cines did me so little good. 1 got. them and found the most satisfactory results from their use. They are the only remedy which ever gave meper manent relief. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts. Foster Milbnrn Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the U. S. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute. JINGLES AND JTSTS. A Misnomer. He came at haif past sevea To pay an evening- call. . A She feared about eleven That he'd never go at all. i His stvie of conversation Was innocently inane, Showing lac k of e pilation, Hut his manner was urbane. lie smiled and keot on talking In a 112 heerful, babbling flow, While rlie spoke about the walking And wished that he would go! In vain her hints and yawning; He staid and staid and staid. It was really almost morning Ere he left that wearied maid. She said she thought she really Would have had to take a nap. And she wondered why ihej* called him "Such an eaay going chap." —Chicago Record. How to ISralse Liver. Skewer in shape and lard upper side of calf's liver. Put it in a pan with pork trimmings. Putin the pan one third cupful each of carrot, onion and celery cut In dice, three peppercorns, three cloves, one bay leaf and two cupfuls of water. Cover the pan close ly and bake slowly two hours. Uncov er the pan the last half hour. Remove the liver to a hot platter. Make a brown gravy by adding flour rubbed In j a little cold water to the pan, season , with salt and pepper and strain the j gravy around the meat. 111 M Degreei. "So your son has returned from col lege, has he?" "Yes." "Did he get his degree?" "Yes; he got about 13 degrees below the gradnating requirement." Rich mond Dispatch. Well Meaning, lint— Puffer—For, goodness' sake! What's happened to my meerschaum pipe? j Mrs. Puffer—\\ iiy, dear, 1 noticed it 1 was getting awfully brown and discol- I ored, so I put a coat of that white enamel paint on it.—Philadelphia Press. Aii I upleasant Kelalive. "Her rich old uncle Isn't a I>it nice to her, is he?" "Nice! He's horrid! Why, he threatens her awfully!" "Threatens her?" "Yes. threatens to leave all his money ' to a hospital for asthmatic cats."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. When a in.in is out of money, hi doesn't show any. but when he Is out of toil,per he shows a lot of it. -Chica go News. In the yenr 1(500 the manufacture ot silk began In England. How to Preserve Cherries. Stone and stem tart cherries, saving all the Juice. To every pound of fruit allow a pound of sugar. Put the sugar and juice In the preserving kettle over the fire and when the sugar is entirely dissolved add the cherries. Cook until the sirup is very thick, then put into glass jars and seal. tr" Slow to Make Roue I,eave» Sachet. Crumble dried rose leaves to tiny bits by rubbing them between the hands. Stir In equal parts of powder of orris root, heliotrope and rose. Mix well and use. • Seats on the New York Stock Ex change are now selling for about $75,- 000 apiece, and recent events indicate that they are not so very soft at that. This la about the time of year when the man who likes to raise a garden is not 011 speaking terms with his neigh bor who prefers to keep hens. Some Maine men have recently seen a sea serpent 200 feet in length. It would seem that Maine's prohibition laws do not always prohibit. The Mermald'i Pan. Neptune had returned from the mar ket with a line lish. "How many pounds does It weigh?" Inquired a mermaid. "He Is about a ten-er," responded Neptune. "If he is a tenor," returned the mer maid, "he cannot, of course, be a bass." Neptune was stung by the retort, but was much too polite to reply in kind by any allusion to her scales. — New York Marine Journal. Reduced Rates to Meeting of Baptis Young People's Union of America, Chi. cago. via Pennsylvania Railroad. On account of the International Con vention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America, to be held in Chica go. July 25 to 28, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell excursions tick ets from all stations 011 its lines to Chicago at rate of a single fare for the round trip. These tickets will be sold and good going 011 .Tnly 23, 24. and 25, and will be good to return until July 30, inclusive. Tickets remaining 011 deposit after July 30 will be good re turning, leave Chicago until and in cluding August 24, 011 payment of fee of 50 cents to Joint Agent. MODI in AND THE llifl 111 N8 »I rn 1 m | J IK MIL Subscription to Montoui American SI.OO per year. ! ill HI. OFFENDED. , riie Giibd Mum in a Kelt Inanltcd Wfl TliotiKht She Had Keulon. "Dolly," said Mrs. Cunirox, '"I desire you to discourage tin- visits of that young man who was here yosterdny evening." "I suppose," said the young woman In dignantly, "that you and some of the peo-. pie who know everybody's business have been talking it over, and because he has not yet built up a lucrative practice in his profession you"— "Dolly," was the severe rejoinder, "do not misunderstand mo. Do not think that I attach no importance to anything except the almighty dollar. I never did like that phrase anyhow. Anybody ought to know that £1 cannot be very almighty. To convey an accurate meaning 'dollar' ought to be in tha plural, but," shoadded, with a "gramirar is right scarce nowadays. About this young man, do not suppose I reproach him for his lack of financial advantages. Poverty is people's misfortunes, not th<ir faults. But just because we don't look down on htm is no reason why he should try to be smart." ' What has he done?" "It isn't what he did: it's what ho said. You were playing tho piano last evening." " Yes." "And aftur you had played several so natas and a symphony and that concertina in <i Hat he spoke up and said something which riled me, and the slick, offhand way that he said it didn't keep ine from notio ing either." "But what was it?" ' He asked whether you played anything by Handel." "Well, mamma"— "Don't try to explain. I won't listen. The idea of his insinuating that folks of our position and means would keep a hand organ in the house!"— Washington Star. I'ntll She Spoke. She was such a stylish, aristocratic looking girl that she won admiring glances from the whole car. "We Americans," I mused, "do not need empty titles to make our folk of gen tle blond." Iler friend handed her some photo graphs. She examined them critically. "Them's bully!" she exclaimed.—Bos ton Record. Itnrred Oot. "Are you going back to the same ho ; tel in Blackpool this year?" Griggs—Rather not. I came away ! last year from that hotel and forgot to tip the head waiter.—What to Eat PRIVATE SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE! The following described farm is here by offered for private sale, to wit: All that messuage, tenement and tract of land situate in the Township of Valley, in the County of Montour. Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz: i On the East by lands of Franklin Diehl, lon the South by lands of William Curry, ion the West by lands of John Conway I and 011 the North by lands of C. Jenkins and others, containing one hundred and twenty-five acres, sixty-five acres of which is cleared land and the remain ing sixty acres being wood laud, and whereupon are erected a two-story frame dwelling house, a large bank barn, and other out buildings. There j are also situate 011 the premises a well l of good water, and fruit trees of all ; kinds. For further information inquire of John Hendricks at the premises, or of J. P. Bare, Esq . No. 405 Ferry street.Dan ville, Pa. J. P. BARE, Esq., Gen. Agt., for Sarah Casselberry. SHERIFF'S SALE OP VALUABLE REAL ESTATE! Bv 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 public 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 on the North by lands of Jacob Litch ard, 011 the East by lands of Jackson P. McKee, 011 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. Si Ans. M. BRECKBILL. 11. M. HINCKLEY. Att'y., Sheriff. Danville, Pa., June 27, 1901. ANNUAL REPORT. J. H. Shnltz, Treasurer, in account with the Valley Township School Board for the year ending June 30th. 1901. UK To State appropriation.. S H65 2B To Hal. from last year.. 458 41 Received from collectors S2ti 40 From other sources Us WT Total IS3JV t*i OK. Teachers wages 51470 (HI Amount paid teachers at Institute.. 62 60 Text books its 04 Supplies 54 #7 Fuel, etc M *2 Fees of collector and treasurer Its 4^ Secretary's salary and postage -*•> 00 Ot her expenses lltti Ot Total ?I!KW ~ Balance in hands of treasurer ... < 279 2y N. E. SIDLKU. Secretary. j:\Kt I TOIt'S \OTICK. ESTATE OF JACOB MOSEIi. I»Et"D. betters testamentary on the estate of .lacoli Moser. latv of bitterly Township. Mon tour County. Pennsylvania, deceased, have lieen granted to the undersigned, to whom all persons indebted to to saiii estate are re quested to make payment. and those having claims or demands will make known the same without delay to I'FTF.K It. Miisl.i;. ' ... .1 ACt >ll I!. M<»l t:. > 9 " June 27. IMI. NOTM K. Estate of George W. Steiimian, Latb of Derry Township. Montour County Pennsylvania, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letter Of AU ministration upon the above State have granted to the undersigned. AII persons in del'led to 1 lie said Estate, are required tc make payment, and those having claims or demands against the said estate, w ill make known the same without delay to LEVI MOSER, Administrator. RALPH KISNI.K. Attorney. I XISI'KATU 1 X"S XOTM'K. Estate of Wellington Ilartman. 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 above estate have been :r .11 ted to the undersigned. \II persons in debted tot lie said estate are required to make I in* incut, and those having claims or de nianils Hgainst the said estate will make known I lie same without delay to N \OMI V. H . KTMAN Administratrix of Wellington Ilartman, Deceased I'. O. Address, tirovauia, I'euna I EinvAUD I:T T.KAKHAUT, Counsel.
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