MONTOUK AMBHIOANj
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
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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,
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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.