MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville, Pa.. August 15 190 1
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REPUBLICAN TICKET
FOK ASSOC] ATK .IUDGK.
S. Y. Thompson.
FOK PHOTIIoNOTAin
J. C. Miller.
FOK COUNTY TRKASFRI.K.
C. VV. Cook.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
To the Republican electors of Penn
sylvania 1 am directed by I lit- Republi
can State Commit tee to announce that
the Republicans of Pennsylvania, by
their duly chosen repsentntives. will
meet in convention at the * >pern House,
in the city of Harrisburg, on \\ ednes
day. August -1. at 10.:>0 a. m for tlie
purpose of nominating candidal! - i'>r
the following offices
One person for the office of Justice of
the Supreme Court.
One person for theofilce of State Treas
urer.
In occordance with the rules governing
the organization, the representation in
the State Convention will be based on
the vote polled at the late presidential
election. Under the rules each legis
lative district is entitled to one delegate
for every two thousand votes cast for
the presidential electors in UMio, and an
additional delegate for each fraction of
two thousand votes polled in excess of
one thousand.
By order of the Republican State Com
mittee.
FRANK RKKHKR. Chairman.
W. R. ANDREWS. C E VOORHKKS,
Secretaries.
SALTED BUTTER.
Wly It Kcopii Hetter Than
That IM Fre«h.
Why does salt butter keep better
than fresh butter? We must first real
lie 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,
Beeond, 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 sail
butter, this addition being made with
the object of extending the keeping
powers of the butter or, in other words,
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
not by any means regard salt as their
elixir of life.
In England boracic acid is said to be
extensively used in butter as a preserv
ative 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. Ilenoe in America salt can
be used as a preservative instead of the
boracic add employed for that purpose
In England.
The deusely 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 uh many as 1
000,000 of bacteria In a few drops.—
Longman's Magazine.
Chinese Roads.
The Chinese road is private property,
a strip taken from somebody's land.
This is done much against the will of
the owner, since be not oidy loses the
use of It, but also still has to pay taxes
on It.
One consequence is that it is wide
enough for only one vehicle, and carts
can pass one another only by trespass
ing on the cultivated land. To prevent
this the farmers dig deep ditches by
the roadside. As the surface wears
away and the dust blows off it gradu
ally grows lower, and after awhile it
becomes a drain for the surrounding
fields. A current forms in the rainy
season, which still further hollows it
out, ami thus has arisen the proverb
that a road a thousand years olvl be
comes a river.
Develop Hi* Country.
I am heartily In sympathy with the
good roads movement. I do not know
of anything that will more materially
benefit the country. Good roads will
create a base of supplies for the towns
and cities. They will reduce the cost
of marketing the produce of the farm
and thus turn thousands of dollars
Into the channels of trade every y • ar
that are now spent for wear and tear
of teams and vehicles, and the l<>.s of
time in getting to and from market.
By reducing the cost of marketing they
will enable the farmers to diversify
their crops, thus developing the coun
try along all lines. No country can be
thoroughly prosperous without good
public highways. Rev, J B. Lawrence.
The (Ten ll Clipped Work fforne.
I have worked a clipped horse two
summers and think I shall nev< r work
him another summer without being
clipped. He used to sweat profusely,
and the lialr would twist up ami make
him look bad. and e a man
an hour to ch im ■ ' and i lake him
look decent. A. r< ! ,'t ng he hardly
■weat at all, stood the work better,
kept easier ami was always clean.—
Michigan Farmer.
A COUNTRY HOAOu
A crafty, sttray vr»y, -rhoae ixjrd'ring tod
Is thick with blackberries ana gt-.tkmreiS;
Abrupt, bare hiUs on wiiis aide 10-ofcuif dewt^
And from tha other you > .in see the t"wn
Follow the HV.T'S EMIR*' through meailotrt irra«n.
O'er whi' li thick WOIKIS anil martilu hdif S l-niv.
A little farther, where the road descends,
A br. >k'B soft tinkle with some bird song bleoda,
(Gone from its edgn the dear old dauie'a amall
cot
Ilalf hidden by quaint flowers;; lush bergainot
Makes sweet Its banks, its depths the boys still
swim
Or watch the minnows from some willow limb.
Fpon its bridge how often I have stood.
Watching the west, whose glory seemed to flood
With n ndcrest light the poorliouse and the gnrre#
Btsiile it turn t. gold the brooklet's waves--
Till from the hill, oh, dearest sight of all,
1 saw mv father, and I heard him call I
He came with sturdy stride aud swinging pail—
>!■■ 1 ind In Ms—told my day's whole talt
Of j n, that 'neatli his bright smile eeemed to
grow.
While h ssened was my every childish woe
As Is sweet v rd» fell on my soul like balm
While «•- walked homeward through tho fragrant
calm.
—Mary M. McCarthy in Boston Transcript.
Some SturllliiK Figure*.
Charles T. Harrison, United States
special agent on road work, said re
cently:
As a result of 10,000 Inquiries sent
out by our office in 1811"), figures have
been compiled that are startling in
their conclusions. The most conserva
tive estimates based upon these tigures
show that the total of the farm and for
est products hauled over the country
roads amounts to over 300,000,000 tons
and that the average cost of transport
ing it is $3 a ton. or a total annual cost
for transportation of nearly $950,000,-
000. This enormous charge is paid
principally by the farmers of the coun
try annually, aud of this amount the
tigures obtained from other coun
tries where good roads are the rule in
stead of the exception show that fully
two thirds of tbis amount, or about
$000,000,000, is due to the poor roads.
In other words, the farmers are paying
about .$000,000,000 mud tax each year,
♦uougli to cover this country with good
roads and maintain them.
How to Make Hliuliurb J«lly.
Skin and cut one pound of rhubarb In
small pieces. Put Into a saucepan with
one cup of sugar and a small piece of
fresh ginger root and cook slowly until
soft, but not broken. Soak two table
spoonfuls of granulated gelatin in one
half cup of cold water until soft; then
strain into the hot rhubarb, with two
tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice. Mold,
chill and serve with a garnish of whip
ped cream.
How to Make Eyelashes Oiow,
Red vaseline, 2 ounces; tincture can
tharides, one-eighth ounce; oil of lav
ender, oil of rosemary, 15 drops each.
Apply to the eyebrows with a tiny
toothbrush once a day until the growth
is sufficiently stimulated, then lees of
ten. This ointment may be used for the
eyelashes also. In this case it should
lie very carefully applied. It will in
11ame the eyes, as any oil will if it gets
into them.
Advice From the Box.
On one occasion in the fifties an ama
teur dramatic performance was given
in San Francisco for the benefit of
some deserving charity. Among tht
performers was the late Hugh Farrai
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
Fhall 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!"—Frauk
When Sylvia Skates.
When Sylvia skates, my huart leaps high,
And s'en th« winds cease rushing by,
liut seem to stop as it to see
Her whirling, singing wild and free
With biasing cheek and flashing aye I
A hundred othsr maids may try,
With merry laugh or soulful sigh,
In vain to claim one glance fram me
When Sylvia Ekatssl
All. there is many, many a cry
Of terror as her tootsies fly
I'rom under her rsbelliously—
Sue weighs two hundred poundsl "Oh, feel"
The ice gioans out and that's no lie—
When Sylvia skates.
—Chicago rimes-Herald.
The Difference.
Lady—l see you advertise homemada
bread ?
Baker—Yes, ma'am.
I.ady—Does it taste like homemade?
Baker —Xo, indeed, ma'am. It's sweet
and light!— New l'ork Weekly.
Couldn't Shine In Fiction.
Blobbs—Youngpop is altogether lacking
in imagination.
fclubbs—Why do you say that?
Blobbs-I've never heard him get off
any of the bright sayings of his children.
—Philadelphia Record.
A Matter ot Doubt.
"Do you suppose we could take those
people on the planet Mars into our best
society?"
"I am afraid not. They are not In out
sphere, you know." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
I n pardonable.
He hold her In his arms awhile;
She "truifgled to be free 1
At last he let her go and said,
"1 pray you parden mt."
He had not kissed her, had not m*4e
Her struggle hard; she sighed I
"Ah, no, I cannot pixdwa you,"
She bitterly replied.
—Chicago Ttaies-Herald.
Bnslneent Sayings.
It's one thing to cut the price of a
carried over, soiled or out of date gar
ment. It's quite another thing to offer
the newest of the new at prices like
these.
We make no apology for copying ex
actly the shapes of the styleiuakers,
nor for marking them at half or less
than half their prices. The benefit is
certainly yours.
The best of every worthy grade la
what we mean to provide. To serve
you better, to make the st«*ie more
helpful and welcome to yon la oar alia
■ II tie tllM.
A widower with a number of small
children married a widow who waa
similarly blessed. Indue time the
newly married couple added to the
number. Hearing a voice in the yai'd
one day, the father went out to see
what was the matter.
"Well, what was It?" asked his wife
as he returned out of breath.
"Your chifdrcn and my children were
quarreling with our children," was the
reply.—l/ondou Answers.
It will surprise you—try it.
It is the medicine above all others for
catarrh and is worth its weight in gold.
Ely's Cream Balm does all that is
claimed for it. —B. W H{>erry, Hart
ford, Conn.
My son was afflicted with catarrh
lie used Ely's Cream Balm and the dis
agreeable catarrh all left him.- J. C.
Olmstead. Areola, 111.
The Balm does not Irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at TiU cts
or mailed by Ely Brothers, 66 Warren
St., New York.
Over-Work. Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
fThe kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fil
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, r>nd rheu
cess of uric v.
blood, due to neglected
kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ning in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits fr-y v ' |
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz- "iiuuSS
es. You may have a ~"
Sample bottle by mail Home of Swamp-Root.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.f
Tree Plantlnw In Wanhlngtoii.
The selection, planting aud care of
all trees in the streets of Washington
are under the direction of the District
authorities. Individual preferences or
private enterprises are not allowed to
regulate this improvement, as is gen
erally done in other cities. Moreover,
the city has its own nursery, where
seeds planted from its own trees prow
and supply all the needed varieties.
In 1871, during the era of great mu
nicipal Improvements, Governor A. R.
Shepherd appointed a commission to
legulate tbis Important matter, and its
efforts have brought about the beauty
and uniformity of shade existing ID
Washington today.
Artificial Stone.
Quarrymen and stone dressers will
probably be gradually crowded out of
their occupation by the use of artificial
stone. In the manufacture of this stone
the sand Is heated and the cement add
ed to the amount of 12 per cent of the
mixture. The steel molds are filled
with the dry material and moved Into
an Immense cylinder, which is closed
and bolted. Boiling water is then
turned in under pressure sufficient to
force It all through the sand in the
molds. The cement slacks, but the
steel molds do not permit any expan
sion to occur, and the stone Is formed
and dried under an immense pressure.
The result is a very hard stone, which
can be supplied In shapes desired and
much cheaper than the natural str-ne.
SIOO REWARD, SIOO
Tne readers of this paper will be pleas#'' to
learn that there is at least one dread' dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
tsstages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly up
on the blood arul mucous surface of the sys
tem, thereby Gestroying the foundation of
the disease and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing the work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Hollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
Testimonials.
Sol<! hv llrnirirlstH. 7oe.
Hall's family I'illn are the best.
Russia has a large area of forest
lands, but she has recently taken strin
gent measures for their protection.
Wherever trees are cut down they must
be immediately replenished by young
plants unless It can be shown that the
area Is already so thickly covered with
trees as to interfere with healthy forest
growth. Each locality or district into
which the forest lands are divided la
placed under rigid supervision, and no
violation of the forest laws la permit
ted to escape punishment. Some such
plan as this ought to be adopted in this
country, where our forest lands are be
ing rapidly denuded. Each year the
necessity for stringent measures for
protecting the forests Is becoming more
and more apparent, and we would do
well to Imitate the precautions of Rus
sia.
The officiary board of the First Meth
odist church of Omaha directs that at
all public services the woaieu must
remove their hats Immediately upon
entering the pews. The Omaha milli
ners will be Inclined to look upon this
as a rude and tyrannical Invasion of
their Inalienable rights.
Well Concealed.
"What was the matter with Proud
foot that he made such a fool of hlm-
Belf last night?"
"Oh, somebody had offended him un
wittingly, and he was standing on hla
dignity."
"Oh, was he? I wondered what had
become of It"—New York Commercial
Advertiser.
One W»7 of Looklnv at It.
Mabel—Miss Small Is treating poor
Johnstone shamefully!
Ethel—Oh. really, I haven't heard
anything.
Mabel—Haven't you? They say she'a
going to marry him.—London King,
Hon to Broil Sliud Hoe.
To broil It wash and dry the roe with
care not to break the skin. Place it on
a well greased broiler and rub it with
butter once or twice during the time of
trolling. Cook to a nice brown; place
ft on the planked shad or a separate
dish and serve with a butter sauce.
How to Make Chocolate Filling.
Add half a cupful of water or milk to
two cupfuls of brown sugar, butter the
size of an egg aud half a eake of choc
olate grated. 801 l until thick enough
to spread between the cak« layers.
Chopped nuts and raisins may be used
In this tilllug.
A childless home is a cheerless home.
The maternal instinct exists in every
woman, and when it is unratified she
is'deprived of much of the happiness of
life. It often happens that childless
ness is due to some cause which can be
removed, and often is removed by the
use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
The vigor and vitality which this reme
dy imparts to the delicate womanly or
gans, puts them in a condition of norm
al health, the lack of which is often the
sole obstruction to maternity. Every
woman should read Dr. Pierce's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, a lx>ok con
taining 1008 pages and 700 illustrations.
It is sent entirely free on receipt of
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send 21one-cent stamps for the paper
volume or HI stamps for cloth covered.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, 068 Main Ht.,
Buffalo, N. Y..
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.IKWKI.EK ANI) SILVERSMITH.
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THE RAILROADSCARE
ODD EFFECTS OF THE FIRST SIGHT
OF A LOCOMOTIVE.
Home of tfca People of the South Hid
Behind Trees In 1833, When the
Iron Home Went U}—The Country'*
Karlieat lia.ilroad.
America cannot lay claim to the first
locomotive or the first railroad. That
,great honor lies with England. Yet
Yankee genius was not very far behind
her, for, when George Stephenson
launched his ttrst real locomotive, the
Rocket, on the Liverpool and Manches
ter road in 1820, the first spike had been
driven ou the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, July 4, 1828, by Charles Carroll
of Carrolkon, the last surviving signer
of the Declaration of Independence.
This was the ttrst road started in the
United States, and in 1830 it had reach
ed Rlllcott Mills, 13 miles from Balti
more.
But the south can claim the honor of
completing the longest railroad in the
world at that date, being the old
Charleston and Hamburg road, now a
part of the South Carolina and Georgia
system, which was begun in 1830, and
by October, 1833, It had 137 miles of
track in operation. In a letter from
Mr. Samuel C. Clarke of Georgia, a
kinsman of the writer, who attained
the extreme age of 01 years and who
had seen the beginning and the comple
tion of this road, he thus gives his ex
perience upon first sight of a locomo
tive:
"One day while going down to
Charleston with a party of gentlemen
to attend the races as we approached
the city we saw in the distance the
new railroad, finished some 10 or 12
miles out of Charleston. It was built
upon piles, longer or short, according
to the nature of the ground. Sometimes
in crossing a ravine the rails were 20
feet from the surface. Our track ran
near this elevated road, and soon a
horrid shriek as from 20 panthers was
heard In the woods. By this time we
were nervous. Elephants and lions
we had heard of, and some of us had
seen them, but what monster was this
whose screams we heard? Presently
it came in sight, flying aloft through
the air and breathing tire and smoke,
and our frightened steeds became un
manageable, and in fact I think that
some of our party were as badly fright
ened as their horses. If any of my
readers are old enough to remember
the introduction of locomotives and
how they felt at nrst slglit or them,
they will perhaps understand our sen
sations that day in the pine woods.
"A mile or two farther on we came
to a broken wagon by the side of the
road, and near it sat a Georgia cracker
smoking his pipe. On being asked
what was his trouble he replied, 'Well,
stranger, I've often beam tell of nulli
fication, and now 1 reckon I've saw it
for true.'"
It is somewhat amusing now to read
of the superstitious dread with which
the Inhabitants looked upon the build
lug of these first railroads. Some
thought the smoke of the continual
passing trains would cause a pestilence
or destroy all the crops along the road.
Others were afraid to ride on the cars
for fear of having their breath taken
away, and the people In the cities ob
jected to the railroad being built be
cause they feared the smoke from tho
engines would soil the clothes which
were hung out to dry.
Many are yet living who looked upon
the terrible, screeching Iron monster
with awe and trepidation. Mr. Nat Me-
Gee of Ivy, Albemarle, tells a Joke upon
himself that when he heard the train
coming he Jumped from his horse and
got behind a tree, where he viewed it
for fear of being run over. Mr. W. T.
I'rout, who was taking a wagon load of
produce to Richmond, when he reached
Gordonvllle heard the whistle and ter
rible noise of the approaching train,
and he and his companions were so
scared that they sprang out, leaped the
fence and ran across the field to a safe
distance, leaving the wagon and team
to its fate, but when the train appeared
It was only an engine and one coach.
The first roadbeds were formed, as
has been stated, by driving piles in the
ground, upon the top of which were
placed wooden stringers, in which were
cut a groove for the wheels to run.
These were called "wooden railroads"
and at a distance appeared like the ele
vated railroads in the cities of the pres
ent day. The honor of this invention
was contested between John Hartman
of Scottsville, Va., and John Williams,
an engineer of Ohio, but it did not
prove a bonanza to either, for the
wheels were constantly bouncing out of
the groove, and the piles soon after
gave place to solid dirt embankments,
and strap iron rails were substituted
for the wooden groove. But the grad
ing was very Imperfect and uneven,
which made riding on one of these
primitive railroads like going over a
corduroy road in a sprlngless wagon,
with the cars bouncing over these
rough rails to the Jingling music of the
windows.—Richmond Dispatch.
Do Carpctn Shorten Llfet
Just think what a horrible receptacle
ut unclean things the carpet is in the
rich English or French house! Where
there are carpets, people should on en
tering be given slippers, as in the Neth
erlands, or the feotbath, as at a Turk
ish mosque. Making servants sweep
carpets is another proof that evil Is
wrought for want of thought. Elou
reus attributed the prevalence of lung
and throat diseases in England to car
peted rooms.—London Truth.
Saroatlc.
Art Dealer—Yes, that was painted by
one of the old masters. But, I beg your
pardon, sir, you must not touch it with
your umbrella.
Old Mr. llardplayer—What'a tb« mat
ter? Isn't It dry yet?
AN INDUSTRIAL ITTY
ELABORATE PLANS PROPOSED FOR
INDIANAPOUS.
Forpwie 1m to Ilnihl a City TVhpr«
Uorkmca >la> Have I'leiiNant
Home* Sear Their t£mplo> ment.
Model PaetorieM to lie Er«ett*d.
The proposed industrial city for In
dianapolis is on a much broader plan
than is generally understood, and things
other than dollars are considered in
projecting it. The plan is one of indus
trial improvement, applying to both em
ployers and employed, says The Jour
nal of that city. The purpose is to build
a city where laboring men will find it
pleasant and profitalje to lire and at
the same time be close to their employ
ment. In considering the proposed en
terprise the directors have given labor
the same consideration as capital, real
izing that upon a harmonious adjust
ment between employer and employee
rests the success of the venture. So
pronouncd is this sentiment that the
directors have made provision relating
to manufacturers and sites that will
prevent any friction.
A committee will be appointed to in
vestigate eacli applicant for a site, the
committee to consist of one representa
tive of the board of trade, one of the
Commercial club and two of the board
of directors of the Industrial city.
This committee will ascertain tlie atti
tude of the company to its employees,
the conditions imposed upon its work
men, the compensation, and considera
tion they receive, its position regard
ing organized labor, tlie financial re
sponsibility of the concern, the charac
ter of work and product manufactured
as well as the personality of officers of
the company and the employees and
the future stability and permanency of
the enterprise. Having passed upon
these points, the committee will recom
mend or disapprove a site being grant
ed to the applicant by the board of di
rectors.
Taking these precautions to select
the most desirable class of manufac
turers, the board believes the success
of the industrial city will in a great
measure have been accomplished. Erom
4 to 11! acres are to be granted free for
factory sites, besides bonuses ranging
as high as $5,000. All this being gratis,
the directors feel that they cannot be
too careful in choosing who their ten
ants shall i»e in order to attain the
ideal purpose of the plan. So far as
tho actual construction of the factories
is concerned the board will claim no
directorship other than an understand
ing that they will be well ventilated
and lighted, roomy, substantial and
safe buildings and not cramped into
close quarters. The class of manufac
turers they desire are those who are
interested In industrial betterment and
are willing to adopt modern plans of
factory extension, such as dining
rooms, baths, factory, laundry and oth
er equipment found to be profitable in
institutions where such arrangements
have been made. These features are
not compulsory, but it is the desire to
interest meu disposed to recognize the
hygienic conditions necessary for the
health and comfort of their employees.
In planing the residence part of the
| suburb as much care has been taken as
[in the business and industrial districts.
Three main streets diverge from what
Is to be the central and business part of
| the city. These streets are to be beau
tified with grass plots in the center.
The other streets ruu at right angles.
Allowing for the maximum growth of
the city provision is made for three
school buildings, and in connection
with each is a large public recreation
ground. This feature has especially
commended itself to the architects and
promoters, since it lias been so highly
approved in the large eastern cities.
There are also a number of small re
serves in the residence district that
i may be utilized for similar or other
needed purposes. In addition to the
provisions made for common schools
and a high school, the board of direct
! ors also has in mind the establishment
|0 112 a technical school for training in
scientific and skilled trades.
The paramount feature of the whole
plan is the provision for homes for la
borers. As much if not more attention
has been paid to this phase of the sub
urb than any other. It is the intention
to make the homes in the industrial
I city the most desirable, convenient and
comfortable. The proposed plan is to
furnish these homes with light, heat
and water from the central power plant
at a nominal cost.
The board of directors named In the
I prospectus are well known gentlemen
of the highest business standing, and
not a single one of them would lend his
1 name to a doubtful enterprise. The
plat will contain 23 factory sites, all ly
i lng along the north side of the grounds.
South of the factory district will be
the residence and business part of the
city.
"What inducement will your compa
ny offer to factories to locate on your
grounds?" one of the directors was
asked.
"To reputable, well capitalized and
oubstantial manufacturing companies
1 we will offer free factory sites, the best
of shipping facilities and cheap heat,
light and power, with a cash bonus
where It is deemed advisable. This
will bring the factories to us with a
rush. Some old established companies
that have outgrown their present loca
tions or are unfavorably situated are
already making inclines, and new en
terprises now being organized are also
looking In this direction."
John L. Griffiths, who is one of the
most active of the citizens pushing the
matter, states that they have received
already numerous letters of Inquiry
from large manufacturers »ln different
parts of the country, some of them em
ploying as many as 500 men each, ask
lug for sites In the proposed suburb.
THE TALE OF A DOG.
A TRUTHFUL NARRATIVE OF CAWNE
TENACITY AND SAGACITY.
An (he Story of lh«- Fciil WH R»UU4
b> u l're»Olifr U 1m H'm > I'srtf («
Itar Inrldrul No Furltiri lratfuu»a 112
Is .Vvcttiaf).
A certain Nashville statesman i»
about one of the best story tellers In
Tennessee, and his repertoire Includes a
lot of good ones, fish and otherwise.
On the truthfulness of some he will
stake his reputation for veracity, but
he tells one which he always prefixes
with the statement that It was told hi®
by a minister of the gospel, Dr. Bard
well, who will be remembered here by
the older Inhabitants as the assistant
of Dr. Edgar of revered memory, who
was pastor of the Eirst Presbyterian
church during the latter years of Gen
eral Andrew Jackson's life and attend
ed the old hero In his last Illness. The
story teller Buld:
"Dr. Bardwell used to visit my fa
ther's house when I was a boy, and the
story I am about to tell you was relat
ed to me on the occasion of one of these
visits. We were out ou the veranda
smoking one evening after supper. The
doctor was fond of dogs and was a
pretty good sportsman and naturally
the conversation turned on this subject.
" 'Speaking of dogs,' said Dr. Bard
well, 'reminds me of a dog which be
longed to a friend of mine in Mississip
pi. I hail been invited to hold services
at a church near this friend's house
and wrote him to meet me at the sta
tion, some six miles from his house, on
the Saturday afternoon before Sunday,
the day of the appointment.
" 'lie was on time with horses, and
we started to his home. I noticed that a
very handsome bird dog followed us,
and, having heard that some one In
that neighborhood owned an especially
well trained trick dog, I asked my
friend about it.
" ' "That's the dog," at the same time
pointing at his dog, which had run
ahead of us and was waiting at the
forks of the road.
" 'I asked him to make him perform a
trick. He got down from his horse,
called the dog and, taking out his pock
etbook, held it to the dog's nose. He
then took out a silver half dollar and,
walking some distance Into the woods,
raised up a large rock and put the mon
ey under it. We then resumed our Jour
ney, and when probably half a mile
away my friend called his dog and told
him togo back and get the money.
" 'The dog, without the least hesita
tion, started back on a run, and, my
friend explained, as the rock was heavy
the dog would be unable to turn it
over, so would have to scratch under it
to reach the piece of money, and he
would not probably get home before we
reached there, it then being about three
miles farther onto his house.
" 'However, when we reached home
the dog was not there. We ate supper,
and still the dog did not come, nor had
he putin an appearance when we re
tired at about 10 o'clock.
" 'The next morning we got up about
daylight, and, hearing a noise outside,
my friend opened the door, and the dog
rushed in dragging with him a pair of
pantaloons, which he dropped on the
floor.
" 'Of course we were both mystified,
but had not long to wait an explana
tion, for shortly afterward a man who
lived several miles from my friend's
house rode up on a mule and Inquired
if a dog with a pair of pantaloons In
his mouth had come into the house.
The dog at this moment came out on
the porch, and the man said, "Why,
there's the dog now."
" 'My friend told his caller that the
dop had really brought a pair of panta
loons home with lilin, but he did not
understand it himself.
" 'The man said that late in the after
noon the day before he found the dog
scratching under a large rock near the
road and, thinking he was after a rab
bit, stopped and lifted the rock up, and,
to his surprise, found a half dollar on
the underside.
" 'He put the money in his pocket, and
the dog followed him home. The dog
appeared to be friendly, and the man
petted him and gave him his supper.
At night when the family retired the
dog was put on the outside, but he
kept up such a racket that no one could
sleep on the place, and when the man
opened the door to drive the dog off he
rushed into his bedroom and at once
became very quiet, lying down near
the foot of the bed, where he slept all
night
" 'Early in the morning, the man said,
he got up and opened the window, and
the instant he did so the dog seized his
pantaloons in his mouth and, Jumping
out of the window, tied.
" 'The man followed as soon as he
could get his mule.
" 'Hearing this story, my friend got
the pantaloons and on searching the
pockets found the half dollar which he
had hid under the rock the afternoon
before.' "—Nashville Banner.
Flga.
After figs have been collected they
are dipped In boiling brine and then
dried on trays for from two to four
days, according to the weather. The
dipping is supposed to bring the sugar
to the surface and hasten the drying.
After being dried the figs are placed
in "sweat boxes," holding 2,000 pounds
each, where they remain for two weeks.
Then they are washed in cold salt wa
ter to remove all dirt and are packed
by women and girls in half pound, one
pound and ten pound boxes In layers,
being split preliminarily with a short
bladed knifo
Lake Morat, in Switzerland, has the
curious property of turning red every
ten years owing to the presence of cer
tain aquatic plants which are not
known in any other lake in the world.
UONVINCING PROOF.
The Average Danville Citizen Mußt Accept
the Following Proof.
The great Sir Issac Newton, one of
the most profound reasouers the world
ever produced, once cut a large hole in
a board fence to allow a favorite cat
access to two gardens, and cut a small
er hole to allow her kittens to follow
her. The weakness manifested in Sir
Isaac's action was due to want of
thought. Any reader who mentally
debates the proof offered here about
Doan's Kidney l'ills and arrives at any
other conclusion than stated in this
citizen's statement, is as short of rea
soiling powers as the philosopher when
lie turned carpenter.
Mr W. C. Richards, Grocer, living
Cor. Iron and Third Sts.. Bloomburg,
says 1 was taken suddenly with stich
es in my back which were so excruciat
ing, that 1 almost fell to the ground. I
was confuted to my bed for over a week
and the pain was so intense 1 could not
rise without assitance. Doan's Kidney
l'ills came to attention and I took a
course of the my treatment. It cured
me.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 eta.
Foster Milbnrn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name Doan's »ud take
ito substitute.
Atf rtcalt aral.
Of eril suvLty i» tot r«»t,
Ard yet mcakicd woe'; step.
T it all lorn lanntri, ami we try
To raise another crop.
—Waahimgton Star.
A Former Conquest.
Re—But why do you want we to asl
Binnleigh to the house?
She —Why do you wear your medal V
It represents that victorious cam
p&igii I went through before we married.
She—So does he.—Brooklyn Life.
Took the Canadian Coarse.
Ida—When the defaulting cashier firs'
came out here, he went around telling
people he was captain of a yacht club. )
didn't helieve a word of it from the first.
May—Well, dear, he did turu out to b«
a akipper.—Chicago News.
Ha r blnir era.
Whene'er the robin pipes hit lay.
Cajoling fraud with vest of red.
Go pa» k your flower aetds away
And heap more covert on the bed.
—Chicago KecofdL
How to Milk* Spaalsk Omelet.
Put a tablespoonful of butter into an
omelet pan. VVUen melted, add one slic
ed onion and cook until tlie onion is
■oft, but not browu. B«al four eggs un
til they are well mixed, add four table
spoonfuls of water and a dash of cay
enne. Pour this Into the pan with the
butter and onion; shake; lift one side,
drain the soft portion underneath.
Dust with salt. Fold and serve on a
hot plate.
Since the White House welcomes the
■hlrt waist cordially there is hope that
the second class hotels and others will
cease to oppose a seuaiU* rammer co&-
tnzzc for num.
Haw to Ytllsw Whit* Lac*.
White lace may be changed to a
creamy hue if powdered saffron la dis
solved In water Into which the lace is
dipped. More or less of the saffron
should be used, according as the lac*
Is to be cream colored or ecru.
LAST OF THE SEASON.
I REDUCED RATES TO THE SEA
SHORE.
Low-Rate Excursion to Atlantic Oity,
etc., via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The last Pennsylvania Railroad low
rate ten-day excursion for the present
season from North Bend, Troy Belle
fonte, Williamsport and principal inter
mediate stations (including stations on
branch roads), to Atlantic City, Cape
May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon,
Anglesea, Wildwood, or Holly Beach,
will run on Thursday, August 22, 1901.
Excursion ticket, good to return by
regular trains within ten days, will be
sold at very low rates Tickets to At
lantic City will be sold via the Del
aware River Bridge Route, the only all
rail line, or via Market Street Wharf,
Philadelphia.
Stop oyer can be had at Philadelphia,
either going or returning, within limit
of ticket.
For information in regard to specific
rates and time of trains consult hand
bills, or apply to agents, or E. S. Har
rar, Division Ticket Agent, William
sport, Pa.
Special Ten-Day Excursion to Occam
Grove, A.oury Park, or Long Branch
via Pennsylvania Bailrcad.
For the benefit of those desiring to
visit the great Ocean Grove Camp Meet
ing, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will, on August 28, sell excursion
tickets to Ocean Grove, Asbury Park or
Long Branch from South Danville for
the very low rate of $4.50 for the round
trip on train leaving South Danville at
9.14 a. m.
These tickets will be good for passage
to Philadelphia on train mentioned,
thence on regular trains leaving Broad
Street Station at 12.27, 3.30, and 4.17 p.
m. that day to destination.
Tickets will be good for return pas
sage on regular trains, except' 'Pennsyl
vania Limited," until September 1, in
clusive, and will permit of stop-off at
Philadelphia within limit returning.
REDUCED RATES TO THE SE
SHORE.
Annual Low-Rate Excursions to Atlantic
Oity, etc,, via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for three low-rate ten-day
excursions for the present season from
North Bend, Troy, Bellefonte, William
sport, Mocanaqua, Suubury, Shen
andoah. Dauphin, and principal inter
mediate stations (including stations on
branch roads), to Atlantic City, Cape
May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon,
Anglesea, Wildweod, or Holly Beach,
on Thursday, Augnst 8 and 22. lttOl.
Excursion tickets, good to return by
regular trains within ten days, will be
sold at very low rates. Tickets to At
lantic City will be sold via the Delaware
River Bridge Route, the only all railline,
or via Market street Wharf, Philadel
phia.
Stop over can be had at Philadelphia,
either going or returning, within limit
of ticket.
For information, in reguard to specific
rates aud time of trains consult hand
bills, or apply to agents, or E. S. Harr
ar, Division Ticket Agent, William
sport, Pa.
Mil Hi
AND THE
nil
111 PRESS
id I rn
j) J m in
Subscription to Montoui
American SI.OO per year.
■I i.
Too Much For Crimson Gulch.
"Yea," said Broncho Bob, "he was
right popular In Crimson Gulch, and
we'd have sent him to the legislature
sure if he hadn't been so keerless in
eipressln his opinions."
"He lacked diplomacy?"
"Yes, sir. I don't know when the
feelin's of Crimson Gulch have beeu
Ho hurt. He come right out and said
he was in favor of puttin au act ou
the statute books that 'ud make lynch
in ag'in the law."— Washington Star,
A M KMI.MK.NT TO Hi K CONSTITUTION
rt PROPOSED To TIIK riTIZENs OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR \K
PROVAL OR REJECTION RV THE GEN
KRAI, ASSEMHI.V <ip THE COMMON
W EAKTH Of' PENNSYLVANIA. Pl'RI I<H
ED BY ORDER-OK THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN I'L RSI ANCF
Oh ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONHTITI'-
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to tin- Constitution
oft lie Commonwealth.
««■' >t resolved by the Senate and
l of «eP r wfni"ti v «' of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met. That the
following is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution oftlie Commonwealth ofPenn
sylvania in accordance with the provisions
of the eighteenth article thereof-
Amendment One to Article Eight, Section
One.
Al'lat the end of the first paragraph of said
' "shall be entitled to
vote at all elections, the words "subject how
ever to such laws requiring and rStml
hereglstration of electors as the < ien.-rui Ah -
shall'reiXSi's:" 0 ~lat UK ' Sald
mllfcujin
• ,"? vvi ' lg . f l l 'allflcatlons, shall be en
titled to vote at all elections, subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the
MfS^r ,W - ,ors " tbC
Suites 1 it M east'one mom?,' ° f lbt ' l '" ,N
He shall have resided in the State one
naVw ? P rt ' vl ' ,l 'sly been a qualified elec
tor or native born citizen ofthe State,he shall
and returned, then
tion Immediately preceding the elec-
H. He shall have resided in the election dis
trict where he shall otter to vote at lean! two
l T the^Uon°
'ahiii i^ earß a^e and upwards,
he shall ha\e paid within two vears a State
Hl,a " have '«»
at leant two months and paid at least one
month before the election
Amendment Two to Article Eight, Section
Seven.
no !'!V H * d s , ectlon the words "but
uo elector shall he deprived of the nriviletre of
\oting by reason of hi« name not being regis
wordi "wtion thefolfow&g
reehttraUon nf tlng and Hairing the
IH V l.w
unlform for . J ' p ™y id, <t "'»t such law# be
tic Mild h , e Baule c '»* s .' BO that
i - r° £ haU rea<l liK follows:
Section/. I niformity ol'Election Laws—
the clti/emf or t fo?t»' tie u ® win tf°felections by
slml i n n registration of electors
shall be uniform throughout the State, but
of efecOorslrial i""* 1 Quiring the registration
or electors may be enacted to annlv to either
clUeiSf°the sH^cla U S B! ,laWM uuiform "' r
A true copy of the Joint ltesolutlon.
W. W. (i HI EST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OK
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP
PROVAL OK REJECTION RY THE GENER
AL ASSEMKLY OF THE ('OMMON W AELTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Common wealth.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the tame, That the following is propos
ed as an amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the Eighteen
th article thereof.
Amendment.
Strike out section four of article eight, and
insert in place thereof, as follows:
Section 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot or by such other method as may
be prescribed by law: Provided, That secrecy
in voting be preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
NOTICE OF INQUISITION.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, OF
MONTOUR COUNTY NO 2 JUNE
TERM 1901.1N PARTITION.
Theodore Doster aud Agues B. Doster
his Wife, in Right of Said Wife.
Harry Latimere and Elizabeth Lati
mere his Wife, in Right of Said
Wife, Sarah C. Johnston. Mary A.
Johnston, and Samuel Johnston,
Plaintiffs.
VS.
Isaiah Hilkert, William Hilkert, John
Hilkert, Eleanor J. Hilkert, Mary
M. Hilkert,Richard Moser and Eve
line Moser, his Wife, in Right of
Said Wife, aud William Cleveland,
Defendants.
To William Cleveland,
One of The Defendants Above-Named.
You are hereby duly notified that by Vir
tue of the writ of partition in the above pro
ceeding to me directed, an Inquisition will
be held on the premises therein described
situate in the Third Ward of the Borough of
Danville In the County of Montour and £tate
of Pennsylvania, on Friday, September
20th, 1901, at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon of the said day, to ascertain and In
quire. among other things whether the said
premises can be parted and divided without
prejudice to or spoiling the whole thereof,
or otherwise to value and appraise the same;
where and when you may attend if you deem
proper.
M. BRECKBILL. Sheriff.
WM. J.BALDY.
EDWAKDSAVKE GEARHAKT.
Counsel.
Sheriff's Office. Danville, Pa. July 19th,
1901.
ANNUAL REPORT.
J. H. Shultz, Treasurer, in account
with the Valley Township School
Board for the year eudiug June
30th. 1901.
DR.
To State appropriation $ 965 28
To Bal. from last year.. 458 41
Received from collectors S2ti 40
From other sources 2s 97
Total 12279 Oti
OR.
Teachers wages $1470 00
Amount paid teachers at Institute.. " 52 50
Text books 98 04
Supplies 54 97
Fuel, etc 93 #8
Fees of collector and treasurer t>B 48
Secretary's salary and postage 26 00
Other expenses I3tf 01
Total $1999 T7
Balance in hands of treasurer $ 279 29
N. E. S IDLER. Secretary.
gXKC rTOH'S .\OTICK.
ESTATE OF JACOB MOSER, DEC'I).
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Jacob Moser, 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 <>r demands will make known the
same without delay to
PETER K. MOSER. I ..
JACOB B. MOSER. i utor*.
June 27. 1901.
.\ OTIC Is..
Estate of George W. Steiuman, Latt
of Derry Township, Montour County
Pennsylvania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letter of Ad
ministration upon the above State have
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
debted to the said Estate, are required t<
make payment, and those having claims or
demands against the said estate, will mak«
known the same without delay to
LEVI MOSER,
Administrator.
RALPH KISNER.
Attorney.
i
KOTICK.
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 above estate have been
granted to the undersigned. All |>ersous In
debted to the said estate are required to make
1n x incut, and t;i»e having claims or de
mauds Hirninst the >a!d < state will snake
known the suime without delay to
NAOMI V. HAHIMAN
Administratrix ol Wellington
Hartman, Deceased.
P. O. Address, Grovania, Peun
F.DWARII SAYKE GEAHHAUT, Ci unsel. a