MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa.. Sept. 12 I 90 I
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FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
W. P. Potter, of Allegheny.
FOR STATE TREASURER.
Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield.
nun CHI ran.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
S. Y. Thompson.
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
J. C. Miller.
FOR COUNTY TRF.ASURER.
C. W. Cook
GAMBLING IN HAVANA.
Cabana Make Government an Inwlll"
inn Helper In New Lottery Scheme*
The passion for gambling j U the lot
teries which exists among all Latins
prevails among the Cubans. Under the
• old Spanish regime every one, rich and
poor alike, patronized the lottery,
which had the government's sanction.
When the Americans came, of course
the lotteries were knocked out by mili
tary order, and for a time there was
much sorrow among those whose prin
cipal pleasure in life was dreaming of
winning a capital prize. Then a new
form of gambling was devised, says
the New York Sun.
Ever since Colonel Bliss took bold of
the Havana custom house he has made
it a practice to print daily the receipts
from imports. It was one of his ways
of showing the Cubans how to check
corruption He took the public into his
confidence so that they might know
exactly how much money the principal
port on the island was raising for the
government's expenses.
The newspapers got into the habit of
printing the figures daily, and a great
many people read them as an Index to
the commercial growth of the island.
By and by it was noticed that the re
ceipts were being printed in quite large
type by the little afternoon sheets,
which never have any news in them
and very rarely an idea. It was also
noticed that a lot of persons bought
these papers, turned to the page on
which were printed the customs re
ceipts and then with ejaculations of
sorrow or joy oust the paper aside.
An investigation showed that the re
ceipts were being used for lottery pur
poses. It was found that tickets were
being sold all over the city and that
the newspapers were adding largely to
their circulation by catering to the
craze. Colonel ISJiss' reputation for
honesty in Havana is such that every
one is sure that there can be no tam
pering with the daily totals. And so,
after all, the llavanese have a lottery
with government drawings daily.
The government has been very anx
ious to find out w ho Is back of the In
genious scheme which makes it an ac
complice in the crime in spite of itself,
but it lias as yet been unable to do so.
Some of the more reputable papers of
the city have printed long stories about
the scheme, explaining its workings
and demanding that steps be taken to
stop the evil, but so far nothing has
been accomplished. The dally totals
from the custom house are still being
printed, and the little sheets called by
courtesy newspapers are still selling
for 5 cents a copy, and the gamblers
behind the scheme are still coining
money, while the poor of Havana are
losing their pesetas with great regu
larity.
A Ku|ii)i Automobile.
A new automobile has just been fin
ished In the United States, and the
maker claims much for the machine.
The automobile, according to the New
York Tribune, Is of the gasoline sort,
of 25 horsepower, and the manufac
turer says that he will lie able to drive
It over smooth or macadamized roads
at the rate of about 4."> miles an hour.
The machine will be given a practical
test in a few days, and if a suitable
stretch of road can be found he is con
fident that the trial will be more than
successful. The automobile is built
upon the lines of most of the speed
"autos" already brought to the United
States from France and (Jermauy. The
machine will seat three passengers be
sides the driver.
J<i*elTy n Ilri'loar.
itafacl JosefTy. the world renowned
plnitlat, hns til liu*- yeiiin WtfCOllie II
confirmed recluse, seldom leaving his
home, above Tarrytown, for any length
of time. '"lf JosefTy would make a
concert lour each year to the larger
cities of the country, lie would clear at
least $30,000," said a member of a well
known piano firm the other day, "but
it is almost Impossible to get JosefTy to
play in public. The reason for this is
that for days and sometimes weeks be
fore a concert he Is seized with such fits
of nervousness that rather than go
through this period of anxiety he alto
gether refrains from playing in public.
—New York Times.
Oar I'ronl <1 «• nt N.
The president or the United States
Is the highest position to which an
American can attain. Twenty four
men have reached this exalted otllce,
and during more than half of the life
of the country college facilities were
very difficult indeed. Yet 15 of these
chief executives have been college men
and only three quite without what we
call academic training, while nil, save
two, of the nongraduates were mem
bers of a learned profession. The col
lege education does not appear to have
Interfered with men seeking the high
est political distinction, but to hav«
helped in a way that is self evident.
IMPROVED PROVERBS.
All's not old that titters.
Circumstances alter faces.
Modesty Is the best .policy.
Quarks are stubborn things.
Home was not built In a day.
A roiling gait gathers remorse.
Society's the mother of convention,
arity uncovers a multitude of sins.
AS TO CLOSING
THE Y. M. C. A.
A Communication From The Standpoint of
The Ladies' Auxiliary.
Editor MONTOUR AMERICAN: What are
we doing in Danville? Is the world to
write failure across the face of our work?
1 refer now to a most urgent need of the
Y. M. C. A., with its clean, healthy,
pure atmosphere—its refining, educating
Christianizing influence surrounding
our boys. It is for these boys—your
boy —inv boy, that a cry goes out for
this organization. No gain in contribu
tions —the treasury empty —salaries un
paid. Apathy and disinterestedness has
become a malady and the o are grave
marks of contagion about it and w hat is
most unfortunate it has assumed a
chronic form. A crisis is upon us, but
it is no time to lose heart and say we
can not keep pace with the work. Ihe
world has no use for a religion which
fails at the point of supreme need. The
call is for action. Christianity is not
simply a condition of peace anil happi
ness. It is action—action personified.
United effort and hearty co-operation
along all lines of religious work would
soon solve this problem and avert the
calamity—a dire calamity to the com
munity—should the doors of the V. M.
C. A. be closed.
The ladies of the auxiliary of the Y.
M. C. A. have bravely and determined
ly overcome many obstacles and diffi
culties (oftimes without recognition)
conscientiously to meet the demands
for which they were pledged in this
work with an ear ever attuned to the
message: "Whatsoever thy hands find
to do, do with thy might."' The treasur
er's report talks.
From September 1900—1901, SOO3,
have been received by membership fees,
gifts, entertainments, &c; S3OO paid all
remaining bills for repairs and refurnish
ing; S3OO were given to the board of
directors; balance in the treasury, SO3.
At a recent meeting the following offic
ers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. J. K. Moore; Vice pres
idents, Mrs. Herrington, Mrs. Laumast
er, Mrs. Shindel; Secretary, Miss Ger
trude Sechler; Treasurer, Mrs. John
Yorgy. At this meeting vigorous means
were planned for aggressive work for
the incoming year. The President gave
some helpful remarks emphasizing prij
er as important with works. No great
work was ever accomplished, or ever
can be. except through the instrument
of prayer, if we wish final success.
AUXILIARY.
The Insect is a Cicada-Killer.
A villainous looking specimen of the
insect kingdom, about four times the
si/.e of a wasp and from appearances a
third or fourth cousin of that species
has been quite a curiosity at Leniger's
drug store fur a week past. The ugly
thing could bend itself in more ways
than a contortionist and had a stinger
that made it more formidable than a
rattlesnake.
In order to learn something of the in
sect and its habits it was chloroformed
and sent to the department, of agricul
ture. The specimen was returned yes
terday with a note from Benjamin F.
MacCarlney, State Zoologist, stating
that the insect is "the cicada-killer
(sphecius speciosus) family Bembecidae
of the ordi i hyiiienopiera." Unfortuna
tely the learned terms > mployed in the
description are as much of an enigma to
the most of tho-e interested as the in
sect is itself.
ONE CERTAINTY.
Some Danville people fully realize it now,
When the back aches from kidney
ills.
When urinary troubles annoy you,
There's a certain way to find relief,
A sure way to be cured.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do it.
Danville people endorse this claim.
Mr. Josiah Williams of 30 Ash street.,
barber says:"l did not have to use a
whole box of Doan's Kidney Pills before
they cured my back of depressin
aching and removed the lamenes
which had made every move painful.
The lameness centered right over my
kidneys, and stooping or lifting sent a
sharp twinge through me. When on
my feet a dull gnawing pain took all
the vim out of me. I gave some to Mr.
C. H. Stoes of 217 E. Mahoning Street,
as I had no further use for them and he
was as well pleased as I with the results
obtained."
Resolution Adopted.
At a meeting of Goodrich Post, No.
22, G. A. R.,Monday night the following
was adopted:
Resolved that we deeply deplore the
dastardly and atrocious attempt on the
life of our beloved President and com
rade and that we do pray and hope that
his life uiny be spared to the country
that he has so nobly served.
SAMUKI. MI 1.1,5, P. C.
J At HIS s l.ool*. Adj't.
R. 0. Shannon Passes Away .
It. C. Shannon, the Riverside florist,
whose low condition was noted in our
last issue,passed peacefully away Fri
day afternoon about 3 o'clock. lit* was
coiitcious during the day. The deceas
ed was forty-two years of age and is sur
vived by his wife and two children, a
son, Kalpli, aged 13 years, and a daught
er, Miriam, aged 5 years.
His Seventy-Sixth Birthday.
James N. Miller celebrated bis 70th
birthday at his home, Market Square,
Saturday afternoon. An elaborate din
ner was served and a pleasant time en
joyed. Mr. and Mr- . Jerome Sherman,
of Shamokin, and Mr, ami Mrs. I'hilip
Miller, of Catawissa, were in attend
ance.
The committees are making extensive
preparations for the Danville District
Epworth League convention to be held
in St. Paul s church this city, in Oc
tober.
Drying preparations simply develope
dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions
which adhere to the membrane and
decompose, causing a far more serious
trouble than the ordinary form of ca
tarrh. Avoid all drying inhalants and
use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such
and will cure catarrh or cold in the
head easily and pleasantly. All drug
gists sell it at 50 cents or it will be!
mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren
St. , New York.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
t j. and cheerfulness soon
i, t >' disappear when the kid
neJs are ou * °* order
UflrlftW 4fll~ or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
:.t»l|a'siQfrZl; ' become so prevalent
1] that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
/7 afflicted with weak kid
sa ■ ne y s - If the child urin
2T—. ■ aies f oo often, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it.the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect ol
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar dllhity'jglkjC -*s"'jfcSb
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- Homo of Swauip-Root
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
LIBERTY BELL IN TEXAS.
Klaliortitr I'ruic rHiiimp Arranueil Fur
ItM Tour Tbrouiib the State
A great occasion is to bo made of the
tour of the Liberty bell through Texas,
says a Houston dispatch to the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat. While the pro
gramme has not yet been decided on In
detail, the outlines have been sketched
by Mayor Ulggins of Waco and Editor
Crisp of Cuero, who are responsible for
the bringing of the ancient relic to the
state. The train bearing the bell will
be met at the border of the state by
Governor Sayers or his personal repre
sentative—probably in person. The
Texas flag will be placed ou the engine
Intwined with the stars and stripes
and a duplicate of the original Hag with
only 13 stars. An itinerary will be ar
ranged so that the citizens of the state
may inspect the relic of Revolutionary
days by night as well as by day, and
In this way considerable time can be
saved. Much ceremony will be ob
served. ami the story of the old bell
will be furnished in advance to the
press of the towns on the route, so that
none may be ignorant of its history.
This will not be the first trip of the
bell to the south. It was taken to the
exposition at New Orleans In 1884, and
a most touching incident occurred at
Beau voir, the home of Jefferson Davis.
The train was side tracked there, and
the chieftain of the fallen Confedera
cy visited It, leading his little grand
daughter. He stood for a moment re
garding It, and then, turning to the as
sembled people, he poured forth a most
fervid address, filled with hope for the
future of the reunited country. Then
he lifted the little girl up, that she
might kiss the old bell, a sight of which
had so stirred him.
A Kitchen Worth Having.
We are accustomed to barbaric splen
dors at the Russian Imperial court, but
It is not generally known that the
kitchens at the palace of St. Peters
burg form a magnificent part of It. The
walls and ceilings of these establish
ments are of black marble comcii with
valuable ornaments. The kitchen uten
sils are of solid gold and date back to
the time of the Empress Catherine.
Their value is tlti.OOO, and thore are
among them several saucepans worth
£SO, while a fish kettle Is worth £l,O»H>.
The kitchen staff consists of 207 per
sons, and the head cook receives a sala
ry of £IO,OOO a year. Six other cook a
earn each from £I,OOO to £I,T>OO. From
these figures it appears that, ne.it to
the Spanish court, that of the Creut
White czar Is the most luxurious in Eu
rope.
Rut all these splendors pale before
tlios* of the kitchens of the shah of
Persia at Teheran. There the meanest
vessels are of gold, and every article of
the dinner service Is incrusted with
precious stones. No wonder the shah's
kitchen battery Is valued at £l,ooo,<>oo.
—Westminster Gazette.
STATIC OK IHI 10, I ITV OK TOI.KIIO, )
LUCAS I'OUNTV, I
KICANK J.CIIKNKY makes oath that lie IN
the senior partner of the llrm of I'. .1 I'll KNK>
&Co , doing business In the City of Toledo
County and Htate aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ON'K HTINUKKH HOL
LA Its for each and every case of CATAKKII
hat cannot be eureil I>y the use of HAI.I.'N
CATAKKII (JUKK.
KKANK J. CIIKNKV.
Hwom to before me and sulwcrllied in my
presence, this lith day of Ilecemlier, A. I>. issti.
. - - A W. GLKABON,
J SKA I. I
' —' Notary I'uhlle.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous stir
lacexof the Hystem. Mend lor testimonials
free.
Add ress,
K. J.CHKNKY A CO., Toledo, O.
Sold l>y UruKKlsts,Tic. Toledo. (I.
Mali's Family I'l lls an- t lie l» st.
Glowworms are much more brilliant
when a storm Is coming thua at other
seasons.
Chnttuha.
Under the mime of "chattnhs" a kind
of umbrella hat or sunshade Is made In
India of the leaves of a palm or of the
plantain leaf. Chattahs aro worn l y
the plowmen, cowkeepers and coolie*
of Bengal and Assam.
StfHiiier'a < urrjlfin ('•parltf.
An ocean steamer carries on an aver
aage 21 times her own tonnage In the
course of a year.
(•Hdril I'm
If alcohol Is used to clean gilded pic
ture frames, and nothing is better for
the purpose, it should be applied very
lightly with a camel's hair brush.
Colored Cotton.
Cotton of 12 different colors grows in
Peru.
111 late years men have made fortunes
out of the tailings of gold mines. Th#
mills in which the ore formerly was
crushed and the crude processes then in
use allowed a large percentage of the
precious metal to escape, an<l that loss
amounted iu some cases to a fortune
The stomach is just like a stamp mill in
this respect, that when it is not in per
feet order it allows the escape and waste
of much of the precious nutriment con
tained in the food. That loss when
continuous means the loss of man's
greatest fortune, -health Science
offers a remedy for this condition in Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discover}'. It
corrects the "weakness" oft he stomach,
prevents wast and loss of nourishment,
and puts the stomach and organs of di
gestion and nutrition into a condition
of health which enables them to save
and assimilate all the nutriment con
tained in the food which is eaten In all
cases of constipation the use of l)r.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets will speedily
and permanently cure the disease
a ' for 4ft*- •fc- r?c\ %• ntv - &»- <s<- .
112 nfe IM SOUVENIRS 1
L t ~& _ W
your vacation trip $
are those yon take with a Kodak. The improved folding Kodak ft?
is so simple to operate that a child can make perfect pictures ff*
\ki with it. WS
Before going on your vacation put a Kodak in your pocket.
Yon will get more genuine pleasure with a Kodak than twice its $
kii
-T- cost any other way. There is profit in it too. II you have a few
'f'
m moments leisure c<ime in my store. It will be a pleasure to
show you the many points of excellence in const met ion and si m
11/ plicity of operation of the Eastman Kodak. W !
HENR Y RSIvAFE
JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH.
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MATRON AND MAID.
There Is still a widow of Waterloo.
She is Frau Itta von Ilten, whose hus
band was a captain at the famous bat
tle. She was 100 years old 011 the 12th
of June, this year.
Mrs. Harriet S. Bailey, who died the
other day, was one of the pioneers of
the modern city of Buffalo and Its old-!
est cltixen. She was 98 years old and 1
went to Buffalo in 1833.
The bride of William A. (.lark, Jr.,
the son of Senator W. A. Clark, the
copper king, has a dress in her trous
seau made of hairlike copper wire that i
was created In Paris especially' for her.!
The effect is said to be unique.
Mrs. E. Q. Chatfleld of Owego, N. Y., j
is an authority 011 the art of angling 1
and is as enthusiastic over it as Izaak
Walton ever was two centuries ago. \
She has been the Inventor, too, of a net
and a contrivance for fly fishing.
Mrs. Hetty Green has had the name
of Dewey put on her door instead of
her own. The name is that of her pet
dog, she explains, and as it is a good
one she uses it to escape calls from
"thousands of people who want mon-,
•y."
Mrs. William J. Bryan has erected a
handsome monument to the memory of
her father, John Balrd, who died re
cently. The stone is of granite from
Massachusetts and has been set up in
the family lot In Wyuka cemetery,
near Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. F. H. Hriggs of Auburn, Me., a
daughter of Senator Frye, is the owne*
of the box which was used to carry the
electoral votes for President McKinley j
and Vice President Roosevelt from the
senate to the house. The box is a ma-,
hogany one, 2 feet long by 8 inches
deep, bound with brass.
Sarah Bernhardt carries about with
her a beautifully chased gold box in- 1
crusted with precious stones and no
larger than an ordinary cigarette cfise.
This she calls her "bolte de beaute, 1 '
and In it are a powder puff, an infini
tesimal mirror and one or two adjuncts
to the toilet, such as lip 6alve, rouge,
etc.
THE WRITERS.
S. R. Crockett, the novelist, baa a
great collection of indexed scrapbooks
from which to draw liis material.
William Dean Howells does his writ-
Inpf nt ii |iu»lncoolll/o dealt whleh In a
miracle of neatness. Ho cannot work,
he says, among any sort of disorder.
Robert Barr, the novelist, was for
merly a schoolteacher in Canada. lie
gathered In tlio Dominion much of the
material for his story "In the Midst of
Alarms."
Jesse Lynch Williams, the short sto
ry writer, was once a reporter on a
newspaper, the literary editor of which
gave him one of his own (Williams')
Looks to review.
George Moore, who some years ago
announced that he was about to shake
the dust of England from his feet and
to dwell In France and write only In |
French, has now decided to live hence
forth In Dublin.
George Meredith Is reputed to be the
best dressed and best groomed literafj
man In England. He Is much In de
maud socially, especially at dinner ta- j
bles, where his clever extempore ora
tory distinguishes him.
A Discoverer.
Bobby burst into the house in as'ste j
of high excitement. His hands and I
clothing were smeared with a liberal ■
amount of some sticky substance, and 1
his face wore a glow of triumphant
satisfaction.
"I say, mamma, those new people
across the way don't know much!" he j
exclaimed. "They've got a sign on
their front door that says 'Wet
I'ulnt!' "
"And you are covered with it! You '
ought to be ashamed of yourself!" said
his mother severely. "That sign was
put up to warn people to keep away ,
from It."1
"Yes, mamma," persisted Bobby,
with the enthusiasm of a richly re
warded scientific Investigator, "but It
wasn't paint, and I knew It. It was
varnish!"— London King.
On Ih•• Enemy'* Klre, «if I'ntirae.
"I think the enemy has got our
range, captain," said the officer of the i
day.
"How In the world are we to cook
our dinner?" replied the captain ab
eentmindedly.—What to Eat.
Chrnp Enuniib,
"Isn't it ridiculous to say 'talk is
cheap 7 "
"Oh, I don't know. I could take you ,
to a place where you'd get dead loads
of It and a shave thrown in for 10
cents."—Philadelphia Press.
Could Do It II••Iter.
Ills Mother—When that little boy
threw stones at you, why did you not
come to me?
Little George Washington—Well, I
guess I can throw them back better'n
you can.—Syracuse Herald.
Il« Mortula IVII, I'.lc.
"As for Aguinaldo, the lying, treach-1
erous scoundrel"—
"Hush! Speak nothing evil concern-'
Ing a man who has been dead as many
times as he has."—Chicago Tribune.
JEWELRY JOTTINGS.
The brooch for the stray back hair
appears rather to be losing its hold.
I.arge sliver shoe buckles are h
French fancy which finds followers
here.
A brooch in harmony with the time is
a gold framed tennis racket with silver
wire netting.
Belt buckles for the season in gilt
and in shaded silver bear golfing de
signs of a caddie with his bag or a
gulfer and are of generous proportions.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
The budding knife should be sharp.
Put a quart of soot into two gallons
of water und use it as a liquid fer
tilizer.
Among all the wasted matter on the
farm bones are the most valuable as a
manure.
The dwarfing of a tree occurs by the
slight disagreement between the scion
and the stock.
The pear is dwarfed by several dif
ferent stocks—the quince, the moun
tain ash and the thorn.
If strawberries are grown without
much attention, the weeds and grass
are certain to assert themselves.
No farm is complete unless it has or
chards. Not only should the apple be
given u place, but all other fruits. The
small fruits should be grown, especial- 1
ly for family use.
There are two points of danger In I
manuring trees. One is too much ma
nure and the other not enough. Too
much manure induces too late a
growth, not giving time for the wood
to fully mature before cold weather
sets In.
A worn garter is regarded by some 1
people as quite a valuable present, for
it brings to its new wearer luck, or, at
any rate, is supposed to do so.
A bride should always wear a blue
silk garter at her wedding. Her garter
is often given Ikt by a friend who
has taken away its newness by wear
ing it a few times, says Home Notes.
The wearing of the garter does not end
the ritual concerning It. After the
wedding ceremony It is either cut Into
pieces or hidden. When it is hidden,
the bridesmaids hunt for it, and the
finder is assured of being happily mar
ried before the year is out. When it is
cut, it is divided among the brides
| maids to give to each good luck and a
devoted husband. Sometimes the bride
bestows her garters on the first brides
maid, and in Germany each bridesmaid
receives a pair of blue white silk gar
ters from the bride.
HORSE TALK.
Metellas has shown a quarter in 30\'j
seconds recently.
Senator Tim Sullivan won £2,500 on
May Worth at Saratoga the other day.
Bonnie Direct's 2:OSVi is the record
for liactng tttalllana so fnr thw
Egozeu, 2:0G , / 4, sprained a tendon
in the 2:IKI pace at Columbus, 0., and
will be unable to race again in 1001.
The new pacer Master Roy, 2:22 1 /i, is
a brother of Harold 11, 2:OS, the Cana
dian pacer who is thus far unbeaten
on the grand circuit.
Bullman lias been engaged to ride for
Mr. August Belmont, and it is said
that Mr. Clarence 11. Mackay will have
second call for his services.
Richard A, b. g., 2:10%, pacing, who
has won several races this year, Is
' named after his owner, Richard A.
1 Clover of l'unxsutawney. Pa.
' The mare Solo, 2:23, by McKinney,
dam by Stauiboul, owned by Ho Yow,
1 Chinese consul general at San Fran
cisco, won a half mile heat trotting
, race at Sacramento recently In 1:10,
I.OG'/i and 1:00.
I
"(iron liik Down."
1 Everybody has noticed that In ex
' tretne old age people grow rapidly
so that a person formerly of
'.average height "grows down" Into
quite a diminutive man or woman. A
| German contemporary points out that
this decrease of height begins as early
las the age 0f.".."1 years. At 30. we are
told, the human body has reached Its
I full height, which is retained for a few
I years, after which the "growing down"
process begins. \t lirnt and for many
years the process Is so slow as to be
, almost imperceptible, but at the age of
1 about 'io it begins to be noticeable, and
1 after 7<», even though a veteran does
. not stoop at all, the fact that lie is
1 "growing down" becomes apparent to
' one and all.
A Moody U<*tor(.
i A religious enthusiast, whose hobby
was anti Catholicism, went to the great
' evangelist one day and put the direct
question: "Mr. Moody, do you ever ill
tend to do any preaching against the
; Catholics?"
I "Yes, I may Koine time."
"When will that be?"
"After the Protestants are con
| verted."
((ui'Ntlon of t-ia hi inn r.
"I wouldn't 1 nrt> \y it ?!. 1
j old cats said about mj n«-tiri • >; 1
you," spoke lie 1 iiitim 11 i- !
) thizingly. "They're ie>ili«i . l.ut 1 !• 112
has het'lis."
1"I It kisk," lobbed the young .
1 actress, "the c curie, t !• 1111
beeua.' " —Chicago Ti il lie.
Ton Mneli «>f :i Ci.Miil 'l'f»K
llbmb Wlntt becanu nl 1 t nan win*
had 27 inedab 112 r i\ in 1 •
drowning?
J Dock Work) 1 He f< II in one dy \ <-u
| be had Vm all on, ami fin «• ' l: ! 11 of a 111
sunk him.—New W
llcl.m I'm.
1 "That Bust.in i nt 1 11 t | a
,of 'autli- is* willi 1
! "Wli.v in r"
"He a us* Marie Corelli wain 1 • • 1•■ • '•
ami 1 > • 1 - 111 \» . l ' !ii'
Record.
I>i«l All vlmml \ I! %•• r Do Thnl 112
Soiim one as\s what is tact. It
I hat feeling wb Ii prompts a woman to
dig up the photograph of a friend who
Is coming to \isit from the bottom bu
reau draw ■ r ir I put it ou the parlur
mantel.—Atd.isoii Globe
A llti«> llelntlve.
"Yes, sir; 1 \ . t grandfather blaz
ed his way to uealtli."
"With a pioneer's a\ ?"
N-.i lie burned barns and got
the ftnrance." Cleveland Plato Deal
or.
Jury List for September Term.
GRAND jriiOKS.
Anthony township —Daniel Albeck.
Cooper township Peter Cashner A.J.
Wintersteen: Danville Ist. Ward
George Hendricks. Wesley Holabangh,
Stephen A. Johnston, W. 11 Latinien'.
William Reed, Thomas W. Ri-ifsnyder.
Danville, 2nd. Ward William Camp.
FrankiW. Fisher, David H. Reed, Ed
ward Hitter. Danville, Itli. Ward
Patrick Redding. Derry township J.
B. Pollock. Limestone township Sam
uel MufHey. Mahoning township .lac
oh Becker, Martin Bloom, John Owen.
Fred Sn:edley. Washingtonville 11.
E. Cotner, George Halarou. Valley
township William Lawrence.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony township Jacob Conrad.
Thomas Dennen, J. It. Mc\*ickers.
Cooper township Philip Boyr, Noah
Krnni, Edward Rishel. I Jerry township
Isaac L. Acor, Jeremiah Dielil, W. H.
Dye, M. L. Sheep, Jacob I'instead. Dan
ville, Ist. Ward—William <; liomboy,
John H. Gemot, Charles Kelil. Win i'
Limlierger. Samnel Lunger, Leo. Met/,
ger. Colbert K. Smith. Danville. '2nd.
Ward —Jacob Berger. Theodon HoII
man. Jr., John A. Hartzell, Charles M.i
Johnson. Paul Lutz, M. D. L. Sechler. !
D. R. Williams. Danville :>rd. Ward
John Eisenhart. George Gardner, j
George Hoffman. George Heinibach. !
John Kilgus, Win. E. Lunger, Thomas
Murray, Gc.jrge Tiison. Danville. Ith.
Ward—Peter Dietrich, William Jenkins i
John Minglin, John Mortimer. William ;
Miller, Thomas Nevill, John t t >nigg,
Mahoning township Lawrence Butler. 1
.lames Hendrickson, Jacob 11. Rudy.!
James E. Rishel, Jacob Rea-er, Will
iam Sunday. Mayberry township
Madison Vought. Limestone township
—E. F. Balliet. William Durlin. Thoni- |
as Tnckenbill, (Jlney McGinnes. Liber- |
tj* township Elmer E. Bogart, James j
B. Bondman, R. II Simington. West I
Hemlock township—W. B. Moore. Yal ;
ley township James Pursel, Peter C. j
Rake. Abraham Hendrickson. Wash
ingtonville Thomas Kerswell.
DUROC-JERSEY HOGS.
points of Exrollcncc In Till* Favor
ite Red Ureed.
The most iiopular breed of red hogs
is the Duroc-Jersey. Originating In
New Jersey about HO years ago, the '
main foundation stock was probably
the Tamwortli. Berkshire and old Afri- ;
can hog. Nearly all of the leading j
breeds of swine have been used in de
veloping the Duroc, so that today
these popular red hogs are of good
size and compact in form, with moder
ately smooth bone, says The New Eng
land Homestead. In the early days of
the breed the individuals were very
large boned and consequently rough in
appearance. This quality has been
bred out. so that they now dress a
large percentage of meat.
They are excellent grazers, rather
active and hardy, and while they do
not fatten as quickly as some of the
TWO-YEA K-OLD DUROC-JEKSEY SOW.
other breeds, the I >uroc-Jerseys can
stand a heavy ration. They are espe
cially valuable for crossing upon the
more refined and delicate breeds, giv
ing these stronger constitutions, better
. frames and a greater capacity for con
suming ami assimilating feed. Being
compact in form, they are not as good
Knoon the Iteri.shirt* or York
shire. but are more like the Poland-
Chinn. Tin' illustration shows a typ
ical Duroe ,ler> -ow owiv d by
Walter iV Co. of Ohio. This animal
was two year- old when the p! to
grapli was taken and was fresh fi"in
the contest at the St. Louis fair,
j where she vo n first ! •nihtsii in her
> class. She be!• ■ In t!i sniootl; type
of I>»roes w -] :i' bone,
(specially heavy quart' ; 1 a l::rge
barrel. She is a very fine representa
tive of the breed.
Siew FIpIiI For l.nmbfrmfß.
It is officially estimated that there arp
1.'',.000,000 r.er's ' 112 virginal i -t land*
'in Cuba - n. arly •>: I.alt' of tie
total area. The :: i; >:< \tm« ft • ' Ir "is
porfatioii faeiliti) s will bring 'e of
j this to market. It will inclwle mstwf
j any, ebony, granadillii : '.i_'ia, cedar,
1 walnut, lignum \ it:e. oak and pine, says
! The Review of l!e\!ews. There are
j more than :a> • of pain . ■ nie of
| which have special uses. I * tit timber
i cutting and sawing are 112• • r the i,
i Ist who "knows a tree" and has had
experience in "making sawdust. It is
an unsafe industry for the uninitiated.
Tel«*urni>h in Nrntlrk't • iipltnl.
Aii agreement has been arrived at be
tween the Italian tPWUUBI ami F.m
peror Menelek for a telegraph line
crossing the whole of Erythi'a and
Ethiopia and coniiecting M -sua with
Addis Alieda. My* a tjOfldoD KW
paper. The line lias no« I wen laid
to a point liejoiid \dowa and is ex
pected to be finish I by Mai 1 "t \pril
next.
Tm ; •»*.
"Any musical Instrument " tl
scssor asked.
"Two," the tired looking < it if
plied,
"What are they?"
"Both boys." Chicago 11• • ■ 111
old.
\»i % ft# Ittiilf,
Mamma I hate been h
traded situ e I ! ■ I i .ir I
by thai drum i i.i i-irihil iv pr«
Pupa—Why don't you make I
present of a niee. sharp peiiki •
('liicago I liter i>< a ii.
WATCH DOGS.
Ever on Tie' Alert All to Everv 1 •:
Oppression Kept on C H • - h
etl Beyond Eudtiratii N- r»»
Give Out.
The machinery of a mill tha rind
day and night ha> to *hnt d< w
and then for repair- hi- th i: •
wa> with your ie rv» • • >ver\\ •
application «>ur \ r - I liv in '
almnt nerve wn-t• th i - t '»j -vmp
funis of various kind lit a\
ing strength weakne-- laiiqm ' \ I i
aclle sleepless!!!'— j-t.- \V 11 «112 • !t
nerve force is lackm:; and tic BMM oi
restoring rests with Dr .V W i h !-•
Nerve Pills ;lt 11 |||\ 1
Danville v«inch for tii .Vii. -ng t
i- Mrs Jacob Mill- <il i• r I mcif \
I'hnrehSt- Danville i'.i who -t\
" Last fall I was feeling \« r\ p<»>rly and
nervous. I had frequent -p< li- i
voiis headache and a g<" "i d»al "I
trouble with lin stomach >.. m. I»i
A W Clia-e- Nerve I'tll- e. ■mm. n l
ed I got a l»>x if Gosh - Dru St r. in
used them with g Ir. -nlt- I r>
so much better and bit stronger i"!
brighter. Tliej certainly did lie d
and I can highly retx>ii>im»nd them
Dr A W. < liases N< r\■ Pills
sold at -Vic a box at dealerit .ir Dr A
W. < has.- M.-di.ain (Buffalo N \
See that portrait and -ignainre \
('ha-e Ml» are on everx pi k,i -»<
PERSONALITIES.
The neck'' ih worn ' y F.ouis XVI on j
the waj to ih .euillotlm is owned by j
A.r< liU-hop Feohan (if ' liicnji'i. I
;:il Leonard Wood lias heen 1
I, .. a member of 'lit* Academy of
Science of Havana, a most exclusive
ui :• v limited to forty members. all I
t'h-cl' '1 for lift*.
.Mi . 1' iand. the Hoston novelist, is
ve: fond of flowers and so fixed in her '
b. !i> i in their beneficial iullnence that <
I-IM never w rites I<i:t. wuh a put of some
sori of flower iin her desk.
Edwin (Jinn, who is to build several
model tenement houses in Hoston. has
made a Ions? study •>f social conditions
in that city, wliere he is one of the
largc.-t r« :1 ■ -tat' owm rs.
A man who played in the lirst Ox
ford and r'ambridiru cricket match
7i years ago is still alive. He is Mr.
Herbert .tenner l-'ust, who practiced in
doctors' commons and is now 03 years
of age.
The Ilev. 11. T. F. THickworth, who
lias been appointed professor of divin
ity in Trinity university, Toronto, is a
graduate of Merton college, Oxford,
and is rated as a brilliant scholar in j
England.
Joseph Chamberlain at OT> is slim and
alert and looks ten years younger. He
ha- never indulged in exercise as a
practice or a fad. Perhaps that is one
itason why gout gives hiin an occa
sional twinge.
Henry P. Davenport, Jr., of Clay
Court House, Va.. has a set of Rlack
stone with Washington's autograph on
the first blank page of each volume.
Presumably the books were in th#
library of the lirst president.
STATE LINES.
Missouri's convicts cost SBO,OOO last
year and earned for the state $83,991.
Wisconsin voters will face a prohibi
tion amendment to the state constitu- 1
tion next fall at the polls.
Texas is counting on having a bigger
; cotton crop in 1001 than it gathered in
j 1900. Its acreage of 1901 is 25 per cent
greater than that of 1900.
According to the latest census publl
| ration, every town in Kansas is incor
porated as a city. Some of these metro
politan towns contain less than a hun
dred inhabitants.
SE\T Phosphorescent Gn«,
It is announced that M. Curie, the
chemist, has separated a new gas from
radium. It is intensely pli: pirotv- ei-ot
■nd will glow for months in the dark.
REDUCED RATES TO SUE ' NTON VIA.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Account State League of Republican
Clubs.
For the meeting of the State L»»agn«
of R"publicans Club-, to b held in
Scrantoii. September li and I*, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Scrantoii fr in
all stations on if- line in the State of
Pennsylvania and from -'ations on the
Pelvidert Division. Trenton to Belv
idere. inclttsiv . at the rale of one tare
for the round trip minimum rate.
cents). Tickets to be sold and srood
going September l'». IT. I s . and to re
turn until Septemlier '2<>. inclusive.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that th t'ol
lowing accounts of Guardians and Com
mittees have been tiled in my ofric and
will lie present- 1 t.• the next Cour of
Common Pbas for the County of Mon
tour Sept. "i:.d I'.MU. for confirmation
nisi and if no exceptions ar. filed tin-re
to the same will iw contirmi d absolntt ! v
within four days thereafter.
First and Final account of Peter I*>.
Moser. 'ovtrdian < i Jacob Moser.late of
Libert v Town-hip Montonr Count v.
deceased.
First and Partial account <■!' Martin
Kelly. Committee of William u! of
Horongh of Washingtonvilh M"i * rr
<'(mntv.
J. C Mil.W
Prof h(» notary.
Danville. Pa.. Aug. "*nth. t'.*»l.
PRIVATE SALS
-OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!
The undersigned will --ell at private
sale iiis farm which is locate 1 in Vallev
township, and adjoins rhi lands of »;• «•
D. Edmondson Mr- Kmanne Sidl- r
John B .McMahon and l>a\ id Winf.
sfet'Ti. ' miles from I)an\ille md on
mile north of Mansdale. cimtaining *'•
Acres of land more or le-- on which ,
TWO-STORY DWELLING HUOSE.
with kitchen attaci. d bank Icirn w
on shed and all other nec> -■'.trr bnild
ings
Th'* farm i-well watered uwi *•**!
ed. with a Well at house and 1 m w
erin every field. I Vne - are *ll in gi d
(i>ndition Frnit <>f all kind- in >u
dsnci For farther partw*nb«r< *1
.
| T| „. » J,
AND TMf
1111
I (j r
Subscription to iMoiitotti
\im*runti $!.«»<» |n-r year
. Hi 11.
AMKXOMKNT TO TIIK ( nN-i L'L T ThN
riii»i•< I- 1: I» L O 11 1 1 I ITI/.KNS (IK
Tills, IIMMONWEAUH FOR THKIH AP
RCNV.M. Oi: 1U IKCTKIN' BV TIIK <.KN
I: \l. \S-L.\| |!| \ M THK I 1 I.M.MON
UKAI.TIIOI PKNNSYI.VANIA PI'KIJSH-
I'.L I 11Y ol: I iKI* OF TIIK -KORKTA It\ (ll-
TII I. I'IiMMIiWVI.M.TII, IN PI HSI ANCK
•IK \I: Il( II Will "I THK ( IINS'I IT I
TION.
\ 101 N'T JIK-( ILI Tlo.N.
I'ropo-inn an aim udiueiit to the Constitution
of the ('ommonu ealth.
Se-lion I, lie it resolved hy the senate an
Hoi -i- ui Kepr«—' i»tatl\i - of the i ouituon
wenlth in ( e neral Assembly met. I hat the
following i- proposedm UMBdncntits the
Constitution ol l h(- 1 ,'ommonw i allh ofPenti
syl\aula, in accor'lance with the provisions
of the > ighlecnth article thereof;
Amendment One to Article Kight, Section
(»ne
Add at the end of the tirst paragraph ol said
section, alter the word- "shall la-entitled to
vole at allele.-! loin-, tin word- "subject how
ever to -ucli law- requiring and regulating
tin r i-1r;111•.i if electors a ; theleneral A--
■mli n a i•:n i. so that the said section
■ i ••-. -
--ci-tioii I.in ion of Kleetors. hvery
male < itl/. n l« iut.v one years ofaue, pom-ess
inn Hie following •.ualihct'oris, -lmll 0e en
: . ; ' •. ■ '
to such laws rei|iiiring and regulating; the
resist ration of electors as th« 1 General As-ieiu
lilv may enact:
1. Hi shall ha\c heen a cit i/,iti of the United
State- al least one month.
•J. He shallliave resided In the Slate one
vcar liaviii-' |ire\ .Isly iieen a <JU«I ilied elec
tor or nat ive horn cjl i/tn of the Slate, he -lulll
ha\e ri io\ed Ihci. from and returned, then
10 uin • iljat preceding Hie elec
I;. HeHhallhavi • Hied in the election dlw
j ;ricl where he-hall oll< r to w»te at lea»t two
months immediately preceding the elect ion.
' I. 11 t wetity -tv.o y ears of age and upwards,
lie shall have paid within two years a State
I or county tax,which shall have l**eu a-s-essed
I at least two months and paid at leant one
mouth hefotv t la i » ■ ' ion.
Amendment Two to Article Kight, Section
Seven
St I ike out frotu -aid -eel ion the words "but
p
voting hy ■ i'-• in <>l In- nan. II« t ing reg -
tered.' and add to MUd WCUOBIIK fellwteg
\\orils, "lint lawn titillating and requMag the
retlatntion of ek i flum may be enacted to sup
ply to cities only, provided that web la«aw
uniform for cilie- of the Hume elass,' su that
'la -aid -ictioiistlM i read as follow-:
Section 7. I'nifornilty ot'Klection Laws
i
the eili/i us or for the ri L'istrat ion ofalcelaw
|
lawn regulating anorequlriaK t he regist rat ion
iif electors iiia v l*e onacted toapply toelther
; onlv. pro\ ided that such law- he uniform lor
1 citic. of the same elass.
|
W. \V i.KIKsT,
Stcretary of the < otnmouweiilth.
I AME.MIMK.NT TO THK i n.N'sTITI iluN
l'l;o|'u>Kll To THK ( ITIZKV- n|
THIS ( oMMnNWKAIiTH KoKTHEIR IP
i 1 ' A I I l: 111 I K.I TH IN in IHKiiIN ». j;
I \l. \ssK.M 1'.1.V (iFTIIKI liMHONWAKLTH
I o| I'KNNM I.VAMA, PI KI.ISHKH I'.V OR-
IlK.lt f d- IIK sKI IJKTA|{\ OF THK I O.M
--loNU KAI.TH, l\ ITKSI V.M K ol- \K
i 1 11 i.KWIII ol" TIIK( IIN'STITI TION.
\ .1(1! N'T KKsi II.I'TH IN
j rroposing an a mend went to the * oust It lit ion
of the I 'Amnionwealth.
Section !. He it enacted hy the Senate and
i House of Kepresentatives of the i iimnion
wealth of Pcnn*yl van la in (ieneral AHHemhiy
i met, and it !- hereby enacted hy the authority
'of the same. That the following IS pnipos
| . das an amendment to rhe Constitution ol
the commonwealth of Pennay Ivania, in ac
cordance with tiie provisions of Hie Kighteen
th article thereof.
A mendment.
strike out section four of article eight, and
insert in plaee thereof, as follows:
Section I. All eleetions h\ tba cili/.ensshall
lie In hallot or hy such other method aa may
lie prescrilied hy law: Provided, That secrecy
in voting he preserved.
1 A true eopv of the Joini (temtntiaa.
W. VV •» KI KsT,
fSecretary of the ( ommonwealt h.
NOTICE OF INOI ISITION.
IN THK CDI KT OF COMMON PLEAS, OF
MON Tor;: €OT*TV .VO 2 JVSK
TERM 19)11.IN PARTITION.
! » A - 1! 1>• -'
| his Wife inrßi_'ht of Said Wife
Harry Latimere ami Elizabeth Lati
niere hi- Wife, in Ritrht of Said
Wife, Sarah*' Johnston. Mary A
Johnston, and Samuel Johnston
Plaintiffs.
VS.
Isaiah llilkert. William Hilbert John
Hilkert. Elennor J. Hilkert. .Vlar>*
M. Hilkert.Richard Moser and Eve
line Mower, his Wife, in Risrbt of
Said Wife, and William Cleveland
Defendants.
T> Williom VUveUntl.
!* >v ». Krlff*?. her
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q . v H**r
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