MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa.. Sept. 19 190 1
COM.HII Ml'A TION S.
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iIH SIS U.
FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
W. P. Potter, of Allegheny.
FOR STATE TREASURER.
Frank (i. Harris, of Clearfield.
min an ran.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
S. Y. Thompson.
FOK PROTHONOTARY,
J. C. Miller.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
C. W. Cook.
MENDING EIGHT SOCKS, $7.
On ner Had It Done In Germany and
Didn't I'luure on Duty.
A German resident of Chicago whose
name lias not been made public recent
ly returned from Germany, bringing
with him six pairs of socks which his
old mother had made for him. To es
cape payment of duty on them he wore
them all when he lauded.
In the course of time they began to
wear out at the toes. Then he bundled
four pairs into a package and sent
them to Germany for his mother to
mend, says the New York World. They
were returned by parcel post, and the
custom house officials at New York
opened the package and assessed duty
on them. The owner protested against
the charges, but paid the duty pending
a hearing of his protest As it stands
he is out $7 by the transaction.
A I.lttle Too Sever* a Tut,
Charles Bell of Albion. Mich., be
came so confirmed a believer in the
efficacy of faith that he believed him
self able to take poison without any ill
effects. So he took 24 grains of mor
phine the other day. The next morn
ing he appeared sick, but triumphant,
and told of his feat. He said he had
vomited up the morphine and felt no
serious effects from taking it.
The success of this test probably en
couraged him togo further with bis
experiments, for he bought a revolver
and declared his intention of proving
that he could shoot himself without
fatal results. He then went to the
front yard of his house and, placing the
revolver to his temple, fired. Death
was instantaneous.
The Lemon.
The lemon contains various acids,
citric acid among them, with citrate of
potash, and these acids oxidize in the
blood into carbonates of potash and
carbonic acid. As scurvy Is believed to
be due to a lack of potash salts in the
blood, we see how substances like lem
ons, potatoes and fresh vegetables gen
erally act as preventives of the ail
ment. Also in rheumatism. In which
It Is desirable to maintain the alkaline
character of the blood, lemons are of
service. Beyond this I do not think
anybody can vaunt the properties of
the fruit. A healthy person has no
more need of lemons than of, say, tea,
for his ordinary food will supply him
with all that Is necessary for the
maintenance of a sound body. People
who talk about lemons as "good for the
liver," and so forth, found their belief
rather on faith than on knowledge.—
London Chronicle.
Moat Satisfying 1 .
They were speaking of the billion
aire's Insufferable pretensions.
"Upon what meat does this our
Caesar feed that he has grown so
great?" exclaimed Mordaunt bitterly.
"Mint's meat, possibly!" observed
Meltravers, trying to be cheaply witty
while yet preserving the easy grace of
a man of the world.—Detroit Free
Press.
Tactful.
Mrs. Nosepoke—John, don't you think
It's about time for us to call on our
new neighbors?
Husband—Why, they only moved in
this morning.
Mrs. Nosepoke—Oh, I know, but all
their stuff will be downstairs and 1 can
see It better.—Ohio State Journal.
Hequleacal In Pace.
"He thought the guu wasn't loaded."
"But It really was loaded?"
"After he founil it out it wasn't."—
Philadelphia Press.
The Sillleat Bird*.
Dodo is the Portuguese name for
simpleton, and It is given to the silliest
bird that ever lived. Three hundred
years ago, when the Portuguese first
visited the island of Mauritius, they
found a large number of these birds.
They were about the size of a large
swan, blackish gray In color and hav
ing only a bunch of feathers in place
of a tall and little, useless wings.
More stupid and foolish birds could
not be imagined. They ran about mak
ing a silly, hissing noise like a goose,
fud the sailors easily knocked them
over with their paddles. They couldn't
fly. they couldn't swim, they couldn't
run at any great speed, and, as for
fighting, they were the greatest cow
ards in the world. They were much
too stupid to build a nest, and so they
dropped an egg and went off to let it
hatch as best it could.
The retired "poke" shopkeeper was
explaining to his Interested hearers
some of the mysteries of his former
business.
"The chances of winning at the pol
icy game." he said, "are about like this:
You take a bushel basket and fill It
with small white beans. Then you
put one small black bean into the bas
ket and shake the lot up. After that
goto some 'skyscraper' building, say
one about '2U stories high, and place a
penny on the sidewalk in front of it.
This done, shoulder your bushel of
beans and take the elevator to the roof
of the building. Then lean over the
edge of the roof and, aiming at the
cent on the sidewalk below, dump out
the beans in the basket all together.
Then hurry down on the elevator and
rush out to the sidewalk. If you find
that the black bean has fallen upon the
penny, you win."—New York Times.
CLOSING OF
THE V. M. C. A.
Hiw Different Perscns View the Present
Condition of Things.
EDITOR MONTOUR AMERICAN
From whatever aspect we view the
present condition of our Young Men s
Christian Association, it would be a
real disaster to the town if it were com
pelled to close its doors, and the citizens
of our community should deliberate very
carefully (and plan very wisely) to car
jry on the many important interests
1 wrapped up in this valuable public en
terprise. The present standing of the
! institution —the building being a gift to
the town demands more than passing
I thought, and should be dealt with con
j siderately and practically, not simply
with reference to the present, but
j with a view to the future usefulness of
I the organization. If help is to be given,
! it should be forthcoming now. Let us
' not wait until it is too late, or we will
; have cause for regret.
Everywhere the Y. M. C. A. is recog
nized as one of the foremost, popular
institutions of the times, and is regard
ed as a necessity by many. In a num
ber of cities and towns present build
ings are entirely inadequate for the
various demands made upon them by
young men and boys, in nearby towns
citizens are erecting new buildings, and
for Danville to be compelled to close
its building, and cut short its splendid
work, on account of failure to receive
proper.tinancial support, would be a
great calamity, a sore disappointment,
and cause for humiliation to all who are
interested in the cause of Christ and the
safety of young men.
To say that the running expenses of
the Association c£2"200 annually) cannot
be met by our citizens, in the face of
what has been done in the way of im
provements to our various churches,
aside from the regular yearly expense
account of each caurcli. is unreasonable
Let it be remembered, too, that the Y.
M. C. A. is the representative of all the
churches. It is a public institution,
also, and as such it becomes the duty of
every right-thinking man to see that it
is properly maintained and supported.
To withhold support from an institution
that is honestly endeavoring to make the
men of the community better, because
of some prejudice, or to neglect it, or
criticise its work without any real
knowledge of its inner workings and
constant struggle, is neither wise, just
or manly. Every father and mother
in Danville ought to be deeply interest
ed in the continuance of the Association
in Danville.
Most persons are "sorry" to hear
about the conditions that make it neces
sary for closing the building—and there
are real grounds for sorrow—but in all
cases where it is possible, there should
be a "doing" of something practical.
This is the key to the situation. NOW
is the time to help. Everyone with a
spark of manhood in him will fight to
the death for his own. We are all so
tied up together, that this motive is
really present in all our defending of
the right. We must seek the safety
and betterment of the town in which
we live, because our family is in it, and
peril to the town is peril to ours. We
must seek wholesome water supply,good
drainage and clean streets for the town
because our children and friends live
there. So with the moral ami religious
influences of the community—the wel
fare of our sons and daughters, our
brothers and sisters, is involved. A man
may say he has no interest in the fight
against the various forms of evil, and
show a spirit of indifference toward in
stitutions that are doing good, but if
the evil be let alone, by and by his own
boys may be destroyed by it. Permit
the Y. M. C. A. to close or take a less
prominent place in the religious life of
our town and we commit a grave error,
and la j' ourselves open to severe criti
cism as a community, not only from a
religious, but also from a commercial
standpoint.
Two hundred additional subscriptions
of $5.00 each and five hundred subscrip
tions of SI.OO each, (annually) will make
it easy work to carry on the Y. M. C.
A.
If our citizens will take time enough
to inquire into the value and need of
the Association, money and sympathy
sufficient to put the work out of any
possibility of embarrassment will be
cheerfully given.
There are two ways to extinguish a
fire—to withhold fuel or dash water on
it. Either method will accomplish the
result. In like manner, a good work is
often extinguished or severely crippled.
It is either left severely alone or else
unjustly criticised. Either one of these
methods will bring disaster to the insti
tution. In the case of the Y. M. C. A.,
' fuel" has been lacking, and it has also
had a fair share of criticism. On the
whole, however, during years of service
it has done its work well, and deserves
to lie supported.
For many reasons, the Y. M. C. A.
building should not be forced to close.
In the first place, the building suggests
permanency, it is aY. M. C. A. build
ing, and was erected for the purpose of
being kept open. In the next place it
suggests adaptability, because the work
cm be successfully carried on within its
walls; and again, it suggests publicity,
thus advertising the importance and ex
tent of the work.
To bring about the best results in the
Danville building, $2200 per annum is
required. To attempt the work with
less money, the directors have learned,
(after years of experience) would be to
seriously injure the cause. It has been
their constant aim t> go for ward, rather
than retrench, because they know the
value and importance of an earnest ef
fort to win men and keep them under I
proper influences. They felt that it was a I
praiseworthy and proper enterprise,and
expected on the part of the community,
as the work grew and practically dem
onstrated its good points, support would
lie cheerfully given by a grateful and
appreciative people.
To permit the organization to drift j
along in a half-hearted and indifferent
way, without point <>r purpose, the Di- j
rectors knew was contrary to the Spirit '
of the institution, and would sooner or j
later become a mere Social club, rather j
than a Young Men's Christian Associa- )
tion. existing for the good of young j
men and the betterment of the com- ,
munit\ lint, though their motives and ;
their efforts were meant to be for the j
good of all and they kept up their good I
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
. i sediment or set
jITTTS 11 tling indicates an
unhealthy condi
nr/w \if tlon °* k'd-
IvA'\t tieys; if it stains
" I y° ur '' nen ' s
I evidence of kid
/jTjiiU / ■ jpf £~ { ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
. P ass " or P ain ' n
"■*" ——back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled togo often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and sl. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery
and a book that tells 'V!:
more about it. both sent
absolutely free by mail.
Address Dr. Kilmer & Home of swamp-Root
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
tion reading this generous offer in this paper.
offices year after year, with an annual
deficit of from S6OO to $H0(), they still
pushed forward in the hope of gaining
new friends to the cause and additional
funds for the work, and now they find
themselves $15500 in debt $750 of which
they made themselves resjionsible for in
the bank, with less than one hundred
regular subscribers on their books. This
is the real situation to date.
Appeals have been made to the public
through the regular work of the Associa
tion. at anniversary meetings, through
the churches, through the local press,
jby circular letters, printed matter of
various kinds, and by personal solicita
tion: the Ladies' Auxiliary have worked
in various ways, and the young men
have added their share to the general
fund, and yet there is a deficit every
year.
The whole situation can easily be ad
justed if additional yearly subscribers
will come forward, thus creating a per
manent financial basis.
If the building is closed, what then '!
Where shall the blame be placed? Who
ought to feel the responsibility? Would
it not be well for every Christian man
and woman, every father and mother,
every employer and every young man in
town to think seriously about this mat
ter, then act quickly and in a practical
way? Is the Association a blessing to
the town? Does it not prevent evil and
change the hearts of men which have
been running in the wrong direction?
Are not the interests of property and
religion, of social and domestic life, ad
vanced by it? If these things are true,
then everybody who his any interest in
the welfare of the community, ought to
help to keep it up.
A. I. <). j
.
"My Family Doctor."
Blue Island 111., Jan. 14. lUOI
Messrs. ELY BKOS. :—I have used
your Cream Balm in my family for nine
years and it has become my family doct
or for colds in the head. I used it free
ly on mv ohiMrcn. It II it to
children as they are troubled more or
less.
Yours resjieetfully. J. KIMBALL.
Judge for yourself. A trial size can
be had for the small sum of 10 cts.
Supplied by druggists or mailed by Ely
Brothers. 50 Warren St., New York.
Full size, 50c.
Officers and Committees.
The following are the officers elected
and committees appointed for the
Young Men's Christian Association for
the season 1901-02: President, 11. B.
Shultz; Vice-President, S A. McCoy;
Kec. Secretary, Bev. Musselman; Trea
surer, Wm. V. Oglesby.
Board of Directors W. 1.. McClure,
Hon. Jas. Foster, H 11. Furman, Jesse
Shannon, 15. W. Musselman, Thos. C.
Curry, Sr., Dr. J. E. Bobbins, Saui'l
Werkheiser, 11. 15. Shultz, A. 11. Grone,
J. W. Swartz, S. A. McCoy, 11. J. Pegg,
Wm. V. Oglesby.
Finance Committee —W. L. McClure,
Samuel Werkheiser, K. J. Pegif, W. V.
Oglesby, T. C. Curry, James Foster,
Beverly Musselman, Dr. ,1. K. Bob
bin*.
Executive Committee —11. 11. Fur
man, H. 15. Schultz, Jesse Shannon,
John Swartz, S. A. McCoy.
Lecture Committee—A. 11. (irone,
Wm. Y. Oglesby. Dr. .1. K. Bobbins.
Membership Committee —W. L. Kram
er, Wm. James, Geo. Hunlock, Wm. G.
Maiers, (ieo. Still well, Wm. K. Evans,
John Barry, Watkin Evans, Thos. Ir
land, Frank Kear, E. Morgan Pegg.
Reception Committee —Howard Pat
ton, Thos. Bennett, Joy Biader,Clarence
Derr, George Clarke, Frank A. Brown,
Frank Newbaker, Harry Welliver, Win.
E. Bailey, Ray llerrington, Howard
Lunger, Joseph Diyel.
Invitation Committee—David Thomas
W. E. 15-iilev, Win. Watkins, Kay llerr
ington.
Devotional Committee —H. H. Fur
man, Beverly Musselman, Dr. J. E. Rob- i
bins.
Gymnasium Committee W. E. (Josh,
W. J. Rogers, W. L. McClure, W. V.
Oglesby.
Music Committee Walter Russell,
Jesse Shannon, Grant Sowers, John L.
Jones, John D. Williams.
STATK OK on to, CITV OK TOI.KDO, f ss
LUCAS COPNTV,
KKANK J. CHUNKY makes oatli that lit; is
the senior partner of I lie firm of K. I. < 'IIKNKY
A Co., doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and Hull said Arm
will pay the sum of (INK li I NI >Khl > I»< iL
LAltsforeaeh and every ease of CATAKKII
hat cannot be cured hy Ihe use of HAM. S
CATAKKII CI*KK.
I KA NK I CHEN KV.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in rny
presence, this lith day of Hcecniher, A. I>. ISM>.
. A W. GLEAHON,
J SKA I. '
' ' Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh • 'ure is taken Internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send lor testimonials
free.
Address.
K. J. CHKNKY A CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by HrUKK'sts, 75c. Toledo. <>.
Hall's Family I*ll Is are the Ix-st.
Miss Yerda Campbell, of Klinesgrovt,
is the guest of Miss Ediih (.'lark, Ei*t
Front street.
Mrs. II I. Keddv left last evening for
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jjj Is lond of pretty jewels. The sensible man \
m looks for the store where he can get the best
jewelry for the least money, and always feels
that the article is exactly as represented. ff\
m Our jewelry can always be depended upon. jrf\
■i ( is a continual pleasure to the wearer.
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I Resolutions of Respect and Condolence.
Resolution* passed at the ias -
of Montour C.istle, No. I s t>. K <>. h , of t
Danville:
Whereas, Owing to the sad »:tU which'
has befallen our late Chief Magistrate
and IJro. Sir Kni.-rht. President W: liam
McKinlev.we feel it meet in common with ;
our fellow citizens, to iive this expres
sion of our sorrow and sympathy; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That our beloved President
and Bro. Sir Knudit, Win. McKinley, |
having been taken from us by the lien- j
didi hand of an assassin, one who wore]
the earh of a Sir Knight, but who lias
proved a traitor to the cause he espous-;
ed, and a disgrace to tlie nation tha'
gave him birth, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, \lon our Ga*tle'
ISO, K. (i. K., of Danville, do hereby
ofler our condolence and deepest >yni- '
pathy to his devoted wife and other
members of his family, and join with all
the Sir Knights of our beloved i.rder
and the people of this great union, in
denouncing anarchism and recommend
that our State and National Legislature,
take the necessary sleps to staaip out
the lawlessness of tbo-e whose aim it is
to heat down and trample in the dust
the liberty given u- bv our fore lihe <;
therefore be it.
Resolved, That om charter he draped ,
in mourning for:> 0 days in memory of:
one of God's noblest statesmen ind in.
sorro.v for the loss of so im'il ■ a Sir i
Knight.
(Signed)
Montour (Jastle ISti, K. G. K.
G. L. M< I.v.N, Sec'y.
Birth-marks which mark and mar]
the outside of the body are a grief to }
every mother whose children may bear i
them. But for every child who bears ;
a birth-mark on the skin there are i
many who bear an indelible birth-mark
on the mind. Nervous mothers have
nervous children and many a man and
women owes an irritable and despond- i
eut temperament to those days of dread j
i when the mother waited the hour of
1 her maternity. The use of Dr. Pierce s
Favorite Prescription strengthens the
mother for her trial. With strength ;
comes a buoyancy of spirits and quiet j
ness of mind, which is one of the hap
piest gifts a mother can bestow on her
offspring. By giving vigor and elastic- j
ity to the delicate womanly organs :
"Favorite Prescription' practically does I
Atvay vtitti the pain of maternity ami
makes the baby's advent as natural and
as simple as the blossoming of a flower. |
There is no opium, cocaine or other nar j
cotic contained iu "Favorite Prescrip -
tion. "
Resolutions on Death of President.
Whereas, We ate wounded by the
untimely death of our slricktn Presi- j
de it, William M< Kinley, and in eoiupli- i
ance with our patriotism and the object
of our Order, we deem it our duty to ex
press our sympathy; therefore be it.
Resolved, That our beloved President
William McKinley having hen called j
from us by the black hand of a fiend
am) taken to the just reward dno him j
as a yood citizen and a just ruler; there- 1
fore he it.
Resolved, That we, the Patriotic Sons j
of America, No. ."iM, of Danville do,
hereby express our deep-seated sorrow '
for his loving wife and express our pro-j
found contempt for the .spirit of Atiar- !
chy that exists in our favored land and
heartily trust that active steps maybe)
taken to protect, in the future, citizens j
from such cowardly murder by stringent |
laws State and National.
Resolved, That our charier b • draped j
in mourning for thirty days in memory I
of the noble Chieftain and these resolu
tions he recorde 1 on the minutes of this !
camp and published in the press.
Washington Camp, !}GI, P. < >. S. of A. ]
H. 11. AI.I.KN, Sec'y
THEY ALL GO TO MILTON.
The Milton Fair Leads Them all in Enter
taining the People.
Fverylwdy within a radius of fifty j
miles or more, who can get away, goes j
to the Milton fair. This is one of the
oldest successful fairs in the state and it
has a reputation of always giving its
patrons a good entertainment —some-
thing new every year in addition to the i
races, the exhibits and the lively fakirs |
not gamblers—for there are no gam
blers there. And then it is the best fair 1
in another respect. The people are a
good half of any county fair and you :
see them all at Milton fair. Hundreds!
of people look to this fair as a sort of a
short fall outing and they are all going
this year because the management tell
them that this will be a record breaker i
and the public knows that the fair
managers never lie.
WHAT DOES THIS LAOK?
Surel) Danville readers cannot ask for
better proof.
The Danville reader may ask for more j
convincing proof than testimony pub
lished from representative residents of
neighboring cities, but as the proof we
offer has been decidedly convincing in i
Bloomsburg it should carry consider >
ably weight in Danville.
Mr. Geo. Miftin, Dentist of Main
Street, Bloomsburg sa>'s 1 procured
Doan's Kidney Pills from Mover Bros
Drug Store for my brother-in-law Peter
Leisenring living at Bear Gap. He suf
fered intensely from the kidneys and
from pain in his back and loin-. The
nsnal accompaniments of inactive kid
neys were present and added to his
misery. Doan's Kidney Pills which 1
sent him gave positive relief. He has
pretty thoroughly made known the
merits <d' this remedy in tlii- sect, on.
For sale by all dealers. Price ")(l cts.
Foster Milbnrn Co., Buffalo. N. Y , sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name Doan sand take
no substitute
THE CAREFUL CAPON.
XV' ill Mother Voting Chirk*, Ilrood
Tlirm, Ser:itcli For anil Fenl Thriii.
Besides furnishing an abundance of J
excellent food capons are very useful \ '
iti taking care of broods of young i j
chickens. They take them without any j
trjuble and care for them just as well,,
ai d we think better, than a hen. We: i
have now three capons with broods of |
20 chickens each.
They are always glad to take the :
chicks. They will scratch for them and j
feed them in the daytime and cover i
them at night and take as good care of;
them as a hen and will carry them as j
long as the chickens will stay with
them.
As soon as the chickens are large (
enough they can be taken away and 1
another brood given to the capon. Ca-'
pons never molt as do other fowls,
and their plumage becomes very long.
Owing to their large size and long !
plumage they can carry a much larger
HP
T -p
--' * Vi, -
BCKATCUI.NO t 01l AND FEEDING CHICKS,
brood than a lieu. They arc especially
valuable for taking care of chickens
hatched by artificial means. The great
trouble connected with artificial incu
bation has been in raising the chickens
after they are hatched. It is not only
a great deal less trouble to have ca
pons carry the chick, hut a much larger
per cent can be raised.
We avoid the crowding that we have
in brooders, and the heat, being natural,
is of course just what we need. If you
do not use an incubator they are very
serviceable in taking the first chicks
hatched in the spring. You can give
the chicks to a capon and either reset
the lieu or put her to laying again.
When meat alone is desired, the large
breeds, as Brahma, Cochin, Langshan,
etc., are best, but for carrying chicks
we would advise the use of the smaller
and more breeds, Leg
horn, Game, etc. The Plymouth Bock.
Dorking aud Wyandotte till the middle
ground and are useful for either pur
pose. —O. M. Watson. South Carolina.
The Hand}' Slienrn.
A fellow city lot fancier living near
me, who, by the way. is one of the best
hands I know at coaxing chickens to
maturity, has a pair of large scissors
which he puts to more uses than I had
ever dreamed such implements could
be employed for. lie had a little patch j
of crimson clover, for instance, and
every morning, armed with his scissors, i
he would repair to the patch and cut
his clover, using only the tender, leafy
portions. Then he would goto the run
way of the chicks, where his inevitable i
shears would be again brought into
requisition to cut the clover into small ;
pieces for the youngsters. If he has a
piece of meat or some vegetable of
very firm texture left from a meal, he |
gets out his scissors and proceeds to ]
cut it Into little pieces for his charges. |
In short. I never suspected the possl- j
billties of a pair of common, rather j
large scissors until I had seen the many j
uses made of them by this gentleman.
If your wife doesn't happen to have a j
discarded pair which you can "win" j
when she isn't looking, pay a visit at j
once to the hardware store and buy j
them. You'll never know what you have j
missed until you are the proud possess- j
or of a pair of "chicken scissors."— s
Treat M. Itiglit in Poultry Monthly.
Thonjcht It Win a Fake.
The first incubator made its appear
ance in this country in IS4">. A Yan
kee put one on exhibition on Broad
way, New York, lie charged a shil- j
ling to see the wonder and out of curi- !
oslty was well patronized. Ilis ma- |
chine was considered a fake. Men
would not believe that an egg could be
hatched anywhere except under a hen,
so the showman began demonstrating
to prove the virtue of Ids invention. I
He would break eggs from the ma- I
chine to show the different stages of
incubation and finally succeeded in
convincing a good many that it was
not a fraud. Time has proved that It
was far from being a humbug.
Hnril to Pronounce.
There are three short and simple
words, the hardest of all to pronounce
In any language (and I suspect they
Vere no easier before the confusion of
tongues), but which no man or nation
that cannot utter can claim to have ar
rived at manhood. These words are, "I
was wrong."—Lowell.
Gallyer—What mistakes men do
make! I was just reading that Colum
bus thought he had discovered the In
dies!
Aspley—There are worse mistakes
than that. When I married tirst, I
thought 1 had discovered paradise! -
Town and Country.
v i' ly Hiine.
Itollingstoni' Nomoss D'ye hear
'bout Tattenlon Torn washin his fitce? i
Thirsty Thingumbob—Gwan! Don't ,
give me no pipe dream.
Kolliiigstone Nomoss—Fac'. A cop
was a'ter him, an he done it as a dis
guise.—Philadelphia lieeord.
OfTi-ring llcr a lifiruiiln.
"Lady, won't you kindly give a pore
man 0 centsV"
"Nine cents? Why don't you ask
for a dime and be done with it?" !
"Oh, no, lady. 1 know the sex too
well. I wuss onct a married man." — '
Detroit Free Press.
Jury List for Septembc Term.
GRAND JTRORS.
Anthony township Daniel Albeck.
Cooper township Peter Ca.shner. A .1.
Wintersteen: Danville Ist. Ward
George Hendricks. Wesley Hoiabaugh.
Stephen A. Johnston. W. 11. Latimeiv.
William Reeil, Tlioinas W Reifsnyder.
Danville 2ml. Ward Willi am < ain [i
Frank W. Fisher, David 11 Reed. Ed
ward Ritter. Danville, Itli Ward
Patrick Redding. Derry township .!.
L> Pollock Limestone township Sam
uel MufHey. Mahoning township .Fac
oh Decker, Martin Bloom. John < twen,
Fred Smedley. Washingtonvilie 11.
K. Cotner, George Halaron. Valley
township William Lawrence.
TRAVERSK Jl'Rf )RS.
Anthony township Jacob Conrad.
Thomas Dennen, J. I{. McViekers.
< 'ooper township Philip Hover. Noah
Kruni, Ldward Rishpl Derrv township
Isaac L. Acor, Jeremiah Diehl, W. 11.
Dye. M. L. Sheep, JacobUmstead. Dan
v'He, lf>t Ward William G. Botnbov
John li. Germ * Charles Kehl. Win. E
Limberger, Samnel Lu.. : , U| . j ~( ) \|,. t/
ger. Colbert K. Smith. Daiiwv
Ward —Jacob Berger. Theodore Holt i
man, Jr., John A. Hartzell. Charles M.
Johnson, Paul Lntz, M. I). L. Seehler, j
I). R. Williams. Danville, :Srd. Ward
John Eisenhart. < ieorge Gardner.
George Hoffman, George Heiinbacli,
John Kilgns, Wm. E. Lunger. Thomas ]
Murray, George Tilsou. Danville, Ith.
Ward —Peter Dietrich. William Jenkins i
•John Minglin, John Mortimer, William
Miller, Thomas Nevill. John
Mahoning township Lawrence Duller. !
James Hendrickson, Jacob H. Rudy.
James E. Rishel. Jacob Reaser, Will- j
iam Sunday. May berry township ;
Madison Vought. Limestone township 1
—E. F. Balliet. William Dnrlin. Thom- |
as Tuckenbill, Olney McGinues. Liber
ty township Elmer E. Bogart, James
B. Bondman, R. II Simington. West
Hemlock township—W. B. Moore. Val
ley township —James Pnrsel, Peter C. i
Rake. Abraham Hendrickson. Wash !
ingtonville—Thomas Kerswell.
lie W«s NO llog.
Well," said the i.ocior, peeping Into
the room where Wellington Frash, the j
great poker expert, was waiting for
the returns, "I suppose you will re- •
gard tliis as a mere formality, but I
must congratulate you nevertheless on j
the fact that you have a line boy across
the hall."
"Hi!" said Mr. Frash. "That's good! ,
Come in and take something."
"Excuse me for a moment," the doc
tor replied. Presently he returned, put
his head into Mr. Flash's den and said:
"Let me congratulate you again. You
have two line boys across the hall."
Mr. Frash opened his mouth as if to
respond. I i:t before he could do so the
doctor was gone again. Presently be
bounded in the new father's presence,
savin,.: "By <ieorge. you have three
line boys across the hall!"
He was starting back when Mr.
Frash hurried forward, grasped him
by the shoulder and in excited tones
cried:
"Say. doc. hold on. Three of a kind
are good enough for me. I stand pat.
—Chicago Ib rald.
Tlse EnrlbqnnkP.
To the average resident of the tem
perate zones an earthquake is a rare
and terrible event, creating more con
sternation than any other visitation of
nature. In the tropics, however, par
ticularly in Central America, it is won
derful how easily the residents be
come accustomed to these shocks,
which do not come, however, wholly
without warning.
You are sitting on a piazza on a hot
afternoon chatting with your friends
when suddenly the sky seems to grow
hazy and the crows stop cawing. There
is a gener-.l rush, and. though you may
not know what is the matter, you can
not help feeling uneasy.
The oUI natives say, "We're going to
have a little shake," and then the
house begins to rock, the tumblers fall
off the table, you feel deathly sick at
the stomach, and the thing is all over.
The sky clears, the crows begin their
noisy screams, and things are soon put
right again.
Sir Walter iialcigli seems to haw had
a pretty taste in stimulants, to iudge
| by his "cordial water," the recipe for
, which is copied from it cookbook near-
I ly 300 years old. This is how Sir Wal
ter concocted his favorite drink:
"Take a gallon of strawberries and
put them into a pint of aqua vita?
(brandyt. Let tliein stand so four or
five days. Strain them gently out and
j sweeten the water as you please with
fine sugar or else with perfume."
| Queen Elizabeth was exceedingly
fond of perfumes, and, according to
this old book, her favorite scent was
i made in this manner: "Take eight
j spoonfuls of compound water, the
| weight of twopence in fine powdered
| sugar and boil it on hot embers or coals
softly. Add half an ounce of sweet
| marjoram, dry it in the sun. the weight
j of twopence of powdered benjamin
(benzoin?). This perfume is very good
and sweet for the time."
Shorts Inn Corner.
"Yes," saiil young Mr. Bashful to his
J best girl, "the stock market has been
1 through considerable excitement of
j late."
"Oh, yes," the girl responded, eager to
take part in conversation on a topic
I which interested her Adolphus. "I
have read a lot about it in the paper
. —all about those dreadful bulls and
J bears and things."
j "Yes," Adolphus went on; "they got
j the shorts in a corner and effectually
! squeezed them."
' "Did they?"
"Yes."
"I think," the demure maid added,
| after a few minutes' meditation, "that
if ever I become a speculator I shall be
a short."
A few minutes later she found it was
not necessary to speculate in stock in
order to be treated as a "short."—Pitts
burg Commercial Gazette.
WATCH DOGS.
Ever on The Alert Alive to Every Furui of
Oppression Kept on Edge Burden
ed Beyond Endurance—Nerves
Give Out.
The machinery of a mill that grind
day and night has to shut down now
and then for repairs. It is the same
way with your nerves < Herwork. (dose
application our way- of living, bring
about nerve waste that sets up symp
toms of various kinds It may be tail
ing strength weakness lanquor head I
ache sleeplessness etc. Whatever it is
nerve force is lacking and the means ot j
restoring rests with Dr A. W. Chase's I
Nerve Pills A great mam people in ;
Danville vouch for this. Among them
is Mrs. Jacob Mills ot Cor Front tV
Chnrch Sts . Danville, Pa who says—
"Last fall I was feeling very poorly and j
nervous. 1 had frequent spells of ner
vous headache and a good deal ot i
trouble with my stomach. Seeing Dr
A. W. Chase's Nerve Fills recommend
ed 1 got a box at Gosh s Drug Store and !
used them with good results. I rested
so much better and felt stronger and
brighter. They certainly did me good i
and I can highly recommend them.
Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills art
sold at otic, a box at dealers or Dr. A. ;
W\ Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y
See that peortrait and signature of A
Chase M. D. are on every package. l
KIPLING.
Kipling's lasi poem is just retribution
011 England forgoing to war in South
Afriea. —Toledo Blade.
If Buddy Kipling keeps up tliestroke
lie has set in"The Lesson," he'll find
liiin-. l, in tin- class with Alfred Aus
tin. St. Louis Republic.
When last sighted, Mr. Kipling's
muse was blind of one eye, lame in
botli feet, crippled in her writing arm
and completely exhausted in what lias
facetiously been called the think tank.
—Philadelphia Inquirer.
In his new poem, "The Lesson," Mr.
Kipling has shown at least that he is
* 1>!<• to write a political pamphlet in
verso. But it is a pity that he should
"give up for a party what was meant
for mankind."—New York Sun.
TI»<» iloim* of llclioeN.
Many valleys described in guide
books as "whispering valleys" are fa
vorite resorts for tourists in all parts
of the world. Few, however, exceed in
a valley at Stansfield in Es
sex, ,n„i.i,. rector of this par
ish in giving a can-i t., of bis
own experi» nees states that his iiou.V
stands on a hill 2SB feet above sea
level, rising in rear to "00 feet, while
in front the ground slopes away to a
stream 100 feet below and again rises
ISO feet on the opposite side. From
the rectory the bells of 1-1 or 15 vil
lages ruaj !>e distinguished, while
across the valley footsteps and voices
in conversational tone may be heard
at half a mile.
What the Eye Tells.
Eyes are very treacherous, and those
who meddle in amorous matters should
know all about them.
When the upper lid covers half or
more of the pupil, the indication is of
cool deliberation. An eye the upper
lid of which passes horizontally across
the pupil indicates mental ability. Un
steady eyes, rapidly jerking from side
to side, are frequently indicative of an
unsettled mind. It is said that the
prevailing color of eyes among the pa
tients of lunatic asylums are brown
and black. Eyes of any color with
weak brows and long, concave lashes
are indicative of a weak constitution.
Eyes that are wide apart are said to
indicate great intelligence and a tena
cious memory. Eyes of which the
whole iris is visible belong to erratic
persons, even with a tendency toward
insanity. Wide open, staring eyes in
weak countenances indicate jealousy,
bigotry, intolerance and pertinacity
without firmness.
REDUCED RATES TO SCRANTON VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Account State League of Republican
Clubs.
For the meeting of the State League
of Republicans Clubs, to be held in
Scranton, September 17 and IS the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Scranton from
all stations oil its line in the State of
Pennsylvania and from stations on the
Belvidere Division. Trenton to Belv
idere, inclusive, at the rate of one fare
for the round trip (minimum rate. 2~>
cents i. Tickets to be sold and good
going September 1 (>. IT. is, and to re
turn until September "JO. inclusive.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing accounts of Guardians and Com
mittees have been filed in my of)ice and
will be presented to the next Court of
Common Pleas for the County of Mon
tour Sept. 23d- 1901, for confirmation
nisi and if no exceptions are filed there
to the same will be confirmed absolutely
within four days thereafter.
First and Final account of Peter 15.
Moser, Guardian of Jacob Moser.late of
Liberty Township. Montour County,
deceased.
First and Partial account of Martin
Kelly, Committee of William Saul, of
Borough of Washingtonvil!; . Montour
County.
.T. C. Mn.r.Ki;,
Protlio notary.
Danville, Pa., Aug. 20th.. 1»1.
PRIVATE SALE
-OF VALUABLE—
REAL ESTATE !
The undersigned will sell at private
sale liis farm which is locate! in Valley
township, and adjoins the lauds of Geo.
D. Edmondson, Mrs. F.maunei Sidler,
John B McMahon and David Winter
steen. 21 miles from Danville and one
mile north of Mansdale, containing »!">
Acres of land, more or less on which is
erected a
TWO-STORY DWELLING HOUSE,
with kitchen attached, bank barn, wag
on shed and all other necessary build
ings.
The farm is well watered and wood
ed. with a well at house and barn, wat
er in every field. Fences are all in good
condition. Fruit of all kinds in abun
dance. For further particulars ad
dress
I IKNR V WI XTKRSTEKX.
Danville, Pa.
MUM ' j j
MlUUit fI)Jl)I
AND THE
SI. II X.
Subscription to Aloutoui
American SI.OO per year
AMI \ U.MENT To THE
PRoposED |'» 'J'IIK CITIZENS ON"
THIS COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR AP
PRO\ \!,ii|; i;K.IE' "I ION liV THE OEX-
Ei:\l. r,J. THE < OMMOV
n! t\'TVM", 1 ,A ANI I'r'nijMi
•imi , ' 1:1 > I-.j; ( ip TIIK SEi KKTAKV OK
I II ( . i\| Mo\\vEAETJI, IN 1-1 ItSIWCK
TI'O'N 11 XVI " '" '''UK '"ONsTI'TI •
\ JOINT RE.SOI.CTIO.V.
Proposin.; Ml amendment l<. I In- 4 <.i>sl iiutiou
••i I lie» ommonweaith.
Section J, I it- i I resolved li\ [III' Senate an
I louse (d Representatives ol the * ommon
wealth in iJencral Assembly That the
follow :111_- is proposed as amendments to t IJ*-
' "'INI II HI ion ol the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance Willi the* provisions
ol the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One t<> Article Eight, Section
• ine
\<id al Hie end of I he lirst paragraph olsaid
section, after t lie words "shall l>c entitled to
vote at licit' . ion-, the words "subject how
i verlo ui'li laws requiring and regulatiug
lln 11 -'ra l ion of electors as the < ii-nerul As
a.v enact. sothat the said section
shall read as follows:
> '-'*tion I. ion of Electors. Every
male i ili/i ntwentv one \ ears of age, possess
■ i'- 'ln following ',ualMictions, shall he en
titled to vote at all elections. nubje<*t however
tosueh laws requiring and regulating the
registration of electors as the Ueneral Assem
bly ma.\ enact:
i. He shall have been, a citizen of the Puiled
State- at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one
■ ear having previously been a<iualiiied elec
tor or nat ive born cil i/en ol I lie Stale, lie shall
liavv removed therefrom and returned, then
-I\ months, immediate preceding the elec
♦ion.
Iriei "wlM'all have resided in the election dis
montlis lilt medial' 1 , filer lo vote at least two
I. If twenty-two years olVi'jc l.he election,
lie shall have paid within two years a~«.rtls,
or county tax,which shall have been assesseu
at least two months and paid at least oue
moil I h before 1 he elect ion.
Amendment Two lo Article Eight, Sect ion
Seven.
Strikeout from said section the words "but
no elector shall hi deprived r.f the privilege of
voting by reason of his name not being regis
tered. ' and add to said section the following
words, "bill lav. s regulating and requiring the
registration of electors ma\ lie enacted to ap
pl,\ tocit.li - only, provided that sueli laws be
uniform for cities of the same class,' so tliat
the said section shall read as follows:
Section", t'niformity of Election Laws.
All laws regulating the lioldingofelections by
the citizens or for the registration of electors
shall be unilorm throughout the State, but
laws regulating and requiring the registration
of electors mil. be enacted to apply to either
only, provided tbat pitch laws t M . uniform lor
citiet of the flame ci^ss.
A■ ■ |\ oftht'lomt Itesolut ion.
W. W. ORIENT,
s. irt If of the I oin inonwealth.
A M IM'MI.N i i\> THE coNSTITI "ITON
™ PRoPosEH TO THE CITIZENS of
I IIIS ' o.M.MoXWEALTH EoRTHEIRAP
riiov'A I. oi: I:I:.IE( 11<IN BY THE GENEK-
A I. ASSEMBLY oh'TIIECOMMOXWAELTH
id' PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY OB
DEROK THE sE< iR ET AI: YOK THE COM
MON \V KA 1/111, IN PCRsI ANCE oE AR
TICLE XVIII OKjHE < ONBIITUTION.
\ .lt UNT KEs( U.I m i.\
Proposing an amendment to the Const itlit ion
oft he (lommonwealth.
Section I. He it emu-ted by the Senate and
lloiisi ot Kepresefitatives of the Common
wealth of Penn>yltauia in General Assembly
mi I, a nil il is hereby enacted by Ihe ant liorily
of the same, Thaj the following is propos
ed aa an amendment to the Consiitution ol
theComiuonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance \\ illi the provisions of the Eighteen
Ili art iele t hereof.
Amendment,
strikeout Bectiotl four of article eight, and
iii-' rl in place thereof, as follows:
section 1. All elections by the citizens shall
In- by ballot or by >«ucli other met hod as may
be prescribed by law: Provided, That secrecy
in voting lie preserved
A 1 rue copv oft lie .loint Resolution.
W. W. OKI EST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
N()TICE OF INQUISITION.
IN Tin. COURT OE COMMON PLEAS, OF
MONTOCK COT'NTY NO 2 JL'NK
TERM MUI.LN PARTITION.
Theodore Duster ami Agnes B. Dohter
his Wife, iijj Bight of Said Wife,
Harry Latiiiiere and Elizabeth Lati
inere liis WU'e. in Right of Said
Wife. SarahjC. Johnston. Mary A.
.Johnston, imd Saninel Johnston,
Plaintiff?. j
j VS.
Isaiah Ililkert. William Hilkert. John-
Hilkert. Elwanor .1. Hilkert. Mary
M. Hilkert.fiirliard Moser and Eve
line Moser. 'his Wife, in Right of
Said Wife, and William Cleveland.
Defendants*
Tn Willi" m Cleqdond,
'fin of The be.fen dim Is Aboee-Xumed.
You are hereby duly notified that by Yir
t ue of the writ of'pari it ion in the above pro
ceeding to me directed, an Inquisition will
be held on the premises therein described
situate HI tlie Third Ward of the Borough of
I >;t n viile in the i ounty of Montourand Slate
of I'oiinsylvaifi.it on Krlilay. September
iiOtk» IMI, al eleven o'clock in toe fore
noon of the said day, to ascertain and in
quire, among other things whether the said
premises can lie |ii rtcd and divided wit hout
prejudice lo or spoiling the whole thereof.
''r otherwise lo value and appraise the same;
where and when you may attend if you deem
proper. ,
M BREcIvBII.I.. Sheriff.
WM. J.BAI.DV. j
Enw urn S WUI (JI AIIII VHT.
j t 'oUIISI-l.
sheriff s otiice. Danville, Pa. July l'Jth,
WW.
\OTICK.
Estat- of .Tanif| K. shell. Late of Lime
stone Township, Montour County
Pennsylvania! deceased.
Not ice is hereby given that letters of Ad
luinist rat ion upon I he above estate huvt beei
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
debt cil to the said Estate, are required It
make payment, ud those having claims 01
d' : .1 nds against It lie said estate, will maU
known the same without delay to
1 Si*s \ N SHELL,
j Administratrix.
or ('. (■}. VORIS, Attorney,
Milton. Pa.
i 'S
'S A I*l*lt A ISKMKKT.
Notice is hereby given to all persons Inter
ested, that the following appraisement of
real and personaPproperty set apart to the
widow of decedent has been tiled in the office
of the Clerk of Orphans' Court, of Montour
I ounty and Ihe same will lie presented to
said Court for confirmation ni. si. at Dan
vi I le. on Monday, September 'i;iril. 1901,
and will be confirmed finally within four
days t hereafter unless exceptions are previ
ously tilled, viz:
Clara A. Rouey. willow of W. E. Honey, late
of tlie Borough of Danville, dee'd, personal
S.KHI.
N •••mi Ilarttiian. widow of Wellington
llartman. late of Cooper Township, dee'd
personal (906. j
Certified 112: ■ mi rqeords. August 2s|h. llH.il.
.1 c. M ■ i.i,Kit. Clerk.
i 'roß's .NOTM I:.
I STATE OT JACOB MOSER. DEC'O.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Jacob Moser. I.lit of l.ibcrtj Township. Mon
tour < ounty. Pennsylvania, deceased, have
In eu granted to tjlie undersigned, to whom
all persiills indebted to to said estate are re
quested to make payment, and those having
claims or demands will make known the
sa me \\ 11 IK tut delay to
PETER it. MOSER. I ~ ,
lA< ol! I!. Mi isEK. i "tors-
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Trial List For Sept. Term 19tUi..
Patrick Carroll Et al., vs. 1). .1
Rojrers.
I'lizalH'th Herriek vs. (»e«k. D. EdmiMt-
Sl 111.
.lohn Herriek Adtn'r. vs. (-Jeo !► Ed
-lIIOIIS4 ill.
W. It.l. lllizzard vs. The Borough of
Danville.
l'etin a Railroad vs. William Stetler.
James t». Frazier vs. P. C. New
-1 taker
t'i rtitied from the records at Danville
I'a. Sep i '2nd. 1901.
.1 C.MILLER,
Prothouotarv