MONTOUR AMERICAN'
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa., Oct. 17, I 90 I
COM.HI \ICATIOJiS.
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REPUIIBJDE TUT.
KOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
W. P. Potter, of Allegheny.
FOR STATE TRK \SURKR.
Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield.
iraiici am ntKti.
FOR ASSOCIATH JUXXiK,
S Y. Thompson.
FOR PROTHONOTARV,
J. C. Miller.
KOR COUNTY TREASURER.
Charles W. Cook
LOT M BH
Why Republican Candidates Are
Strong Iu the Coal Regions.
PARTY LEADERS ARE POPULAR
Many Bills Passed at the Last Session
of the Legislature In the Interest
of the Miners Are Not Forgotten
By the Voters.
A special dispatch from Pottivllle
says that the Republican leaders in the
coal region counties are confident of
polling a large vote for the whole Re
publican ticket this fall on account
of the great satisfaction expressed
among the coal miners over the leg
islation procured for the interest of the
workingmen at the last session of the
legislature.
The committee of the Miners' organi
zation that, spent all winter at Harris
burg watching legislation returned
hom<- with many victories to their
credit.
For years the miners had been
knocking at the doors of the general
assembly for remedial legislation but
there was always some obstacle pre
sented to their getting what they
wanted.
The outcome of the session was so
gratifying that at a recent convention
of miners, when supporters of the in
surgents attempted to* have passed
resolutions condemning the recent leg
islature. they were promptly suppress
ed by the delegates in the convention.
Enumeration of a few of the meas
ures passed in the interest of miners,
showing the solicitous concern ihe Re
publican leaders have for the lalioring
Interests of the state is given:
The 'powder bill," which was de
manded by the miners and which be
to# a law. provides that all kftgß ot
powder shall contain not less than 25
pounds, and that no one but .ne origi
nal owner shall refill a keg for sale.
The practice among unscrupulous oper
ators had been to l ay kegs in which
standard grades of pc.vaer had been
sold and refill them with damp powder
of aa inferior grade. Frequently the»e
kegs, which were supposed to contain
25 pounds, were two or three pounds
short. The bill provide* a penalty of
SSOO for each violation of the provi
sions of this act.
MANY GOOD BILLS.
Tiie "medical bill." which was paa««(J
and signed by Governor Stone, provide#
that there shall be a room at the bot
tom of the shaft or mine, not less
eight feet by ten feet, which shall oon
tain a bed. bandages, splint, cotton and
medical appliances for the proper
treatment of miners who are hurt In
the mines or otherwise hurt, and who
If taken out of the shaft into the opeß
air might be fatally affected by a sud
deu change of temperature. This aol
is designed to avoid the necessity of
transferring injured persons to hos
pitals when that is undesirable.
The "mine inspectors' bill" did not
become a law until after a hard fight.
It provides for an increase iu the num
ber of mine inspectors from eight to
16, and provides that the inspectors
shall be elected by the people instead
of appointed by the governor, as has
been the practice. This bill was passed
on account of complaints of miners
of the inability of the mine inspectors
to make the requisite number of in
spections. Some inspectors have as
many as 40 collieries to inspect every
month. The new law requires that ail
candidates to be voted for for mine
inspectors shall have passed an ex
amination before the mine examining
board, with an average of at least 96
per cent.
THE STORE ORDER BILL.
The famous "store order" bill, which
attracted attention owing to the pecu
liar methods resorted to in the effo'i
to block its passage, was passed after
many obstacles had been overcome
This bill Is regarded by the miners as
one of the most meritorious measures
of the session. It provides for pay
ment of wages of all employes iu cash
and prevents a continuance of the sys
tem of granting orders on different
stores in some of which the mine oper
ators have a financial interest. The
result of the passage of this bill Is
already shown in a changing of the
methods of certain corporations, which
are now paying in cash instead of by
checks. Orders, cash hooks, etc., given
in lieu of wages, shall be taxed 25
per cent.
All of these bills were signed by
Governor Stone without hesitation.
The committee of the mine workers
of the Schuylkill region that were t e
last in attendance at Harrlsburg were
more successful than any other dele
gation that had been looking after any
interests. They < losely followed .all
their bills and were persistent In pr>-s
sing for their passage.
N«M* Theory nt Baldness.
A Michigan sci-aitist, l'r Del. L
Parker of the D< iro t College of M< di
cine. has jusi published the results of a
most inti rev ties of experiments
undertaken lo prove that men arc bald
because they do not breathe properly.
A. M. PETERS
RE-ELECTED
Annual Convention of Hoptasophs Held
in this City Yestsrday.
The twenty-eighth district of Improv
ed Order of lit ptasophs held its annual
convenii oi >n thise ty yesterday. The
conclaves w■ i represented by the fol
lowing! delegates; Lewisburg, (ieorge S.
Miller: Milton. W. 11. liucher; Kunbury,
11. N. Biank; liloouisburtr, Or. T. C.
darter; II i/.'etoit, A. I. Thra*h; Potts
viHe, L. K. llarman; Danville, C. G.
Clouil
Addresses were made bv each of the
delegates on tee work done in ti* dis
trict during tie 1 s> two >ears. Di-tric:
Depii - . \ M. I'eitr- pit si-nted his ii
pott show in r that dniini: his term of
ofliee live nei c on-laves have been in
stituted and the ;iieml> rsiiip ot I In: dis
trict increased live hundred.
Or. F. C. darter was elected chairman
and C. G (J on 1, Secretary, o' the dis
trie .
A. M. Peters, of th; ■ city, was re-eKct
ed D.i lid I'eputv Supreme Aichon and
YV. I> WoliMiiis, of P. ttsville, Aber
iii" te
If every Republican makes
one vote for t.ie ticket the re
sult will be tremendous. Just
try it.
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Th re is uo use leaving Danville. Believe
the statements of Danville residents.
Endorsoinent by resident sof Danville.
Proof positive from Danville people.
Cannot be evaded or doubted.
Read this statement.
Mrs. H. Miller of 122 East Front
Street, says I was doctored for Bright'*
Disease but could not get permanent re
lief Owing to rheumatism I was not
able to walk without a cane and in ad
dition to this 1 was very much bothered
with pain across my loins and an em
barrassing weakness of the kidneys.
I took almost everything 1 could hear
about without obtaining success. Doan's
Kidney Pills did me more good than any
other remedy I every used. They posi
tively relieved the aching in my back
and the annoyance from the kidney
secretions They gave me relief not
afforded by any other medicine.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. X. 'N ~ sole
agents for the U.*S.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
Quail Ar«. Small this Year.
i . e opening "112 I lie limiting >eason
luc-i'V was nnrkel by ihe nsud .a
t'viiy among that portion oi out towns
men whose tastes incline to bunting.
During die forenoon the:e was a general
exodu- 112 om town, in w ich g MIS, dogs
an I ua'iie bair-i were con?-picu n-ly in
evidence.
.V con itlerable number took n the
tiel is n I woo 11 tiid on the oppo-ile
-i.ie of the river. Others drove to
V,: ley, We-t Hemlock and Deny town
ships, whi '* others who could not allord
to devote a whole day lo the sport, got
no fur-1. : tbau the famdiar localities ol
M dioiiing tow iiship.
1 lie quail l azge-l were considerable
in numbers, although vty stuall ins ze.
No phe.-ai t- or wild turke>s, as far as
heard of were shot
C. W. Cook will make a
<;ood County Treasurer. \ ote
for him.
List of Jurors for Special Term of Court,
October 21, 1901.
Anthony township—Alex. Umstead,
H. E. McCaffrey. Derry township —Am-
brose S. Miirtz, Charles W. Deibl, John
L. Anderson. Danville. Ist ward Win
C. Davis, Thomas Bartholomew. Ed. <4.
Ammerinan, Frank Consart, Clarence
Haupt. Thomas Trainer Danville, 2nd
ward —Thomas Evans, Ed. Sainsbury.
Danville, Hrd ward—James Denneu.
Scih Lormer, Edward Campbell. Dan
ville, Rh ward—Martin Curry, John
Delanty. Charles Foust, Aug. Heiss, J.
X. .Tames, .lames Powers. Limestone
township—(T. W. Wagner, J. W. Irwin
Liberty towship —Noah Stump. Mahon
ing township Joseph Ritter, Michael
Scott John Hartline, Jeremiah Dono
van. May berry townhip—Jeremiah
Vought, Daniel \V. Foust. Valley town
ship James N. Robinson. Washington
ville Borough C. F. Gibson. West
Hemlock township —Win. Wintersteen,
Aug. Shultz. C. F. Styer.
First Monthly Reception.
The first monthly reception of the
P> iys' Friday Night l?ibk;Ciass wa- held
it the V. M. 'A. hali Tuesday night
A'"'Ut 1-5 boys listened to a pleasing
program and the e* ening was pleasantly
spent throughout. Mrs. VV. 1) I.HU
master bad charge oi the meeting .Mrs.
K.J. Alien, Mi-s Margaret Ainuierman
an i Aiis- Hazel Harniun -ang a number
of sonirs which the boys thoroughly en
joyed. There were a number of recita
tion-, etc., bv the little folks which
were ais i much appreciated.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
mell and completely derange the w hole sys
em when entering it through the mucous sur
acew Sm*ii articles shouhl never he used ex
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi
cians,as the damage they will do is ten fold to
he good you can possibly derive from them.
Hall s I'atarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney <v <_'o , Toledo,' 1 .contains no mercury
ind is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Hall s I 'atarrh ('tire lie sure you get
h .-' inline It is taken internally, and made
n Toledo, < ill o, hv I I Cheney A- Co Testi
monials free,
sold by Druggists, price 7">c. per bottle.
Hall's Family I'ills are the best.
Attended the Wedding,
I'ostmasier.and Mrs. T. J. Piice left
for Scranton Tin sday, where Tue.-'la'.
'V n.ng they attend* d the Millet Harris
wedding. The bride, Miss Mary Harris,
w.i a uuest at the Price home for -ome
time last summer and has many friends
ui this city, who unite in the best <d
wi-he- for her prosperity and happiness.
The groom is Mr. Morris Miller,of Scran
ton.
Principal S. S. Smith Resigns.
s. S. Smith !IHS resigned li s position
I- prin iipal of the Riverside school
and will leave today for Oberlin, 0.,
to take a course in the University at
tha place. Mr. Smith is succeeded at
Riverside by Mrs. Wesley Morrall as
principal.
CJet out every Republican
voter.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind dis
courages and lessens ambition; beauty,
disappear when the kid
ne^ s are ou * °' orc ' cr
or diseased.
n_ Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
1 '' ' 3 not uncommon
. jj for a child to b" t rn
A'toVV '< afflicted with weak kid
\f—-* n<
ates too 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 oi
Swamp=Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty- .
cent and one dollar
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- HOD» of Swatnp Root,
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
fit Co.. Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
Washington ville Items.
Washiiigtonville, Oct. 10, IKII.
Mrs. Harrison Shut;, Mr- Twins
Jones, Mrs. Kobe-'! P'U'h, Jr.. Ms.*.
Rolier I'augh. Sr., Mrs. .T-hti l"«»• »t»v.
Mrs. George l'eri v, Mrs. Lamar Hahn,
lis. I'iioma- Lyon, .Mrs .1 ~-j» , 101 li
on, Mrs. Ztcliary Warm/, ltd 'i •
Viiliaui Lonuer, of Dan.:! c.'.jo* •. I
i:ick rule to tills place to lay v.• re 11:■
vere entertained at the hom • in
stum p.
•T. E. Unjer, of Hamburg, i'a., at.'
iiilm T. Camp, of VVatsont! vn, wen
egisiered at Fanny Heddens' -i •t• • I to
lav.
Mrs. Moses (iross, i>f Ka'isis i itv
10., spent yesterday at ihis p c .
Frank Courson was i.' Danv.ll yes
••rdav.
J. A. Cooler is ■ * ing a tic ft a
■pr o - . the Camp firm mar licit*.
The foot l al! craze h i-. ruck \\ -ii
njrio iville. ''any {»•' -«t e. gam s a •
eing indulged in and i' is 11. t; it
in will l>e organize !.
If the people want the best
service at their command
they will assume themselves
of it by voting the Uepubli
can county ticket.
■ITS COMMON.
Tho heat of past summer left a great
many people in a run down co dition
that ordinary methods wou d i;ut
recruitsomein Danville.
Sometimes the ipi -tin is asked what
diseases are Dr. .v. W • Chas< • Nerve
Pills good for'.' They are a little differ
ent from ordinary m< dicim* tlie\ do not
deal so much with disease as with the
cause of common and prevalent symp
tonis which they dispel I>y rei :o\ing
the cause. Lack of Nerve Force is what
ails most people these day- Or. A W.
Chase's Nerve Pills touch th< hidden
springs that create Nerve l ortv and
help comes to the w j ak spots.
Mr George Hale of No. I«JH W Mah
oning Street, Danville. Pa. s.iy- A v
the result of heat prostration !;; ! sum
nier I have sin ••• ->1111e;•. d a great dt •!
from nervousiies-. I h;iv« si -h . I
ent and presistent headache; and both
ered so much from sleepi • aies- I■_ t
some of Dr. A. VV. ( 'ha-' -* Nervi I'i i
Ht Gush's drug store and they did in
a world of good I could feel their in
vigorating effect right away and could
sleep as sound and well as ever.
I)r. A W. Chase s Nerve I*i 11 - are
sold at 50c. a IH»X at dealers or Dr. A.
W. Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo N V,
See that portrait an 1 signatur" of A.
W. Chase. M. I> are on every pi -k ig
Vote for Doctor Thompson
for Associate Judge.
The fall conference of the Roman
Catholic priests of the Jlanisburg
diocese was held Tuesday afternoon in
St Patrick's Pro-Cathedral. Harrislmrg
All the priests of the diocese were pre*
ent. The Rt. Rev. John W. shanalian
bishop of the dioc -se presided and opcu
ed the session.
The bishop appointed the Rev .Mi
chael I. O'Reilly of this city, moderator,
to take the place of the Rev. P. A. Mc-
Ardle of Bellefonte, who resigned the
position because of the fact that his par
ish is no longer in this district having
been transferred into the recently cr
eeled diocese of Altoona.
The conference consisted of four in
formal discussions, on dogmatic, m< ral.
scriptural and liturgical subjects, which
were entered into and debated by all
the attending clergy. Revs, t > Reilly
and Huber of this city attended tin
conference.
Vote for J. (J. Miller for
Prothonotarv.
Woman is often referred to by man
as "doubling his joys and halving his
sorrows." That may be complimentary
but it would seem to be rather hard on
t ie woman. For in plain terms it in a >
that where things are going well .vi h
the man his wife makes th* m ligobetter
But when things are going ill with him
he expects the wife to share half his
burden. Ami there's more truth than
poetry in this presentation of ma •uliue
selfishness. Men don't appreciate the
fact that the strain of motherhood al >n<
is a burden bigger than all the loads
that rest upon male shoulders. Tie \ si
the wife growing thin, pale, nervous
and worn without a thought, that she is
over-burdened. Among the pleasan:
letters received by Or. Pierce are those
from husbands who have waked IIJ> IN
fore it was too late to the crushing bur
dens laid upon the wife, in - arch l"i
help have found in|Dr Pierce's Favorite
Prescription a restorative which has
given back to the mother the health
of the maiden and the maiden s h.appi
ness. "Favorite Prescription uhroyn
/ifl/iK, and almost always cures. It has
perfectly cured ninety eight out of even
hundred women who used it when at
dieted with diseases peculiar to women
Mrs. Cameron Sliultz Entertains.
Mrs. Cameron Stud!/., West Market
street, entertained a number of friends,
Wednesday afternoon, in lion a of her
guest, Mrs. Sara Mercer, of Chester.
MissCoi Moyer, ofthis city,left > -
terdav for a visit with friends in IL./le-
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ike determine the exact strength and rtquirenit nts for eaeli eve.
"J Eyes cannot he proptrly lit ted to glasses unless they are
correctly tested.
The great success I have had in lilting gla.-.-es proves that *
ikf mv skill and methods, are the best to he had. l)o not trifle "i;
yjfo uih vottr eyes; hring tliein here, you will lie more tl ;*is plea- /- v :i
ed with mv glasses.
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A SKA FIGHT IN 1861.
WOODEN WARSHIPS SMASHING THE
HATTERAS FORTS.
I'lmt Important XIIMiI Action of t'l*
W ar—K«-j- to Ili *' (»nnl of North j
( urnllnit < ii i>tii r«-tl by Cnmmodore j
StriitKhnm'a Kleet.
[Copyright, 1901, by C. L. Kilmrr.]
112 ercnce that j
' wooden ships
* ? 112? '' we r o sent
' , against land.
KSr/ j£ r ~ & / Z'J> forts. Even in
these times of j
Y —/ .-a- armor plate I
L j ship command-j
ers arc not in :
a hurry to tackle forts. The sailors in !
1801 took great chances, and boldness j
carried the day.
Commodore Stringham's battle at!
Ilatteras inlet the 2Sth and 29th of Au
gust, 1M">1, proved that the navy was
equal to the work of breaking roads
for the army when a coast position was '
to be attacked. North Carolina put her
self upon the defensive even before
joining the Southern Confederacy. The
steamboat Winslow was armed and ;
sent out cruising in the wafers adjoin- I
ing the soin ds, and all her prizes were i
turned into ships of war. In August!
there were four vessels in ail ready to
defend rounds and to make war upon ;
♦he commerce of the north whenever a 1
rich ship could be run down. String- J
ham w as sent to the scene to put a stop
to these raids and close the inlets to
the sounds. Ilatteras was the chief
point of offense, and the inlet had been
fortified with two works commanding
the ship channel.
Ou tin." point of Ilatteras island, south '
of the cape, where fhe channel passes j
through the narrow bluffs, the North
Carolinians built a. fort covering an
uerc and a half of ground, with bomb
proof chambers, mounting 25 guns.
This w as the main point of resistance.
The mouth of the Inlet Is covered by a
sand bar which compels shins to follow
a narrow channel in order to pass
through, and hence there was no sea
loom for maneuver in front of the bos- j
till guns. South of Fort Ilatteras, the
large one in the pass, there Is a bay
half a mile wide, which ships must
cross in order to reach the channel, and
as a sort of an outwork or picket to
hold up the enemy and give warning to
the garrison at Ilatteras the south- ,
erners built another work called Fort
Clark. This work mounted five 32
pounders.
Flag Officer Stringham's force was ,
very formidable, but victory was by no j
means a certainty. The steam frigate j
Minnesota led off us flagship, followed
by the frigate Wabash, the sloops of
war Cumberland, Susquehanna and
Pawnee and the converted steamers
Monticcllo and Harriet Lane. Three
transnorts carried S'lO soldiers under
lien Butler. The Intention of the com
manders was to land the troops on the I
shore north of Fort Ilatteras, and j
while the ships bombarded the works i
from a safe distance the soldiers would ,
charge along the beach and capture 4
them by storming.
The surf rolls with terrible violence
upon the beach along Ilatteras, and |
iron surf boats had been provided for
the troops to get ashore. The Monti
cello and Harriet Lane, both of light j
draff, ran close inshore to cover the
landing in case of attack. The first
landing was made early on the 2Stli, ,
but the work went slowly, and the surf
increased in violence. Finally the boats
were hurled on the beach and destroy
ed, and after about 300 men had reach
ed shore It was found impossible to re
enforce tliein or to take them back to
the ships. Two howitzers went ashore :
with the troops, but the ammunition
was wet, and the situation was very
desperate. The gunboats were compel
led to stand offshore out of range of
the landing. Without provisions or wa
ter, the detachment was left to its fate
and later in the war would have fared
roughly at the hands of the".John
nies." Hut in August, 1801, the south
erners were still praying "to be let
alone."
The frigates and sloops, four In num
ber, opened fire on Fort Clark about
the middle of the forenoon, using new
and bold tactics to avoid direct shots
from the fort. The vessels moved
steadily on, passing and repassing the
guns at varying distances so that the
southerners could not fix the range.
Their guns had moving targets and sel
dom landed a shot, while shells from
the ships speedily made the fort too j
hot for the Confederate gunners. Soon j
past noon a shot carried away the flag
oil the fort, and afterward the garrison
left the works, some taking flight In
boats ami others running along shore
toward Fort Ilatteras.
Seeing the flight of the Confederates
from Fort Clark, the detachment of
Butler's soldiers on the beach moved
down and took possession, but the
shells of the fleet aimed at Fort Ilat
teras passed over that work into Fort |
Clark. Driven from shelter by their
own fire, the troops returned to the i
beach and passed the night in a rain ons
the wet beach, with no food but what
they picked up on their march to the
fort. During the night a Confederate
regiment from Newborn came to the
beach to help the garrison beat off the
enemy, but they were too busy repair
ing the parapets and chambers Injured
by the bombardment to look for out
side trouble.
Seeing great confusion on land after
the Confederate flag fell from Fort
Clark, Flag Officer Stringham suppoa-
Ed that both forts had given up the
fight. Fort Ilatteras ceased firing. The
former commander of Fort Clark, Colo
nel W. F. Martin of the Seventh North
Carolina, went into Fort Ilatteras, re
-1 porting his little garrison of W<) men
i worn out by lighting. About that time
Flag Officer Barron of the Confederate
1 navy entered the fort and at there-
I quest of the commandant took charge
' of the defense. All the guns in the fort
! were of naval pattern, and it was
thought that a naval officer could ban
l die the force with the best execution.
1 There were three guns in Fort Ilatter
, as bearing upon Fort Clark, and an-
I other was putin position to keep the
' enemy out of the abandoned work.
Meanwhile the steamer Monticcllo
; had an exciting time trying to run
' through the inlet. When It seemed evi
j dent that the Confederates had abau
; doned both forts, the Monticcllo made
: her way with difficulty in the shallow
water to the mouth of the inlet. She
! often grounded, and Ilatteras guns
] paid no attention, but finally when she
j was caught iu shallow water the guns
I opened, landing five shells in her with
} Iu a few minutes. One shot went eom
' pletcly through the ship from starboard
to port and landed in a coal hunker.
I Under cover of the fleet the steamer
! got out from under the Confederate
guns, and the ships soon anchored for
the night. Iluring this day's tight the
Confederate war steamers lay idle iu
I tlie sound. After the abandonment of
Fort Clark the Ellis carried troops and
ammunition to Fort Ilatteras, passing
j and repassing under fire. She took
! Flag Officer Ha i ron an l others into
j the fort during the afternoon. It was
' said that some of the officers of the lit
-1 tie flotilla wished to put troops ashore
to recover Fort Clark and hold it at the
point of the bayonet if need be, but
i their counsel was ov< rruled.
Very early 011 the U:>lh the large ships
I of Stringham's fleet moved up anil
were saluted by the stars and stripes ou
Fort Clark. About 8 o'clock a. 111. the
Wabash opened fire, according to the
Confederate narrative, and immediate
ly a rain of shells began dropping in
land around the fort. The combined
armament of the fleet was 73 gun - . A
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COMMOPOKK S. H. BTRINGRAM.
naval hero of 1861.]
1 Confederate counted shells falling in
one minute. A rifle battery in the sand
1 on the shore as well as the guns of
Fort Morgan added to the fire. The
guns of Ilatteras started in bravely to
S respond, but soon found that it was
j useless. Their shots could not reach
the ships.
I The Confederates 011 the warship
, were amazed at seeing the shots from
' Ilatteras fall short .of the Yankee
ships. Sometimes the fort would cease
firing and then open with a round or
two simply to show tight. The guns of
: the fleet sometimes dropped a shot
among the Confederate ships, but none
of tlietn was struck. Finally the Con
federate gunners abandoned their sta
j tions and took refuge in the bombproof.
When this was packed with about ">OO
men, a Yankee shell went iu through
the ventilator and landed in the crowd.
Fortunately the shell didn't explode,
but it resulted in a terrible panic which
hastened the fall of the fort. The men
| rushed from the place and found cover
elsewhere. The magazine lay next to
the bombproof, and the thought of
what might have happened had the
shell traveled through the thin parti
tion separating the compartments or
; even exploded in the bombproof was
too much for green fighting men to en
dure. The fuse of this shell went out,
: but soon another exploded directly over
the magazine. Fortunately this shell
did not set fire to the roof, but it was
clear that the enemy had the range of
the vitals of the work, and tlipre
wasn't a gun on hand strong enough to
: land a single shot in the fleet. Captain
Barron called a council of war, and at
10:45 a. ui., less than two hours after
the firing of the first shot, Ilatti ras
was flying the white flag, and the first
naval battle of the war was ended.
This was not alone the first naval
battle and naval victory of the war,
but the first unequivocal victory on
land or sea. The surrender was uticon
ditional, and over (>OO soldiers, with
their officers, and the armament of two
forts fell into Stringham's hands. The
Confederate warships sailed away into
the sound for a brief respite of liberty.
The Ilatteras victory was the begin
ning of the conquest of all the North
Carolina coast and was a blow to
blockade running from that region.
The Confederates fought tenaciously
for the control of those waters even to
tho Iml of the war, but with the fall of
Ilatteras went the key to the region.
Stringham's work was quickly and
thorotighly done.
OEOKGE IJ. Kll.MF.lt.
rho*e \nlnl Knct-M.
A good suggestion for the use of the
woman w!n>s« rliildnii kuock out their
stocking I.nee- is to I etc a pieei of
si rung net over tin lie!- 1)i aig
can then !>••• a. 1o: . I.; 11 with j. cat
licatin - :. d !: ' mi.l ia U 111 icli
(ihoi'tcr time than in uiiv other way.
'•> ?Rv 'JT'
TLeJ^j
In tli pr< duelion of "baby beef'
rather richer }_,ain rations are gener
ally n ''l and a ma .i .aini strain ; atl >n
fed, which generally comains some oil
meal, says L. A. i- irnett 01 Nebraska
In I 'rail I 'arm i. The ;_raiu in •• • *
Csisos is gr ..mil si as In iuciva ■ th •
cou -umption of the food. I have known
of small quant it i< - 01 i'ax to be fed in
the sheaf as a .'a! :ui 1 oilim-al,
■which pave most gratifying trains.
Tin se calves took on flesh v< ry rapidly
on a {Train ration of snipped and -hell
oil corn aint a sheaf <,f flux led four
times per week.
Our feeders an; lai .: L\ ap] . ciatii
the fact that the < t of producing '
pains eu any animal ineie;.-:es with'
each month of his ; re, and that the
more rapid the il>e cht ;■ r they
will be on tlie average. We cainv>t
afford to bring the calf up 1 > 400 or
r.OO pounds at weaning time and then
allow Lim to M.ind -till for the next
three 01* four month ■ durir.s the winter
season and spend the first two months
on grass in recovering from the starva
tion of the previous winter. If it is
profitable to feed corn to a 3-year-old
steer, it is much more profitable to feed
liim during Ills calfhood and early i
gl'owli r p.'! ;;,d.
If liie c:;if «-aa be made to weigh 400
pounds :,t :x mouths, it should cer
tainly weigh 700 pou ids at 12 months, j
1,200 pounds at 18 to L'u months and |
I,4(X> pounds or upward at two years,
if kept tin 1 tii.it age. These figures
may seem large to men who have been
buying 3-year-old si< era weighing 1,000 j
pounds, I.'.it th yan being duplicated
and excelled by mat \ men within the
state today who are selling steers of
their own raic-ing 1 feeding at IS to ,
20 months and weighing 1,200 to 1,500 1
pounds. Su ii steers ;op tic* market
wherever sold because they not only |
show the < videuce of K"Od feeding, but
because they have the breeding and tiio !
form which put a large amount of
prime beef iu a small package.
!lri?(! Slectl l or C'niv. s.
I uied bleed is not only good for a
weak calf, but is an excellent remedy
for any calf subject to scours. The 1
Kansas experiment station lias just
purchased 2«> young calves. Frequently
these calves arrive at the station badly
affected with the scours. A little dried •
blood always bring : about a cure.
Recently a test was made with five
calves that happened to be scouring at
the same time. With two of these dried
bloo-l wa ■f> ' : fit r n dut .- r the regu
lar feed of milk. With the other three j
dried li!= od was fed without changing !
the supply of milk. In t he former case j
the calves recovered from the scoursj
after two feeds, in the latter after three |
feeds. With the 70 head of young I
calves under experini nt at the Kansas I
Station during the past year there has j
not been a single case of scours that!
dried blood has fail- tl t-j cheek.
Iu feeding dried I'd a teaspoonful
at a feed is a great plenty. This should
be coat in:, ! until the . -oars disappear.
In case of a weak « ilf the allowance
may be gradually Inert used to a table
spoonful at a fied. To prevent the
dried blood from settling to the bottom
of the pail, where the calf will be un
able to get it, it may be stirred in the
milk while the caif is drinking or the
milk and blood may he fed immediately
after being thoroughly mixed.
Siuce dried blood is such a cheap and
effective remedy, it will pay any one
who raises young calves by hand to
have a little available whenever a calf
shows signs of disorders iu its digestive
tract. It can be obtained from any of
the large packers. When ordering,
state that the blood is wanted for feed
ing purposes.
The VnJne of Teak.
One of the principal industries of
Siam is the teak In: bcr business. Teak
is the most valuable lumber for ship
building iu the W'-rM, says Consul Gen
eral Hamilton King of Bangkok, it
do; s not yield to the influences of
moisture and drought; it is not liable
to the attack of borers and other In
sect-; it does not split or sprawl, and
while it is strong, durable wood, it is
to work and very light to the
water Because of its peculiar quali
ties that resist the influences of iron
when brought in el se contact there
with there is no substitute for it yet
discovered as the backing for armor
plates iu vessels of war.
Tlie French Dressmaker.
Apropos of a recent paragraph about
French dressmaking establishments
and their methods a correspondent
writes to ask what salaries are paid to
the workwomen and what chance an
American would la . of obtaining a
position in one of these houses. We
have made inquiries and learn that a
woman cutter or fitter in one of the big
houses g is fr. m .ST." to ShlO a month,
a forewoman on skirts and bodies from
SSO to SIOO a month and a good sales
woman commands a minimum of s?100.
Some with good appearance, persua
sive manners and a knowledge of Eng
lish get as niueli as .yjso.
111 the humbler positions women are
no longer paid by the month or the
week, but by the day, so that in the
dull season the sewing woman is only
fitfully employed, and the consequent
misery is the canst- ■>!' the dissatisfac
tion which made a dressmakers strike
possible. In addition to the positions
mentioned most of the designers for
the big Talis houses are women, as
many as L'n sometime s employed.
Another it: ' ■ : ' ! incut in the per
sonnel of til • c tablNhments are the
"models" "manne niins." They are !
the girls v.-ho put on the gowns w hen a j
cusiomei want to make a selection, j
They must i a\e pretty fae< ; . perfect
figures and an air of til-iinction. And
m.w a tin::l \ id to fair readers to
whom this lii'e In a large l'aris estab
lishment appals: Experience in an,
English America 11 establishment is
an essential, and to I :ve some friends
iu Paris may be said to be a necessity, j
—New V rk (.'online, ial Advertiser.
Ilolil>> Iliarns.
The life of Robert Burns is denlt with
in over 250 books, ami there ure 110
fewer than 40 distinct "lives."
An Old KiiklUli Custom.
At Little Dunniow, in Essex, Eng
land, a flitch of bacon is given yearly 1
to such married couples as can declare
upon 011 tli that they have not quarreled
and have not wished themselves un
married for a year and a day. The
custom was established in 1444.
How to Mnkc Waldorf Corn Bread.
Beat the yolks of five . ggs very light,
then add two cups of milk. Sift one ,
cup of meal, one cup of white flour,
one tablespoonful of sugar and two
rounded teaspooufuls of baking pow
der together and stir into the beaten
eggs and mill. Melt two tabl. sp*.<.u
fuls of butter an ! stir into the batter
Beat the whites to a stiff froth; fold
into the batter. Crease a shallow pan,
turn in the batter and bake iu a mod- 1
erate oven 35 or 40 minutes.
' flTJHirir*- >Aigv-v.-. «/
j Mi} Lungs
|e<-' TUTTr-Mr-
I "An attack of i. "ippe left me
fi with a bad eolith A"; fiiends said |
8 i had consumption, i then tried
P Ayer's Ci;- I' tori and it !
i Cured me promptly." i |
A. K. Kindles, N'okomis, 111. ¥
I You forgot to b;iyTbot-|
itie of Ayer's Cherry Pec- K
toral when your cold first £
came on, so you let it run fj
along. Even now, with ('
| all your hard coughing, it I
| will not disa : you. 1
I There's a rec *d sixty 112,
? years to fail b?.r en.
55 Three sizes: 25c., 5C . \ /. iiri!yx : :ts. ■
Sf not 1
K Leave it with hint. v • •.?
m,l. C. A Y£K CO., Lowell. Mans. ■
Isisaer^'. •*
CMLMETS COLUMK
W hen They On Hctrj iBB
When little folks so berrying, don't
j-ou think it mi;:'.; lit; a good plan to
tick ii piece of court plaster aero:-.- the
lips? Then the berries w.: 1< 1 nl'f-ner get
a chance togo into the pail, instead of
i down a long red lane.
Motl : lias had her mouth fixed for a
dish of raspberries ever since blossom
ti;i:c and tiie children lave -aid to her
! over and over again:
"Mother, that l.i.r I>< h l.y the road
side hi- heaps an>l !■ -up of berries on it,
t/'.v..;..-
"Ar;, ■ , - '£•
J <,>■"<?-' : :>jfc
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112 . -7.
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THE HI .-II LOOKS NEARLY EMPTY.
and j 'st as -oou as they are ripe, you
shall have a nice treat."
I- ■ • ; •' ;•! I i x surprised and dis
i api> .. I'd iie!
'x in "n:: nearly empty, yet Sally
has i t tl: • !u of her pail covered;
in '!'< I'S ! t ae can scarcely count
liO, . nil I'• r; having notiiing else,
uses her mouth as .i basket.
Now ii e. if their mouths had
1 .'t:i (I 1 with the court plaster, there
r . te'.'ing many berries mother
: .ig!:t have had 112 her tea!
Wliy !Te Failed.
A youni in who had failed by only
three i inls in an examination for ad
mission t the maiine corps appealed to
his representative in congress for assist
ance. nL'd te r 'thcr they went to see the
seen tary of the navy in the hope of se
euring what is known as a "relating" of
his papers.
"How intj> chances do you want?"
ask< 1 Secretary "This is your
third time." And before the young man
had a chance to answer the secretary
continued: "How do you expect to get
along in the world when you smoke so
many cigarettes? Your clothes are satu
rated with their odor. i'ull off your
gloves and let me see your fingers. There,
see how yellow tiny are!" pointing to the
sid« s of the first and second fingers.
P.efore the young man found his tongue
to offer an i \lobulation the secretary ask
ed him if he drank.
"Only once in awhile," was the sheep
ish rejdy.
Secretary Long then invited the con
gressman into his private office and, while
offering to do everything that he could
consistently, added, "1 am sick of trying
to make anything of these boys that are
loaded with cigarette smoke and drink
'once in awhile.' They are about hope-
When they left the department build
ing, the young man, half apologizing for
his poor showing, remarked, "Driuking,
my father says, is the bane of the navy."
"I guess it is," replied the congressman
laconically.—American Boy.
The Way to I.earn.
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"Rnv, dad. when I grow big I w.mter
' be a 'torshnist —you know, like a man in
; a circus what bends all up crooked—and
| tleorge lily .says I ougliter dite when I'm
i little —a ml he says 'dite' means to eat
j purtickler things and not nothin eli«e—
--! and now what'll I eat to make me a
'torshnist ?"
"Green apples, my son."
IndnslrlnuK I.ui'nstK.
110 was r.u old sailor and full of
yarns about the good old times of sail
ing ships "I remember once," lie
said, "while we were cruising round
1 the I'ncilio we were surrounded by a
Mvarm of locusts, vlileli ate every
it'eb of out sails. When we gut into
tHe next port. I'm blowert if we didn't ,
j MO the same locusts and every one
with a pair of canvas trousers."
Monqaltoeai.
.■Sortie varieties of uioscjuito work only
|>v day. others nro nocturnal, but all
ore equally ferocious.
Tli rec Notable
Fashion Journals
L' *rt IK* I H node, per \ - eHr 1 J
Robes l)c Luxe. SB.OO per veir.
i The \tu rican Ladies' Tailor, -l_.eopi
I
! We will lie glad to send sample I
.•opii sto anyone sending name and !
3 ait.in ss and a - < - ent stamp for I in l I
i>i~ t.\ MODE. 10 cents for UOBES I*E
I rx l: and 25 cents for THE ASIKKICAX I
I \DIKS TAII.OK. I
M()l(*<K-lllt()l(iHTO.\ « «.
:S K»nt \lnetiriitlt St., >,iv \> ik |
\M KM >.M KN'i' TOTIIK I (iNSTI'I't'TION
TO THE ( ITIZENH 01-111
111 Is (,(>M Mi i.N \\ | tin |.'i i|{ |.|| LI j, ...
I'KIIV.M. lit: HKIBTION BV TIIK fiFV
KRAL VKBEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WL.AI/J II OK P|;NN >N IAANIA.PI'IVIISH.
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II 1 i>M M< /\\\ I \ I,l'll, in p| |; sI'A NI )•
I/Jo'n ' INV | " T"K CONsriTI -
A IOJNT KKsi tU'TION.
Proposing ari luiu ntlinent tot lie Constitution
or the t oniiiion wealth.
r, . s " lv '" 1 ''>• 'he senate an
Vi . I"' 7 'M > 1,1 the Common
A ' ll lM ra A>st iuhly met. That the
..low i> proposed as amendments to the
• ' it ution ot the t ominoinveiilth ofl'enn
- ■ n":a, in acciirdanci Mitlithe provisions
»l Ihe eigbleentli article thereof
v ill. 11.1 in. Nt One to Article Kight, Section
< >ne
\uii at the end of the tirst paragraph otsuid
-ectioii, alter the words "shall lieentitled to
\ote at alleieet ions," the words "subjeet how
cMTto »uch laws rei|Uiring Mid regulating
tin registration of electors as the (ieneral As
!:il.i,\ i. j;\ inaet, so that the said sect ion
-hall read a> loiiows:
lection l. Hualilieation of Electors Kverv
"•a 11 'iti/en twi nty-one years possess
in- 'he I'oiiowlng '.ualiiictions, shall he en
n'. a iMo vote at all elections, subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the
re ; ration of«lectors as the i ieneral Assein
blj may ei aet:
He-hall have been a citi/.m of the I'nited
State- at least one month.
-■ He shall have resided In the State one
Vtar having previously been a i|ualitled elee
101 I>r native horn citizen of the State, he shall
h; v removed therefrom anil returned, then
-IN months immediate preceding the elee
t ion.
ii. > hall have resided in the election dis
triet wherein -hall offer to vote at least two
month.- immediately preceding the election.
1. It twenty-two yeara ot age and upwards,
jheshallhavi paid within two years a State
or county tax,which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
Amendment Two to Article Kight, Section
Seven.
sti ii.i out from said section the words "hut
no i a .-tor shall he deprived cf the privilege of
Mitiui; by reason of his name not being regis
ter! ii.and add to said section tiie following
w or«.s, "fait law.- regulating and requiring the
remstration of electors may be enacted toap
piy to cities only, provided that sucii laws be
uniform for <-ities of the same eiass,' so that
the said section shall re;id as follows:
>. riion I niformity ofKlection Laws
All lawsreguiating the holding -felections by
tin eiiizen-or for tiie registration of electors
shall be uniform throughout the State, but
law - rt filiating and requiring the registration
of i eetorama be enacted to apply to either
only, provided that such laws be uniform tor
eltie of the same class.
\ true copy of the Joint Resolution.
W W (iRIKsT,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
i A M I"- 11M KN'I i'» Til K < < IN'sTITI'TION
l i:ol*o>K|i To THK CITIZKNS OK
'I Ills ' o.M.MoNWK\I.TH FoUTHKIRAI'-
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THK OENER
AI. s sK.M ULY <IK T11K( O.M MON \\ AELTH
o[ i'KNN-VI,V \XI A, PC BLiSH KiJ BV OR
l>Kl: UK I IIK SK< RKTARY OK THK COM-
NiiiXW i:\I.TH. IN IT RsIJA NCE OFAR-
I ll '!.!•: XVIII OK THE ( OXsTITIITIOX.
.\ JOINT KKsoI.UTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section I. Re it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of tlie Common
wealth ot Pennsylvania in (ieneral -\s»emblv
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, That the following is propos
ed as an amendment to the Const itution of
the« oinmonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the Klghteen
i h art icle thereof.
A mendment.
strikeout section four of article eight, and
insert in place thereof, as follows:
Section 1. All e eetions by the citizensshall
he by hal ot or by such other method as may
tie prt seribed by law: Provided, That secree'v
iti votinn t»e preserved
A true i opy of the Joint Resolution.
W. W ORIEBT,
secretary of the Commonwealth.
KOTICK.
Estate of .Tames K. Shell, Late of Liine
svotie Township, Montour County,
Pennsylvania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of Ad
mi nist rat ion upon the above estate have been
granted to the undersigned. All persons in
(hi.ted to the said l state, are required tc
make payment, and those having claims or
demands against the said estate, will make
known the same without delay to
SCSAN SHELL,
Administratrix.
or C. G. VORIS, Attorney,
Milton, Pa.
DITOR'S XOTICK.
IN TIIK ORPHANS' COURT OK
MONTOUR COUNTY.
In the matter of the first and partial ac
count of Frank R- Reiner, Administrator
of the estate of Margaret Keiner, late of
the Borough of Danville, County of Mon
tour and State of Pennsylvania, dee'd.
The undersigned, appointed auditor by the
aforesaid court, to distribute the balance in
the bauds of tli said accountants to and
among the parties found to lie legally entit
le i thereto, will attend to the duties of his
-aid appointment at bis office No. 221 Mill St.
in the Borough of Danville. Penna., on
Krltln)', xovember 3d, 1901, at lOo'clOCk
in the forenoon of said day. when and where
all persons having claims against the said
fund arc required to present and prove the
same or be debarred from coming in upon the
said fund.
WILLIAM V. OGLESBY, Auditor
Danville, Pa., Oct. 14. HK)I.
DITOU'S \OTLCK.
IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF MON
TOUR COUNTY.
In Re Partition of the Real Estate of
Jane R -bbins, late of the Township
of Liberty. County of Montour and
Stase of Pennsylvania, Deceased.
The undersigned, appointed by the afore
said Court Auditor to make distribution of
tin sum in i :ourt, remaining after paying the
costs and expenses, being the purchase-mon
ey oft he real estate of the said decedent al
lotted to Clinton Robblns, will sit for the
purpose of discharging the duties of his ap
pointment at his Law Offices. Xo. 106 Mill
street, in the Borough of Danville, Pennsyl
vania. on Friday. Nov 15, 1!»01, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of the said day. where
and when all persons having any claims
against the said fund are requested and re
quired to present and prove the same or be
debarred from thereafter coming in upon the
said fund.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART,
Danville, Pa , Oct.il. lUOI. Auditor
AND THE
mi
II j [f] 1 M
dI.OU IN MB.
Subscription to Montoui
American SI.OO per year
! SH iff.