MONTOUR AMEBIC;AN FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville. Pa.. Nov. 7, 1901 COM >ll \ ICATIOXS. AIV communications sent to the AMERI <. AS for publication must be signed by the writer, and communications not so signed w ill be rejected. ANCIENT I MBRELLAS TW£Y FIGUHED IN CHURCHES »N THE EARLY CHRISTIAN DAYS Wtirn First Adopted hy the Thff Seem to Have Been Utiltied Solely as Son Protertor»—Once »b Attribute of f>l*nlty. In the early (Christian churches a large umbrella usually hung over the priest, and It Is said that from this custom it l>ecame one of the attributes of cardinals appointed from baslllcan churches. For yearv the doges of Venice carried umbrellas of state, and in 1288 Pope Alexander 111. declared that these should be surmounted by golden statuettes of the annunciation. Michael Moroslnl was the first 'Vene tian layman to carry an umbrella, which consisted of a small, flat square of green stuff, over which was a cop per spiral. Soon after the umbrella was adopted by fashionable Venetian dames. According to Coryat's "Crudi ties" (ltill), the Italian umbrella was a small canopy and was made of leath er extended by a series of wooden hoops, lie says umbrellas were used t>y horsemen, who, resting the handles on the thigh as they rode, bore them so that they should "minister shadow unto them for shelter against the scorching sun." In the Harlelan manuscripts, now In the British museum, there Is in manu script No. GOG a crude illustration showing the figure of a yoernan hold ing an umbrella over his lord, which leads me to Infer that umbrellas were known In England even in the early ADglo-Saxon period. Beck, as quoted In the Draper's Dic tionary. asserts that at the time that Stephen usurped the crown of England (twelfth century) umbrellas were in common use among the English. The first mention of the umbrella In Eng lish literature Is In Florio's "World of Wonders" (1f.98), where It is described as a "kind of round fan or shadowing that they use to ride with In summer in Italy; a little shade." In 165*3 an umbrella was exhibited In the "Museum Tradescantianuin; or. Collection of Rarities Preserved at South Lambeth, Near London, by John Tradescant," which was known as "one of the wonders of the ark." In the church of Cartmell, In Lanca shire, England, there was preserved until a few years ago an umbrella said to be over 300 years old, which was used chiefly to protect the host. References to the umbrella are to be found also In Blount's "Glossographia" (1674) anil Phillips' "New Worlde of Words" (1678). In the first the refer ence reads: "Umbrello, a fashion of round and broad fans, wherewith the Indians (and from them our great ones) preserve themselves from the heat of the sun. and hence any little shadow, fan or other thing wherewith the wom en guard their faces from the sun." The second runs: "Umbrello, a screen against the sun's heat, used chiefly by the Spaniards,among whom It is known by the name quitasole." The imaginative Dean Swift in the ' Tale of a Tub" (1G96) depicts Jack, an •-ver resourceful type, making use of a parchment copy of his father's will as a nightcap when he went to bed and as an umbrella in rainy weather. Did the worthy Hanway take his cue from this or from Kersey,according to whom the umbrella was a "broad fan or screen commonly used by women to shelter them from rain?" The last ref erence, made In 1701*, Is the first men tion of it as a protector from the rain. Later Bailey, who in bis dictionary {1737» called it a parasol, defined It aa "a sort of small canopy to keep ofE the rain." Small, light umbrellas came into fashion among the ladies of the French court In 1675, and these were carried by attendants. Kichelet tells us that they were made of oilcloth or leather and had ribs of whalebone. A century later they found favor with the men, who carried red umbrellas, with edges fringed with gold lace. The precise date when Jonas Han way, who died in 1780, introduced the umbrella Into England is not recorded la any of the encyclopedias I have at hand, but they all state that he was popularly known as Its Introducer. With the Dutch, as with the Indian grandees, the umbrella was first an at tribute of dignity, and well It might be, for the prices paid for them at The Hague lu 1650 ranged from $75 to 112 120 each. The Dutch colonists who settled at the Cape of Good Hope were not slow to Insist on preserving the dignity of the umbrella, for Ryk van Tulbagh, governor of Oape Colony in 1752, en acted that "No one less in rank than a Junior merchant or those among the citizens of equal rank, and the wives and daughters only of those who are or have been members of any council shall venture to use umbrellas, and tliose who are less in rank than mer chants shall not enter the castle In tine weather with an open umbrella."— frank 11. Tizetelly in New York Tlmef. A Koncolfrr'a Opinion of Golf. Imagine a great fat creature who ought to wear a turban and a long fclaok robe to hide his grossness whack ing a little white ball for miles and utiles with a perfect surgery of Instru ments, whacking it either with a baby ish solemnity or a childish rage, as luck may have decided, and Inciden tally training an innocent eyed little fcuy to swear and be a tip hunting •oafer. 'l"bat's golf.—H. T. W. Wells in Pearson's Magazine. To the But of Her Knowledge. A lady was looking for her husband and inquired anxiously of a housemaid, "Do you happen to know anything of your master's whereabouts?" "I'm not sure, mum," replied the careful domestic, "but 1 think they're in the wash "'—Pathfinder. All who use Atomizers i" treating nasal catarrh will get the test results from Ely 's Liquid Cream Balm. Price, in cluding spraying tube, 75 cts Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely Bros . 56 Warren St , N Y New Orleans; Sept 1. 1001. Messrs. ELY BROS. I sold two bot tles of your Liquid Cream Balm to u cutosmer, Win. Lamberton, 1415 De lachaise St , New Orleans he has used the two bottles, giving him wonderful and most satisfactory remits. GEO W MCDUPK Pharmacist. BUSMAN SHULTZ IN AN UPSET Bu-uiaii Daniel Shultz had n up>et utul a narrow escape from serially injury early yesterday uiorning. lie was re turning from the early train with H liisx load ot Philadelphia papers >n I wiii'.e driving u|> the sleep hill on (.'anal \ve nue at .Mill -treet 'lie horses became frightened at the crowd of new*bo>>, who were indnlgintr in a noisy demon stration while waiting for the pipers. The animals reued and p'untrt-d and were quite unmanageable. The 'bus ran against the railing and was overtnin ed, Mr. Shultz and ilie new-qmpe s tumbling out. Although Mr. MiuM>! lay under the 'bus he escaped unhurt. The horses facing up l |; e hill made no attempt to run awa>; otherwise the con sequences might have been very >erious As it w;i< the tongue was broken of),and the'bus otherwise damaged, while !t*e harness was badly IT. ken. Jumped ou a Tea Penny Nail. The little daughter of Mr .1. N\ Pow ell jumped on an inverted rake made of ten penny nails, and thrust one nail entirely through her foot and a second one half way through. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was promptly applied and five minutes later the pain had disap peared and no more suffering was ex perienced. In three days the child was wearing her shoe as usual and with ab solutely no discomfort. Mr. Powell is a well known merchant of Forklaud, Va. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and heals such injuries without maturation and in one-third the time required by the nsiic»l treatment. For sale by Paules & Co. Wooden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. George Gething, Vine street, celebrated their wooden wedding Saturday night. Many beautiful pres ents were received. The following were present : Rev. Dr. M. L. Shindel, wife and daughter Susan. William Fox and wife. Calvin Kline and wife, Harry Mar shall and wife, John Fox, and family, Edgar Rank and family, (ieorge Fox, Miss Gertrude Fox, Mrs. Elizabeth Gething, Miss Maggie Gething, Neal, Thomas and -Tames Gething, Uriah Grove and wife. Misses Ida Wall and Lizzie Horton. Arthur Gething and Mrs. Annie Quinn, the latter of Colum bia. Refreshments were served. " Last winter an infant child of mini had cronp in a violent form." says Elder John W. Rogers, a Christian Evange list, Filley, Mo. "I gave her a few doses ; of Chamberlain's Cough remedy and in a short time all danger was past and she recovered." This remedy not only cares croup, but when given as soon as the first symptoms appear, will prevent the attack. It contains no opium or other harmful substance and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an , adult. For sale by Paules He Co. Entertained at Kaseville. A luck load of young people from this city were pleasantly entertained at the home of Joseph Churm, Kaseville, Mon day evening. Those in the party were: Misses Martha and Druce Carodiskey, Nell Schick, A nine and Lulu Klase, Lillian Kirk-, Mary Smith, William Bover, Samuel Hoffner, Dallas Reppert, Frank Aten and Harry Hupp. Refresh ments were served. A LIBERAL OFFER. The undersigned will give a free sam ple of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to any one wanting a reliable remedy for disorders of the stomach, biliousness or constipation. This is a new remedy and a good one. For sale by Paules & Co. High School Literary Societies. The two literary societies of the 11'irh •chool held their regular semi-rnonllilv meeting Friday afternoon. Fol Off ing is the program of the Lincoln society: Piano solo, Miss Cousart. Recitation, Miss Cromwell, Declamation, Mr. Esterbrook. Piano solo, Miss Hoolev. Recitation, Miss Sweisfort. Declama tion. Mr. Moore. Piano solo. Miss Divel. of debate: "Resolved, That Circumstances Just'fy the Departure from Truth." Affirmative —Mr. Lunger, Miss Miller, and Mr. McHeury. Negative—Miss Fry, Miss Cromwell and Mr. Magill. Decision was rendered >n favor of the affirmative. Reading of the society newspaper l*y Mr. Watkins. Report of the critic by Mrs. Coulter. The program of the Garfield society follows: Recitation, Miss Klase. Declama tion, Mr. Mottern. Debate: "Resolved, That President Roosvelt did Right in Entertaining Mr. Booker Washington at the White House. Affirmative, Mr. Gross and Mr. Kem iner. Negative—Miss Smul l , Mr. Lender and Miss Daniels. Judges—Mi<s Riflle, Miss linger and Mr. Corman. Decision was rendered in favor of the negative. R--citation, Miss Yastine. Declama tion, Mr Lunger. Reading of !he society paper by Miss Linger. CONVINCING PROOF. Tbe Average Danville Citizen Mast Accept the Following Proof. The great yj r Isaac Newton one of the most profound reasoners the world ever produced, once cut a large hole in a Isjard fence to allow a favorite cat access to two gardens, and cut a small er hole to allow her kitten to follow her. The weakness manifested in Sir Isaac's action wasdne to want of thought. Any reader who mentally debates the proof offered here about Doan's Kidney Pills and arrives at any other conclusion than that stated in this citizen's state j ment, is as short of reasoning powers as the philosopher when he turned carpen ! ter Mr W. C, Richard. Grocer, living Cor. Iron and Third Street, Blooms bnrg, says I was taken suddenly with stitches in my back which were so ex cruciating. that I almost fell to the ground. I was confined to my bed for over a week and the pain WHS SO in tense I could not rise wifchoutjasnistance. Doan 's Kidney Pills came to my attcn tion and I took a course of the treat ! ment It cure me." For sale bv all dealers Price 50 cts. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the 1". S. Remember the name Doan sand take , no substitute The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There is a disease prevailing in this country most dangerous because so decep- L j jjs j I] f;l, Votive. Many sudden *T~rl biifcF death are caused by _I it heart disease, P neurnoni;i . heart ]|i/Tj'l failure or apoplexy - ■ I TV v r are o * ten '^ e result 'A i °' Sidney disease. If fN kidney trouble is al- I\\\\ W I lowed to advance the -'U y ~ kidney- poisoned v - •- blood will attack the vital organs or the kidneys themselves break down and Aaste away cell by cell. Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. it corrects inability to hold urine and scald ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sized bottles. You may 112 V 7" have a sample bottle of this wonderful new dis- hjfo covery and a book that tells all about it, both swamp-Root, sent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper. Death of John Clifford. John Clifford, for many years a resi dent of this eitv, died at Sharon, this State, oil Sunday. The deceased left Danville for Sharon in 1870, residing there nntii last sprint, when hi- wife died. During last summer he was a res ident of this city and he purposed mak ing Danville his home in the future. About three weeks airo lie left for a short visit to Sharon for the purpose of disposing of some real estate he own ed there. A telegram,yesterday, brought the news of his death, which proved ! quite a shock to his relatives and friends in this city. The remains will he brought to Danville for burial. The deceased was; 0 year* of Hge. He died childless, but is survived by two sisters in this place: Mrs. Mary Galla gher and Mrs. James Welsh. EASILY UNDEKSTOOD. The Close Sympathetic Connection Between the Nervous And Digestive System Ac counts for Much Debility. The grei# influence the nerves have j over digestion is noted in case of sudden I shock or fright. No matter how keen ! the appetite it disappears. Nerve Force practically controls digestion in the pro dnotion of gastric juice. Wher. Nerve Force is lacking digestion is nsua'lv itn paired—thats why Dr. A. \Y. Chase's Nerve Pills restore from so many -r..tn aeh troubles they restore Nerve Force. Mrs. M. Fields of No. 1-s I'ine street. Danville Pa., says:— "I have been both ered a good deal for some time with a nervous indigestion and was feeling poorly generally. 1 did not rest well and had frequent nervous headaches. 1 got some of Dr. A. W Chase's Nerve Pills at Gosh's Drug Store and used them aud felt that 1 received a very de cided benefit. I rested better and felt toned up and better generally. Dr. A. W. Chase s Nerve Pills ar • sold at 50c. a box at dealers or Dr. A W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo N . See that portrait an I signature of A. W. Chase, M. D. are on every package Next Meeting of Local No. 86. We are requested to announce that Local No. 8(i, Retail Clerks Protective association of this city, will hold a reg ular meeting on Thutsday even-ng. Tie membership of the loca) it present is tifty-seven, comprising none hut ex perienced clerks ol the borough. Ii lias now been discovered that under its charter the local has a right to take in any who are employed in our stores re trardless of the length of time they may have been in the business. A general invitation, therefore, is extended for Thurslay evening. All clerks will be given an opportunity to join. Early closing, we are informed, i- tu t being agitated at pie.sent owing to the near approach <>f the holidays, when ihe merchants should be permitted to keep their stores open to almost any hour to accommodate the Christmas trade iie local here is disposed to be very liberal and thinks that early closing should he suspended for four or six weeks imme diately preceding the holidays. We are authoritatively informed that in the course of a few weeks a petition will be circulated and the etiort renewed along other litus to win the merchants over to early closing, so that the new order of things may go into effect ith the new year. How 8 This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for (tny case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. I We the undersigned, have known K. .1. Cheney for the last ir> years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transact ions and financially able to curry out any obligations made by their firm. WEST & TKCAX, Wholesale Druggists.Toledo, O. WAI.OINO, KINNAN & MARVIN. Wholesale liruggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken luternally. acting directly upon the blood atyl mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent I free. Price Tie. per bottle. .ISold by all drug | gists. Hall's family fills ;ire the best. Kellar. Magician Kellar. who will appear at j the Opera House on Tuesday evening j has an illusion in his entertainment this ' season that is particularly mystifying. He causes the physical body of a pretty i girl, locked securely in a hugh cage, to 1 instantly disappear and to reappear as I suddenly in a remote corner of the stage. and a few seconds later when he has ■ again secured her in the cage transforms j her into a six-foot soldier in full regi | mentals. All of his Oriental illusions i are equally mysterious and bewildering, and all are presented upon a fully lighted stage. His entire program as presented in Boston and other leading j cities will be given here "I feel as if I should Hy to pieces : How often those words are on a wom ! an slips. They express to the uttermost the nerve racked condition of the body, which makes life a daily martyrdom If this condition had come suddenly it would have been unbearable. I Jut transition was gradual A little more strain each day on the nerves. A little more drain each day oft he vitality Any woman would be glad to be rid of such a condition Every woman tries to be rid of it. Thousands of such wom i en have been cured by Dr. Pierce's treat ment with his Favorite Prescription" when local doctors had entirely failed to j cure. "Favorite Prescription" contains uo opium, cocaine or other narcotric. ✓ ' * OO • ** ' jjr • <rr gr. gr. £• Jjf. y /j £>: ST- • **• Sl'' • Sf' ST 5? w• S? i Eye ,«j ;!; J M M% It Exami- i | (|j | will) mv improved method and inttriiments. is the only way t•» t'** •i determine the exact strength ami i\<|uireiient.- for each eve. /« J?? Kves cannot be projierly fitted to glasse- unless tliey are •'• correctly tested. \kl The great success I have had in iitting glasses proves that .112. my skill and methods, are the hest to he had. Do not trifle with vour eyes; bring them here. you will he more than pleas ed with inv glasses. V. HEKm REMPE 't> .5-^--45US^'-5S'-Ei^S,SL-S; -»■«§'-S» TRANSFERRED TO SCHENECTADY, N. Y. F.u.sign ami Mi-. Young of the Salva j tion AIIHV yesterday lectived their ap- j pointment from ihe New York head quarters During the next year t>>e.\ will be located in Schtieetidy, N. Y. They will be succeeded in this city b\ Ensign and Mrs. Richardson, who havt 1 been located at Jamestown, N. . Kn.sign and Mrs Young will May in Danville another week lo rest up ami to ; welcome the incoming officers. To the Public. ) Allow me to say a few words in praise i of Chamberlain's Congh Remedy. I had a verv severe cough and cold and feare'l I wouid get pneumonia,but alter taking ; the second dose of this medicine I felt better, three bottles of it cured my cold and the pains in my chest « isappeaml entirely. lam most respectfully yours for health. RALPHS. MKYEKK,»SJ Thirty seventh St.. Wheeling. W. Ya. For sale by Panics & Co. \ Result in Northumberland. In Northumberland county th- lb m j eratic ticket wiih the > xeepti.oi <4 t! e I Shrievaltv wa» elected. lid o Sivid.e; was re-elected hv a ui.jo;ity ol •>7 over VVitmer. Atiten, the other I ■<•:>»? s- ( candidate for Judge, was t •ed .\ aj maj «ritv of 10p». Samuel !»--;» the I only es-ful Republican «■ <n-it-: in I tlo-c MI ii! * 'EII Geise for Shcriilby a ui;ij nity of lUU rhetijht I r District V. t< i ie\ «•;!■ e.oiiv won In 11. W. Cumiiiiiigvvho secured IT-'d Vote- m >re ilmn his opponen', C F. Hut' , I Cut this out and take it to Panics «V Co s drug store and get a free sample of Chamberlain 's Stomach and Liver Tablets, the best physic. They cleanse and invigorate the stomac'i. improve the appetite and r» nilate the liowe's. ' Regular size. *2."ic. per IR>X. Dnnviilc's First General Secretary. The following letter hasbeen receiv ed by (ieneral Secretary W T I) Lan niaster Azaiia. Mich.. Oct 2fi. lfOl. Mi:. W. D LAUMASTER. Danville, Pa. DEAR SIR AND BROTHER; 1 have | lieen led to write you and make some i inquiries through seeing your name in ' The Epworth Herald, in connection with the report of the Epworth League con vention held in Danville ash rt time ago. 1 was the tirst Gen 1 Sec yof the Y. M. C. A. in Danville, and not having heard from there in a number of years : I would like to know a little of how j the work is going on and who are the j workers. Are 11. M. Hinckley, S M. Bailey, J. R. Rote, Sam'l Werkheiser Dr. Sweisfort. Mr. lialdy, Geo. M Gearhart. J. B. McCoy. Mr. Orth, T. C H. Lynn.Frank Consart. Win. McClure, still in the work? Are there two young men in town by the name ofNew'oaker V < )ue of them.(lhe younger was convert ed during my year. There was a Lewis Ammerman in the Association too, of whom I thought considerable. Is he there yet'! Who are the State Secy, and his Ass'ts now? Can't you send me some of your reports and literature that would give me some of this information? 1 boarded with a Wilson family that lived just back of the R. C church; are they in the city yet? Give these ditfereiit friends my regards, if you will please. I am in the ministry of the M. E. church and am enjoying the work very much. I would be delighted to visit Danville, but don't know as 1 ever shall. So I would like very much to hear from there. Trusting you may find time to answer this and extend to you my best wishes and Godspeed. I remain, Yours fraternally. FKED H. TOWXSEXD. A Fiue Entertainment. Whitney's San Francisco Minstrels gave a clever performance to a good siz ed audience at the Opera Hou-e L;si evening. It was a real old tinier in minstrelsy and though but few perform ers it «<S of the very best New jokes, new music and new songs kept t he audi ence in a good huuior all evening. Tht "Frisco Quarteite" with then we 1 blended voices were a pretty setting foi the seniimental song-'. The comedians headed by Arthur Crawford were verv funny. Mr. Crawford in all his work IS an artist. He never overdoes it and his humor is quaint ami clean. The va Ile vilie performance throughout was inter esting and called for much applause. Well selected stage SETTING, appropriate costumes and a good orchestra, all a hi ed to the splendid entertainment. A Breezy Time. The next attraction at the opera House will be Fitz & Webster's newest "A Breezy Time." The adjective that is included in the title of the farce com edy, "A Breezy Time, ' fitly indicates the nature of the production. It has been the purpose of the author to make the performance breezy:simply refreshing enough to revive jaded minds, and not cause the mind to sit in a draft, so to speak. The Company includes 2o of the cleverest farceurs in the profes siou, each having been selected to ex actly fit the role he or she may be cast for. Carl Li z of this city, visite-t friends in Snnbury yesterday. Ulitdcm AtlvertmfnfC* A Ifttle over half a century ago 1t ■was considered beneath the dignity of j many substantial concerns to adver- , tise beyond the insertion in the news- ! papers of an occasional business card. \ Some of the experiences of that time j show how recently advertising, as we know it. has developed. A retail hardware house in an east ern city once found itself possessed of ten times te number of articles of a certain kind that it had intended to buy. As they had been ordered espe cially for a new hotel and were of a pe culiar design, there seemed to be no 'way of disposing of them except at a merely nominal sum. One of the younger men connected With the concern offered to "move them" at a fair price provided he be permitted to advertise. The sugges tion encountered much opposition, but finally a small sum was set apart to carry it out. The advertisement was drafted in an attractive way, and the people soon began to buy the new arti cle. Finally the house was obliged to send to the manufacturers for more. When the next season's trade opened, the member of the firm who had most opposed the experiment whispered to the young man that he had better write out a few notices "and put them in the papers." From stieli beginnings the advertis ing practice lias come. Thousands of dollars are now spent not only in ad vertising itself, but in devising clever catch words, ingenious phrases and il lustrations which will stick in the memory of the reader as well as new general methods.—Youth's Companion. Rcftfinn* POP A ni\orc*«*. The Druses sometimes divorce their wives for apparently the most trivial causes. Thus a man named Soleiman Attala had a wi'e, Isbakyeli. The wo man frequently worked for us, and on several occasions 1 had to complain that she talked too much and worked too little. At length 1 was obliged to tell Suleiman that owing to his wife's laziness I could employ her no longer. Shortly afterward I went to England. On my return after a couple of mouths' absence I was surprised to find that Suleiman had divorced Isbak yeli and had already married another woman. On inquiring from him the cause of this he replied, "Your honor told me that you would not employ my wife again, so 1 thought 1 would get rid cf her and marry another woman whom you would employ."—Black wood's Magazine. Coalintc a British Visitor. A big British battleship coming here to attend a patriotic function of some kind on the invitation of our govern ment ran short of coal, and Uncle Sam, as host, agreed to till her bunkers free of charge. This courtesy was done through the medium of a Jersey City merchant, who supplied fine furnace 1 coal, worth from $0 to $7 a ton and presented his bill to the English cap tain. "Send it to the navy depart ment," said the latter, and to Washing ton it went, to be returned bv the next , mail with a memorandum attached saying that an error had been made i in the charge, "the government con tract calling for coal at $3 a ton." And that is all the smart Jerseyite ever re ' ceived.—New York Tress. Xo Iteltate. I When Adelina I'atti visited Madrid one time in company with her husband, i Signer Nicoliui, who thought himself a tenor singer, there was an effort to en ' gage the noted artist for an especial occasion. The opera director asked: ; "How much will you charge us if you and your honored husband appear on this occasion for one night?" "Ten thousand francs, sir." ! "And how much if you come without the signor, madame?" "Tea thousand francs." Catherine tie* Medici. Catherine de' Medici of France was a tall, dignified woman of striking per j sonal appearance. Her manner was of ! ten cold and repulsive, her language haughty. She was never popular or well liked, ller features were regular, and the chief merit of her countenance was a full black eye that seemed to fascinate those on whom she looked. Jangle Talk. "Hello! Where are you going?" cried the lion as the fleet footed stag dashed by him. "Oh, I'm Just traveling for my health," panted the stag. "Why do you ask?" "My friend the tiger invited me to participate in a stag dinner party to day, and 1 was wondering if you were the party."—Philadelphia l'ress. Tliej Were \ot Inclinnn. it is said that when the first Chinese | cam*; to California the Indians were I very curious about them. A dispute | arose among some of them as to what country the strangers might hail from and whether or not they were Indians. The Indians, wise as the Puritans of old, decided to apply the water test. ; If the accused swam, they were witches; if they drowned, they were imioeem One day a party of Indians met a party of Chinamen approaching a lit tle stream. The strangers approached the bridge and started across. The In dians, too. tiled across and, meeting the Chinamen in midstream, pushed two of them into the angry, spooming current below. The test was conclu sive. They could not swim. They were not Indians The Nile is noted for the variety of its fish. An expedition sent by the Itritish museum brought home 2.200 specimens. Railways use up over 2,000,000 tons of steel a year, almost half the world's product. A DOMESTIC COMEDY.! THE VARIFCD RESULTS OF REARRANG ING THE FURNITURE. Mrs. Bluok'M ASnniii ■ « t»au«£ii»Bf tlir Appearuuce «» the Rooms Brought Trouble to the Stale Con tiUK'*nl uiul Sorrow to lime*. "Do you change the position of the furniture when you clean a room?" | inquired housewife No. 1 of a friend in the course of a heart to heart talk. "Do I? Why, yes, indeed! I don't feel as if the room is cleaned unless I change the furniture a little bit. Do you V" "Well. I usually change the orna ments around and so forth, but in the spring and fall I like to change every thing in a room—completely alter the whole appearance of it. Then I fancy J the things are all new, and they seem j to look prettier somehow. But, do you know, my husband doesn't like it at all!" "Neither does mine! Isn't that singu- 1 lar? Men are so peculiar!" "Yes, indeed they are!" So many housekeepers share the : views of these two that a story with j a moral will not be out of place. It was the other night only that Mr. Blank went unsuspiciously up stairs to | bed at an unusually early hour, leaving : his wife reading in the sitting room. I He had a headache and carried a gob- j let of water in his right hand. Fear- | lessly advancing into the dark bed- j room Mr. Blank suddenly felt both legs i violently cut from under him. He ! clutched wildly at the air and said j several things of an exclamatory na- | ture, but there was nothing to save ! him. He went down. "Good gracious, Ilenry!" ejaculated ; Mrs. Blank, hurrying to the scene of disaster. "What is the matter? Where are you? Why don't you light the gas?" Suiting the action to the word, she beheld her husband sprawl ing across the bed; the glass he had carried had discharged its contents across the pillowshams and shivered on the floor. Mr. Blank did the talking for the next ten minutes. He said that of all the blankety blank folly of which the mind could conceive this of changing furniture around was the worst. He said it was a pretty thing for a man to walk into his own room and have to fall over things in the dark. He said he wouldn't stand it; the furniture must be replaced where it formerly stood. "I shan't do anything of the kind," replied Mrs. Blank. "It looks very much nicer where it is. Why don't you feel where you are going when you get into a dark room?" "S'pose you'd like n > to crawl in on all fours!" snarl*'. Mr. Blank. "I couldn't feel when ■ bed was unless I happened to touch the footboard. I thought I could w::!' clear over to the bureau. I tell von it's a confounded crank you have on this subject. Some day you'll precipitate a serious acci dent." "If any one precipitates, it'll be you, I should think," retorted Mrs. Blank icily. And the furniture remained where it was. It was the next evening that Master Blank undertook to carry a pile of schoolbooks from the dining room to the sitting room. He had a bottle of ink In his hand, and he thought he knew exactly where the center table was. In the course of his peregrina tions in search of it. however, he came Into violent collision with the glass door of the bookcase, which he broke. There were also inky traces discernible on the carpet when Mrs. Blank came in. This time there was some balm for her feelings. She could spank Master Blank and did it with the best will In the world. Her own downfall was not long in coming, however, although for a few days only minor inconveniences were met with, such as the abrasion of an kles against chair rockers and slight bruises received by means of sudden contact with unforeseen obstacles. Last evening Mrs. Blank undertook to trans fer the cage of her pet parrot from the window where it spends the day to the snug corner where it passes the night. She did not trouble to light the gas, and by some unaccountable mental lapse she had forgotten the precise point at which a tabouret, on which stood a jar diniere, was stationed. She charged into the tabouret with considerable force, was overbalanced by the weight of the cage in her arms and took a header with a resounding crash. The i parrot shrieked, and, unable to distin guish friend from foe. inflicted a severe bite on her mistress' finger. Mr. Blank came in hurriedly, picked up his wife and assisted in making an inventory of sundry contusions. Then they lifted the parrot cage, badly bent, and the jardiniere with a piece chipped out of it and the tabouret somewhat scratch ed, and then Mr. Blank observed quiet ly: j "I have just oue thing to ask you, I Mrs. Blank. Was I right?" "No, you were not!" retorted Mrs. Blank savagely. "Serious accident? What's serious about this, I should like to know? For goodness* sake, Henry, don't stand there trying to look like a martyr! if you must have the furni ; ture move'l back, I'll movo it!" And she did.—Thiladelphia Record. j Preoccupation. "Why do you speak so slightingly i of that eminent scientist?" "I didn't mean to speak slightingly j of him," answered the young man with I the striped shirt front, "but it does j seem peculiar to me that a man who knows just when the next comet will arrive and just how far it is to the moon should be so utterly ignorant when it conies to a question of when it's time for dinner or what train to take to get to the nearest town." —Hos- ton Traveler V Sliiirc Inn Jewel. j There Is a story told of a French serv ' ant who was shown a priceless jewel by a great duke. "Thank you, my lord duke," said the j man of science, "for allowing me to ! share with you the possession of so I great a treasure." I"In what way?" said the duke. I "Why. your grace can do no more I than look at it, and you have allowed I me to do the same. —All the \ear ! Round. l.Uitm Like a Savage. ; Civilizid people will be shocked at j the advice of an Knglish physician to i a wealthy patient to live like a savage to be cured. Savages, it may he re ' called, do not belong to clubs, have no | stock exchanges, know nothing of trust j and trade combinations, run no polit ical campaigns and so reserve some vi tality and nerve force for purely living purposes.— Baltimore American. Iter Aire. Judge—How old are you, madam? Witness (hesitatingly)—l am—that is, 1— Judge—Out with it! The longer you wait the older you will grow Colored Sweden. I A little Swedish monthly magazine j j>nl>lisli <*< 1 in New York city requested J its readers a sliort time ago to send in iiff-ouiits uf the experiences they had | when tli"} lirst arrived In this country. Here is t he prize specimen: "In my un sophisticated days I once started out to call upon a girl I had known in the old country. I was told that she lived at Madison avenue and street. When I reached that corner, I was in doubt which house to try, but I finally i went up the steps of one that faced on the avenue and rang the bell. A girl came to the door. 'Does Miss Nelsou live here?" 1 asked as politely as I 1 could. " 'I don't know any such person,' she answered, aud I was turning away when she called after me, 'ls she I white?" "That irritated me. 'Did you ever know any Swedes who were colored'/' : I asked. " 'Well, 1 have seen some green j Swedes,' was her retort, and I did not i i continue the conversation. Willing to Take C hance*. i "So you're going to marry Mike?" ' said the mistress inquiringly. "Yls, mum." "Are you sure you are not making a i mistake?" "Well," returned the cook thoughtful- j j ly, "lie's not the best man in the world, I to be sure, but if I lave him go how I | kin 1 be sure of gittin' another wan? I • I've been thiukiu' about it, an' it looks ! i to me like it's right an' proper to take j l what ye kin gil when ye kin git it. j Them that holds off for the big prize j has been known to lose the little wans, j I think I'll take Mike."—Chicago Post. Shnnldrr Protection. In the steel curl) shoulder protection j 1 which now Conns a part of the equip- 1 ' mc-nt "112 almost all cavalry the troops i ! have a permanent reminder of one of i ! the most exciting adventures which be j fell Sir tieorire Luck, the lieutenant I peueral commanding the Bengal forces. During the Afghan operations of 1878 j jto l v sn lie took his regiment, the Fif- ; ; teenth hussars, tip to Kandahar and en -1 countered at Takht-i-Piil a strong body ! I of hillmen led by Afghan sowars, who j | made things pretty warm for him for a > I few mlnut«s. !n the hand to hand j I lighting he became engaged with a gi- j j gantic Path.m. who broke down his i ; guard and would have cloven him from j | shoulder to l.<«lt but that his wife had j sewed on his «hottiders in the lining of his tunic a e itple of steel curb chains, j one of which broke the force of the I slash. The incident s <> impressed the mili tary authorities in India that what Is ■ now known the I.ack or '"lucky" | shoulder curb was soon afterward in troduced.— MiJili'i'V Mail A I.aMt Joke. John 1). Long, in the Massachusetts i campaign of ls7S, was making his first j run for governor against General Ben Butler, who had captured the Demo s cratic nomination, and Judge Josiah G. j Abbott, who was the candidate of the i old line Democrats. The late Judge Thompson was mak ing a speech for Abbott before a big Democratic audience and, after prais ing the candidate as a jurist and a statesman, asked sarcastically, "And now. who is this John L-L-Long?" No one answering, he proceeded: "They say he has made a translation of Ho mer's 'lliad!' What g-g-good is that to us? All Democrats read Homer in the original." At this the person to whom the judge was telling the story laughed, but the judge continued: "Th-th-that's not the reai joke at all'. The real joke Is that not a m-m-man in the audience so much as smiled!" L \Vl)> lie Never Attain* Her Ideal. A man who is earning the living for a : family doe,sn t have time to live up to his wife's ideals, and by the time he [ has made his money he is too old and i wants to be comfortable. Atchison t (Kan.) Globe. s To make good tea and coffee the wa iter should be taken at the first bubble. Remember continued boiling causes the I water to part with its gases and be > come flat. This is the cause of much t bad tea and coffee.—Ladies' Home Jour nal. 1 ) Prepared For the Worst. t "Yes; Briscom's wife insists on rim i ning their auto." "I noticed the fact when they passed. But why does Briseoni sit in that cramped up position V" "He's all braced for a hasty jump."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Z I .Vot So Tnlgnr. * "If you'll split souie wood, I'll give L' you a good meal," said the lady of the house. "Excuse me. madam," haughtily re turned the wanderer. "I never begin , breakfast with a chop."— Philadelphia Keeord HI ill AND THE lllfi » | rn i I JII ADVANCE. Subscription to Montouj American SI.OO per year ■IE NO! Dark " I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for a great many years, and al though 1 am past eighty years of •ge. yet 1 have not a gray hair in my head." Geo. Yellott, Tow son, Md. N&e mean all that rich, darkcoMr your hair used to have. If it's gray now, no matter; for Ayer's Hair Vigor always re stores color to gray hair. Sometimes it makes the hair grow very heavy and long; and it stops tailing of the hair, too. $1 00 a bottle. At! dru«(ist». If your dr'iKgmt cannot fupjily yon, ■end u» fine iluliar ami »e w ill exprest you a tiottle. He sure ami give the name Ol your nearest expres* oft:ce. AildreM, J; C. AVER CO., Lowell, Maw. NOTICE TO HEIRS. IN THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OK MONTOUR COUNTY NO 2 JUNE TERM 1901. IN PARTITION. THEODORE DOSTER ET AI. VS. ISAIAH HJLKERT ET AL. RULE OF HEIRS. To Theodore Doster and Agnes V. Dos ter, his wife, in right of said wife, Harry Latimere and Elizabeth Lat imere. his wife, in right of said wife, Sqrah C. Johnston, Mary A. Johnston, and Samuel Johnston, Isaiah Hilkert. William Hilkert. John Hilkert. Eleanor Hilkert (now Eleanor i raig) and Richard Craig, her husband, in right of his wife. Mary Hilkert, Richard Moser and Eveline,Moser. his wife, in right of said wife, and William Cleveland. Plaintiffs and Defendants, and all of the parties in interest in the above-stated Proceedings, respect ively: , You ami each of you are hereby duly noti fied that upo|i the petition of Samuel Johns toil one of the above-named Plnintifis.in sucli behalf presented before the aforesaid Court | setting forth, inter alia, that the real estate described in the Imjuisitin held ion the above stated ease, could not be divided without pre judice to or spoiling the whole thereof and that the Jury of Inquest did accordingly val ue and appraise the said real estate at eight hundred dollars. and that upon the absolute confirmation] of said Inquest the atoresaid Court made following decree and granted the following Kuje of which you and each of j ou are hereby further duly notified to take notice I and to govern yourselves accordingly in the | premises, ton it DECREE OF COURT. I"And now Sep't. 2sth, 1901, the within peti tion read an<J considered and It further ap | peaiing that .the Return of Inquest in this case lias been confirmed absolutely the Court gran ) a Kale on alljparties Intor.sted in this case to appear in opj-n Court oil the twenty-third day of I lecember 1901, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon j of the said any to accept or refuse the real es j tate mentioned in the said writ at the apprais ed value thereof, or make bldf on the same or show cause why the same should not be sold lonI on their refusal to do so. By the Court. | Certified from the records at Danville, Pa.. ■ this twenty-eighth day of sept. 1901. 1.1. I' MILLER, I'iothonotary. M. BRECKBII.L. Sheriff. | sheriff's < >fli(-e, Danville, l'a., Oct 28, 1901. W.M. J. BALDY. EDWARD) S. UEARHART, Counsel. — i niTOR-s niTOR-s Mvrit'K. 1\ THE ORPHANS' COURT OF MON TOl'U COUNTY. i In Re-Partition of the Real Estate of Jane Bobbins, late of the Township of Liberty. County of Montour and j Stase of Pennsylvania, Deceased. ' The undersigned, appointed by the afore said Court Auditor to make distribution of the sum in Court, remaining after paying the costs and expenses, being the purchase-mon ey of the real estate <>f the said decedent al- I lotted to Clinton Rwbbius. will sit for the purpose of discharging the duties of his ap pointment at his Law Offices. No. 106 Mill Street, in the Borough of Danville. Pennsyl vania, on Friday, Jiov 15, 1901, 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 j said fund. EDWARD SAY RE C.EARHART, Danville, Pa . Oct. 9. 1901. Auditor PU.BIJC SALE —r-OF VALUABLE — REAL ESTATE ! i In partititii in the Court of Common Pleas or Montour foun iv at the suit ot William J Baldv, A Hence of Clarence C. Huber, deceased DeWitt C. Jones, Junior, and Car ie Jones, his wife. In right of said wife, Robert S. Har lan, and Josephine Harlan, his wife, in right ! of said wife. Plaintiffs, and DeWittC. Jone>, Junior, Administrator d b. n.. of Samuel Hu ber, deceased, Jerr> S. Hubtr, Administrator of Ellen Huber, de eased. Agnes V. Baker, widow of in lam s. ISaker,deceased, William H. Huoer and Cordelia Huber, his wife, Jerry s. Huber an{l Hannah Huber, his wife. Henry J. Cross Icy alnd Ella i rossley.his wife,in right of said wife. Defendants, No. 2, J'ltne T rm, 1901. Iu pursuance of an order ot the Court of Common Pleas of Montour County, the un dersigned will expos-- to public sale, upon the premises, sitiuale in the First Ward of the Bor ougu of Danville, in the County of Montour, and State of Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 1901. at ten o'clock in the forenoon < 112 the Bald day, the following described premises, being the real estate in said partition proceedings men tioned and included, viz: all that certain mes suage, telle me 1 t an i tract of land, situate in the First Ward of the Borough of Danville, In ihe • ountv of Montour, and state of Pennsyl vania. I >Oll tided and described as follows, viz: Beginning at a point in line of laud of Read ing Iron 1 ompanv then e along the same North fortv-three degrees East thirty-two and four tenth's feet to a point, thence along the North thiity five and three tourth degrees East one hundred and thirty-five and five tenths feet to the South bank of the Pennsyl-, vanlaeana 1 , thence along the said canal North fortv-eight degrees West ninety five feet to a corner of the lot formerly belonging to Peter Baldv. thencealong the said last men tioned lot and allev south thirty-twoand one half degrees We-t sixty-eight feet to a corner thence along said alley North fifty-seven <J.e grees West twenty-four feet to another alley, thence along said last tnei tioned alley South thirtv two and one half degrees West one hun dred and twenty-two and five tenths feet to a point in said alley, thence alontt said last mentioned alley North fifty seven degrees East ten and twentv-flve one hundredths feet to a corner of lot of M L. Shtndel, thence along said last mentioned lot North eighty four degrees forty minutes East thirty three feet to a point, thence along said last mention ed lot Soin h tif y three degrees East sixty-two and seven tenths feet to the place of begin ning, with theappurtenances,and whereupon are erected a RWU-SRDRY FRAME IRON FOUNDRY j lately known as "HUBEH'S FOUNDRY." ! TERMS OF SALE:—Twenty per cent., of the purchase money shall be paid in cash at the striking down of the property, and the balance thereof shall be paid on the confirma tion absolute of the sale. l>eed to be deliver ed to the purehaser or purchasers thereof upon such confirmation absolute and the costs of \\ riting the same shall be paid by the purcbas cr or purchasers. MICHAEL BRECKBILL, Sheriff, j EDWARDSAYKF. GEABU ART. Counsel. | Sheriff's Office, Danville, l'a., Oct. 22nd, 1901. — I hree Notable Fashion Journals L' >rt Dc La Hode, $.5.50 per year Robes De Luxe. 88.00 per year. The Amerl «n Ladies' Tailor, 812.00 per _\ ear. We will be glad to send sample copies to anyone sending name and address and a 2 cent, stamp for L'AKT DE LA MODE, lo cents for ROBES DE LVXE and 23 cents for THE AMERICAS LADIES' TAILOR. MOUStC-BKOI'GHTON CO. 3 Kast Nineteenth St., New York
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