The "Pobuer
Of a
[Original.]
My grandfather, a veteran of the
SteTtoui war, told me this story to il
lustrate «n ntlom that opinion In more
powerful than Inw
It was back In the first half of the
iat*t ceutnry, when the regular army of
the United States wns a little family,
no to speak, that a young artillery offl
•w was ordered to report at fhe then
fmnrter post. Fort L Mauton Bur
net was ooe of those fellows ev
erybody loved. Tall, massive., with light
hair und blue eyes that formed a pleas
ing omtrwit with a pair of round, rud
dy chivfcs, he struck the fancy of every
one at the moment of meeting and Im
proved on acquaintance.
Thf belle of the post was Colonel
Houghton's daughter Cdith, whose flir
tations had commenced with cadets at
West IV»int and continued with officers
of all grades and ittfes, though ntu> was
still only twenty-two or three At the
tiniii Hurnet reported at the fort she
was engaged In u mild affair with Ma
Jor Stoddard, n native of Mississippi
and a man of forty He confirmed tho
adnj/e "No fool like an old fool" by be
coi .Ing Infatuated with a girl who was
onij enjoying what she considered nn
Innocent amusement At any rate, to
flirt vr t-t as natural to her as to breathe.
As soon as Burnet appeared on the
*ii»ne she dropped Stoddard, took tip
nlth the n A •..iiier ud found au ox
peri ii cut >l} new to her by falling
viol, nt 1 > in love w Ith him.
St ' rd ui- furious It Is question
abi. v\ bcthei tie was more malignant
t '.v iml I'o met or Edith Houghton. It
It said ' lleli hath no fury like a woman
- rned Ii• was an Instance where
ns. orn.ll man was the fury Ntoddard
aceal his footing*
that he s«n.n had tts- whole garrison
laughing at him He determined to
show them that It was no laughing
matter
in the army <-specially at frontier
po«t* all the officers play poker; at
1,-ast they always did In the good old
tli;.. i One evening a party of officers.
Including Stoddard and Burnet, were
■ngMg.-d at the game when Stoddard
s iddeufy turned upon Burnet and ac
cus.'d htm of cheating.
"Yoti lying scoundrel!" said Burnet
•W hat do you mean?"
"That will do," replied Stoddard, ris
ing "No more play tonight. We have
another matter of more Importance to
attend to."
S line of those [ires, nt remonstrated
with Stoddard, while others turned
their hacks ujion him contemptuously
All knew he would challenge Burnet,
and lie dtd, though he found It Impossi
ble to ttnd any one of the officers to
tiear hts message and act as his second
until Burnet requested one of them to
do so.
The mi-et'.ng ti»ok place early the next
morning a mile from the fort on the
river "fw-ttom " Just fteforc It occurred
Burnet told fits second that he Intended
to piinwisely miss tils man, giving as a
reason that, as the two had In-en suit
ors for the same gtrl, she was lnten-st
ed iu the affair and lie was uncertain
w filch of the two she preferred. Re
-Bid<-s, to kill a brother ofli.i-r In a duel
would mar bis life and his military ca
re»-r His second protested against this,
but was unable to move his resolution,
wfe reupon he declined to serve, and
Bumet selected me, but kept from inc
bin Intention At the first lire Burnet
fell with a ball In his right side. Stod
dard was unhurt
It wns a un lanchoiy party that car
rled the wounded man back to the fort,
for the surgeon pronounced the wound
fatal The affair put an end to any un
certain!) as to Edith Houghton's pref
erence, for she whs wild with grief ns
tuui. as she i.- irn* d what had hapis-ned.
Ho wever, after her ilrst giving way to i
h»-r fe»-rugs she nursed Burnet sti ten
d.-rly that he pulled through. At that
time tin- effect of the mind on the sys
tem wus not understood its it Is now. but
evt-u then it was apparent that the men
tal stl'iiulant Burnet experienced In
Edith Houghton's love turned the scale.
Tb" -.ion"l made no comment on the
affair till Burnet was pronounced out
of danger Then he sent for Stoddard,
*"lth w bom Ik* was closeted for nn
hour In his private offl'-e. After the
Iritervl. w It leaked out that the colonel
had d .auded Strxldard's resignation,
inttniitfing that If it were not forth
fkMidng he would prefer charges.
Ht'«ddnrd r> Tumsl to resign, asserting
that fw w uid stand trial, taking a
<3»anK' of l eiiin to another post, where
f.-. ling was not prejudicial to him.
Thf colonel, not desiring that hts
name should tie mixed In
fh«? affair, felt constrained to let the
m«tt»-r drop
It was at this point that the rest of
us Interfered We called a meeting of
the of!l. •ers of the iH«,t and unanimous
ly de< id< d ti give Stoddard "the cut."
Th« neit time any one of us met htm
n-alk'-d by him with the salute, but
with uo other recognition Stoddard
had not counted on this, and It affect
ed htm at outs- He bore It for awhile
without any action, then nppiiitl to bo
ordered elsewhere. For two months
while he witt waiting for a change he
i, • -tl ■ ith n do/.- n brother officers, not
en- of whom would speak to him un
officially Not that his Infatuation
112 .r th« »rirl w somewhat coolis] by
her action our treatment broke him
d ■n, and when he went away he
i , .k.-d like an old man But this wns
t tie !-i-o of it No class of men are
). id on each other In rate of \\ rong
do; rf •• m'l'llers \ stateme.it of the
affnir "-as m-nt to Stmldanl's new [mst
signed by every one of us, and on his
aiii nl he 112 .und himself cut. 'I hen he
r< slgie-d ai d t-|S-nt the rest of his life
in otwteurlty
li-i n't n. irrbii Edith Tloughton and
ft. i I dlstlm.il led himself Jn till"
rlvii war i" A MITCHCL
It «* \ riigt-
Ihe .. *oi wife kV,-nt to the door
s hmi i »ti oi., t next door were not
o. fib-ndly ten - but tie trump did
. >t kini * tliat I'e lad) next door."
he shid yi \ e me n pbss' of Iter home
tttade pie and I t ought"
lir *-iri.. Inti rruptwl the dm tor's
»tf. felt the d"" tol Isn't lit home J|JK»
lf»*rcv*i then-'s n pliv-I'lnii in
th. le-vt bl •« k and if joii htiny he
.. abi' to ;I Ve you relief before
■ ' • ti I 'll> Cllie igO I ost
fnri ottM to at*
» t 112 ,n. tit to which I *\ a-» Invited.
Ilcm < aretes*!
\t. i st. uld h an cugngf*
• ' el.'bll
lit i. ■ ge tMs so sinldenl
Chi- ag«» K.sotd llemld
Hunt Word*
1 , • . s. in t«i-ted and
t ri,i- d Wi II! ti' on the pttd which
f..r.ii- 'tie un dttitu of.nnveraatton with
t:,. d. I ! ub \ "ith "Arn )ou
•»n the bail t- tat y nir Institution?"
•\o -ti lie writes 111 fi'plj to OUT
«|ii< -ttoii I ha . e taken up a isitirsti ill
Huuta.i " Jinlgi
A Sailor's
(Copyright, 1903. by O R Lewis |
We were well to the south of the
Chagos islands, in tho Indian ocean,
when wo picked up a man atloat on n
raft. Ho was not only a white ruid,
hut a sailor, ami his rudely construct
ed craft had a cargo. Securely Inshed
to tho plank* ami timliers were four
law elephant tusks and an earthen
Jar, together with two other Jars con
taining food and water
The name of the rescued sntlor WHO
William Scott. lie was second mate
of a Ceylon schooner called the llap
py T>ay Three months before we
found him the schooner was wrecked
on an Island.
Of tho crew of eight men Scott
alone escaped lie believed this Island
to be one of the easternmost of the
Cbngos. It was, he said, about a mile
In circumference, rocky und barren, but
ha.;ag plenty of fresh water on it.
Fcott lived on tho barren rock for
fourteen long weeks without once
lighting a sail, and but for bis own
strenuous efforts the time might hnvo
been Indefinitely prolonged. One day
a lot of w reck ape from some unfortu
nate native craft drove ashore, and he
secured planks and timbers and sot
about building a raft.
He had made up his mind togo to
sea and take the chances of being
picked np. His raft had been com
plete! and lie was collecting shellfish
for food when he found the mouth of
a cave under a bluff. It turned out to
be a wonderful discovery. In the cave,
which ran back for a considerable dis
tant, he found over 200 elephant
tusks and five Jars of gold dust. On
leaving the island on his raft he
brought away four of the tusks and
one of the Jars, and there they were
for nil of us to pee.
Had the raft been without cargo the
mn? s story would have been laughed
nt and ridiculed. He said he had
found a great fortune in gold and
ivory. He had proofs of It with him.
It made no difference that he could not
exactly locate the island or that none
such as he described was on the chart.
He could only have come to us from nn
island not so far away.
Our Scotch captain was incredulous,
and yet he had to believe. He thought
the matter over and then made the 1
castaway a proposition. The sailor ,
knew the value of what he had se
cured , knew that he was well fixed for
the rest of his days, and, having
knocked about on the raft a week be
fore we rescued him, he was not at all
anxious about what he had left behind
In the cave. The captain was, how
ever, and so was every man of the
crew.
The proposition was that Scott
should do his !»• i to pilot ns to the
island and take another Jar of gold
dust for his full share. The rest of the
treasure would fall to the brig f"r de
vlatlng from her voyage and landing
him in some civilized country.
It was a hard bargain our captain
wished to drive, and the castaway
would never have consented had he
not been t<>ld the crew would come In
for a fair share of the loot.
We were then 'Jihi miles to the south
of the <'hngos. and, as the wind was
from the north, we had to beat back.
This was slow work, and we had not
yet made half the distance when we
got a gale from the west which sent
ub driving away toward the Japanese
coast, and It was sixteen days before ,
we reached the Islands.
The Chagos archipelago consists of
a score of islands, banks and reefs, j
While Scott believed that Ills island ,
was the easternmost of all he could not
be sure about It.and we had to ex
amine each and every one as we came
to It. Itunnlng between them and
around them was slow work and we
had to feel our way, and thus it was
six or seven days before we reached
the last.
We found no such Island as described
by the castaway, and in our dlsapjvolnt
ment and chagrin were inclined to be
lieve him a liar who was working out
some scheme. lie retaliated by point
ing to his treasure.
At the close of the fourth day of sail
ing back and forth across a sea of
which the chart showed no land for
hundreds of miles In any direction but
the west, we sighted an island which
Scott Identified as soon as it could be
seen from the deck.
As we came up to it we ran into a
small but deep harbor and anchored
for the night within a cable's length of
the beach. Had the night not been so
dark the < iptaln would have had a
boat down, but as it was he did not
dare chance It. Such was the excite
ment aboard that no man slept for nn
hour, and ns soon as daylight had come
and the men had a bite to eat we set
off to secure the treasure.
We soon found the opening of the
bay and rowed toward it Scott had
been on the Island for over a year, and
the hut he occupied and the llagstaff
he erected were In plain sight At the
end of the bay we en me to the cave,
and. leaping out of the boat, the cap
tain was the first to enter.
A moment later he reappeared, and
for the next quarter of an hour he
cursed as I have never 1; aid a seaman
before or since. The cave had lx»en
plundered
One broken tusk had been left behind
and there was perhaps an ounce of
gold dust lying on the spot where Scott
had emptied the Jars That was proof
enough that he had told a straight
story
When we landed and went up to the
hut we soon solvit] the problem Some
whaler had touch -d there for food and
water. For wood they had used all the
wreck stuff lying around and had also
partial!} pulled the hut to pieces They
had KHi d t'.'-lr i ! at tie spring, and
we could -Hill the marks where
they had been rolled down hill to the
boat*. M QUAD.
112 hti«lr«-n in Somnlllnnd.
Children j» t «• regarded as a chief as
nt In tie* belongings ol a Somali na
tlve A man may havens many as
four wlvi and most of the patriarchs
boast of tremendous families One old
chief of a tribe near Bcrbera was tho
h< td of a I •• inlly consisting of 'J.'l sons,
'lt 'I mi hi' . i and o'.'o gtaudchlldi'eii A
iit her sell his daughters for i aim Is
and often builds up ('• >i himself a for
tune in this wn> Pile children are
naile d .ic> ordlng to the circumstances
of theli birth as Wa Herri ilsnu In
the morning i oi Itobleh iborn in flu*
rain)
«• ri*e ii fr v I* or fhe 'lnlilr.
\ pi t'\ bit of gi eein i > i an be had
fol lie 1111111 IK loom table b\ getting M
hill ill opt n willow basket (a school
child's line h basket will do nleelyi,
line it with florist's moss. 1111 with rich
In im 'ml plant In If the urh leafed
vurlet> of cress seed Keep If on a
suttu> hell, turning if <l. 111 > (o make It
even all round and the basket will
soon beeoine ' mass ol I ' nth. ry green.
When the basket g. is dr>, It Is plungi d
Into 11 pail of tcplll W lit el Keep It
evenly trimmed, the primings helping
tu garnish a dish or fui nihil a dainty
•■lad 4taod lldusfkiiiiiiii'
AN ORDINANCE. '
GKANTINtJ PERMISSION TO THE
DANYILEE AM) KIVEKSIDh
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
T( > t'(tNSTK IK JT, M A INTAIN AN I)
< H'EKATE an KI.M'TKIC STKEET
BASSENOEK RAILWAY, IN,
rnKoron, UPON AMI OVEK
('KIM'A IN sTUEEI'S IN THK
BoKOCOH <)K DANV'KKE, MON
TOUK COUNTS. I'ENNSYIA'A
NIA.
SECTION ! lie it ordained by tie
Town Council of the Borough of Dan
ville in the County ol Montoui and
State of Pennsylvania in Council a.-
sembled, and it i- hereby ordained by
the authority ol fhe same, that con
sent and permission be granted ami
given, and the -rune is herein granted
and "i veil, to The Danville ami Jiiver
side Street Kailway Company in cor
pnration duly organized and nicorpo
rated under the laws of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania), at its own
proper cost and expense io build, con
struct, maintain and operate perpetu
ally a single track electric street pas- I
si nger railway in, through, upon and
over Mill, Market, Bloom, Northum
berland, Walnut, Lower Mulberry and
Church Street-, respectively, within
the limits of the Borongh of Danville
atoiesaid,together with the proper and
necessary connections, turnouts, sid
ings, curves and switches requisite to
make a proper electric circuit, and for
such purpose to erect the necessary
poles, string the necessary wires, and
to tin every lawful act and tiling nec
essary to properly construct, re-con
struct, repau and maintain the said
street railway and road-bed, to op- j
urate the said street railway with nice- !
trie motor, and to propel proper cars
thereon tor the accomodation of public
travel upon and under the following
conditions, regulations, stipulations
and restriction-.
SECTION. i. That tie said trae 1 :
shall he what is known as the stand
ard gauge of four feet, eight and one
half ienhes in width, and shall be laid '
in the middle of the above-named j
streets respectively, equi-distant from
the cmh ou both sides of the said j
street, unless otherwise directi d and
empowered by the said Borough ol 1
Danville, and only at the recently
established grades then of. lespective
lv, as shall be n to the said The
Danville and Kiveisub St re I Kalway
Company by the raid l.o.ough ol I an
vilit* and that no change or tiltt nit ion
in such grade or grade- shall be made
at any time except unth r the special
direction and supervision of the said
Borough ot Danville and I Inn only bv
proper resolution or ordinance lor
such specific purpo-e duly i liacted,
that in laying,re) aii iigaml maintain
ing its said tracks, turnouts, sidings,
curves anil switches the said The Dan
ville and Hiver-ide Street Kailway
Company shall strictly conform with
such grade or grades as thus given and
shall immediately change oi alter such
grade or grades whenever so requested
and required bv the said Borough of
Danville, and that in every such evt lit !
the said The Danville and Kiver-itlc
Strict Kailway Company shall ti\, ad
just, lay, raise or depress its said
tracks, turnouts, sidings, eurvi - and
switches so as to strictly conform with
the grade or grades thus changed or
altered as aforesaid.
SECTION. That tin -aid The
Danville and Kiverside Street Kail
way Company shall also at it- own
proper cost and expeiis construct and
re-coiistruct the road-bed between the
rails and two feet on the outside oi
each and all of the rails ot the said
railway on each of the almvi named
streets with such materials a- arc now
upon the said streets and in such man
ner as shall be prescribed and requir |
ed oy the said Borough of Danville ;
and it at any time lien afti i the said
Borough ot Danville shall by proper
ordinance determine and resolve to !
pave any or all ot the above-named j
streets, then, and in that event, the
said The Danville and Kiverside Street !
Kailway Company shall at mice and at
its own proper cost and expense in like
manner pave its road-bed (between the
rails and two feet m width on the out
side of each and all of the rails ot the
said railway oil each ot the above-nam
ed streets), with the sane materials
and in the same manner as shall be
used and performed by the said Bor
ough of Danville; That in so doing
the said The Danville and Kiverside
Street Kailway Company shall place
and restore the said street or streets
to the same relative position and con
dition iu which they were found In -
fore the construction of the said rail
way or the paving of the said road bed
and prescribed portionsiidjai > nt there
to; and that the said The Danville
and Kiverside Street Kailway Com
puny shall at all tine sand at its own
proper cost and expense lay its track-,
sidings, turnouts, curves and switches
and keep the same in proper repair so
that driving on, over, across or off,
the same with all usual and ordinary
vehicles and horses may be safe and
convenient.
SECTION 4. That the said Tim
Danville and Kiverside Street Kail
way Company shall in the construc
tion ol its said tracks, turnouts, sid
ings, curves and -witchis, use such a
style of rail known as a T rail ot not
less than sixty pounds pi i yard, and
such poles only as shall he tapered to
ward the fop and square in form, kept
well covered with durable paint, col
or, black for the distance of live feet
from the pavement, and color white
for the remainder, properly numbered,
placed on the inside of the curb and
two inches therefrom, and in -licit
manner as to cause the least possible
obstruction and injury to such curb
and sidewalk and -o as to not unncct --
sarily obstruct such portion of the
front of private property a- may be
needed and in use for business or oth
er purposes by the owner or tenant of
such property; and wlnre a dispute
shall arise as to the placing ol such
pole or pob s, the Street Commission' r
ol the said Borough of Danville shall
decide and indicate where such pole
or pob s shall be placed and located,
ami that all trolley or oilier wire or
wires to be stretched over, strung
along, or suspended from, such pole
or poll - ovei the track- of the said
railway company and across the
streets at various and all places shall
be stretched, -trung and -ttspcudi d so
as to have a ' bar, open and iiniib
-ti in ted space between -aid wire or
w ires and the top ot the rail directly
(i licit r tin same of at bast Is feet.
SECTION a That the -aid Tin
Danvilb and Kiverside Street Kailway
Company shall at all times and in all
other ri-pin t- properly construct and
ri con.-frnet, maintain and operate its
-aid railway and ippurfi-until e- with
due and propel regard for the safrl\
of lite, property and convenience oi
the jiuhlic . That 11 shall adopt, |n>
i lire and use tin most improved cars,
i ndei-, pilots, brakes, lights, gongs
andothei appliances; that it shall run
none o| 11 cars at i geater -peed than
eight mib pei houi within tin said
11tints ot 112 lie said I'orough of Danv i lie ,
that it- i hargi lot a -ingle fat' on
said railway between any two points
within tin limits of the -aid Borough
ot Danville -hall not e\eeed Itvi cents,
that it will stop its car-on the sides
of all -t ri ■ t crossing'- sons not to ob
struct tin siinii .that In lore anv trol
h y cat shall i toss any steam railway
track such car must conn- to a lull
-top, and it shall be the duty ol the
coiiduetoi thereof to -cc that -uch
track is cletit and -ate before be shall
give the signal for the -aid trolley cai
to proceed , that in the i vent of tin ot
the alarm of fire it will yield the right
of way to the lire engines, trucks,
hose-enrriagi ol all I hit lift eolilpallii
of the -aid Borough of Danville ami
that it -hall not h> the running ami
operation of it- cars interfere with
the propei and neei sary use of the
-aid lire engines, trucks, hose enrri
ages, host.- and other necessary lire ap
paratu- and appointments; that it
shall at it* own proper cost alifl ex
pt'iisn remove all debris resulting from
| ihi' construction, re construclion or
ii'pai i of it- *aid load way to such
place or place* .1- the said Horough ol
I >a11 vlll <• shall designate and direct,
and shall remove all snow and ice from
its tracks in *uch a manner as shall
not i nt erf ere wit li the public use of the
streets of the said Borough of Danville.
SECTION (>. That the said The
Danville and Riverside Street Hail
\va\ Coinpany shall at all times he
lialde for any and all damages done to
private or public property which may
or shall arise by rta*oii of the the con
struction, re-construction or mainten
ance ol its roadbed and railway tracks,
or by the erection or maintenance ot
the poles or wires strung thereon, or
bv the operation of it- railway service
within the limits oft lie said Borough
nt Danville and shall furthei execute
and deliver to tho said Borough of
Danville and in favor of the same, a
bond which -hall be renewed from
year to year with surety to be approv
ed from time to time by the said Bor
ough of Danville, in tin- sum of Five
Thousand Dollars, to further indem
nify and save harmless the said Bor
ough ot Danville from any and all ac
| Honor actions for damages arising
out of the improper or negligent con
struction, re const rucl ion, mainten
ance and operation ol its said railway
and appurtcnanct s.
SECTION 7. That except wherein
otherwise, in this ordinance providtd
1 for, the said The Danville and River
side Street Railway Company shall he
subject to such reasonable conditions,
regulations, stipulations and restric
tions as the said Borough of Danville
shall hereafter and from time to time
, make and impose by ordinance duly
! enacted and ordained.
SECTION 8. That tie' said The
Danville and Riverside Street Rail
way Company or its successors or as
signs are hereby restricted ,to the use
of the said railway tracks within the
said Borough of IJanville for no other
purpose than to carry passengers, bag
gage, mail and express, and with such
cars only as are usually constructed
and used for such purpose.
SECTION li. That the said The
Danville and Riverside Street Rail
way Company shall pay to the said
Horough of Danville an annual license
tax of sixty cents tor each and every
pole erected, replaced, used and main
tain 'I by it and the said railway coin
pan v, within the limits ot the said
Horough of Danville, which said li
c use tax shall be assessed annually Ol)
or before the lirst day of January of
each and every year hereafter and
shall extend for the period of one year
from the date ot such annual assess
ing nt
SEt'l'lON 10 That the said The
Danville and Riverside Street Rail
way Company shall begin the exercise
of the Iranchisis and privileges hereby
granted within *ix months from the
passage of this ordinance and shall
have its said railway sys-tem fully
completed and in lull and actual op
eration within twelve months after
the pas-age of this ordinance a- afore
(•aid, provided however, that the time
in cessarilv consumed by negotiations
or unavoidable litigation in procur
ing the rights of way or otherwise
shall not be counted in the time limit
above set it .ft h
SECTION 11. That the said Bor
ough of Danville shall at all times re
serve, and hereby specifically and ex
pressly reserves the right to occupy
any and all ol the above-named streets
or highways for the purpose of mak
ing alterations, improvements or re
pairs therein, respectively, such as
culverts, and sewers, laying or relay -
i g ol water-mains, gas or other pipes
iiul for the purpose ol making any
other Horough or City repairs or im
provements ol any kind that may from
time to time be found or deemed nee
essary, and that the said Borough cl
Danville shall have full and adequate
power and authority to make such al
terations, improvement and repairs
without iecourse on the part of the
said The Danvill' and Riverside
Street Railway Company against the
said Horough of Danville in the ex
ercise of such right for anv obstruction
or interference which the said railway
company shall i ncounter as a result ot
such alterations, improvements or re
-1 a i r-
SECTION la. Any omission, fail
ure or relu-al on the part of the said
The Danville and Riverside Street
Hallway Company, its agents or em
ployees, respectively, to fully and
speedily comply with any and all of
the several provisions ot this ordinance
shall be punishable with a fine of not
less than Five Dollars nor more than
One Hundred Dollars for each anil
every such omission, neglect, failure
or refusal; said line to be sued for,
collected and recovered a.s debt- ot
like amount are now collectable and
recoverable umlci the law- ol tin*
(Joiiimotiwealth, and shall be paid over
to the Treasuier ol the said Horough
ol Danville for the Use ol the said Hor
ough.
SECTION 13. That each and every
one of the several resjiective provisions
of this oidmance shall be executed by
and at the proper cost and expense
of the said The Danville and Riverside
Street Railway Company, and in the
event that the said coui|>any shall
omit, refuse, tail or neglect to faith
fully and fully comply with and to
execute the s;iid provisions and every
one of them, then, and in that event
it shall be the duty of the said Hor
ough of Danville after reasonable
notice to the said railway company in
such behalf, as a further and addi
tional remedy in the premises, en
force any and all such provisions as
have been neglected at the proper cost
and expense of the said railway com
pany.
SKCTION 11. That any failure or
refusal on the part of the said The
Danville and Riverside Street Rail
way Company to extend, construct,
maintain and operate its said railway
system upon any of the above-named
streets within two years from the date
ol the pa-sage ot this ordinance, shall
work a complete forfeiture of till ot
the franchises and privileges granted
lo it by this ordinance as lo any and
all ol such streets unoccupied and un
used as afoti -aid , and a further per
sistent and repeated failure on the
part ot the said The Danville and
Riverside Street Railway Company to
faithfully construct,, re-const met,
maintain an I operate it- -aid railway
-ystein in the mantiei hereinbefore
specilically prescribed, provided and
required, shall also, after due notice
thereof, at the option id the said
Borough ot Danville, work a complete
forfeiture ol this ordinance and shall
thereupon render all ol its several
franchises and privileges herein con
tained absolutely null and void, any
thing herein contained to the contrary
thereet in any wise notwithstanding.
SUCTION I i That each and every
ol the grants, conditions, regulation-,
stipulations and restrictions, re spec
lively contained in this ordinance
shall be alike binding and obligatory
upon the stid I Im Dativilb and Riv> ■.
idi Street Railway Company and it
iicci -sor- anil as-igns
SKCTION H'. Thai tie said The
Danville and River-ide Street Rail
wis Company, through it- proper
corporal' oltieels lullv nut llOl'l zed to
act, -hall, before an> light oi privil
cgcs hereby granted shall become op
eralive oi be enjoyi d by the said rail
way company, signify hi writing its
acceptance ol all ol tin several re
gulations, conditions, stipulations ami
ri strictioiis ol this ordinance.
SKCTION I i That all ordinances
oi parts of ordinances inconsistent
with or contrary to the provision- of
this ordinatee are herbcv repealed
WILLIAM U PURSKL,
l 'lnef Burgi -s.
IIA Kin I: PATTON,
Secretary ot the Horough ot Danville.
Council Chamber Sept. ttrd, I'.MM,
A DELIftHTfUL SIMMER ODTINfi
fhe Steamer "Cape May" Carries Thousands to
tlie Ocean—Cool Cape flay Attracts Those Who
Want to Enjoy a Delightful 200-Mile Sail
Down the Delaware River and Bay—Points
of Interest Along the Route.
"Off to Cool Capo May!"
That's tho hot-weather cry of thousands who every summer take a day
off and aboard the magnificent and commodious excursion Steamer "Cape
May" journey down the historic Delaware River and Hay to the Grand At
lantic, where they disport themselves for several hours in the billows that
roll upon the finest beach in tho world, or they divide the time inspecting
various places of Interest before the Steamer starts homeward.
This trip to Capo May has become famous. The Steamer "Cape May"
Is tho only steamer out of Philadelphia that makes dally trips to the ocean,
returning early each evening. The "Cape May" is a luxuriously appointed
boat. The owners have provided for every comfort and convenience of the
passengers There are steamer chairs and comfortable couches on tho
main deck, and a number of staterooms for those who want to enjoy com
fortable repose during periods of the trip. The officers and attaches are
thoroughly experienced and seek to give the passengers all attention to as
sure a pleasant trip, free from any annoyance whatever.
No disorder is permitted on the steamer. Ladles unattended and chil
dren are especially looked after, so that they may feel assured of a de
lightful outing.
How the little ones enjoy these trips to Cape May! They never for
get it. The roomy decks form one vast play ground. Then there are
games and innocent amusements especially provided for them. There Is
an excellent orchestra aboard, and at times during the day and evening the
young people gather on the main deck aft and enjoy a lively waltz or two
step, while their elders look on and recall the days when they were youii!*
I and enjoyed the merry dance. On Sundays sacred concerts are given by th<j
orchestra.
A FLOATING HOTEL.
The Steamer "Cape May" Is really a modern hotel afloat. The appoint
ment? already referred to are equal to those of the first-class hotels. But
the "Cape May." like best hotels ashore, provides sumptuously for the "in
ner man." The palatial dining room below decks Is provided with a num
ber of small tables presided over by competent waiters The Steward and
caterers in charge know their business, as all attest who have partaken of
an appetizing breakfast served as the steamer starts on the trip, or a full
course dinner served from 11.10 A. M.to 1 P. M. The suppers, especially
the fish suppers, on the return trip are famous. Then, too, there are lunch
counters at convenient places on the boat; also, oyster bars and lee cream
parlors. Only the best of edibles and delicacies are served at very mod-
Crate cost
To feed the "Cape May's" passengers requires supplies of meats, fruits,
vegetables, fish and oysters in Immense quantities Often there are 2500
people aboard —and the stirring breezes and invigorating salt air certainly
are appetite producers The supplies for the dining room and lunch count
ers are taken aboard each morning and the perishable fruits and provisions
are stored in mammoth refrigerators In order that they may be served in tho
very best condition.
New J< rsey and Pennsylvania farms and dairies furnish the very best
fruits and vegetables and purest and richest milk and cream. Cape May
oyster beds are drawn on for finest oysters. In summer time, the Cape May
salts are the epicurean's delight. Fish, fresh daily from the ocean, aro
taken aboard at the Cape May Steamboat Landing.
Few people stop to consider the Immense quantities of supplies, involv
ing a large expenditure of money, that are required to feed such a great
throng of people as patronize the "Cape May" day after day. No city hotel
feeds so many people In a single day.
DOWN THE RIVER AND BAY.
The "Cape May" covers 200 miles every day. The course Is down tho
Delaware River and Hay, along which are many points of Interest, not to
mention e;mm dally the interesting display of vessels, from every quarter of
the globe, at anchor or under way up and down the river.
Points of interest especially worthy of note are League Island Navy
Yard, where there are always several of I'ncle Sam's war vessels In sight;
Fort Miffilu, Chester. Wilmington, New Castle, long famed for its whipping
post; Fort Mott, Fort Delaware, Reedy Island, the Government Quarantine
Station; Ship John Light, Cross Ledge Light, and the great jetties under
construction by the 17. S. Government. At Cape May Landing there Is a
large excursion house where passengers may enjoy entertainment and re
freshment Or the trolley cars may be taken for a ride along the coast to
Sewell's Point, where there is another large excursion house with theatro
attached, where high class vaudeville performances tire given during the
season. On this trip the charming city of Cape May will be passed and then
for miles the route is along the ocean front of the Cape May Real Estate
Company's property, where work Is progressing for the making of a New
Cape May and tho most superb seaside resort in the world. The property
comprises 2,000 acres, providing 7.">00 building sites. This development is oi
such a stupendous scale that it's worth looking into.
The "Cape May's" passengers who prefer to remain at the landing en
joy the excellent bathing on the splendid beach, whom there is perfect
•afety for children and the enfeebled.
The "Cape May" starts on the return trip at 3.15 P. M., reaching Phila
delphia early in the evening. The cost of this 200-inile trip is only SI.OO,
and It's the greatest outing for so llt'le cost anywlu to in tho world. The
office of the Company Is at 101 Arcade Building, Philadelphia, where full
Information may be secured The "Cape May" leaves Pier 3, foot of Chest
nut St., dally (Including Sunday) at 7.30 A. M. When you writo to tho
Company mention the
MONToUK AMERICAN.
Dr. McCrea, of Berwick, 011 Satur
day removed from tin- hand of a two
months-old child the sixth finger,
grown out from the little finger and
which is culled a supernumerary ling
er. This i> the second child id' the
same family that has been horn with
(hi- abnormal growth, the other child
having died when sli«- was seven years
old. A very successful operation was
made and the little patient i> getting
along very nicely.
Liver Pills
That's what you need; some
thing to cure your bilious
ness and give you a good
digestion. Ayer's Pills are
liver pills. They cure con
stipation and biliousness.
Gently laxative. All drUKtftot*-
Wiiiit y«u»r iiiou*tjAol»«« «»r Iwnril u lu unlitui
brown or rich blink " Tlit'ii use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE Whiskers j
&< ( *«• (■» Qhim »tv O* H P H>i V \ *_ H
Thirteen Hour Day.
A number of the departments of the
Pennsylvania Hail road shops in Al
toona have been ordered to operate
thirteen hours daily,four days a week
until further notice. The order in
cludes the car and machine shops and
the Juniata engine erection shops,em
ploying 2000 men. In the repair shops
a large number of'locomotives that had
been stored during the recent suspen
sion are awaiting repairs for the fall
tratlie The ear shops are working
overtime 011 several rush orders The
Juniata simp- are crowded with work,
ami more nun will be taken on 111 the
nut unin.
Nasal
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tlit* <liHeaHPtl membrane
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I <iuick ly.
1 ('mini lliilin t»|ilsro<llntothenOßtrll», •prtad#
over tlic niemlirnni) no>t «lwiirl«.d. Hellef In 1111-
lii.'.liHti. mill n foilown ll |h u.»t
I nut iiroflur. aiii i'/.ii) ■ Litrgi'so rent* #t Drill'
I i.r liy lum 1; Trial Hi/c, 111 t cntH by mail.
| JiLY UKOI UlilCi, 6<> Whkwii Str»t'i, N«w York
TOUR TO THE PAICFIO COAST
Via Pennsylvania Pailroad, Account Meet
ing National Baukers Association
For the benefit of those desiring to
' attend the annual session of the Sov
-1 oreign Grand Lodge of 1 O. O. F. at
' Baltimore, Md., September 21 to 20,
4 ! the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
' will sell round-trip .tickets to lialti
■' more from all stations on its lines,
except Woodbeiry, Harrishurg.and in
j termediate stations ; Columbia, Fred
crick, and intermediated stations on
the Northern Central Railwav l-an
caster, Harrisburg and intermediate
stations, and stationsoll the Philaih I
phia, Baltimore and Washintgon Hail
road (exclusive of stations south of
j Townseiid, Del ), on September I
20, and 21.g00d for return passage un
til September 28, inclusive, at rate of
single fare for the round trip,plus one
dollar. For conditions, and -top
over at Philadelphia on tickets read
ing through that point, consult ticket
agents.
The Old Fashioned Oouuty Fair.
Some of the newspapers throughout
the state located 111 counties which do.
not have annual agricultural fairs are |
agitating for more of these county'
fairs. So far as we are concerned
while Montour county has no tail we
are pel feet ly content. Agncultuial
fairs are misnamed. They are mo>t
ly gambling affairs, with hoist lacing
as a side afrfaction S\s. at hoard* and
wheels of fortune crowd the entranci
! and main thoioughfarcs while the lit
tie exhibit of second grade farm pro
ducts occupies some small dilapidated
buildings in some-out of Ihc-way 1
place.
The old fashioned county fan that
stimulated and educated the tanner 111
husbandry seems to have passed away
and the modern institution that ha?
j taken it- place is ■» school of vie. 1
From a fair of tin- sort each county
I might- well pray "Good l.ord, deliver
i UK. ''
J. J. BROWN,
THE EVE A SPECIALTY
* I Kyes tested touted, lilted \\ itli i--
, h.s »ud artificial eyes tmpplictl
M irket street, Bhi.ilnsblli \ P.
Houm—lo a in.to "> pin.
REDUCED RATES TO BALTIMORE
Via Pennsylvania Railroad A<count Meet
ing of the Sovenigti (jr;tt.<l Loilf< of 0«i«l
I\:liows.
On it< count ol tip iiii iniji ul riii
National Hankrr- Association, to
lo'lil at San FnuieiMit, ( d , <), n i,,r
It) m till- IVllli vlvania H:ii!!. ,
< 'oin|iany oilers i fiersonalh utiilnt t
e<l tour to tlo I'aeitii ('oast it ri iu:trk
ably low rati-s
This tour will li-avi N w Yi i,
Fliiladi'lpliia, I'.alttimoi■ W i-hintr
ton, and other points on tin IVim-vl
vnniii Hailroad i-a-t ol l*i11sl»u ri», VV. n
liesilav, October 11. I>\ special train
of tin highest gradi i'nllinaii .• j u i j
Ulellt. A quick run W i t\\a' II I an
I'rancisco will In iii'iilc, via ('hii fij.-.
< (inalia. < "In cniii , and ' l^tl.n
Five «lay- will In ill votffl to San
Krancisco, illowiiiy unph i |iortun
ity to visit thi mar hv na-t n-ort-
Heturiiiny, stops will Inn, ».i it •dr
Lake City, (Colorado Spring l)> n\ -i
and St Loins Tin part\ will ni< !
New \ ork on tie cm niny ' <ictol r
31.
Hound trip rati , covering all i \
Jieiisi - tor eighteen da ■ xcept tivi
days spent in San 1-ran isco,
Kates from Pittshurj- will h > oo
less.
For full liifonnation a| plv to I id.
fit Agents, or (no. \S lioyd, ('••neral
Passenger Agent. I'road Street Sta
tlou, I'hi ladelph :a, Pa
Farewell Party.
Mr. and Mr- Willard J'annel aki i,
near Oak Grovi gav. a farewi II party
Friday night in honor of tin ir consin-
Mrs (; II Hru>-tar and daughter
Floreiu i and Mi-- Blanche H nhl\ ul
Philadelphia Among the guests were
Mr. and Mr- W .1 Leiilv, Mi and
Mrs. (feorge Keichard and sons Walter
and Luther, Mr. and Mrs William
Blue, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Hilkert
and son William,Mr- Hannah Shugar
and daughter Ethel of k tiling and
Miss Marie Madden ot Washnigton
villc Hofrcslinients were scrvm! dur
ing the ovoning.
MORS Lives ARC SAVED
...BY I SiNO...
Dr. King's New Discovery,
„..*0n....
Consumption, Coughs and Colds
Than By All Other Throat And
Lung Remedies Combined.
This wonderful medlciito positively
euros Consumption, Cou 112 hs, Cold;,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia, H.-iy
Fever, Pleurisy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Croop and Whooping
Cough. WO CURE. StO PAY.
Price 50c. & SI. Trial Bottle Free.
PEmiMVAWA RAILROADT
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tVio|.s on ntfiial or on iM>ti<-e lo conJnrf r
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i -sniK-ri nilcnt. U«-n. Pum eo
Shoes Shoes
Stylish I
Ciieap !
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Bicycle, Cymnasium and
Tennis Shoes.
II IK CKLKHRATKD
Carlisle SIIOPS
AND THE
Snajj; Proof
liulilx-r ISool*
A SrKCIALTV.
A. BCHATZ,
HUM NET!
A riollatole
TO SHOP
For all kind of Tin flooflna
Spoutlne and Qenoral
Job Work.
Stoves. Heaters, Ranees,
Furnaces, etc-
PRICES THE LOUHST!
QIiILITT TBE BRST!
JOHN lIIXSON
NO. 116 E. HIONT ST.
PEGG
The Coal Dealer
SELLS
WOOD
AND
COAL
AT
IM4 Ferry Street