)NTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., June 2i. 1906.
kl PI Bl.lcAN STATE TICKHT.
For Governor,
EDWIN S. STUART, of Philadelphia.
I\»r Lieutenant Governor,
ROBERT S. MURPHY, of Cambria.
For Auditor General,
ROBERT K. YOUNG, of Tioga.
Lor Secretary of Internal Affairs,
HENRY HOUCK, of Lebanon.
Announcement.
1 hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Associate Judge,
r-»il>j*-<-t t<> the decision of the Republi
can Primary election.
CHARLES A. WAGNER,
Ottawa, Pa
THE PECTORAL FINS.
Without Them the Flxh Would
Miiml on ltM lleiiil.
'i he pectoral litis of a lish are the two
tins, one on each side, just buck of the
liead These tins aid the lish to some
extent in swimming. They are small
oars which the lish feathers very beau
tifully and are of value chiefly to pre
serve it> equilibrium. It Is with these
tins that the ti-h maintains its horizon
tal position in the water when not
swimming. Without them the lish
would stand on its liead. Sometimes a
flsh loses one or I Kith of its pectoral
tiu> by disease or by accident. A llsh
without pectoral tins Is In a bad way.
While most lislus keep a horizontal
position in the water when not swim
ming. there are tishes that do uot. One
of th. M* lishes Is the tlletlsh, which
when motionless stisjiends itself In the
water, head downward, at an angle of
forty five decrees or even nearer the
peri«-nUieular. A tile lish kept in an
aquarium whieh had lost both Its p»"c
toral tins inclined over backward past
the perpendieular when motionless to
about the same angle that it would
have kept in the other direction If its
|M*etoi i tins had been intact, so that
when not in motion It seemed to be ly
ing at an ancle oil its back.
In the same aquarium there was a
striped bass weighing about a pound
and a h ilf, one of whose pectoral tins
was attacked at the tip by fuugus.
which gradually encroached upon it.
filially the diseased portions of the fin
were cut off with a pair of sharp shears,
the cut being made within the sound
part »if the tin. At first the fish was
like a man in a Inrnt pulling one long
oar and one short one- it couldn't hold
a course. Hut it soon accustomed it
self to Its new condition, and there
after it got along very comfortably.
Orlsrfln of lAint."
**You have perhaps wondered how
the expression "so long" came to bo so
generally used by the American peo
ple," said a Columbia college lecturer
the other day."lt la usually used In
closing a conversation and is simply a
form of 'good by.' The Norwegians
brought It to this country. In that
I.and of the Midnight Run 'saa laengo*
!s a common form of farewell. It
means the same as the 'auf wleder
■ehen* of the German or the 'an revolr*
of the Trench. Among the early set
tlers in America were many Norwe
gians, and the phrase was picked up
from them. They pronounce It with
the g softened and accompany it by a
wave of ♦hi hand."
The I <iohi ('anient.
The Ideal camera for naturalist pur
poses Is one of the reflex type. In which
the photographer can see his object—
the size of it will be reproduced on his
plate, the right way up—and can see
it until the moment of exposure. Such
a camera with a long bellows and a
lens which Is Intended for a plate at
least one size larger than the plate
he Is using in his camera and also pro
vided with a curtain shutter which
works just in front of the plate, with
speeds varying from a time exposure
up to tme two-thousandth part of a
second. Is the kind of instrument used
by most of the naturalist photogra
phers whose work appears in print.
Outdoors.
(onfirmed.
The Washington correspondent hastl
ly called up the cabinet officer by tele
phone.
"Pardon me for disturbing you, Mr.
Wank." he said, "but will you please
tell me whether or not the rumor that
Is In circulation as to your retirement
Is true?"
"Yes, Nlr." answered the cabinet of
ticer. "It Is I was Just about to re
tire when you called me. Good night."
—Chicago Tribune.
A Shortened Courtship.
"Sir, I understand there is a sort of
a courtship on between you aud my
daughter?"
*'Yes, sir; I"
"Well, I don't approve of it; cut It
short!"
And that night the young man eloped
with the object of his affections.—
Houston I'ost.
M iiftti room*.
An enthusiast on the subject of mush
rooms says there Is no more reason
to mistake a good mushroom for a
poisonous toadstool than to confound
nightshade with huckleberries. The
distinctions are clear and simple and
easily learned. Real mushrooms are
known by their beautiful pink (fills,
not reaching the stem, which stein car
rles a well marked white woolly ring;
by the very fleshy down covered top,
the delicious and enticing fragrance,
the firm, white flesh, sometimes In
clined to pink when cut or broken.
One or two rules In regard to gathering
mushrooms, we are told, will remove
all the peril from the pursuit of them.
Examine carefully every specimen you
gather. If at all doubtful, throw It
away Show It to somebody that
knows. Never cook mushrooms un
less you kilo they are gathered !>j
somebody tha» knows
\ secioii* Threat.
Ktutts i h » stammers; Miss D-D-
Dtaple D-D Doiliel I tal lul-lul —l
I'll 111! love you! Wu wu will you b-b
WII witl you h lie mum-mum-mum wu
will you l> be mum tnum-my wu-wu-wu
—mum mummy wife? liollle Tilmple
(coyly)—Oh, Mr. Xtutts! I I hardly
know how to answer you! Stutts (des
perately! Ac ac ae sua sus accept my
pup pup-prjposal <>r I'll sus-stis —or I'll
sus sus say it all over a gug gug again!
—Woman's Home Companion.
KfiNily
Bank Clerk Tills check, madam. Isn't
filled in. Madam Isn't what? Hank
Clerk —lt ha« your husband's name
sigued to it, but does not state how
much money yon want. Madam Oh,
la that alt? Well. I'll tnl.P «ll Is
CHILD'S BODY
NOT IDENTIFIED
Chicf-of Police Clifford, of Wilkes-
Barre, went to Berwick yesterday
morning bringing with him the sup
posed mother of the child that was
found in the river near Mifflinville
Tuesday afternoon. The woman upon
viewing the remains denied that it
was the body of her babe.
When the woman viewed the body
she displayed not the least emotion,
and declared that it was not her child,
as it was larger than her babe. The
authorities believe the child is tier's,
however, and attribute its size to its
being bloated from being in the water
since Friday.
The jury that had been empaneled
heard the testimony of Dr. Hensyl, of
Berwick yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock, but rendered no verdict. lie
had performed an autopsy, and stated
that it was his opinion that, the child
was dead before it was thrown into
the river. It therefore devolved upon
Briar creek township to bury the re
mains, which was accordingly done
last evening.
QUIETLY HARRIED
YESTERDAY
Miss Bertha Welliver, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. .T. Welliver,and Wal
ter linssell were quietly married yes
ten lay morning at 7 o'clock at the
home of the bride's parents. Hev. J.
E. Hutchison performed the ceremony.
The event was a surprise to their many
friends, as all the details had been ar
ranged with secrecy.
Both the bride and the groom are
among Danville's most jiopular young
people. Mr. Russell has for years held
the position of baggage master at the
P. & It. station and is a member of
the Mahoning Presbyterian choir.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell left yesterday
morning for a wedding trip to Phila
delphia and Atlantic Citv.
Frazier Farm Was Not Sold.
One of the biggest crowds that ever
gathered at a public sale in Montour
county was present yesterday when
the fine Frazier farm near Washing
tonville was put under the hammer.
The farm was not sold however. It
was bid up to $10,700 by Clarence
Campbell, but the owners refused to
let the property go for that price. All
tin- other articles were sold, including
5 prime horses, stock, farming imple
ments, etc.
Some idea of the enormous crowd
that was present can be gathered when
it is stated that nearly 500 wagons and
carriages were tied near the scene of
the sale.
Rewar« of Oiutnuits for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.
HIS mercury will surely destroy tlie sense o
mell ami completely derange the whole sys
em when entering it through the mucous «ur
aces, such articles should never be used ex
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi
cians,as Ihe damage t hey will do is ten fold to
lie good you can possibly derive trow them
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by K.
Cheney A- Co., Toledo, U., contains no mercury
an is taken internally, acting directly upon
I lie blood and mucous surfaces oft lie system.
11l buying Hall's Catarrh l lire be sure you get
lie genuine. It is taken internally, aud made
it Toledo, iHi o, l>v F. I. t heney A Co. Test
moil ia Is free.
Sold I y |i| i gglnts
HHII'» Fnniifv Hills are the be>-I
Yesterday's Base Ball Scores.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Athletics, 51; Cleveland, 7.
New York, 1 ; Detroit,' 3.
Washington, St. Louis, rain.
Boston, 1; Cliictgo, '£.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
St. Louis, :i; Philadelphia, 8.
Chicago, 11; Boston, 1.
Cincinnati, 3; Brooklyn, I.
Pittsburg, 15; New York, 2.
TRISTATE LEAGUE.
Lancaster, 0; W'illiamsport, 1.
Johnstown, I; Harrisburg, 1.
Altoona, 2; York, 3.
At West Point Commencement.
Mrs. Philip Mettler, Mrs. Eckman,
of Klinesgrove, and C. P. Gearhart,
Esq,, returned Friday evening from
West Point Military Academy, where
tiny attended the commencement ex
ercises. In the class that just graduat
ed was Charles Mettler, who stood
14th. out of a class of <lB.
Farmers's Picnic.
The members of the farmers' tri
county picnic association will meet at
the courthouse Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. A full attendance is re
quested.
niss Weiss Resigns.
Miss Elfriede Weiss, who for the
past three years has held the position
of teacher of music in the public
schools of Danville, has accepted the
position of supervisor of music in the
Tyrone public schools.
For Excellence in Vocal Music.
Among the institute prizes awarded
at I!tu knell university appears the
name of Miss Emma Gearhart, of this
city,as having won the aviragnet prize
for excellence in vocal music.
Married at Philadelphia.
David C. Williams and Mrs. Ida
Van Horn,both of this city, were mar
ried in Philadelphia Tuesday even
ing.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the groom's sister at 8 o'clock.
Picnic at Billmeyer's.
Strawberry Ridge grange will hold
its picnic Saturday at Billmeyer's
park near Washingtonville. A hig
time is expected. Everybody is invit
ed.
Purchased Horse.
I >r. Bruner.of Bloomshnrg, has pur
chased the horse belonging the to late
Daniel M. Curry of this city. The
price paid was $250.
Moved to Danville.
Mrs. Margaret Girton, who resided
with her mother, Mrs. B. Stohuer, on
Iron street, is moving to Danville to
day.— Bloomsburg Daily.
Mrs. Far
Guests
'By A. M. 'bancs Ogdrn
Cui'uriuht, W)J, hii Mi l lure, /'/liiiijwA <
6 —6 '
Out In the harbor the yacht, lying j
placidly at anchor, gleamed brilliantly
white in the afternoon sunshine. A
soft breeze stirred the awnings, disk !
chairs tilled with comfortable cushions
could he surmised. Altogether she pre- [
sented a tantalizing picture to the girl
who sat waiting on the long, hot dock. !
No one was in sight, the dock being j
a little way from the village Miss ;
Nirrton sighed wearily. It was partly
to escape importunate thoughts that
she hail accepted this invitation; she
longed to lie out there on the cool,
restful waters. She bad come down by
train, expecting to meet her hostess at
the yacht landing, but as yet Mrs. Far- 1
well hail not appeared. Could any
thing have happened?
A quick, firm tread came down the
wooden dock, anil Miss Norton, a look
of Incredulity disponing Into a startled
dismay flashing across her face, shrank
involuntarily back. Harris Heming
way, the man of all others whom she
wished to avoid! She cast a desperate
glance about her, but there was no
escape. Hemingway came forward,
lifting his hat. Miss Norton hastened
to speak.
"They have not yet sent a boat in,"
she explained unnecessarily. "And the
Farwells haven't come."
Hemingway consulted his watch.
"They told me to be here at «!," he
said. "But 1 was delayed and missed
my train. It's nearly 7 now. And
you say they haven't turned up yet?"
surprisedly.
"No," answered Miss Norton. "They
were coming in their motor, you know.
Oh, do you think anything could have
happened V" clasping her hands in sin!
den anxiety. But Hemingway shook
his head.
"I suspect they are all right." he re
sponded reassuringly. "They have
probably broken down somewhere.
The best thing for IN to do Is to get on
board."
"Very well," said the girl reluctantly.
Inwardly -he was making plans for
getting aw.t.v next morning. She sim
ply could not go off oil a three weeks'
cruise with this man. What evil fate
HAKRIB HF.MIN'OWAY, THF. MAN OF ALL
OTHlill.H HUE WISHED TO AVOID.
bad conspired to throw them thus to
gether when she had Imagined him
safely out west?
"You see, I was awfully lucky." he
was saying, ".lust as I was about off
my brother turned up, and we decided
the trip was not really obligatory. So I
—*» ii/ un Mrs. Farwell, and she told me
that Roll I licivinson had hacked out at
the last moment and repeated her invi
tation to me. And so here I am," he
repeated joyously. "Wasn't it hick?"
"Great luck," repeated Miss Norton,
looking at him with rather curious
eyes. She did not understand this new
mood of his. In the early part of the
winter the two had been great friends,
aud she had seen much of Hemingway.
Latterly, however, lie had seemed very
busy. The few times they had met he
had appeared tired and •euph'd,
and unconsciously a vague coolness
had grown up between them. Today he
seemed more like his old self, and the
pain at her heart deepened. Oh, why,
why had she come!
He had discovered a small boat, with
oars and rowlocks, tied to the end of
the dock, and now helped her into it.
Perhaps on board there might be some
word from the Farwells. But the cap
tain had been ordered for eight bells.
It was now that and after. Should the
dinner be served?
"It may be the best way to hrlng
them," suggested Hemingway
But the soup, the tish, had been
eaten, the salad and now the dessert
and coffee, and still no word. Miss
Norton was becoming seriously wor
ried when the splash of oars anuoimc
ed an arrival. However, the boat con
tained only one man
"Telegram for Miss Norton," he
called.
Hemingway watched the girl sis she
tore open the envelope. At 11 -r exela
mation he started forward.
"Is anything wrong?" he demanded
shn rply.
"The—the automobile has broken
down," answered the girl if< hanlcal
Ij'. This was worse than anything that
had happened yet "They cannot get
here tonight. So they suggest that we
try to lind some one we know on
shore." Her voice was The
last train was gone She knew of no
one in the neighborhood. Heming
way's face cleared.
"Why, the Mayhews have a place j
only a few miles from here," he ex
claimed triumphantly. "We can easily
get a trap at the station and drive out.
I know th'y would b» delighted,"
"Emily May hew," repeated Miss Nor
ton faintly. She no to Kmily May
bow's! That would I be a fitting
climax for this wr-tched afternoon. |
Was it not Emily Mayliew with whom j
Hemingway had spent the most of his
time at the Richardson dance? Was
It not with Emily Mayhew that she had
seen him in :f hansom 'I tshing down
town? And h d not more than one
rumor of Emily Mayhcw's engagement
to Mr. Hemingway reached her? It
would be horrible togo there, she re
flected, yet what else could she do?
Clearly h was impossible to remain on ■
the yacht without Mrs. Farwell.
It could not he helped Quietly she
took her place In the boat togo
ashore. Quietly she stepped into the
ramshackle vehicle Hemingway suc
ceeded in procuring. It was a clear,
star lit n> h' the road, winding
through English-like lanes, was fra
grant with dew dampened flowers.
Everything breathed of peace and
beauty. Insensibly the girl's perturba
tion began t<i still itself.
Then all at onee around a sudden
corner cume a rush of four blazing
; lights; the warning "honk, honk" of
the hurrying monster. The station :
horse, taken unawares, hacked precipi
tately. There was a bump, a crash.
Alicia, struggling slowly back to con
sciousness, found herself In Mrs. Far
well's arms. That little lady, seeing
the girl's eyes open ami realizing that
, sii • v. :i • -af ■. hurst into tears.
"<>h. luy dear, my dear!" she sobbed,
j "Wasn't it too awful? There we were
j speeding along, trying to make the
j yacht after all for the breakdown
i proved n »t mi scrims as we feared—
i tmi! didn't we run into vou and nearly
! kill you? Mm the doctor says you are
; nil right," die hurried on. "You only
struck your head a tiny bit. You will
be all right tomorrow."
"Where am IV" asked the girl won
deringly. She could see the pretty
riimi wherein she lay. Whose could it
be?
"Why, at the Mayhews'," responded
Mrs. Farwell. "We had Just stopped
to pick up Emily and Bob, and she in
sisted that we come back at once. You
see, we didn't know whether or not
you were badly hurt. So she and
Bob"
"Bob?" queried Alicia, bewildered.
"Hob Hemingway. Harris' brother,"
explained Mrs. Farwell. "They are en
gaged, you know, although they have
1 trying hard to keep it a secret
until Hob got home. Hut you know
how easy that is," with a shrug. "And
1 believe there were some business
complications too matters which both
ered both the boys. Anyway, between
worry and work and looking after Em
ily, 1 know that poor Harris has been
really distracted, l'.y the way," send
ing a keen glance at the girl, "speaking
of Harris, lie is almost crazy and In
sists that he must see you. But,"
doubtfully, "do you think that you
could stand It?"
"Yes," murmured Alicia in a queer,
breathless little voice, "I think I could."
There was a slight noise at the door.
Alicia opened her eyes. Mrs. Farwell
iv:n gone; Harris Hemingway, his eyes
dark and wide with anxiety, stood
there.
"Alicia," he cried, and there was no
mistaking the love, eagerness and pain
which rang through his voice. All
coldness and misunderstanding melted
before It like a mist before the sun
shine.
With a contented little sigh, Alicia
j str< tched forth both hands.
"Harris," she whispered happily,
i "why, Harris, dear!"
Thr Greek Die.
The gold or silver blank, carefully
i weighed and roughly forged, was heat
! ed to redness and laid by tongs on tho
i die. The top was then adjusted and
: the impression made by mighty blows
< with a smith's hammer. As no collar
was used and all register neglected,
the shape, but not the weight, of each
1 coin varied. Farts of the device were
i often lost. Sometimes the edge of the
metal cracked, and very frequently the
Impression doubled. Later ou a hinged
i adjustment of the dies was used. Greek
I dies were not made of steel, but of
j hardened bronze. They soon wore and
■ needed continual restoration and deep
i enlng. The die sculptors were there
! fore constantly at work on them. Care
ful examinations shows that the dies
j were mostly cut with a wheel, like
| gems, not with graving tools. This rc
i touching of the matrices explains the
| numerous minute variations In dupll- j
cates of the same coins. Very few are
found exactly alike. On the other
i hand. It must not be supposed that :
these exquisite works of art are al- j
| ways much defaced. The hoarding In- ;
I stlnct has concealed many that had j
i Just left the mint and that preserve all j
| their pristine exquisite sharpness. One j
j of the loveliest of the Ryracusan ~?lr.s
was found under some lava In SNMIy
as perfect as on the day It was struck.
( np'n nill'n Kiplnnatlon.
After the visitors to the Island of
Nantucket had covered the course over
which sightseers nre always conduct
ed, says a writer In the Boston Her
ald, one of the ladles of the party re
quested that the drive be continued to
"Sheep pond."
"The place where the natives used to
wash the wool on their sheep In the
old days," she supplemented. "Ev
erybody goes to seo It."
The driver and guide, Cap'n Bill,
j looked perplexed. He was evidently
, puzzled os to the location of tlin inter
j estlng sheet of water. But 'in old
'pallor and town character i rarely
nonplused, and presently C.ip n Bill
snapped his whip, determination in his
eye. He drove to a neighboring hill
and stopped his horses.
"Here 'tia," he said, with a sweep of
i his baud.
"I don't see any water!" was the gen
eral exclamation.
"Not now," Cap'n Bill gravely ad
mitted. "You see. the sheep was so
dirty that the bloomln' pond got filled
up."—Youth's Companion
Thnrkrray't Apologry.
Thackeray once wrote In a note to a
friend, alluding to an incident occa
sioned by one of his articles in Bunch:
"I thought over the confounded matter
in the railroad and wrote Instantly on
arriving here a letter of contrition and
apology to Henry Taylor for having
made what I see now was a flippant
and offensive allusion to Mrs. Taylor. I
am glad I have done It.l am glad
that so many people whom I have been
thinking bigoted and unfair and un
just toward me have been right and
that 1 have been wrong, and my mind
Is an Immense deal easier."
At Hit- Dinner I'nrty.
"Surely you are not going yet, Mr
Barvy Noo?"
"I must, ma'am."
"But won't you stay for the feast
I of reason and the flow of soul?"
"Thnnky, ma'am, but I reckon I've
! already et an' drunk all that's good for
uie." —Cleveland l'lain Dealer.
Charter Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an ap
-1 plication will he made to the Gover
nor of Pennsylvania on Thursday, the
xfSt 11 day of June, P.tOd, by F. <V. Hart
man, Ed. J. Hartman, T. W. Cutler,
and (Jeo. C. Youugman, under the
Act of Assembly entitled, "An Act to
provide for the incorporation and reg
ulation of certain corporations," ap
proved Apr. 21»th. IHT4 and the several
supplements thereto, for the charter of
an intended corporation to be called
"F. C,). Hart man, Incorporated" of
Danville, Montour County, Pennsyl
vania,the charter and object of which
. is the manufacturing of all kinds of
thrown silk, and other textile work,
and for these purposes to have, possess
and enjoy all the rights, benefits and
privileges of the said act of assembly
and the supplements thereto.
.IAS. SCARLET, Solicitor.
June 6th., 15J(M>.
THE AMERICAN FEELING.
I.oynlty to the I'rlncipleN of Self
€■«•% eminent.
Every American should realize that
the principle of self government Is a
higher principle than that of loyalty to
the best sovereign, for it is fidelity to
j the highest good of all aml to virtue,
intelligence and Cod. He who shares
in the government gains In moral dig
nity. His manhood is developed by re
sponsibility. He loves and will main
tain* a government in which his own
will and intelligent choice are involved.
He will feel that upon his single arm,
his single voice, his single life, hangs
the preservation of the government
and the national freedom. This is the
American feeling. It burns in every
: true American breast.
England is the only truly free coun
try of the old world, and the English
man Is a free man; but our glory is
that humanity itself, one and indivisi
ble, may rise to a higher plane with
us than in England. In England tho
son treads precisely in the footsteps of
his fathers, and it is hard for a mail to
rise above the dead level of the class
of society in which he was born. Ther>
Is an oppressive weight resting on tho
spirit of the lower classes, and as long
as the absolute caste system prevails
to such an unnatural and irrational
extent the government will feel no sin
cere desire to educate the people above
their present condition. Here Is our
undeniable ground of superiority. Let
us not cast it away by allowing the
really vulgar Idea of material luxury
to overcome and overwhelm the high
er and nobler good.—James M. Ilop
pin In "Old England."
A Hook on t& I*HK**•
Some of the feats attributed to an
cicnt masters of caligrapliy are almost
past belief. .Elian knew an artist whe
wrote a distich in letters of gold, which
he Inclosed in the rind of a grain of
corn. Oxford boasts a portrait of
Charles I. which has as the lines of the
head and ruff characters setting forth
tlu> book of Psalms, the creed and tho
Lord's Prayer. In the British museum
is a portrait of Queen Anne about the
size of one's hand. Fpon it ore what
seem at first sight to be certain
scratches, but which prove to be a
transcript of a book. The "Iliad" of
Homer in a nutshell, which Cicero is
said by Pliny to have seen, sounds im
possible. but it has been shown that
the thing is feasible, given the man
and that man the patience. A thin
sheet «.!' vellum, capable of folding
easily, has been found to take T.iilMJ
verses upon one side and the same
number on the reverse. There you
have the ir»,tmo verses of the "Iliad,"
all upon a single slip of vellum. The
latter folds tin, and readily, and you
have your Homer in a nutshell.—St.
James' Gazette.
Hl* Ner\r.
An English clergyman had a rich
parishioner, Lady Blank, who dictated
to and hectored him outrageously. At
length lie declined to put up with this
kind of treatment and told her ladyship
so. Thereafter sin- refused to put any
thing in the offertory, merely making
a stately inclination over the plate.
This moved an elder to remark In her
hearing. "We could do with less of her
manners and more of her cash." The
clergyman, dining at a lord's table, told
this story with great success one even
ing. The host said with a frown, "Are
I you aware, sir, that Lady Blank is a
i relative of mine?" The clergyman
smiled slightly. "No," he said, "I
wasn't, but in future when I tell the
| story I'll always be careful to mention
| the relationship."
SENTENCE RHYTHM.
Idl»a> ncruNieN of Writer* and Speak
er» In Thin Itenpect.
All experienced writers and speakers
manifest a personal peculiarity In the
rhythm of their sentences. The writer
Indicates this by the recurrent lengths
of his sentences and the speaker by
Ills interpretation. Most of us are un
aware of the fact that we have a nor
urtil length of sentences and that wo
retain this length when possible. Re
cent Investigations have discovered
this fact, and the evidence is Indis
putable. The successive sentences ad
mit of variations, but the average
length of sentences of any ordinary
author is claimed to be ascertainable
from the reading of any r>UO lines of Ida
typical works.
In English prose and poetry the
thought is of the most Importance and
the form of expression Is but sec
ondary. In chanting and In music tho
thought is subordinated to tho form,
und in these forms of expression the
rhythm is much more prominent than
in prose or poetry, it Is aesthetically
displeasing to have too much made
of rhythm in reading prose and poetry,
but the highest manifestations of art
are present when the rhythmical form
Is used to express the thought. We do
not like to have that which Is most
Important subordinated to tho less Im
portant, but our aesthetic natures
crave rhythm, and when tho beat ex
pression of thought coincides with the
production of rhythm we respond at
once with enthusiastic approval.—Wal
ter Dill Scott In Talent.
Itlr<lM UN Worker*.
Birds can and do work far harder
than human beings. A pair of house
martins when nesting will feed their
young on an average once in twenty
seconds that is, each bird, male and
female, makes ninety Journeys to and
fro In a hour, or, perhaps, 1,000 a day.
It must be remembered that on each
Journey the bird has the added work
of catching an insect. Even so tiny a
bird as tho wren has been counted to
make 111) trips to and from Its nest
within -J." l * minutes, and the prey It
carried home consisted of Insects much
larger, heavier and harder to find than
were caught by tho swallows. — London
Mall.
KB HJ, i.noviarli.
"From -'ni immemorial," said n
Louisville lodvo. "southern people have
been lavish in bestowing titles. I think
there is something in the southern tem
perament \. 'licit explains this. I didn't
start out on this, however, for a philo
sophical disquisition, but rather to tell
how a certain Kentucky gentleman es
tablish 1 \ 11id title to the rank of colo
nel. I' • went to Cincinnati once with
ii friend who enjoyed many acquaint
one in the Buckeye metropolis and
who introduced him to every one as
Colonel Brown. Everything went along
sino 'thi.v unfit finally one Clncinnatlon
asked of the introducer:
"'I suppose your friend, Colonel
Brown, v> is tn the Confederate army.'
" 'No, • :r; he was not.'
"'Well, then, he fought on the Union
side?'
" 'You are wrong there too.'
»h, I now. lie got his title by
serving In 'lie state militia?'
" 'No; he never entered the militia.'
" ''l en how in thunder did he get to
bo a colt nel?'
"'He drew a sword, sir, at a church
fair!'" Washington Post.
j THE GAME Uh DRAUGHTS.
NO Olit That ItN ORIGIN IN I.ONI 111 tlie
MIHtN of Antiquity.
| Draughts in some shape or form is
doubtless a very ancient pastime. In
deed, the safest thing to say about it Is
that its origiu is lost in the mists of an
tiquity. Representations of persons
| playing at a game resembling draughts
! are frequently found on ancient Egyp
-1 tian monuments at least 3,000 years
old. The Greeks had a similar game,
| from whom possibly it passed to the
: Romans. At least the old Roman game
of latruueuli seems to have been a kind
of draughts, though It is doubtful If the
j game as now played is very ancient.
The game was popular and well known
in France and Spain in the seventeenth
century and was probably played there
and hi England centuries before that.
That it was from Franco the game
came into many of the other countries
Is evident from the fact that the French
name jeu do dames - passed with It.
Dam or da mine was once the regular
English name for one of the pieces. In
German}' the game Is still called damt
spiel, in Holland the board is dambord,
and In Scotland dambrod still survives.
In the United States the less usual
name of chequers, spelled checkers, is
employed. Polish, Spanish, Italian and
Turkish draughts are varieties of the
same game. Tho Polish gome, which
has several peculiarities, wos Intro
duced in Paris In 1723 and was at first
played on a board of UK) squares with
40 men.—Chambers' Journal.
Work find I'ny of Ihe C>lrl Behind the
Counter.
Promotion is very slow in a depart
! ment store. A girl may enter a store at
I s<> a week and, after five or six or sev-
I en years, receive an advance of $1 a
week If she puts up a pretty stiff fight
1 and Is a valuable saleswoman,
i Her work Is not the dull grind It
might be supposed. The hours ore
long, It Is true, but the continual pro
! cession of humanity which files before
her lends interest and a certain kind
;of excitement to every hour. Human
nature is wonderfully facile in its dls
i closures, and the shopgirl who hos
two Ideas In her head and keeps her
wits about her very soon learns the
difference between the real lady and
the spurious article. She learns to
know at a glanco whether her custo
mer Is likely to order a box of hair
plus or a spool of thread sent home,
miles away, by the delivery wagon, or
It may be high priced goods ordered
to be sent C. O. D. to a locality which
does not contain a residence street.
These a girl quietly replaced on a shelf
one day and to my inquiring look re
plied: "She never expected to pay for
those things, but she felt ashamed to
have taken up so much of my time
without buying anything. Oh, yes, it
often happens, but we soon know how
I to size 'em up!"— Mary Rankin Cran
ston in The World Today.
"Af.rr Vou, Gentlemen."
The French at Fontcnoy, sheltered
by the ridge, coultl scarcely believe
their eyes at the sight of the English
gunners slewing round their pieces to
cover them. When they at length real
ized that It was one of the enemy's
and not one of their own batteries the
officers of the Gardes Francais rushed
to the head of their men, shouting to
them to deploy and charge the cannon.
Almost at the same moment the gren
adiers cleared the hilltop and began to
descend upon him. It was then that
there occurred that wonderful meeting
which has charmed so many genera
tions of readers. Every one knows the
description of tho scene for which Vol
taire was indebted to D'Argeson; how
the French officers, In their blue and
silver coats and their long scarlet vests
and stockings, waited the approach of
the grenadiers, hat In hand; how tho
redcoats doffed their marvelous shield
fronted caps, while Lord Charles Ilay
bowed to the opposing line, with the
words, "Gentlemen of the FYench
guard, please to tire first!" to which the
Comte d'Anteroche replied: "Gentle
men, we never fire first. Fire your
selves!" Such was a battle of the
grand age as pictured by the aristocrat
who saw the universe reflected In the
mirrors of the < (ell de Boeuf, but In the
Lothian papers there Is a yellow letter,
written by Iloy, in hospital after ac
tion, which gives a ruder and, it Is to
be feared, more natural version of tho
story.—London Spectator.
A Swindle.
An old couple went to a Dublin thea
ter to have a night's amusement. The
great Mrs. Siddons was playing "Mrs.
Ilaller," and the poor bodies were kept
crying all the evening. At length, ut
one of the scenes where the great lady
came In with her handkerchief again
to her eyes, the old man could stand it
no longer and, starting to ills feet,
cried out, "Ye long nosed thief, ye call
this divarshun!"
The Deciding: Factor.
"The leading lady felt that she had
right on her side in her quarrel with
tin* other members of the company, but
she decided to let the matter drop."
"Afraid the manager wouldn't take
her part, eh?"
"No, but she was afraid her under
study would."
A Little Domentle Economy.
"What's the matter with Primly?"
"Why, he went home with a new hat
the other day, and It didn't fit very
well, so his wife cut his hair away
wherever it stuck."
A Sew Application of Sc*rtptur«»
There was rejoicing in the village at
the killing of a pig. Being dead, it
was cut up. A neighbor's cat stole se
cretly into the larder and annexed a
piece of pork, which sho brought In
triumph to her mistress Next day the
clergyman of the parish visited the old
woman, who recounted to him the re
markable sagacity of the boast. "It
was quite beautiful, sir," she said
piously, "to see the way the sweet
creature brought nie the piece of pork.
It brought to my mind what we read
In the Bible about Elijah and the
ravens."
Daintily Esitreawed.
The author had been dragged faint
hig from a crowd of shoppers.
"Almost like my last book," he uiur
mured, recovering his senses.
Tho listeners, being of delicate per
caption, knew then that the book had
fallen dead from the press. I'hlladel
phia Public Ledger.
I 7 4 !""*• t 1 Aycr's Pills. Ayer's Fills.
A -w Y/\4+Cy \Jt I IL? Ayer's Pills. Keep saying
/A this over and over again.
W1 O 1 ltl*J The best i axat ive.
Want your moustache or beard BUCKINGHAM'S DYE
a beautiful brown or rich black? Use nm a» M mm *•. mm ■ ■■, namua. u.
i a
r To Cure a Cold in One Day 1
I Take Laxative Bromo Quinine >t*a. I
I Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months.
MATERIALS OF THE BODY.
E1«UIPII(H 'Mint GO t« Make I J»
Ordinary lliiniaii
A person weighing about 100 pounds
is mailt- tip of tin' following elements:
rounds. Pounds.
Oxygon voo Carbon 44.00
Tlyilrotfen .. I!'*i f'.ilcium 1i.r.0
Nltrow n Phosphorus l.ijfl
Chlorine 1 '» Sulphur 2G
Fluorine 20 Potassium 18
Sodium 11
Oases 107 3 M ijjiii slum 10
li on OS |
Solids 49.79
Tin l giseous elements exist in our
body iu a state of very great condep.
sation, sinec under ordinary conditions
of temperature and pressure eighty
eight pounds of oxygen would occupy
a v<> nine uf more tban 1,000 cubic feet
and fourteen pounds of hydrogen one
of 2,<">IMI cubic feet. The above men
tioned elements forming on infinite
variety of compounds and constantly
undergoing chemical transformation go
to make i;p the human body, which is
in a constant state of decay and reno
vation. This, however, is not apparent
to the eye, :• ini one of the great enig
m: •; of aiiim tl iife is the permanence
of form maintained despite the contin
ua! change of substance. This change
is so rapid (hat, according to the cal
culations of Lle?>ig, Moleschott and
other eminent physiologists, the great
er part of them iterial of the body Is
renewed every twenty or thirty days
and not, ai generally assumed, only
once in seven years.
11 oiv Hiivc nni! (limb.
The vertebrae of a snake are fitted
together l>y i kind of ball and socket
articulation, which, however, is capa
ble of only lateral or side to side mo
tion. A sir'.ke moves by propelling
him elf on the points of his scales,
which, to h ii. answer the purpose of
ribs. A sir I;e does iK>t climb a tree
or a bush i>. colling around it, as most
people who have not Investigated the
matter believe, but by balancing him
self very e - enly and holding on with
the points and edges of his scales. A
snake on a ; une of irlass or other pol
isheii surf. < ■ where the scales cannot
take liold i almost perfectly helpless.
Trln ll ;Hi fane*.
"There are many stars that are nevei
sevn." said ; lie astronomer reflectively.
"Yes, and lhere are a lot that never
ought to be seen, too," returned the
theatrical manager, with some empha
sis
It wast vo days later before the as
tronomer ; i..!!' g .tit through his head
that the the 'trical manager was riot a
plain, everyday idiot.
A I>istlon.
"I suppose," said the timid young
man, "'when yon recall what a hand
some man jour first husband was you
wouldn't consider sne for a minute?"
"Oh. yes, 1 would." replied the wid
! ow instantly, "but i wouldn't consider
] you for a second."
LnpiN Lazuli.
Lap's lazuli, a peculiar stone, vary
ing in shades from sky blue to dark
| blue, comes from various parts of Aaia
' and has usually specks of yellow or
I white iron pyrites, which some believe
j to be gold or silver. The flue blue color
I for painting called ultramarine is made
from lapis lazuli by grinding It into
pov :if and purifying it from pyrites
' and other sr.' taaces which are mixed
with it in its natural state. As paint
ers know well, this color Is now diffi
cult to obtain genuine since a mode of
making it artificially has been discov
ered by chemists. The difference In
price is great. The artificial cannot be
distinguished from the real by even
' the most careful chemical tests, the
only means of detecting the former be
ing by the microscope, which shows
the absence of the sparkling particles
of the broken stone from which the
real ultramarine is never free.
Carious Com petitlons.
The Belgian artisan spends his leisure
In a very novel manner. lie breeds a
special cock for crowing and that which
cau outcrow its fellows has reached
the highest pinnacle of perfection. The
modus operandi is to place the cages
containing the roosters in long rows,
for it appears that propinquity creates
the spirit of emulation, without which
the proceedings would fall t}at. A
marker appointed by the organizers of
the show is told off for each bird, his
duty being note carefully the num
ber of crows for which it Is responsible
In the same fa -'don as the laps are
recorded in a bicycle re. The cus
toming- .1 >u of tl > :utc!l Is one
hour, 112 e ■ »er be - - t ■ . >ck vhie'i
score , i:uig* • i;Uin- cr of points in
tV.» a I •• ,il ■
Sour
Stomach
' No appetite. loss ot strength pr.rvoua
1 ness. iK.auache, constipation tad breath
gensial Jeb.htv, soul riii,.£S. catAff.
of th; .tornach are all due tc indigestior.
> Kodol cures indigestion This aew di-c.tv
ery represents the natural jukes ot dY s
tion a*, they exist in a htaahy stom*-
coia... - i vith tt.e greati.-i r.i.own loi.it
and rscJu-'ructlve properties iCodo! Djis
peasia Curs does not only cure Indigestloi
and dyspepsia i '' f»ioou-
cures «;! stoinaoh trouH- . by cfeansinj
; purifying, lug no-i s!r4i^tbsnlß|
the mu "?c.s !•• ••' r stomach
Mr S S I JU. U : -9 W« "
" ; sis •. dblt 1 villi -• • i.i « y«ari
K- '■' urad n i J ■■■* ■ " - » ' '"> "»<*
(ot bit.*.'
. Ke Jot •«< 112 *t.
I Bolt!- - ?• •
. I OrftpAf md i-y i-. O ->c *'l . I Ou. ' OA3C
i j For Sale by Panics <S t.'o.
i
1 Administratrix Notice.
' Estate of Knoeh W Snyder, deceased
late of Liberty township, in the Conn
I ty Montour and State ot Pennsylvania
Letters of adniinist rat ion "lithe estate
of Enoch W. Snjder, late of Liberty
! township. Montour County, Pa , deceas
ed, have been granted to Sarah E. Sny
der, residing in said township, to whom
all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make payment, and those
I having claims or demands will make
known the same without, delay.
SARAH E. SNYDER
Aduiinstratrix
Liberty Township, Montour Co.. Pa
y[ I!H Hi
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition, beauty, vigor
, | and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
tM I ne y s are out of order
--in|l\-£ Jifrfl or diseased.
- Kidney trouble has
'T' ~ become so prevalent
/ rev *f V '^ al ' s no * uncornrnon
/(.'\\ _ 112; _ j/ for a child to be born
/ »JY'V,\ - f ," J afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin
ates too often, ifThfe
urine scald: 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-v/etting, depend upon it.the cause of
the difficul'y 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.
Wonv:n as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp=.Root is soon realized. It is sold
free, also pamphlet t<;ll- of Hwauip-Root
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmet
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y. ( be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but renieni
ber the name. Swanp-Root, Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, and the addres
Binghamton. N Y . oneverv bottles.
D=Zerta
Quic% "P
Is just what every cook and housekeeper
has been waiting for.
It is better, surer and easier to make
than any other dessert you can place on
the table. Everything in the packac"
Add one quart milk, bring to
cool and serve with cream and sugar,
fresh or canned fruit. It will please you.
live delicious flavors Vanilla, Lemon,
Chocolate, Strawberry, Orange.
10 Cents at Jill Grocers.
Order a package of each flavor to-day.
A p c ™ tive CATARRH
Ely's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed. W £S ll 1
Gives Relief at Once. MM
It cleanses, soothes
: be,'. ' y M
' * £■
:snl ■I r i• s
llead qtiiekly!'' Re- U AV~FFVFR
'I stores the Senses of 11 i • fcwfcll
Taste and Smell. Full size 50cts., at Drug
gi>ts or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. by mail.
Ely Urot hers,r»t; Warren Street, New York.
Administratrix Notice.
' Estate of .Mrs Sarah E. Hoffman, late
j »of the Borough of Danville, County
Of Montour and state of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned, to
whom all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment,
I and those having claims or demands
will make known the same without
delay.
ANNIE 11. WILLIAMS,
Administratrix.
Executrix Notice.
Estate of Dr. Thomas li. Wintereteen,
late fit' the Borough of Danville.
Penn'a.. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
' Testamentary on the above estate have
' been granted to the undersigned, to
whom all persons indebted to said es
, tate are requested to make payment,
and those having claims or demands
will make ku<ovn the same without
delay.
MINN IE L WINTERSTEEN,
Executrix.
Executors' Notice.
Estate of Jacob 11 robst, late of the
Township of West Hemlock, in the
County of Montour and State of
Pen nsy 1 van ia, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters
1 testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to the said estate are
required to make payment, and those
having claims or demands against the
said estate,will make known the same
without delay to
WM. J. BROBST,
MARY ELLEN KNORR,
Executors of Jacob Brobst, deceased.
I'. O. Address, Blooinsburg, Pa.
EDWARD SAY RE C.EARHART,
Counsel.
Windsor Hotel
Between I Jthand Kith Sts. on Filbert St
Philadelphia, Pa.
Three minutes walk lroiu the Head
ins Terminal Five minute" walk from
the Penna. R. R- Depot.
;i i
liUWOPHAN PLAN
$1 0(i per day and upwards.
: "O
AMERICAN PLAN
no per day.
rRANK M. SCHEIBLEY,
auager
K-l P \ N-S Tahules
J doctors find
A j>roßcription
! r ..r Slnnkind.
The cut paci.ct is > nough for usual
.K'dsions 'l'he family bottle (<SO cents)
contain a si , p! ,M lora year. All dru?
gist.s ell t I |c 1 e