Montour American.
PRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Jan. 3, 1907.
ill
YEAR 11
It is usual at tiiis season to review
the year jnst closing, noting the more
important events, so they may be pre
served for future reference.
In the loug list of accidents and dis
asters three of nature's convulsions
stand out in calamitious relief— name
ly, the fiery upheaval of Vesuvius.
April 7, and the Pacific coast quak
ings, which resulted in the tumbling
down and burning of the greater por
tions of San Francisco, April 17, and
of Valparaiso, Chile, August 1«. A
storm September 27, swept the gulf
coast, taking over 100 lives and doing
a million's damage. It is too soon to
know the total fatalities and losses
from the various railroad, mine, fire,
Hood and shipwreck accidents.
Deatii's harvest included Christian,
King of Denmark; Harper's educator;
Field, merchant; Wheeler, soldier;
Dunbar, i>oet; MeCall, financier;
Arthur, playwright; Swift, packer;
Brill, car builder ; Shaler, geologist;
Martin, Jesuit leader; Curie,scientist;
Schurz, reformer; Anthony, suffrag
ist; Ibsen,dramatist; Mulvaney,paint
er ; Davitt, reformer; v Gorinan,senator ;
New. journalist; Seddou, New Zea
land premier; H. W. Ward, naturalist;
.Jnles Breton, painter; Garca, singing
teacher; Beit, diamond king; Craigie,
novelist; Rosewater, journalist; Hitt,
oougressman , Cutter, poet; Ketcham.
congressman; Henderson,former speak
er of the house ; Langely, scientist;
Soofleld, soldier: Richter, Germau
radical leader; Sage, financier; Kod
arna, head of Japanese army ; Jones,
evangelist; Mrs. Jefferson Davis;
Shaffer, soldier. Bruuetiere, French
critic; Baroness Burdett-Outts.philan
thropist.
President Roosevelt made a notable
fight on the Beef Tust, and is now en
gaged in seeking control or curbing the
greed of the great financial octopuses.
A Pure Food law went into effect
Tuesday; also denatured alcohol will
benefit the nation. Organized labor
entered politics. Secretary Taft made
a visit of comity to the South Ameri
can republics. The final decision to
make the great ship waterway across
the Isthoms of Panama in the form of
» lock canal as definitely announced
by the canal commission January 7.
and in November President Rocsevelt
broke a precedent by a chief executive
setting his foot on foreign soil, visit
ing Panama and Porto Rico.
An executive order, September it),
extended the eight-hour law to all
publio works, whether conducted in
goverment shops or otherwise. The
civil service rules also were extended
to Include all laborers in the gover
ment employ.
The examination of Pennsylvania
railroad officials shocked the public by
its disclosure of numerous official hold
lngs of stock in coal companies,which
was open to no other construction
than that of bribery to secure railroad
favors.
Several railroads, sugar and other
corporations were fined for rebating.
The life insurance scandals was the
greatest sensation of the year.
Additions to the navy during the
year included the battleships New-
Jersey, Georgia and Vermont, and the
cruisers Washington and Montana.
Several midshipmen were dismissed
from the academy at Aunapolisfor iinz
lug. The dry dock Dewey reached
Manila safely July 4. On April 24 the
body of Admiral Paul Jones was buried
at Annapolis with fitting naval and
civic ceremonv.
Lieutenant General Chaffee retired,
and was succeeded by General Bates,
February 4, and September 20 Mac-
Arthur succeded Corbin a* lieutenant
general.
The situation which develoj>ed in
Cuba when the Palma government
failed to check tho rebellious elements
placed upon President Roosevelt the
necessity of making a momentous dec
ision for or against armed interven
tion and occupation of the island.
General Magoon is provisional gover
nor supported by an American army.
Three companies of colored infautrv
were discharged by the Presi out, for
complicity in a riot at Brownsville,
Texas.
Secretary Hitchcock ordered tin
withdrawal of all public coal and oil
lands from sale or settlement. October
8.
Cabinet changes were : Bonaparte to
be attorney general: Moody to the
supreme bench; Metcalf to the now:
Oscar S. Straus, the New York merch
ant, commerce and labor; Ainhassn lor
Von L. Meyer to be postmaster gener
al; Oortelyou to the treasury; Gar-
Held, secretary of the interior Hich
oock and Shaw retiriUK
Oklahoma and Indiau territory lie
came the State of Olkahoma on Juue
16
It remained for the world of li»o*s to
•ee the flrßt mechanical navigation of
the air from a standing start in a
acrew-propelled aeroplane. This was
achieved by M. Santos Dumonf, at
Paris, September IS. in his airship,
the Bird of Prey.
Lieutenant Robeit E. Peary carried
the American colors over the treacher
ous Polar ioe fields in the long Artie
night to the farthest point ever reach
ed by man, or to the 87rh parallel.
Captaiu Amundsen, returning from
his navigation of a Northwest JIUHH
age, announced that he had located
the North magnetic pole
Dr. Ospwald of Germany, confirmed
Loeb Jn the chemical creation of life.
Beebe of Cornell, found t cure for
Grave's disease, and Ballabone of
Italy, indentified the germ of rehum
atism. At .John Hopkins matter was
found to be synonymous with electric
ity. Novy of Michigan, found the
germ of the sleeping sickness Krust
of Harvard, photographed live disease
gertna Cobalt was disclosed as the
basis of Edison's revolutionizing elec- j
trical battery.
Simplified spelling was taken up by |
President Roosevelt.
The Nobel peace prize was awarded
by Norway in December to President
Roosevelt, and the |40,000 proceeds
was devoted by him to the creation of
a permanent Board of l.abor Arbitra
tion at Washing on.
The nation's statue of McKiuley
was unveiled at Columbus.
The American people showed a lot
of interest iu the marriage of the
President's daughter Alice to Repre
sentative Longworth, which took place
at the White House February 17.
The soil gave us an output valued
at $6.794,000,000.a total of *324,000,000
bigger than^last.fyear's.ln the crop
realm, corn was king at a valuation
of;$Cioo.'ooo,000. Agri c u 11uTa 1 ~reports
reached the highwaterjnark of |97fi,-1
000,000. " ""
] The railroads did the biggest busi
ness*llßTLlEll"liisti)iy,incrftasing*divid-
ends, and making vast improvements.
The coal operators "and ininersXcame
together and made a three year's
truce. Wages were increased by the
big railroads, steel and oil triist,[cot
ton and other manufacturers.
The Simplon tunnel, uuder the Alps
was in operation January
Steel Trust bouglit land for the erec
tion of the greatest plant in the world
ou the lake shore in Indiana, the place
to be kuowiQta Gary.'Lines were laid
for Superior and Hudson jßay
canal; Chicago [inaugurated its new
freight subway August 15. m
York Central ran its first suburban
electiic train October 1, and started
the system December 11.
FIRE PLUGS IN
GOOD CONDITION
Any anxietygthat exists in the bor
ough as to the condition of the fire
plugs resulting from the recent* cold
wave would seem to be without k any
good foundation.
Tiie water commissioners explain
that rlit* fire plugs endjof the
borough to the other, as is customary,
were carefully inspected before the
advent of winter and are b<
in good condition. Aimnspection*wa»
also made after frost.
3 Nothing, it is urged, could be more
ill-advised than to open the fire plugs
at thisjseason'of the vear. It is unfor
tunate enough at this season when tie
plugs have to be opened iu case of a
fire and thus be exposed to the danger
of freezing.
SIOO REWiRD JICO
Tlic renders of this paper will I*? please' n>
earn that there Is at least one dread' dl->-
eaHe Unit science has been ableto cure In all
the ,Mt;cs ami ihiit Is Catarrh. Hall's Ca
tarrli Cure U the only positive cure now
kuo 11 lo the medical fraternity. Catarrh
t>eln r ' a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
dure IK takuu internally, actiiiK directly up
on the blond and mucous surface of the sys
iii. i'l I. i t.estroying the foundation of
the •! .i-.-iv liid'iflVlllL- the patient Strength
by nui 'dliiK up the constitution and assisting
uat-* m* it iolne the work. Ttie proprietors
iiavc s li faith In Its curative powers
that tln > offer One Hundred liollarsfor any
::ise licit it frills to cure. -end for list o
T« -.tlmonlals.
Address,
i- I CIIENKY A CO., Toledo, ().
.Surprise Party at Pottsgrove.
The New Year's season was enliven
ed at Pottsgrove by a delightful sur
prise party hold at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Young. Music and
games helped to pasß a very pleasant
evening.
Those present were Mr. aud Mrs
Roomsberg, Mr. and Mrs. Keefer, Mr.
and Mrs. John Messersinith, Misses
Amy Robiuson, Jennie Dewalt.JCora
Heddens, Anna, May and Sara Young,
Nettie Koyer, Lizzie, Orgie ami Maud
Wintersteen, Dora and Emma'jYouug.
Rebecca, Irene and Mabel Roomsberg,
Master Grover Wintersteen, Charles
Young, Edward Keefer, Earl Fisher,
Wilbur '*Auten, Charles Henuinger,
Robert Wertz, John Sholly, Norman
Heddeus.'George Miller, and* Jacob
Snyder.
Birthday on New Year's.
New Year's evening was very pleas
antly celebrated at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Georgo M. Leighow, Honey
moon street, .[birthday party
Kiven in honor of Mr. Leighow. The
guests were Mr/and 1 Mrs. James P.
Rishel, and daughter Viola, Mr. aud
Mrs. Harry Redding, Mrs. Elizabeth
Thatcher, Mrs. Reuban Boyer, Mrs.
Charles Askins, William Rishel aud
Mrs. Mary A. Strieker, ofJCatawissa.
i amily Reunion.
A very pleasant family reunion was
held at the home of Mr and Mrs. John
Bowm.in, near Pottsgrove nn Sunday.
Those present were Mr. and Mis W.
E. Boyer, Mrs Norman Bowman and
daughters, Helen and Ida,of New Col
umbia; Mrs. James Kaiser and daugh
ters, Hilda and Gladys, of West Mil
ton ; aud Misses Mina, Nettie, Cather
ine, Elizabeth aud Jennie Koyer, of
West Milton.
Held Lucky Numbers.
Mis Granr Huber received tlie tur
key disposed of by the P. of O. A. of
•iiverside a few days She held
ticket No. 278. Abram Rosenstein re
ceived the pair of chickens. His ticket
was No. 164
tiniisted in Army.
Thomas M. Huff,of Snvdertown, en
listed in cavalry branch of the United
States army at Williamsport, Satur
day. He was sent to Fort Hlocnm, N.
Y., for an examination.
Broke His Ar.n.
Hurry of William (Juiun,
Ocnpar street, met 'with a fall at
Keirn's brick yard, Alomlay nignt.auO
sustained a fracture of his right arm.
Dr. Newbaker set the broken boue.
Funeral of William Sheehey.
William Sheehey, whose death was
uoted in our last issue, was consigned
to the grave in St. Joseph's cemetery
e.-.ter(la>.uiOiiiiug. ~ine luueral took
place from St. Joseph's Catholic
church at 9 o'clock aud was largely
attended Rev Father]M. I O'Rielly
officiated. The pall bearers were: Wil
liam Murphy, Michael Reilly, P Mc
Caflrey, John Manning.Michael Ryan
and John McCloud,
I An Autocrat off
|| The Poultry Farm II
By Otho B. Senga !>
j! < '»!»> » 11**;. 1»\ < . H. Sutciitfe j
Josiali Preston always had been of a
despotic disposition, but his natural
tendency in this direction seemed to
strengthen after bis remunerative ex
periments tn poultry raising.
.losiah's mind apparently held but
one thought his hens. The earth was
made for the sole purpose of providing
tbeui with a scratching ground. The
sun rose to give them light and warmth;
night followed day that they might
have time to rest.
When Flower Preston, .losiuh's only
daughter, came home from boarding
school, and her father discovered by
diligent questioning that the words in
cubator, brooder, trap best, bone cutter
elicited no answering enthusiasm, he
grunted sarcastically, "A gal that's
been to boardiu' school for three years
and don't know a leg band from a bono
cutter!"
*'You must learn about things as soou
as you can. dear," whispered the moth
er nervously. "If you can't talk poul
try talk with your pa you might just as
well be in the desert of Sahary!"
"There's one comfort." continued Jo-
Blali; "1 ain't raised the only fool there
is iu this county."
"There, there, pa," Mrs. Presfdn
spoke soothingly. "What is the mat
ter V"
"Squire Curtis' boy got home from
collige t'other day.and what do you
think, instid of studyiu' law so's to help
his pa, he's been studyiu' bugs. Pour
years in collige, and don't know a thing
but bugs!"
"Maybe his pa wanted him to," re
marked Mrs. Preston pacifically.
"Waal," harshly, "I can't crow over
Squire Curtis none. Ilis boy don't
know nothin' but bugs, and, as near as
I kin tigger out. that gal don't know
nothin' at all. The only advantage is
it took her a year less to learn it!"
When young Curtis began calling at
the farm, which he did with suspicious
promptness. .Tosiah's cup of misery was
full.
"For the land's sake." he exclaimed
testily to his wile, "can't you go in
there and sol'.-" indicating with his
thumb tin- room from which came the
sound of young voices and laughter.
"You let that gal git boys and bugs
inlet' that slim brain of hern and she
won't be good for nothin'."
"There, there, pa, don't talk so loud.
You didn't want my ma to come in and
set when you used to come to see me."
.losiah's face purpled; he clutched at
iiis collar band as if he were choking.
"You don't mean" be gawpe'l
Mrs. Preston nodded.
"Don't take it so hard, pa." she mur
mured soothingly. ".11111 Curtis is
one of the likeliest \oung men, and"—-
"I could stand il better if 'twau't for
the bugs," he moaned feebly, if he
didn't want to be a lawyer like his pa.
why didn't lie take up soniethin' seusi
bler thou bugs? What good Is a bug?
Bugs—millions on 'em couldn't hatch
out one chicken!"
"He's studying bees now. pa, nud
they're good for honey," appeasingly;
"be has ever so many hives newfan
gled ones—in his pa's hack yard."
Josiah only groaned.
"And. pa. it's all arranged, only 1
said he'd have to lie old fashioned
enough to ask your consent, anil Flow
er, like a good girl, said she'd never
marry anybody without her pa's con
sent. That's a good deal nowadays,
pa."
Perhaps it was because of Joslah's
reputation for irascibility, perhaps be
cause the young man felt that he could
express himself more satisfactorily In
writing, that his formal application for
the consent of the autocrat reached
Josiah by mail
The old man rend tlie letter several
times, groaning «nd grunting. When
he rose there w»* H grim smile on his
face and a look «>f determination iu his
keen gray eves.
This was on T4iir«day. In the even
lug Mrs. i'reiton reminded him—
"Aren't you goinjf In lo see Jim, pa?"
"Duuiio's he's cnllin' on me." testily.
"But you—hi* letter"
"I ain't In no hurry to answer It.
I'm tnakin' up uif mind."
A similar reminder the next evening
met with a like rebuff.
But on Saturday evening Josiah did
not want to I>e reminded, lie marched
into the "best room.'" carrying a small
basket, and displayed Its contents
twenty large egg*, fair 3nd beautiful,
to the astonished young persons.
"There, young man," be growled,
"there is my answer Three weeks
from tonight, if you bring me fourteen
chickens out'n tliern twotity eggs, I'll
give my consent.**
"All right. Mr. Preston." returned
the young man, easily, "I shall be on
band."
"Pa Preston," cried blower, indlg
nantly. "Jim doesn't know anything
about chicken raising, and"
"Time he did, thee." sharply. "He'll
have a chance to show what four years
of science is good for. And any little
thing lie don't happen to know you
can learn him," and with a sardonic
chuckle ihe autocrat tramped out,
leaving a greatly perplexed young man
and a dismayed, tearful girl.
"He knows you can't do it,*' she
sobbed. "Three weeks from tonight.''
"Good thing he gave plenty of time,"
observed Jim. cheerfully.
"Plenty of time!" echoed Flower
despairingly. "Why, Jim, don't you
know that twenty-one days are re
quired to hatch chickensV"
"Well. I'll buy a lieu on my way
home .nd put her right to work," wilt
twinkling eyes.
"There's very little chance of youi
being able to Let a sitting hen,"
glo iniily.
"Is that a particular breed?" inno
cently.
"Jiiu Curtis! Don't you know thai
you must have a hen that wants to sit!
You can't make one hatch eggs if she
doesn't want to."
"Well, 1 can bux an incubator," un
dauntedly.
"You'd be four or tive days late by
the time you could order one and have
it (shipped here. And tomorrow Is
Sundr.Oh." she cried tinuersrunu
Inglv, "pa had it ail planned- that's
the reas >u lie wouldn't see you until
tonight."
"1 know. Flower," with sudden in
spiration, "I'll make an incubator.
Come out and show me one of your
father's, so | may get an idea of the
principles involved. Come!"
Slightly encouraged, Flower led the
way. Meeting her lather, she asked
coolly: "ilaxc you any objections to
my sliowiHu' the incubators to Jim, pal
lie's going to make one to batch those
Preston grinned.
"No objection-. Not iu the least. Co
ahead' Show him all about 'em, and
teli him every?lung you know, • jfwon i
burden his brain none. He might put
the eggs into cold storage while lie
builds the Incubator."
i Ou Tuesday of the third week the
I autocrat remarked sarcastically; "I
saw Jim this morning. Flower. I told
Lilm if he brought the chickens I'd an
i uoume Ihe engagement In the county
paper an' give you S3OO for weddin"
| foiderols."
Flower set her red lips in a firm, :
| straight line. She had not Inherited j
I all her characteristics from her sub- '
I missive mother.
j "Lend me your pencil, pa. 1 want to j
make out a list of wedding foide
rols."
Saturday evening came, but Mr. Cur
tis did not appear.
"Where's the bug professor, Flow
er?'' asked her.father tauntingly.
"He's wrapping the chickens up in
cotton so they can't take cold," re I
torted Flower spiritedly.
The old man smiled grimly, but the |
smile died away as Curtis entered the
room
"I'm a little late, Mr. Preston," he
said cheerily, "but here are your birds."
He handed the autocrat a flat wood
en box. which the latter opened with
trembling fingers. He removed a sheet
of cotton, displaying a number of
fluffy, sleepy, peeping chickens.
"There are eighteen," remarked Jim j
carelessly, "four more than you asked j
for. but 1 imt them all in for good \
measure."
"Them chicks didn't come out'u the i
shell today." he declared with convic
tion.
"No," answered Jim quietly. "They j
came out Thursday."
Josiali gazed at him in actual con ]
sterna t ion.
"I hope. Mr. Preston," courteously— j
"1 hope there is no doubt in your mind j
that these chicks came from the eggs '
you gave me?"
Josiali sho »k his head mournfully. |
"No," he said slowly. "They're all ;
right. I know the strain."
lie sat in silence pondering over the i
mystery.
"'How doth the little busy bee im
prove each shining hour,'" suggested
Curtis, smiling. "Bugs are good foi \
many things. Mr. Preston."
The autocrat sprang up excitedly,
".lumping gingerbread!" he exclaim
ed "I'll bet a dime you hatched tlie.m
eggs out in the beehive."
.1 iin laughed pleasantly.
"I sureb did, Mr. Preston. When
Flower showed me the iuc*ibators three
weeks ago t might, I observed that the
temperature was similar to that In my
beehives. 1 verified this on reaching
home by placing a thermometer In a
hhe. So 1 puf the eggs lu the upper [
section of the h!v«, separating them
from the working apartments of the j
bees by a cotton cloth. I was posftlv«
they would hatch, but you may Imagln« j
my surprise when they began chipping I
the shell in nineteeu days "
"I guess I'll put >ni In a brooder," t
paid .losiali. re.'tverhig himself som» j
what "These clilcks has cost iue S3OC j
—too expensive to be allowed up dlssl- 1
pntln' at this Hire in the night."
He bore llie precious peepers away,
muttering wondering!?:
"Rugs; Hatched by bugs! And twe
days ahead of time!"
Later the autocrat announced 111 the j
county paper (he engagement of liii i
daughter to the "brilliant young scl
enlist. .lames < ui tis "
Tol«! ll«*r Worm-In Sung.
A stately woman »>f middle* age was
telling her troubles to u younger wom
an a> they were on their way to an
employ men 4 agency.
"I have had all sorts of servants."
said the stately matron, "and they have
done all sons of queer things, but the
colored gir : I have now embarrassed
me so last night that I really didn't
know what t<> do. My dear, I was so
angry 1 could have cried. Companj
came in unexpectedly to dinner urn}
there was hardly enough togo around
I served every morsel of all that was
on the table, and there was nothing 'eft
for the maid When she came In tc
clear the table for the dessert she tool)
In at a glance the emptiness of th<
dishes and her face fell visibly. Then
seizing the crumb tray and beating n
tattoo on it with ihe crumb brush, she
danced around the table singing:
"My lonl. i» • > ' .(» licked the platter clean.
My lord, they've licked the platter clean.
"Of course, I slopped her as soon as
I could regain my composure, but not
before shrt had given It away to liij
guests that they had eaten nie out, sc
to speak. I'll discharge her Just as
soon as 1 can get another girl.''—New
York Press
Tin* Bemt Krlnni.
After all, it isn't ihe way we live or
the work we do that matters, but the
ideal we put into it. Is there any
work 100 sordid, too prosaic, to yield a
return of beauty? Eiieti Glasgow.
Nothing to Steal.
Minister's Wife Wake up! There are
burglars in the house, John. Minister—
Well, what of It? Let theui find out
their mistake themselves.—Christian
Register.
Don't speak too plainly. If a man
were to set out by calling everything
by its name, he would be knock
ed down before lie pot to the corner of
the street. Exchange.
Tlip iModrsly of Women
Naturally makes them shrink from the
indelicate qnesiifms. the obnoxious ex
aminations, and unpleasant local treat
ments. which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment, of diseases of
women. Yet, if help can be had. it is
belter to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
is that so often the woman undergoes all
the annoyance and shame for nothing.
ThotrsandsXif women who have been
cured hv Dr. Favorite Prescrip
i tion wriiH. in of the cure
which the examination
| and local is no
I medicine sy m.d Infe for dplcate
! women as "Favorite Prescription." 11
j cures debilitating drains."irregularity and
i female weakness. It always helps. It
• almost, always cures. It is strictly non
| alcoholic, lion - secret, all its ingredients
liei iig printed on its hot lie -wrap per: con
j tains no deleterious or habit-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
1 endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
i of these numerous and strongest of pro
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
I will lie found in a pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed
fin' on request, bv Dr. 11. Pierce, of
Rnlfalo, N. Y. These professional en
dorsements should have far more weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
non-professional testimonials.
The most, intelligent women now-a-days
insist on knowing w hat tliey take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever is offered them. "Favorite Pre
scription" is of KNOWN" COMPOSITION. It
makes weak women strong and sick
women well.
I >r. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing only. Send to Dr. It. V. Pierce,
Rulfalo, N. v., :.'l one-cent stamps for pa
per-covered. or 31 stamps for cloth-bound.
If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredlv confidential.
lir. Pierce'* Pleasant Pellets invigorate
and regulate stomach, liver and towels,
His Hour of |
j Triumph j
) By SIDNEY AYRES <
P) Copyright, by c. 11. JsutclifTc r
It was an interstate contest and 15,-
tHHi spectators had assembled to wit
no-. the foot race, the long jump, the
high jump, the throwing of the ham
mer and other feats of agility and
strength. Among them were Edith
Laws.>n and Isabel Daws, who had ar
rived upon the grounds escorted by
Edith's brother Dick, but lie had left
them to speak to one of the athletes
and had disappeared. This Incident
had put the usually smiling and amia
ble Edith out of temper, and long be
fore the tirst trial on the programme
had been called she was in a captious
mood and wishing she had not come.
Miss Daws, on the contrary, was all
enthusiasm and anticipation, and her
exclamations finally brought forth the
rem ark 112 roi n Edith:
"What a stupid thing to waste our I
time over. These so called athletes !
;
lOOK lit MSiritßK.lt ItV THE NECK AN'D '
M: V.<; 1.11 IIIM IM'II THF. SMOKEK.
ought to ie put to sawing wood and
made to earn an honest living. Look
■r. tl.at one swelling around as if he
I a I saved a dozen human lives!"
••Why, that's Tomm? Hope," was ,
Label's reply. "If 1 only dared, I'd
call him over here and introduce my- 1
self, lie's ju-t one of the nicest fel"— j
"If he isn't a bully then I never saw
one"' interrupted Edith. "See him |
swag-re :,s ! e v\ tlks. If he was In
troduced to r.:e I'd snub him good and
well."
"Why. Edith Lawson! Tommy Hope i
is tin- champion high juniper and run- j
nfr. and they <ay that he is the best
boxer in cillege this jear. His folks
are among the most"
"Respectable of saloon keepers,
probably." sneered the pretty girl. ,
"So lie's a prize lighter with all the ,
rest. Nice company we are In."
Miss Daws was about to protest and j
argue further when the high jumpers ,
were called. There was a field of
eight, and each and every one of them j
was cheered as lie took his place.
"Eight of them." observed Miss
Daws after counting, "but none of
them will stand a show against Tom
my Hope. You will see him sail over
the highest bar like a bird."
"But any well trained horse could
do the same tiling." was Edith's re
ply. "He'd I letter lie sailing into some
hottest work, but he'll never do that
as long as the people will crowd to
see these shows. It I had brother
Dick here I'd box his ears."
"<iet ready to clap your hands, Edith.
There he goes!"
"I won't even look."
Tommy Hope took the run and the
jump and cleared the bar that had
brought others l<> grief. In return the
crowd raised a mighty cheer. The ap
plause lasted live minutes, but Edith
Lawson didn't join in.
During the next half hour she criti
cised fhe crowd and berated her broth
er. and her friend realized that she
was in a pet. so diplomatically left her
alone. Then the running race was
called, and Miss Daws' suppressed en
thusiasm burst forth again.
"It will be Tommy our Tommy—
again!" she exclaimed In her excite
ment. "Oh. Edith, how sorry I am
that you can't appreciate athletics as
the rest of us do. You see, men are
made strong, agile and muscular by
Ihis training. Suppose that our Tom
my had to run for his life?"
"He would if offered a job at a dol
lar a day," replied Edith.
"What a girl yon are! But there
goes the bell. Now they are taking
their places. Now the signal is to be
given. Now Co it. Tommy, go !t!
Oh, Edith. Tommy is gaining—he is
creeping up he is leading! O-o-o-h.
such sprinting! Tommy will win! He
has won!"
"And I am going home."
Some folks are built that way, even
some youmr ladies, and the only way
l« to let them hug their theories until
circumstance. arise to change their
opinio ; On * could not have safely
predicted t'r;i such circumstances
would ever ; 'ise i:: the life of Edith
Lawson but fre i mo-e powerful
than mi'n.
Within •' '' ' ■ v. is speeding
westward it r 1 t > an Invitation
from an at t w! • 112 • she was.
and, more than (bat, she was traveling
alone. Tin -h unc u.j.cioiied, she was
not a l >ne passenger in the drawing
ro >m ■ ir that whirl I her across the
prairies opposite her sat a young
man whose .appearance pleased her at
fit N ts a.t That he was a gentleman
she in, iic iiately dei ided. He made 110
opportunity to speak to her. There
were \or eght o; her passengers, all
more or le-s sociable, and. In one way
and another, all but the young man
came to make the acquaintance of
Miss Lawson before the first day of
the jotirn \ ended.
A tier ihe \erj first glance at the
voun- 11 in the girl was puzzled. She
e nan seen nun berore, atiC
• ! ( i i,: i eh- I her brains in vain to re
nte:! r ■' ie and v. hen. This im
p i w troiiger whenever she
stole ie i Li MI. and by and by
-he ia h \ \c lat herself for lier
fail: recall him. If the truth
» hi i"tt. ■was a bit vexed with
h H - well If lie wanted ail intro-
Inctioii he • oild have had it easy
,«ii HI !:. ai d that he didn't rush to se
■urc it rathe; piqued her.
Next morning after breakfast a
tough loikiag fellow, who was riding
in style for the lirst time In his life,
entered the car and a few mlnut?"
later was ogling Miss Lawson HUU wait
ing himself obnoxious. The young
man opposite politely requested the
flashy youth to desist and was prompt- j
ly consigned to a climate that Is hotter
than this. He didn't go. He simply
took the disturber by the neck and
dragged him into the smoking car and
flung him into n seat with a bang.
That was the last of the disturber.
He didn't like the atmosphere of a
drawing room ear. Miss Lawson would
have thanked the stranger, but he gave
her no opportunity. He simply return
ed t>> his seat and resumed his reading
as if nothing had happened.
That evening as the passengers left 1
the eating house where they had had
"twenty minutes for dinner" a cow
boy with a couple of gttns belted about
him and too much liquor within him
freshly halted Miss Lawson and pre
tended to recognize her as a Miss
Thompson. It was a lamentable fail
ure. He was picked up some way,
somehow, and dropped off the platform,
and the young man who did It never
even looked back to see if there was to
he any shooting. He might have been
thanked again If he hadn't been so
busy with ills own affairs.
Things were coming to a head, how- '
ever. At midnight that night the train
was held np at a water tank. There
were live in the party of ruffians, and i
three of them entered the sleepers and
commanded passengers to "shell out." j
The command was promptly obeyed in
the tirst two cars, tint the man who ,
started to work the trick In the Idaho !
ran up against a snag. The reserved
young man brought out a gun and did
some shooting. He went outside and
did some more. In fact, led by him.
the passengers rallied and killed two
robbers and drove the others into the
woods. Miss Edith Lawson was one of
the many passengers who offered her
hand In congratulation, and thus it
came about that the two finally intro
«luced themselves. When the stranger
said that his name was Benny Hope,
but that the public Insisted on calling
him Tommy, the girl flushed up and
exclaimed:
"Why—why. there was a Tommy
Hope at the interstate meet of athletes
six weeks ago!"
"Yes, I was there."
"And you j-jumped?"
"I jumped. Miss Lawson."
"And you—yon sprinted?"
"I sprinted. Did you happen to be
there in person?"
"Y ves, and 1 told my chum. Isabel
Daws, that I hated athletes. I I said
that an old horse could beat you all at
running or jumping and that you—
you"—
"That I ought to be sawing wood,
perhaps?" he laughed. "Well, I shan't
hold it against you."
And he didn't. If he had, how could
they be engaged at the present time,
as announced In the society columns?
It Is more than likely also that Miss
Edith has changed her opinions and is
a warm champion of the "cause."
Ilou \\ UliniiiM (lot a Gift.
In the last century there lived in a
western village a gentle old man sub
sisting on a meager salary. One day
he learned that his brother had died in
San Francisco and left him a fortune
of many millions. The transition was
staggering, especially so since it was
followed by a shower of appeals for
money from every quarter of the globe
and from persons known and unknown
to him.
His sou, who acted as his secretary,
noticed with regret that the father
seemed unable to grasp the meaning
of his new power and was glad to
have him at last evince a little inter
est In one of his begging letters. It
proved to lie from Williams college,
usklng an endowment on the plea liiit
the old man's birthplace was near fhe
institution
"I'd like to do something fur that
school," said lie meditatively.
• Well. I would, father, if 1 were
you." his soti encouraged him.
"I believe I will." The old man's ar*
dor kindled. "'I believe I'll give them
something handsome."
"So you should." the sou pursued.
"Why not?"
"I will. I'll give them"--he thought
for a moment "I'll give them s]<¥>!"-
Boston Hera M.
Safer.
"Do you think a flying machine
would be safer than the ordinary
; means of exploring the arctic re
i gions?"
'"Much safer. - ' answered the invent
or. "It would be likely to break do«-u
before the party got as far as usual
from civilization."—Washington Star.
"A GOOD LOOKER."
Ap|ienriini'r> Have Much to Do With
Sueee»» lu Butlaru.
"Send me a good looker. I don't
mean pretty, you kuow, but one who
knows how to dress—the tailor made
kind who visits the hairdresser and
the manicure. Of course I know It
costs, hut we are willing to pay for it."
This was a telephone message received
by a large employment agency from a
business man who required the serv
ices of a young woman bookkeeper and
general office assistant.
A shabby necktie or soiled linen or a
cheap, well worn hat may cost you
very dear, for it may be a turning
point in some one's mind who has been
thinking of patronizing you. Business
men are keen eyed, very sharp ami
often influenced by little things.
Many a worthy youth has been sent
away when applying for a situation
because of some telltale in his dress or
manner which made a bad Impression.
Yowm men may sj far emphasize
the matter of dress that their good ap
pearance is ai>out all there is to them.
At the same time appearances have
much to do with one's advancement,
especially in large cities. In New York
it is almost impossible for young men
lo get a start who are obliged to over
come the handicap of an unfavorable
impression. It seems as though New
Yorkers would forgive anything quick
er than a slovenly or a poverty strick
en appearance.—Success Magazine.
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THE TINY SCIARA.
A ProcfNNion of Worm* In ifnii~
icnrj »it <1 N(H*U «>
In some of ihe Hungarian forests
and in tlio piiu* woods of Norway there
exists :i liny, wormliUe insect called
the sciara. of the genus tipula. Dur
ing the nionih of July or early in Au
gust they gather together in large
numbers. preparatory to migrating In |
search of food or for change of con
dition. When setting out on this jour
ney they stirk themselves together by
means of some glutinous matter and
form a huge serpent-like mass, often
reaching a length of between forty and
tifty feet and several inches in thick
ness. As the sciara is only 011 an av
erage about three thirty-seconds of an
Inch in length, with no appreciable
breadth whatever, the number required
to compose a continuous line of the
size above mentioned is almost incal
culable. Their pace is, of course, very
slow, and upon meeting an obstacle,
such as a stick or stone, they will
either writhe over or around it, some
times breaking into two bodies for this
purpose.
M. Cuerin-Meneville, a celebrated
French naturalist, said that if the rear
portion of this wonderful snakelike
procession be brought Into contact with
the front part and a sort of circle
formed the Insects will keep moving
round In that circle for hours without
apparently noticing that they are get
ting no ••forrader" on their journey. If
the procession be broken in two, the
portions will reunite in a short time.
The Norwegian peasants, when they 1
meet one of these trains, will lay soma
article of their clothing, such as a belt
or handkerchief, on the ground In front
of it. If the procession passes over It
It Is regarded as :t good sign, but If It
makes a way round the reverse Is be
lieved.
FAIR PLAY.
\ I'leu That lm KexpeeleU hy 41 moat
411 rlHtme* of Men.
There is an appeal to which nearly
all classes of men give heed—let us
liav* fair play. You may address a
Bchoolfnl of mischievous boys 011 tht>
beauties of goodness, on tile evils of
cruelly or harshness to their fellows,
and they will laugh at you. Exhorta
tions to avoid any abstract evil or
wrong and appeals to follow any ab
stract virtue will seem hazy to almost
any collection of ordinary, healthy and
lusty young boys, but if their sense of
fair plav be addressed there is a ready
1 response.
| tro among a crowd of wharfingers or
longshoremen or the roughest and most
reckless sailors, who have neither
home nor principles of any sort, and
talk to them >f tlie things of the head
or of the he-trt. and they will think
that you are a harmless but quite fu
tile specimen from crankdom. Try to
awaken in tli.'in a horror of the brutal.
Ity of their inual life, speak in moring
terms of the force ami beauty of klud
ness or of virtue or of any attribute
of a polite and civilized society and
way of life, and you wiil be soliciting
the wind, talking t > a statue, shouting
in the desert Hut in tile most uncouth
assemblage an I in the vilest haunt In
the English speaking world mention
fair play and found your argument
aud your plea on that basis, and the
effect Is instant and eloquent.-I'hila
j delphla Ledger.
Overloaded.
Corned beef hash as made by Sen
ator IXanna s cook was very popular
In Washington several years ago.
When the head waiter of the senate
restaurant wanted hash prepared very
carefully he ordered it this way: "One
corned beef hash for Senator Hanna."
One day when the restaurant was do
ing a heavy business utmost everybody
seemed to want corned beef hash.
"Corned beef hash for Senator Hanna"
had been ordered fourteen times.
When ttie fifteenth order went down
to the kitchen file chef shouted:
"That's fifteen orders for Senator
Hanna! He'd better watch out or he'll
founder lilsself."
Saved the Situation.
"Ha, here comes Uatcliffe with a
dagger! My last moment has arriv
ed!" exclaims one of the characters In
a new melodrama. Unfortunately,
however, the actor representing Kat
cllft'e had forgotten the dagger and
come on the stage without it. But he
was equal to the occasion. "Villain,"
he exclaimed, "111011 thoughtst thou
sawst a dagger in mine hand. 'Twas
i thine evil conscience supplied the vi
sion. But I will slay thee with a blow
of this strong right hand," which he
proceeded to do.
Tlte Privilege of l*eer».
There is a curious case in Fortescue's
"reports" relating to the privilege of
peers, in which the bailiff who many
years ago arrested a lord was forced
by the court to kneel down aud ask
his pardon, though he alleged that he
had acted by mistake, for that his
lordship iiad a dirty shirt, a woruout
suit of clothes and only sixpence In
his pocket. >0 that he could not be
lieve that lie was a peer and arrested
him through inadvertence —Green Bag.
GRUB STREET IN NEW YORK.
A t.*«tr«»iiouile AsnlK"iueut and the
Fate of an Epic.
A story is told of a poet who came
to the metropolis with a completed
epic. This found no acceptance, so
after cursing the stupidity of the pub
lic and the publishers he took to writ
ing "Sunday -rtitT." Soon the matter
of fact attitude of the workers around
him, with the practical view of the
1 market lie acquired, led him to doubt
the literary value of the work he had
done in the sentimental atmosphere
of his native place.
Frequently a commission to write a
column "112 humor a week came to him,
ami lie cut his epic into short lengths,
tacked a squib on each fragment aud
eventually succeeded In printing It all
: hs humor at a price many times larger
; than the historic one brought by "Para
i disc Lost."
A not her newcomer brought unsalable
! plnys and high notions of the austerity
. 112 the artistic vocation. Three months
; after his arrival he was delighted to
get a commission to write the hand
book a utilitarian publisher proposed
to sell to visitors seeing the metropolis.
I This commission brought not only 11
fair payment for the manuscript on de
livery, but involved a vital secondary
consideration. The title of the work
was "Where 10 Fat In New York,"
and its preparation made It necessary
for the author to dine each evening
for a month in a different cafe at the
proprietor's expense.—.lames 11. Col
lins in Atlantic.
J _> KtiISTKHS Mll ll lCk.
I" t'.l. ' I.KIJITOKR, I.KCJATKKS AS li OTHER
i'i itsoss i \ i kkksteij— Notice is hereby given
thai Hi- tol.. <\ving named persons did on the
date ;iin veil to their names, file tiie account-.
011 in ir s»«l in lii isi ration to the estate of those
|.i-r>oiis,i|i i. ii,and Guardian Accounts, Ac.
v. .">m- "anil - ;11 >■ hereinafter mentioned, in
u",ii ~?i ! , bolster for the I'robnte ol
n ' ," ' '""'-rsof Admlnistrn
on, in ,u»d foi lie < ounty ot Montour, and
li.it l In >unie U ll! I,e presented to the Orphans'
out I ol said eoimt.v, for confirmation and
allowance, on Monday, tit,- litli Oav of
,lM«iy A. 11., 1907, at the meeting ol tl e
Court in the afternoon.
1906
Dec. 1, First and Final account of
John Hendricks, Executor of
the last \\ ill and Testament of
Lucinda E. Thomas, late of
\ alley Township Montour
County, deceased.
Dec. I. I'irst and Final account, of
George D. Arnwine audC'harles
Arnwine, Administrators of
11 if* estate of Effie J. Arnwine.
lato of West Hemlock Town
ship, Montour County, deceas
ed.
Dec. I.i, J- irst aud Final account of
Charles S. Heilman, Adminis
trator of the estate of Elian
Heilman, late of Derry Town
ship. Montour County, deceas
ed.
Dec. I.i, First aud Final account of
Benjamin L. Diehl,Executor of
the lasr Will and Testament of
itebecea Wright, late of Mah
oning Township, Montour
Comity, deceased.
WM. L. SIDLER, Register,
Register's Office,
Danville, Henn a. Dec. Jo, 1906.
Jurors for January Term.
GRAND JURORS.
Anthony township— George O. Bar
thlow,Morris X. James, Lewis Martin.
Danville.First ward—John L. Camp
hell, Charles Lotier, William A. Reed,
George S. Maiers; Second ward-
James Brosius, Jacob Boyer, Newton
Purse! ; Third ward—Arthur Mowrey,
Jacob Doster, Joseph Schmidt; Fourth
ward—Bernard Shevlin.
Liberty township—J. D. Cotuer.
Mahoning township—Frank Gering
er, S. B. Kocher, William Hickey,
Ralph Ritter.
Mayberry township—William Getty.
Valley township—Thomas R. Rog
ers, Elmer E. Reun.
West Hemlock township— C. J.
Doiglitmiller, Walter Shultz.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony township—J. S. Deunen,
David A Cox, Daniel Albeck, John
H. Kuhus.
Cooper township—Wellington Hart
mail, C. I), (.arrisou.
Danville. First ward—Harry Elleu
bogt n, Jesse Klase, Robert Adams,
William G. Turner, Harry Rupp, Eu
gene Miles <'harles Haag, Charles O.
Cloud, John H. Gernet,lsaac Hoffman,
Joseph L. Frame, John R. Miller, W.
B. Start zel. Second ward Jacob
Dietz, Harry Camp, Grant Feuster
maclier. Third ward—George Tiison,
A. 1.. Voris, Michael Rielly, Samuel
Mottern, Harry Fields, Joseph Divel.
Fourth ward—Fred Buchenberger.
Fred Ploch.
Derry township—Charles Hileman.
John Ashenfelder, George P. Cotner.
Liberty township—Jesse Umstead,
W. C. Bobbins, Joseph Hagenbucli,
Joliu Coleman, J. E. Geriuger, Jona
than Stall 1.
Limestone township—Peter D. Werk
heiser.
Mahoning township—C. C. Moyer,
Elijah Bell, Michael Breckbill.
Valley township—William Gething,
B. C. P. Cearhart.
Washingtonville—A. L. Heddens,
Charles W. Derr.
West Hemlock township—James H.
Geisor.
Administrator's Notice.
Estate of Mary Crossley lite ot the
Borough of Danville, in the county of
Montour and State of Pennsylvania
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
Admistration upon the aliove state have
been grant-d to the undersigned. All
I er.-uiis indebted to the said estate are
required to make payment, and those
having claims or demands against the
sail estate, will make known the same,
without delay, to,
J P. BARE
Administrator
Mary Crossley
deceased.
Edward K vre ( Je-u hart.
Counsel.
P. 0. A idress.
Danville Pa.
fcjxecutrix Notice.
Estate of Michael H. Wailize. late of
the Borough of Danville, Montour
county, deceased.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment aud those having legal claims
against the same, will present them
without delav in proper order for set
tlement to
MRS. MARY JANE PERSING,
Executrix.
Danville, Pa . Nov. Ist, 1906.
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