Montour American. FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., July 25. 1907. The Arrivals in a Year. The proper department at Washing ton informs the people of the country that the number of immigrants land ing at the various American ports during the official year ending June 30, 190? was 1,285,349. This is much larger than the exhibit of any pre vious year. The figures provoke var ied feelings in different breasts. Just what influence the newcomers are go ing to have upon those among whom they have made their homes must be left for the future to determine. It is already pretty well established that the advocates of the open door,and the "unguarded gate" are dearly in the majority. Thsy are strong enough to prevent the enactment of any re strictive legislation that will really restrict. The Providence which led the Child ren of Israel out of the land of bond age, across the Red Sea, through the wilderness, over the Jordan and into the Promised Land, was evidently op posed to "mixing" the races. The Old Testament contains many stern admonitions against affiliating with the alien—if it is proper to call the inhabitants of the laud aliens —and the chosen people were warned of the decadence that would surely befall them if they mingled with the for eigners who knew nothing of Jewish history and worshiped other and strange gods. We learn from the sub sequent history of that strange race that the evils from which it suffered and the afflictions which befell it were largely the result of its mingling with aliens. Reasoning by analogy, many Amer icans hold that our gates should be guarded very closely. They contend that the isolation so strongly urged upon the Israelites would have pre vented many calamities if it had been carried out and they also agree that such a policy would be equally bene ficial to present day Americans. They tell us that the Father of his Country had the existing condition of affairs in mind when he bade us beware of foreign influence and they say that it is monumental folly for this nation to admit by the million men who have nothing in common with the original impulse which moved the fathers of the republic and who are certain ta profoundly modify the national life and character. They are alarmed at the outlook for the future and protest that they have good reason to be. Others tell us that the fears which disturb the breasts of those who would like to end immigration are ground less. They remind us that; we were all aliens once and express the con viction that on this continent it is the the great composite race which shall eventually rule the world. They tell us that the work of the country must be done and that we must look to the newcomers to do it; they add that the average alien loves liberty as sincere ly as we do and that under the educa tive influence of our institutions he soon becomes a good American. They point to the fact that aliens have been easily assimilated iu the past as the best possible evidence of our probable future digestive capacity. Burglars Routed by Children. While Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reich, who reside about a half mile from Mausdale were away from home, Mon day night, an attempt was made to enter their house, aad the burglars were scared into a hasty flight by the stout resistance and lustv outcry of two small children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reich, who live on the Conway farm, were on the Thomas Vincent farm harvesting. The three Reicii children, a baby, a boy of five and a girl several years older, were alone in the house. Between 11 and 12 o'clock the boy was awakened by the sound made by a person endeavoring to break the lock on the front door. The little fellow was terrified and awoke the echoes of the house with a lusty yell. The outcry awoke the little girl, who upon determining what was the trou ble, sprang from bed, rushed to the bureau where she knew her father kept a pistol,and grasping the weapon hurried to the window. Below she saw several shadowy forms retreating. Upon these she bravely opened fire. The shots, how ever. evidently did not take serious effect, for the wouldbe burglars escap ed and nothing more was heard of them. The next morning evidences of the midnight visit were plainly visible, where an attempt had been made to enter the front door and to raise the window. Undergoing Renovation. The lecture room" of the First Baptist church is undergoing a thorough re novation. The woodwork is being painted, the walls repapered and the floor covered with new carpet. Charles M. Johnston is doing the painting and decorating. Episcopalians Had Outing. Yesterday was Episcopalians' day at DeWitt's park, and the members of Christ church congregation, their friends and the children of the Sun day school, enjoyed one of the most delightful outings ever given under the auspices of the parish. In the afternoon, to the music of I" etterman's orchestra, the young peo ple gave a very pleasant dance. JIIO lis HIE HI Jumbo, the King of elbs belonging to Alexander Billmeyer,after ten days of excitement and adventure incident al to the most wonderful journey that au elk ever made, is back again in his j domicile at Washingtonville and has J resumed the even tenor of his life, j Notwithstanding his rough and per ilous trip, including not only a ride j in the cars, bnt also a journey to the housetops he did not sustain a scratch nor as Harry Billmeyer expressed it Tuesday "was a single hair rubbed I off." What the old elk's emotions were, however, is another matter. | Quite certain it is lie made no effort !to conceal his grateful feelings when | he approached his old home, j At the preseut season an elk ordin j arily is quite unemotional in his na j tare. Serene and equable in temper j lie is not heard to utter a sound be yond a mere sniffing repeated several ! times, when he is subjected to some | new experience. During the exciting | experiences of his trip whatever his ' feelings might have been they were j ueyer manifested by auything more | than this mere act of sniffing, j When the train bearing Jumbo, | which arrived at Watsontown at 5 a. i in. Tuesday, reached Schuyler on its | way to Washingtonville a great change | cauie over the noble elk. Aided by j instinct he seemed to know that he | was near the herd—that he was ap ! proacliing his home, and rearing his j head high aloft he began to bellow. | Schuyler is about six miles from Wash | inatonville and there is nothing il -1 logical in the conclusion that gifted |by nature as dumb animals are, the elk at that point knew that he was ap i proacliing the rest of the herd. | The train with Jumbo on board reached Washingtonville at 8 a. m. The huge cage was placed on a set of stout skids, to which was attached six horses. It was two hours and a half 'later, or 10:30 o'clock, when Jumbo arrived at the park, j When the strange outfit was half a ! mile from the park and a point was | reached from which the groves and the | buildings appeared in view there was a fresh outburst from Jumbo. He had been bellowing at intervals ever since I leaving Schuyler, but nowthat he rec- I ognized his home witli all its lami liar surroundings he became wildly demonstrative, holding his head high aloft and bellowing loud and long, j As soon as possible Jumbo was re | leased from his cage. Mr. Billmeyer j Tuesday stated that he would not have been surprised if the elk had j walked with a little difficulty after j his long confinement in such cramped | quarters,but the animal did not appear to be the least bit stiff. T!;e meeting of tli6 big elk with the For a moment it looked as though there was going to be a red-hot en counter between Juuibo and the other bull elk, known as "Job," which is eight years of age. The two animals instantly challenged each other, but before they locked their antlers they discovered that they were old friends and instead of a battle to the death there was a love feast. This recogni -1 tion seemed to come abont in some mysterious way as soon as the two elks got their heads together. An elk is fond of the water and he loves to wallow in the bed of the stream. The first thing that Jumbo ] did, therefore, after greeting his old j companions was to hurry down to the j creek and take a bath. He had a fine j time in the water for nearly an hour. ! At the time of the interview with Mr. Billmeyer, about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the two elks, .Tumbo and Job, were lying down in the shade side by side peacefully chewing their end. HUNGRY SAH IS OUT AGAIN I "Hungry Sam" Miller, of Alnif ; dia,dubbed "King of Gormandizers, " the "Human Ostrich," and various other names, which in plain English | means a large eater, is well. He has recovered from his Fourth of July ex periment or four quarts of lemonade, as much bean soup, a half a ham and such small items got away with him and put him on his back in his little trundle bed,states the verac ious Bloomsburg Daily. "Sam" paid Bloom a visit for the first time since the Fourth, on Tues day night, and it was very evident that he had not lost any of his gor mandizing abilities. Going into George Wageuseller's St. Elmo Hotel. "Sam" made his recov ery known by asking that he be given a loaf of rye bread. It was furnished, and in two minutes Samuel has dis posed of the big piece of bread. Then he swallowed in a gulp a schooner of delicious Stegmaier lager. In rapid succession he called for and ate six big sandwiches. Then three more schooners of beer followed the eatables. This was not satisfactory to the man and he was still huugry. "Have you any eggs?" he asked. "Yes," was the reply. "Let me have a dozen,please. " The eggs were furnished, and the "Ostrich" started to eat them, shells and all. This was done, and amidst the surprise of the proprietor and a few guests who happened to witness the strange proceeding, "Hungry Sam" pulled a big wallet from his pocket, extracted therefrom a #2O bill and offered to bet it that he could eat three quarts of ice cream, in addition to what he had already stowed away Of course he had no takers. An Act of Heroltm. On one occasion General Lee, while making an observation, stepped to a (omewhat exposed position to eecmxe 0 better view and thus stood for a moment at personal risk when General Oracle, who was In the party, quietly stepped before General Lee without obscuring his view and remained thus covering the body of his superior until the fleldglass was lowered and the danger over—a simple, quiet act, but showing cool bravery and a self sacri ficing spirit. The Limit. It was just a plain lying contest, but tho prize was togo to the man who told his lie most briefly and casually. "I came In on a suburban train this morning," said tho prize winner, "and as I hastily flung up a car window"— —Smart Set. In a Street Car. Blodgett—You see that homely wom an hanging to that strap? Foster— How do you know she Is homely? You can't see her face. Blodgett—l can see she is hanging to a strap.—Boston Transcript. This world belongs to the energetic. —Emerson. Do You Think For Yourself ? Or. do you open your month like a youna bird sM irulp down whatever food or medi cine m<\ be offered youf 1 IV Vf" \ * * ♦ * in need orSitlVf I rum weakness, nervousness, pain and su&Vnfr. then It means much to jou that theiXA-n. tried and Iran hnnmt i:ieCi lne qf rn>tne »lTmcnt> f.r wMcK 'I- + + No other medicine for woman's ills has apy such professional endorsement as I>r. 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Thl« new dlso**- iry represents tha natural Juices •( dlf«» lion ai thay exist In a healthy etomaek "orr,tilled with tha greatest known taato ana reconstructive proparttea. Kodal fan dyspepsia doaa not only relieve indtgaatfa* and dyapapila. but thle famous helpe all etomach trouble* by oleenalag purifying, sweetening and strengthening them jcoua membranea lining (he siomaaft. Mr S S B«iL of Riranaweed, W V*.. urrr— " I wit trtjblsS with tour ttttnioh far twsste Kodol curtd ma tnd wt art qow ttlav I* fc mM lor btfcr." Ko4ol Digests Wbftt Yn lit BoflU* only R •!!•▼• 9 torn bd chlr.g of ft* »' I by O. D»*flTT * CiJ.. For Sale by Pa'Tle* \ Co 11l FOLLOWS HO EE Two minutes before the clock struck twelve on Monday night, George VV. Gearhart, formerly a resident of May berry township, departed this life at his home at Elysburg. Up to about fifteen years ago the deceased was a resident of Mayberry township where at the time of his deatli he still owned a fine farm. He came to that township when he was thirteen years of age and resided there continuously for nearly sixty years. Ho was a model citizen, interested in all the affaits of the community, aid ing in religious work and practising deeds of charity and kindness. He was widely known over this section and was everywhere highly esteemed. About fifteen years ago the deceased removed to Elysburg,where since then he lias lived retired. His wife died last February. Soon after her demise the deceased began to decline. Dropsy and heart trouble were the cause of his deatli. He was 8K years of age. The deceased was a devout Method ist and a hard working member of the Elysburg M. E. church, from where the funeral will be held Friday morn ing at 9 o'clock. Rev. Fans, of Elys burg and Rev. Schaeft'er of Beach Haven will officiate. Intorment will be made at Sharp Ridge cemetery. Mr. Gearhart is survived by nine sons and daughters as follows : Charles, of Suufcury ; Joseph, of Sharp Ridge; Mrs. Joseph Yought, of Elysburg; Daniel,of Philadelphia; Dr. M. Gear hart, of Elysburg; Edward, of Mt. Carmel; the Misses Catherine, Bell and Elizabeth, who reside at the fam ily home. Band Concert. The Mechaniesville band on Satur day evening gave a >uuch appreciated concert on Mill str> 112, before proceed ing on a special trolley car to the usual Saturday night festival in East Dan ville. FINAL NOTICE. IN THE COURT OF QUARTER SES SIONS OF MONTOUR COUNTY. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN : Due and legal public notice is hereby given,that pursuant to anforder of the aforesaid Court and to the", Act of As sembly in such behalf made and pro vided. the undersigned do hereby pub licly declare their intention to remove j from what was formerly known as "The Presbyterian Cemetery," on J Bloom street, in the Fourth Ward of the Borough of Danville, in the Coun ty of Montour and State of Pennsyl vania, the remains of such bodies in }terred therein as can yet be readily j found, and to reinter them elsewhere, on and after Friday, August 16th, A. D. 1907, ! and that in the relatives j and friends of such dead as yet remain j interred in the said Cemetery shall I have,and they are hereby granted, the | right and privilege to remove from the said Cemetery the remains of such | dead at their own proper cost and ex pense. I The Trustees of the Mahoning Pres ! byterian English Congregation North. By, I. X. Grier, M. Grier Youngman, Wm. L. McClure, Alex. Foster, Tlios. J. Rogers, James T. Magill, James D. Magill, J. B. Gearhart, T. W. Bartholomew, The present acting Trustees. | Edward Sayre Gearhart, pro Petitioners. Danville, Pa., July 16th, 190?. I Jl7, 25, 31, A?, 14. Administrator's Notice. [ Estate of William R. Miller, late of the Township of Liberty, in the County of Montour and State of i Pennsylvania, deceased. ! Notice is hereby given that lettors |of administration on the above estate ! have been granted to the undersigned, j All persons indebted to the said estate \ are required to make payment, and | those having claims or demand against the said estate will make known the j same without delay to DANIEL K. MILLER, Administrator of William R. Miller, deceased. P. O. Address: Pottsgrove, Pa., li. F. D. No. 1. Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel. Charter Notice. Notice is hereby given that an ap plication will be made to the Honor able Charles C.Evans,President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montour on the tenth day of August, A. D. 1907, at ten o'clock A. M., under the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth or Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation and re gulation of certain Corporations," ap proved April 29th, 1874, and the sup plements thereto, for the Charter of an intended Corporation to be called "EXCHANGE CEMETERY COM PANY", the character and object whereof is the maintenance of a pub lic cemetery, and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of the said Act of Assembly and its supplements, by John D. Ellis, James F. Ellis, Wil liam Ellis, Frank Ellis. Ida Menges and Nellie Smith. WM. KASE WEST, Solicitor. June 27th, 1907. 101 UNI ill 111 A trunk unloaded 1 y mistake at a residence oil Vinesti et Tuesday uig',t was the innocent car-e of great exc:te ment,which kept a f..wily up half the night and brought to the premises not only a policeman bur also the o.strict attorney. Shortly after the arrival of the even ing trains one of the omnibuses was observed to laboriously climb the hill at the northern end of Vine street and at the very summit to back up at the residence of Mrs. Benjamin Cook and proceed to unload a trunk. Mrs. Cook's first thought was that she was getting a visitor, but finding that the trunk was not accompanied by any one she was mystified and ask ed for an explanation. The busman in formed her that he had been directed to leave the trunk at No. 21S) Vine street by a young man, who got off the train at the D. L. & W. station, but who for some reason did not wish to accompany it. Mrs. Cook was sure that there must be some mistake, but the busman was positive that he un derstood the man rightly and that he had delivered the trunk precisely where lie had been directed to leave it. Mrs. Cook insisted that he reload the trunk and take it away with him, but the man couldn't see why lie should disobey orders and despite the woman's protestations he drove away leaving the trunk at her house. Mrs. Cook was the only occupant of the house at the time and no sooner was she left alone with the trunk than she hecaiuo very nervous. There was something so unusual about the affair. All the "trunk mysteries," with their shocking details,concerning which she had read for many years past came to her mind. The trunk in itself was commonplace and innocent-looting enough, but that did not alter mat ters any. Finally it grew dark and after that hour the mysterious trunk seemed to inspire a new dread. The woman could not get away from the thought that she had been made the innocent victim of some dreadful af fair and her imagination pictured a thousand uncanny things that the trunk might contain. With such a companion sleep was out of the ques tion; she could not even think of re tiring. She stood it until 11 o'clock: she stood it even half an hour loncer and then, at 11 :30 o'clock, too indignant and nervous to stand it any longer,she hurried down town to seek aid from the police. Siie rati across Officer Voris and soon made him acquainted with the whole affair. The officer was at a loss to know how to proceed. It was prohsib.'y all a mistake and he did not feel that he had a right to throw the trunk out cf doors. At this juncture fortunately he happened to run across District At torney Major C. P. Gearhart.who ow ing to the extraordinary circumst ances of the case,agreed to accompany j the officer to Mrs. Cook's premises and conduct an investigation. ; Arriving at the spot the men | closely examined the trunk ; there was nothing to suggest anything shady or off color about it. Still, they had to admit that the circumstances were all . very extraordinary and after carefully ! considering the subject iu all its bear , ings, the officials concluded that to quiet the woman's fears,if for no oth er reason, they were justified in open ; ing the trunk. | Fortunately one of the men had on 1 his ring a key whioh fitted the lock. It was a moment of deep suspeuse as I the key was manipulated and a click ing sound a moment later indicated that the lock was open. The lid was raised,when there lay exposed to view a harmless assortment of male and fe male wearing apparel—nothing more. | Almost at the same moment the lid was reclosed and then it was found that | the ill-fitting key which had sufficed to unlock the trunk would not relock it. However,the trunk had been open ed by those iu authority. Yesterday morning a dapper youug man, who was lamenting the loss of iiis trunk, got on the trail of that par ticular busman who had delivered the j mysterious trunk at Mrs. Cook's resi i deuce. The rest is easily told and shows how men can be mistaken when they feel sure that they are right. The stranger declares that he ordered the trunk delivered at Rank street. The busman is equally po»tive that he said I "Viue" street. Nasal CATARRH cleanses, soothes and heals m the diseased membrane. It cures catarrh and drives M away a cold in the head quickly. Cream Bnim ie placed into the nostrils,spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Size, 50 cents at Drug j gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. ■ ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren Street, New York Windsor Hotel ; "A Square From Everywhere." Tne only moderate priced of reputation and consequence in Philadelphia, Pa. Three minutes walk from the Read i ing Terminal. Five minutes walk from I the Penna. R..R. Depot. W. T. BRUBAKER, Manager. Orphans Court Sale OF VALUABLE Hea. ICsteite, ESTATE OF WILLIAM It. MILLER! LATE u? THE TOWNSHIP OF LIBERTY. IN THE COUNTY OF MONTOUR AND STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, DECEASED. Pursuant to the order of the Orph an s Court of Montour County afore said to him granted for such purpose, the undersigned as the administrator of the said decedent will expose to public sale on the premises, situate in the said Township of Liberty, on Friday, August 16, 07 at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the said day, the following described real estate of the said decedent to wit: LOT No. 1. All of that certain messuage, or tenement and lot of laud situate in the Township of Libertv, in the County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning at a stone corner of lot of land formerly of heirs of Mrs. Haunty deceased now of Jacob Diehl, thence soutli twenty degrees east forty-six perches to a stone, thence by lands formerly of Jacob Boyer now of the said Jacoh Diehl south eighty two aud a half degrees west ten and two tenths perches, thence bv land formerly of James Heddings now of William R. Miller deceased north twenty degrees west forty-four perches thenco by land of formerly of the said, heirs of Mrs. Haunty deceased, now of the said .Jacob Diehl north sixty nine degrees east ten perches to the place of beginning containing two acres, and one hundred and twenty nine perches, be the same more or less with the appurtenances. LOT No. 2. All of that certain messuage or tenement aud lot of land situate in the Township of Liberty, in the County of Montour and State* of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginnius at a cor ner of other land hereinbefore describ ed, thence by lands formerly of Wil liam Montgomery now of Samuel Oeiger south tweutv degrees east forty eight perches to a post, thence by oth er lands formerly of Jacob Bovor now of Jacob Diehl south eightv-three de grees west twenty-one and foui lentlis perches to a rock oak sapling, thence by the same and land formerly of the heirs of John Messersmith deceased now of Charles Diehl north nineteen and seveu eighths degrees west forty eight perches to a post,thence by land formerly of James and John Heddings now of Ellen Diehl north eighty-three degrees east twenty-one perches to the place of beginning, containing six acres and allowance. Subiect to all of the provisions, exceptions, reservation! aud conditions contained in a certain deed of Jacob Boyer and wife to the said John Heddings dated October 21st, lStio. LOT J*o. ;j All of that certain messuage or tenement and lot of land situate in tht- Township of Libertv, in the county of Montour and State ol Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz : Beginning at a post a corner of other land of the said Wil liam R. Miller deceased thence by same south twenty dergees east forty five perches to land formerly of Jacob Boyer now of Jacob Diehl, thence by same south eighty-two and a half de grees west seventeen and eight tenths perches and north twenty degrees west forry-oue perches to the land formerly of the heirs of Mrs. Haunty deceased now the said Jacob Diehl, "thence by same north sixty-nine degrees east seventeen and six tenths perches to the place of beginning containing two acres and one hundred and twelve perches neat measure,with the appurt enances. LOT No. 4. All of that certain messuage or tenement and lot of land situate in the Township of Liberty,in the County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz : Beginning at a stone by a gate post at the side of lane form t erly of James Heddings now of Jaoot Diehl, thence by land formerly of the heirs of Mrs. Haunty deceased now of the said Jacob Diehl north sixty-nine and a half degrees east seven and nine tenth perches to a stone, corner of lot formerly of ttie said Heddings now of the said Diehl, thence by the same south nineteen degrees east six and four tenths perches to a stone, thence by other lands formerly of Jacob Boy 'er now of Ellen Diehl north seventy and one half degrees west three tenths perches to the place of beginning con taining twenty-five and two tenths square perches neat measure with the appurtenances. i Upon the above described premises are erected a 111! UN MIR, a frame barn and other usual farm buildings. } TERMS OF sALE will be made I known on the said day of sale. DANIEL K. MILLER, Administrator of William R. Miller, deceased. I Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel. July 13, 1907. The national farmers' education and : co-operative union has organized its first branch in Oregon. It is expected } that other branches will be organized all over the State, j R-I-P-A-N-S Tabule Doctors find A good prescription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is enough for ustta . occassions. The family bottle (60 cents oontains a supply for a year. All drug 1 gists. ! ________________________ Administrator's Notice. Estate of Mary K. Kearns, late of the Borough of Danville, in the county of Montour and State of Pennsyl vania, deceased. Notice is hereby duly given that letters of administration have been granted upon the above estate to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make immediate pavmeut, and those having claims or demands against the said estate will make known the same without delay to JONATHAN SWEISFORT, Administrator of Mary Kearns, deo'd P. O. Address Danville. Pa. E. 8. GEARHART, Att'y.