Montour American. l ; P\Nk C. AfMII I!. I Top r trior. Itjinvllt*, MA . Oct. ,»l. AN L*MOH. While lite l-'iM of In I |'l .xllil* «ne« n, (IIP j.rl. M KtlattP* it k»>p' I«**l M falls in ff' -« ' r »Mn«s. M*II ii"' LIVE »»r fond niniif. H« tiwl* nt'mr and whan lie iln'> lint htinvr *h*t lie walll« oflipr it Pll will »«•!t him, »'i Ihu ha IIPPII no# l»p Ignorant of «rha» It bp«t for Mm. Slur. tln> prll-fl "112 food i* *«I»U "P --«lir ii.ii finp bay In* food ami Iniy tnllta *tnck»'' The price of slock* i* Hnw II fur do* n. and fur a few Milt* one limy I' iv a «h*re In it mine that will pay *p*eral dollars on erery cent's worth of stock. One niu*t gw>«i Who will R«t tli" dollars, liol the offer of *nare» for a few cents 1* printed oil good paper, mill of oonr*s one will PPC that the ntfer uonlit to tip good too. If one wonder* why the iiilnp owner* do not keep all the wealth of the mine* for themselves, let them reflect that then' are many men who want their fellow men to get rich anil be happy with*! hem. There nre other chance* to Ret rich quick that In the enil are jtiet a* (rood. Kvery day one *ee* offer* of rlche* that arc bound to flow into the pocket* of those who will invest a few cent* iu *ouie gift scheme. Some of these will pav a* high a* 150 per cent, with out turning a hair or anything else. A few month* ago one of the men with thing* to give away offered a certain man ten shares of stock that woold be worth ten time* their face value in a few month*, if he would do something fjr the giver. The man to whom the offer wan made suggested to the other that he send on the face value of the shares iu cash and keep for himself the other nine times the face value when the shares matured, but the man who wanted to give the shares away turn ed him down because he had not the right business instinct. It is a simple matter, as yon will perceive, to tell men to buy stocks in all sorts of ventures, when it is easier to buy stocks than to buy food. Hot if you would rather eat be careful. Battleship Question. While other countries rival each other in building big battleships the newly appointed commander of the French Mediterranean squadron dis agrees with the experts of the other nations and declares in favor of the smaller type of vessels, capable of great mobility and armed with guns of smaller calibre that can be fired more rapidly than the mammoth guns that shoot ' railway trains" as Schley called them. Unfortunately nobody will pay much attention to a commander who contends that the naval battles in the Russo-Japanese war did not prove the superiority of the big ships and the heaviest artillery should have a hear ing. The Japanese know, but only imperfectly, whether sheer weight of ships nnil guns was the denominating factor in the destruction of the big Russian fleet. As a matter of fact that fleet was beaten before it left port. It was crrippled by insubordi nation and sheer incompetency; in gunnery it was in no wise equal to the Japanese fleet. The Japauese know well the lesson of that naval battle. What kind of ships are they 'building.? The superiority of the niamuioth guns was not demonstrated in the Spanish-American war. The Spanish vessels were destroyed by the smaller guns of the American ships. The offici il reports show that the battles could have been won as certainly had there been nothing larger than a six inch gun iu the American fleets. Is it wise to the mammoth ships that cost such immense sums of money and thus put all of the eggs in one basket? A SENSE OF HUMOR. Is a Precious Gift and Helps to Lighten Life's Way. I regard a sense of humor as one of the most precious gifts that can be vouchsafed to a human being. lie is ;not necessarily a better man for hav -sog it, but he is a happier one. It readers liiiu indifferent to good or bad ifortune. It enables hiin to enjoy his town discomfiture. Blessed with this sense he is never unduly elated or cast down. No one can ruffle his temper. No abuse dis turbs his equanimity. Bores do not bore him. Humbugs do not humbug him. Solmnn airs do not Impose on him. Sentimental gush does not influ ence him. The follies of the moment have 110 hodd on him. Titles and dec orations art* but childish baubles In his eyes. Prejudice does not warp his Judgment, ne Is never In conceit or out of conceit with himself. lie abhors all dogmatism. The world is a stage on which actors strut and fret for his edification nnd amusement, and jhe pursues the even current of his way, invulnerable, doing what Is right and proper according) his lights, but utterly Indifferent whether what ha <loes finds approval or disapproval from others. If llnmlet had had any sense of hu mor he would not have been a nui sance to himself and to all surround ing him.—London Truth. T:!a. Dear little Maudle awoke about 2 ' o'clock the other morning and asked I mamma to tell her a fairy tale. "It's too late, darling." mamma re- J plied. "Daddy will be in shortly, and he'll tell us both one."—Philadelphia Inquirer. Our Language. "He's the coming man." "Yes; he's one of the best fellows go- I 4ng,"—Baltimore American. PRESIDENT'S Mf RATIO* fr 1 frmn fmtilitp, |w»»t mid our. IViiw, tnt'i nil mankind (• imr« Mntli inn* from Hiitt> I* ■ t Monttfrttn.hl'»«ini.frulu and flowm Ho, Willi ln>ni«« full of 11'*tm-ii n liik. Jo>« wilhtn unr homitm lurk. Ami wp'll wild n|i nung* of pri»lw , «. Tin 11 wn'll down lo tmk. - from IVddy Mn'laiU I'RI'INIRIIT Koom>vi>ll HIT* (I v,l npoi Thimil»> , Nn*«'iiit>«r W, »« til** dny fix tl'Mik«uiv niir unit prater In hi* pro rlwumtloii annnmnlng tin* event Hh president •urn "linen Again I'ip "»'*»iiii of tit* irai lim rcm«« lii-ii, tn accordance will the rn«tom of onr forefather* fur gen eratonm |>»*t. the |»r»»nl«l»»nt appoint* i day a« MIA e*|>R«lal oooMiofl for al people to give praise ami tliank«gir iUK lo Mod. "Ouring'the pa"t*>enrwe have beet free from fnmiiir, from |>e*til<<ucp from war. We are at jieace with al tln* rent of matikiml. Our natural rr •outers are at least an great a* thorn of any other nation. Wo lielieve tint in aliilitv to develop and take advaiit uKo of th**e renounce* lite average mat of thin nation Manila at leant an ii a» the average man of any other. No where eKe in the world ia there unci an opportunity for u ftee jieople to de velop to the fullest, extent all it* pow er* of body, of mind, ami that whirl stand ahove both body and mind— character. "Much has been given »" from 01 high ami much will rightly be expect ed of us in retnru. Into onr rare tin ten talents have been entrusted; anr we are to be pardoned neither if wi squander and waste them, nor, yet i: we hide them in a napkin; for the.' must be fruitful in our hands. Eve: throughout the agon, at all times au< among all peoples, prosperity has beer faught witii danger, and it behoovei ur to beseech the Giver of All Thing! that v»p may not fall into love of east and of luxury; that we may not losi our sense of moral responsibility; tha we may not forget our duty to Got | and onr neighbor. ! "A great democracy like ours, aae ; mocracy based upon the principles o: j orderly liberty, can be perpetuate! ; only if in the heart of the ordinary 1 citizen there dwells a keen souse o righteousness and justice. We slionh earnestly pray that this spirit of rigii eousness and justice may grow eve greater in the hearts of all of us, ant that our souls may he inclined ever more both toward the virtues that tel for gentleness and tenderness, for lov ing kindness and forbenrauce one w ill ! another, and toward those no les i necessary virtues that make for man j liness and rugged hardiness—for with I out these qualities neither nation o I individual can rise to the level of grea ness. "Now, therefore,!, Theodore Roose velt, president of the United States do set apart Thursday, the 28th day o November.as a day of general thanks giving and prayer, and on that day recommend that the people shall ceasi from their daily work, and in thei homes or in their churches, meet de voutly to thank the Almighty for tin many and great blessings they havi received in the past, and to pray tha they may be given the strength so t< order their lives as to receive a con tinuance ot these blessings in tin future." How Much Do You Walk? This is the most delightful, health ful and invigorating season of theyeai for walking. Few there are perhaps, except on Saturday afternoon or Sun day have the spare time for an exteuc ed walk. But there are thousauds oi people in Danville and this valley who ride to work, or to the stores, who, for their physical beneffl should walk. And whenever opportunity presents, take a walk for exercise il only for a short distance. Physeians recommend walking as the best all-around exercise known to them, for several reasons. In the fir.st place when yon walk you raise the temperature of your body. It is like stuffing more coal in the furnace and opening'the draught. There's some thing doing in your body. Every thing gets into working order. Your muscles and nerves are getting up by perspiration and more waste is being carried off. Then you breathe more deeply. And that puts more oxygen in yourjhlood'and oxygen is more nec essary to you than your meals. And there's your skin. The millions of pores are opened up by perspiration and more waste is being carried off. And your digestion. Walking helps that process. And it puts an edge on yonr appetite.a And appetite is one of the[things|;necessary to good diges lion. The doctors will tell you about your diaphragm. The diaphragm is a sort of stage floor between the chest and the abdomen. It is raised or low ered by thejcontraction or the swell ing of the lungs. When the lungs are deeplyffllled the diaphragm goes down and presses[upon;the liver,stomach and spleen. a masasge on those organß. And this massage helps to .keep them in good order—especially the liver. The man who regularly practices walking will never have liv er trouble. These 'are some of the benefits de rived from walking. Nothing is here said about the mental benefits the ex liiliration that comes from being in the open air the joy that comes from knowing that one's organism is in good working order. The Creator did not intend that you should ride in a street car or other conveyance to the exclusion of your two good legs. SOUNDING AWARDING forr*tpnn4Mtr* ) Pfcll*«*lrMa. Oft »» Predicting* of a ■•Mfltl *Mnr) f»t th* Republli** putj In Peanarl ♦*nia «i n»»t tii*eil»»* MmMM *r* »H t>*«»<l «pon report* ft mm th* vartnM rnnittl** that Ik* rack and (ll* of tha organisation la flat '® K*l out a luga pen-entag* of th* lt*pnMt< an vole Mnrb will depend, kewe»*i. upon th« •cttvlty i>( «k* party vlgtiaatn* and •amine tne»*ge* ara being aval nul from Philadelphia heMitiarter* tc leave nothing undnna to g"t Hepubll rand In the poll* Willi* former independent* are pro claiming ik*lr loyally to the Republf ran nomine* the parly leadere appr* rial* (ho d*n**r that hirk* In th* f**l in* nf security that *«l*t* among R* publican committeemen They realise that th* liemocrat* ara looking for ward confidently to neit year's na llonal election and ar* going in poll a big »ot* to encourage the member* ol th*lr party to lln* up for tha rotslni presidential roal*il No Stat* "la»u*a" This Vear. Th*r* ha** been absolutely no «tat« "Issues" developed by th* present ram palga In Prnn*ylvanl*. Oorrrnor Stuart's administration following th* actio* nf th* Republican majority In th* legislature. brought about Indictments tn th* atata capltol raa** and removed that laau* from tha political canvass. aad tka racord ol John O. Hheati In public and prlvau llf* pr*T*nt*d criticism of th* R*puhll can candidate from tha outaet of th< campaign Vpon every hand. however, th* po litical contest la thla *tat* haa bees regarded a* th* skirmish of next year'i preald*ntlal battl*. and Republican! familiar with th* situation ar* coa coraad regarding th* raault of tk* bal loting on Tuesday naxt. Tbey ar* fearful tkat a faollag ol *T*r-confldence will lead to a laxity among th* party workara and thai proper effort* will not b* put forth tc gat tha voter* to th* poll*. "If Pennsylvania la to take hoi proper place at tha head of th* pro cession of Republican atatea on Tues day next." *ald Colonel We*l*y R Ar drew*, chairman of the Republics! ■tat* commute* today, "tk* Republican ▼otera must be alert. They muit gr to the poll* and register their oontla ued adherence to the prlnrfples and policies of tht party, and by ao dolnj empbsslze the sentiment of their gr**l ■tata In favor of the party of progresi and prosperity. The Democrat* arc going to put their best efforts Into the work of getting their men «vut to vote and In order that they may record one of th*lr old-tjme ringing majorities the Republicans must be wideawake and active from the hour of th* open lng of (he polls until the last ballot shall be deposited. Thoy must takf nothing for granted, but act upon the principle that a battle Is never won until It Is over and the enemy Is cap tured or routed. "Pennsylvania Is the greatest in dustrial stale In the Union, and Demo crat'c triumph, which a reduced Re , publican majority would mean would be disastrous to wage earners and , capitalists alike. Must Not Falter. "Tf Pennsylvania should falter on Tuesday next, the enemies of the pro tective tariff would have reason tc b* elated, and they would herald the result of the election as an Indication that the so-called tarlfT reformers are growing in strength in our state, and that the 'lowa idea' for a scaling down of the tariff is spreading even Into Pennsylvania, the very citidal of pro j tectlon. "The consequence of such a state of affairs would be Illustrated by a ces sation of all industrial enterprises within our borders, with the Inevitable result that the workingman and the farmers, the mechanics and the mill owners would in the end bear the brunt of the disaster. "! sincerely trust that the Republi can voters of Pennsylvania will not be deceived by those who affect to see no danger in Republican indiffer ence, but that tkey will goto work at once and discharge 'heir full duty to the party and to their state." Call to Clubmen. President R. P. Habgood, of the State League of Republican Clubs, supplementing the cnll to arm* of Col onel Andrews, has issued an address in which, among other things, be says: "This is not an off-year for Repub Uranism, it is. on the other hand, a vital one. and the majority recorded for the Hon. John O. Sheatz will serve as a glaring guide post to the Repub licanism of the entire United States. "A small majority will point to in difference on the part of the Keystone state to tariff revision and Republi can national policies next year. A rousing, record-breaking and old-fash loned majority will be a bulwark to the pplicy of standing pat on the tariff and an inspiration to Republican suc cess throughout the country next year, when we all earnestly hope to centre the eyec of onr sister states upon Pennsylvania's candidate for th* pre*. IdecoT." Pavement of Vitrified Brick, The sidewalk ou Bloom street be tween the P. & R. track and the low er end of the conorete pavement along the park is being laid with vitrified brick. It is a small section of street claimed by the P. & R. railway company, bnt inasmuch as vehicles that nse Kline street have to drive backward and for ward over it tlio borough is not reliev ed from responsibility. A compromise was effected whereby the borough of Danville furnishes the material and employes of the rnilway company do the work. Increase at the Ridge. The population at Strawberry Ridge was increased by one yesterday after noon when a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe. It is proposed to convert'tiie Eiffel tower, in Paris, into a gigantic time pieoe, and with that object experi ments are now being made. MANY miLUNUN PARTIES PURKiIi Krnm pf I t nil tout loita I will he mam H*l|i>«<>'<-n |*tli<>« bwld li Hunt IIIP tonight Invitation* LM»" bwii IMII'II »mi the night prom in In l» htllnkl* wl»lir»t»il Hnnf «>♦ tIiMM will he wtrfd K hoetly nflnlrn in which each nf th»> |*r»on* attemllru will b- ri>.|Oirr.l Infirm* II|I n« w Itclii nml goblin* l*iif the hfiiplli lit the ho*!# hikl luNlwa nt till* evening ilio Morning pnhl >«h»il lti»if#ilh tipvpriil PQK- Ki'»llitiH to rtilmncn the |)li i.|iri> : TIIR MYhTIO DANOK Clear • tnlilo In the center of flu riiom ii lit I thereon place >« di*h,bearlnt a* ninny rai*in« n« tl.ne »re preneut. SII* |mor alcohol over tin rulaltiii until the? are saturated. Join hainlx around the tahln anil a* t!<• !tl»iiii> are I.(ilited utalt the mvatli dance The flanieii from the raicin will lie a wierd green color lending . Uhont!v effect Aa the riisin* bun each guest Hhtinlil lie r«'i|nireil tnsii.it c I a raisin from the (lames The uiisuc ressful ones shall hi' doinii-d to disap. jioititluent In love. THK BAWDDST PUDDING Take a large howl and fill it i<t sawdust Now cot dips of paper am on each write a fortaue. Leave ahon 1 flvt or six slip* niti rely bl ink. Ovei tlm top of ttii> s iwdust place a layer o! | cinnt exactly like a pudding oruct Mark off tile pudding into as luaii] pieces an there are guestN and numbi each piece Now make corresponding number* on sli|>* of paper and make each guest draw one from the pill which slum hi he held by a witch. Tin number they draw shall be their por tioii of the pudding and therein slial either be their fortune|or a blank ; tin latter is tn indicate that they glial never And a mate. There are many ideas which wi have not the space to publish but tl i above suggestions should be an aid ti those planning to celebrate the even ing with friends. LIGHTNuvu. The Mystic Fluid Has Been Known ti Cure as Well as to Kill. A peculiar feature of lightning whei attacking a human being Is that It ii known to cure ns well us to kill. Ii one Instance a man who was para lyzed on one side of his body fron childhood was struck by a thunder bolt, and after remaining Insenelbli for twenty minutes he recoverec with the full use of all of his members Another case was that of an invallc In one of the Austrian hospitals wb< was lucky enough to stand In the mj of an atmospheric spurk and was en abled without delay to leave the hos j pltal perfectly well. A similar occurrence took place 01 the passenger packet boat New Yorl when a person who had been hopeless Iv paralyzed for u great many yeari was struck by lightning. lie was si astonished to find himself cured thai he ran about the deck like a inadmar and was BO crazed with joy that th« rest of the passengers believed him tc have become mentally unbalanced un | til they learned the cause of his exu berance. Hie cases where persoiui have bene flted by a visit from this heavenly i power are too numerous to mention as In a number of cases they have lost their deafness or regained their eye sight and In some cuses their mentaJ balance, and lightning really prove* fatal In few cases in comparison tc the number of people It touches each year. If we could provide a way by w-hich we would not get an overdost of this most wonderful fluid, lightning would undoubtedly prove to be th« long sought elixir of life, but the dltfi ' culty arises in Its being beyond oui control.—Denver I'ost. Peculiarity of Hair. A woman leading two children step ped Into a barber shop with hei charges. "I want their hair trimmed," she said, "but not ull the way round. I only want it trimmed off even. It Is Just the right length on the right side but too long on the left side. I had their hair trimmed only a little while ago, nnil here It Is noticeably longer on the left side. I don't believe It was trimmed evenly In the first place." "Oh, yes, It was,"the barber assured her. "It grows faster on the left side, that Is all. Most people's hair does grow faster on that side, but It Is on children's heads thut we are most like ly to notice it."—New York Press. Man's Heartles«nes«. 1 There is nothing like the heartless oess of a man. There Is a certain pret- I ty little bride who is Just coming to know that. She fell out with her I newly acquired husband the other day. | I forget quite what it was about, but I it seems to me be had said things about a new gown of hers. At any I rate, life was no longer worth living. She shut herself In her room and cried till her head ached. Then she bathed her eyes, brushed a fluff of powder over her red and swollen nose and call ed icily to her husband: "Fred," said she, "bring me a spoon, please. I'm going to tnke poison." "Yes, dear," answered the heartless monster from below. "Do you want a teaspoon or a tablespoon?' Superstitious Bonapartes. The Bonapartes always were super stitions, especially tho mother of Na poleon. She always had a presenti ment that the rise and fall of her fam ily would occur tn the same century, that the glory which was prophesied for them would be followed by disas ter. And tho prediction wns verified. She died in her eighty-seventh year, having lived long enough to see the downfall of all her children. Napo leon I always feared Dee. 2 as an un lucky day.and It is related of him that before every Important battle ho would throw dice to ascertain If he were to lose or win. The "red men" whom he always saw going to battle with him was a delusion that caused him much suffering. SHEATZ HAS SCORED (Hpwlal OnrtMpnlMlf nr«. | tUrrtnlii.il Oct II John O Hi < air tk* Republic** •on.ln>«. lit mil* trrimrrt I* shout winding ii |i n tour of Ik* In wklck h* hat in M at »*»ry i lara h» has Mm ll* In. sv.vn himself to b* a »ot»- g*tt*r V ' iln le kaa Hon* of th* flft* of if » • ruli 4 orator with which to *1 i trlf» an nti.llenra h» possess** to a rccnar.M.lr d. gre* an ability to Impress tv«r)nnp *k» hears htm with kla aim tut* ntii> < rtljr i,t purpose anil foilrng* to carry out nrr; pledge k* had tuade. With all th* chr *a Indulged In during lb* pr«v i«. rampalga regarding IMINUM *n flnan rial institution* that have gnn* upon tk* lionJ of thr* statu treasurer. In the form of heavy deposit* of atat* fund* ami security against unexpected withdrawal* of surk mnnrjrn. th* voters of Pennsylvania must recelv* with grat iflration a declaratiou from Mr. Kheatt upon this subject. A Popular Pledge. Bald Mr. Kheati. "A* a piece of informal ion to th* p<mpl* of Pennsylvania, I wish to say that If I am elected treas urer of this great state. when th* time roincs for m* to fll* my bond for $500,000, I shall pay for It out of my own pocket, and not parmlt an obliging president of a trust company to arrange my annuity for me. thereby placing myself un der obligation to that trust com pany to have $60,000 or $70,000 of the state's money constantly on de posit ID that particular Institution. I shall keep myself just as fr*« from the dictations of the money powers as I am of the political powers." Mr. Sheatx's attitude In thla matter has called forth expressions of hearty approval from every quarter. His candidacy is accepted as a guarantee that the office of state treasurer will ' be conducted upon the highest possi ble plane With Edwin S Stuart In the governor's eh !r and John O. Bheatz as state tr" surer, th* people , of Pennsylvania will have reason to he proud of the Republican party's administration of Its affairs. Champion o' Public Schools. Probably no otliar act In the official career of Mr. Sheatx contributed more i to his popularity than his advocacy of Increased appropriations to the pub , lie schools As chairman of the ap i propriation committee of the house of i representatives. Mr. Sheati made a valient and successful fight in favor i of raising the already large sums ap propriated to education, and in his . visits to the various counties in his I present tour Mr. Sheatz has been com plimented upon the result of bis labors at Harrisburs in this direction. The Republican party of Pennsylva nia has a grand record In its fostering and protecting Influence In the causo of the common schools. The statistics show that since 1887 the enormous sum of $119,100,000 has been appropriated by Pennsylvania legislatures dominated by the Republi can party, an amount many times larger than that appropriated for like purposes by any state is the Union for public school purposes. The appropriation for th* years 1887- 88 was $2,600,000; for 1889-90 It was $4,000,000, and for each two years from that time until this year, with one ex ception. the appropriation was $11,000,- 000. the exception being in 1902-01. when the amount was $10,000,000. When the legislature met this year Mr Sheatz was among the potential factors in a movement to provide even more liberally for the schools, and with the hearty co-operation of the influen tial leaders of the Republican party this ngltation was a fruitful one. The sum of $4,000,000 was added to the state school fund, raising the grand to tal to the unprecedented appropriation of $15,000,000 for tue next two years. This amount does not Include the SB,- 500,000 specially set aside for school purposes from the local taxes collected in the city of Philadelphia, nor the large amounts raised locally In other counties. The money included in the state ap- J propriation to the schools is allotted to the different counties in proportion to the number of children of school age. each county receiving its pro rata share. In nearly all of the counties the amount received from the state has proved amply sufficient to meet all of the requirements of the public schools, so that in such cases it is not necessary to apply any of the money received from local taxation. "I want to see the day," said Mr. Sheatz a few nights ago. "when the state will provide every penny of tho money needed for educational pur poses The aim of the Republican party has b#en in that direction, and I know that the continued success of Republicanism In Pennsylvania moans the accomplishment of that end. "I shall certainly continue to do all In my power to have ample money ap propriated to place the public schools of our state upon a solid and practical basis in every county of the state." | An Angry Bedfellow When Frank Urbany. of York, aged I i 35 years, turned in at his boarding place on Saturday night he found that his bedfellow, Henry Weber, had ap- : 1 propriated all the bed clothing and > was occupying the middle of the bed. I He shook Weber and demanded his share, a fight ensued and Urbany was taken to the hospital iu a serious con- i dition with kaife wounds that requir- ' led thirty-one stitches, while Weber ' was also battered up badlv. j t Raising Pheasants. I Columbia county has the distinction 11 of having the only pheasantry in the * State of Pennsylvania. It is conduct;- 112 ed by Associate Judge iSluier Yeager, , in Roaring Greek township, who iu « addition duties of his office t will experiment with the raising oft pheasants. They have been success- b fully raised in Canada for years, but a it is a business which is new in this e country and hence will be watched with Interest. ENORMOUS INCREASE IN il£ piATIGN i Th* i nn-nnl piwi » pntsp. Nt« of I Pennsylvania is refit. din tti« nior i moM liwrmu* in tlii> , aluatiou «>f |» r ' am«l |OT|wrt; »i r»i i*d to the mi i. It«ir tfriii-rnl'» unnl fnt M,(,■ ' taxation fur Iho *«•„, | no", T|,c «7 ( «' •hullm ol Ilia M ti. 'iow nil mi iff , inlunliuii i t |-r«i.iim subject , to Vtete i«\ii|oi),r 'ni u«d f.«r theriir- I!*■» j-«»r iif #l,Ol4>iii t ?HT. 4(1. Mil 111 I OI'HM of #*/ ,000,000 in Hih vtlumtiiu » ttiiirM<i fut l(w »l lln n-figure* eum !I«M> fa\nrnhly with llm returns In the o«>iu1111 !or of the Smi > of New York for 1» «l, the total u-srssed value of personal property iti that Stat* last ' inr being ♦ Mti, ISl,:in."i. All liut ti»«» oqulit 1m of flu" State •how mi inctoase. In tl.pan the nggre k'Hto decreii-n is #:rt«,:iSß.."i.*». Personal projieity in this st»te vir "ally represents mon«> mi iutarest tad in snhj«ct to a 4-ttiill tax. Three fourth* of the icveiiue <luriveil fioui this source inn turnml (o t lie counties, the balance r»taiueil by the Man Tin 'otal revenue from this source for i#o7 s #4,0."i9,4:i1. Ki, hi) increase of over 1900. Not only f>Hr* tiiero beiii an enormous inurease in the valuatio.i of p.-iaoiial property returned for IIK'T in the lain or counties, like Philadelphia and Al legheny, where the ag;t.*grate is more than #10,000,000, bat in the smaller counties like Greene, which shown an increase of over #1,000,000, and Wash ington, where there has been an in crease of over #;i,000,000. In Montour comity the increase in valuation for 1907 as compared with , 190« is #1 84,477. , There has been an increase in the valuation not only of personal prop erty, but of all other sources of State revenue iu Pennsylvania for the cur rent year. This increase will bring the revenue np to more than |3fi,000,- 000 for the year ending November 30 It was thought when t-i0,880.000 was raised last year, which was a record breaker, that the State revenues had readied high water mark. mushroomsT Thoaa That Are Poisonous Always Carry the "Death Cup." Mushrooms when poisonous are the most dangerous plants In existence, as there Is no antidote for the poison. Without going Into the intricacies of the edible "meadow" (Agaricus cam pestrisi, and the "horse" mushroom (Agaricus arvensls), which are among the most wholesome and valnablo vegetables, and of the numerous other harmless and nutritious varieties, as distinguished by their dark spores from the poisonous kind with white spores, one rule of observation will pre serve the health and safety of any one collecting wild mushrooms for eating, i Without the use of a single technical term, the difference in poisonous and nonpoteonous mushrooms is easily shown, even to a novice. What bota nists call the "death cup," the volva around the stipe, or, in plainer terms, the socket around the stem, is never absent from the deadly mushrooms. ; Sometimes it is distinct, well above ' I ground, up around the lower part of j i the stem; then again it is below | ground, but not attached to the stem so as to lose the cup shape, and some times it grows upon or is attached to the stem, giving it a bulbous, swollen i base. Severely reject every plant that has a bulbous stem or the cup standing : out around the stem. All edible and ] harmless mushrooms have straight j stems, the same size from the root to j the cap.—Georgia Torrey Penman in Good Housekeeping. Mystification. His weakness was prevarication, j His wife detested lying and constant- Ily urged him to mend his ways. One j morning she said: "Will, see if you I can't be perfectly truthful today. ' Don't tell a lie. Now, promise!" He promised and went away to work. ' When he came home to dinner, she | said: "Dear, did you keep your promise?" "I did," he replied soberly. Then he caught her in his arms. "Darling." yon. When I said I had kept my promise to you, I did not tell the truth; but, believe me, that was the only lie I tohl all day." For twenty-two seconds she was lost iu perplexity. Then she gave It up; the problem was too deep for her. The Making of an American. "Talk about 'The Making of an I American,' " said a settlement worker j who Is occasionally called upon to run i over to Ellis Island, "awhile ago I j j happeued to take particular notice of j j a young Polish girl who had just been j | released from Ellis Island with a lot j :of other Immigrants. The girl was j i met by two women, one of them ap- \ ! parently her sister. The trio crossed \ | Battery park just ahead of mo and I j soon saw that they were bound for the ! ! same ferryhouse aa I. They reached the upper deck only a moment before j j me, but by the time I got there the | | shawl that covered the young lmml- j j grant's head and shoulders had bien ! pulled off, her hair fixed a bit and a I brand new hat and wrap put on her by the other two women who had brought along the finery to make the newcomer fit to be seen going home | with them."—New York Sun. Lying. It was said of Dr. Johnson that he always talked as though he were tak- ■ ing an oath, ne detested the habit of lying or prevaricating in the slight est degree and would not allow his servants to say he was not at home if he was. "A servant's strict regard for the truth," said he, "must be weak- | ened by such a practice. If I accus tom my servant to tell a lie for me, ' have I not reason to apprehend that he will tell It for himself?" A strict adherence to truth the doctor consid ered as a sacred obligation, and In re lating the smallest anecdote he would not allow himself the minutest addi tion to embellish his simp. IPS ITEMS FROM '.»]) THE Si ATE Tim house of Hr Llteriwore, at ' "try. *as entered by tlnevi>« who • tole #,!*> worth of gitisllitf that was in the •ttli, drying. Ml* Ks.ie Kiintonus, of Kant S»ut meal, Chester county, ha* raised n*ei * hu-hel of Hints th| f frol|l a haif pint of nut* planted. An electric ore separator is being built ai the great Cornwall iron on hunk*, near Lebanon, at a com of #650,000 A cigar factory, three warehouses and two stables were destroyed by fire with most of their contents, in Red Uou, York county, on Monday morn ing. Total loss #10,001). A defective Hue iHused the fire. teachers' institutes are being iiehi this week in Wilkes-Barre. Doy.es town, and Norristowu At Monday's Mission over 900 were enrolled at Wil kcs-Harre; 400 at Doylestown and 1,000 at Norristowu. William Lutx, of York, who went out hunting on Monday, returned without gun, jacket, ammunition or game saying that he had met two strangers who offered him a drink which he accepted after which they robbed him. Three foreigners employed on the Pittsburg, Harmony, Butler & .'New castle street railway. who did their own cooking, were severely burned on Monday evening, near Evans City, by one of them pouring kerosene on a slow fire to hurry it up. Their shanty was wrecked by the explosion. A box of matches which Howard Olewiler, of York, aged 15 years, was carrying in his pocket ignited on Sunday evening while he was on his way home from church. The flames spread to his coat and shirt and he was severely burned before some com panions tore his burning clothing from his body. Mrs. Rebecca May, of Coatesville, i aged 74 years, when she retired on Monday night neglected to turn off the gas from a radiator in her room and was asphyxiated. Iva Lowry, who made her home with Mrs. May : also came very near being a victim to the deadly gas, being saved by the bed covers being over her head. Within a few weeks three of John Harm's children, of Harrisbnrg, have ; been in the hospital with broken hones. Howard, aged 7 years, fell and broke his wrist; Mary aged 16 years, fell and broke an arm near the ; elbow, and on Monday, John, aged 5 j years collided with au older brother | and broke his shoulder blade. Sour Stomach N» Bwpatlls, osi it jtrsnjtft, .'i.-vefci? n«ss. htsdaoh*. osnstlpsttss, fcttf tirasilT jsr.»r»l lability, ssur risings. sn4 riMt the .umtoh are all uua te £edsl relieves indlf aitieo. Tkla new rflttu ■ ■ epracsnts the natural Juice* «112 ui. i* the/ .slat la a haalthy slams#-. -1- t>lned with the graataat hnawa sacs'. . lucbistruoilve sr*p*r«le*. KotailSc, : spapsia does net ealy relieve el.faMo dyspsptl*. kvt tM» '«*#>•■# nnwi, . .Ipa all siemaok ueufrlae k; i ,ratifying, a*reate«i«f serf rln ■tnij : lucouj n r-.mfc a.-iea rmr.f i.r tie araaeU V- S S Se'l «< Rareoswcod. 112 , aas* ! vit IrmjUisd wtth ta><r «H«suA tit 0. •.<o! jm sr. I . *re »• ,joi. (I 1 mij H»d«l W««itt WtaM Yew SMk sal>, .televes mtlufeu--. mmur.- kelehlss •» s*e •»a: ua !>J U *l. CeWI ;T For Sale by Paules & Co. Remedy 6 CATARRH Ely's Cream Balm is quickly absorbed. Fop COUDI Gives Relic) at Once. HfcN U (^'2l It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects K« ; tha diseased mem brane resulting from Catarrh and drives uSB ''t, away a Cold iu the FEVER Taste and Smell. Full size r.O ets., at Drug gists or by mail. In liquid form, 75 cents. Ely Brothers, sti Warren Street, New York. R-I-P-A-N-S Tabule Doctors find A good prescription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is enough for us us occassions. The family bottle (60 cents Contains a supply for a year. All drug gists. Windsor Hotel 1-17 122!) Filbert Street. "A Square From Everywhere." Special antoirobile strvice for onr gnests. Sight-seeing and touring cars. Rixims #I.OO per day and up. The only mode rate priced hotel of reputation and consequence in Philadelphia, Pa. W. T. BRUBAKER, Manas;-
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