Montour American.,
I tf \!NK C. ANOI 13, l»ri»|»rlet»r.
Ilanvillt, PA , .Inn. 2. I<«ix
tatt« ~112 the Pamlt Tut
The A«M lyt 'tl t*nrfed|tntliH'Bl of
Hlin I' i i u i T Piitua i|pi-!ari»a that II
Sow look« ver» II II It «« »litl|t*!i Post
toa»lei t* ttufil Mi'tt-r'a propowwt par
C(»l" p"•' wtl le Pot "t the nhelf hv
Ilia pte«>'i|f eoiiuriM« 11 *in led It tint
Count" n hneattao of th« activity of
Iti enemies lti,l»«a the lieople in
wh i«i' i >'• ri'-t t'ii> hi • »«tirr WM fram
eil ti«' ti;i In '' i ir might mid demand
It ere i11..i t lie parcels poat will die a
born i it'
tt will die b""an«ft Ita aioptlou
would he thn biggest blow flint thl*
coontrv baa sfrnek at aggregated self
ishness In many a dav. It is known to
the people that they have been victim*
of the express companion for itiauv
years These corporations do not menu
to let g i their prey if they can avoid
it So they have pnt the country store
keepers ill the front of their line of
battle. They are too sharp to make
the fight themselves Thev know that
would stir the people to action. The
country merchants have been persuad
ed to act as their catspnw aud all over
the country tliev are petitioning con
gress to kill the parcels post, scheme ;
because it would hurt their business
The reader recalls what he was com
pelled to pay for the insignificant lit
tle Chrhtmas parcel lie s°ut away the
other day by express. It is because the
express companies wish to continue
this business of highway robbery ac
cording to law that they have inspired
the oouutry merchants to protest vig
orously against the parcels post What
do the rank and file of the people mean •
to do? If they sit quiet the bill will '
be shelved and they will continue/to 1
pay tribute to the express companies.
If they aot promptly and vigorously
the bill may become a law aud the (
government will carry their parcels
at moderate rates. It seems to us that
every man who has been held up by i
•the express companies in the past (
ought to get busy with his congress
«nen on behalf of the parcels post.
A Golden Dream Vanishes,
A York ooonty farmer killed a chick j
and when his wife cleaned the fowl !
ehe found in its craw a piece of gold.
As the chicken had never Rtrayed from
the farm on which it was hatched the
inference was that it bad picked the
nugget from the soil near its home,
and visions of a second California gold
field flitted through the minds of the
York county agriculturists. The dis
tsovery of cold would li-ive boomed the
county more than the political fights
which have rent if from centre to cir
cumference.
But alas for human hopes and the
expectations of the York conuty I
farmers. It was subsequently discover
ed that the nugget of gold found in
the chicken's craw was merely the
filling of some person's tooth,probably
wrenched from its fastening by an at
tempt of the owner to masticate York j
ccrouty scrapple or an apple dumpling
•constructed by a York county house j
wife. There will be no delving into
the earth of that county in search of
the mother lode from which the gold
nugget was supposed to have been i.e- i
taohed. The excitement over the al
leged discovery of the precious metal 1
has died out and the owner of the
farm has decided that potatoes aud not
gold shall be raised on his farm.
Thus do the dreams of wealth van
ish as the mist before the morning j
sun.
MII'H'KI,
To Al.t. CItKUITOBS, I.KMATKKH ANI> IITHKIt
PKKSONS I NTKitKSTF.n—Notice is hereby iti-en |
that the following named persons illd on.he
date affixed to their tiunies, file the accounts !
of their administration to the estate of those j
persons,deceased, and Guardian Accounts, Ac. !
whose names are hereinafter mentioned, In j
the office of the Register for the Probate of I
Wills and granting of.letters of Administra
tion, in and for the County of Montour, and
that the same will he presented to the Orphan's i
Court of said county, for continuation and j
allowance, on Monday, tin- l illi il»y or
Jan. A. 11., men, at the meeting of the 1
Court in the afternoon.
1907.
Oct First and final account of j
Danie' K. Miller, administrat- '
or of the estate of William R.
Miller, late of the Township j
of Liberty, Montour county, '
deceased.
Oct. 26—Kim auil final account, of
Anabel B. Rote administratrix
of the estate of Wellington
Kote, late of the Borough of
Danville, Montour County,
deceased.
Nov. 9—First and final account of
Bridget Grimes,administratrix
of the estate of John Grimes,
late of the Borough of Dan
ville, Montour County,deceas- i
ed.
Dec. 14—Third aud final account of ]
Simon Dreifuss aud Harry :
Loeb, surviving executors of I
Jacob Loeb, late of the Bor
ough of Danville, deceased.
Dec. 14—First and final account of
Lloyd W. Welliver, executor
of j. Brit tain Adams, late of J
the Township of Anthony, j
Montour County, deceased.
WM. L. SIDLEK, Register
Register's Office,
Danville, Pa., Dec. 14 1907.
Poultry Will be New Feature.
The American Press Association has
introduced "Poultry" a- a new feat- i
ure for 1908. In'niakiug the announce
ment the management states:
"The department of poultry will le !
in charge of C. M. Barnitz, of River- j
side, Pa., a practical poultry raiser i
and a writer of ability'and force. The i
matter will[be entirely original and |
the feature will of three > j
two-column sections and issued once j |
in three weeks. It will I e'tbe kind
of matter that poultry [raisers have
been looking for."
The aged fiud pleasant occupation in j
memories of the past.
JURY CHOSEN FOB
JANUARY TERM
Following l* the mm nf juror* sel
ected lot illd Rett let* nt court, tt lilt h
will convene on .t*nuar> l.'tth
OK AND JURORS
Danville, lat ward :—Oenrgp W
Hoc, Mexniuler Uri.ue, Irvin Van
na't, B Waf*nn, Jnaeph %
.Seehler
il-nl ward :~ A Irxattder I offiier,
.Initio Haitcy, Thoniaa Swank
Hrd ward: —TIIOIIIM J. K-'gers, U
F. liottdmnn,
4th ward :—John M Mung. Alftetl
Yi'trich, J. M. Kelso
lb-try Township:—George W. Dinhl
Liberty Township—William Kuh
iiiiis, B F Ware, Daniel Helm
Mahoning Township:— Woodward
Moiriaoti, Edward Rudy, Wendel By
ers, Henry Weirinan James Morriscu
West Hemlock Township:—Hefet
Halnlel, Peter Bhult7..
TKAVKRBE JURORS.
Anthony Township:—Amos John
sou. Samuel Hlluer, Joseph Holdieu,
Amos Albeck,'David Cox.
Cooper Township:—John Mauser.
George Hcimhach.
Danville, Ist ward :—John H. Hunt
| C C Moycr, Thomas S. Woods.
2nd ward :—John Herrick.
Ilril ward: —Thomas Honey, Samuel
McCoy, Jacob Herman, Samuel F.
Kicketts.
4th ward :—Alexander Manu, Pnul
Knoch, Hugh McCaffery.
Derry Township—CharlesE, Shires,
I Sr., Owen'Reber.
! Limestone Township:—George Wal
i ter, George Vanordstraud, William
Bogart, George F. Butterman.
| ; Liberty Township :—Urben Rhodes,
0. H Ant o.
! Mahouiug^Township—George Heck
endorn.W. T. Madden, Conrad Hishel,
; William T. Dyer.
May berry Township : —Clark Kise.
7allev Township:— E. E. Renn.
1 West Hemlock Township Thomas
Bradley, John Hawkins, Joseph Wiu
terstaeu.
I Washingtonville:—William Messei
-1 smith.
Indicted for Fraud.
Star", Roebuck and Co, the Chicago
' mail order house, must stand trial in
tiie federal court at Des Moines, savs
the Leader of that city,'on changes of
using the United States mails to de
fraud. Au indictment containing tlnec
counts was returned against the firm
hv the federal graud jury. The pen
alty upon conviction will he a fine of
$">00 mi eac i count.
The indictment is based on three
cases in which it is alleged the com
pany misrepresented articles listed for
sale iu its catalogues, which were sent
out through the mails. Besides the
| catalogues, it is claimed,that the con
cern used letters, circulars, pamphlets
| order blanks and letter Heads to de
ceive and defraud its customers.
The first couut charges that on June
1 13 the company devised a scheme to
1 obtain money by false pretenses from
Dr. C. F. Spring, 231 Utica building,
Des Moines. Ou that date a letter was
mailed to him in which the following
statements were made:
1 "AH our paints contain white lead
made in our great paint factory under
| the supervision of the finest paint ex
perts. They have given universal sat
! isfaction.and we are able to place over
them our most liberal guarantee, which
you are doubtless familiar with."
I As a matter of fact, so the indict
m sets imt, ppars. Roebuck & f'c.
i did not manufacture paint in its own
factory Its paint was not of the high
est grade and was not equal to any
I ready mixed paint on the market, re
gardless of price, as advertised in its
catalogue. Furthermore, the paint did
I not contain white lead, so the indict
ment charges.
R. H Miles, rural route No I. Des
Moines, is the victim iu the other two
couuts of the indictment. On Mav 25
Mr Miles ordered a ring advertised in
the Senra, Roebuck it Co catalogue
! to contain four pearls and four asp
phires. The ring that he received did
| not contain either pearls or sapphires
and was materially inferior in quality
to the ones described in the catalogue.
On May t> Mr. Miles ordered anoth
er ring avdertised to contain twelve 1
pearls and two rubies. The ring he
received contained neither pearls or
rubies. Both the catalogues and the
rings were sent through the mails,
makiug the alleged misrepresentation
a violation of the federal statutes re-
I garding the use of the mails.
It pays to buy of the home merch
ant.
The voung woman who marries a
man of whom she knows nothing may
be happy, but she is running a great
risk.
Kodol For
Indigestion
Our Guarantee Coupon
If, after using two-third* of m fi.oo bottl* mi
112. j° * JOU can *?ona»tly aty it has not bea»>
, you J wa wi J! refund yomr tnoaiy. frw
Kodol today on thia guarantee. Pill oat aai
Blta the following, preaent it to the dealer al
the time of purchaae. If it faila to setisfy Tee
return the bottle containing one-third of the
medicine to the d#*ler from whom yon boagkt
it* and we will refand your money.
Town
112 State
I Sign hmrm ______
1
Digests What You Eat
And Makaa the Stomach Sweet
B. C. OtWITf * CO., OkMw., iu.
For Sale by Panles & Co.
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC
Power of the Melody of the Voice
Over Man and Beast.
SINGERS WHO SAVED LIVES.
Th« Way Lablachft, <ht Baace, Con
qutred a Bear and a Burglar—Qriai'a
Control of a Madman With a Razor.
A Muaical Wifa'a Pr#»«nc« of Mind.
That iituitit* really hit* < harms to
arxttlt)' llit> savage I n*ust la |ihiv«l by
fit" many time* Hint tin- power of mi»tti{
has lieen thf 11 it'itmh of 'nvlitg lift-. On
fine occasion wllt'D l.nigi l.itl'liuhe. the
| (treat «|H<ra basso. was nlmicssly slroli
iitt{ thriiiiKlt n I i-otn It fair lie bii* sur
prised by it sudden Stampede of the
sightseers, who rushed by him Inn
great panic, it) ing that one of the
ureal liears hail e»rit|HMl from the me
nagerie. So surprints! that he scarcely
realized Ills danger, the singer stood
bis ground ami ulmost immediately
fotiuil himself face to face with the
maddened beast, which halteil for n
moment liefot'e making Its tinal rush.
; In that moment I.ahlache begun to
sine one of his favorite airs in u voice
Mi deep ami terrifying that the l>car
slunk away, thoroughly cowed.
It was this sit me singer who, when
i confined to his bed by a broken leg,
was surprised by his landlady, who
burst into his room, crying that a rob
l*»r was in the house and was about to
| kill her husband unless he revealed the
' hiding place of their money and plate.
| Dnbiache, unable because of his injury
i to give other assistance, began to sing
! an aria In such thunderous tones as
i to terrify the robber, who tied.
1 Mine. Glulia Grlsi was once travel
, lng from the south of France to Paris
i in company with several companions
! of her own sex, when their privacy
was Intruded upon by a man who en
i tered their apartment nt a wayside sta
! tion. Before long he began to act so
I oddly as to make the women appre
heusive and at last terrified them by
| drawing a razor, which he began to
flourish, at the same time demanding
i that he be permitted to sever their
heads. The women realized that they
i had a madman In the carriage with
them and also that they were without
! protection until the next stop of the
, train. In consequence they became
j hysterical—all save tJrisi, who with
| great coolness suddenly began to sing
i in a soft voice that gradually assumed
' volume as she gained the attention of
, the man, whose threatening attitude
i gave way to rapt attention as the song
advanced. Sons after sons did Grlsl I
siivj:, and nut another movement did
tlif man make until I In? next station .
win reached, w hen the alarm was giv
en and he was taken into custody. II
transpired afterward that he had es
caped from a ImiaNc asylum.
Jennie l.ind once saved not only her
own, but hundreds of other lives by
her gift of sung. A lire broke out back
of the stage in a small theater in her
native land where she was singing 1 .
The audience became alarmed, and
there might have been a panic had not
Jennie hind stepped coolly out upon
the stage and begun singing a favorite
folk soug. Iteussured and entranced,
the audience reseated themselves, and
the fire was soon extinguished.
Another well known opera star while
traveling with some friends in Mexico
was surprised by a company of half
breed bandits, at whose approach the
escort tied, leaving their charges to the j
mercy of the robbers. The attitude of
the latter on finding that their captives
had little money and valuables was
menacing in the extreme, and the trav
elers all expected to lie murdered that
night. When the robliers were eating
their supper the star began to sing, j
and his captors were so delighted that
they demanded more. For a time he
gratified them, but at last suggested
that he should sing for tlie freedom of
himself and his friends. To this the
bandits, cheered by wine and song,
agreed, and after having sung for an
hour lie and his companion were free.
Kneissel, the notorious Bavarian
brigand, once planned to rob a house !
In the neighborhood of Munich and. If
necessary to secure the money and
plate he knew was in the house, mur
der the inmates, a young married wo
man and her two female servants. His
approach was heard by the wife, who,
instead of losing her bead, sat down !
to her piano and began to sing. The
brigand listened for awhile and was
on the point of forcing an entrance
into the room when the song ceased
and a man's voice struck up a rollick
ing air, to be followed 4n a few mo- ;
ments by a third man's Voice singing j
a familiar chorus. Kneissel paused.
The husband evidently had returned j
unexpectedly and had brought with \
him a friend. He was not prepared to
•attack the house against two men, so '
he beat a hasty retreat, little thinking
that the voice he had heard proceeded I
from the lips of the young wife, a fine 1
singer, who was tin adept at mimicry.
Some years ago a released convict I
went to the house of the Indiana judge
who had sentenced him to prison with |
the Intention of shooting him. As j
•he crept nearer to the window beside j
which the judge was sitting and raised j
his revolver to fire the sweet voice of \
the judge's wife floated out on the j
summer air from the bedroom, where
ehe was singing her baby to sleep, all
unconscious of her husband's peril.
The lullaby she sang was one that the
.convict's mother used to croon to him,
and, throwing aside his revolver, he
walked boldly Into the house and con
fessed to the judge his intention. The
judge befriended him, and he is today
one of the most influential and respect
ed citizens of a town in the far west \
—Addie Fairer in Chicago Itecord-Her
ald.
When to Lift Your Hat.
In answer to the question, "Please
tell when and where are. oris, the cor- !
rect time for a gentleman to lift or re
move his hat." we reply: Without con
sultiug authorities of etiquette, in fact
giving it to you offhand, so to speak,
we should say at the following times
and on the following occasions, re
spectively,- the hat should be lifted or
removed as circumstances indicate:
When mopping the brow, when taking
a bath, when eating, when going to
bed, when taking up n collection, when
having the hair trimmed, when being
shampooed, when standing on the
head.-Wichita (Kan.l Beacon.
HARE PRESENCE
| OF KINO
llrr clothing Ink ins flfe Willi* re
muting *»hf» In HI llip Mote mnl
• hlln H pillar of flam* Krlda» Ml»»
Mien HUH «if No MM f*in«> rtrwl, H*
mtiinrhttlilff |UWPIM'P of mlml pmeit
• >er M'r,nltlinii|ih php wi»» mopt uliock-
iiiklv linfi.r
It ««< about » o'clock In the morn- j
ing. Xlipp liyati keeps Imuip fur tier
brnllipr, Michael Itvmi A niece, nl
»n litep in tin* family hot IIIP latter
WD* lint at home Michael w»« tip
■fair* |n hip room. M I«M KVHII ««■ in
ihenctnf removing (hp at-lte* from
ihe stove. While iti a stooping JIOPI
I 1011 KM she withdrew llie ash pan it
would seem tl nt a ncl lint coal un
detected rolled into In r I up. where it
ißnitcit*l.p''iii n n,
M i>»n Hvan detected the odor of burn
ing cloth, but «ln> attributed it to tin'
dusting rag, which she had thrown in
to HIP stove Unconscious that hpr
clothing WHI on fire slip went to HIP
door with tin- aalifM ; but noaonuer had
slip stepped outside than the flames
1 burst out and rapidly enveloping lior
; person blazed up around hpr fare.
Quickly turning alte ran iu through
the kitchfu and sitting room to the
stairway, where iu tones that betray
I I'd her deep peril she called up to
Michael imploring hint to quickly
bring dowu a blanket, an she was on
| tire. Meanwhile Bhe'made her way up
! stairs to meet her brother.
Realizing his sister's peril,"Michael
grasped a blanket from the bed and
rau to her teseue. Miss Ryan by that
time was literally n pillar of flame.
He met heron the stairway and throw
[ ing the blanket around her endeavored
, to siuothereout the'flamee. The blank
et, however, being half-cotton,proved
l~o'orly adapted to extinguishing fire
| and itself was soon in flames.
Throwing aside the flimsy fabric
Michael dashed into a bedroom and
I grasped an all-woolen blanket, which
lie wrapped around the burning wo
man. Stroggling'hurd to smother the
flames be brought his sister down
stairs. By this tiuiefJohn Pegg,driver
for ,T. H. Goeser, who heard the calls
for help, arri vedfonfthe scene. He at
once lent a baud and with Michael
Kyan succeeded in extinguishing the |
j flames.
By this'tiiuo the greater part of the
clothing wns boriifid rff the nnfortnn
«ti* woman Her ilioss and skirts were
practical!? consumed and only bet m -
dprclothing remtineri.
|5 Alui'ist before the IUIII»« were ex
tinguished Or. Oailieron Shultz in ie
spouse to a hurry call arrived at lhe
IIOIIKH and proceeded to apply the pro
per remedies. Miss Kyan was found
ro IIH sho'ikioal*' homed The worst
injury was inflicted on her arms lie
low the elbows, where the flesh was
literally burned raw. She is also very
seiiously hurued on the liuibs, on her
back and breast as well as "under her
chin and the lower parr of the face
A fortunate circumstance lies iu the
fact that she does not seem to have in
haled any of the (ire. Dr. Shultz Friday
evening stated that, while the barns
arc serious, he does not consider tic ii'
necessarily fatal and he euteitains no
doubt but thAt tl I- woman will recov
er.
Had Miss Ryau ruu yard
she would no doubt have burned to
death before efficient help arrived. By
retracing her way into the house and
calling her brother a blanket was pro
cured with the least possible loss of
time and the flames were smothered
before injuries of a fatal nature were
inflicted. The woman deserves great
credit for the presence of mini, tie
displaced iu her awful oideal.
Ou Sunday evening Jack Green, a
15-vear-old son of Mrs. John Green,of
Washington, started out ou a small
errand. His mother kissed him good
bye and said he should not stay long,
and she would wait supper for hn .
Five minutes later he was struck by a
Panhandle freight ttaiu and killed,
his body being horribly mangled
A Bold Step.
To overcome the well-grounded and
rrasnnnble objections of the more intel
ligent, to the use of secret, medicinal com
pounds, Dr. It. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, X.
V., some time ago, decided to make a bold
departure from the u»ual course pursued
by the makers of put-up medicines for do
mestic use, aru|, so has published broad
cast and OHCTrTy to the whole world, a full
and compFute list of ali tho ingredients
entering he com position of his widely
celebrated Thus he has taken
his numenrtH satrons and patients
his full tranMcnce. Thus too ho has re
movciytiMnedicines from among secret
nostr/mrof doubtful merits, and made
tbeml/Krmoi kg of Known CompotttUm.
thll hold.step Dr. Tierce has f h ft wr)
that his formula* 01 such excellent
, 111>] ee tU,e mt,
"Not only does the wrapper of every bottle
of I>r. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. the
famous medicine for week stomach, torpid
liver or biliousness and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located, have printed upon It, in
plain h'rialuh. a full and complete list of all
the lnrredlenta composing It, but a small
book has been compiled from numerous
standard medical works, of all the different
schools of practice, containing very numer
ous extracts from the writings of leading
practitioners of medicine, endorsing in f/i«
strunuest pattible ttrm*. each and every ingre
dient contained In I)r. Pierce's medlctnes.
One of thesu little books will be mailed free
to any one sending address on postal card or
by letter, to Dr. 11. V. Pierce, liuflalo. N. Y..
and requesting the same. From this little
book Ii will be learned that Dr. Pierce's med
icine contain no alcohol, narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious scents
and that they are mado from native, medici
nal roots of great value: also that some of
the most valuable Ingredients contained In
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weak,
nervous, over-worked, "run-down." nervous
and debilitated women, were employed, long
years ago, by the Indiana for similar ailments
affecting their squaws. In fact, one of tha
most valuable medicinal plants entering Into
the composition of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription was known to the Indiana aa
"Squaw-Weed." Our knowledge of the uses
of not a few of our most valuable native, me
dicinal plants was gained from the Indiana.
As mado up by improved and exact pro
cesses. the tavorlte Prescription "Is a most
efficient remedy for regulating all the wom
an',' functions, correcting displacements, aa
prolapsus, anteverslon end retorverslon.
overcoming painful periods, toning up the
nerves and bringing about a perfect atateai 1
health. Sold by alt dealers In cedlclßee.
i "
A Theatrical
Santa Claua.
«, DF. ANBCML.
fI, .UK week liefnre ('lirlMtlfl** In
I New York, "iitii'p upon n time,
nut *o \ cry long ng<>," Mnmed
llroiidwny full of eager shop
per*. mil king tracks through a heavy
fall of snow which the street sweeper*
tail not jet cleared away, Up ami
town the inflate street stnl Its com
imnlon arteries In the retail district n
|iml!liig crowd, pushing, lighting Its
way. sought to patch glimpses of the
tunny treasures temptingly dlspiiiveil
111 the shop Windows, tirewt extremes
if lite bumped ellmws. The girl from
the east side, coining down from the
•linns to view the good thlugp things
forbidden to her pocket book brushed
her threadbare skirts against the fur
lined gown of the daughter of the rich.
The almond eyed Celestial from the
Chinese district mingled the opium
pee lit of his blouse with the delicate
violet of the well dressed crowd. Chil
dren from Fifth avenue In their smart
clothes edged uvvay from squalidly
Iressed urchins with unwashed faces
und uncombed hair.
There was happy contentment re
flected on the faces of thousands, in
contrast to the pinched, hungry, hope
less. feverish eyed faces of the other
thousands so strangely mingled on the
world's greatest thoroughfare.
At the lilalto theater great prepara
tions were in progress for the produc
tion of a ne'w comic opera. Rehearsals
had been going on from early morning
until midnight, day In and day out.
The back of the big stage was n verita
ble chaos. Unfinished scenery and
mysterious looking "props" were being
skillfully fashioned into counterfeit
presentations of camels, for there was
to be n grand march of the kiug's cara
van across the desert. There was an
elephant, too. as big as life, and os-
TCETWJNKMNII I.IiiHTS I LLUMIN ATKI> lIIE
FHU'ItK OF KAMA CLAUS.
triclies and weird objects, all piled in
confusion with artificial plants and
floral devices, glittering armor and all
the thousands of odd things that were
being prepared for the most dazzling
comic opera of the year, "The Minstrel
of the Sahara."
The scenic artists hail been working
da.v and night for weeks, ami. with the
"opening" now only a few days off, the
managers were nervously dreading
that the l*autiful effects would not be
finished in time. To add to this fear.
Henry Grainier, the artist on whom
the projectors of the great spectacle
had mainly depended, had succumbed
to the strain of working for days and
nights without sleep and scarcely stop
ping for anything to eat. He lay at
llis little east side home, tossing and
raving in the delirium of typhoid fe
ver. He had been absent fruui the
"painter's bridge" for nearly a fort
night. and, although his loss was con
sidered serious at first, some one else
had filled liis plicc. and now he was
forgotten. Scenic artists, like actors,
are improvident creatures, mid if any
of the warm hearted stage folk had
had time to think of aught except the
duties that weighed so heavily on each
and every one they might have
thought that the sick man, out of work
anil helplessly ill, might be suffering
for want of money. Granger was a
favorite generally, and many a time
had he gone down into his scant sav
ings to help swell a contribution to
some needy professional in distress. If
anything ever reminded the company
of Granger's absence it might have
been that his little girl, an only one of
seven, came no more with the artist's
meals, as she used to when In- painted
awtty up there on the "brUlg'." She
was a sweetly coy little tiling, her
great blue eyes set in u thoughtful
and pale face, surrounded by golden
curls.
And now it'was Christmas eve, at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, old Pete,
the stage door tender, was startled
from his reveries hack in the shadow
of his cage by the sweet voice of a
child. She had "a note from mamma
to Mr. Hnrdcraft. the manager." No,
the manager was not around just then,
but she could wait, lie might be hack
any moment. Tenderly the rough old
fellow led the bonny one to a prosce
nium box and, lifting her into a big up
holstered chair, which she far from
filled, bade her wait. A busy rehearsal
was in progress, which the child
watched with no special curiosity, for
'he sight was a familiar one to her.
until after a succession of nods slip fell
asleep.
Every one on the stage was too busy
to notice the mite as she rested there,
one foot curled under, her pretty face
snugly pressed into the corner of the
softly padded chair. Her red tain had
slipped off, and her hair was loosely
massed in ringlets about her face and
neck. In a few minutes the singe
manager abruptly stopped the evolu
tions and singing to announce that an
hour would be given for something to
eat. So there followed a hurrying to
nearby cafes and lunch places, and the
big theater was left dark and silent,
where only a few moments previous
had resounded the voices of chorus, the
shnfiline and natter of feet and tho
fthmit* «»f fh* i||rr« fur Aft*f
an tilt*, fHW l»v (hh> aml In pnlre «m<l
Itmtv, tli»* miupnti) »Mnnti fit
l»lr it en in Th»ff wo* «(ill « h««h!
half Irniif, ftit«l r*f» tw» # v* ami girlw
of flit* rliitfim in « «'j i| iht» npfH»rlwiltjr
to rhlt hii'l «>»*■ »!♦ a* 111#') »al «»ti
Im'hilli'm nf i «.| or pvf»n *ijuat
ted on fln» fl««»r of r » Mam*, tto'lr tnlk
tati*lrtfi a hum tn n 4011 ml tbdiitftMittt
tlit tils? auditorium
An I 1111 th»» ilit! I -ii*pt on
HuiMi-nh tlior* « an nmlnoti* huati
a* M ituitfiT 11iinli : ff atrwU* 111 Miii the
at«fH*, aliuklnir *nm from hi* fur IHhm!
ront 11ml s<ik tint It Ik K«hmi
v\v* |il(*n-(Ml thi' il'irkm***! tnwartl the
l»o*fpmhnbljf In nn ofTort to <|pt«»ct
nti.v »»f the com puny ivlw might !*•
atwitltift noin« I'omfort In tln» foot aiuita
a privUotfi- Htrlrtly fortililrioii. He
rmtjrV.v <l<*fiintiticHl t" know who th®
"kill" wiih *»' liH'ji in ono of hi* forty
ilollnr i-limlix. Calling old Peto from
lila |*ont at tin* hark, li«* wanted to
know who lot lior In. anyway Unlaw;
to the little uleeper. Pete deftly took
the envelope from the little hntnl which
Mtlll clasped It, however looselj The
Rreut innti Impatiently tore oj»en the
note, gave It a swift glance, crnnclietl
It and. throwing It among the foot
lights, gave a pull at his cigar nnd
strode hurriedly Into the street. The
company crowded forward to view the
littie intruder. Tony Thompson, the
comedian of the organization, picked
up the note, straightened out Its creases
and read aloud:
John Hardcraft. Ksq.. Manager the Rialtc
Op«ra Company;
iH-ar Sir—l hen: indolence for thui in
truding upon your tin»«* and patience. It
is with reluctance I writr to ask if you
cannot send me a few dollars to he paid
back as soon as my husband is able to
work again. ! have used all th« money
he has saved for the doctor's bill and to
purchase medicine and our necessities.
We have not had a cent 111 the house for
two days now. and not only are we—my
little daughter and myself—in need of
food, but I fear that if I cannot renew the
prescriptions for the medicine the doc
tor has ordered Mr Granger will have
a relapse 1 dislike very much to ask
this favor of you, but our condition is be
coming desperate You will he doing an
act of kindness we shall never forget if
you will send something to aid us in our
predicament, and mwy Clod bless you for
it. Respectfully. HELEN GRANGER.
Some one put his hand deep into his
j pocket and brought up a piece of
1 money, ami then without a word there
was u tinkling of dimes, quarters and
halves as they dropped into the lint of
the fat and rosy little comedian. The
collection was tied up in a handker
i chief and noiselessly placed into the
lap of the sleeping child.
But that was not all. A happy
thought came to the comedian, now as
j serious as a Hamlet. From a roll of
money he whipped a twenty dollar bill.
In a very few minutes the property
man and his assistant had placed on
the stage in front of the sleeping girl
a nice green Christmas tree, purchased
without much ado from the render on
the corner. Others had hurriedly
brought little red, white and blue can
dles. strings of popcorn, tinsel and
candy hearts, which were quickly at
tached to tin- boughs of the cedar.
While this was going on Tony was giv
ing orders iu rapid succession, as fol
lows:
"Quick, there. Jennie; bring that big
Cossack coat with the fur all around
the edges. Hill, run for those boots.
Hurry, now. Somebody get me an old
man's wig. long white hair, wind you,
and a heard. There, that's just the
thing. Here, you all stand back in the
shadow. Now. girls, sing softly the
music that goes with the entrance of
: the queen's barge In the starlight.
That's it—just a little softer!"
The son in i of music filled
the phice. it was dark save where the
twinkling lights of the Christmas tree
, Illuminated the figure of the merry
I Santa Clans standing alongside, with
his kindly face turned toward the
slowly awakening child. She opened
her eyes, blinked them again from the
light, sat straight, rubbed her eyes
with her tiny lists, stirred herself and
then, settling back In the big chair,
sobbed aloud, .lumping down from the
stage, the Santa flans took her on his
lap and tightly held her in his arms.
"What's the matter, little one? Don't
you see that Santa Clans has come to
, take care of you?"
I ' Yes, I know, dear Santa, but I am
crying because 1 am afraid I'll wake
;up and find it isn't real." And the
trembling child huddled closer.
"But it is real, and you are not asleep.
See this handkerchief tilled w*th mon
ey for your dear sick papa. Now take
I it home, and tonight be sure to hangup
j your stocking, both of them, for when
every little boy and girl is asleep I am
I going to make my rounds, and 1 am
not going to-forget you."— Atlanta Con
stitution. _
"I Trust You."
"I owe my salvation to three words
j you spoke," he wrote. "When all the
world was against me you said. '1
1 trust you.' "
If every boy or girl who has made
mistakes and gone astray could have
such a friend a great many of them
would return to a norma! life. The
feeling that somebody believes in us,
trusts us, no matter what others be
lieve or say, touches the heart. Crim
inals are sometimes totally reformed
through the consciousness that some
body still lielieves in them, no matter
how low they may have fallen. Could
we realize how much this trust and
confidence would do for a man when
everything else has failed we should
tie more generous of our confidence In
our fellows.—Success Magazine.
"A poor tramp stopped at the door
today," said Mrs. Subbubs, "and I gave
him a good meal."
"Well, well," sneered her husband,
"why did you do that, softy?"
"I just couldn't help It He remind
ed me so of you. 1 asked him if he'd
saw some wood for me, and he said
he was too tired."—Catholic Standard
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VICTIM OF
FLOBBRT RIFLE
It Idle FVdrofi, * mm'pii \ p»r old Im.j
w*« iiliot thrtug'i them ||. Kri'luy
«1 trtnoon hy n Khiiwrt tin., in th«
tutnd* of a 'nll.»t hoy hy llin nHinn of
.turn*- Knitim The unfortunate m-oirt
•hi, 112 Uni tilt of whielt h bright
hoy w ill no doubt tin h cripple
for llfe,follow» «- the logical tequeiim
of permitting eti lld reu to iilmv with
<U itfnrnan flre ami«.
The «ff»ir took place on North Milf
shortly after the hour of noon
The I.nil, which was discharged from a
Klobert rifle, paused dear through the
tight ankle of the Kedroff ho_v | roiioc
lug a dangeron* wound.
Accompanied by Uhi. f-of Folic*
Minoeiuiiyer a reprsaentative of thi»
paper vinited tlie woumteil hoy at tlin
honiß of hi* mother, Mm. Tillii Ketl
roff, iu the rear portion of Mm. ICarl
liue> limine, No, ti;j| Mill Ktreet The
hoy is only seven yearß of age Ho m
very lninht ainl as he lay 011 a pouch,
notw ithstainliiiK hin terrible injury,
he coolly related the innideuts of tin*
xhootiDg.
He said he *»« walking on Nortl
Mill street, when Janien Fallon came
along carrying a Flobert rifle. Ac
cording to the story of the Fedroflf hoy,
voung Kallon pointed the gun at him
and said : "I ani*goin« to sluiot you."
At the same iustant the gun was di«-
chargeil and the bullet pierced Eddie's
ankle.
Mrs. Kedroff said that the Fallon
boy brought her son home. He did not
deny the shooting but declared that it
was an accident. Dr. Stock was call
ed, who ascertained the fall extent of
the injury. The ball—a No. 22—enter
ed the boy's ankle just above the pro
truding knob or bone and passing
slantwise through the joint came out
on the other side of the foot near the
sole. The ball, with a fragment of
hone attached was found in the shoe.
Dr. Stock very iiiuch fears blood
poisoning, in whichjevent the boy's
foot will have to be amputated. The
ankle bones are shattered by the ball
and the joint|will be stiff even if the
foot can be saved.
Mrs. Fedroff has seen her share of
trouble. A few years ago her husband
was killed in tlie"mine"~at
has four little children dependent up
ou her.
A visit in company with the chief
of police was also made to the hom<
of James Fallon, Ferry street, a ten
year old boy, who did the shooting
James was a badly frightened boy ano
at the sight of the bine coateil officer
he cried out:
"It was all an accident, the shoot
ing was an accident."
He admitted that he said to the Fed
roff hoy. "1 am going to shoot you,"
hut he declared that he had no inten
tion of doing so. It was only on the
barest theory that lie could explain
how the gun happened togo off.
The boy's parents took pains to ex
plain that they played no part iu plac
iug the deadly weapon in their boy's
hands and they called upon the little
fellow to explain to the officer how
the gun happened to come into hi#
possession. Not deterred by the in
criminating natnre of the recital Jauiei
at once proceeded to tell the story.
He said he obtained the gun on
Christmas. His father gave him five
dollars to pay h bill. Of this sum un
known to his parents.be retained fI.CO
applying it to the purchase of the
Flobert rifle. He named another per
son, who, he said, purchased it fcr
him at one of the hardware stores.
Notice in Divorce.
Anna C. Williams vs'Jolin Monroe
(Tin iaios.
In the court of Common Pleas of Mon
tour County. No.' 2!i May Term,
1907. Divorce's, v. 111.
To|,lohn Monroe*Williams,
Respondent above'named :
You are hereby duly notified and
required to Vo? andT appear in the
Court of Common 'Pleas of Montour
Couuty 011 the first dav'of the next
term thereof (the same being Monday,
January 18th, A. D,, 1908), then and
to answer the complaint of An
na C. Williams the'above-named Lib
elant in the above-stated case, and to
show cause, you have, why you
should not be divorced from the bonds
of matrimony entered into with the
said Libellant according to the prayer
ot the petition or libel tiled iu the
above-stated case.
D. C.;\VIIJ.IAMfc>, Sheritt,
Sheriff's Office, Danville, Pa., Nov.
25th, 1907.
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