Montour American FRANK C. ANOLE, Propriet. r. Danville, Pfl.» Dec. 10, 1908. KISSES ABOUND IN DEADLY GERMS Kissing is dangoronß and a menace. lu the paternal kiss, in the oousiniy kiss, iu the "bast girl" kbs and iu the woman to womau kiss, germs abound, practically all infections dis eases can ba contracted by kissing,and in some tills is the most prolifio cause of infection. Kissing the cheek may not be satisfactory, but it is safe. Look ont for the or you may ba sorry. These danger signals on kissing have Vieu flashed iu an editorial by Dr. J. V, Shoemaker, of Philadelphia,in the "Monthly Cyclopedia and Medical Bulletin." Dr Shoemaker, who wrote the arti cle in question, gives his motives as follows; " After seeing a whole family wiped ont by a loathsome disease contracted kissing, I resolved to do what lit tle lav in my power to protest against this needless exposure that threatens us all. Next to the in-liscriminate kiss ing nf persons the kissing of pat anim als is almost as dangerous. Although j it is not generally known, all pet J auimals can have most human initio- j tions diseases, and these maladies can j ami are transmitted froui the animal to the owner or the owner's friends through kissing. Typhoid ('aver cau ba transmitted through the mouth, and 1 had a case not long ago that proved it. In a stud ents' boarding house in West Philadel phia an epidemic of typhoid fever ap peared which in a short time put 22 students on the sick list. The water was all right, so 1 tried the milk. This is what I discovered. On the farm where the milking was done one of the hands had walking; typhoid. The milk was siphoned into bottles, and this man would Btart the flow by sucking on the pipe. After he had done this I took a bottle, carelully wrapped it up and carried it home for examination. I foucd typhoid germs present .u great quantities." In the editorial in the Medical Bul letin Dr Shoemaker referred to a number of instances where kißsing was the means of transmitting d isease. FUNERAL OF STEPHEN JOHNSON The funeral of wlioße death occurred Saturday, took place Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended. The services were conducted by the Rev. William Brill, pastor of St. .Paul's M. E. church, assirtcd by the Rev. li. B. Ulrich,pastor of the Trin ity Lutheran church. The pall bear ers were . Hon. James Foster, Hiram Weaker, Jacob Sloop. Howard Rep pert, William Maiers aud J. W. Swarts. The following persons tfrom out of town attended the Cuueral: Mr. and Mr. O. W. Morgan and children of Philadelphia , Robert Johnson, daugh ters, Alice aud Grate., Mrs. Jones and sou, and Mrs. Rathstetter, of Watson tows;. Norman Rauk, of Frackville: Mrs. Edwards and son, of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs Joseph Aoor, Mr. and Mrs Isaac Acor. Frank Acor, and Mr. and Mrs. Black, of Exchange. K. Q. E. HELD ANNUAL FLECTION Montour Castle, No. 156, Knights of the Golden Eagle, of this city, held its election on Monday evening and chose the following offloers lor the en suing term: Noble chief,ClaTk Risl-el; vioe chief.Roy YauGilder,high priest, Bruce M'Oracken; venerable hermit, George W. Robinson. ; keeper of e.x chequer, F. M. Herrington; clerk of exchequer, John G. Vastine, master of records, L. H. Foust; sir herald, John F. Henning; trustee, Ralph Hodge ; representative to grand castle which meets iu Pottsville next Mav, M. P. Scott, alternate, William B. Houser, Notice. That on and after this date the sev eral Courts of Montour County will 110 held us follows: The Second Monday in January, in each and every year. The Second Monday iu March, in each and every year. The First Monday iu June, iu each and every year. The Third Mouday in October, in each and every year. The Third Monday in December, 1908, the preseut term time for the Fourth Term of Court, to be a return day for all writs issued and made re turnable thereto; said Third Mondny not to he a retain dav after this year CHARLES O. EVANS, P. J. Attest, TKOS. G. VINCENT, Clerk. December 7th, 1908. Fire in the' East Side school honse at Sayre, on Mouday, caused great ex oitemeut among the pupils for a short time endangering their lives, but by prompt and decisive action of Miss Harriet Samons, the teacher, the stampede was cheoked The best advertising medium in the world is a widely circulated home newspaper. IT CLEANS THE SHIPS. Sailing Through a Volcano Crater Ir the Aegean Sea. In the Aegean sea a vessel may sail Into the top of a crater, and, though It Is hard to find anchorage there, yet a mere sail through Is appreciated great ly by captains, because It cleanses the bottom of the ships from marine growth. More than 2,000 years ago the isle of Santorin was split in half by an earth quake, with the result that what was once the crater of a volcano Is now a crescent shaped harbor. Two glisten ing white towns of Thera and St. Nicholas are perched on the summit of the steep cliffs, whose dark and dismal hue is similar to that of the top of Ve suvius. Standing out against the sky are large numbers of windmills, with many sails, arranged in a perfect cir cle. These are evidently employed for crushing the olives, which, along with the terraced vines, are the staple prod uct of the Island. The Santorin wine is of excellent quality and Is highly ap preciated In the Levant. Between the main island on the east and the smaller, Tlieresia, 011 the west, are the three small Kaumene islands. all of which have come into existence since the original earthquake, while the largest of the three was "born from the sea" less than 'JOO years ago, show ing that the center of the old volcano has still a certain amount of activity. The water in the harlKir Into which the sulphurous streams from this vul canic island rain has a peculiar prop erty which completely cleans off growths of every kind from the bottom of any ship. "Real Sporty" Woodsmen. The chief recreation of the woods men of the Puget sound country is to goto town on Saturday nights. As a valley dweller explained: "They've got money, and they just blow it in. That there is the logger stylo of it. There's no places of amusement in the town. They can goto the library and sit down or goto a hotel and sit down, but that don't suit 'em. No, they either get drunk or goto church. Some take in both. I've seen 'em at church pretty well loaded. 'Bout 'leven or twelve o'clock they start for their camp. Most ly they hire a rig and go eight or ten fellers to a team. Oh, they're sporty! There's nothing too good for the log gers and, take 'em as a whole, they're the best class of men I ever run up against."—Clifton Johnson in Outing Magazine. Opulence In Sight. "Well," demanded the man who was having his fortune told, "what do you see?" "You are married," said the lady who was examining his palm. "Yes. But I knew that before I came j here." "You have always bad to fight your j way ahead—that is, you have pro | pressed by hard work. You have never | been favored much by luck." "Very true. Still, that isn't exactly | what 1 came here to find out. Can't I you tell me something about the fu | ture?" "Yes. You are going to live long, j Your life line Is very strong. And here I see something very important—some ! tiling that will encourage you. Your j salary is going to be Increased." j "Good. That's the kind of news I want. You're sure about it. are you?" "Yes. You will get it before long." ! "And is there anything to indicate i about how much it Is to be increased?" "It will be much larger than it Is | now. Let me see. Yes. It will be as j large as your wife tries to make her I friends think it is at present." He could ask no more. With a feel ) ing of courage in Ills breast he handed ! out $" and went away to the triumph j that awaited him. Chicago Itecord | Herald. Managing Small Sailboats. It is quite a trick to lower a main | nail properly. In the first place, the j hoops should be just large enough j —not so large, however, that the sail ! does not set close to the mast. Lower \ the throat first and follow It with the ; peak. If the peak Is dropped first, j says a writer in Country Life In Amer ica, the sail will not come down. It j goes without saying that the sail must j be shaken when you want to lower i it. To lower a eenterboard when un -1 der way put the helm up and keep the j boat off. A small boat can be stop [ ped by putting the helm up and down ! across the boat quickly. This is use | ful in coming up to a dock or moor -1 ing. A boat can be got out of stays by dropping her peak and then hoist j Ing il when she is under way. An- I other way Is to put the helm down, ! slack the main sheet and let her drift ! back; then trim her quickly and she will sail away. \lways goto the lee j side of a dock. When a boat Is towed make sure that it lias 11 good painter, I especially at night. Yes, It Was True. "Is it true that you threw something at Mike that caused the swelling over his eye?" tlie squire inquired of a lit | tie woman. "Vis, sor, I did," said the woman, catching her breath, "but I niver mint j to hurt him. an' well lie knows it. 1 We'd just come home from me cousin's I weddin', an' 1 was feelin' kinder soft to Mike, an' 1 up an' axed him if he j loved me as much as he did the day we | was married, an'—an', yer anner, he | was so slow answerin' me that I up wid the mop an' flung It at him! If we poor women don't have love our hearts jist breaks inside uv us!" Origin of Geography. The Phoenicians were the first peo ple to communicate to other nations a knowledge of distant lands. It Is now known that before the time of Iloiner that enterprising people had passed beyond the limit of the Mediterranean into the great western ocean, and it was by their sailors that the first rough charts of the world as then known were made. But geography as a science originated among the Greeks, its real father being nerodotus of Ilal lcarnassus, about B. C. 484. No Encouragement. Mrs. Short—Oh, dear, X do wish we were rich! Just think of the good we could do if we only had lots of money! Mr. Short—True, my dear, but we can do a great deal of good In a quiet way now. Mrs. Short—Yes, of course, but no one will ever hear of it. MIC SKATER'S HIM ESCAPE But for the timely presence and heroic efforts of Tarriug Seidel, Aug ustus Earp, a teu-year-old boy of Gnlick's addition, would have lost his life by drowning while skating on the caual near the Brake Beam works on Tuesday afternoon. As is well known the water in the canal at that point is dammed up so that its depth is quite considerable. The water is covered with very thin ice. On Tuesday Master Earp, with sev eral other little fellows, was skating on the canal and broke through. His compauioug were too much frightened to act intelligently and while they were looking on ho sank out of sight. Tarring Seidel, who was at some distance, was attracted by the noise and hurried to the spot. He arrived just iu time to see the boy's head re appear above the water. He tried to get hold of the boy's hair, but did not sucoeed and the lad sank for the sec ond time. Mr. Seidel waited until the boy j came up again, when he succeeded in 1 getting a good hold of him. The drown- ! ing boy, however, iu hiH desire to be 1 saved, clntched his rescuer in such a way as to cause him to lose his bal ance and tumble into the canal. As the boy sauk for the third time he J dragged Mr. Seidel along down. For awhile it looked as though both might drown but the young man at tempting the rescue was equal to the emergency and after a desperate strug gle he succeeded in orawling out on the bank dragging the boy with bin . His Gallantry. "See that man who just gave hiv seat to a young woman?" queried an elevated railroad passenger. "Queer case that. Never encountered one before just like It. "He's not a New Yorker, he Is not a ready maker of friends, and he is so diffident where women are concerned that he really has not one among his acquaintances, with the possible ex ception of a landlady and a laundress "Yet the fellow has a longing for feminine recognition. I happen to know that be always relinquishes his seat to a woman where the oppor tunity is presented, and I also know that his only reason for doing so la the hope of receiving a smile and a 'Thank you' in return. It's like a bone to a hungry dog. Queer case, don't you think?"— New York Globe. The Suicide Symphony. The idea that music may be harm ful—that it can create a fever In the blood dangerous to life and reason will come as a revelation to many. Fried rich Nietzsche, the well known German philosopher, declares that there is something In some music, most notable In Wagner and Tschai kowsky. which acta unfavorably on the brain and nerves of many people Tschaikowsky's baleful Influence can not be denied. He destroyed himself after composing his famous "Sixth Symphony." and. as several have died by their own hand after playing It It has come to be known as the "suicide symphony." Extravagant. Stranger (in Dreary burst)—ls there a place here where 1 can get a square tneul? Uncle Welby Gosh—Yes, sir. There's a restur'nt round the cawner where you can git the best meal this side o' Chicago if you don't mind its beln' a leetle expensive. They'll sock you for 35 cents, but, by gum, it's wuth It! —Chicago Tribune. The Origin of a Miserable Joke. Confucius had just met William Penn at one of Cleopatra's 5 o'clock teas. "William l'enn?" he said. "William I'enn? Seems to me 1 have heard of you, sir." "Yes," said Penn, with a pleased smile. "I am the man who was might ler than the sword." "Ah, yes?" said Confucius. "You are also the man who invented sleep, are you not?" "No," said Penn; "I founded Phila delphia." "Oh, yes," said Confucius. "I knew It was something of that kind."—Suc cess Magazine. The Important Item. He—Here is a thrilling account of the way In which that daring woman climbed to the top of a mountain which is five miles high. Wonderful, isn't it? She—Yes. What did sb* wear?— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Well Bred. "Do you speak the truth?" "Not always." "Why not always?" "I hate to be impolite."—Nashville American. The face of a wife shows what her husband is; the shirt of the husband shows what his wife is.—Servian Prov erb. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup FUIUvm Cold* by working Itorn mm 34 th* •yitara through a coptow mm h**lthy action mt the bowak. oowfht by fl» -nuooua mambmnM *f Am krnt, dha* Aai bronchial tub—- "AM FHAUL M A* TU*A m Mipftt Children Like It fm IAMAOM VIM mm k 'sfßi (MM Mi toft* N* mi m For Sole by Paulea ft Oo DEADLY POISONS. One Whiff of Pure Prussia Aoid Is Sufficient to Kill. The discoverer of prussle acid was instantly killed by inhaling one whifT of his own handiwork. Pure prussle acid Is never sold or handled. The smell of it is always fatal. It kills not in three minutes or half an hour, but the Instant it enters the lungs as a gas. The mixture or dinarily sold as prussle add is 08 parts water to two parts of the drug. Even in this form it is very deadly. A 20 per cent mixture of the acid would kill nearly as quickly as If pure. Atropine, though it has no harmful odor, is so deadly that as much of it as would ndhere to the end of a moistened forefinger would instantly cause death. Cyanide of potassium has a pleasant smell which is not injurious, but n small quantity swallowed kills at once. Pure ammonia if Inhaled would cause death almost as quickly as prus sle acid. When a carboy of nitric acid is bro ken some one has to suffer. It will burn wood, eat through Iron plates and destroy whatever it touches. Such an accident once happened In an acid fac tory. Every one ran away, leaving | the acid to amuse itself by Retting j fire to things. Soon It was seen that the building would be destroyed and hundreds of people thrown out of work, and four men volunteered to put out the fire In the acid room. They succeeded and came out all right. Five hours later all werp dent' His Hobby, i One man with an odd hobby Isn't n i person who gels much mail, and whal he has or expects to have he can keep !in mind very easily. Probably lie i never had a lelter which went astray Yet every time he sees iw new I papers the list of advertised *ilil m-ui lout from time to time by the i.'eiicn! I postofflce In New York he turn - at | once to the initial letter under which I his name comes and runs carefully I through the list. He never yet lias I found any letter that might be sup posed to be for him and, furthermore, hasn't found any that might be for any | of his relatives. | He takes an odd pleasure in doing it. ! however, something with that eager | ness which Impels a man to grub i through a packet of old letters in ! hopes that he may come upon some I rare variety of stamp. Iteally, if ever j he found his name in the list it proba- I bly would kill his enjoyment of the J hunt forever thereafter.—New York I Sun. Anticipated Cause For Sorrow. \ Ina came In from the country on lior | fifth birthday to visit her cousin May. : At night they were put to bed early. ! An hour passed, when heartbreaking j sobs were heard from the children's bedroom. j "What Is the matter, children V"as k! pd May's mother, entering the dark ! room. , "From uuc- r the bedclothes Ina sob j bed out, "My won't give me any of j her peanuts " j "Rut May has no peanuts," replied J her aunt. "I know that." sobbed Ina, "but she ! said if she did have peanuts she wouldn't give me any."—Delineator. GRAFT IN RUSSIA. | Removing the Difficulties In an Army Officer's Transfer. I A young Russian officer wished to be j transferred to another regiment and j took his request in person to one of i the lights of the Russian general staff. | That powerful officer shook his head j and declared the matter very difficult Ito arrange—almost impossible. Then j Ills glance fell suddenly upon the shoes |of the lieutenant. To the amazement | of his visitor, the senior officer said that the lieutenant's shoes were not nearly good enough for an officer and that he would strongly advise him to buy new shoes of a shoemaker whose address he gave. Then, telling his vis ! ltor to return In eight days, he dis- I missed him. The latter was clever | enough to realize that he could not re ] turn without the new shoes, so he hur- I ried to the shoemaker. On hearing | who had sent him the shoemaker said j {hat the lieutenant could have the shoes In five days for the sum of $250. Much astonished, the officer went to a , comrade for advice. He was told to j pay half of this sum at once and the rest when his shoes were finished. This the officer did, and, wearing his new boots, ho duly kept his appoint ment with the general staff officer and learned to his Joy that all the "grave difficulties" in the way of Ills transfer had been successfully removed. USE FOR A TELESCOPE. Interesting Discovery One Woman Made by Use of the Glass. "I thought it was a pretty fair sort of telescope for one that wasn't very big." said I'ncle Silas. "I rigged it up in the attic by the high north win dow and had it fixed so it would swing around easy. I took a deal of satisfaction in looking through it, tin? Bky seemed so wide and full of won ders, so when Hester was here I thought I'd-give her the pleasure too She stayed a long time upstairs and seemed to be enjoying it. When she came down I asked her if she'd dis j covered anything new. " 'Yes.' she says. 'Why, It made everybody's house seem so near that I I seemed to be right beside 'em, and j I found out what John Pritchard's I folks are doln' in their outkitehen. | I've wondered what they had a light there for night after night, and I [ just turned the glass on their win ; dows. They are cuttln' apples to dry —folks as rich as them cuttln' apples!' "And actually that was all the wom an had seen! With the whole heavens before her to study, she had spent her time prying Into the affairs of her neighbors! And there are lots more like her—with and without tele scopes."—Christian Uplook. An Outrage. "What makes you so late?" asked the boy's parent. "The teacher kept me In because 1 couldn't find Moscow on the map Europe." replied Johnny. "And no wonder you couldn't find Moscow! It was burned down years ago. It's au outrage to treat a child In that uivl" 10 SCHOOLS DISMISSED There waß considerable excitement iu the third ward yesterday when a bad case of scarlet fever was discover ed in a family,three children of which were attending the public school. The case was diagnosed by Dr. Hiu shellwood. who learning that the oth er childreu were attending school, at once attempted to reaoh Borough Sup erintendent DiefTenbacher by 'phone. Failing iu this he went in person to the third ward school and notified the principal, who cansed the schools at tended by pupils from the infected family to be dismissed at onoe. In a short time Borough Superin tendent DiefTenbacher appeared and ordered the rooms thoroughly disin fected, The fnmigation was kept up yesterday afternoon and during last i night. The schools affected are those jof the first and third grades tanght I respectively by Miss Jennie Lawrence and Miss Alice Smull. Miss Lawrence j had one while Miss Smull had two j pupils from the infected household i While It ts by no means unlikely [ that the germs of the disease may have been carried into school by the three | childreu of the iutected family, jet the dauger of contagion is very much reduced by tlie prompt action taken by the attending physician as well as by the school authorities. Both schools will be reopened to- I PERSONALS | L Mi'js Marie Koney left yesterday fr. Pierce s (..ihh l n_M..,li|.ir| Uisrnv.tux> That this Is absolutely true will be readily proven to your satisfaction if you will but mall a postal card request to I)r. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y., for a fret, copy of his booklet of extracts from the standard medical authorities, giving the names of all the Ingredients entering Into his world-famed medicines and show ing what the most eminent medical met) I sf the age say of them. AN ACCURATE CLOCK. The Timepiece In the Observatory of Columbia University. In the observatory of Columbia uni versity Is one of the most accurate clocks In the world. It has run fof several months with a mean error of only fifteen-thousandths of a second and a maximum error of thirty-thou sandths of a second per day. That means that It does not vary more than half a second a month, or six seconds a year. Compare this with tjio first pocket timepiece, the "animated egg of Nu remberg," which required winding twice a day and varied an hour and a half In the same time! Compare it with some of the highest priced watches manufactured today, which often vary more than ten seconds a week, and you will have some Idea of the refinements In the science of meas uring time. Yet even this accuracy is surpassed by some famous timepieces. If the trade magazines are to be be lieved. There have been accounts in them of clocks or watches that have varied less than a second in periods as long as ten years. The clock at the University of Co lumbia Is an astronomical clock. It is surrounded by a glass case in which a partial vacuum is maintained, and in order that the case may not be opened or disturbed the winding is done auto matically bv electricity The clock is set up In a room especially constructed to keep It free from jar or vibration. The temperature and barometric con ditions are maintained practically con- j s'tant, and every possible precaution is j taken to minimize the errors of the running mate.—New York World. Candor. The coioni 1 hud remonstrated vigor ously wil.ii Uncle Eph about the old darky's persistent excursions into the state of inebriation. I'ncle Eph, though he promised faithfully to re frain from frequent dips into the tlow | ing bowl, failed to live up to the colo l ncl's expectations. 1)11 numerous oc casions the colonel saw Eph under the influence of liquor, but the darky when taken to task stoutly denied the ac cusation. affirming emphatically that he did not drink. One evening the colonel met I ncle Eph in a condition which made it plainly evident that | the darky wan "caught with the goods on." "Eph," began the colonel seriously, "I thought you told me that you had given up drink?" "Ah sho' did, Massa Kern'l; Ah sho' did," replied Eph. "But lately Ah dun took up drlukin' an' gib up lyin'."— Harper's Weekly. The Crab In the Oyster. "The little crab found in the oyster," said a dealer, "is not. as supposed by two-thirds of the oyster eaters, the young of the blue crab, but is a distinct species. It is a messmate of and caterer to the wants of the oyster being, therefore, a benefit Instead of a detriment to the latter. In return for the oyster's kindness In protecting it against its enemies the little crab catches and crushes food which in Its entire state could not lie taken by the oyster. A singular thing in connection with them is that all found Inside of the oyster are females. The male of the'same variety has a hard shell." A Story For Papa. There Is a moral in this little story of child life. "Mamma." asked little three-year-old Freddie, "are we going to heaven some day?" "Yes, dear; I hope so." was the reply. 1 "I wish papa could go, too," contin | ued the little fellow. "Well, and don't you think lie will?" I asked his mother. \ "Oh, 110," replied Freddie: "he couM 1 not leave his business!" BEETHOVEN. The Composer's Own Story of How He Became Deaf. 1 Charles Neate, 011 a visit to Vienna, was either commissioned by certain , Engish authorities to induce Beethoven to visit England or was persuading him to do so on his own account, and as an allurement he spoke of the su -1 periorlty of the English aurlsts in their treatment of ear disease and held out 1 hopes that were Beethoven to consult I them he might nt least find some sort , of relief, lieethoveu shook his head. "Xo," he said, "I have consulted all kinds of doctors and followed their ( prescriptions. I shall never be cured. I will tell you how the thing happened. "I was writing an opera. I had to deal with a very tiresome and capri cious tenor. I had already \»ritten two great arias to the words, neither of which pleased him, and also a third, which he did not care for the first time he tried it, although he took it away with him. I was thanking heaven I lmd done with him and lu.ul begun to settle myself to something else which I had laid aside. 1 had hardly worked at it half an hour before 1 heard a knock at the door, which I recognized as that of my tenor. "I sprang up from my table in such a rage that as the man came into the room 1 flung myself upon the floor, as they do on the stage" (here he threw up his arms and gesticulated in illus tration), "but I fell upon my hands When I got up 1 found 1 was deaf, and from that moment I have remain ed so. The doctor said 1 injured the nerve."— Diehl's "life of Beethoven." Outwitting a Bushranger. In Mr. a year; four months, fL riold byall newsdealer*. MUNN & Co. 36lßroadwa> New York ltrauch Office. C2L » F St- Washington. D. C. R-I P-A-N-S l abule Doctors find A good prescription For Mankind. | The 5-cent packet is i notigh for una occassious. The family 1 bottle (till centt contains a supply for a year. All drug gists. «i HBPTSM'.'il'jL-bW &iasr~ ! WINDSOR HOTLj I W. T. RRUHAKKU. Manager. fc I! Midway between liroad St. Station I and Read ng Terminal on Filbert St I Furop.an, SI.OO per day and up I American, $2.50 per day and up Bj The only moderate priced hotel of I reputation and consequence in PHILADELPHIA