Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Apr. |, 1900.
THE HsO
HAT IS ii !
Of course we eau not help but ad
*uire the exquisite creations of the
millinery art that ate now tlispluyeii
iu the leading Btoreß of Danville —
which cater to the dear ladies —prep-
aratory to Easter, which is ouly two
Sundays away. How ttie artist can
<create such wonderful headgear is a
■*nystery to the husband, who so cheer
Snlly yields the siuioleous.for the col
lection which his better-half ha- ciios
<en for the adornmeut of her bead.
And writing about female headgear,
■reminds us, that ttie " Merry Widow"
-style of female hat lasted oue season, j
nnd is gone. It was a public calamity,
it interfered with travel, business
and social intercourse. It was are
proacli to feminine sense and, in am
capacity of gnardiau of the nation's
health,safety and stuity.we denounce
ed that hat as a scare-crow that would
make an automcliile jamp a fence on
East Market street ten inches deep in
March mud.
The new rtvlo is different, prettv
much opposite. The new hat, instead
of spreading all ovet creation, tnrna
down, covering the head to the collar
bone. or the wishbone, if you want to
be ultra-fashionable. It looks, en tum
ble, like across between a saloon saw
dust cuspidor and what Mary Ann
boils the spuds iu. Hut we indorse Hie
Hew hat, cheerfully aud geuerout-ly.
It is not iu the way. It will cover up
freckles, boils and pag noses. It re
quires no hair to make her sit ou
right, aud we'll pay less for hair. It
caa be nsed as a waste basket, ash re
ceiver or to sleep tho baby in. Yes,we
editorially like tiiat hat, bully. It, to
be sure, may he carried to au extreme
and make a woman look like a tom-cat
with its head fast iu a tomato can,bat
the looks of the thing is a matter that
is wholly op to tho women folks.
Of course, it's something of a finan
cial hardship for a fellow to have the
style change so radically before lie's
got the mortgage on last year's "Mer
ry Widow" layout paid, but as herein
before intimated, we'll be ohle to make
qnit3 o saving ou hair aud so, Long
ar -• the new hat wave'
VETERINARIANS
KEPT BUSY
Although the State has removed the
quarantine rfgtiust aphthous fever the
scare occasioned by that disease has by
no means died out.
Veterinarian .T. O. Reed yesterday
responded to a huiry tall from above
Oatawissa, which pointed to tho prob
ability that tho loot and mouth disease
had broken on r anew. The veterinarian
fouud the case, like ali others report
ed lateiy. to be only an ordinary ail
ment with none cf the characteristic
symptoms of aphthous fever.
Farmers dre »d t ie foot and mouth
disease very much and are determined
to take no ( hances. The result is t..ht
the agents of tliß Mate liv.sto k mil
itary board are kepr busy auswerini
•c ilia. The absence of auy cas of «ph
i-' ' V'"i ii n ring several iiiontlis past
*stabL - "i fact that the dise i» is
■stamiiod out ' that thete i- nothing
uk r-; to fear.
Dr. Reed as ngent fur the State live
stock sanitary board represents Mon
tour, Columbia ami Northumberland
■vonuties
P PERSONALS
Mr and Mrs. W. M. Withers, "lit!
atreet. spent yesterday with friends in
Soubnry.
Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Katon and eon
James, rcinrued to ('onnelisvilie yes
terday after a visit with the former's
uncle, F. H. Vannaa, South Danville.
Mrs Ella Robb returned to Knsh
nell, Illinois, yesterday after a vis:t
with relatives on the south side.
Mies Hattie Hoover returned to £uy
dertov.n yesterday after a visit with
Mrs. Eli Hoover, Riverside.
Mrs. Sranley Soliuek, of Treat ou,
Who has beeu spending several days
with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sobuck.Mill
street, left yesterday for a visit with
relatives iu Catawissa.
O. W. Ruckle spent la*t evening
with relatives iu Catawissa.
Mr* W. J. Williams, West Mahoning
i or, returned last evening after a
Msit w 'th fronds in Philadelphia.
Barber • '• Surgeons.
John Le Barbour a.i - the first mas
ter of the Hum 'le, i'onipativ of Bur-
Ixrs six centut . a • At one time
the barbers niul 11; • surgeons preyed
npon the punllc In Wing brotherhood
"I'd settled their family quarrels un ■
tier the roof of one ball. l!y an agree
able arrangement the community was!
to be "bled" on a system which for i
bade the surgeon to cut hair, shampoo
or shave nnti required the barber to
proceed no further in the art of heal
Ing than the extraction of teeth and
"cupping." But as the surgeons grew
In the social scale they sighed for re
lief from their lowlier brethren and
traiU n hall and formed a guild of their
Own. magnanimously handing over fh« I
Joint home In Monkwell street to the
barbers. London Standard.
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L IBANQUKT
Moutour Castle, No. IKB, Knights of
1110 il i i i*i - of iin city, ou
Muiititty i v.n.ng litilil tin; largest bau
q-i.<t ii tlr. h, nry til tin; castle, ovet
100 111 h if ir ■ ti.'i t; present anil Hrotli
ei \» Miner, of Bioomsburg. Mou
toar i i h I,a- a membership of over
800. T « couiuiaijtlry is-making pe
liniHtions 'o goto the Oranti castic
-es ion ut I'ot' svi lln in May.
Dallas Hummer made the address of
t its evening ui iin' banquet, taking as
Ii is subject, "The Mottoes of the
Order."
Mr Hummer spoke an follows Fide
lity, \ alor. Honor —in these the
Knights of the Golden [Cables have a
motto that in suggestive of mauy
t' oughts, and if, perchance, such
i aouphts develop themselves into ac
tion", we may the better coart that
uoble and unsullied life which is
williiu tlm reach of us all. Kucli word
teaches us Fdelitv, Valrr and I't nor,
words that should dominate our liven.
These words gi\o bs integrity, cour
age, respect, au.i make us esteemed by
our fellowmeu. They promote prosp
e ity and good will, alleviate human
tria's, a i l tribulation--, ami strength
en t e bo: d rf fellowship between
niau and man. It is in this regard that
we can appreciate I lie unity of Mater
nity derived by organization. We are i
glad in our strength, our benevolent :,
an I, i.bove all, our chivalry.
There is no idealism iu Fidtl ty. j
Valor and Honor. They are. simply
literal terms that makes classes
powerful, masses stronger, and inet
abundantly noble, thus earthing out
the great purpose of mankind.
"Fidelity." Thii word denotes
faithfulness, integrity, veracity, hor
; e»fy, steadfastness, permanence, faith
and loyalty. The sir knight who pos
i ses.-'es Fidelity iu its truest and uobii -t
aspect, c:iu go forth to battle with tie
world, llis path will not be a pleas
ant place to travel iu. No one nee.ls
1 greater Fidelity then the knight. We
j are a vast body firmly bound its Fide
lity, one with the other, always help,
j ing each other and assisting each to
J make the most of our God given tal
i eut°.
''Valor." This wcrd signifies to he
strong, porsonal bravery, courage,
1 heroic, gallant and fearless. To pos
! sess valor should be the end aud aim
jof every true knight. To be valorous
1 is to be without fear of any danger
j that may threaten. Valor tends to
i make ns strong to overcome obstacles;
valorous deeds performed in any line
of human endeavor are bound to be n -
, warded. Let valor dominate our lives
and exemplify our actions.
"Honor." This word means wor
ship, chastity, respect, scorn of mean
' ness and mark of esteem. Re honor
able—that is the command of our
Great Creator. Be genuinely and un
flinchingly honorable. Possess I onestv.
| Bo honorable in all yonr dealing- with
' man,and do not do an overt act to the
iujury of a brother. Mauy opnortuni
! ties are given us day after day to dis
play the banner of honesty to the
breeze.
Few mottoes could possess mote food
; for reflection, and fewer still poiut
the way for such reflections tod velup
themselves into actions. It is the leer
note to human progress and enlighten
ment Through its beneficent and pow
erful teaching uiau becouc stronger,
wiser and braver, aud enjoy to the
fullest extent the life litre below.
Let every sit knight of our grand
j and benevolent order learu the truths
as taught hy our motto; wear it em
blazoned ou I is brow aud adhere to it
j always, and elevate humanity in geu
eml and advance to a higher anil no
bler life.
Conscientious Sill.
"Bill bad charge of the animal tent,"
said the old circus man,"and among
his pets was a leopard, I he only one we
had with the show, and quite enough
too. This leopard gave Bill more trim
ble than all the rest of the menagerie
put together. It was certainly an ugly
brute.
"Well, one day when we were.show
ing in the Midlands 1 huti come up i -
London t , arrange about some advance
business. I was eating my dinner in
'he hotel when a telegram was handed
to me. it was from Bill and read;
•The leopard has escaped. I'rowllng
about town. What shall I do?"
"That was Just like Bill. He had to
have explicit directions, even in an
emergency like this TTe didn't want
to make a mistake.
"I immediately wired back 'o III!!.
'Shoot him on the spot.' I didn't thin',
nny more about it until a couple .
hours later when I received another
telegram fr>.ui conscientious, careful
Bill, asking, •Which spot?"'
Relative Hardness of Frecious Stones.
The relative hardness of various
none-; is easily determined by festii, -
the power of one stone to make 1
scratches oti nuo:ber. If a diamond i
rubbed with one of the points of
topaz. Hie topaz point is blunted am! !
the mark which will be seen on!!.-•
face of the diamond Is only the di; •
o!' •/> top;:v.. whl< h eon lit* brushed <::
wi'. . .lie i. i-r. i'.ut if Hie topa •
rubbed against the diamond the lai
tor is unaltered and the surface of the
former is marked with a scratch
which can be removed only by fur
tbet polishing down. It Is on the basis
of this process of comparison that a
scale of comparative hardness lias
been formed represented by ten sub
stances, of wlileb diamond is the high
est and graphite the lowest In the
scale. It is a curious fact tbut these
two extremes of the scale, the brilliuut
and hard diamond and soft black
graphite, are both chemically the same
substance pure carbon. Jewelers' clr
cular.
Willo and Kean.
Irving u ; ed to tell with dramatic cf
feet a stci*.' about W (1. Wills, the
:lramntlst. who. among other services,
wrote fir bin the play "Charles I."
When Will: was a bov ten years old
he \ i taken to see Kdmund Kean
play Macbeth. In the murder scene
he was so affected by the realist If
power of the actor that, seized with n
severe attack of nausea, he hurried
from the box. Ten years later he was
lunching at a chop house In Fleet
street when :i man entered, sat down
at a table near him and ordered it
meal, lie was a perfect stranger to
Wills, who, afler a few minutes' pro
pinqulty, was again seized with a fii
of nausea, from which he had not saf
fcrcd since as a boy he was at the
theater ou the occasion mentioned, lie
was obliged to leave the room. When
some minutes later he paid bis bill the
waiter said to him: "Did you see that
gentleman at the table near you?
That's Kdmund Kean."-11. W. Lucy
in Corn hill Magazine.
An Anticlimax.
"I just dropped into thank you for
that medicine you sent home by my
wife last night." said the grateful pa
tieut, grasping the doctor warmly bj
the hand. "I've been laid up off aud
on for years, have tried all the patent
medicines oil the market and been
treated by every doctor in the nei :!i
borhood, bur your medicine was tiie
only tiling that, over did me any good."
"it's a pleasure to have you come
here to tell me this," replied the doe
tor, highly elated. "Most of my pa
i ticuts are not so thoughtful. But that
I prescription is my pet favorite, and I
j never yet knew it to fail to cure a
j cough if taken in time."
| "Cough?" echoed the patient. "Why.
| I didn't take it for my cold. 1 used il
| as a liniment for my rheumatism."
A Thrifty Hungarian.
! A certain Hungarian peasant named
Jail Illrsch made a business trip t;
i Budapest, and while there he had the
idea of ordering a hundred visiting
cards. When he returned home lie
found, to his dismay, that the cards
bore the name of Mavisch instead of
Illrsch. It was only a printer's crroi
but to Jan Ilirseh it meant a loss of a
shilling and sixpence unless he nm hi
make use of the cards. He according
ly purchased for the sum of a shilling
an official form of petition and filled it
with a request to be allowed to alter
I his name to Mavisch. His prayer was
| granted He is now Jan Mavisch.—
| London News.
Having set a trap for wild steers en
\ Weston mountain, in Dalton, Mass.,
j Robert Celt ami George t'rozier cap-
I tured three and brought them down
; the mountain to their farm.
| A year ago last fall when a herd of
j young cattle was being rounded up
i after being out on the range all sum
| mer half a dozen or more escaped, and
all efforts to capture them were utv
| availing. They eventually became as
| wild as the deer with which they
j traveled about the mountain all sum
| mer and fall.
Finally Colt and t'rozier built an In
j closure. In which they placed hay and
! com. A drop gate was operated by a
wire a quarter of a mile away. Colt
and i'rozler ascended the mountain,
' sprung the trap and caught three
steers. They hope to capture others
! soon.
■ "Billy Possum" Post Card Latest Pad.
j The "Billy Possum" idea will not be
: allowed to rest with the manufacture
I of a toy In the shape of the Taft-Geor
' gia table delicacy. A characteristic
i picture of •Billy" will be put on the
! market In the shape cf post cards.
I blotters and other office supplies. The
j picture shows "Billy" in the attitude
j of enjoying a good digestion, probably
I tile aftermath of a meal on a tiiee fat
1 hen. A smile of eminent satisfaction
,' Illumines hi • demure face, and a single
I look at him Is enough to put an entire
j office force in good humor for the en
tire dny.
| Why the Menu V/as Changed
| The culinary department of an K.ist
I Indian household, if the story of an
I American traveler who has recently re
| turned from Calcutta is to be believed.
Is managed far differently from an
American kitchen. "Here we employ
an Ethiopian expert at so much a
j week," says tho Philadelphia Record
i "There a cook would disdain to place
i n weekly valuation on his services
i His conditions involve a flat rate of so
j many shillings weekly for the furnish
: Ing and preparation of provisions. TV
i system of putting the culinary depart
ment out to contract causes a peuuii
| ousness on the part of the chef which
I frequently is not for the best health
I and welfare of the household. Short
|ly before last Christmas the above
! named American tourist had ordered
' his cook to have steak for dinner
j Broiled chit-ken was served instead
I Pressed for his reasons for disregard
| ing the command of tile head of the
j household, ihe cook explained that the
1 chicken had taken sick and if it had
I not been kilh <! and served that day he
J was nfra! t ' ■ m!d have lost it."
-
Sqiecied tho Squeezers.
( It Is saM hen Mr. Wrkes he
| gan to mnl < money st me of the banks
from which I: > hail borrowed thought
o "squeeze" him by. demanding In
stnnt repayment or a large considera
tion for further time. He was invited ■
to call on one of these "bankers" and
there met the others. Their demand
wa- made, anil their victim seemed at
their mercy. They did not, however, i
know the resourcefulness of Mr.
Yerkes. who retaliated by remarking:
"Well, I owe a lot to all the hanks
here, and I'll just publish a statement
tomorrow in the papers, giving the full
amounts and staling my Inability to
pay. 1 liis will make such a run on
tin? banks that they will soon be as
broke as 1 should, and therefore I shall
not be the only sufferer."
The "squeezers" recognized the truth
of this and so withdrew their demand.
Mr Yerkes. however, refused to with
draw his threat unless they lent him
another $50,00(1. They did so.
A Wonderful Hand.
Master I'm sorry to hear, I'at, that
ycrur wife Is dead. Patrick—Faith on'
'tis n sail <lav for us all. sir! Tho
hand that r.v-kod the . radV litis !.!••!; !
withe bucket.
Tlu* ! to - :I ( Mir er from obesity Hps
In (lio litiliili y of tho fat to invade the
r*c#l«llrir !cntfl of the body, especial
ly the mu -ics. This produces fatty \
degeneration of the muscular tissues. !
which ; rea'.l.v weakens and impairs j
their ictional aelivity. When the
fat Invades the tissues of the heart
muscles the disease known as "fat tv i,
defeneration of the heart" results, and !
the patient is in serious danger. When- '
ever a slight additional strain upon the i
circulation results from undue oxer- 1
else, excitement or other cause the i
muscles interfere with the heart's ac-I
tinn. and it Is liable to cease beating. *
Anaemia and hysteria often are accom- i
panlments of obesity. Because of the I
increased weight and difficulty of !
moving about such patients are pre-;
vented from taking an ordinary
amount of exercise. Often, too, there
are a lassitude and a positive dislike
for muscular exertion of any kind '
What to Eat.
Prom Medicine to the Drama.
The earlier part of Victorien Sar- |
dou's career was beset with many j
trials and difficulties. His parents !
wished him to take up a medical ca- j
reer, aud he began his studies with I
some zeal. The love of the drama, j
however, was far greater than the.
love of the pill box. and in the inter- j
val of the other work Sardou was |
busy upon a play. Life was a Strug- j
glo for him, for he had little money, j
, though he managed to get Journalistic j
work to supplement his more slender j
Income. His first play was a failure, |
and Sardou rushed from t'l t!. •.iter ,
vowing never to enter one again Ho j
fell seriously ill, was nursed baet to
I health by Mile, de Tlrecourt. an ac
-1 tro.-? who lived on n floor bc-iow. and
! from that ti.r.e id f< "tune was made.
A Friend In Need.
About half an hour had been e*- (
| pended by ihe bashful J"Uiig :nau In
I a series of i;dvan -es and retreats, and
little Johnny's era in pod position be i
I hind the sofa w1 o<nlng some
; what painful.
j "I wish 1 dared"-.- t'i • young man
commenced on a new ." 'a«k, when the
couple were electrif i d i-y .m impatient I
I exclamation bel ied thi v. n: tUe
a break! She's t'eart <•: >'." -Brooklyn
j Life.
Literary Irrigation.
"Your latest v -.vol • « very dry." |
said the reader of the publishing house
to the young but rising author.
| "I was pretty sure you would sa?
i ih.it," rejoined the ac.ihor. "fonsc
j quently if you "ill count them you
' will find the lionjlne weep; real tears
j ou Just 253 pages of riy storyCleve
i land I'lalu Deal. r.
A Squid In Hawaii.
In discovering ihe failings or eccen
tricities of -I person Ilawaiians not
j only show < rspieacity. bin an aptness i
jin applyi' 4 a uiti.name to the one;
I possessing s»i"h characteristics. The
! politician who changes lu> faith too
| often Is called a squid (octopasi. <>tie
I species of this animal is caught by-'lje
1 aid of a torchlight in shallow water. :
While a I iu net Is held some di lance
In front of it, m that It can conven
iently run into It and be caught, it is
prodded behind by ihe fisherman's
| foot. Sometimes the squid will go di
rectly Into the trap, but often It will
1 run forward, with every indication of
; bet 'c- enmeshed, to a point within two
i feel • r the net, when it will suddenly
I turn ■ >ut and go back to Its starting j
place. Then It Is likely to describe a I
right, left ' r oblique angle, always
1 contra:-; to ih» fisherman's desire. Sol
in Hawaiian metaphor the politician
or candidate who switches from the
straight track i; a squid.-"Paradise of
; the Pnoffle."
Tlir Sv. nffl-am Tii'<r- ,-nd His Do;
Two qi: lint t ;niv-s are < ari cd on t! •
two t •;> pew ; and readlr;; di ;k if
• SwatlTh.iM i' t: vli. A - n'i , to ! -
end. ati.. r ' i r.; m:n ! i ding lib'
got . i ' •• aml a ■ ra" ret
would reveal to l-ii > how to find a pit
of money. So iJC li ■ v.lit with lib
dog, and at the : rlilge a sir.tngei
i stopped liiiu ■ i•r. " I ,a> I night I hail ,
• a dream bidding ile go t » Swaffb-un
i and dig In hand such a place ~i:d
, there find a p< t of nion • :t I d ■ ■
I believe In droan Th back went
i the tinker, I'm.' * and found the pot
I as described •■•-, also an Inscription
bidding hi'ii di i ■• •or. whl li he did
1 anil found 'im- id uit'i i re
j stored Svvi if , inn,- < irv
lug-i were |i tic to pi rp e his
' memory I«oi:d n i>tr.ind.
•
Stock!nr3 With Tassels.
Tho season's novelty in stockings
; has cunnim; little silk iaxseis dangling
I from tlio ai kie and another pair higher
' up, reaching t > about the top of tho
: shoes. Nothing like these tassels 1,.,.
! been seen before on stockings, luit
just now tliev aro threatening to bo
-1 come as popular ah the Scotch plait I:. ol
a few years ago. 'I ho bissols eertaii.lv
I give ii fantastic toucli to an otlicrwi ;o
j discreet stocking, lor thoy are loose
j and each tassel is about an inch long,
; made of lino silk and likely to dan
and bob about with cverv .step of tlio
wearer. Tl.o tassel comes jut nb".c
the instep and looks well with p'.,a;
or low slippers, onti the higher t. :
gives the ePi ' oi a silken Hessian boot,
j The new stockings are in siik or lisle
I and have besides the several tas- 'U
elaborate embroideries in different col
ors or in tones of the color of tho stock
ing itself. A very pretty design is in
the form of ay elongated basket lilli I
with flowers and worked in natural
colors. The handle of tho basket is
finished ofi with tlio inevitable dancing
tassels.
One Needed Rsßt.
our husband needs rest, madam, *
said the doctor,
"I know it!" she exclaimed trlnm.
pliantly. "I've told It to him forty
times u day for the last two months
If 1 have told It to him once. I've just
kept telling It to him all the time.'
John, how many times have I told you
that you need rest?"
"On second thought," interrupted the;
doctor, "perhaps It would h efttr If
yon rested."
Troubled Even In Death.
"How Is this? I thought you dis
liked your mother-in-law, and here I
you are carrying flowers to aer \
frave!"
"Kxactli: Slip hated 'em."~Jouri
A innsnnt.
SECOND NAT'L
PEACE_CONHRESS
A most cordial invitatlou has beuu
extended to our oily to be repieseuted
by leu or wore delegates in the Hecoud
national peace congress to be bel l m
Chicago, May 8-5, 191)9.
The invitation in extended through
t a communication addressed to Chiti
Durgess Amesbury and signed by lloyal
i L. Melendy, secretary of the congress.
| On behalf of the executive commit
tee the secretary extends the chief
burgess an invitation to become an
honorary member of the national peace
congress.
In recent years the need for regular
national pence congresses has been
making itself everywhere more and
i more felt. Comparatively few at bent
of the peace workers in any country
are able to attend the congresses in
other countries.
| The first American natioual pence
i congress was held in New Yoik in
| April. 1907, and was tiie most import
: ant aud impressive as it v\as certainly
the laigest popular peace denjonstra
| tion ever seen. The resolutions unauim
! ouslv adopted urged unremittii g ett'urt
on the part of all nations to perfect
| the legal system which shall supplant
the war system and called upon cur
governt cut for decide ! action toward
bringing about the limitation of burd
ensome alignments of the nations.
The sei.Jijil meeting <;f the peace
oougre-s, to bo held at Chicago, will
no doubt be conspicuous for its suc
cess, ins; iriug the international work
| ers of the country and nerve them for
the tasks 'lint cocfrcut t^eiu.
Hon. J. >l. Dickinson, secretary of
wir uudei I dent T; it, is president
of the natuji.u! juv r congress.
What ac . Jtii e cliiof burgess nud
our citizens uiay t!eoido to take in the
! matter will Cev lop l..:ei.
A Lost Fee.
The night Hon. Augustine Blrrell
once believed that he had been sniit
I ten with a mortal disease and went to
consult a distinguished doctor who
lived In the neighborhood of Ilarley
street and who was a great expert on
the disease of which he thought be
was a victim. It was a hot day in July,
and as bo walked from his Loudon
home, which was in the neighborhood
of Addison road, to Ilarley street he
perspired freely.
He found the great physician's
rooms ail crowded with patients—
! probably, he thought. suffering from o
similar complaint to himself.
While waiting he found on the table
a book written by the great physician
on the subject of the particular dis
ease. He opened the book, and tbo
first words which caught his eye were
tbc.-ii 1 : "'Tbo patient who is suffering
from tills d '-'Mso never perspfivs.'
He had S >»tch bloi.d in his veins, so
he picked i;» his hat and gloves and
walked out, and he never saw thr.t
eminent physician.—London Scraps.
Reynard's Cunning.
W bill 1 crossing an old field waist
, high with withered mullein stalks
goldenrod and other weeds I noticed
a dog within forty feet. He was part
ly hidden by the grasses, but appeared
to be a young, reddish brown setter,
pottering along, smelling at tins clump
and that I v.nch of weeds and grad
ually circling behind me. In a few
minutes I heard a yell. "There uoes a
fox." Sup* enough. over the top of a
neighboring hill a hundred yards away
went ray "dog." It was a shrewd
piece of work on his part lo throw me
off my guard !•;> seeming indifferent
and when behind me and out «>f sight
to streak it for cnv< r I hail probably
disturbed hir.i during his afternoon
siesta. Many a fox have I hunted and
killed, but this one fooled nie com
pletely. It forms a very pleasant re
ollectlon a-» an Instance of brute sa
gaeity —Forest and Stream.
Dogs and Smoke.
"And to you I bequeath the dog."
said the New York man who was giv
ing to London In live.
The family that had been eommis
stoned to take care of the dog liked
the dog. but the dog did not. like them.
By and by bis dissatisfaction became
so pronounced that the first family
passed him along to another friend «'f
the expatriate. The second family
was not so fond of the dog as the first
family had been, but the dog did not
in the least mind their lack of affec
tion. Apparently he had struck a
"homy" atmosphere that |.leased him.
so he settled down to a contented
old age. One day the story of that
dog's eccentricities was related to a
man who knows all about dogs. Tin
second family wondered wlu- the dog
had evinced such an unwelcome par
tiality for them.
"it isn't the people In this bouse
that attract the pup." said the dog ex
pert "It's the tobacco smoke. His
former master was a habitual smok
er. lie. his clothes, his rooms, every
thing about him. snielled like one big
cigar. The dog was used to tobacco
smoke He liked It Nobody smokes
in that house where he first lived. lie
missed the scent of tobacco, and be
wasn't satisfied till he got to another
place wher • the air is blue with
smoke."—New York Press.
Automobile Course For Farmers.
That agricultural colleger; and schools
are now giving courses in automobile
matters to their students as part of tlio
curriculum which is to preparo them
for thoir practical duties in life coast i -
stutes a prophecy of how largo the part
of the motor car will bo in farm life
of the future, and also indicate* the
present interest which the more en
terprising farmers feel in the motor
propelled vehicle. Short coureo stu
dents at the lowa State College at Den
Moines, whose studies are chiefly on
agricultural subjects, are to have an
automobile lecturer from a representa
tive of an automobile company 4 in Ke
nosha, Wis., while the Michigan State
Agricultural School at Lansing, Mien.,
is to have a special course of instruction
on automobile ojieration and repair.
BLIOIHOUKLS
M ON TRAIL
After v.oiiilng aim st throe days
without succtss (.'ii tlio murder case,in
which Salvatore houli iu C.HH blown
10 death by tiyuiinjito while sltepin
In ;t hunk house at Timorion, to
authorities who are more determine'*
than ever that the person or perso ■
who committed ihe foci murder sh«,
be brought to just ctt htvo secured a
blood hound (oue (;f the bast iu tliib
part of the State) which was yester*
day taken to the eoetie (,f the crime
and given the scent and although the
ollicera reoognize the fact that the
animal will have hard work following
the tracks, they believe success V. i > 1
ultimately crown their efforts -iiui
bring the guilty parties into custody.
Excitement ran rife iu Trevorton
yesterday when it was announced that
a suspcet by the name of Angelo Tra
vato had b?en arrested, who it is I
legeii, threatened Bedford's life. T.ie
former, however, was able to prove irt
alibi which left the authorities an
much in the dark as ever.
The funeral of the murdered man
look [.lace Tuesday from St. Patrick'*
Catholic church at Trevor tau.
Hundreds of Tyroleaus from all or. .
the region were in attxudauce to do
horor to the ile.. man's i cinory.
Hotel lirafters.
The proprietor of one of the largest
hotels In New York, speaking of tlio
uses made by Ron paying customers of
his house, said to a rural guest a few
days ago: "We have a large number of
patrons from whom we never collect
a cent, although we have no such
thing us a free list. They come here
In thfe morning, pick up a castoff pa-1
per, which they road, keeping an eye
open for another, which they grab as
soon as it is dropped. After reading
awhile they stand at the ticker, often
giving long lectures to their follows on
financial conditions and stock possi j
bilities. The overcoat becomes burden
some, and it is taken to the check j
room, where its owner knows it will
be perfectly safe. Then, if they can
tear themselves from the ticker, let-1
tors are written on our stationery, j
They do not use our telephones be- j
cause we charge an extra 5 cents for
the call, hut they carry home matches. !
toothpicks, blank cards and blotters'
and use up the soap In our lavatories. '
They also take generous nibbles of
the cheese and crackers in the cafe '
The strange i part of all is this—that
the majority if ihls class are well to
do and hi. lily re; etable, and on that
account we do not shut them out."—
New York Tribune
Th« Slcopiny Sickne s.
The terrible -.looping sickness of
tropical Africa Is discussed at length
!n P.n trfl'-'n i'i Popular Mechanics.
The disease which long baffled scion- ;
tists, Is spread by the tsetse fly, a 1
bloodsucking, uiv dying Insect. On the 1
ipproach of either matt or animal at a
river crossing In the densest foro.ii
the victim is soon scented out by 11:
By, if there is one in the vicinity, and
then, either silently or with a peevish
buzz. It makes straight for the most
accessible spot and gives its stab.
The usual course of the disease is
from four to eight months. At the
DUtset there are headache, a feverish
condlton, lassitude and a correspond
ing disinclination to work. The facial
aspect changes, and a previously happy
and Intelligent looking negro becomes
Instead dull, heavy and apathetic.
Later, tremor In the tongue develops,
speech is uncertain, and mumbling
walk shuffling and progressive weak
ness. drowsiness and oblivion (o lii
surroundings afflict the sufferer The
last stage is marked by extreme ema
ciation and a coma deepening into
death.
Wanted Papa to Enjoy It.
Francis, aged four and a half, had
annoyed his father until that Individ
ual finally lost patience. He was try
ing to do some varnishing. Thinking
to get rid of htm for a few minutes,
he said, "Hurry, the window
and watch the parade." The lad ran
to the window- find climbed upon a
chair, while the father smiled at the
success of his little lie.
The was still on his face when
a tug lit his coat and a "Hurry, para,
quick!'* caused him to start toward
the window. "What Is the matter?"
he asked.
"Come and see the elephant In the
parade'"- Delineator.
Notice
To Whom It M»v Concern :
Notice i:i heioby given i at the
Coun of C. I'. of Mcrtcur (>. in the
lllli day of .l»:i . 19f9, grantc! a role
to show e:iu>e why tLo sa-.i Court
shon'ti not ints r a decrei c.hangii gthej
name (I R slph Witti r Pit h! to Ralph
Reaver Diebl
Said rule returnable April 1<!I 1909, ;
at 10 o'clock, A. M.
THUS. U. VINCtCNT, Proth.
Ralph Kisner, Att'y. A*
Notice.
APPLICATION KOK DISSOLUTION
Ol- CORPORATION.
Ml persons Interested w ill take not- i
ice that application has been made to
the Court cf Common Pleas of Mon
tour County hv John H. Goose r Com
pany n corporation duly chartered tin
der tiie laws of the State tf Pennsyl
vania : setting forth that,at a meeting
of the stockholders duly convened, it
was nuanimoush resolved to petition
the said Court for a dissolution of the
corporation, and praying the Court
for a oecrfo to dissche the corpora
WHEREUPON March 20, 1909. the
Court directed Notice to he given,
notifying all concerned that, unless
cause be Bhowu.a decree will he made
in accordance with the prayer of the
Petition on April 14. 1909, at 1 0 :C0
o'clock A. M
All persons interested will govern
themselves accordingly.
THOMVS O. VINCENT.
Protl onotary.
1 auvllle, Pa., Mi roll 20, 1909.
imi COM
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HARItISU'UHU, March BJ.
The house took the bit, iu its teeth
today and t.y a practically unanimous
vote refuse.* to agree to iheuew school
code,the work of the educational con.-
mission appointed two>ears ago. That
t<iis action, however, meant no reflee
ti in upon tlie work of the commission
or opposition to the adoption of u new
cods, i,uc merely a desire to have the
bill considered at length and further
amended. was shown a few minutes
la vr when the vme by which the bill
had fulled was reconsidered after
former Speaker McGlaiu hail made the
statement,on consultation with triends
of the bill, that it would be sent back
to the commissior,
£ After the reconsideration Speaker
Oox suggested that the bill be placed
ojioii tlie postponed calendar, which
was adopted by the house.
KEYHUKN PENSION BILL.
A'lie Reyburu bill for the pensioning
of l'euusylvania veterans of tlie Civil
ar passed second reading in the house
of represantatives this morning un
amended, several changes proposer) hir
ing voted down by a large majority,
As passed it provides lor the pay
merit of six dollars per month to all
t tieruux who saw sixty (lavs' an vice,
prov.ded 1 hoy <'o uot enjoy an income
from i*ll other sources amounting to
*iOO per annum.
•AJi'iiduients were proposed altering
each of these'three requirements. Geo.
11. Tatterson,representing the veterans
on the floor of the house,bad an amend
ment to propose reducing the monthly
pension from six dollars to five dollars
but Leopold Fuerth, representative
from Wajne county, anticipated him
ami presented aa amendment making
that chaugo au.i also one to strike out
the dauso iu (he bill that barn from
its benefits soldiers f.aving aa income
of $501) per annum. The lalter change
is the one that the Democratic roonj
bets deci led in caucus yesterila;- lo
support.
GAME FISH HILL
FINALLY PARSED.
The big new act for the protection
i of fish,the law providing for now reg
ulations for taking game fish in the
State, passed finally in the house by a
vote of 177 to I.
SIIICKN AOT PASSES.
,| The Sliern act for the regulation of
, the employment of minors, providing
: j the ages ar d the hours that minors
j m ty work in the State,and protecting
them from injury and unhealthy con
ditions, passed finally iu the house
; this morning, 18.5 to 2.
Prevention cf Suicids on Railways.
| Tlie newly'organized railway bureau
' of Japan has Invented a new method
! of preventing snlcide on the railway
track as one of the first steps in *>ie
I Improvement of railway administra
tion. The plan Is to erect strong art
light poles at the places along the rail
-1 way where cases of suicide are fre
' quent, such as from the I'yeuo park
' hill, overlooking the Toknido line. Sui
j cides from this spot have been most
' frequent, ami II Is hoped that by
! means of a new li it the engineer In
j charge of the locomotive will be able
to see any object on the track more
easllv.
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