Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville. Pa., June 17, 1909. FBI'S PICI ill FLAG ISIli Tlie Fourth of July is only a trifie over two week's distant. It is oue of the characteristics of this anomalous 1 year in Danville that Independence day is permitted to approach so near without any k,«eial preparations be ing trade fyr its o' - -:\vnnce. The con ditiou -s due tot..c fact ti.at Danville has already been the sr.eue cf mere rie moustrations during the past two months tiiau usually Jails to tlie lot of a town iu as many years. The Continental hose oompauv will hold a picnic in DeW:tt s park on Monday, July sth, which is the date that will generally be observed as In- I dependence day. This picnic and the unfurling of a monster Sag in Mem- t orial park,so far as known at present, will be the only distinguishing feat ures of the Fourth of July in Dan ville. During the next day ot so the sold iers' monument committee will hold a meeting to make arrangements for the unfurling of the flag. The flag and the pole—gifts of Frank E. DeLong— have not as vet reached Danville. Pending their arrival the committee will select a site for tiie pole and will arrange some simple ceremony to be employed in connection with unfurl ing the flag. The firemen's picnic will no doubt be a monster affair and will afford sufficient entertainment for the whole town. Now that tlie trolley runs to the park every facility for transporta tion is afforded; people can visit the picnic ground without inconvenience and can return home at pleasure. NEW CONSULAR SERVICE. Card System to Advance Interests of American Commerce. American consuls all over the world are to be supplied with a card index ♦system of catalogues and literature of every manufacturing concern iu the United States as a result of nn agree ment reached the other day between the state department and the depart ment of commerce and labor, says a Washington dispatch. The arrange ment is in line with the administra tion's policy of placing the commerce of the United States in the first rank through a of the con sular service. The service recently Was shaken up. and now the adminis tration is preparing to furnish the new men the necessary mnterial with which to produce results. American consulates receive annual ly many queries as to manufacturers In various lines. The usual course in such cases is to pass the inquiry onto ■ Washington, which in turn advertises it to the trside and thus gives any man ufacturer interested an opportunity to But this method has been found to involve so much time that the buyer in numerous instances has pur chased elsewhere before he gets infor mation about American*£oods. William Harper, who evolved this plan, was chief of the bureau of in formation of the Philadelphia mu seums for six years following lt.s or gaui/.ath ii in ISO 4 and in that capacity Visited virtually all of the American Consulates in the world in the course of the years 1808-9. One of the conditions of the service is that it is free to any and all manu facturers in the country. No fee is to be charged for the service in sending out cards to the consulates. All that Is required "112 the manufacturer is that he print hi.* cards in the language of the country 'o which they are sent and In a prescribed and uniform size for assembling LABOR PARODY ON"AMERICA." Sung at a Meeting to Discuss Means to Relieve the Unemployed. A meeting of the unemployed was held the other day under the auspices of the International Brotherhood Wel fare association in a hall at 44 Bowery, New York, 'o discuss methods of pro viding wo*k for the unemployed. Chairman ,1 Fads How announced at the beginning of the meeting that the proceedings \\< uld be started with n. hymn. The "hymn" proved to be a paraphrase of"America," the first verse of which ran: My country, what of thee? What hast thou done for me That 1 may sing? In labor's crowded mart, Strong hand and v. IllinK heart, Striving to do my part. To thee I sing. Miss Lily Fnglcton, an eighteen-year old anarchist, was one of the speakers. She said: "The unemployed should be infused with the spirit of the French revolu tion. They should assert themselves, n« the French people did, and make It . understood that it is the duty of the government to put the unemployed to work." Beware of Telephone Cussing. The Omaha city council has passed nn ordinance imposing a fine of SIOO for the offense of swearing into a tele phone To Wed Above the Cluuds. Charles J. Glldden, owner of the bai lor, ns Boston and Massachusetts, who was recently in Pittsfield, Mass., snld that a well known Boston man had ttiade application to the New England Aero club for the use of a balloon in which to be married above the clouds. Mr. Glldden on his return from Indian apolis will arrange for the flight. The balloon will carry minister, bride and bridegroom, a witness and Billy Vau Sleet, pilot of the I'lttsfleld Aero club, Who will conduct the ascension. H§l TO START YOUNG TREES ; State Zoologist Surface sr.ys thai t! e oiieiry is the hardest grow of ( anv fruit trees that we cau plant, due j ; is doiug well if J"* cai: get lift v per cent."of tliem to grew, but after thTv j do start they generally come on during | the gflCQtidlyear and subsequent!y stay in good condition. Tiiis is due chiefly j tn the fact that the tree lias so few flue or fcna'l roots, snch as are needed for taking up immediate moisture aid plant food, and it takes some time for it to fcr:ti such roots. Its first effort to grow is a drain on its stored vitality. ■ When this is exhausted the tree is liable to die by wilting at this timf of i year. Last year the professor performed a j Berit- of important experiments iu stimulating declining trees that had been planted only a few weeks or a I few mouths, He used various veget able, hlkaloids, sacli as nnxvomica, stryohnia. etc , and also used nitrate of soda, and found that the last nam ; ed was by far the best and most effici- j ent stimulant audjwas also the cheap est. lie had excellent results from i watering, cutting back, | and especially from watering declin- * lag trees, a teaspoonful of nitrate of so la being dissolved in each gallon of water. The watering should be very extensive. Before applying tlie water, the soil should be well tramped firmly aronud the roots. Of course, this should not be done while the ground is wet Pack it well around the roots, tiieu apply as much water as possible, or at least a bucket to each youug tree, aft er having dissolved a teaspoouful of nitrate of soda in each gallon of wat er. Two or three good waterings of this kind, and mulching around the tree with stable dressing, will do more good than anything else to give it a start. If you did not cut back the top well, removing at least two-thirds of the woody growth that was upon it.it -honld yet be trimmed, in order to throw vigor into the few buds that re- 1 ruaiu. Most persons in setting trees do Dot cot back far enough. As to the time of planting, the earl ier in the spring tiie cherry tree is planted, the better it is. There is no ,;ind of fruit tree that lemands such early planting as the cherry, and it will suffer more severeiv from lat> planting than any other kind. Tips Costlier Than Treats. They were going out of the Waldorf when he saw her look so longingly in at the big, beautiful roomful of white tables laden with roses that he said. "Will you go in and have a cup of tea or something?" She assented willingly. "Your hat and overcoat, sir," said the waiter firmly. "You are not allowed to sit in here with your overcoat on." "But," objected he, "l shall stay only a few minutes." "No matter, sir," said the waiter and took his hat and overcoat with an air of determination and disappeared. "That's the third time," sighed he. "that I have started togo home, met somebody and parted from my hat and coat to treat them. If it happens again the tips to the waiters for keeping my hat and coat will amount to more than the sum 1 have paid for the treats."— New Y'ork I'ress. A Bad Mixup. "Say." remarked one government clerk to another, "I'm up against it good and proper." "What's the trouble?" queried g. c. No. 2. "I got two medical certificates from two different doctors yesterday," ex plained the party of the first part. "One was a certificate of health for a iife Insurance company, and the other was a certificate of illness to be sent to my chief with a petition for two weeks' leave of absence." "Oh, that's nothing," rejoined his fellow clerk, "I've done that myself." "Yes," continued the other, "but I mixed tl o certificates Iu mailing. The ill health certificate went to the in surance company and the certificate cf good health went to my chief. See?" —Chicago News. A Threatening Comet. M. Oamlile Flammarion, the great scientist, after many years of study, arrived at the conclusion that the world will in the twenty-fifth century come across the path of the comet Bella. On this occasion a collision will take place, and, Bella being infinitely greater than the earth, a shock may be expected which, he calculates, will be SC." times greater than the shock caused by the collision between two traius, each traveling at sixty-five miles an houj\ Loving Letters. Never burn kindly written letters. It is so pleasant to read them over when the ink is brown, the paper yellow wdth age and the hands that traced the : friendly words are folded over the hearts that prompted them. Keep all loving letters. Burn only the harsh ones and iu burning forgive and forget , thcio. Russian Princesses. in Russia the term "princess" doe* not mean very much, for the simple reason that there are so many of them and that it is never a royal title All the female descendants of a prince of a certain rank are princesses, and the result Is that many princesses arc . as poor and of as little account as any Ul used princess of a fairy tale. The i real royal princesses of Russia are styled grand duchesses. They are the , daughters and sisters of Ihe czar. Little Barbara's Complaint. Four-year-old Barbara went to church wdth her two sisters and came home j «rying. 1 "What is the matter, dear?" inquired | her mother. i"He preached a whole s-sermon— about—M-Mary and Martha," sobbed Barbara, "and—never said—a—w-word about me." —Llppincott's. ' COLORED GIANTS HAD THE GOODS i A large crowd turned out Tuesday j i afternoon to see tne Philadelphia Col- I ored Giants play tlie Danville A A. jat the new bate hall park. Tlie game { ] was a good one despite the fact that ' the Giants won bv a score of 8 to 5. Tiie Giants played tlie kind of a j game that one would expect of a team j that is on the diamond every day. They were right up to every kink of fast, siiifty playing Every play was 1 made to count for just as rnuoh as could be gotten out of it Many of their runs were made be- ! cause the colored boys were on the j alert to take advantage of every inch j that was given them. | Brown was in the box for Danville ! and pitched a good, steady game. The j locals totaled 11 hits but unlike tiie 1 j Giauts they were unable to bunch their i big stick work. The game opened with the Giauts j getting four tallies ou three singles, a ' three bagger and a pass. It looked dull ! for Danville,but the visitors could not i repeat their performance although ; they tried hard to do so. In the third j the Giauts tallied two more on two > | two baggers and an error. In tiie fifth Danville got her first score, Auiiner mau being run over the pan by Clay berger's sicgle and Thomas' two bag j get. Iu the sixth Danville scored three ! times. Logan got to first on four balls: ; Dooley was hit by a pitched ball; I Mackert struck out and Ammermau was handed a pass, loading tiie ensh ions. Brown drove a hot grounder 1 just over the third saok and this to- t gether with a had throw to the home plate Jlet in three runs. Clayberger went down on a grounder to the pitch er. Danville got another tally in the ' seventh, (Joveleskie scoring after get ting on base by his own single. The Giants took one in the last innings. The score: DANVILLE. R. H O. A. E. ! Omlauf, 3b 0 i 2 1 2 j Olavberger, rf 0 2 10 0 Thomas, lb 0 3 13 1 0 Covleskie, cf . 1 2 1 0 0 i Logan, 6s i 1 2 0 J Dooley, c 11 tl 1 0 Mackert. 2b 0 0 1 I 2 Ammermau, If 2 0 0 0 0 Brown, p 0 10 8 0 Totals ."i 11 21 14 -1 OOLURED GIANTS R. H. O. A. F. James, 2b .... I 0 2 1 0 McClellan, cf 11 0 0 0 Lloyd, ss . 1 3 8 3 0' Duucau. If I l ;i o o Francis, 3b 3 1 I 4 u Wilson, lb 0 0 8 (i o { Haunon, c., 1 18 2 0 Fisher, rf . ~ 1 0 0 (i 0 : Patten, p 0 2 0 3 0 Totals 8 M 2? 13 0 I Danville 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 o—s Giants 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 I—B Left oil bases, Danville S, Giauts 10. Stolen bases. Ammermau, Francis :i. Two base hits, Coveleksle, Thomas, Clayberger, Lioyd, 2, Francis Patten 2. Three base hit, Duncan. Sacrifice hits, Wilson, Fisher. Doub'e plays, Francis, Lloyd. Wilson Struck out. by Brown •'•. by Patten o. Ra«e on balls, off Brown 5. off Fatten a. Pass ed balls. Dooley. Hit by pitched ball. Dooley. Time of game, 1.53. Umpire, Ainsworth. CANNON'S BOXiNG ABILITY. Speaker Orsve His Right Into Ribs of Clerk Who Taunted Him as Fighter. Speaker of the House Cannon, who sparred recently with "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien at the latter's training catrp. demonstrated his pugilistic abil ity again the other day at Washington Uncle Joe was sitting in his office L the capitol smoking a long black cigar when Alexander McDowell, clerk of the house, entered. "What's all this I hear about your prowess with the mitts?" said Mc- Dowell tauntingly. "The only way you can fight is with a gavel." "Is that so?" drawled the speaker, without removing his cigar. "D'ye want a personal demonstration? Tut up your dukes right now and I'll show you a trick or two." McDowell laughingly raised his hands us TTncle Joe sprang to bis feet He advanced his right foot awkward ly and thrust his right hand out before him. "Ob, come, come!" said the speaker. "Get iu proper position. Yon don't know anything abont the game. You look like an elderly lady trying to shoo chickens out of a gardtsn patch. Put your left foot forward and guard with your left arm. That's better. Now look out." With the warning Uncle Joe made a few feints that had the effect of com pletely demoralizing McDowell. Side stepping quickly, he fainted wickedly with his left for the McDowell chin and as the clerk threw tip both puards drove a hard one into the official's ribs. "Ugh!" said McDowell, and a look of pained surprise crept over his face. "It was a shame to do it," said Uncle Joe, picking up his cigar and starting for the door. "Come back!" challenged McDowell vociferously. "Come back and make it a finish fight. I dare you." "Aw, go and get a reputation first," j was the speaker's retort as he vanished in a curling cloud of smoke. A Remarkable Race. The Lapps are very fond of stimu lating drinks. They think nothing of drinking fifteen or twenty cups of cof fee a day, while their consumption of punch is on a vast scale. It is no un- I common thing to see numbers of help- i lessly drunk natives In the streets of I j Tromso, especially when the sale of 1 | reindeer flesh has been profitable. Yet 1 robbery and, indeed, crime in general are practically unknown among them, j The Innate honesty of the people is i quite extraordinarv.—Wide World Mag i azlne. STATISTICS OF THE WORLD'S RAILROADS It appears from the (statement of the ! Prussian iniuistry of public works, that the steam railroads of tne world 1 to 1907, foot up to a total of 594,867 | miles. Of this total 274,198 miles are : iu the old world atid 920,669 in the ! new. In the old world Europe has j 199,385 miles, Asia .".6,204 miles and Africa 18,51!) miles. In the new world j i North America distances all compet:t --j ors, having 268,058 miles, with 34,911 i miles credited to South America, al-1 though this is made to include the : . West Indies. Australia has 17,700 j milts It will be seen from this that j i North America has nearly one-half the total world's mileage, the great bulb, or over 225,000 miles, being iu the I United States. During 1007 the United 1 States added 7,637 miles, or about three per cent, to the roads previously in exsitence. The gain in Europe was i oue and half per cent. Relatively oth ' er grand divisions of the earth in | creased their mileage in greater pro j portion. During ten years ended with | 1907 the tetal gain in rai ruad mileage in the world wss over twenty-three I per cent., while Asia alone nearly doubled its trackage and Africa added sixty five per cent. This shows how the undeveloped portions of the eaith j are coming within the sweep of mod ! eru progress, in which the railroad plays such an important part. The aggregate investment of the world in i railroads is placed at &>0,000,000,000, i which would represent a per capita of $32, taking the accepted estimate of - the world's population. The United States leads with an investment of about 1200 per capita. The fact has significance as indicating that this country, one of the newest in develop- I ment.is a leader in the procession that moves onto civilization,more general ly diffused prosperity and the condi ! tious which make for the highest in terests of humanity, in a!l oi which the railroad is a mighty tactcr. Too Much Muscle. A young highland plowboy was pes tering a female servant with his un i welcome attentions, and one day he i proposed. At this instant the pair (they were walking in the fields) came upon another servant, a man, sleeping 1 Instead of working. The lassie, a brawny wet h, seized a stick and beat the idler till lie ronred. When he had slunk off to his duty the swain re marked admiringly: "Ma rcrtie, lassie, but ye cud well : manage ,v> r chillier." "Aye, i r their father," replied the girl, villi a significant look. The lovi r turned pale. ' "Ma lass," he gasped, "I Juist rc moMliored nia auld mithcr at liame. I'm her only laddie, and I think It's na ricbt for me tae mairry while she's alive. W-w-wlien she decs I'll come back an' mairry ye." AllJ as Le got s,»ie!> awuj he saill fervently, ."May the Lord alloo ma mlther to live as lang as me!" Deeply Interested. The play was one of Shakespeare's tragedies. Mrs. Simmons and her little boy, having been unable to secure seats hi the parquet, were well located In the front row of the first balcony, where they could see better and hear almost as well as if they had been farther f> rward on the main floor. Mrs. Simmons was agreeably surpris <il at the interest that liobbv appeared to take iu the somber drama. He sat leaning forward, with his elbows on the cushioned railing In front of him, resting his head on his bands, deeply absorbed. As the curtain went down on the first act he straightened up. "Well, dear, how do you like Shake speare?" asked his mother. "Are you enjoying the play?" | "Mamma," said Hobby with the air of one who has made a great discov ery, "there are sixty-nine men here that have got bald spots on top of their heads! I've counted 'em five times!" Swallowing a Reindeer. "Doctor, doctor! I's swailowcd a reindeer!" Choking violently anil literally black in the face, a negro boy rushed into the office of a throat specialist. His stuall woolly bead jerked frantically, and his eyes rolled iu anguish. It was very evident that some irritating sub stance had lodged 3n his throat. The specialist summoned his assist ant. j "Dr. Blank, here is a young man who I says he has swallowed a reindeer." "Nawsur," sputtered the patient, "it weren't a whole reindeer. It were jess his nake and his horns." The physicians removed the offend ing object. With a long sigh of relief the picka ninny opened his eyes. Ilis glance rest ed on the instrument table. "Yassur, ilat's de reindeer." It was an Elks button.—Los Angeles Times. A Real John Doe. "There goes a man who would be justified in changing his name," said the city »atesinan. "His name Is real ly Doe, and John in the bargain—John Doe. Moreover, ho has a sister Jane. I wonder w hat kind of joke their par ents were trying to perpetrate on those helpless mortals. Doe as a surname ! was bad enough without adding to the offense by tacking on John and Jane. When I first met John Doe I didn't take his name seriously. I thought the man who introduced us was en joying a little pleasantry at my ex pense or maybe at the expense of John Doe. I smiled. John Doe did not smile. " 'You don't believe it,' he said, 'but unfortunately It is true. I am the fa ! mous Doe.' "Later I met his sister Jane and the I rest of that particular Doo family, j They assured me that there are a num ber of Does in town. I presume there are, but I trust that in most cases the o4d folks had sense enough not to christen their offspring John and Jane."—New York I'ress. HISTORY OF THE ROBINSON SHOWS Johu G. Robinson, the grandson oi the famous founder of this old show, which will lie at Hloomsburg ou MOD day, June 21, is now ttie sole ownti of America's oldest tented amusemeul enterprise. This is the 85th year, foi it was born in 1824 aad for three gen eratious it hao toured this country. li every nook ami cornor its name ii known. Mr. Robinson says"The show bnsi iiess of today is vastly different fron what it was even ten years t\go. it ha been reduced to a business science, a any other business enterprise has ti be. All of the thieving and graftinj features have been cut entirely away and a modern traveling circu® is mori like a military organization tnan i free for ail band of entertainers, whicl characterized many shows ct forme tours through'the country, when si many depredations on property b; hangers on, pickpockets, confident ruen an l Luncoers were reported. Ii the modern siiow there is a code o rules to follow. Eacii show carries it own police force, who strictly enforc the ground rules. No employe of tin show is allowed to leave the ground under a'penalty of'fs fine, without i special permit. We keep off ail rowd; characters and any disorderly persoi arrested, whether he be a member o the show or a- spectator, is proraptl; turned over to the local police. " The greatest inconvenience to tfi modern traveling show is couipeten labor. The men who do the manua labor are especially hard to get. W are forced lo employ a large numbe of darkies. These are competent oul; to groom horse-, assist in pitchin tents and real heavy work These w call ' razorbacks.' This class of laho is like ttie floating population of city. One day we have 200 of ther ; available, and at the next stop w haven't half that number. ' 1 believe that traveling shows hav reached the height of excellence. Th better shows on the road now are jus as expensive as the patronage will al low. We have tried all cf the lates ideas, but hare found few of ther practicable for tiie road. Auto parade i mar be a feature iu the future, bu wherever the small towns, with ha streets and roads are made, they wi! he usel -s. We have trie i tliesa an tind the in unnt. 1 have never cut oat my jaraJe." The Chess Automaton. I Baron Kempelen of Hungary begai to astonish the civilized worlel of En rope about 17t>9 with his chess autc mntein. This was apparently a flgur i controlled by mechanical devices am I which was tilde, notwithstanding th fact that apparently no intelligenc was concerned iti its movements am decisions, generally to bent its humai i T(11; T(11; i. couttecXei with the automaton appeared entire!; too small to contain a hidden operatoi And yet it did conceal a man who wa an expert chess player. lie was i Polish patriot who had lost both of hi ! legs—perhaps in the recent war ove Poland. This man, Woronsky b name, was an expert player. Wit! ' him hiddern in the cabinet and ve really on the spot the rest was easy. Getting a Start. "Pid you secure tickets for the plaj j hubby?" inquired the New York wife 1"I hear they are in demand." "They are. hut I managed tope seats 112. r two months from tonight And, by the way"— "Well?" "You might begin to get ready now ' ' —Kansas City Journal. Charter Application. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOI CHARTER. Notice i« hereby given that appl -a tion will be made '>v E. K. Spoush-r M. I low. A. W. Duv. C. M Creve! it g and W. F. Lowrv to the Ooverno of Pennsylvania en t-e ICth day (. July, A. D. 1909, at 0 A M., ut 'e tl.e provisions of au Act of Assembly I entitled "Au Act to provide for ti incorporation aad regulation of c»r tain corporation*." am roved the . -tl dny of April, A 1). 187-4. and the- eup p'i-nj> nts thereto, for a Charter for ai intended corporation to be callei "Mahoning Electric Company," t character and object of which is ti supply light, heat and power, or an; Of them, by elec.tri -itv to the publii in tiie Township of Mahoning, Coun tv of Montour and State of Pennsyl vania. and to such person* partner ships and corporations residing there .a or adjacent thereto, as may degin tiie same, and for these purpose- t< have, possess and enjoy all the rights benefits and privileges of said Act o 1 Assembly, and the supplements there tc, conferred. A. W. DUY. W. H. SPONSLER. Solicitors June 17-24, July 1-8. Charter Application. ' NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOB j CHARTER I Notice is hereby given that applica ! tion will be made by E. It. Sponeler M. I Low, A. W. Buy, O . M Crevel ing and \V. F. Lowry to the Ooverno) |of Pennsylvania on the 12th day oi July A. D IHO9, at 10 A M., undei the provisions of an Act of Assembly, entitled "An Act to provide for the incorporation aud regulation of ertnii i corporations," approved the 2'.»th day of April, A. P. 1574, and the supple ments thereto, for aChnrterfor an in tended corporation to be called "Coop er Electric Company," the charactei and object of which is to supply light, heat aud power, or anv of tiiem, by ; electricity to the public in the Town ship of Cooper.County cf Montonraud State of Pennsylvania, and to such persons, partnerships and corporations ■ residing therein or adjacent thereto, as may desire the same, and foi these purposes to have, possess and | enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of said Act of Asserob'y, i.nd the soppleruents thereto, conffi red. A W. DUY. W. H SPONSLER. Solicitors. June July 1-8 SITUATION IN ( BUSINESS CIRCLES Notwithstanding some disappoint ment because 01' tariff legislation, the business Situation COIIt:UUCS to SilOW t an expanding tendency from week to i week. Today's Wall Street Journal 1 says more confidence is noted in all i liuis, while in certain ilirecti-n= the I momentum is gai i: g ffc-t. Attention e ia commercial circles is especially fo cused on crops because so much dei pends this year opou our agricultural t wealth. The government crop report \ as of Jane 1 was disappointing only < in respect to Winter wheat; otherwise 1 it was a favorable exhibit, espec ally when it told of au increase of 7 per ceur. in Spring wliert acreage, almost 1 sufficient- to make on tiie nsual loss ' during Winter wheat'* growth. The fact that tiie promise is that the Uiort ago in Win? r wheat will be many times made up by the abundance of other crops, relieves any anxiety as to the consumptive ability of tiie coun try for the year to come. In the metal industry tiie outlook seems to be improving aii the time. Iron production on -Tune 1 was at the rate of 4-13,000 tons weekly, an in crease of :JO,COO tons over the corres ponding tigure on May 1, and the larg est since the panic of 1 ;<O7. The copper metal market ig daily j growing stronger, owing to increased demand :at least the surplus stocks, which have b-.-en so liiE-nacing a feat ure, are being reduced. In some lines of trade, while confid ence is stronger, the volume of opera tions is still beiug retarded by tariff uncertainties. This is true to a certain extent in boots and shoes, for manu facturers are not likely to increase' largely their production beyond im- | mediate wants until tiie tariff on iiides I is absolutely settled. There was distinct improvement in the general situation of the iron an.! steel trade iast week. The railroads have i laced orders for a considerable I tonnage of rails. This follows on the i heeis of tiie most liberal purchasing of locomotives and cars that has bten . witnessed in many a long day, and al together there is a bright prospsct of a steady improvement in demand from i this ijaarti r. T\e »tt?l coapauies re- [ port increasing business in practically! every departmenr of tinisheii mat'rial. 1 Fifteen furnaces have b-> ii blown in by toe different steel p:u;i> ct-rs Some Brief Proper Names. In the Zuyder Zee there is a bay | called Y, and Amsterdam hns the I | river Y. while, strange to say, in quite I ! another part of the earth,, in China, | the same brief name Is given to a j town. j Elsewhere in the Flowery Kingdom, In the province <>f Il- nan, there Is a city called I'. and in France there is n river and in Sweden a town rejoicing | in the name of A. ! Proper names of this brief nature ar" not, however, monopolized by places. Instances are on record where j individuals have been similarly named, \ Some years ago then- was a shop kept on the Uae de Louvan. Brussels, by Theresai.o, and there is a. Mme. O'in Paris, who Is well known as the pro prietor'©f n popular cafe. An annislng incident Is recounted In collection with the Impressment into the military service of the .son of this Mme. O. The young man couldv&ot write and so signed his name on the mili ary papers with a cross, it not occurring to him nor to any of the offi cials how easily he could have written j his name.—Boston Post. Cc!f Stories Outshine "Fish Tales." Iloling 111 one is so common that the feat Is apt to pass without comment. To arouse our enthusiasm a golfer must kill somiil'infr. A big fish was killed on the South Herts ccurse r.t Totteridge, ! .;! u >t with a golf ball. About a ye ir ago at Newark, b iwever. a golf 1 . Cr'.ve l i:.*« th< rlv< r. ! " fl a trout of two pounds In weight. T is Is not a fishing -b ry. but a golf t: and I should be the last to throw sus picion on Its truth.l Miring a tourna ment at Hawick a gull and a weasel were killed. It only required a bra< e or two of grouse and some ground game to complete a sporting bag.— Lon don M. A. F. A Cockney Announcement. Last winter a gentleman was ndver tised to sing at a charity concert in an English provincial town, presided over by a local city councilor, a self mad" man. The fir-t song was"The Owl" (Stephen Adamsi. On rising to an nounce it the chairman was informed that the singer had not arrived, a : i t that he duly notified to the audience. A little liter the missing baritom made lils appearance and was observ ed by the worthy chairman, who rose with evident pleasure and innocently announced with marked confidence: "Mr. 'Ampton will now favor us with the longed for 'Howl: " -London An swers. One Block of Sightseeing. It was on East Eleventh street that the sightseeing wagon started. Anx ious mothers placed their very small children in it, then stood anxiously watching the youngsters for fear they would fall out, iu spite of the fact that the wagon was very low and drawn by a little white pony, who went along in a walk. A man walked beside tiie wagon. A small boy on the front seat drove, holding the reins in a slack way and chatting with a Small child by his side. "How much do you charge them for a ride?" asked a woman on the side walk. "One cent." said (he man. "And how far do you go?" she asked. "Just up and down the block," saiu the man. "Afraid togo any further afraid I'll lose them." The woman counted the children, sixteen. Sixteen cents forgoing up and down the block. "There : re a lot of little ways of earning ;• living on the east side," she suiil—New York Press. 0.0. P. CONVENTION OIPTp QUICK HARRISBUKO, Juue 1H The Republican State convention today nominated the following ticket Kor justice of the supreme court,.lodge Robert von Mosehzisker, of Philadel phia; for auditor general. Senator A L. Sipstn, of Erie; tor Stp.'e treasur er, Jertmisi A. Strber, of Lancaster. The convention WQt) S de\out of ser ious conte*ca. virtually all »!io rivals to the successful candidates having withdrawn from the field, after the choice of the leaders btc»ine definitely known. PENROSE IN THE SADDLE. United States Senator Koies i'enros6 head of the State organization, sat in tiie convention as a delegate from Philadelphia and personally directed the details. The convention was call ed to order about 11 o'clock by State Chairman W. P. Andrews, and Senat or W. E. Crow, of Fayette, was e!e t ed permanent chariaian In his speech he called attention to the harmonious condition of the Repcblionu patty iu Pennsylvania and predicted the elec tion of the whole ticket in November by a iarge majority. ANDREWS RE-ELECTED. At the conclusion of the convention Colonel Andrews was re-elected chair man of the Republican State commit tee and he announced the appointment of W. Harry Baker, of Harrisburg, as secretary of the State committee, to succeed the late John ii. Williams of Scranton. Election Notice. Notice is hereby given that an elec tion will be held by the stockholders of the "F. Q. Hartman, Inc.," at their office in the Borough of Dan ville, Pa., on Thursday, July Ist, 1909, between the hours of 5 and tf, for the purpose of electing a Board of Direct ors for ttie ensuing year and for the purpose of transacting such other basi ; ness as may come before them. F. Q. HARTMAN, INC T. W. Cutler, Secretary. Exclusive. "Where do the Hottentots live, Vary?" a schoolteacher asked one ot her pupils. "1 don't know, 'm," said Mary prim ly. "Ma won't let me visit any of the people in this neghborbood." The Exceptions. "Binks has a fine new apartment." "Everything stationary in it, I sup pose." "Absolutely everything—except bis wife and the cook."—Tlarper's Bazar. The Sure Thing. A theatrical manager once offered a famous actress SI,OOO a week to make a tour of the world. She insist ed on J1, 500. I!ut the manager said SI,OOO was all he could give and he reminded her of the fabulous jewels that South American millionaires, Russian grand dukes and Indian ra jahs are wont to lavish on the ladies of the stage when they are -touring. "Go home," said the manager; "think the matter over and let me know your decision in the morning." In the morning the actress sent the manager this message: "Give me my terms and you can have the jewels." A Reliable PATARRU Remedy wHJHnmi Ely's Cream Balm SpiiSbS is quickly absorbed. COV.D■ Gives Relief at Once. s It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects the discard ineiu. brane rcsultiuj.- from Catarrh and drivi < 1 lb>ad quickly. 1:, -«a AM TWifJ stores the Srus.s <' , < } 5 ui'. Taste and Sim'.. 1 - ins., ntl : gi<ts or by mail. J.. foru:, * r > < . Liy Brothers 00 W..:rt a .Mri-et, New Xuin. TRADE MARKS 'RAHLV DESIGNS R COPYRIGHTS Ac. Anvone fending a sketch and description may qnlckl? ascertain our opinion free whether ai. invent i« n is probably iat em able. < ti. ns strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free, oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive trtcial ». ficr, without charge, iu the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. largest Cir culation of any scientitle Journal. Terms, f.i a v»-ar: four months, fl. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 36,Broadwa> New York Branch office. C2i> ¥ SL. Washington. I>. C. R-T-P-A-N-S "I'abule Doctors find A'good proscription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is euouirh for ustin occasions The tiunilyibottle (fiOceut.- contains a suppTV for a year. All drup gists. I" "WINDSOR HOTEL \V T. Mil HAKER. Manager. Midway between Kroad St. Station antl Reading Terminal on Filbert St European, SI.OO per da> and up American. S2.SO per day and up The rnly n loderate prlrwl hotel of reputation and confluence In $ PHILADELPHIA & - 4
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers