Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa.. Feb 24 , 1910. PHILADELPHIA STREOS QUIETER PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23. Determined action on the part of the police ami State Fencibles anil the threat to call out 10,000 National Guardsmen lias evidently cooled the temper of the street car rioters, for no disturbance has beeu reported since ®treot ears were withdrawn from the ■Street at dark last night. Tho street oar officials say this morning that they have more cars running than at any time since the beginning of the strike and the police report no trouble thus far. GENERAL STRIKE DANGER SMALL. Stories that a general strike of all the union men iu Philadelphia wonl.l be called out, published yesterday, caused some excitement. The official announcement by the officials of the Central Labor union that no such strike would be called at this time al layed greatly the fears of those who believed a general strike in Philadel phia would be followed by great blond shed. Several sympathetic strikes were called yesterday, but it is impossible to determine how many men are out. It can be said, however, that the maj ority of the 80,000 union men reported out yesterday were men who laid off for Washington's birthday, and that most of them returned to work today. NO EFFORTS TO END STRIKE. No tangible efforts have been made thus far to end the strike. Tho strikers declare the failure of the company to operate a thorough and sate service will win the tight for them and that the company must yield to their de mands. On the other hand, the com pany offiials declare they have suffici ent men toman all their cars as soon Hs they are given proper police protec tion. So far 750 cars have beeu attack ed and partially wrecked by the riot ers. Penrose, upon being appealed to by different labor officials has expressed himself strongly about the strike, say ing it should never have occurred, aud that he would exert himself to prevent trouble. 1). T. Pierce,executive assist ant to President Kruger, of tho Rapid Transit company, declared today the company would not arbitrate. "If the old men come hack, it must be as individuals," he said. "We will not negotiate with the union." CARS ALMOST ON SCHEDULE. If had been feared that there might be rioting in the Kensington and Ger mantowu districts during the noon .hour, when the thousands of employes in the shipyards and big factories stopped work for lunch. To forestall stoch action, every available police man was put on duty ill these suburbs, but no untoward incident occasioned p dice interference. Police Superinten 1- ent Taylor with .5,000 uniformed pol icemen and about 1100 plain clothes men, patrolled the entire northeastern district and arrested a few minor dis turbers of the peace. The gr. if crowd of police overawed tlie mob, and no violence toward street cars was at tempted. The cars are tunuiug almost on schedule time in that hitherto riot ridden district. The Benefit of tho Doubt. Horrilieo Citizen —Uey, there: What are \mi pounding that man for? -Man on lop—lie says tie can't remember whether he ever called me n liar or not. I'm (biffi giving tiim (biffi thi benefit ot the doubt.—Chicago Tribuua The Shrewd Banker. Thirteen years age a banker lent a farmer .SI,OOO with which to buy stock. The fanner, of course, gave his note. The borrower lost on the stock deal and lmd hard luck generally, so be couldn't pay the note. Later he went away, and after many years ho made good again and returned. The banker tried to collect his note, but it was outlawed by a lapse of thirteen years. One day tho banker stopped at the man's farm and admired his line pump kins. The farmer made him a pres ent of two large ones. "I'll just credit these pumpkins on your old note," the banker said. "All right " the farmer said. That revived the obligation. The banker brought suit and recovered In full for the note and interest.—Kansas -City Star. R-I P-A-N-S Tab lie Doctors find A good prescription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is enough for usua occassions. The family,bottle (00 cents oontains a supplyJfor a year. All dri g gists. WINDSOR HOTEL a I W. T. BUI RAKEU. Manager. I Midway between broad St. Station Ej and Reading Terminal on Filbert St jsj European, SI.OO per day and up I American, $2.50 per day and up I The only moderate priced hotel of P reputation and consequence in I PHILADELPHIA 1 —MB NEW POSTAL CARD IS OUT Several of the new issue of McKin ley postcards have been received iu this city. As'yet none liavo been re ceived for sale by the local post office and it is not likely that any will lie received for at least a week as a sup ply of the old style cards had been re ceived a short time ago. The initial output of the card will be limited and will not be issued to postmasters unless their stock is low and they need cards. This restriction is necessary as it is impossible to print a sufficient number of cards to supply all. The present cards will be issued to the public while they Jlast, and the new cards issued only to purchasers who express their preferences for such. The present postal cards which are now No. a and No. !i McKinley cards, will remain indefinitely. The card which is known as issue No. 4,is :5! 4 inches wide by 5 1 .j inches long, the same size as the old McKin ley card. The color is a light blue tint, printed in bronze blue ink. The stamp on the card is an ellipse nu the end, containing a profile portrait i of William MclCinley, looking to the left, with a background of horizontal lines and a border bearing the follow ing words, "U. 8. Postal Curd. One Cent. McKinley," and on the other side of the portrait,within the border, the numeral " 1. " The legend "This side of card is for address only" appears in outline Gothic type, with a horizontal panel of double line above the middle of the card, on a line with the bottom of, the stamp. Funeral Tomorrow. Mrs. John O'Connor, whose diathj occurred at Sliamokin, Tuesday, will he brought to Danville fur burial. The body will arrive at South Danville i n the 10:21} Pennsylvania train tomor row morning and will be conveyed directly to Christ Episcopal cliuieh where funeral services will*be held. Interment will bo made in Episcopal ! cemetery. Ready For Duty. l | Pottsville, Pa., Feb. "!i.—Troop C, State constabulary, in anticipation of the possibility of a call to Philadel phia mobilized its men last night by ' calling in all the details from the sur rounding counties and the full organ ization is now intact and ready for riot duty. They Like Fat Girls In Tunis. i A Tunicaii girl has no chance of marriage unless she tips the scale at ■ 200 pounds, and to that end she eom j mences to fatten when she is fifteen ! years old. She takes aperients and | eats a great deal of sweet .stuff and \ leads a sedentary life to hasten the i process. Up to fifteen she Is very i handsome, but at twenty what an ini ! mense, unwieldy mass of fat she be ! comes! She waddles, or, rather, undu lates, along the street. Her costume Is very picturesque, especially if she be of the richer class. She is clothed in fine silks of resplendent hues of a bright red, yellow or 112:: eon and wears a sort of conical shaped headdress, from which depends a loose while drapery. Turkish trousers and dainty slippers, the heels of which barely reach the middle of the feet, complete the cos tume. Honor In Wall Street. One would hardly consider the New I'oi'k Stock Exchange exactly in the light of "a communion of saints." In deed. to judge by much that appears in the daily papers and the muck raklug magazines, ihis might be the last place to look for the very soul and spirit of Integrity. Hut there It Is "In it; • midst of them." Hetween members of that marble mansion of trade in securities on New York's famous Hroad street no paper writing passes certifying to the binding obligation of a transaction. In the very fiercest rush and maddest vor tex of the wild corner a word, a nod, the merest sign, amply suffices. What ever it may lead to—lrreparable loss, ruin, bankruptcy, no matter—the deal is closed. I am not professing to be an apologist for whatever crimes may be committed In the name of honor. I simply record the fact, to be easily verified, that the dealings on that ex change are "on honor." The Corinthian fairness of its pillared and entablatured front Is not shamed by the constant and consistent uprightness of the traf fic witliiu.—Christian Register. 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Eckman, veteran of the Civil war ami a member of the Union Veteran Legion, received a couple of interesting mementoes yesterday, which recalled wartime memories. One of these was a photograph which Mr. Eckman at first failed to recog nize aud the other a newspaper clip ping relating to the sender, a com rade of Mr. Eckman living at Lock Haven, who enjoys the distinction of being the youngest living private sol dier that saw active service during the war of the Rebellion. The photograph, time-worn and stained, was that of an erect soldier boy still in his teens. It was not un til the second or third glance that the fact dawned upon Mr. Eckman that the face was his own. He then recall ed that the photograph was taken iu Danville in when he was home on a furlough. From that day until the present it had been in the posses sion of his Lock Haven friend. The newspaper clipping, from tho Loci; Haven Express, related to A. H. | Hurlburt. of Lock Haven in connee.t --! ion with bis attendance at t he encamp ment of the Grand Army of the 15c | public. THE YOUNGEST SOLDIER. The article clipped is emphatic in i its declaration that Mr. Hulburt is the youngest living private soldier, | who actually engaged in fighting dur | ing the Rebellion. Tho article admits | that a number of im 11 have mad ' ! claim of being the youngest soldier ; that enlisted during the Civil wi r. I Mr. Hulburt, however, it states, has | documents to substantiate all I I claims. | He enlisted at Williamsport in Com pany K. Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, when he.was Hi years, 2 months and 2 days of age. The soldier hoy was hurried to tho front and was under fire for the first time at the bnt j tie of the Wilderness. He subsequent - j ly took part in the battles of Spottsyl -1 vania courthouse and Cold Harbor. I iu the engagement at Winchester ho ! was badly wounded but recovered in I time to he with his regiment at the I t'all of Petersburg. He was at Lee's i surrender at Appomattox aud remain -1 oil in the service until bis company i was disbanded at Harrisburg on Juno •J'.i, 1860. Mr. Hulburt and D. IJ. Eckman, of this city, were comrades. Mr. Eck- I man yesterday stated that he can bear i witness to the fact not only that Mr. | Hurlburt was the youngest soldier 'actively engaged, but also that he j was one of the bravest men in the legiment. What adds interest to tho above is the fact that Danville also lays claim to haviug the youngest soldier in the person of C. P. Harder, who was a ! drummer boy during the war of the I Rebellion. Finding His Bride Iu one part of tho canton of Ticlno, j in Switzerland, a very quaint marriage | ceremony prevails. The bridegroom i dresses In his "Sunday best" and, ac companied by as many friends and rel atives as lif can muster for the fete, goes to claim his bride. Finding the door locked, he demands admittance. I Tlie Inmates ask him his business, and i iu reply he solic its the hand of his j ciiosen maiden. If his answer be j deemed satisfactory In* is successive ly introduced to a number of matrons faud maids, some perhaps deformed ; find others old and ugly. Then he Is j presented to some large dolls, all of ] wliich he rejects with scorn, amid geu | oral merriment. The bewildered bride l groom, whose impetuosity and temper | are now sorely tried, is then informed that his ladylove is absent and in vited into see for himself. lie rushes into the house aud searches from room to room until he finds her in her bridal dress ready togo to church. Then are his troubles over and his state as a benedict assured. He Was Relieved. The other day a person dropped down in au apoplectic fit immediately in front of a police station and was carried inside. A moment after a wo man forced her way in through the crowd gathered around tho door, ex claiming: "Ity husband! My poor husband! Clear the way and let in the air!" She then busied herself by taking off tho man's cravat and performing other little offices until a surgeon ar rived, when the patient gradually re- I covered his senses. On this the ser- j geant In charge observed that it was , a happy relief for his distressed wife | as well as for himself. "My wife!" exclaimed the man. | "Why, I am a bachelor!" On seeking for the woman It was | found that she had disappeared and j with her the watch and purse of tho j patient, which she had adroitly ab- j stracted under the very eyes of the i police.—London Tlt-Blts. A Touch of Nature. He was the worst boy in school; she was the teacher. She was angered by his stubbornness; he was defiant. She took him to the hall for punishment Angrily she administered the penalty and—then somehow a great wave of pity for the boy swept over her. She | looked at the worn coat of tho little j fellow. She thought of the frail bodv j deprived of nourishing food. She j thought of ihe hard and loveless bom® j and of the starved soul of tho poor | kid. Tears sprang to the teacher's eyes as tho boy waited for further punish ment, Then he saw the tears. Ills own eyes grew* moist and overflowed. Thinking of how the poor boy had no chance, in an impulse of love she put her arms around the boy, and they cried together. That Is religion. She and the boy both found it.—Mor rill (Kan.) News. DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT John N. Hummer, a highly respect ed resident of Bloomsburg, well known here, who was born and passed the yeais of his early manhood near this city, died at the home of his son, De Forrest Hummer, Bloomsburg, yester day morning at. about six o'clock. He was aged sixty-five years, and besides his widow is survived by his son, and daughter Mrs. Irene Kaily, and the following residents of this city; a brother, B. Hummer, a sister, Miss Fanny Hummer and a niece, Mrs. Andrew Russell. Grief over the death of his son Ray mond, who passed away in Now Mexico on January 28, of last year, was the direct causo of Mr. Hummer's death, although he was afflicted with a com plication of diseases. Mr. Hummer removed from this city to Bloomsburg about twenty years ago aud for it long time was employed as foreman at the cabinet, department at the School Furnishing Co. For about six years lie was mill-wright at the Bloomsburg Silk Mills, but up until December 10, last, he was employed as pattern maker at the A. C. & F. plant at Berwick. Ho also lived in that town for four years. Since the death of his son, who was ; a member of the ilth Coast Artillery Corps Baud, Mr. Hummer has been in ill health, and doctors attribute the 1 cause of his illness to grief, i He was a member of the Knights of Malta and the Hcptasoph lodges. The funeral will be held from the house Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. I Interment will l;o made in llosemout i cemetery, Bloomsburg. COOKBOOK 10 SAKE HALF OF MEAT Bill North American to Make !t Part of Next Sunday's Edition. Housekeepers who have found trou l hie in making expense accounts nor , mal while meat prices have been soar i iug will welcome the Sunday North ; American for Februay 27, a part of i which will he a cook book made up from tested recipes arranged to cut ' tab]-- expenses in half. Ti is is the first cookboolrever com plied with a view to showing how to prepare the cheaper parts of the beef which are quite as nutritious as the ' costlier ones. This collection of recipes puts the housewife in a position to beat the high prices,please her family and keep lier expenses normal in spite of the j Beef Trust's quotations. Why He Could Beat McGregor. Alexander Ire. the lord advocate ot ■ Scotland, Is a keen golfer, and he has a good store of golfing tales. These he is always ready to relate, even if they tell against himself. l'laying on a certain course in Scot land, lie remarked Incidentally to tils 1 caddie: "By the way. I played a round i with Todd McGregor the last time I ! was here. Grand player, McGregor!" ' "Aye," said the cuddle, "but ye could hate McGregor the noo." "Do you think so'/" exclaimed tho gratified lord advocate, being well aware of McGregor's prowess. "Aye," drawled the caddie. "Mc- Gregor's deld."—Golling. 1 > KIJISTKIt'S XOTK'l.'-. To Am. i 'itKWTon*, t koatki s wooritru I'KlisoN* I > rl- li I - ri;l>—Not ice ;s heivlty I\i i, thill the foliouini? named persons did on the date affixed to 1 hi-tr names, ii:< tin* accounts ! of their admtntsi ration to the estate of thosr persons, ileeensed, anil I iuarilutn A ecou nt s, A'' whose mimes are hereinafter uiontlonea,tn tin' offiee of the for the Prohalc of Wills and Kraut!nig of letters of AtlmlnlHtrn tlon, in aud for the County of Montour, anil I lint the same will he presented to the Orphan's Court of said county, for confirmation and allowance, on Moiiilhj-, the I lll» ilnv of Mni-rli A.1)., Into, at tho meeting 01 he Court In the afternoon. 11l 10. 7 Feby I. First and Final account of Daniel .Cotner, Guardian of Lydia Fietta Hartman, Clarence Wellington Hart man, Leah Frances Hart man and Martha Elizabeth j Hartman, minor children of Wellington Hartman, j late of Cooper Township, ] Montour County,deceased as stated by William L. Hartman, Executor &c. Feby. 12, r First and Final account of Henry Wircman, Exec utor of Regina Wircman, late of Mahoning Town ship,'Montour County, de ceased. Feby. 12. First and Final account ' of 11. M. Hinckley, Ancil lary Administrator of the estate of Margaret Rogers, j late ofjthe County of Allen and State of Indiana, de- ] ceased said decedent hav- I ing property in Montot r County, Pcnua. Feby. 12, First and Final account of i Thomas C. Bogart anil El mer E. Bogart, Executors | of Aaron Bogart, late of j Liberty Township Montour County, deceased. Feby. 12, First and Final account i of Harry M. Yeager, Ad ministrator of Ellen Yeag er, late of Valley Town ship, Montour County, de ceased. Feby. 12, First and Final account of Frank Carey, Adminis trator of Mary F. Welliver, late of Anthony Township, Montour County,deceased. WM. L. SIDLER, Register. Register's Office, Danvillo, Pa., Feby 12, I'JIO. S:iER r v <)F V vLi (UIjK REAL ESTATE ! By virtue of a certain writ of Le vari Facias, issued out of the Court, of Common Fleas of Montour County, to me directed, will exposo to Public Sale or Outcry, ou Saturday, March sth, 1910, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon at the Court House, the following described Real Estate: All that certain messuage and tract of land sitnato partly in the Town ships of Cooper, Mahoning, Valley and West Hemlock in the County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, less the tracts hereinafter described and sold therefrom, Beginning at a stone corner of land now or formerly of Jacob Rudy, thence by the said land now or formerly of the said Jac ob Hudy North eighty-live degrees East twenty-three and five-tenths perches to a stone, thence North sev enty-five degrees East ten and five tenths perches to a white oak grub, thence by laud now or formerly of Henry Buss, North seven degrees West one hundred and twenty-two perches to a post, thence by lands now or for merly of Cornelius Still and Samuel 11. Wood West two hundred and thir ty-nine perches to a post, thence In land now or formerly of Andrew Overpeok, South twenty-one degrees East one hundred and forty-nine per ches to a stone, thence by land now or formerly of John Cashner, South five degrees West twenty-eight perches to a post, thence by laud now or former ly of Cornelius Still, South twenty-one degrees East fifty-eight anil eight tcnths perches to a post, thence by land now or formerly of Peter Baldy North seventy-live degiees East one hundred ami thirty-nine and four tenths perches to a pole, thence by land now or formerly of Jacob Rudy North forty-six degrees East fifty three and five-tenths perches to tfie place of beginning. Containing Two Hundred and Sixteen Acres and One i hundred and Forty-Eight Perches and allowance, excepting and reserving i the following described pieces and parcels of land. No. 1. Beginning at a white oak [ corner of land of John Fein and Jere miah Donovan, thence North seven teen degrees We»t forty-three perches to a stone in line of land of James V. Gillaspy, thence along line of lands of said James V. Gillaspy South eightv-nine degrees East twenty-eight and five-tenths porches to a stone in line of lands formerly of Grove Broth ers. thence along said last mentioned land South sixteen and one-half de ! grees East thirty-six and sixty-five I one-hundredth* perches to a stone in line of land of John F. Fern, thence along said last mentioned land South seventy-eight and one-fourth degrees West twenty-six and nine-tenths perch es to a white oak the place of begin ning. Containing Six Acres and One Hundred and Nine Peiches. more or less. No. 2. Beginning at a stone in the ; public road at corner of land of said Catherine E. Fern and Baldy and Frick, thence North seventy-eight and ' one-half degrees East sixteen anil one | tenth peiches to a stone in a public road cornei of lands of said Baldy and Frick and Grove Brothers, thence North thirteen and one-half degrees Hast twenty-one perches to a post and 1 stone in said public road corner of 1 lands of said Grove Brothers, thence South seventy-eight degrees West | twenty-six and nine-tenths perches to 1 lands of said Gathi rine E. Fern and 1 the said (trove Brothers, thence South I by the same seventeen and oue-foiu'th ; degree* East eighteen and eight-ti nth* | perches to the place of beginning. Coin.lining Two Acres and Eighty ' Four Perches strict measure. No. :t. Beginning at a stone in line jiit lands of James V. Gillaspy North i seventy-two and one-half degrees East ! nine and one-tenth perches to a stone in tine of lands of Grove Brothers, | North twenty-two ami three-fourth* degrt e* West twenty-three and five i oue-hundicdths perches to a stone in line of hin !- of said Grove Brothers, North eighty-seven and three-fourths degrees west seven aud four-tenths i perches to a stone, thence South sev ;en teen and one-fourth degree* East twenty-five and four-tenths perches to the place of beginning. Containing one Acre and Thirty-four Fcrclies. ; Upon which are creep, d a 12--STORY FRA"E DWELLING HOUS" ! a two-story Frame Tenant House, a Bank liarn ami other necessary out buildings Three springs of never failing water. Valuable Timber i and. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Jacob Dewald. Pennsylvania Paper Mills, terre tenant. WM. B. STARTS EL, Sheriff. W. V. Oglesby, Attorney. A PRISON HORROR. Awful Fata of a Russian Political Of fender. David Soskice writes in McClure's Magazine of the horrors of the Schlues selburg. Russia's political prison. "Grachevsky, uuable to stand his life any longer," says he, "struck a guard fn order to be executed. But the com mandant of the fortress declared hlra to be insane and therefore exempt from punishment. " 'Then,' said Grachevsky, "It re mains for me but to kill myself.' He was taken to the 'stable' and kept there uudor most vigilant watch. " 'One night,' related Ludaiilla Vol kenstein, 'a terrible. Inhuman shriek was heard. Footsteps hurried toward Grachevsky's cell. Feeble groans fol lowed, and then his door was quickly opened, and it was evident that some thing terrible had happened to him. Smoke and the smell of burnt clothing and flesh pervaded the ff tiding and hung about it till the following day. We then knew that Urachevsky had burnt himself alive. He had soaked his clothes und bedding with the oil from the little uight lamp aud, rolling himself up in his blanket, had set It on fire. For several days beforehand he had disarmed the suspicions of his guards by exceedingly rational be havior, so that they had relaxed their watchfulness a little and ennbled him to commit the dreadful deed.' " Chop Suey Without Meat Now. Habitues of Cliineso restaurants in | Pittsburg are disturbed. Chop suey has fallen under the shadow of the j meat boycott. Normal chop suey is j supposed to be constructed of about j one-tlilrd meat, principally pork, and ! celery, onions, Mongolian artichokes ! and rice sprouts. Meat now has been abandoned, and a substance with fiber resembling woolen yarn aud of about the same flavor has been substituted. - JrJEfl. J Wa# Chain .arrow. in 1ui..., . .v liluesselburg VI. . ...1. 11l .••> . ml .■i.l-.1/.1111. I >ll V 111 hu.su ice tells »l a i.riM.tier who was chained to a wheelbarrow: "Si liedrln had been condemned to hard labor in the convict mines of SI- i beria and for un attempt to escape from there had been sentenced to bo chained to a heavy wheelbarrow. | When the order came for his transfer : from Siberia to St. Petersburg no con- j veyance could be found large enough to contalu him, the wheelbarrow and j the convoy of gendarmes. Yet, as the wheelbarrow had become a part of the prisoner, the gendarmes were j afraid to leave It behind, it was there- I fore decided to place Sebedrin with his | convoy in one cart and the wheelbnr- ' j row behind in unotber. For several I months, day aud night, Sebedrin aud | the gendarmes galloped through SI- j beria upon a troika (n three horsed ( cart or sledge), while another sped be- 1 j hlud them upon which the wheelbar row reposed, causing the deepest | amazement among the peasants in the ! villages through which tbey passed. ; : Upon the arrival of the prisoner in SS. ! Peter and Paul ho was once again I chained to the barrow, aud only after I he had been six weeks In the Schlues j selburg was be tinally detached from it und given freedom of movement j within the narrow confines of his cell, j " 'When they unchained me,' said | Sebedrin subsequently, 'I could uot get i enough movement. 1 wanted to run ! aud run, audit seemed to me that 1 i could never stop, llow strange it is ! that men who can enjoy perfect free- ' I doni o£ movement never realize the j wonderful happiness that Is theirs.'" HENRY CAVENDISH. A Recluse, He Lived Far From the Madding Crowd. Henry Cavendish, the famous natural philosopher and chemist, was a recluse ; who astonished England. A son of Lord Charles Cavendish and a nephew of the third Duke of j Devonshire, possessed of enormous wealth, the subject of universal ad miration because of his scieutitlc nt ; tninments. he preferred the solitude of his study and tho company of his books to the pleasures society could ; offer him. i For many years he lived at Hamp i stead in a large, roomy bouse, attended | by n number of female servants, who, | however, were strictly enjoined to keep out of his sight, if a domestic by the I merest chance came into the presence of Cavendish she was instantly dis- I missed. ' Every morning the philosopher would leave a note on the hall table naming what h ■ v. R.ted for dinner. No one . saw lili ; i ! e the note there; but. ac -1 customt.i i • the strange customs of j the establishment, the meal would be prepared, and only the remains of the repast signified the i .vsence of the master of the house. When Cavendish died in ISIO he left behind him nearly a million pounds sterling, besides a lasting reputation as a scientist and writer on natural phi losophy.— Loudon Telegraph. STONE AGE CUSTOMS. Ancient Habito Still Endure Among Natives of Rural Roumania. Customs and habits directly trace able back to the eud of the stone age are still observed by the inhabitants of tho remoter parts of rural Rouma nia, says Dr. Emil Fischer of Bucha rest in the Umschau. The latest sta tistics show that there are still in Rou mania over 54.000 enve dwellings In existence, in which n quarter of a mil j lion peasant folk live. These cares are almost as primitive In their ar rangements as the original cave dwell ings of the stone oge. As recently as in the eighties millet, the oldest I ndo Germanic grain, was still crushed In Roumania by means of hand mills and stored in peculi. shaped granaries similar to those n I Iby the natives of central Africa 1 1 day the Roumanian peasants : ancient plows. At funerals a .• named collba Is partaken ot ing of soaked and boiled corn t act way corn was first prepa;.-; eaten by the tribes of Europe. Even today crahapples ami 1 i pears are the only fruit known Roumanian peasant, and his • bles are wild herbs boiled we 1 pressed from sunflower. lie:i •> .1 gourd seeds. Medical men In rur 1 Ronmania are still known niuong the I peasantry as -.vizards. Plan to Mark Lincoln's March. j Congressman Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, formerly of Burlington, la„ Is I planning n project to set up permu ; neut markers to outline the march of I Abraham Lincoln during the Black I Hawk war. Mr. Lowden has donated j considerable money to the plan, and others have become interested. His 1 j object is permanently to fix the march , | and the places where the followers of j the martyr president camped. The I march started from Beardstown, con j tluued to Oquawka and thence to the j mouth of Rock river. The markers ! are to be of stone with suitable in- ; | scriptlons. It is Mr. Lowden's plan i also to have maps drawn of the terrl i tory, copies of which will be kept in j ' the public records of the state of Illi j nois. Quite Willing to Migrate. ! A' traveler passing through a fever Infected locality said to au Irish resi- I dent: "Put, I'm surprised that you stay In ; j a place where people die so thick and I fast." "Faith," rejoined Pat, "if you'll be 1 afther telliu' mo av a place where ; payple nlver die Ol'U move there to- j morry an' end me days." AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Stops Falling Hair Ayer's Hair Vigor is composed of sulphur, glycerin, quinin, sodium chlorid. capsicum, sage, alcohol, water, and perfume. Not a single injurious ingredient in this list. Ask your doctor if this is not so. Follow his advice. A hair food, a hair tonic, a hair dressing. Promptly checks falling hair. Completely destroys all dandruff. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Does not Color the Hair J. O. AYKB COMPACT. Lowell, M&—■ Do You Get Up With a Lame Back? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable, Almost everyone knows of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, tiie great kidney, liver nail I] ~ , bladder remedy, be —- -jAy cause of its remark. - 8 I j able health restoring Li J [' properties. Swamp "l I I ■" oot fulfills almost si (»jfy ] '-'- every wish in over \>ZLi I Mir. coming rheumatism, ,'b — A (ill', pain in the hack, kid i'l u " ; V wf-. neys, liver, bladder ft l~ j »j and every part of the 11. = . urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scaldingpain in or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled togo often through the day, and to get tip many times during the night. Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything but if you have kidney, liver or bladder trouble, it will be found just the remedy you need. It has been thor oughly tested in private practice, and has proved so successful that a special ar rangement has been made by which all readers of this paper, who have not al ready tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root, and how to find out if youhavekid- ___« ney or bladder trouble. When writingmenticn reading this generous 112 offer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., n™„. oif.r»7,. P iw. Bingliamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles are sold by all druggists. Don't make any mistake but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swanip-Raot, and the ad , dress, Bingliamton, N. Y., on every bottle. MMKI DANCING ROLAND. A Scotch Shepherd's Remedy For All Kinds of Maladies. A highland shepherd, one Donald McAlpln, a famous dancer, was re -I'litfd to have cured his mistress of a mysterious malady by means of danc ing a reel with her, and this story be ing nosed abroad gained him the repu tation of U>lng a successful physician. Tils humble cottage in Slockmulck, overlooking Strathspey, was besieged with crowds of patients who hoped to get rid of their ailments by a dance with Donald. The shepherd did not hesitate to take advantage of this stroke of good luck and soon had a , large and thriving practice. The treatment adopted was very sim ple, the main features being as fol lows: la cases of indigestion moderate doses of medicated "aqua" were tak en, followed by tho ceum shuil, or i promenade step. For catarrh Donald ; proscribed in order to produce perspi ration n large dose of gruel mixed with honey and butter, followed by ceum crask, or highland fling. All the ' different processes terminated in the patient being well wrapped up In warm blankets, and the doses of medi cine and dancing were repeated, ac ! cording to the patient's constitution and the nature of his disease.—British Medical Journal. The Telephone and Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar missed a great deal in not knowing the telephone or at least in not using it if he knew it. One cac see the telephone engineer attached to the Roman postoflice endeavoring, but without avail, to get an instrument in stalled at tho cnpltol aud at the pal ace. "I am Instructed by the emperor to say that he does not desire these barbarian novelties, and so Thomas Alva Edlsonus need not call again with his magician's apparatus." A signal blunder! We can imagine what would have happened. "Hello, 21ST Tiber! is it t'.iou, Artcmidorun? I un derstand thou raiigst mo up this morn ing. What? Details of a plot? Go nut to the senate today? Beware of Brutus? Co not near C.wea? Itlg'at. aud 1 thank thee, Arteuiidorus. I will have an extra guard put on iastautly aad the con ; irators ur res tod." And so, though Aitenildorus was unable to give his warning in the street, be gave it over the telephone, and Caesar's valuable life and with it the fortune of Rome were paved.—St. J.-mieV Ga zette. A Cloorr.y African Pool. Tli. ro i a large, deep and mysteri i ous pool in Ihe valley of the upper Kai'ue river, northwestern Rhodesia. , This wonderful pool lies in flat coun try, and one comes to It quite sudden ly, its banks being concealed by dense ; forest. There is n small native village near the pool, and tho inhabitants have a superstitious dread of it. They refuse to drink the water or use it for I any purpose whatever. To sit beside this still, pellucid pool of unknown depth, surrounded by precipitous wails in the heart of the tropical forest, would induce a feeling of awe in the breast of even tho most civilized man. —London Mail. Sport and Athletics In America. , Sport and athletics in America are vastly different terms. Sport should be play, not work. Athletics as prac ticed In general are too strenuous, too spectacular and too exclusive. We are not an athletic nation. Far from it. We talk athletics, but there is too much f.rand stand aud too little actual participation In games.—Malcolm Ken neth Gordon in Century. Evolution of the Apple. Apples are new in the economy of the world's use and taste. At the be ginning of the last century few varie ties were known, aud Ave can go back in history to a time when all apples were little, sour and puckery—crab ap ples and nothing else. The enib apple was and is in its wiidness noffiing but a rosebush. Away back in time the wild rose, with its pretty blossoms that turn to little red balls, apple fla vored, and the thorny crab had the eauie grandmother.
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