Montour American
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FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Apr. 28, 1910.
RAG AFLOAT
II THE park
The flag presented to the borough by
Mr. Frank Do Long last summer was
■unfurled to the breeze from its high
fltaff in Memorial park for the first
time this season yesterday.
The appearance of the handsome flag
of which every one is so proud, was
hailed with delight. As the stars and
Btripes floated on the gentle April
breeze it was indeed an inspiring sight.
From now on, except when the weath
er conditionss are unfavorable, old
glory will most of the time be kept in
the breeze.
MORE SEATS.
As the season advances people are
beginning to frequent Memorial park
in the usual numbers aud already the
need of additional seats is apparent.
Owing to the lack of seats the watch
man has difficulty in keeping people
off the grass. A few visitors are able
to find accommodation oil the settees
and others crowding around are pret
ty sure to encroach upon the sod.
The ground along the edge of the
park beds opposite each of the iron
Bettees is bare where the sod lias been
killed by people either treading upon
it or using it as a place to sit upon.
During the summer when the park
as a breathing place for the town's
population brings out people by the
score at any hour of the day certainly
there should be seats enough for all.
We have the experience of last sum
mer to demonstrate that the lack of
accommodations in this respcet de
tracted considerably from the pleas
ure of those visiting the park.
Several persons, among them being
one or more councilman, are agitating
the matter of more seats and it is not
unlikely that council will take the
matter up at its next meeting.
Wind Velocity.
The majority of people are unable to
determine the wind's velocity. When
the smoke from a chimney moves In a
«traight, vertical column, It means that
a one to two miles an hour breeze is
blowing. A three miles an hour wind
will just stir the leaves on the trees.
Twenty-five miles an hour will sway
the trunks; at forty the small branches
will break, and it takes a mile a min
ute gale to snap the trunks of big
trees.—London Answers.
Advice.
"Nobody listens to advice."
"You're wrong. One fellow always
does."
"Who's that?"
"The fellow who's giving It."—Cleve-
Jand Leader.
Playful Monkeys.
j pes and gorillas are usually vicloU9
ar 1 resentful and less addicted to
■playful tricks than the common mon
key. Indeed, the monkey, as we all
know, is a trickster both hi his wild
and domestic state. Iu their native for
ests monkeys spend hours in swinging
from the branches of trees, suspended
by their tails, and chattering and gri
macing with evident signs of delight.
Ilumboldt mentions seeing over a hun
dred so employed in a South American
forest.
Harvard Men's Long Walk.
Three members of the Harvard Law
echool are planning a "hike" to Al
bany, N. Y. They are F. L. Lewis of
St. Louis, It. Ilutchcraft of Paris,
Ky., and A. S. Nettles of Charleston,
S. C. The walk must be made in five
days, if done in that time a sum of
money will be turned over to the
three, and if they fail they agree to
walk the return Journey. Much inter
est is shown, as the university is
"Weston wild," and many of the stu
dents are taking long daily walks.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE
BOUND AND ROBBED
ATHENS, Pa., April 27.
Ono of the most daring burglaries
ever perpetrated iu Bradford county
was committed at the home of John
13arr, in Litchfield. After a desperate
battle between Bair, his wife and the
three burglars,the Bairs were clubbed
into submission and the house was
ransacked.
The burglars made a torch by tying
together two sticks and inserting be
tween tlieni a piece of waste saturated
witli oil. By the flare of the torch they
went to the ham, found a big whiffle
tree, smashed the door of Barr's home
and walked in. Barr grappled with
the first man through the opening and
was punishing him severely when the
robber cried out to his companions:
"He is killing me." Barr was chew
ing the robber's ear to mincemeat,and
a confedreate struck Barr over the
head witli the whiffletree Mrs. Barr
was seized and both were bound with
sheets torn into strips for the purpose.
The robbers demanded slooo,but the
Barrs declared there was no such sum
of money ill the house. The robbers
made a hurried searcli and found sl9.
|Finally one of the men picked Barr's
watcli from a nail on which it hung
and laid it on his body,saying:'' Here's
a Christmas present for you!" He
picked up Mrs. Barr's watch, and she
begged him not to take it."l don't
want watches," the robber said, "I
want money to pay taxes!"
Soon after the robbers left Barr got
loose and rang the telephone vigorous
ly, but the wire had been cut. He got
his horse and drove hastily to Sayre.
On his way he saw a man by the road
side. Barr pointed a revolver at the
pedestrian and took him to Sayre,
where he was detained overnight.
There was no evidence against the
captive and he was released. The day
before Barr was in Nichols with a
large sum of money. Ho saw a man
watohing him, and immediately went
to the bank and deposited all but $!10,
some of which he needed for shopping.
His precaution saved his pile. The
next night the general store of C. N.
Myers, at North Towanda, was robbed
! of goods valued at S4O.
A SEA FLIER.
The Recent Sensational Flights of
Rougier Over Monaco Bay.
Europe has been keenly Interested
recently in the marvelous work of M.
Rougier, the French aviator, who, in
*? viV'
liOUOIKR'S RTAItT IN STIIHEr AT MONACO.
IN UIPLANi: OYLII MONACO HAY.
his Voisin biplane, flew over Monaco
bay and out to sea. lie is the first avi
ator to traverse this bay in an airship
and has gained much fame by his suc
cessful trip.
The affair opened with a sensation
that the residents of Monaco who wit
nessed it will long remember. Instead
of making the run that is necessary
before the machine will fly along the
grass of an aviation field he used a
public street for this purpose.
Shocked.
Ella—Bella married an octogenarian.
Stella—l don't think the girl ought to
change her religion for a man.—Ex
change.
We are not in this world to do what
we wish, but to be willing to do that
which It Is our duty to do.—Gounod
ANNOUNCEMENT!
WATCH THIS SPACE AND WAIT FOR THE
Grand Opening
OF THE
Manufacturers' Outlet
Clothing Company
IN THE
Swentek Building, 299 Mill St.
SAMPLES OF
PAVING BRICK
Several hundred weight of vitrified
brick sent out by brick manufacturing
firms who desire to furnish material
for East Market street paving are stor
ed up ill one corner of the council
chamber, where at the next meeting
they will bo examined and their rela
tive merits discussed by the council
men.
The brick, which uniformly seem of
good quality, comprise an interesting
collection, including samples from
Shawmut.Elk county ; Clearfield,Hills
ville and Watsontown as well as from
Youngstown, O. Additional samples
are arriving every day.
In looking over these samples one is
roiniuded that Danville has an enorm
ous deposit of shale, from which by
way of experiment on several occas
ions vitrified brick of first class qual
ity was manufactured. The Danville
brick placed side by side with the
samples above alluded to, in all re
spects compares favorably with the
best of them.
Considering that the demand for pav
ing brick is an increasing one it is
much to be legretted that the project
to establish a plant here for the manu
facture of vitrified brick set*on foot a
few years ago should have so signally
failed. Had the enterprise succeeded,
at the present wo would have an addi
tional industry and instead of having
paving brick shipped into town we
would be manufacturing them our
selves. Obviously it is not too late yet
for persons interested in the growth
and prosperity of Danville to turn
their attention to the big deposit of
shale and see what can be done to turn
it to practical account.
When We Meet Halley's Comet.
When In May we meet the comet
What think you will lilt ua from It?
Will the old earth bump Its head and pee
some stars?
Comets go at such a rate
Is It safe to have a date
With a traveler so likely to leave scars?
When we strike the comet's tall
Shall we have a bargain sale
On account of all the remnants floating
round?
Will spark plugs be any cheaper?
Bhall we And our gas bills steeper 7
Tan we get our stock of fireworks from
the ground?
Will Its carbon diamonds send us?
Will its Iron courage lend us?
Will Its sodium salt the sea more when It
falls?
Will It shower a lot of rocks,
Giving us magnet shocks?
What will be the card It leaves us when
It calls?
—Camilla J. Knight In New Tor* Sun.
Roundabout Bribery.
At one old time British election a
candidate won by means of an umbrel
la. Sheer absence of mind musnl him
to leave the gamp behind at every
house at which he called to canvass,
and of course when It was ri'turned by
the voter a sovereigu was ouly a suit
able reward for honesty.
Impatience.
"Impatience," said Uncle Eben, "is
giuerally de feelln' you has when you
wants somebody else to hurry an'
make up fob de time you's been wast
In'."—Washington Star.
Just the Other Way.
"Did you ever hear Oadby say any
thing particular about me?"
"No. lie never was very particular
what he said about you."
Heart Protectors.
"Curiosity is not my weak point."
said- the tailor. "Nevertheless 1 can't
help wondering about some of my
customers, especially those who order
little metal disks padded into the left
side of their coats and vests. Several
of them do that—have been doing it
for years. The natural inference is
that they count on being shot at some
lime, and they take that precaution to
protect the heart. Rut what 1 should
really like to know is what they have
done to make anybody want to shoot
them. Apparently they are inoffen
sive, law abiding citizens, but there
must have been a time when they
were regular daredevils and laid the
foundation of an enmity that they ex
pect to wind up some day In a shoot
ing scrap."—New York Press.
THE NINETY-FIRST
ANNIVERSARY
Tlio Independent Order of
';■ Odd Fellows, one of the
first of the beneficial frat
ernal societies, in point of numbers,
wealth, influence, work in charity
and caring for sick members, burying
its dead and looking after the widows
and orphans of deceased members,
celebrated on Tuesday the 91st anni
versary of its founding in the United
States. Although the order does not
have its membership scattered so uni
versally ovor the world or among so
mauy nations as Free Masonry, its in
fluence is felt in all civilized count
ries and is honored and respected for
its philanthropies and help to man
kind.
The present membership of the ord
er in the United States totals 1,888,-
376; in the State of Pennsylvania
there are 1,153 subordinate lodges with
a membership of 143,150. The total
relief paid out to distressed members
and their families in the United Stat
es for the year 11)08 reached the total
of 15,500,825.60.
Odd Fellowship emanated from the
Manchester Unity, originally a con
vivial association modeled on Free
Masonry, but it assumed its present
form in Manchester about 1813, and
spread to the United States about 1819,
where in Baltimore, the convivial
features were eliminated and "Friend
ship, Love and Truth" instituted, foi
the relief of brothers sick or in dis
tress, and aid for the widow and or
' plians offdeceased brothers.
It is not necessary to dwell at length
on the order, the membership in Dan
ville, comprising as it does leading
and representative citizens, in the
church, legal profession, mercantile
and other business, as well as the
plain people, speaks for the order, and
the large amount of monies distribut
ed in benefits, shows its value to mem
bers in sicknss and distress. The three
links, "Friendship, Love and Truth"
as exemplified by the order, is good
practical Christianity.
$3.50 Receipe Cures
Weak Kidneys, Free
Reliever Urinary and Kidney Trouble*,
Backache, Straining, Swell
ing, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kid
neys and Back.
1 Wouldn't it be nice witihn a week
i or so to begin to sav good bye forever
to the scalding, dribbling, straining,
or too frequent pas-sage of urine; the
forehead and the back-of-the-head
aches; the stitches and pains in the
back; the growing muscle weakness;
, spots before the eyes: yellow skin;
i sluggish bowels; swollen eyelids or
ankles; legcranps; unnatural short
breath; slepelessness and the despond
ency?
I have a recipe for these troubelf
that you can depend on, and if you
want to make a quick recovery, you
! ought to write and get a copy of it.
Many a doctor would charge you f-i.50
just for writing this prescription, but
I have it anil will be glad to send it
to you entirely free. Just drop me si
line like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson,k4s:
Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and 1
will send it by return mail in a plain
envelope. As you will see when you
get it.this recipe contains only pure,
harmless remedies, but it has great
healing and pain-conquering power.
I It will quickly show its power once
I you use it, so I think you had bettei
see what it is without delay. I will
send you a copy free—you can use it
and cure yourself at home.
Ruling on Chinese Nationality.
By Chiin's new law on nationality
! nny persou who has lived in China
over ten years and is above twenty
j one years of age. of good moral stand
-1 lng, being helpful to China, may be
allowed to assume Chinese nationality.
The Next World.
When it comes to admission in the
nest world we are all deadheads.—New
I 'York Life
UNIQUE BIRTHDAY
ANNIVERSARY
Tim oelebratioii of the 80th anniver
sary of the birth of Thomas O. Curry
and Hugh O. Curry, twins,at the home
of the former, West Mahoning street,
Momlay, stands out as unique in the
history of Danville or of the entire
county.
They were born on April 35, 1830, in
what was then the old Curry home
stead, six miles below Danville. They
saw the canal dug, and after many
years of usefulness, its discontinu
ance; the first T rail ever made in the
United States; saw their father help i
to build the first church (Presbyterian) |
in Danville—in fact every improve- J
inent that has supplanted a town of |
log cabins and little wooden buildings i
has taken place during their lives.
When Hugh married Margaret Yorks '
he removed with his wife to Michigan,
thus effecting a separation that en- j
dured for about twenty-seven years, as
from childhood to that time the twins
had been inseparable.
It was a jolly party that gathered at
the old home Monday. It was decid
ed some time ago to fittingly celebrate
the occasion and Hugh C. Curry, the
twin brother, was urged to come east
from Kalamazoo, Mich., and he arriv
ed safely last Friday.
The tables for dinner were set for
nineteen people. None of Hugh C.
Curry's immediate family were pres
ent. The following sat down to a
sumptuous repast.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, the only
daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Cur
ry of Brooklyn ; Dr. and Mrs. Edwin
A. Curry and daughter Phoebe ; Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas C. Curry, Jr., and
two daughters, of Sunbury ; Mr. and
Mrs. William M. Curry, of Scranton;
Mr. and Mrs. John R. M. Curry; Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Curry, of Brooklyn;
Miss Mary E. Yorks, a nieco of the
two brothers; Mrs. Anna Nesbit, a
sister.
The tables were beautifully decorat
ed with flowers. Over fifty letters,
cards aud telegrams of congratulations
were received—coming from Kalama
zoo, Schoolcraft and Portage, Mich.,
NVilliamsport, Sunbury and from Dan
ville. A large bunch of beautiful roses
was sent by Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.
Hooper of Wlikes-Barre and a similar
testimonial was sent by Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Price, of this city.
What was greatly appreciated by
Thomas C. Curry were two cards from
John C. Cruikshank and Frank J. Hoff
man, men now in middle life, who
were apprentices under Mr. Curry in
the old Enterprise Foundry and Mach
ine shop, then under the firm name of
Cruikshank, Moyer & Curry.
During the courses of the dinner the
two guests were presented with SBO in
gold.
After refreshments were over photo
graphs were taken of different groups,
music was enjoyed and a pleasant aft
ernoon was passed in different ways
by all.
The only absentee of the immediate
Thomas C. Curry connection was T.
Curry Fisher, of Roanoke, Va.
He Saw More Lights.
In one of the hotehs recently some
new electric lights weiv putin u.-e in
| a decorative way. A ui!g e, i • who
I lives on the hill happened in curiug
the evening it ml noticed the lights.
"They're very nice," be said to the
j head waiter, "but why didn't you
; put up more?"
I The head waiter, knowing the young
! man's fondness for urtii les enumerat
ed 011 the wine li<t. replied, "I think
you'll see more of them before you
leave. Mr. So-and-so."
The young man remained in the cafe
a couple of hours and imbibed rather
freely of liquid refreshments. When
he got ready to leave he sought the
head waiter.
"Much obliged to you," he said.
"Did you put the extra ones in fr
me?"
"Certainly." replied the bend waiter,
bowing.
The young man left the hotel feel
ing greatly honored.—Denver Post.
Suppressing Swearing.
Profnue as well as legal oaths have
been the subject of many parliamen
tary measures in England. No fewer
than Ave separate bills having the
prevention of swearing for their ob
ject were presented during the reign
of James I„ but It was not until 1023
that an enactment was finally carried
defining and controlling the offense.
In 1035 a public department was es
tablished to collect the fines enforced
| by this law. The officials of tills de
partment, of whom one was appointed
in every parish, were allowed 2s. Gd.
in the pound on the money thus col
lected, and the balance was paid over
to the bishop for the benefit of the
deserving poor. These penalties ceased
to be enforced after the restoration,
but were revived by a statute of Wil
liam and Mary and still further In
creased under George 11. Loudon
Scraps.
Fire.
Max Beerbohm's book "Yet Again"
opens with the essay on "Fire."
"Fire in my grate," he writes, "is :>s
terrible a thing as when It was lit by
my ancestors night after night at the
mouths of their caves to scare away
the ancestors of my dog. And my dog
regards it with the old wonder and
misgiving. Even in his sleep he opens
ever and again one eye to see that we
are in no danger. And the tire glow
ers and roars through its bars at him
with the scorn that a wild beast must
needs have for a tamo one. 'You are
free,* it rages, 'and yet you do not
spring at that man's throat and tear
him limb from limb and make a meal
of him.' And, gazing at me, it licks
its red lips, and I, laughing good
humoredly, rise and give the monster
a shovelful of its proper food, which
it leaps at and uoisily devours."
TEACHERS FOR
RETIREMENT FUND
HAZLETON, Pa., April aT. !
Believing that their needs have not
rjceived the proper attention from the
State legislators, the school teachers '
in Pennsylvania have started u gener
al movement to organize in the in
terest of a State retirement fund.
In Luzerne county a committee of j
three has the work in hand at Huzle
ton, and is rapidly ..securing the ap- j
pointment of like committees in other
cities and towns in that county. Tlie !
work is a campaign of education in re
gard to the proposed retirement fund, j
The teachers have pledged themselves !
to use their personal influence in ere- !
ating a public sentiment favoring the I
scheme, and the county organization
will carry the work in a uniform man-
nor into all oilier counties.
Fuuils for the movement have been
provided by tlie teachers assessing
themselves 1 per cent, of one month's
salary. The Luzerne county impetu
has already been made noticeable in
other sections, and is rapidly spread
ing.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an ap
plication will be made to the Governor
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, on Monday, May 10, 15(10, by
J. Kussel Glass, J. Hess Bailey, E.
Robb Swenk, and others, under the
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to
provide for the incorporation and reg
ulation of certain corporations," ap
proved April 29, 1874, and the supple
ments thereto, for the charter of an
intended corporation to be called the
"West Branch Bell Telephone Com
pany," the character and object of
j which is the constructing, maintain
ing, and leasing telephone and tele
graph lines for the Jprivate use of in
dividuals, firms, corporations, muni
cipal and otherwise, for general busi
ness, and for police, fire alarm, and
messenger business; the operation of
telephone exchanges, and the furnish
ing of facilities for communication by
means of the transmission of electricity
over or through wires, and doing a
general telephone and telegraph busi
ness by such means, in the Counties
of Lycoming, Northumberland, Uniou
and Montour, in the said State oi
Pennsylvania, and for these purposes
to have, possess, and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges of the
said Act of Assembly and its supple
ments
ROBERT K. REEDER,
Al4, 21, 28. Solicitor.
Notice.
i In the Court of Common Pleas of Mon
j tour County. No. June Term 1010
| Notice is hereby given that an ap
j plication will be made to the abov<
: court on Saturday, May 7th, A. D.
i 1910 at ten o'clock A. M.of said daj
I under the "Corporation Act of 1874'
' of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvanis
1 and the supplements thereto, for th<
j charter of an intended corporation tc
I be called the Montour County Fisl
j and Game Protective Association, the
| character and object of which is th<
I protection of game and fish in tlx
county of Montour and for these pur
! poses to have and possess and enjoj
, all the rights, benefits and privilege!
;of the said Act of Assembly and it.'
! supplements.
J The pro] osed charter is now on fill
i in the Prothonotary's office.
R. SCOTT AMMERMAN,
Mo. Solicitor.
Alluring Surroundings.
| A young man who had just gone to
. Philadelphia to take employment in a
' business house was casting about for
; a suitable room for liimseir in Ger
i mantown when he chanced upon one
in a flue house overlooking a ceme
i tery.
He was a little doubtful about the
j terms and more thau doubtful about
the cemetery.
"Your rate Is pretty high," he mur
mured hesitatingly to the landlady.
"But consider the cheerful view, sir."
ventured the mistress of the house.
! "Cheerful view!" exclaimed that ap
plicant for lodgings. "Is that what
you call a view that embraces a grave
yard?"
"Why, certainly," was the response.
"Just think how comfortln' and cbeer
ln' it will be when you look out of
j your window and think you're not
i there.'"—Cincinnati Commercial Trib
j tine.
The First Pantomima.
The first pantomime Introduced to
j the English stage was "Tavern Hil
j leers" and was by John Weaver. This
! was in the year 1702. It was produced
j at Prury Lane. The great institutor of
j pantomime in Englaud was, however.
John Rice, who devised this form of
' entertainment in 1717. His first em
j pliatlc success was In 1724, when bo
j produced "The Necromancer; or, IIls
: tory of Dr. Faustus." So successful
| was Rich with his pantomimes that
Garrick, Quin and others became ex
asperated. Rich lived to see panto
mimes firmly established at I)rury
Lane and Oovont Harden. He died in
1701.—London Stnge.
Impossible to foe Weill
It is impossible to be well, simply impossible, if
bowels are constipated. You must pay attention to the
laws of nature, or suffer the consequences. Undigested
material, waste products, poisonous substances, must be
removed from the body at least once each day, or there
will be trouble. A sluggish liver is responsible for an
immense amount of suffering and serious disease. Ask
your doctor about Ayer's Pills. He knows why they act
directly on the liver. Trust him.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
There is n disease prevailing in this
:ountrv most dangerous because so decep
; "j II | II ttjjLSa tive. Many sudden
I" vi t deaths ere caused
,j y »t—heart dis
■rj'J']N_Ak i( casei pneumonia,
ll CU \ ,j * heart failure or
• llvSkl* *vv Mjl r* a P°l'lexy are often
~ 'A \ Yfji the result of kid-
Al^a;[ JKm nev disease. If
ir \\\V. '! kidney trouble is
fVq U _ nllowedtoadvance
thekidney-poison
ed blood will st
ack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
:lie bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
:he urine, head ache, back ache, lame
jack, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
less, or the kidneys themselves break
lown and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a derangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by a proper treatment of the kid
neys. Swamp-Root corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
of being compelled togo often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. It stands the highest be
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will coarince anyone.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
ane-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle and a book that tells all
ibout it, both sent free by mail. Address,
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
irous offer ill this paper. Don't make
sny mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, and don't let a dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp-Root—
If you do you will be disappointed.
IS SPRAYING™
WITHJEROSENE
An interesting letter was received,
at the Division of Zoology of the
Pennsylvania Department of Argicul
ture from a mania Luzerne county
who owns a small fruit garden, and.
who has been able to control the in
sect pests on his premises by spraying
them with kerosene by means of au
ordinary perfumery Jatomizer. In writ
ing to State Zoologist JH. A. Surface,
ia regard to the matter,this man said;
"I used a common two-ounce atomiz
er filled with clear kerosene. When
ever I noticed any insect pests I at
once used the kerosene spray. So far
my place has been effectually ridden
of about everything in the line of in
sect pests, and I have not noticed a
single instance of damage. As to grape
hoppers, I have been surprised to see
them fall in showers wherever I have
! used the spray re."
i Professor Surface, in acknowledging
; the receipt of this information, wrote :
j "lam much gratified to learn of
! your successful experience in using
pure kerosene in a hand perfume
\ atomizer for insect pests of various
i kinds on grape, apple and other trees
1 in your town lot. Your success lays in
the fact that you had an atomizer
which threw the liquid in the form of
a very fine spray or mist; that you
could readily control the amount of
j liquid applied, and did not put on
j enough to drench or even cover the
foliage or fruit. If spraying were done
in this way, even pure kerosene could
be used in more extensive horticultur
al work, but the great difficulty is,
' that coarser apparatus is quite liable
to throw the kerosene 111 sprinkles 01
large globules, and also apply more ot
it, and thus you would have very ser
ious results in burning and even re
moving the foliage. Spraying with
pure kerosene 011 a windy suushiny
dpy to promote rapid evaporation is to
be recommended for insect posts ot
nearly all kinds, if the operator will
be sure to use only enough to reach
the pests, and be careful that it is ap
plied in the form of a very fine mist
| and not in drops, however small they
j may be."
What West Point Does Fop Its Cadets.
Whut West Point does for Its cadets
Is precisely this: It takes its youth at
i the critical period of growth; it iso
j lates thein 'ompletely for nearly four
; years froui the vicious Influences that
corrupt young manhood and from the
| atmosphere of commercialism; It pro
vides absorbing employment for both
| mental and physical activities; it sur
rounds them with exacting responsibil
i lties. high standards and exalted tra
i dltlons of honor and integrity, and it
1 demands u rigid accountability for
| every moment of their time and for
' every voluntary action It otters them
, the inducements of an honorable ca
! reer and a sufficient competence ns a
reward of success, and It has impera
tive authority for the enforcement of
Its conditions and restraints.—Colonel
! Charles \V I-amed In National Maga
! sine.
Cornwallis' Surrender.
Many thousands of Virginia clti
! r-eiis wore gathered to watch the scene,
] ail eager tu get a glimpse of Lord
| Cornwallis. But they were dlsappoint
j i'd in that. Cornwallis pleaded iudis
; position and stayed in his quarters.
lie sent his sword by one of his otii
| cers, General O'Hara, to be delivered
to Washington. General O'Hara of
j fered the sword to Washington, who
' directed him to General Lincoln, the
1 officer whom Washington had appoint
ed to conduct the surrender. Lincoln
I took tho sword from O'Hara's hand
1 and then politely handed it back, to l>e-
I returned to Cornwallis.