Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., July 7, 1910. nr LEAVE SUNDRY Company P v Twelfth Regiment, N. Q. P., will leave for Gettysburg next Sunday, where it will participate iu the combined camp of the United States Army ami the organized Militia held July lltli to 18th, inclusive. General order No. 13, which was re ceived yesterday, sets forth all the ar rangements iu detail. Each company may have any amount of baggage not exceeding 150 pounds for eacli officer and man carried on the train. Officers will wear their prescribed service uui form. Enlisted men will travel in old service uniform, taking with them the new issue uniform for ceremonial oc casions. COMPANY F. For Company P one coach and one combined car will be placed at South Danville. Bagagge will be loaded on Saturday afternoon. The company will leave South Danville on a special train at 8:80 a. m., July 10th; it will run to Sunbury and there be attached to the third section of the troop train. INSTRUCTION EN ROUTE. The majors commanding the respec tive battalions will see to it that the first sergeants of the respective com panies conduct a "quiz" of the non commissioned officers and enlisted men on guard duty en route. The command ing officers will visit the respective cars ol their train to personally sup ervise such instruction, reading to the men of each company such parte of the memorandum issued from the army war college as pertain to the duties of men. Particular attention will be given to impressing upon all the men the principles of military dis cipline and courtesies as due not only to the officers of this brigade but to all other officers ordered for duty at the camp of instruction. Infractions of discipline going to or returning from the camp of instruc tion, or while there, will be dealt with in accordance with the strictest prin ciples of military discipline. Got Another Copy. A well dressed man was standing outside a bookseller's shop in Charing Cross road closely examining one of Balzac's works illustrated by Gustave Dore. "How much is this Balzac?" he asked an assistant outside. "Twenty-five shillings," was the re ply- "Oh, that's far too touch. I must see the manager about a reduction," con tinued the prospective customer, and, •euiting the action to the word, he took up the book and went into the shop. Approaching the bookseller, be took the book frotn under bis arm and asked what he would give for it "Seven shillings highest offer," he was told The offer was accepted, the man took bis money and left. "Well," queried the assistant later, after the man had gone, "were you able to hit it off with the gentleman. eirV" "Oh, yes. 1 managed to get another copy of that edition of Balzac for 7 shillings." Then the bookseller went out to lodjre a complaint with the police.— London Telegraph. A Victim of Leprosy. "On my travels in Venezuela," said a New York man."l stayed In a hotel •with a you fig man in whose family there was the taint of leprosy, though he apparently did not have it One night sitting at dinner he became an gry at a waiter and brought his hand down on the table with full force. lie Instantly realized that he did not feel | the blow and sat looking at his band, his face whitening with horror. "Give , me your knife. Bob,' he said to his i Chum He grabbed the pocketknlfe In ' a frenzy and stabbed the side of his I hand with vicious cuts from linger tip ' to wrist You may not know that lep rosy appears in the side of the hand, numbness being a sign The man did not feel the cuts. He arose from the table, knocking over bis cbalr. rushed ; out iuto the courtyard of the hotel, and we heard ttie quick tang of a revolver shot, telling us how be had conquered , the leper's curse by ending his life."— j 3s'ew York Times. In a Bad Way. A teacher in an elementary school at j Oraz, Austria, rived a letter from i a mother who explained that she had j ■been dangerously ill with atheism and rheumatism and had kept her little srirl at home to nurse Iter. A Nrtivs Interpretation. "Tell me," aid nn inquiring English iman of an American friend, "what i' the significance uf the eagle shown r:. your money?" "It is an emblem uf it'; swift flight." > 60 YEARS' EXPf RIENCE m K1 DESIGNS ~TTM COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone pending a sketch mid description may qnlrklf ascertain our opinion froe whether an Invention Is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent* Bent froe. oldest agency for securnitf patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. recelrt §fxcial notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific Journal. Terms. 13 a year; four months, 9L Bold by all newsdealers. MUNN { Olj lBIBnidn), New York Bnoeb Office. Ob T eu Wubtnstoo. u. C. HALF CENTURY OF MARIO LIFE The celebration of the golden wed ding of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Bacli inger, Upper Mulberry street, on July 4th, was a most delightful event, at which a vnerable and well-known couple of our town were fittingly hon ored. The affair began with the celebra tion of solemn high mass at St. Hub ert's church,the Rev. Father Foin be ing the celebrant, Rev. Father Mc- Cann, deacon,and Rev. Father Feeser, snbdeacon. Victor Kmieciuski.a stud ent at the Holy Ghost college, Phila delphia, was master of ceremonies. As the party entered the church Pro fessor Binder of Plymouth rendered Mendelssohn's Wedding March. As they walked up the aisle Mr. and Mrs. Bachinger were preceded by two small grand cliildern, Elizabetli Aten and Joseph Bachinger, bearing the flowers and the golden crown, which were de posited on the altar. Thd"church was well-filled with the guests. Following the service a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bachinger, which occupied the re mainder of the day. Professor William Miller of Plymouth with his orchestra was present and rendered musio for the occasion. Speeches, most happy in their allusions, were made by Rev. Father Foin,Rev. Father Feeser, Rev. Father McCann.of Danville, and Rev. Father O'Malley of Plymouth, i A number of presents were received :by Mr. and Mrs. Bachinger, among j them being a valuable purse. The pre ' sentation speech was made by Frank Bachinger, a grand child. Augustus Bachinger is a native of Bavaria, Germany. Mrs. Bachinger, whose maiden name was Elizabeth lletz, was bom in this country. The marriage took place in Lancaster, Pa., where Mrs. Bachinger lived, in 1800, five years after Mr. Bachinger landed in this country. In Mr. and Mrs. Bachinger re moved to Danville where they have since resided, being among our best i known and most esteemed citizens. They are the parents of five children : George Bacliinger.of this city; John F. Bachinger, of Plymouth ; Mrs. Alex ander Zundell.of Reading; Mrs. Grant Aten and Mrs. William Spaide,of Dan ville. They have IT grandchildren. The following were present at the golden wedding: Mr. and Mrs. Grant Aten, Mr. and Mrs. William Spaide, Mr. and Mrs. George Bachinger, of Danville; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Zundell, of Reading; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bachinger, Professor and Mrs. Bin der, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. French, Rev. Father O'- Malley, of Plymouth ; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Sheridan, of Pittston; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Giller, Miss Mary Hetz, Mr. and Mrs. John Hetz, Mrs. George Hetz, of Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Scliott, of Sunbury; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hetz.of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Foin, of Hanover; Mr. and Mrs. ,T. H. Goeser, Dr. and Mrs. Paules, Mr. and Mrs. Walter O. Greene, J. C. Miucernoyer.Mr. and Mrs. Stien miller, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Tooley, Miss Kate Wands, Miss Mary Wands, Miss Edith Childs, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Christop her Loeh, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mayan, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mayan, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mayan, Mr. and Mrs. George Lechner, Elias Maier, Mr. and Mrs. George Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph Smith, Mr. and Mrs. .Tohn'Eisen hart, Mr. and Mrs. George Roden hoffer, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Smith, Mr. and Mrs. William Zielenbach, Mr. and Mrs. Grausam.Mr. and Mrs. John Lehman, Mr. and Mrs. Boettinger, Andrew Schatz, Mr. and Mrs. Valen tine Mayan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gar net, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kehl, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lechner, Mrs. Caro line Kmiecinski, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swentek, Charles Jameson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knocii, James Ryau, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hornberger, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Goss.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faust, Dr. and Mrs. Stock, of Dan ville. No Barrier. Mis» Tlayne—You can't marry Jack because I'm engaged to him. Miss Faire—What's that got to do with it?— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BULLETIN ALL-STEEL SLEEPING CARS. There are seventy-five all-steel, electric-liglited Pullman sleeping cars in active service on the Pennsyl vania Railroad System. These "Dreadnaught" cars—fire-proof and break-proof —are running 011 the through trains"bet\veen New \ork, Philadelphia, and Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville, Indian apolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, ISalti more and Washington. Six hundred all-steel Pullman cars have been ordered by the Pennsylvania Railroad System, and they are being delivered and placed in service at the rate of sixty cars a month. "Dreadnaught" cars are fifty per cent, heavier and over sixty per cent, more expensive than wooden cars, but the Pennsylvania Railroad considers the increase in expense fully justified by the increase in'the safety and comfort of its passengers. Including coaches, dining cars,[baggage and postal cars, there are 701 steel cars in service at present, and this number will be increased to some 2000 in'all as fast as the shops can turn them out. BENTON ALMOST WIPED OUT A lire which did damage amounting to approximately $300,000, destroyed sixty buildiugs and made thirty fami lies homeless, wiped out the business ami residential section of Benton,Col umbia county, on the Fourth of July. An exploding firecracker thrown among the straw in the barn of George Crossley was the cause of the fire. The fire broke out about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it was not until late at night, alter aid had been sent from Bloomsburg, that the flames were un der control. Fanned by a high wind the flames swept through a residential street and soon readied the business section of the town. I Destroyed the Col umbia County National Bank build ing, the People's Department Store, the postoffice building, the.Exchange hotel and barn, the Rinker Crystal Palace, the furniture store'of A. T. Chapin, the harness shop of John Chapin, the meat market of Charles Hess, the Benton Argus building, the barber shop of Glen Tubbs.the variety store of Fred Hagenbuch, the jewelry store of R. E. Keeler, the piano store of Arthur Harrison, theJKemp studio for the second time since lie'lias been in Benton, the offices of the United Telephone Company, H. J. Sheldon's confectionery store,JJthe poolfroom of Orvie Long. |Tlie residences destroyed include those of Ira Hess, Harry Long, Dr. Bruce Hess, Arthur Harrison, double and single house of Alex. Pennington, double house of Samuel Harvey,double house anil blacksmith shop of George Crossley, double house of Miss Martha Case, Boyd Gibson, Harry Gibson, residence of Evan Buckalew and a home owned by iiim and 'tenanted by Fred Hagenbuch, home of "John R. Keeler and residence whichjhe tented, J. A. Chapin, A. T. Chapin, W. W. Myers, house owned by John G. Mc- occupied by a family nam ed Farley, house of Harry Long, ten anted by William Lesher, Mrs. Rosa Hess, Noah Smith, Wesley Colley, Paul Klinger, J. L. C. Kline, Riter Heddens, Charles Johnson, two double houses of Charles Wesley,J. H. Kitch en and Clyde Hirleman. The barns destroyed were those of D. J. Donavan on the Excliango Hotel property, Mrs. Case, Samuel Harvey, Alexander Pennington, Fred Hagen buch, John R. Keeler, A. T. Chapin, Noali Smith, John G. McHenry, Mrs. Derr and George McHenry. In the Columbia County National bank were deposits of over #200,000 which are believed to be safe in the vault. The burned area is about ten acres in extent in the center of the town and nothing is left here except smould ering piles of rubbish. Of the ap proximately $300,000 loss probably less than one-half is insured. The rate of insurance of $27.50 per thousand was due to the prevalence of wood in con struction and the lack of water sap ply. Crazed by the fire Mrs. Rosa Hess, an aged resident of the town, Rushed back into her burning home after neighbors had succeeded once in get ting her out. She was terribly burned , but will likely recover. All of the homeless families were cared for Monday night by neighbors. Burgess Laubach has issued a call for a public meeting tonight when plans for the future will be discussed. Chinese Originated Fireworks. From an early period the Chinese J were skillful in making and using lire- J works, and with that people tbe idea of amusing the public by pyrotechnic displays undoubtedly originated. Un til the Invention of gunpowder and be fore the properties of saltpeter were understood fireworks may be said to have been unknown In Europe. The first of the Europeans to cultivate the art were the Italians In 1510 Ulrin guccl Vnuuccio described fireworks in a book entitled "De la Pyrotechula." Iu France in 1">0S there appeared a work called "Traites Militaires," by J. Hauzelet. which recommended the use of the rocket in war. But the Chinese had long before that employed the rocket as nn offensive weapon, affixing to it a pointed barb like that of an ar row. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD w THE CALL OF THE SEA. "The water is fine; come in!" From gay Atlantic City comes the call; from witching Wildwood; from I Cape May in the flush of her rejuvenation; from Asbury Park and Long Branch where the rare beauty of the country with its sylvan shades meets the k crests of the incoming billows; from all the wave washed coast of New Jersey, comes the summer call \ 112 To all these delightful resorts, the service of \ the Pennsylvania Railroad is high-grade and con yf venient. To Atlantic City, Cape May, Wildwood. \ < ) and Ocean City, direct connection is made via the v Delaware River Bridge without transfer across ! ' J the Upper' Coast resorts, good service is j' \ \ .y provided by through trains from Philadelphia, ik V \ \/, The ie sea IS on - promises | V \ a regvlar dividend of pleasure, and an extra ? health and vigor to those who READ HIS FACE. The Youthful Amateurs Were Sure He Was a Philanthropist. They were youthful enthusiasts in physiognomy. On the seat opposite in the train was a man of commanding figure, massive brow and serious ex pression. "Splendid face!" one of then) explained. "What do you suppose his life work has been?" "A lawyer?" suggested the other "Xo-o; there's too much benevolence In that face for a lawyer." "Maybe u banker?" "Oh. no'. A man with au expression like that couldn't have spent his life in merely turning over money." "He might be an editor." "An editor! Cutting and slashing his enemies at every turn and even his friends occasionally for the sake of a smart paragraph? You can't read faces. That man's a philanthropist or ; engaged in some sort of public spirit ed work. Why, there isn't a line that doesn't indicate streugth of purpose and nobility! I.ook at that curve there on the left!" At the next station nn old country man took his seat beside the man with massive btow and soon entered luto a conversation with him, in the course of which he asked the latter "what was his line." The two opposite held their breath in the intensity of their interest. "Oh, I've got a little tavern and butcher shop back in the country a bit!" was the proud reply. "My wife tends to the meals and I do my own killing."—Youth's Companion. Picture Forgeries. There are three or four times as many Corots iu existence as the French painter produced in his lifetime. He lived to be nearly eighty, but at Mont niartre his posthumous canvases are still being turned out to meet the de mauds of the market The old mas ters never die. They are still working overtime in the back rooms of Flor ence and Heme At Cologne the man ufacture of genuine mediaeval metal work and antique carving is a thriving Industry. These foreign forgers may be scamps, but their tireless energy also testifies to the reverence in which posterity holds the great names of by gone periods*. If they are not so high ly prized, what inducements would there be tor anybody to waste time, paint and amselc In creating fraudu lent copies and imitations and pass ing them i(T under false pretenses? Our millionaire collectors aro not con stantly exposed to the risk of buying high priced forgeries where the origi nals have nn value.—New York World. The Mountains Bother Them. The British have had heaps of trou ble in Siam to make the natives under stand that the world is round instead of flat. Indeed, the native teachers keep on teaching the children that it is fiat, and when argued with they re ply, "If it Isn't fiat why do the moun tains stand up as they do instead of rolling downhill?" Making a Lawn. On his English tour an American was admiring the velvety smoothness of a certain sward, and, being pos sessed of land and an overpowering confidence that with money all things aro possible, he asked the head gar dener how to produce such a lawn. And the gardener said: "It's easy enough, sir. All you need do is to remove all the stones, plow up the ground, plant It with grass seed »nd roll It for 300 years." When Dreams Came True. An English magazine records two dream stories. In one a !.".<!>. having lost au Important key while walking in a wood near her house in Ireland, dreamed that she saw It lying at the root of a certain tree. Next day she l'ound it there. She supposed her eye must have seen it after it dropped, though her conscious mind had not in stantly noted It. .lust the same was the theory of a barrister who went out late at night to post his letters and upon utidivss-inti missed a check for a large amount re ceived during the day. He dreamed he saw It curled round an area railing not far from his door, woke up. dressed, went out and found it exactly as he had dreamed. The mind regis ters at times what it does not instantly report. Something Wrong. An Australian auctioneer who was reputed to have more education than professional ability was endeavoring to sell sotne cattle to an audience of farm hands. "Gentlemen." he began, "1 have a particularly nice lot of heifers and bullocks, and 1 may say that the heifers predominate." lie was interrupted by a very agri cultural voice from the crowd. "I thort there was something wrong with 'em." it said, "or you wouldn't have to sell 'em." How Pausanius Died. I'ausanlus, the Greek general, died by self administered poison. When hotly pursued by those sent to appre hend him on a charge of treason and sacrilege he took refuge in the sanc tuary of a temple. Unable to remove him by force and also unwilling to violate the sauctuary, the officers wall ed up the entrance and began to un roof the building. When he could be seen they noticed that he was chewing something which proved to be a quill filled with poison. By the time the work had sufficiently advanced to ad mit of their entrance he was in a dy ing condition. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PERSON ALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS Nl AGAR AF ALLS July 13, 27, August 10, 24, September 7, 21, Oct. 5, 1910 Round Trip $7.30 from So. Danville SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Cars, Dining Car, anil Day Coaches running via the PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE Tickets good going on Special Train ami connecting trains, BIIIJ ROW! returning on regula trains within FIFTEEN DAYS Stop-off within limit allowed at Buffalo returning, Ml i strat ed Booklet.'and full Information may be obtained from Ticket Agents. J. R. WOOD GEO. W. BOYD Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent METEORIC DUST. Bombards the Er.rth In an Invisible, Never Ending Shower. Meteoric dust particles are Infinitely finer than grains of sand. They have an interesting origin. Meteors or shoot ing stars have been bombarding the world from the beginning at a rate es timated at many thousands an hour, of which, however, an average of only five or six are visible to the uaked eye in that time. Owing to our protecting euvelope of ulr few of these missiles reach us. In weight meteors vary from a few ounces to many pounds. Occasionally one is of sufficient dimensions to sur vive the passage of eighty to a hun dred miles through an atmosphere in creasing in density as the earth is ap proached. The speed at which they enter the atmosphere, calculated at not less than thirty-five miles a second, generates such intense heat by friction that the iron, of which the meteor principally consists, is immediately reduced to an incandescent vapor, which is the lumi nous train so frequently seen in the heavens on a clear night. The vapor rapidly cools and condenses in the torin of these minute particles, which assume the spherical form, as does shot during its fall from the top of the tower. Finally the little spheres are scatter ed by the winds and currents in the upper air and gradually descend in their millions as an invisible, never ending shower. The perfect condition in which these meteors are found is due to the presence of certain non corrosive elements found by analysis to be present in the metal of meteors which have come to earth.—Chicago Tribune. He Hides His Feelings. "This popular fiction is all rot. In real life the girl's father seldom ob jects to the man of her choice." "You're wrong there. He often ob jects, but he's usually too wise to say inything."—Kansas City Journal. 2 TEAMS ADMITTED TO THE LEAGUE The managers of the Susqnehaiui league met yesterday afternoou al th Hotel Morton at Berwick and acte upon matters that resulted from th decision of Allien and Benton to dro from the circuit. Manager Kulp, of the Edgewoo Park team of Shamokin and Manage Stahl, of Sunbury, were at the meet ing and asked that franchises be giant ed to their towns. Their requests wer granted by the board. It was decided by the managers t enter upon a four game a week sched ule next week, and the schedule fo the remainder of the season to be ad opted at a meeting to be held uex Sunday at Danville. The schedule committee was ohosei as follows: President McOollua Simon K. Hoffman and Gilbert Kulj DANVILLE DECLARED WINNER. When the new schedule is put int effect next week all the teams in th league will again start even and Dan ville will be declared the winner c the first part of the season. Should at. other team win the second part of th season that team and Danville wi. play a series of games after the regula season for the championship of th league. An unpleasant episode occurred a the meeting when Manager Colley o Shickshinny threatened to invoke th law if the Shicbshinny team is force out of the league by the adoption o the four games a week schedule. Co! ley claims his team can not play fou games a week on account of the mil ers not being able to attend. The report which was circulate yesterday to the effect that Nescopec has dropped out of the league is un founded. BENEFIT GAME FOR BENTON. A tine sentiment was contained i j the action of the managers decidir ; to play a game for the benefit of th | Renton fire sufferers. The game wi Ibe played between Danville and i team picked from the stars of the ot er clubs of the league, and on tl ; Bloomsburg grounds on a date to I j decided upon later. ANCIENT BRIDGE 3. | Some Built Before the Christian Et Still Standing In China. Suspension bridges which were but I In the time of the Han dynasty (2t I Is. C. to 220 A. D.) are still stimdin ! striking examples of oriental enginee ing skill. According to historical an geographical writers of China, it wi' Shang Lleng, Kaen Tsu's chief of con inand, who undertook to construct tl first public roads In the Flowery ei J pire. I At that time it was almost impo | sible for the province of Shense i j communicate with the capital Lieu j took an army of 10,000 workmen ai j cut great gorges through the mou I tains, filling up the canyons and vu ! leys with the debris l'rom his excavi ; Hons. At places where deep gorgt were traversed by large and rapid) j flowing streams he actually carrie I out his plan of throwing suspeusio I bridges, stretching from one slope t | the other. These crossings, appropriately styli "flying bridges" by early Chinese wri ers, are high and dangerous looking i the extreme. At the present day | bridge may still be seen in the Shen: which is 4(iO feet long and Is stretche over a chasm more than 1,000 fe» ! deep. How those early engineei | erected such a structure with the too j and appliances at their command is ! mystery which will probably never 1 explained. His Critic. What astouisbes the visiting Brito most is the manner in which ever kind of immigrant to the Unite* States adapts himself to the prevails ideas about Englishmen. In thecours of conversation with the noble Italia who condescends to brighten shoe the visitor informed the bootblack tha he was an Englishman—and Englisl men had a great respect for Italiai and had entertained Garibaldi 1 grand style. "Inglees! Ha, ha! Inglees!" sail Diego in soft, musical tones. "Hr They spic no good. Dey droppa d hiatch!"—Exchange. Abas Bridge, Up Families. I Representative Derouen has givei | notice of a bill in the Louisiana legis j lature for"the absolute suppression o t the playing of bridge whist for th. j beueflt of the children who rarely havi | an opportunity to know their bridg I playing mothers and for husband | who hardly have a speaking acquaint | anee with their bridge playing wives.' A Reliable Remedy FOR CATARRH Msm Ely's Cream Baim y ' is quickly absorbed. g Gives Relief at Once. M It cleanses, soothes, V heals and protects tlio diseased mora, brane resulting from Catarrh and drive away aCold in the Head quickly. Restore? the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full sizi 50 cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquii Cream Balm for use iu atomizers7s cts. Ely Brothers, Gil Warren Street, New York. R-IP-A-N-S Tabule Doctors find A good prescription For Mankind. The 5-cent packet is enough for nam oecassions. The family,bottle (f'.O oenti .contains a snpply for a year. All drnj. gists.
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