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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13
a Joint RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment 10 the Constitution
of the commonwealth.
Section |. he Il resolved by the Senate and
House of representatives of the Cummonw veal l.
th uf Pennsylvania In General Assembly met
That the following is proposed as an amend.
meut tn the Constitution of the Common. =
wealth of Pennsylvania in accordance with
the provisions OF the Eighteenth article there.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13

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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13

~ THE ORPHANS COURT uF NOV
TOUR
Estate - Joseph X. Phillips late lf the
Borough IT Danville. In the County
IF Montour and state II Peun~yivauia.
Deceased
Account of Joseph W Philip- Daniel
y DiefFenbarh-.r anil tat..satin~ Fry
Executors 0f the SAIL fsa- BENT
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13
COMMUNICATIONS.

All communications sent to the AMER-
CAN for publication must be signed by
the writer, and communications not so
signed will be rejected.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13

N MEN nMENT To THE CONSTITUTION
- PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS or
THIS COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
pRONAL OR REIECrlo\ Rl THE GEN
EtAL ASSEMBLY on THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PE\\SlINANlA, pI H.
LlSHEn BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PCRSl.
STITIrTInN
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13

Strike out section four of article eight, and
insert in place thereof, as follows.
Section 1. All elections by the citizens shall
he by ballot or by such other method as may
be prescribed by law: Provided, That secrecy
in voting be preserved.
\ true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIFST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
ORPHANS COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

- - - -
ESTATE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON RIS-
HELL LATE OF THE TOWNSHIP or
MAHONING. IN THE COUNTY or MON
TOUR, AND STATE OF OFPENNsYLVANIA.
DECEASED.
BY virtue OF an Order of the Orphan ; court
of Montour County aforesaid granted 20 them
for such purpose, the undersigned as admin
iStratOrs OF the said deccdeut will expose Co
public sale upon the respective premises on
Friday, September, 18th, a. ID. 1900.
at two o'clock in the afternoon 20 the said
day. the following described real estate 90
the said decedent. To wit.
LOT OR PURPART. No. I.-AII h 90 GER
tain messuage. tenement and parcel 81 land
situate in Mahouing Township. Moutour
County and state OF PeuuSy lVauia, bounded
and described a. follows. viz: Beginning ut "a
stone ON the north side Of the public ruad
leading from Danville % BlOomshurg. thence
by other lands 90 the said George Washington
kishel, north ten degrees west ten and nine
tenth percheS To "a post. then by the same
north cighty-uiue and Ont-half degrees west
seventeen and thrpe-teuths perthes tou post.
thence by land late of David Bay lor. now t.y-
ceased. south ten aud one fourth de-r,ps
east ten and five tenth> pcrches To the side 20
the aforesaid public road, thence along the
north side 81 the public road south eighty
eight degrees east seventeen and f0ur-temths
perchcs 10 the plare % beginning. containing
one acre and tweuty-ont pcrches. whereupun
are erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13

A fine new plate glass and oak cigar
case now decorates the interior of LeDi-
ger Bros, drug store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13

N MENDNENT To THE CONSTITUTION
~ PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS or
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR Ap-
fRoNAI OR REJECTION BN THE GEN
ERAI ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH or PEN<SNI.NANIA, PTB-
llSHEb BN ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSJ-
ANCEoF ARTICLE NNIIl OF THE CON.
STITl TION.
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BLEW OPEN A SAFE.
burglars Entered the store or j. &.
Painter & Bro, at Thornton, Bind
w. j. Painter and Rob Store aud
POstOllcc.

From the Grafton Sentinel.
Las, Friday night little after midnight
the store building and depot at Thornton.
the property of {. Painter & Bro, was
entered by burglars, supposed to be four In
number, the safe blown open, and money.
watch and valuables taken. Mr.. w. T.
Painter was asleep In small room adioin-
ing the store room The burglars had en-
tered the store without arouslng Mr.. Painter,
and before he was aware Of their presence
they had covered his eyes with bandape
and were strapping him TO the bed on which
nc was asleep. After thus securing him
they went TO work At once and drilled the
safe, charged It with dynamite and blew the
door of. They got only about twenty
dollars IN money oui Of the safe, but took
Mr.. Painters watch worth sos and postal
funds amounting 10 about S2o The gang
then departed, leaving Mr.. Painter bound
TO the bed. lie succeeded after some time
in freeing himself from his bonds, and call.
ing assistance made an investigation, but
could find no trace Of his assailants. The
matter was reported 10 the Postoiiice De-
parimeui, and Inspector l.. /. Allsn went
down Monday and investigated The damage
and made a report Of the robbery and loss
to the Department. No clue has been oh.
tanned 10 the perpetrators, but il is thought
they we're perfectly familiar with the sur
roundings aud moi strangers.
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The Youths Companion In 1901.

The ends of the earth will be laid under
tribute for the 1901 volume of The Youths
Companion. Statesmen, Diplomats, Travel
iers, Trappers, Indian Fighters, Cow -Puneh-
crs and Self-Made Men and Women of
Many Vacations will contribute to the en-
tertsinment of young and old in Companion
homes. Theodore Roosevelt will write up
on 'Fhe Essence of Heroism.' The Sec
retary of the Treasury will answer the
question, ''What is Money 2" Frank r.
Builen, the old sailor who spins fascinating
yarns of life at sea, will contribute story.
w. ID. Howclls will describe the relations
between 'Young Contributors and Editors. +"
Paul Leicester Ford will write about 'The
Man of the Dictionary"-Noah Webster.
There is not space here to begin TO tell of
the good things already provided for read /.
ers OF the new volume of The Youths
mpanion--interes,ng instructive, in-
sPirng--from the pens of famous men and
women.
Illustrated Announcement of the 1901
volume and sample copies of the paper sent
free to any address
All new subscribers who send in their sub
serip;ions now will receive not only the "a
issues OF The Companion for 1901, but also
all the issues for the remaining weeks of
1900 free from the time Of subscription,
besides the beautiful "Puritan Girl" Cal
endar for 1901. Autographed in ~ colors
and gold.
THE YOUTHS CoNPAEIoS,
Boston, Mass.
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ATKINSON
And n New story that is Told on Him
What the Undertaken Said 10 the
Corpse.

Two Republican politicians were discuss.
ing recently, upon train, between this
point and Psrkersburg, the respective mer-
its OF their leaders and their future political
records, says the clarksburg Mail, and
Governor Atkinson's name was mentioned.
'Well, what will atkinson do now that
he will soon be out of Office ?" asked one
o. them. Speaking of Atkinson" replied
the other, "rcminds me Of good story
which, 1t strikes me, exactly fits the case.
"A prominent and wealthy citizen of a
New jersey town went to New York on a
business trip. lie failed to return and his
family instituted vigorous search for him.
fioater was found in the east river and
taken TO the morgue. Ills tear-laden, sor-
row-stricken daughter fastened to the
gruesome dead house TO view the remains,
and unhcsitatingly pronounced them those
of her lost f-ther. a local undertaken was
notified, the body was prepared for burial
IN costly casket. covered with choice
flowers and sent 10 his late home for in.
ierment. When the body arrived it was
found that the mouth had opened en- route,
and when viewed by the faithful wife, the
finding Of his false teeth in the eadavcr's
mouth led TO the discovery that the body
was not that Of the missing husband and
father.
"The undertaken was at once called, the
body ordered removed, the casket returned.
the elaborate funeral arrapgements ran
eelled and the body hurried to Polter's
field The undertaken had lost good fee.
lie was mad clear through, aud when he
looked with reproach upon the Potter field
candidate, he exclaimed in disgust. "There
you lay, you blamed fool II you had
kept your d. mouth shat you would
have gotten a decent burial"
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pile of straw and an awful hole m the
pantry.
'fes, them was the glorious old thrashin'
days. But good land up to Sarah's the
other day the twen,y.horse engine come a
puihn' in with the whole con,rap,ion
h''ehed on behind No, a horse to be seen
about the show except the team that was to
carry away the gram from the machine.
They backed up aud settled down in less'n
an hour and the men begun to pitch the
bundles onto the new-fancled band cutie,
which slashed 'em open, shook 'em out and
passed 'em on to the cylinder Just as handy
as though IL had been live man who could
ehsw ,obaecer and crack Jokes. In they
went, without the help of feeder--all that
glory wasted; and in place of four dirty
men IN goggles wadin' round stackin' straw.
an aggravated stove pipe, with good draft,
felt round the stack. back and forth. and
blowed the straw to where il would do the
most good. They didn't even have boy
to hold the bags; just hi,ehed 'em onto a
machine which filled 'em up, tailed 'em
OH and done the work of the measurin up
man and the boy. too. All il seemed TO
lack was their thinkers, and, jueks I've
had boys hold bags for me that fell behind
the machine in that respect, l know. The
men on the stacks fed from both sides and
was the only ones who had to hump them
selves eSeep, the feller who carried away
the grain. tell you his job ain't-what
you call IL, a sinecure 1--any more, like /,
used TO be. That job used to be snap in
the old days. Lots of time to gii a drink
OF water or 60 To the house for a cookie.
Sarah's husband says, Father, now what
you want to do--what place you want
says. says I, III draw away grain by
gracious, was just about tucketed out afore
hight; didn't git time to wipe the sweat on,
OF my eyes Thinks ], by the time the
weeks up I'll be ready for my funeral at
this rate, but. jucks before nigh, they
cleaned the thing all up, blew their tarnel
old whistle righ, in my ear and went a
putin snortin' off TO the next Job, lust as
a big thunder shower come up out of the
west, lookin' pretty black and disappointed
not to be able to cut the job in two.
"fhrashin' amt a bit like what /, used TO
be in the old days when was on the farm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-15
4 SOLDIERS HOME.

ly Union Yctcra1.
Haven Of rest Where soldiers old and gray
Arc soldiers still as in life's carly dag.
II friends and fortune both have been nm.
Kind,
They here may east all vain regrets behind.
The reveilIe again their mornings greet;
The buglc SQUADS again the days retreat
While back again the crowded part appears.
With all the dying wrecks that 6ll the
dying years.
When seasons pass and summers yernaI tide
Has filled with beauty field and fores, side;
Along tie hills beneath the fores, shade,
Among the rocks where winding paths arc
made;
The men SO out TO find some cool retreat.
From crowded camp or summers feryent
heat.
Or in some cabin reared though rough and
rude,
The hours drift by in dreamy solitude.
They are the wrecks Of War and Time-old
men.
Bai what they arc or what they might have
been
Is nothing now; ilo enough 20 know
That when Secession struck lis savage blow.
The nation trembled and her stars grew pale.
Twas then their breasts we're barred 70
storm aud gale,
IL siege and battle. iu wars fearful strife:
They gave The nation back iis periled life.
Beyond Che hIli 10 grand bot sad parade.
To scrficd lines ihe soldier dead are laid;
Above each grave the marble tablets show
What commdc sleeps in silent rest below.
Here day by day tie soldier dead are
brought,
rhei' lasl march ended, ,hei, last battle
fought:
While comrades came with sad and 1roop.
ing head
IT, drop their iears above Che silent Head:
And iow winds ea.l amid the gloomy night,
While solemn stare look down with plying
light
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-15

week and call her angel, she'll git sulky and
finally run away with tin peddler. Mrs.
Bebee was sayin' ,ha, Bertha Williams
would make good gal wife fur you, and
Mrs. Williams says you could no, do better
than To marry Maty Hawkins. but | amt
go,n' To pick out nobody fur YOU nor find
fault with your choice All I'm goin' to do
Is to die and become an angel and le, YOU
do Jus, as you want to. I've got Just one
little favor 10 ask"
The lump in her throa, and the tears in
her eyes checked her speech Tor half A
minute, and during that time Mr.. Gallup
put the teeks down and lifted up the sickle
again.
"lt'S only this, Samuel You needn't
do no weerin' fur me when I'm gone. aud
you needn't hang over ,the gate and
Try to look all broke up over my loss.
You can So right to playin' checkers as
soon as the funeral is over, but some
night, later ON, when YOU are all alone
IN the house and the ouckets ate sincin,
want you to remember that had my
SVou y in's AZ wei rs my bad, | want
you To remember that | used clothes
biler with seven holes in the bottom fur
nine year without mendin' and that
haio't had new corse, far 'levcu years.
Our tea kettle is over years old, and
I've made one set of cups aud sassers
las, us since We was married. That's all,
Samuel, and now lll SO In and die, and
you kin be lookin' around fur you second
wife "
She rose up with sob and re,rcalcd into
the house, but MIR. Gallup knew nothing of
IT, lie hung the sickle on nail near The
door, put the milestone and tacks ON
shelf in the wood shed, and then walked
down the path and closed the henhouse door
and cast a look into the pig pen. When he
returned To the house, Mrs. Gallup was
looking at her bowl of emptyings under the
stove and humming the air of al Wan, to
BE an Angel She had had her lamen.
'ation and got over ii, aud II would i,s three
or four days before she would break ou,
out again.
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Cures Blood and skin Troubles.



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OOD PRESTON COUNTY WEST NOVEMBER Is 1900

measures The commanders, excepting the
French, empowered the British, who were
doing provost duty, TO seize all loot. That
order the British attempted to execute by
holding M the looters as they entered the
foreign towns. They took all bundles aud
reported the names of claimants for future
inquiry.
Naturally that step provoked grumbling,
particularly among the soldiers of other
nationalities. Capt Bailey, the proves,
marshal. big g-bodied, big-voieed English
man. explained that the prohibition was
designed TO restrain civilians from getting
the s?oils which should 90 to the men who
did the fighting. The official statement was
made that all seized loo, would be sold, the
proceeds to be divided among the soldiers
as prize money, but soldiers, wise through
former campaigns, comment scep,ically.
The Japanese. so far as casual observa.
tons showed, did the leas, looting because
OF the admirable discipline under which
their soldiers are held.
AMERICANS SHARE.
Inc americans had all to themselves
one large arsenal, which they occupied on
entering the city. 1t contained not only
cannon, but fine store of small arms.
swords of curious aud rich pattern, rifles of
various makes, with stands of the long two
man guns, which are merely giant rifles,
throwing ball which from the report aud
the whistle the soldiers in the fight Judged
to be one-pounders. Munitions Of war were
not the only coa,ents Of the arsenal. High
officers had lived there, and in fight had
lef, stacks of clothing and other articles of
great value.
All that stuff is to be sold or shipped to
Washington as spoils of war.
On the third day of the occupation the
allied commanders employed more effective
method of stopping the looiing The looters
we're compelled to give up their loads at the
city gate. Even that measure, however,
did not prevent the loss of much gold and
silver. Civilians from the concession made
general raid on the Salt Commissioner
treasure. and many succeeded in smuggling
loads of silver bars through to the settle
ment.
The Americans seized almost a million
taeis' worth of precious metals, which. is
piled up in the marine barracks.
To-day the walled city looks as though
a tornado had struck il. Enough valuable
property has been destroyed to stock big
city, and enough has been seized to give
every soldier considerable sum If the dis
tribution is honestly administered. a.
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We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catafrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned. have known 7. l.
Cheney for the last y years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo. Ohio. WALDfNc. KINNAS &
MaRviS. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catsfrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system Sold by all
druggists Testimonials free.
Halls Family pills are the best.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-15

we will pay the above reward for any case Of
Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia Sick Headache. In.
digestion, Constipation or Costiveuess we can
not cure with Liverita. the Up.to.Date Little
Liver Pill whom the directions are strictly
compiled with. They are purely Vegetable.
and never faIi 70 give satisfaction. $50 boxes
contain 100 pills i0o boxes contain 90 Pills, &c
boxes contain IS Pills beware Of substItutlons
and limitations Sent BY mail stamps taken
NERvITA MEDICINE co. Cor. Clinton and
jackson Sts.. Chicago. III.
Ror sale by the Graham Drug store. King
wood. W. Va
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One Of the best known disulicries pro
ducing high grade whiskey and handling
hnc wines, desires to correspond with re-
liable gentleman, with The view Of having
him represent them 10 Preston and sur
rounding counties, to sell their good 70
families and consumers direct. This is q
hrst-class opening for party who is we'll
acquainted in the counties. and can be made
very rcmuneraiiye. Address,
PocAHoNTAs,
7. o. Box no, Cincinnati, o.
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We give no rewards, An offer Of this
Kind is the mcsntsi OF decep.ions. Test
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and a cur, follows. u IS not drying. does
not Proiace sncc1iag lt soothcs and heals
ih' membrane Pdcc SO cents "a druggists
or BY mail EIy Brothers 50 Warren street.
New York.
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WEST BOUND.

No. 81. fast train west in the evening will
stop at Tunnelton for passengers but must be
tagged.
Nos. Il and are the regular accommodation
going west and stop at all stations.
Trains marked 8, stop regularly, and trains
marked r, are nag stations. other trains do not
stop. I'M. ScBEryER,
Gen. Passenger Agent
ID. II. MARTIN, Manager Passenger frafo.
A. J. BorAYIELD. Act at Tunneiton.
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Prices Tk. $l:s s y 4ss:: ;;;;: !:

tro. Sra. tI3. eis per 100 trees. We have
everything in small Fruit Plants Ornamen-
tails. ETC.. at lowest prices. You CAN'T GET
BETTER At ANY PRICE OR AS GOOD for less
money. Pleased patrons la every section
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past ~ years. Write to us and II you will
mention this paper we will send you free
our special wholesale price list Address.
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Trains Daily except sunday.
No persons carried on any other than
tthe trains named above, und stops only at
stations designated. a. NARriN
Gcn'i Supf.
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Notice TO Trespasscrs.

All parties arc hereby forbidden from
hunting. fishing, digging ginseng. passing
through or trospassing IN any manner on
the CLOSED and UNGNCLOSED LANDS
Of the undersigned and due notice is here
by given that all trespassers will be prose
cuicd TO the foil extent Of the law
Ctr...f. II fs.....t a.
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a - TO EEA.
Bcars 10 n Ihs kfd Yea Hap llFsg Bourh.
'''a'''' sf &|H2SISx
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Train No connects with b. & o. No. 8
at z;s3 a. m. for East, and No. at Si4o a.
m. for West.
Train No. 3 connects with b. & o. No y
at3:44p m. for East and No. IS at s;4o p.
IN. for West
II. HANsT. Philadelphia. Pa.
General Pass. Agt.
]. NJ. TEMpLEToN.
Kingwood Gen. Manager
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The West Virginia Northern Time
Schedule.

IN EFFECT MAY 40. 1900
Souru.Read Down NoRrH-Read Up.
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MorsantoWn 4 KinsEood Railroad.

Time Table No. I,
IN EFFECT JUNE 10. 1900.
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Thomas Startzmpn of Carmel. w. va.
" Lcgge o. Aurora W. Va
Jacob Bee -hy OF Aurora. w. Va.
iona Petershoim of Aurora. W Va.
y n Sanders Amboy. w. Va.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-06
II. E. Lakes Great Reduction Sale

Bellows Falls, VT, December 6, 1000