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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15

building with many partitions, may be
quickly and easily put up. Fiber
boards and angle iron are used in the
construction, and it is claimed that the
completed house is only one-third the
weight of a portable wooden structure
Of the same size. Cots In any desired
number may be put in the house and
may be so arranged that they can be
folded against the wall when not in
use. The accompanying cut shows one
Of the houses which was erected on the
lake front and used by several visitors
to the city during the recent G.. A. r.
encampment, according to the Chicago
Times Herald. This house is IS by 30
feet, and the ridge of the roof is II feet
high. The side walls are seven feet in
height. This is the usual or ordinary
size and Is the house which Alderman
Rector believes most serviceable for
army purposes. Eight cots can be
placed with comfort in house of this
size. There is an air chamber between
the inner and outer walls to maintain
uniform temperature. Hence the in
ventor says the house can be used in
the KIondike as well as in places of
tropical climate. The windows are of
glass and swing open like a door. Not
a nail or bolt is used in the construc-
tion of the house. and two people can
put it up in so minutes. The entire
structure weighs 1,5O0 pounds, and two
can be loaded on an ordinary wagon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
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For the Farmer.
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Flowing, which is usually the first
operation upon the soil, should be
thoroughly and properly done, for
after cultivation can never make up
for defects in this fundamental oper-
alton, says ]. A. Tillinghast in The
American Agriculturist. The soil
should be moist enough SO that as the
furrow slice bends 1t will break and
crumble, leaving it in pulverized con-
dition, rather than in clods or Jumps.
The amount of moisture In the soil 10
a very important factor In plowing.
and also in narrowing and after culti-
vation.
The moisture in the layer Of agri-
cultural soil can be quite largely con-
trOlled by proper methods Of tillage.
If we wish to dry sod land which has
been wet by heavy rains after plowing,
we can by rolling re-establish to large
extent capillary attraction and bring
the water to the surface for evapora
ton. The process of drying can be
checked at the proper stage by thor
oughly pulverizing the upper portion
of the soil, which will break the con-
nection of the soil particles and act as
a mulch. This matter Of being able to
control the moisture content Of the soil
to a considerable degree Is worthy Of
careful consideration, as 1t has much
influence upon the temperature and
mechanical condition of the soil. Es-
pecially in seasons Of drought 1t may
mean the success or failure Of the crop.
The difference between cultivating
land one inch in depth and three inches
in depth, in it's different effects upon
the moisture Of the soil, is very consid-
erable, as Is also the effect Of the
styles Of tools used in the work. The
tool making wide, deep grooves and
ridges increases the rate Of evapora-
ton, while one which pulverizes and
makes the soil very fine will decrease
the rate of evaporation. The first gives
more surface to the air, and conse-
quently the moisture evaporates more
rapidly. The other not only more COM
pletely breaks the capillary attraction
by which the water rises to the sur
face, but exposes less Of the soil to the
air
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
APHORISMS.

Never think any portion of time too
short to be employed.-Lord Chester.
field.
The naughty are always the victims
Of their own rash conclusionS.-Le
Sage.
Lie not, neither to thyself nor man
nor God. 1t is for towards to lie
Herbert.
There Is one body that knows more
(han anybody, and that is everybody
Talleyrand.
Unbecoming forwardness oftener
proceeds from ignorance than impu-
dence.-Greville.
The earnestness of life Is the only
passport to the satisfaction of life
Theodore Parker.
Speaking much is a sign Of vanity,
for he that Is lavish In words Is a mig
gard indeed.-Sir w. Raleigh.
Most Of the critical things in life
which become the starting points Of
human destiny are little things.-R.
Smith.
Every evil to which we do not sue
cumb is a benefaCtor. We gain the
strength of the temptation we resist
Emerson.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Merits of Alfalfa.

The merits of alfalfa are not general
ly known except in the semiarid west.
Even there thousands Of farmers do
not utilize this wonderful plant as Is
done by their more progressive and in
telligent brethren. We invite short
statements of their practical expert
ence from all who have had marked
success with alfalfa. Photographs OF
the crop or of scenes in its culture,
origin, harvesting, stacking, feeding,
etc, are also desired. For available
material of this kind we shall pay lib
erally.-American Agriculturist.
There are but four classes at home,"
said an Englishman after a five years
residence in the United States, the
peerage, the gentry, tradespeople and
working folk. There are 800 classes in
America. In yonder big shop where |
am the owner is looked up to as SOW
ereign by his clerks; the saleswomen
speak to a foorwalker with bated breath /;
the drivers, the messengers, the cash
boys, the porters, each form different
social rank Nobody thinks OF equality.
In every alley in New York there is an
exclusive aristocratic set to which other
sets are working up, struggling to enter,
My head swims. l have made up my
mind to go home, where the footing OF
every man is cure."-Ladies' Home
Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
The Wheat Problem.

Statisticians tell us that the entire
wheat crop of Great Britain could
bread her people but IA weeks and that
people who are now living will see
this country as densely populated as
England and that practically the same
food problem will confront Americans
that is, that this country will be a
large food importing country. Then
the next generation after that will
probably realize the folly Of these
days, when every state, county and
town is clamoring for immigration, for
more people. And yet, says Texas
Farm and Ranch, let us hope the intel
lect of man will be able to develop q
means whereby the rapidly multiply
ing millions may be fed. The scarce
element of nutrition Is nitrogen, Of
which food products contain but to 2
per cent. 1t is abundant in the atmos-
phere, but nowhere else. A method OF
making atmospheric nitrogen available
for food purposes would solve the food
problem for centuries, after which time
we will have to look out every man
for himself.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Spread Like Wilkfre.

When things are 1.-The best" they be-
come ''the best selling" Abraham
Hare, leading druggist, of Belleville,
o., writes; Electric Bitters are the best
selling bitters | have handled in 20
years. You know why? Most diseases
begin in disorders of stomach, liver, kid
neys. bowels, blood and nerves. Elec-
tric Bitters tones up the stomach, regu-
lates liver, kidneys and bowels purifies
the blood, strengthens the nerves, hence
cures multitudes of maladies. 1t builds
up the entire system Puts new life
and vigor into any weak, sickly, run
down man or woman Price so cents
Sold by Panles IL Co, druggist
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
PROBLEM OF THE AGE.
Scientists Concerned About Direct
TransmissIon of Energy.


"What do | think Of Edison's report
ed discovery of process for obtaining
electric energy from coal?' said New
Orleans electrician who was formerly
on the Wizards laboratory staff, in
the New Orleans Times-Democrat
"Well, if true it would be the greatest
progress is contingent almost altogeth-
er on the availability of cheap power.
1t seems very strange to one who has
given the subject no particular
thought" continued the electrician,
"but this great question of securing
given amount of work from a given
practically all the movements of civili-
zation. Every human industry is af
fected by it, and We have reached a
stage where small economies In pro-
duction involve enormous conse-
quences. We are all aware, of course,
that the existing methods of obtaining
power for commercial purposes are
very waSteful. The situation might be
stated simply in about this fashion:
We have, to begin with, a pound Of
coal, in which we know certain
amount of energy is stored. The ques-
ton IS, How are we going to get that
energy out and use it to the greatest
advantage? The best we can do at
present is to burn the coal under a
boiler and make steam with which to
run an engine. The engine operates
dynamo, and the dynamo delivers the
power in the shape of an electric cur
rent, which must be again fed into a
motor before 1t can he used to set ma
chinery in motion. The different steps
In the process are furnace, boiler, en-
gine, dynamo and motor, and between
the first and the last we lose fully five
sixths of the power originally stored in
the coal. If some method could be de-
vised for cutting out these interme-
diate stages and drawing the power
directly from the fuel without giving it
q chance to leak and escape in transit,
1t would mean that machinery could
be run for One-fifth or one-sixth its
present cost. BY this simple illustra-
tion you can readily see the enormous
Importance of Mr. Edison's alleged dis
covery.
Scientists have been dreaming of
such a short cut for years" the electri-
clan went on, 'and they have actually
succeeded in obtaining u slight current
by decomposing coal without burning.
But unfortunately it is only a labora-
tory experiment which has never gone
any further, and if the solution is ever
reached 1t must evidently be along en-
tirely new lines. II is now claimed,
however, that fuel gas can be made as
low as 6 cents a thousand. and IL such
proves to be the case the stimulating
effect upon many Industries will be al
most incalculaDle. But all this In
wolves no change in the old roundabout
method of harnessing the power Of the
coalfields, and | can't bring myself to
believe that Mr.. Edison has discovered
the great secret What Is more, don't
believe ii will be discovered suddenly
In other words, blundered oyer-by
anybody. 1t is much more likely to be
dug out, bit at time. by an army Of
patient investigators, all working with
their faces in one direction"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Many Meteor Radinntr.

Meteors may be observed practically
the whole year round, except when
cloud or moonlight interferes. Yet one
month ranks pre-eminently as the me-
teor month-the month Of August. 1t
is only in recent years that our knowl-
edge Of these natural fireworks has
made any real advance. BY the labors
Of very few observers, one of whom,
Mr.. Denning may be said to have out
weighed all others put together in the
value and number Of his results, we
know Of many hundreds of radiant
points, and they have DO ..awn
TO be not mere distemrc"s rc i..2 &ir,
but bodies Of truly ..a'!.'@ty nature.
travelling around t. - n orbits rs
defined as that 6 lie e&.;h Itself.
knowledge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
BOLTHOLESI SHIPS ARMOR
Metals So Hard That Drills Will Not
Penetrate 1t.

Metals So Hard That Drills Will Not
Penetrate 1t.
The invention of the Harvey, Krupp
and other modern processes for hard
ening the surface of armor plate has
been so successful as to give rise to
new difficulties for naval constructors.
BY rendering a plate impervious to an
enemy's projectiles the manufacturer
has also made it impossible to bore the
necessary holes for boiling the armor
to q ships sides At first 1t was pro-
posed to avoid this embarrassment by
drilling the hole before hardening the
plate. And it has also been thought
that the hardening process might be so
controlled as TO spare certain desig
mated areas. But when attempts were
made to carry out these ideas they
were found to be impracticable.
1t was then suggested that the plate
be hardened as before and that spot
on it be annealed afterward so as to
enable a drill to penetrate. The oxy-
hydrogen flame was tried for this pur-
pose, but failed to give satisfaction.
Ht SlCClIlC ulC W 40 htAI bIpiOyS0s
This, too proved a disappointment for
some reason. However, by using cleo
tricity In somewhat different manner
success was finally realized. At q
meeting Of the Engineers club In Phil
adelphia C. J. Dougherty described the
method. 1t will be more readily under
stood If one will remember that the
voltage or potential of a current Is en-
tirely distinct from the volume.
The former is the pressure at which
the current may be sent, whether the
quantity transmitted be large or small.
In fact, it is possible by suitable means
to transform current of small volume
and high voltage into one Of large vol
ume and low voltage. 1t is in this lat
ter form that electrical energy Is used
to produce intense heat for welding or
annealing. The voltage Of an ordinary
trolley car current Is about 500 and
that Of an incandescent lamp current
40. The full output of a 40 horse
power dynamo is used in this armor
plate anncaling operation, but IL is ap-
piled at pressure of only 21a volts.
The volume Of the current, though, In
1900 amperes.
The device which transforms the cur
rent for this peculiar duty is provided
with two movable terminals, each con-
sisting Of an immense copper block.
The blocks are hollow, so that water
may be circulated inside Of them, and
they taper down to patches half an
inch square where they come in con-
tact with the armor plate. The fat
points are brought down against the
steel, one on each side Of the particular
spot with which it is proposed to deal.
The current flows into the plate from
one copper terminal and out again
through the other. The region between
them Is brought to a red heat in four
or five minutes. II the terminals were
removed or the current shut off in
stantly when the desired heat is OBJ
tained, the plate would cool too quick
ly. The terminals are therefore SO ma
nipulated as to move along the surface
at the rate Of an inch in four minutes.
In this way a narrow strip Of consid-
cradle length can be annealed and one
end of the plate eventually cut off, IL
such thing should be desirable.-New
York Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Drilling Grain.

The Minnesota experiment station
tried for several years drilled wheat
by the side of wheat sown broadcast.
These were field tests on considerable
areas. and they found as an average
that the drilled wheat yielded 80 per
cent more than that which was broad
casted. The results We're most marked
in seasons when the soil was dry, as
the seeds were we'll covered at a uni
form depth by the drill, and thus ger
minated more freely and evenly. In
seasons when the sowing was followed
by moist, cool weather there was less
difference, as under such conditions
the seed germinated well whether COW
cred deep or shallow. I. B. Terry tells
in The Practical Farmer of one horse
drills, costing at retail $40 to $14, which
are intended for sowing wheat or other
grain between the rows Of standing
corn With the wings that go with
them tEey can be run very close to the
corn rows so as to leave the drills
about seven inches apart with scarcely
u perccptible break where the corn
stood.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Lime and Acid Phosphate.

Much having been said lately about
the tests made at the Rhode Island ex-
pertinent station in the use of lime
upon certain soils and for various
crops, we desire to call attention to the
possible danger of using lime with an
acid phosphate. The object in treating
bone and phosphate rock with sui
phuric acid is to render the phosphoric
acid soluble in water SO that it may
become more readily available for
plant food. 1t does this by removing
from it 4 part of the lime, changing 1t
to a sulphate of lime. If now more
carbonate of lime is added, it will be
taken up by tie dissolved phosphate,
and it reverts again to the insoluble
form. Lime may be used with bone
meal, because that already has Its
phosphoric acid. and it really becomes
available as 1t Is acted upon by the
acid in the soil But where one uses
enough Of bone meal there Is little
need to use lime in any other FORM
American Cultivator.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
AUTUMN FASHIONS.
CHIC GOWNS FOR THE MOUNTAINS,
YACHTING AND GENERAL USE.

Blue the Foremost Fall CoIoring.
Useful serges-ClOth of Gold, Gold
Tissue, Braid and Buttons the
Grand Ton-White Cloth Boleros.
The tide Of fashion turning now to-
ward the mountains brings into view
some early autumn costumes in which
our familiar and ever useful friends
cloths and serges are most handsomely
exploited. Among them is the slate
blue cloth gown Of the first cut, simple,
yet decidedly chic, the jacket being or
namental, with rows of stitching, and
the collar composed of crossbarred vel
vet, ivory and blue, matching the styl
ish pouched underbodice.
Yachting modes which the coutu-
rieres bring out lavishly for the early
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern which is not
afraid to be generous. The proprietors
of DR. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles ana
h4vn the satisfaction Of knowing it has
cured THOUSAND of hopeless cases. As
tan,s. Bronchitis Ia Grippe and all
Throat, ChAst and Lung disease are
surely cured by It Cali on Paule's q
Co, DruggiS: aIl get free trial bottle
Regular iz Glr aad 500 Every bot
tie guaranteed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
A Few Things Lacking.

81 got box er matches" said the old
colored brother, zen ef l des had load
er wood could make fire, en- ef des
had a side er meat en- sack er -four
could cook it on dat fire, en- after | cook
ed it dey amt no question but what
could eat it, kaze all | got at de present
time is q empty house en- a all perwadin
appetite. te."-Atlanta Constitution.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
HIS DWELLING MOVES.
Chicago Alderman Invents One That
Can Be Transported.

Can Be IrnnspOrted.
Alderman Charles III. Rector has Sc
cured patents for portable house
which he claims will be suitable for a
multiplicity Of uses. The alderman
has been working on his invention for
soIne years, and lie thinks he has at
last perfected a house which will be
serViceable in many ways and which
will prove especially valuable in the
army, where it may be used for Off
GERS quarters or field hospitals in any
climate. The house is made in sec
tions, so that any sized structure, from
q small one room affair to all immense
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15

autumn season furnish also the inspi-
ration for many costumes that never
smell Of salt water, but serve equally
well the purposes Of the inlanders. The
second cut shows two instances OF
these practical affairs in blue and pas
tel yellow serge respectively.
And here. it should be mentioned that
blue" is one of the watchwords Of the
autumn. In every variety it has bios
somed forth-royal, navy, azure, Rus
sian, periwinkle, with navy to the fore
and Russian an excellent second.
There are, of course, others, but ma
Wy blue gown of serge or cloth, with
gold braid and buttons, is far and away
the popular favorite as the autumn
race of fashion begins.
Extraordinary indeed is the vogue Of
gold. There are girdles Of gold tissue
folded narrowly around the waist, gold
braid on bodice and on skirt and
wrought gold buttons, both large and
small in profusion. There are also col
lars and boleros Of cloth of gold, and at
least a touch of gold gives the neces-
sary chic to the latest costumes. An
tique silver buttons also, where their
coloring Is more appropriate, as on
some of the pastel cloths, add charm to
the new gowns of the season. White
cloth replaces taffeta for the little
stitched boleros and other jackets such
as fourished in the summer, and the
vogue for white and very light colors
threatens to extend onward indefinite
ly. Little velvet coates also, than
which nothing Is more generally be-
coming, are being turned out in large
numbers.
One white serge costume just made
had a series of light blue straps vir-
tically graduating from the ceinture
toward the knee, where each strap
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
A New Heart.

The minister had been talking about
the necessity Of a new heart, and little
Bessie's father, taking her on his knee.
asked her if she knew what a new heart
was.
"Oh, yes" replied the little miss; you
ran buy one at the candy store for pen
NV Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
RAIN.

There Is nothing that sounds better,
When ! lie in bed at night,
Than to hear the rain a-pelting
When | know the farm is right,
Than to hear the lukewarm splashes
That would fairly sprout stone,
And get up in the morning
Just to see how things have grown.
don't 60 much for thunderstorms;
They're apt to lodge the grain.
Ny taste is for the steady,
Pouring, downright, all day rain
That spoils the small potatoes
Because il makes them grow
Till they nudge and say, Roll oyeri'
And bulge out Of the row.
own like TO idle
When | do it for a shower
That earns more in a second
Than | can in an hour,
For IFS good to sit and listen
To the seeds a-pushing through,
And, besides, there's always choring
For the hired man TO do.
New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
For Shattered Nerves.

A remedy that will soothe, build up
the wasted tissues and enrich the blood
is indispensable. Lichty's Celery Nerve
Compound has been wonderfully sue
cassful in cases of nervousness, as thous-
ands of grateful people will testify.
Sold by Rossman 81 Sons 5 Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Our Vocab ulary.

The English language heads the list
with the enormous vocabulary Of 260, 900
words. while the Spanish has only 20,-
600, the German $4,000, the italian TO-
600, the French 10000 and the Turkish
$500. Shakespeare's vocabulary is put
at 1900. Milton's at 5000 and the BIZ
bic at rather less.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, Thousands
Of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and build up
health. Only 25 cents. Money back if
not cured. Sold by Paules & Co, Drug
gists
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
A Stay of Proceedings.

Harry, what made you foI get TO mail
my letter."
"Oh, Marie, do wait till I've had NY
dinner and get cooled off. BY that .ime, I
promise you, I'll be able 10 think ~ some
perfectly satisfactory reason. "-lniiar-
apolis Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15

For two years all efforts to cure Ec-
zema in the palms of my hands failed, "
writes Editor H. N. Lester, of Syracuse,
Kan, then | was wholly cured by
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the
worlds best for eruptions, sores and all
skin diseases. Only 25c at Paules & Co
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Sincere For Once.

Don't you think you were unnecessari-
ly harsh toward that vender who rang
the door bell?"
yes" answered Mrs. Bizzldeigh: "but
/ couldn't help it. 1t was such a relief to
have n caller before whom you can don
the mask of hypocrisy and say fatty that
you prefer 10 be left alone" Washing
ton Star.