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without its excitable points. There is no
member Of the human family so stuffed
with pride as the Chinese. They are an
old and. from their standpoint, an intel
ligent people. They are taught and be-
lieve that the world is fiat and is entirely
occupied by China. and that the other na-
tions hang from the edges. They claim to
be the inventors of gunpowder, the com
pass. and several other things which mod
ern civilization claims were originated IN
the Western world They hate foreigners,
but their contempt for them far exceeds
their hate. They have been taught to be-
lieve that the introduction of railways, the
telegraph. and other modern inventions
means death and starvation TO millions Of
them.
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Child's $3.50 shoes. 49c.
Lot OF children's shoes which for
merry sold for $50: for children with
weak ankles; TO go for isc; sizes ! 10 S.
Mems handkerchiefs, 35c.
Mems plain white aud colored border
bandkerchiefs; the l0c sort for 3 1-Sc
each.
Mems half hose. 35c.
Mems black and tan half hose; full
seamless and fast color; the 1oc sort,
for 7-Sc.
S3.9S wash skirts, S1.9S.
Lot Of ladies' white pique skirts,
trimmed with embroidery inserting in
three styIes-some with lounces and
some with knife ple2ting; sold for
$3,9S; for Sl-SS.
Black brilliantine skirts, S1.9S
some which sold for 81; rich. lus-
trous finish.
Rainy-day skirts, 1898.
Lot of ladies' rainy day skirts Of sty-
Iish materials. with plaid backs and
stitched bottoms; sold formerly FOR s.;
for S3-gS.
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s to 9.

Child's dresses, 14c.
125 little girls dresses of dainty pat
tern; washable materials; in sizes to
years-for 14c
Unbleached muslin, 45c.
Yard-wide unbleached muslin from
full Dieces; instead of &c yard-.or
7-Sc.
DOmet flannel. 25c.
32-inch white domet flannel, viii
sells for &c yard-for 7-Se.
Child's sailors, lie.
Little boys and girls straw sailor
hats, which sold up to 81; TO go for
lie.
Tan shoe paste, 1c.
Mems soc shirts, 19c.
Made of pretty pattern pereale; with
laundered stiff bosoms: sizes Il 10 10:
pair OF separate cuffs; formerly so d for
50c-for l9c.
Crash skirts, 16c.
Ladies' linen crash skirts; better
made than usual cheap skirts and bet
ter fiJting-16c.
Boys wash pants, 7Jc.
Boys washable Galatea cloth knee
pants; well made; instead OF I9c-for
I-2c.
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IL to 1.

Rainy-day skirts. $1.9S.
Ladies' rainy day skirts Of stylish
new backs; instead o. $4-for SL9S.
Ladies suits, $3.50
this hour. which sold Up . So. II
Guiding fine hcmespuCs; fCe Neue-52us,
fine ckeviots serges fre b-OaSCl1ths
handsomely sLk-Iired jackets. the
most fashionable suits OF the season.
Wash silk waists. soc.
\ small lot of Ladies striped Wash
SILK Waists, newest in edect, which
sold formerly for 81; 70 go for ssc-
Silk underSkirtS, S1.9S.
The very fines, ard fullest width and
most elaborate ,afeta silk Understands
IN almost all shades. which sold for
$3.50 10 go now for $7-SS-
soc and 81 pants. 12lc.
An enormous bersain-a lot Of Boys
Long and Short and Little Boys Mid
dy Pants of white duck, pi4ue- and
linen in all sizes which formerly sold
for soc and 81; 10 90 for y I-ec-
Crash coats, 2Jc.
Odd lot OF Boys Crash Coats and
striped Seersucker Goats in sizes II 10
70 years for 25c-
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civil SERVICE Reform
2IitieisET cf the Record of PreSi-
dent Mckinley.

Campaign Capital to he Made of the
Fnct That Under the Present Adj
p,trtStrntfou Many OGsces Have
Been Opened to Political Appoint
nents-Amendmcnt to the Rules
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Lace curtain ends. 15c.
Lot Of pretty Nottingham lace cur
tain ends. in handsome patterns; sold
Up 70 @se for &c.
Stair Oilclofh. J5c.
Best quality stair OF runner ciI-llth.
in handsome patterns instead OF ice
for 9 1-sc yard
Child's drawer bodies. 15c.
Chu5ren's JwllIsd drawer bodies,
sizes 3 20 10 years; sold formerly for
21c- for l5c-
Ladies' drawers, 121c
made Or Cood muslin and finished
with deep hens
lee Scotch crash. 25c.
al linen Unbleached heavy twIIe5
crash. which is worth Ice yard 10 20
for Sc only a limited quantity.
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II to l.
CONTINUED.

Boys fine waists, 125e.
Boys fine figured Indigo Blue snd
White and French Percale Shirt Waists
with box pIeat front and back: the
regular 25e sort; 20 go fer y I-2c this
hour.
Duck and crash suits, G9c-
Lot OF Boys DOuble-Breasted Duck
and Crash Suits for boys up 20 "A years
old; which sold for as much as So; 70
90 for 59c.
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1 to =.

Sc towels. 45c.
Lot OF uubleached Turkish towels,
which sold for Sc; for 7-8c.
Table damask, 1Tc yard.
Lot OF bIeached table dsmask in rich
designs. the kind which sells for zgc
yard; for lie
Table covers. 59c.
Ready-made Turkey red table COW
ers; Of good size; instead Of 75c, for
59c-
Household ammonia, 25c bottle
S3.4S trimmed hats. S1.69.
Ladies hats Of Mackinaw straw,
trimmed with sJraw-edged corded six
and bunch OF wheat and velvet bands,
sold for $3.4S; for SI-69.
Applique pieces. 19c.
Lot Of white applique centre oi5ces
and scarts and shaUs. some o. Wa.ca
are slightly s0iled, sold up TO soc, for
Isc.
s. hammCcks. 9Sc.
Extra large woven hannockz. WIKI
pillow and steel sprealer attached;
instead Of s. Tor ssc.
Black serge skirts. S1.9S.
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Dinner zoe at Chesapeake Reach.
A Pure. VegetahIe Compound.

No mcrcurial or other mineral poisars in Cas-
carets Candy CatharJic. only vegetable suhsyarCfs.
late medical discoveries Al druggists, I0c,
sc, J0c.
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10 TO IL.

Double bed spreads, 49c-
Fan double bed side bed spreads in
handsome patterns; formerly sold for
75c: for 49c-
Holland window shades, 19c.
Best quality Holland window shades;
in various colors; complete with fix
lures, for 19c-
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Try a case of Heurich's beer by 'ph,ning es4,
Arlington Bottling Co.
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Call for Heurieh's. demand Heurlch's, and see
TO 1t that you get Heurich's-
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3 to e.

Lunch napkins, 15c.
Plain and plaid lunch napkins for
] I-Sc ;his hour
15c WindGw screens. 29c.
25c large hardwood landscape win
dow screens, which sold for 15c. 90 now
FOR sc.
tJc Symrna rugs, 39c.
90 Smyrna Rugs in handsome pat
tens and cO'O-inss. frinsed. instead OF
soc for 32c.
BOYS shirt waists. Jc.
Boys Percale Shirt Waists; IL sp.ea-
Old patterns. stGuch made waists. for
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Mems $50 shoes. soc.
Lc, CT Mems Tan B1-s in sizes 8 10
Il which formerly sold for $50; TO 90
fo- sec.
Mems J0c crash hats, I5c.
Mems 5Gc and 15c shirts. SOC
soft bosoms and white muslin bodies
BOYS pants. %.
Boys Washable GaIatea Cloth Knee
Pants. FOR &c.
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Put these down as the greatest Of all GchS Hour Sales

W e k o h Inventor Vi h complete lu
a h small f he A lengths
IN
i h in h ~
is he bargains are of Glow af dy land h actual PAWN
he really
charged h d and t cost
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
Cure For Insomnia.

I suppose all of us are suffering from
the invasion Of electricity. My old
friend Bounce, who was a victim of in
somnia for 40 years, thinks he sleeps
now better than any other man on
earth. He lost his way in the Adron-
dacks and staid overnight in the cabin
of forester. His sleep was the deep
sleep Of a Just man made perfect, and
In the morning he found that he had
not moved half an inch all night.
ITS the insulation" the forester in
sisted. You city folks are KILN your
selves with contact. If you'll break
the contact you'll be able to sleep and
get your nerves back"
This matter Of contact" was finally
explained to mean that our bedposts
are In contact with the floors, the
floors with the walls and the walls
with mother earth. so that whatever
personal magnetism q man has in him
goes away In the nighttime, leaving
him like a log on his mattress. The
forester had obtained four glass insu-
lators from telegraph poles somewhere
and screwed them on the posts Of his
guest bed, so that the electricity could
not run away. Bounce the very day he
got home insulated his bed. and from
that moment to the present his insom-
mia has been banished. - New York
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
EwMaym on American

A movement to interest the public
school teachers and public school pupils
In the Pan-American Exposition to be
held at Buffalo next summer has been
started. 1t originated In some Of the
public schools of Pennsylvania and is
being taken up elsewhere as the wis
dom of the plan becomes apparent The
idea is to have the teachers III the pub
lie schools write essays for various oc
casions Of an educational character on
the objects and aims Of the Exposition
and the bearing that such display
will have on the commerce of the
world. A similar plan regarding the
Paris Exposition was found quite sue
eessful and resulted In the attendance
Of large corps Of teachers at that fair
The plan contemplates also essays by
pupils. 1t is believed that in this way
much information can be spread re-
garding the benefits to be derived from
cultivating closer relations with the
different countries of this hemisphere
and that it would result in greater in
telligence among the public school
teachers and pupils on this subject. as
well as a larger attendance among this
class of the population at the Exposi-
ton
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
The House That Tresham Built.

One of the curiosities Of architecture
in England is, according to The Stone
Trades Journal, the house erected
about 800 years ago at Rushton. in
Northamptonshire, by Sir Thomas
Tresham, Roman Catholic, who
wished by his design to typify the
Trinity.
The house is all threes, has three
sides, three stories and three windows
on each fiat, each Of them in the shape
of the trefoil-the three leaved sham
rock. Where the roofs meet rises a
three sided pyramid, terminating in n
large trefoil. The smoke escapes from
this chimney by three round holes on
each side Of the three sides. The build
ing Is almost covered with'mottoes and
carvings, three Latin Inscriptions, one
on each of the three sides, having 33
letters In each. Three angles on each
side bear shields. Over the door is the
text from the Vulgate, There are three
that bear record" Inside the house
each corner Is cut off from each Of the
three main rooms, so that on every
floor there are three three sided apart
mqntS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
CAN
Be CURED.
r. A. Slocum, NJ. c., the Great Chem
ist and Scientist, Will Send Free, to
.hn Afflicted, Three Bottles of
his Newly Discovered Rene
dies to Cure Consumption
il( Al Lung Troubles.

Nothing could be talrer, more phllan-
thropic or carry mole JOY to the afflict-
ed, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, NJ.
c., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions wasting, and to
make its great merits known, he will
send, free, three bottles to any reader of
the AMERICAN who may be suffering.
Already this "new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which he owes to human
ity-tp donate his iafalllhle cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be a durable disease beyond any
doubt. and has on file in his American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefited and
cured, in all parts of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con-
sumption, uninterrupted, means speedy
and certain death. Address T. A
Slocum, NJ. c., SO Pine street, New
York and when writing the Doctor, giye
express and postoffife address, and
please mention reading this article in
the AMERICAN. March 8
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
He Was Slow.

lincoln used to be fond Of telling a
story of a lawyer in western town
who desired the nomination for county
Judge On the morning preceding the
evening on which the county cOnven-
ton was to meet he applied to the liy-
cry stable keeper in his village for a
horse and buggy in which to drive to
the county town, 16 miles distant
where the convention was TO be held.
"Give me the best and the fastest
horse you have, SAM" said he, $50 that
| will have time to so around and see
the boys before the convention comes
in."
The liveryman, however, was sup
porting rival candidate and gave the
lawyer a horse that outwardly appear
ed perfect but which broke down en-
tirely before half the Journey was COM
pleted, so that when the candidate ar
rived the convention had adjourned
and his rival had been nominated.
On his return to the stable late the
following afternoon, knowing that II
was uSSiIoo " iSSShI INC 'iiNh P'A' ~"
upon him, he said to the owner: "LooR
here, Smith, you must be training this
horse for the New York market, You
expect to sell him to an undertaken for
a hearse horse, don't you? Well, it's
time wasted. | know from his gait
that you have spent days training him
to pull a hearse, but he'll prove dead
failure Why, he's so slow he coulanr
get corpse to the cemetery in time for
the resurrection"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
The Chinese Cook,

Mrs. White determined in the first
flush of her newly wed dignity that
she was not going to be squeezed" by
the Chinese cook and the storekeeper,
as it was quite plain every one else
was. Accordingly she purchased scales
and weights and announced her inten-
ton of personally weighing everything.
For some days this method proved very
satisfactory, but she was sometimes a
little puzzled on finding that the provi-
sions occasionally weighed more than
was charged for.
One day the mystery was solved.
She was carefully weighing a chicken.
In China not only is everything, living
and dead, sold by weight, but fowls are
always supplied alive. The chicken
during the weighing operation sudden
gan to flap and struggle with all it's
might, and during these flappings and
strugglings something weighty fell
with a thud to the floor, evidently from
somewhere about the chicken. This
turned out to be large piece Of lead
which had been cunningly fastened un-
der one of the wings. Further investi-
cation led to. the discovery of similar
piece underneath the other wing. The
overweight of the past few days was
now accounted for.-Chambers' Jour-
nal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
John l.. SuTTfyan'S Brawn,

Some eminent tragedians were once
quizzing John l.. Sullivan, then In his
heyday. Said one of them:
Say, John, why don't you try the le-
gitimate? Look at Muldoon. He has
played the wrestler until he is as well
known in connection with Shakespeare
as he is on the mat"
John looked thoughtful for a moment
and then growled:
Say, do you think could do itT'
''Why, sure. Play The Gladiator
Just the piece for you"
Once again John thought awhile and
then said:
"Say, that's a good idea. think I've
got good scheme to work with ii too. F."
what is it, John"
"Why, I'd have a real solid iron
arena. I'd come into the arena and
holler, Bring out your wild oxv See I
Then I'd have 'em bring in a live bull.
I'd wrestle round the ring with 1t until
| got good hold on its horns, and then
I'd slowly twist 1t down and break Its
neck. Then I'd put my foot on its neck
and say, Behold the invincible, yours
truly, John l.. Sullivan, champion of
the worldr I'd kill a real live bull for
'em every night. How do you think
that'd hit 'em"
Great But great Scott, John! Can
you kill a bull like that?"
Huh! Can /? Come out to the
slaughter house and see me do it,
Kansas City Independent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
The Cost of Cutting aD old AfIna.

hW S0@a Va Cu&AA3@ "n oku ~&A1@@S
In the state department at Washing
ton Is the most comprehensive and
complete set of aliases and maps to be
found anywhere in this country. AS
can be readily appreciated, they are
vitality necessary to the carrying on Of
the department and therefore neither
trouble nor expense Is spared in keep
ing them constantly up to date. 1t
would be supposed that their extreme
value and importance would be patent
to every one.
Some years ago, however, one Of the
most valuable aliases was found with
two Of the maps cut out. The maps
had not been abstracted. They had
simply been detached from the bind
ing. Investigation proved the mutila-
ton to be the work of q certain clerk,
who on being hauled up by his superior
explained why he had done it as fol-
lows:
"Those books are terribly heavy and
hard to handle, and so l cut the maps
out In order to get at them easier. The
aliases were very old, and ! didn't sup
pose they were of any value or that
any one would care"
To the state department an atlas Is
like bottle Of wine to judge of fine
drinks-its value Increases In direct
ratio with It's age. 1t was felt in the
department that that particular clerk
had mistaken his calling in life, and to
him was accordingly given an opportu-
nifty to pursue another one.-New York
Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
"PAN-AM." RESTAURANTS.
The Best of Service VIII he Pro-

The Best of Service VIII he Pro-
yided.
The needs of the inner man will be
well attended to at the Pan-American
Exposition to be held at Buffalo from
May to Nov. l, 1901. At some exposi-
tions q great mistake has been made
by not providing for good restaurants,
where satisfactory meals could be OBJ
tanned at reasonable prices. Either the
food obtained has not been of good
quality Or prices charged have been ex-
orbitant or the facilities in some par
ticulars have been inadequate to the
occasion.
There will be good restaurants in diff
ferent parts of the grounds of the Pan
American Exposition, so that it will
not be necessary for visitors to go out
side of the grounds to secure good
meal, well served, at a moderate price.
All tastes will be suited in the services
rendered, for there will be places
where meals will be served on an
elaborate plan to suit the most fas-
tidious taste and where prices will be
in proportion to those charged at
high class restaurants in large cities.
There will be other places where the
meals will be cheap, but the food appe-
tizing and healthful and the surround
ings clean. There will be restaurants
In the beautiful building at the en-
trance to the Midway, another in a
similar building at the entrance to the
Stadium, another in the Electric Tow
er, which will be one Of the great cen
ters of interest on the Exposition
grounds, and another on the Midway.
Refreshments will also be served in
the Temple of Music, which may be en-
joyed by visitors at the same time that
they are listening to the concerts in
progress in the auditorium. There will
also be New England kitchen, Ger
man restaurant, a Mexican restaurant
an Italian restaurant and other places
where various kinds of refreshments
will be served.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
English Peers Can't Vote,

Disfranchisement is one of the pecul'
lar disabilities under which a peer OF
the realm suffers. Lord Salisbury once
attempted to secure a vote for Hert,
ford and Middlesex, but the revising
barrister at Hatfield refused the claim
on the ground that time had given the
disability the character Of law and that
peers by the law of parliament neces-
sary for the dignity and freedom Of the
two houses were not permitted to vote
for members Of the house of commons
Lord Salisbury took the case to the ap-
peal court, but as he could quote 'nei'
ther precedent nor authority he was
obliged to go back to Hatfield without
his vote.-London Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
Ca autfOua.

Many years ago, when printed music
was dearer than It Is now, plain
quiet man. evidently from the country,
went into a London music shop and
asked to see certain book Of tunes.
The clerk laid before him an oblong
volume with two tunes on a page, q
book familiar to old time choir singers.
The old man drew out of his coattail
pocket an ancient yellow fife and. open
ing the book at the first page. began to
play softly. turning the leaf with care
full fingers as each page was finished.
The clerks, very much amused at
first, grew weary Of the droning noise
after a time. and one Of them, waiting
till a tune was ended. ventured to say
politely:
do you think you will take the book,
sir? Does 1t seem to suit you"
The fife was lowered. and the player,
looking over 1t at the youth in mild sur
prise. said gently:
II cannot tell. ! have played only
half the tunes" and placidly turned
another leaf.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
THE PAN-AMERICAN.
q GLANCE AT THE GREAT ENTER
PRISE AND ITS PURPOSES.

True Picture of Nineteenth Century
DeveICpme Arranged In Setting
of Unsurpassed Beauty and Splen-
dor at Pnn-American Exposition.
If one may judge by the presence of
thousands of workmen at the grounds
of the Pan-American Exposition and
the wonderful progress they have
made during the last few months, the
Exposition will be opened in a condi-
ton of completeness upon the 1st of
May next.
For the benefit of those who, for any
reason. have not been informed con-
cerning the plans and purposes of this
vast enterprise | will state that the
Exposition grounds are in the northern
part of the city of Buffalo and have
an area of $50 acres. Buffalo, with its
100000 population, is preparing the
most artistic creation ever produced
for the purposes of an exposition. The
completed work will cost probably $1O,-
100000 exclusive of exhibits.
The landscape upon which the build
ings stand includes part of one of the
most beautiful parks in Buffalo or. in
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27

on arrival in the city was to be driven
to the grounds of tie Exposition. The
remark quoted above was addressed to
Chairman John n. Scatcherd Of the
executive committee Of the Exposition,
who had told Senator Depew Of the
progress made in the building Of the
Exposition when they had met In Eu-
rope last summer. Mr.. Scatcherd had
dwelt long and eloquently upon the
success which had attended the organi-
zation and construction of the Exposi-
ton. and "Our Chauncey's" expecta-
tions were high. Nevertheless antici-
pations are not equal to realization.
Looking upon the scene before him
from the sight Of the grand Triumphal
Bridge, he saw to his right the stately
proportions Of the United States Gov
ernment buildings, to the left, across
the spacious Esplanade. the charming
architectural effects of the Graphic
Arts. Horticultural and Mines build
ings, while the vast Machinery and
Transportation building. now almost
complete, was seen In the background
to the left. Opposite 1t. across the
Court Of Fountains, was the Manufac-
lures and Liberal Arts building, and
the Electric Tower could be seen ris-
ing skyward in the distance at the far
end of the vast court, with the towers
and minarets Of other buildings out
lined against the horizon. AS Mr.. De-
pew took in this impressive scene the
exclamation burst from his lips that
the half had not been told.
Later in the day the popular orator
addressed an audience which filled to
overlooking Ruffalo's great Convention
hall In the opening lines OF his speech
the speaker declared: "Six weeks ago
| was at the Universal Exposition at
Paris. Today | went through the
grounds where your Pan-American Ex-
position is to be held. ! felt that Buff
falo is going to do at least twice as
well as Paris"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
Hnhmnn,m Choice,

How many Of us who use or hear the
familiar expression, 1T was Hobson's
choice" are acquainted with the real
sort of selection that Tobias Hobson
offered bis guestsf This Is the genuine
version Of the tale: The said Tobias
Hohson was Cambridge innkeeper,
with 40 horses In his stables, some bet
ter, of course. than others. When a
traveller came to request mount, he
was obliged to take the steed that
stood nearest the door, although there
were so many others advertised as for
hire. II the traveller objected to that
mount. all he could do was to wait un-
til some other traveller had come for
one and SO removed this and left its
next door neighbor nearest the stable
door