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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
Cold Air Fans.

Electric fans for creating breeze
are now universally known, but a new
variation Of the idea is announced by
The Electrical Review. The improved
fan is mounted over a large, hollow
pedestal or hopper. This pedestal has
a door through which it may be filled
with ice. The electric fan draws a
current of air in at the bottom Of the
pedestal and around through the ice
md then forces it out through the
Ioom, cooled to a low temperature.
The largest sizes hold 75 pounds of ice.
The consumption Of ice varies with the
prevailing heat and the speed given 10
the fan.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
THE RAW MATERIAL

velvet, forming a background for two
copper plaques. The woodwork Is
painted or stained green.
Another and simpler transformation
consists in adding a back and oyershelf
from which hangs q pretty curtain.
The legs are also changed, and the
wood is painted or stained, while the
drawers are all left in and only modi-
fed by copper bosses which replace the
old pot knobs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08

1t is all poppycock to ask or expect
the average farmer to keep his front
door yard nicely trimmed with a lawn
mower, as may and should be done by
a city resident. There is too much to
do and look after to take care of a
farmhouse door yard in this manner.
The best way to care for the front yard
in the country is to make it large, not
have too many trees in it and then run
the farm moving machine over it ev-
cry two or three weeks. BY so doing
the grass can be kept in very good
shape and the yard made attractive.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
GOOD MOSQUITOES NOW.
insects That Have Been Turned
From Their Evil MnYk

Mankind may be doubly benefited by
the experiments reported by the New
York Herald and now being conducted
by DR.. w. n. Berkeley, who expects to
prove that the germs of malaria are
transmitted by mosquitoes. In the
meantime if the patient now in Belle
yue who has permitted DR.. Berkeley's
mosquitoes to feed upon his blood is to
be taken seriously it may be possible
to breed a new species of the winged
pest that will refuse to attack human
ity, but will wage war of extermina-
ton upon tn" Jersey man eaters.
Gco".- Icons, who, despite the fact
that he is in the grip of malaria, seems
to still possess q keen sense of humor,
AYERS that while some of the mosqui-
toes did not hesitate to gorge them
selves with his blood when offered the
opportunity others refused to attach
themselves to his arm. These waited
until the bloodsuckers had filled them
selves, when they attacked them, and,
being larger and stronger than the 9th
ers, had little difficulty in killing them.
DR.. Berkeley refuses to discuss his
experiments. saying that his work has
not proceeded far enough to warrant
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
A Joke on Woodruff.

Last winter in Albany a magician
gave an entertainment. Prominent
among those seated near the stage was
Timothy l.. Woodruff, lieutenant gov
ernor Of New York. In one of his
feats of legerdemain the magician
required the use of a pocket handker-
chief and appealed to his audience to
supply the needed article. Into his
pocket the lieutenant governor thrust
his hand, and when it came out again
1t was clutching the handkerchief neat
ly folded and evidently fresh from the
laundry SmilinglY Timothy l. paSs-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08

A DECORATIVE BIZ OE
ready made productions by the exer-
else Of some little home arts quite with
in the average persons capacity.
Illustrating this point is Il little
scheme for the transformation of a
common chest of drawers which was
first carried out in the studio of a
bright but impecunioGs young artist.
One seems certainly justified in assum-
ing that there is hardly a house any
where which does not possess in one OF
it's rooms or in the lumber loft a small
chest of drawers in t,.2 original unre-
generate condition of that one shown
in the second cut and w!.ivh forms the
basis of the decorative p.,r" of furni-
ture here pictured. Hayi.., ..st caught
our chest of drawers, W, proceed 20 get
rid of the hypocrisy "A.ch turns its
humble pine into maple or Grained oak
or what not. If the che ut drawers
is specially secured to carry out this
scheme, it will be best to buy it I'M
painted, in which case green stain
must be used to color it, If the chest
lS dlIcdUl JdlllltIl, IL 10 dOublIu VI w
er the stain would be of much use, and
probably the wisest course to pursue in
the circumstances is to use paint or,
better still, a distemper such as the
shops afford. If the former Is employ
ed, it will have to be fiatted, whereas
the latter finishes in dull, rough fash
ion, which is just the thing required.
1t might of course be possible to re-
move the paint with great care and
have the chest either sandpapered or
planed up, but this Is a laborious
course compared to the satisfactory
short cut already mentioned.
In the change illustrated the small
drawers are removed, and books occu-
py their place. Copper modelling is
used for handle plates and on the plain
mirror frame above. The curtain above
is of canvas with a strip Of figured
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
To Take Scorcb From Linen.

Scorched clothes are often discarded
as hopeless, but if not too much burned
they may be saved by the patient
use of onion juice. Bake the onion
and squeeze out the juice. Mix it with
an ounce Of fullers earth, a little shred
ded soap and wineglassful Of vine
gar Heat the mixture till the soap is
dissolved; then wait till it is cold be-
fore applying. Rub it well over the
scorched place. leave to dry and then
put the garment in the regular wash
ing. advises an exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
Mnrnhy,s Witty Cnmment.

Paul Morphy. the famous chess play
er, once attended church in New Or
leans when the bishop of a foreign dio-
cese was present. The young rector Of
the church had prepared a sermon in
honor Of his distinguished visitor in
the delivery of which he tired every
one except the bishop. who paid close
attention. Part Of the congregation
left the church.
We'll" said Morphy, that preacher
Is the first man ever met who hadn't
sense enough to stop when he had
nothing left but a bishop"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
Copyright, 1900. by C. B. LewisI

Salt puts out fire in the chimney.
Salt as a gargle will cure soreness Of
the throat.
Salt in solution inhaled cures a cold
In the head.
Salt on fresh ink stains will help to
semoye them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
Di5 u with n Slam.

II am willing to do anything" said
the applicant for work.
"AIl right" said the hard hearted
merchant please close the door be-
hind you when you go out "-Somer-
Vile (Massl Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
TRANSPORTATION.
AN OLD CHEST OF DRAWERS AND
WHAT MAY BE DONE WITH 1T.

Changes Achieved by Home Art
with Drapery, Copper Trimmings
and Green stain.
Those Of us who are not IN a position
to spend a considerable sum in the en-
ployment of artists of talent to deco
rate our abodes and in buying only
what is of genuine merit in articles for
furnishing can nevertheless escape
from the oft repeated and frequently
displeasng designs Of the ordinary
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua,
Williamsport, Sunbury, Pottsville, etc. AT
Northumberland with and E. Div. r. T. X. for
Harrisburg. Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren
CORY and Erie
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08

soon as the sufferer begins to take 1t.
For several years" says Mr..
Richard b. Brown, a commission
merchant of 500 Washington street,
New York, az suffered from inham-
nation and liberation of the blad-
der. My family physician was un
.''..c TO re me. Specialists failed
to do me any GOOD. kept growing
worse. l had been confined to my
bed five weeks, and | didn't think
there was much chance of getting
out Of it. Well, l tried DR.. David
Kcrne5y's Favorite Remedy. In
a wecI. ! vas able to get out of bed,
and in q short time | recovered com
pletc,y. / can work 16 hours day
now, an to DR.. David kennedy's
Favoritc Remedy all credit is due"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
EL..USlON.

Rhat would you do II should give you roses
Who gave you only lilies yesterday
I should leave my idle pretty play
Among my shaded sheltered lily closes
And give you rosesf
II In an hour changed from girl to woman
And gave you back your kisses, each for each,
And chose. instead of music, passionate speechf
Nay, but will not, seeing Loves but human,
Unveil the woman
I'll keep my mystery and keep my lover;
You who have hung with praise and dream my
name,
Being mere man, would find your praise half
blame,
III In my soul full measure, running over.
You saw my love for you-not flowers, but
fame
From Songs Of the Morning." by Nora Hop
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
TKE
FARM EFF
WORKS
NMMAD

For living. He has to. He must
cmake hay while the sun Shines" no
matter how he feels. The result Is over
work. The stomach usually gives the
first sign of strain The organs OF diges-
ton and nutrition are deranged. Food
does not nourish. Indigestion appears.
In such a case DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery re-establishes the health
bya complete cure of the diseased organs
of digestion and nutrition. 1t cleanses
the stomach, purihes the blood and re-
moves the causes of disease. 1t is a
temperance medicine, and contains no
whisky nor alcohol.
uIwas troubled with indigestion for about two
years" writes VIM. Bowker Esq, OF Jullaette,
f.atah Co. Idaho. UI tried different doctors and
remedies but to no avail, until tt7oke 10 IN;
Rfyee and he told me what to do suffered
with a pain in my stomach and lett SIDE ana
thought il would kill me. / am glad TO write ana
let YOU know that am all right can do my
work now without pain and don't have that
tired feeling that used to have Five bottles oil
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and two
yials of his Pleasant Pellets cured me"
Sick people can consult DR.. Pierce by
letter free. All correspondence private.
Address DR. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
Uncle Allen.

"Never," counselcd Uncle Allen Sparks,
"look at a gift cheese through the micro
scope. Chicago Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
And sHu Men Continue to Marry.

"My wife contradicts me continually"
"WeI, my wife acts rs if my ideas
weren't worth discussing. g."-Chicago Rec
ord
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.

DIR. Augustus Ruggles, Treasurer OF the
Greater New York Medical Association.
saws, There Is Just one scientific compound
known as DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS which
can be relied upon to cure dyspepsia ana
constipation so they will stay cured. Posi-
lively the only advertised dyspepsia remedy
ever endorsed by prominent physicians.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-08
EDISON'S PH0N0GRAPH

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sands
See tina $ on eyerym Cata
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-24
EAST AND WEST.
49,
SUPPLANT COFFEE.
Belief Of a Raymond Lady.

Mrs. J. T. Bartlett, Raymond, n. H,
says: Il suspected that coffee was the
cause of my persistent dyspepsia and
terrible feeling of weakness and faint
ness at the heart. 1t was hard to give
up coffee. but when I got some Postum
Food Coffee and learned how to make
It properly. I quickly obtained relief
from the old troubles. The unpleasant
sensation of faintness at the heart has
entirely gone.
when ] first tried Postum. failed
to notice the injunction to boil it fifteen
minutes. and so let it boil just q few
minutes. as I would coffee I was dis
appointed in the flavor. and did not try
It again until told by friend that this
was one of the absolute essentials.
have since observed the rule and am en-
tirely satisfied with the drink. 1t is
simply perfect. I believe it to be the
beverage of the future. and that it is
destined to supplant coffee everywhere.
zone of our business men hSre has
been improved in health by the use of
it. No one could wish to return to cof-
fee drinking after properly testing your
delightful and healthful Postum Food
Coffee
Made at the pure food factories of the
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd. Battle Creek
A4tcha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-24
THREE SENTENCED.
Post Office Burglars and a COun-
terfeiter Plead Guilty.

Three federal prisoners, against whom
indictments were returned yesterday by
the federal grand jury, went before
Judge Hook and pleaded guilty. The
first Of these was Charles Martin, who
attempted to rob the pOStOfHce at Long
Branch, Jewell county, and got shot in
the foot while making the attempt. He
still limps slightly as a result of the
wound, but he was apparently little
concerned as he took his place before
the judge.
your name is Charles Martin, is it?"
asked Judge Hook.
ut is" said Martin.
do you understand the charge
against you?"
''I guess I know about what it is
do you plead guilty or not guilty?"
Il guess I'm guilty"
1.-THE judgment of the court is that
you are guilty, and that you be con-
fined at hard labor in the federal peni-
tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
for a period of two years, and pay
fine of 81 and costs of prosecution"
This completed Martins case, and he
| stepped aside with as little concern as
though he were simply going on a
| pleasure trip.
The next prisoner was a colored man,
| Angy Edwards, who was accused of
| rObbing the postOffice at ArvOnia, a
| little country postofice down in Usage
county. He was indicted on three
| counts, but Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Bone nollied two of
them. Mr.. Bone was not in the court
room when Edwards was first brought
| before the bar, and it was fully five
minutes before he arrived During that
time the negro thought over his mis-
Deeds or appeared to, at least, AMI the
| tears began to run down his cheeks,
| while sobs choked his throat.
AS soon as Mr.. Bone came he nollied
two of the counts, and Edwards pleaded
| guilty to the third one, and was SEN
| fenced to one year in the federal peni-
! tertiary.
The third prisoner was a counter
! feiter, w. B. Pratt. He was accused
of making a large number of counter
| felt Dimes and he had about 20 OF them
! when he was arrested last NoVemb Der.
| He also pleaded guilty as a matter of
course, and received a sentence of Is
| months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-24
METHODISTS TO DANCE
If Delegates From New York
Conference Can Have
Their Way.

New York, April 24.-Methodist minis
ters from the New York conference viii
go to Chicago next week to urge before
the general conference a revision of the
rules prohibiting dancing card playing
and theater-gOing. DR.. George P. Mains
and DR.. Joseph Pullman, both delegates
to the Chicago conference advocated the
proposed modification at the weekly meet
ing of Methodists. Rev. DR.. ]. J. Reed,
pastor of the Washington Square Method
ist Episcopal church precipitated the dis
cussion by a speech on New Light on an
Old Subject, or Paragraph 24S of the Dis
cipline."
Dr. Reed announced that he had no
ticed that the Danbury meeting of the
New York east conference had developed
1z1ng the general conference to strike out
paragraph PAS This revision, he explained,
was, in his opinion. too radical. He be-
heved that an essential modification
should be made by rendering the para
graph advisory rather than commando
Il do not favor letting down the bars"
said DR.. Reed last night I do not be-
lieve it is the intention of the Methodist
church if this proposed revision is made
to take the position that these amuse-
ments are cOuntenanced What We wish
to do is to put ourselves in a position
where we can best contend against what
we regard as evils.
Il consider that the enforcement, or
rather, the retenuon-for 1t IS not en-
forced-of the present regulations is Gull
tivatng a false standard of conscience
among the young OF our churches- Ihose
who come in frequently violate these
rules about card playing and dancing.
The church is in some measure response
Bile. 1t is responsible in the fact that
these rules drive away from the church
many young people who would otherwise
worship with US.
Il also contend that the paragraph is
not constitutional It was passed by the
| general conference of 1872 and it can be
proved that according to the general rules
/ il can not stand.
New York delegates viii also urge this
/ at the Chicago conference. was rather
/ surprised this morning that no one op-
! posed what had to say, but I found thai
many were in favor of the entire abolition
/ of the rules referred to, while I advocated
only mild modification. Ny position i.
| that it should be discretionary with tn,
4 church member as to whether he engaged
| in these amusements. .
/ The delegates from the New York, New
| York-East and Newark conferences viii
| go to Chicago prepared to fight agains
the dancing rules. The New England con
ferences will urge the continuation Of tn
| rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-24
STOLE THE BOOKS.
Burglars Raid the Office of the In
dustrial Union in Chicago.

Chicago, April 24.-The Tribune says:
Burglars whose sympathies apparently
are with union labor made a raid early
yesterday morning on the Office of the
Industrial Union and carried off every
record and book belonging to the orga-
nization. The membership list contain
ing the addresses Of between $500 and
{, 1000 men of various trades who do not
belong to the unions affiliated with the
building trades council was carried
away together with all the correspon-
dence since the Industrial Union came
into existence.
J. H Smith, president Of the Indus
trial Union and its organizer, reported
the burglary to the police and hopes
that the burglars may be arrested. He
thinks the robbery was intended for
the purpose of carrying on a campaign
of intimidation against the working men
carrying the cards of the Industrial
Union.
Many of these men are employed by
the building contractors council.
are worth nothing to anybody except
enemies of the organization" said Mr..
Smith. Whoever stole them is now in
a position to supply the address of ev-
eryOne of our members and thus make
1t easy for pickets to assault them. We
have a duplicate set of books, and the
loss of those stolen this morning is not
going to disrupt our organization"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-24
INTO A COKE OVEN.
A Man Deliberately Plunges
Head Foremost.

Connellysville, Pa, April 24-Leaping
high into the air, as an expert diver
would in taking a fancy plunge into the
water, an unknown man committed sui
eide at the foundry works of the H. c.
Prick Coke company by diving into a
coke oven. In less than a minute what
had been a man apparently in the full
vigor of life had mingled with the curl
ing smoke of the ovens, distinguishable
only by its blush brown color and
nauSeating odor from the gas smoke of
the burning coal. A more tragic death
never occurred in this region. The coke
workers saw him only for an instant as
he prepared for the leap. He was well
dressed, of medium weight and smooth
shaver. For the slightest possible space
of time he seemed to pause on the slop-
ing ground behind the ovens, then, quick
as a flash he ran down the slope, taking
the quick short steps of a, trained ath-
lete, who gauges them precisely for the
from the oven tops the man shot into
jump he intends taking. Eight feet
from the oven tops the man shot into
the air, his hands poised above his
head in the fashion of a diver, and
descending swiftly, dropped head first
into the trunnel head of an oven that
had burned to the sizzling white heat
of coke just before it is drawn. For an
instant the body clogged the tIunneI
head and the legs wriggled as though
a desperate effort was being made to
squirm through and meet death quickly
in the blazing oven pit. A rush was
made for the oven pit by the Mortified
oven drawers. All there was to show
of the man who but a few seconds had
been in life was charred mass of flesh
not three feet in length. There is Moth
means of Identification. 1t will be buried
tOTn0rT'OV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-24

ing next Monday and Tuesday to hear
ing argument in the Kentucky COVER
norship case, the supreme court viii
take a recess until the 14th of May and
then sit until May q, these two sessions
to be for motions and opinions May 81,
the court will adjourn finally.
Kansas City, No, April 24.-Two hun
dred carpenters in Kansas City, Kan,
most of them employed on the new
Cudahy Packing plant, have struck for
a uniform wage schedule of 3712 cents
an hour. They have been receiving 30
cents.
Constantinople. April 24.-News has
just been. received from Beyrout, Syria
to the effect that the Turkish torpedo
boat SchmayI blew up in that harbor,
April Il, resulting in the loss Of % lives.
Paris, April 24.-The sales rooms for
the Charity bazaars erected by the
Count and Countess de Castellane were
inaugurated today and blessed by Car
dinal Richard, the archbishop of. Paris
The building, which is very fine struc-
ture, is situated in the Rue Pierren
Charron, an off shoot of the Champs
Elysee. Count Boni de Castellane re-
ceived Cardinal Richard under the porch
and conducted him to a throne erected
at the end of the hall as one Of Wag-
ners marches was played by a string
orchestra. The cardinal then pronounced
the benediction.
Melbourne, Victoria, April 24.-P1ague
infected rats have been found at the
Brisbane, Auckland and Melbourne
Wharves.
Southampton, April 24-The hospital
ship Maine arrived here from South
Africa this morning Unexpectedly early
A small group of friends of those on
board awaited her arrival and vigorous
ly waved their hands and handkerchiefs
as they recognized Lady Randolph
Churchill on the deck of the steamer.
London, April 24.-The viceroy of IN
dia Lord Curzon, wires that the recent
rain storms have not improved the sit
uation, that the demands for relief are
increasing but that the arrangements
for relief are equal to the increasing
strain.