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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
The aunnnh Fair.

Vuanah' Texas, August so.--very extensive
piel"faiions are being made for the opening
o. tAe ouanah fair. The greatest affair that
mas been in the West is anticipated. A large
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02

Frank Mckee will present the August fam
lily in John J. McNally's new farce for the
first time in New Haven, Conn, October 20.
They will be seon in Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington before they make their ap-
pearanco in New York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02

judith Hathaway has been engaged for the
role OF Mrs Falconer in "The Choir In
visible" which Lebler & Co. will produce at
the Park theater, Boston on October / with
strong cast. including Henry Jewett In his
original role OF John Gray; william j lie
Meyne as the Parsoni Frank Bangs as GEN
Springle. the blacksmith; T. j. McGrane as
Rannon: William Iiazeltine as Major Fall
eoner, WSt Hitchcock as Joseph HOLDEN
Gertrude Bennett as Amy Falconer: Mabel
Dixey as Kitty Poythress, and Ada Dsayes
as Widow Babcnck. Theatrical chYonlclers
viii search their memories and records In
vain for Judith Hathaway. Tor this Is stsge
maine Just adopted by the actress. Neyer-
theless she is nor without reputation, gained
under another nanie both on the Pacific and
Atlantic coasts. Not more than year ago
re scored q pronounced hit Ia broadway
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Parsnip Competition.

It does not require an expert to, detect
the sufferer from kidney trouble. The
hollow checks, the sunken eyes, the dark
puffy circles under the eyes, the sallow
parsnip- colored complexion indicates it.
A physician would ask if you had rheu-
matism, dull pain or ache in the back
or over the hips, stomach Trouble. desire
to uFinite often, or bnrning or Scald-
ing in passing it: if after passing there is
an uusatisfi, d feeling as if it mustbe at
once repeated, or if the urine has brick
dust deposit or strong oGCr.
When these symptoms are pr'sentno
time should be lost in removing the cause
Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh of
the bladder, inflammation, causing stop
page, and sometimes requiring the draw
ing of the urine with Instruments, or may
run into BrighU's Disease, the mostd An
gerous stage of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great
discovery of the eminent kidney aud LlaG-
der specialist, is a positive remedy for
such diseases. Its reputation is world
wide and it is 50 easy to get at any drug
store tha' no one need suffer any length
OF time for want of it.
However, II you prefer TO first test its
wonderful merits, mention MONTouR
AMERICAN and write TO DR.. Kilmer q Co.
Brnghamton, N. y for sample bottle
and bo nk telling all about it, both sent
absolutely free BY mail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Saturday, Nov. 24th.

at one o'clock in the afternoon of the said day
the following described real estate of the said
decedent. viz: All that certain messuage or
tenement and tract of land situate in the
Township of Liberty i'll the County Of Mon
tour and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows viz; Beginning at a stone
in public road in line of land of William
Davis, thence along the land of the said Will
lam Davis, North five and one half degrees
West, one hundred and seventeen perches to
a pine knot at a corner of land of the estate OF
Charles Fenstermacher, deceased, thence
along the said last mentioned land South
eighty-eight and one half degrees West sixty
perches to pine knot at q corner of land Of
Henry Vincent, thence along said last men,
toned land South seventeen and one half de-
grees East forty two perches to pine knot
thence along said last mentioned land South
sixty four degrees West thirty perches TO
stone in the aforesaid public road, thence
along said public road North twenty degrees
| West three perches to s'one in said public
road, thence along land of Henry Dyer North
eighty four and three fOurths degrees West
| twenty one and one tenths perches to a black
oak, thence along land of the estate OF Abra-
! ham HendTickson North eighty six and three
| fourths degrees West fifty two and two tenths
! perches to stone corner in said last men,
toned land, thence along said last mentioned
/ land and land OF Thomas COurson South two
/ and one half degrees West fifty and three ten
| tbs perches to a corner thence along said last
mentioned land North eighty seven and one
half degrees East nineteen perches TO a corner
g., thence along said last mentioned land South
| twenty one degrees East one and nine tenths
| perches to a corner in line of land of Henry
| Vincent, thence along said last mentioned
| land North seventy six and three fourths de-
| grees East thirty seven and five tenths perch
| es to Il stone, thence along said last mention
| ed land North one half degree West twelve
| and and one tenth perches to a stone set for q
| corner, thence along said last mentioned
| land North eighty one and three tenths East
| twenty four and nine tenths perches to a
! stone in the aforesaid public road. thence
| along said public road South nine and three
| fourths degrees East fifty seven perches to a
white oak in the said public road, thence
along said public road South nineteen degrees
| East five and six tenths perches to a stone in
| the public road, thence along said public road
and land of Jonas Fenstermacher North sew
| enty nine degrees East seventy two and two
| tenths perches to the stone in the said public
road, the place Of beginning, containing sew
enty one acres and eighty perches, with the
appurtenances. and whereupon are erected q
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
WASHINGTONVILLE
What People are Doing in that Interest
ing Borough.

Washingtonville, Nov. 14.-At Ex
change this afternoon occurred the
death of Mary, the three-years-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
Dennen. The little girl had been i'll but
a short time. Death was caused by
,iiphtheria. Another young daughter
of Mr.. Dennen's is seriously i'll with the
dread disease.
For the second time in few months,
the Rev. T. NJ. Phillips, the Methodist
clergyman of this borough, fell from the
iously injured All that Mr.. Phillips
can remember of the accident is that he
started to lock a door in the loft of the
barn shortly before noon. His absence
from the house caused anxiety, and
search was made. lie was found about
two O'Clock lying on the barn floor be-
meath the loft. The injured man was
removed to Amandus Heddens' hotel
and DR.. Bitter was called. 1t was found
,hat 10 bones were broken but it Is fear
ed that internal injuries were received.
Nr. Phillips is over sixty years of age,
which will retard his recovery. The in
iured man was later taken TO his new
home, into which the family is just mov-
jng. During the summer Mr.. Phillips
fell from the barn loft in the same place,
receiving injuries that confined him to
he house for some time. DR.. j. p. Hotfa
was in Danvile at the time yesterdays
accident. He was Immediately called by
phone, and later both he and Dir. Bitler
attended. Mr.. Phillips. Nr. Phi lips did
not regain consciousness until four
o'clock. This evening he com planned of
severe internal pains.
s. l.. Coursen and William Delong
came home today after hunting at Pine
Summit, bringing nine Pheasants and
thirtv-four quaiis.
The vaudeville show at the klondike
hall this evening was enjoyed by large
audience. Next week, Saturday even
ing, Jacob Turner will give a stereopti-
con and photographic show in the hall.
Mcclellan Diehl and family went to
TurhotvIle to attend surprise party at
Luther Smiths this evening.
Miss Carrie Beaver is visiting visiting
her sister Eva at Limestoneville.
DIR. J. P. Hoffa drove to the county
| seat today. .
John Coleman transacted business in
Danville today.
The farmers in this vicinity are rapidly
com pleting their fail work. The lack of
rain in the early fall may mean heavy
loss to some of them.
Mcclellan Diehl is one of the most
fortunate hunters in this section. He
seldom returns empty handed. Three
rabbits and seven quail vas the result of
his hunt Yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
A Librarians Notes.

One dear soul once came in brimful OF
a desire to obtain a book that friend
had recommended, "a beautiful book,
too" but the title and authors name
were a myth to her. AL she knew about
M was that 1t was about Monday. Re-
peated solicitation made her waver moth
Ing. She was sure it wasn't about Tues
day or Wednesday or any other day OF
the week. The poor mortal serving her
did his best, but the book on Monday"
author unknown, came not to his mind,
and the lady went her way sorrowful.
A few days later in she came, her coun-
tenance radiant as a sunlit poppy in a
cornfeld, and the librarian knew, with an
instructive thrill of delight, that the title
was found which had been lost-it was
"Gloria Mundi!'
Another great source of fun is to be
found among that class of subscriber,
full Of gush and with the instinct Of the
litterateur oozing, 30 to speak, from theiE
very finger tips, who can't read Marion
Crawford, you know, because they really
can't read books written by women, and
who speak of Sydney Grier and John
Strange Winter as "he" One could pass
these trifing errors over were the joke
not accsntuated by their fervid declara-
tions, to any stranger whom they deem
at subjects for their confidence, that their
knowledge Of authors, publishers tricks
and booksellers little ways is wide and
aocurate.-Publishers' Circular.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Superior Qualities Of The Band.

The Chicago Marine Band is composed
of the very best musicians that can be
obtained. The clarinet section is parti-
cularly fine, being everywhere acknow-
lodged as superior to the reed family of
any other band in America These
clarinets play with crisp, clear and
precise execution and a brilliancy that
is a revelation, and with an artistic per
fection that has not been heard III this
country. The Garde Republicaine band
of Paris, is the finest military band in
all Europe, and its great feature of sup
eriority is the refinement, tone and
unanimity of its clarinets. This Is be-
cause the players are all graduates of
the same conservatory of music, and all
play upon the same make of instru-
ments. To quite degree the same is
true of the Chicago Marine Band.
Under Mr.. Brooke s direction, the dis
plays of brilliant execution, and the
dash and inspiration of the performan-
ces, surpass all that has been previous
ly heard, and make these concerts the
greatest popular music treats ever
listened to. Two concerts will be given
at the Danville Opera House, Friday az
ternoon and evening.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
II WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What A Heap Of Happiness 1t Would
Bring To Danville Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach
ing back,
Hours of misery at leisure or at work
If women only knew the cause;
Backache pains come from sickskid-
ness.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure it.
Danville people endorse thisaS
Mrs Edward III. Lunger of II Church
street says:-"I suffered so much from
pain and lameness in my back that |
could not sleep nights. The pain over
my hips was continuous and when on
my feet it was one steady gnawing ache.
1t hurt me to do anything requiring
bending over and the-esharp twings
would catch me SO suddenly that | had
to brace my back against something un-
Ill they stopped. The kidney secretions
ANNOYED me and headaches accompani-
ed the backache. | read about Doan s
Kidney Pills and in the statements OF
those who had been cured the symp-
toms were SO much like mine that my
husband procured box for me. They
did me more good than any medicine
ever tried. no longer had any back
ache and was free from any embarass-
ment caused from the secretiOns. | can
honestly recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills to others suffering as | did.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cent box Foster -Millburn Co., Buff
alo, n Y sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
Nominated Officers.

At meeting of the Association of
Trinity Lutheran Sunday school, held
Monday the following omina'ions
of officers were made'for the year 1901:
Superintenden.-Fr Linker, j. IL.
WooIside, David Haring, Fl. S. Rep
pert.
Assist. uperintendent-George klase,
Charles Baker, w. ii. Rishel.
Secretary-W. II. Woodside, Hurley
Meyer, George Klase, Adam Wagner.
Assist. Secretary-Percy Shultz, and
Charles Hart.
Treasurer-Reube Boyer.
Organst-Be Bessie Klase, Ruth Boyer,
Mrs. kemmer.
Assist. Organist-W. II. Rishel, Sadie
Laidacker.
Librarians = Percy Shultz, Hurley
Meyer, Charles Hart ,Leon'Moyer, Frank
Cashner, Roland Meyer, Ralph Rowe,
Jacob Werle, Walter Ephlin.
1t was decided to hold a iChristmas
celebration on Christmas eve.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
HARD LAW FOR FARMERS.
Statute of 1897 Relating to The Making
OF Vinegar.

The farmers in this vicinity are some
what alarmed over the intentions of
the Pure Food Department officials to
enforce the law of 1897 relating to the
making of vinegar
Unless their vinegar contains a GER
tain percentage of acidity and of vine
gar solids upon full evaporation, the
law orders the State to confiscate it and
the farmer can be fined or imprisoned
or both. The faimlrs say that in order
to comply with such law they must
have a knowledge of chemistry and
that, sooner than take any risk, they
will quit making vinegar for sale. They
say vinegar as usually made on the
farm is absolutely pure, having nothing
in it but apple juice and water, yet such
vinegar has occasionally not come up to
the standard required by the act. With
only few barrels to sell, the average
farmer cannot afford TO have Il chemist
make test.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15

ders lookn into the embers fur the
bones Of their husbands and husbands
shovelin over hot Goals in search OF the
remains Of wives and children even
Joe Truelove was seen to wipe tear
from his left eye. Fur once everybody
seemed to be agreed, and when Reube
was named fur foreman of the compa-
ny nobody kicked. Before the meetin
closed it was resolved to buy two more
pals and another ladder and that the
company should be uniformed.
Jericho woke right up. Real estate
began to jump. Tom Bigelow put down
six rods of new sidewalk, and Homer
Lee repainted his barn and put new
hinges ON his gate. People who came
over from Dobbs Ferry and witnessed
the speerit Of enterprise went home
Jealous Of the town, and a lightnin rod
man said that the hustlin reminded
him Of the early days of Kansas City
and Denver. 1t wasn't q week before
the Widder Taylors smokehouse got
anre at midnight, and Peleg Scott
rung the alarm bell in a way to turn
the hull town bottom side up In five
minits. That fire company went at
that confiagration to conker or die, and
In IT minits the red tongued flames Of
destruction had bin doused out, and
Jericho was safe. In a leetle speech
which follered the fire Squar' Danvers
said that Rome in her palmlest days
never eQualed the occasion, and Phile-
tus Johnson declared that the thanks
of congress would be poor reward fur
such heroism.
The day the firemen got their uni
forms Jericho got up on her hind legs
and howled. There was sich excite
ment In the town that soft soap was
allowed to boil over, bread was burned
up in the ovens, and most folks forgot
to feed their hogs. Some idea of what
sort Of royal jubilation 1t was kin be
gathered from the fact that one gro
Gerry alone sold 16 lemons and cocoa
nuts durin the day. 1t was Reube
Holdfast's idea that a fireman should
always be on duty, and he advised ev-
cry member Of the company to wear
his uniform day and night. When the
first thunderstorm came along, the fire
bell rang, and the company turned out
and stood ready to rush to the spot If
lightnin hit anythin. If there was a
dog fight in front of the town hall, the
company come rushin up, and If any
body's team ran away or kitchen
stove got red hot there was a dash of
red shirted heroes. Jericho was boom
In, but Rcube wasn't satisfied with her
progress. He got his company out
and marched them to Sunday church
and to Thursday evenin prayer meet
In. There was lawsuit over n COW
between Jim White and Aaron Tomp-
kins, and the fire company was present
I'm full uniform. Old Mrs. Hopkins was
taken sick. and the doctor said she
must go, and Reube felt it his duty to
march the company up to her house
and bid her last farewell. Her sick.
ness took a turn fur the better, and she
begun to git well. and Reube marched
the company up ag'i to give her three
cheers fur not dyin.
After about month there was only
one thing lackin. The fire company
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
QUICK WORK WITH EELS.
Rxhfbitfon In New York by a Light
ming Handed Expert.

Down Fulton market way there is al
ways something interesting to be seen.
II may be, In the season, men in the
street frying soft shell crabs, which they
pick up with odd wooden tongs made for
the purpose to put them in paper bag.
It's q common thing for people to buy
live crabs and carry them home with
them In a bag.
You might see here somebody sklnnlng
ssls, though that is something rather un-
usual. sufficiently SO to attract always a
little knot of lockers on, who stand and
watch the operation with interest. Among
the bunch Of gazers there is very likely
one man at least who never before saw
esls skinned and who is surprised to dis
cover that the expert does not skin the
eel, but rather, as one might say, eels the
skin. That is to say, he does not strip
the skin off of the eel but he strips the
eel clear of the skin.
Piled up, corded up, on board on a
barrel behind which the eel expert stands
there are hundreds of eels, piled with
heads all to the rear, handy to seize upon.
The only implement used in the WORK Is
q stout knife with a short fixed blade.
Laying an eel, back down, upon the
board, the cleaner makes with that short,
stout knife one transverse cut three-Quar-
ters through 1t just below its head. With
q single deft sweep of the knife he Sits
the eel down with one movement and
cleans 1t totally with another almost be-
fore one is aware that this has been done
at all, and then he proceeds to skin the
eel, an operations that requires, besides
knowing how to do it, strength and skill.
Once more the knife is brought into
play, and this time the blade Is worked
under the end of the body from where the
nrst cut was made and downward in the
direction of the tail, to the extent of an
inch. That inch is what the expert gets
his hold on. Holding the eel up now by
the head with the left hand and holding
II stationary and firmly, he grasps that
freed inch of eel between the thumb of
the right hand, on one side of it, and the
blade of the knife, pressing it hard, but
not cutting into it, on the other. And
then, with the firm clutch that he has
thus got upon it and holding the left
hand stationary, he strips the eel for
ward and downward with the right, fair
ly stripping il clear of its skin with sin
gie continuous movement At the end Of
this, with q curving sweep through this
mir, he throws the dressed eel upon pile
Of ita kind, while the skin he tosses into
a barrel Then he picks up another eel
from the pile in front Of him and repeats
the operation, and it is all so quickly and
% deftly done that you have to keep your
eye on him not to miss any of the five
movements in which the whole work Ia
conprised.-NewY York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE
Lung Troubles and Consumption
Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free Offer
to Our Readers.

TlA dia aguf: he'd chemist, T. A. Slo-
go n. Of New York Ci'y demonstrating
h;s discovery Of rrli.h cure for Con-
umytjon t"ninnnary Tuberculosis),
~, W., AL lln9 and cicat troubles, stub
ou u cuu. as, c.'arii..l affections, gener-
al decline and wea1 ness, loss of flesh, and
all conditions of wasting away, will send
THREE FREE BOTTLES (all differ
ent) of his New Discoveries to any affiict-
ed reader of this paper writing for them
His ssNew Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by its time
ly use, aud he considers it a simple pro-
fessional duty to suffering humanity to
donate a trial of his infallible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders,
and this great chemist, patiently expert
menting for years, has produced results
as beneficial to humanity as can be claim
edby any modern genius. Hisassertion
that lung troubles and consumption are
durable in any climate is proven by
heartfelt letters of gratitude" filed in
his American and European laboratories
in thousands from those cured in all parts
of the world.
The dread Consumption, uninterrupt-
ed. means speedy and certain death
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, M. G.,
81 Pine street, New York, giving post
office and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly sent direct
from his laboratory.
Sufferers should take instant advan-
tage Of his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that yon saw
his in the MoNToUR AMERICAN.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15

When monkey gives way to jeal-
ousy, it shows a degree of hatred for
the animal that has lnnocently aroused
its malice that makes it for the time a
monster of cruelty.
On ship returning from one Of her
tours In tropical lands was a monkey
which became great friend Of the
stewardess. One day she fed another
monkey, pretty, gentle creature. This
trifing attention enraged the other
monkey, which coaxed the little thing
to it's side and then, before the stew
ardess had time to realize that mis-
chief was meant, took 1t by the neck
and flung ii overheard.
OF another monkey the same person
tells that while preparing dinner for a
grand party the cook was absent from
the kitchen for minute. No sooner
had her back been turned than the
monkey slipped a kitten of which 1t
had always been jealous into the soup
NOT
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
A RED FIRE COMPANY,
IT STARTED OUT TO SHAKE THINGS
UP IN JERICHO.
Pap Perkins, the Postmaster, Tells
How the Enthusiastic Organization
Was Busted Up by One of Lish Bill
linRs' Franks.

nuBtcu ~ OS ohG ok AAHA ASAA~
IinRs' Franks.
copyright. 1900. by C. B. Lewis.l
The Jericho fire company, which con-
sisted Of 40 men, 10 pals, axes and
ladder and all painted red except the
men, is no more on earth. 1t was or
ganiZed 13 years ago and never turned
out to but one fire. Nobody had found
any fault with 1t, however, up to two
months ago, when Reube Holdfast
came into the postoffice one day and
says to me:
Look here, Pap, this town of Jericho
Ia deader'n a doornail, and unless sun
thin kin be done to rouse her the moss
on our backs will be foot long in an
other year"
What kin you do?" says I.
That's what I've bin thinkln of fur
the last month. We can't git up dog
fights nor hoss races, and nobody will
20 In fur a brass band or camp meet
in. The only thing kin think of is to
resurrect the fire company and boom
her fur all she's wuth. If we kin git
things a-goin red hot, Jericho will
wake up and push to the front till Chi
cago won't be In it. I'm gittin figgers
together fur a speech. Pap, and you
Jest lay low fur three or four days. and
you'll hear sunthin drop"
Before the week was out everybody
In town knew that sunthin was up,
and one evening Reube shot off his
speech to the postoffice crowd and
made big hit. He had the number Of
fires and the losses in the United States
fur the last fifty years, and he showed
how a fire company kept down taxes,
reduced insurance and was the main
spring Of liberty. He pictured the town
of Jericho In ashes fur the want Of
sunthin to squirt out confagration,
and when he went On to describe wild