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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
A KNOWING FROG.
The Novel Manner In Which He Sc
cures MCnIs of Flies,

cures Meals of Flies.
Zone of the most knowing little ami
NAL pets | ever had is frog about
half grown" said a well known artist
the other day to a reporter. Il made
the jumpers first acquaintance one
morning two weeks ago, when he hop
ped from the garden through an open
French window into my studio, where
his frequent daily visits afford me
much amusement during idle moments
He is so tame that he will take worms
from my fingers and perch upon my
hand like n bird and sing and croak
as long as | choose to hold him.
"As an illustration of the little fel-
lows cunning, | was one morning feed
ing my favorite cat with saucer Of
bread and milk, all of which pussy did
not eat. The food that the cat left
soon attracted quite a number of flies.
The observant frog noticed this, and,
hopping into the saucer, he rolled over
and over until he was fairly covered
ing done which he lay perfectly mo-
tionless and awaited developments.
The flies. cnticed by the prospect Of a
good meal. soon began to circle around
the scheming batrachian, and when
one passed within two inches or so of
his nose his tongue darted out and the
fly disappeared. The plan worked SO
well that the frog makes a regular
business of rolling himself in the cats
left over dinner.
Zone day l wanted to paint him in
a picture and tried to take q profile
view. But he evidently had a dislike
to being sketched, for whenever |
placed him in the right position he
would hop around so as to face me
and then go on my drawing paper.
Then would put him on plate with
some water so that he might be more
comfortable. This plan answered very
well as far as keeping him off the pa
per went, but when l turned the plate
so as to get side view he hobbled
around and would face me. Then |
tried edging around the table but with
the same result, so that was obliged
to hold him sideways while | drew
him. But whenever | raised my head
to look at him he raised his, too, and
lowered 1t again when began to paint,
and so we went on nodding at each
other like two Chinese mandarins."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
COAT AND SKIRT COSTUME

ed by one and all Indeed, the latest
and smartest aspects Of the coat and
skirt costume bid fair to give that use
full style of dress fresh lease Of life.
The illustration portrays charming
model Of this serviceable costume. II
is suitable for girl Of 10 or II years OF
age and is built of autumn frieze In
shade of pink somewhat after the color
old rose. The little coat Is made dou-
BILE breasted and finished off in REFER
style. fastening with big pearl buttons,
while the skirt is quite plain save for
a double box plat at the back and
rows of stitching at the hem. The coat
is also stitched, and a note Of smart
ness is added to the whole by half
collar of deep rose pink velvet.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
0ninine for Colds.

Many people who use quinine for the
cure of colds say that the effect of this
drug is more disagreeable than the dis
ease Krause's Cold Cure is prepared
in convenient capsule form, and will
cure the most deeply seated cold in "a
hours without any interruption to bust
ness They are pleasant to take and
give you clear, fresh sensation while
operating Price 25c. Sold by Rossman
& Son x Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Stepped Into Live Goals.

"When child | burned my foot
frightfully," writes w. II. Eads, of
Jonesvilie, Va, which caused horrible
leg sores for 30 years, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve wholly cured me after
everything else failed" Infallible for
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and
Piles. Sold by Paules 81 Co. 25c.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Coral Reefs.

In lecture on Coral Reefs" Pro-
fessor Watts of Mason University col
lege said that Darwin's theory was
that the reefs had grown round islands
which had subsidized, while Murray's
theory supposed the ocean bed to re-
main stationary, while the reef grew
outward like fairy rings on their own
debris. The Royal society, with the
cooperation Of the admiralty and the
government Of New South Wales, has
adopted Darwin's suggestion that a
millionaire might enable the problem
to be solved by arranging for boring
through a coral island. A boring to a
depth Of about LOO feet had been car
ried out on the island of Funafuti, in
the south Pacific, while the admiralty
had surveyed the island and sounded
the ocean round its shores. The result
had been to give clearer picture than
had ever been obtained before, but suf-
ticient details had not yet been made
known to Justify an absolute conclu-
sion
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
WOMAN AND FASHION.
ChiId's Popular Costume-The L'Ai-
glOn COat-A Charming Blue
SILK BoIerO.

There is nothing more serviceable
and suitable for young girls wear than
the popular coat and skirt costumes.
One thing certain, they are not likely
to go out of fashion for some consider
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
What's Your Face Worth i?

Sometimes a fortune, but never, if
you have sallow complexion, jaun
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin all signs of Liver Trouble.
But DIR. Kings New Life Pills give
Clear Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich Complex
ion. Only - cents at Paules & Co.'S
Drag store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Heller's Testimony.

Albert Heller, living at ia Farnham
St., Omaha, says Il have tried most
every thing that is used as prevent
i've or cure for headache, but nothing
did me so much good as Krause's Head
ache Capsules. Others who have used
them say the same thing" Price 25c.
Sold by Rossman q Sons Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
CHICAGO RRIIR

shipping rooms in the rear. The plant
is splendidly arranged for the business,
and reliable judges who are acquainted
with all the Belgian hare plants in the
country agree that 1t is not surpassed
by any. 1t has exceptional conven-
fences for care of animals sent In for
breeding purposes.
The illustrations herewith. reproduc-
ed from The American Poultry Jour-
nal, are of Champion Golden Sover-
eign, who has won 16 first and special
prizes in England, and Chicago Belle,
imported. sire Crystal Palace Buck,
dam Rother Queen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Strawberries ON Trees.

Our lowly strawberry plant has been
trained into an upright form by q
Frenchman. NJ. Ballet. The method
Is simplicity itself. The runners are
trained up vertically and tied to Il
stake. This is an adaptation of the
principle recently applied to violets.-
Popular Science.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
THE BELGIAN HARE.
A Kind of aside Line" to the Poultry
Business That In Growing

A KIND OF "Sfde Line" to the Poultry
Business That In Growing.
The raising Of Belgian hares for mar
ket is rapidly increasing industry in
this country. Many poultrymen have
within the past few years added hare
department to their plants, and most
of them have found profit in the depar-
ture. There is constantly growing
demand for dressed hares in the mar
ket as the meat is verS fine and Of de-
cidedly agreeable flavor
Southern California has led the way
in this country as an extensive pro-
ducer of Belgian hares. There are sew
eral large plants in the vicinity Of Los
Angeles But Chicago is also coming
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
BONE AND ANIMAL MEAL.
Boyer, After Experimenting on Mens
Feed, Tells the Result.

feeu, Tells Ihe hesuIN.
Time and again we have referred to
the value of meat in some form or 9th
er to poultry, especially when they are
confined to runs. Fowls in free range,
especially in an orchard range, gather
a vast amount Of bugs, worms and in
sects generally that furnishes them
with all the animal food they need.
But not more than five flocks out Of
hundred are able to enjoy the luxury Of
a large orchard. Hence, being depriv-
ed of natural supply of this much
needed food, it is necessary for every
poultry keeper to look well into the
question and secure the very best that
can be had
The green bone cutter has had much
to do in solving this important question,
but this valuable invention has also
had it's battles to fight. Injudicious
feeding of green bone has developed
worms in the fowls that have caus-
ed considerable loss. 1t likewise has
tduStbs llLlldDltlltSS VI SlONh,
much fighting, and in young stock it
has caused too rapid growth of comb
and wattles. Understand the fault lies
not in the bone cutter nor in the green
bone so much as in the wholesale man
ner in which it is fed. A fresh meat
diet should be fed cautiously, not more
than an ounce for each hen and not
oftener than every other day.
The difficulty in securing the green
bone in small towns and the labor at
tached to running some of the bone
cutters have also been cause for oppo-
sitiOn.
These facts, so fully ventilated In the
press, gave vent to so considerable ad-
vertising to venders of meat scraps
that it was not long before the woods
were full of the best article"
During the past four years we have
been doing considerable experimenting
onA Few Hens experimental farm with
prepared meats of all kinds as well as
with green cut bone. We have not lost
one bit of our faith in green bone when
it can be had fresh and there Is suff1-
cient time at hand to properly cut 1t,
but as our experiments are intended
for the benefit of our readers scattered
all over the country we made a series
of tests to ascertain just what article
would be the safest substitute and
which could be generally recommend
ed.
We wish here to state that after we
stopped using green cut bone in order
to secure a substitute we noticed that
our egg yield for the same number and
variety of fowls for the same season Of
the year and under like conditions 9TH
erwise was not so good as when we fed
the green bone. But after giving the
animal meal a test we noticed that
gradually the egg yield increased, so
much so that there is a neck to neck
race between the green bone fed hens
and the animal meal fed hens
So after years almost exclusive
trial of animal meal we feel safe In
saying that the very best substitute
for green cut bone is animal meal. We
would advise where it is possible to
feed both, say green bone twice week
as a separate noon feed and animal
meal in the mash every morning ex-
cepting on the days when the green
bone is fed. In this way there is va
riety and a possible case of double
benetit.-A Few Hens.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Bless Iier neart!

Mamma" said the little 5-year-old
at the matinee, Il want to take off my
hat"
"What for, dear?"
$50 the big man in the seat behind me
can see over my head. d.'-Chicago Trib-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
nner Tobncco Now.

One outcome of the Transvaal war
may be the popularity of Boer tobacco
In England. This product of South
Africa is pure, cheap, clean and health
full. In South Africa the newly ar
rived inveterate smoker speedily drops
his accustomed brands and changes to
the local product. There are many va
rieties of Boer tobacco, all of which
are palatable.
The best Transvaal tobacco Is grown
in the neighborhood of Rustenburg,
about 40 miles northwest of Pretoria,
near President kruger's private farms.
Here many hundred thousands of
pounds weight are grown yearly. home
cured and sent to the markets in huge
tight rolls.
Other well known varieties of the
Boer leaf are the Pondo, Fingo, Basu-
TO and Xesibe tobaccos. These are
grown in the native territories after
which they are christened.
The most fragrant of them is the
Pondo tobacco, which is grown on the
seacoast 1t is packed up in tall sug-
ar loaf shape, the leaves being damp
ened and pressed into a tight mass.
The cone is packed into covering
made of reeds gathered from the river
banks and is tied firmly with thongs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Strnnm announcement.

"Bixby has given up his job to devote
himself entirely to literary work"
"ue must have had some strong en-
couragement lately"
"Yes, he married wealthy girl
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25

McJigger-He should have had sense
enough not to marry Miss Strongmind.
He was very stupid.
Thngumbob-Ycs, but he's shrewed
Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25

Simon Newcomb, Americas great as
tronomer, has had an honorary degree
conferred on him by the University Of
Cracow, Austria, something extraor-
binary for an American to receive.
He lives in Washington and is 65 years
old.
General Marcus P Miller drove into
a barn near Great Darlington, Mass,
during a thunderstorm a few days ago.
While he was there lightning struck
the barn, killing two cows and stun
ming a farmland with whom he was
talking, but passing over the veteran
soldier.
Among those honored by mention in
the dispatches of Generals Methuen
and Butler is an American lad of II,
Midshipman w. w. Sillern of San
Francisco, whose mother is now wife
of the English vice admiral, r. G. Kin
ahan, and who Is a nephew Of Mrs.
Ben Ali Haggin. He is mentioned for
conspicuous bravery.
The Gaunt family of Australia is
versatile. The father Is Melbourne
Judge; daughter, Mary, is a colonial
novelist who has made considerable
reputation in England; son in the
navy, Lieutenant Gaunt, distinguished
himself during the fighting in Samoa,
and Captain Cecil Gaunt, another son,
was among the defenders of Lady.
smith.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
For Female Complaints

and diseases arising from an impure
stytta of the bloc Liclltv's Celery Nerve
Compound IL an invaluable specific.
Sold by Rossman q Son 5 Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Il Fletcher. a teleCranh lineman,

Bill Fletcher, a telegraph lineman,
doesn't like to wear hat on hot days. A
kind hearted woman saw Bill one hot
day digging away bareheaded at a post
hole. SO she went into the house and got
one of her husbands old hats.
1T is too bad you haven't got hat.
Take this one" said she.
Not wishing to offend her, Bill accepted
the offer.
When the work was completed, he went
to the door and, thanking her, said that
he could not keep the hat.
But you must keep it," she said.
you will bake your brains out if you
don't wear something over your head this
hot weather"
"Oh, no, won't" said Bill. Il haven't
got any brains. If l had l wouldn't be
digging post holes. s."-London Tit-Eits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Kaleidoscope View. OF Plant Growth.

Kaleidoscope Views OF Plant Growth.
In his studies of slow motions Pro
fessor Charles S. Slichter, by means
of kinetoscope pictures. has so magni-
fed the motions that the growth Of
Seeding peas and beans during three
weeks is shown in few seconds. The
plants were photographed on the kinet-
oscope film by artificial light at inter
walls of few minutes to few hours
during the three weeks. On projecting
the pictures upon the screen at the
usual rate. the motion of growth was
magnified about 100000 times, and the
different rates of development of the
various parts were brought out very
clearly. Among the striking results
was the curious behavior Of a pea
struggling to enter impenetrable soil,
the root curying and writhing much
like au angleworm, while the pea was
rolled about very grotesquely.-Pcpu-
lar Science.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
A Charming RnIerO.

Altogether charming is the bolero Of
dark blue silk, slightly frilled at the
waist and set into broad piece Of en-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Feeding Poultry.

AS far as feeding poultry is concern
ed the NEST common trouble is lack
of variety in diet. 1t should always be
remembered that fowls are omnivorous
in their habits. Their natural food
comprises the whole three kingdoms
into which matter Is divided-viz, the
animal, vegetable and mineral. If any
one or two of these are supplied and the
third is lacking, the ration is unbal-
anced and consequently not calculated
to develop a perfectly healthy organ
ism. When fowls are confined in
houses or yards, the various grains,
such as corn, wheat and oats, form too
large proportion Of the bill of fare in
many cases. Green vegetables and
meat should be supplied in much larger
quantities than they are ordinarily
given Have a cabbage or a beet in
the poultry house at all times that the
fowls may help themselves as they
wish. Ground beef scraps. fresh raw
meat and finely ground butchers bones
contain much nutriment and are excel
lent to stimulate egg production. Then
oyster shells must be given to furnish
lime and gravel, pounded glass and
crockery to aid in reducing the food.
Furthermore, In feeding poultry 1t must
be borne in mind that the feed is ac-
cording to the object to be gained. Is
it eggs or flesh? Are they young or OLD
birds? Different cases require the fol
lowing of totally different methods.
For eggs we want such foods as bran,
shorts, cottonseed. gluten and linseed
meals, peas and clover; for the produc
ton of flesh feed corn. rye, buckwheat
and oily foods. There IS no definite
ironclad rule laid down upon this sub
ject. 1t is necessary to determine what
Is desired always and then act accord.
ingly.-Myron S. Perkins.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
leyer.-Washington Star.
An Omission,

Chloe. a young negro houseservant il
an Atlanta family, had asked permission
to attend the wedding Of one of heI
friends This permission having beer
granted, Chloe set forth arrayed like un'
to n combination of Solomon and glory
and the lilies of the field. The next day
her mistress said to her:
''Well, Chloe. how did the wedding sc
OFF,"
"Oh, la. missus. it was &c grandesi
weddin / ever saw. 1t was jess lubbly
Oh, yo' jess ought to oh seen de tlowahS
an de splendid weddin suppah an de
bride-oh. de bride! She had on de lon
gest trail an n white veil all ovah her ar
a wreath oh fowahs. an, oh, it was jes.
de mos elegant weddin"
"How did the bridegroom lookY
An expression Of infinite disgust came
into the face of Chloe as she said scorn.
fully:
"La, missy, dat good for nothin, nc
count niGgah nebbah come a-nigh"-
lippncott.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-25
Trees Protect River Banks.

The planting Of trees along the banks
Of streams to prevent erosion has been
Thus, in Arkansas one man has plant
ed red birch, native willows and soft
maple for two miles along a stream to
prevent the washing of the banks. The
plants were seedlings about two years
old and were taken from the woods.
Similar work has been done near NAH
wah, n. j., on the estate Of Theodore
Havemeyer.-Washi Star.
, 1900-10-08
WARREN'S EFFORTS
THEY RESULT IN ORDERS FOR I'M
MEDIATE WORK ON ARMY
POSTS.
New Buildings for Forts Mackenzie
and D. A. RusselI-Bids to be
Opened Soon-The Senate Hurries
Up the Establishment Of Rural
Mail Routes.

Washington. d. c., Oct. 6.-Before
leaving Washington, Senator Warren
called on the quartermaster general to
urge all possible speed in the erection
Of new buildings at Fort D.. A. Rus
sell and Fort Mackenzie, Wyo. He
was informed that bids for both would
be opened in the course of a few days
and the award made If the bids were
within At the request of Sen
ator Warren the secretary of wal to-
day issued an order directing the sale
at public auction of four old buildings
used as officers quarters at Fort Rus
sell, which are to be removed to make
room for the new buildings to be cree,
ted on the same sites. This sale will
take place Immediately after adver.
tisement.
One of the important accomplish
ments of Senator Warren's eastern
trip has been the Inauguration of two
new rural free delivery routes in Wyo'
ming, n at Wheatland, already an
nounced, and another at Sheridan,
Sheridan county, authorized today to
go into operation on the 18th INST. The
latter route will be 26 miles long and
supply AIS persons, scattered over an
area Of 10 square miles. A. l.. Mason
has been appointed carrier.
AS a result of the Inauguration OF
this service the p%ostotice at Beckton
Sheridan county, will be discontinued
Its patrons hereafter having free de
livery. Star route 64,164, supplying
Beckton, will also be discontinued. Ir
the course of a few days it is probable
that at least four additional rural de
liveryroutes will be authorized in Wye
ming at the senator's request. AS /
is the regular routine has been sus
pended and routes are being establish
ed merely on the agents recommends
ton to hasten action. The route a
Wheatland is the first rural free de
livery established in Wyoming ant
Senator Warren intends that the state
shall have due recognition in this mat
ter. Laramie is one of the other point:
that will have this service in the neal
future.
, 1900-10-08

and America is the country to which
has turned for its supply.
The Union Pacific and other great
transcontinental lines have profited by
the increased traffic to the orient and
the possibilities of the trade are be-
yond competition. Instead of market
ing our surplus western -four at Liver
pool, it will go to Manila, Hong Kong
and Shanghai.
Wheat production holds out a clean,
profitable business for millions of men.
1t will be developed in the west side
by side with the solution of irrigation
problems. The great plateaus Of the
fully prolific in the production of
wheat, where irrigation is practicable,
Colorado farmers have made an i'm
mense success in raising wheat, and
the farmers of our W state are now
making big profits in the business,
The Wheatland colony is a great sue
cess ana IL Is Stlll an us infancy. NC
country in the world raises finer
wheat than is raised in Wyoming
Cooperative effort and the introduc
ton Of capital will eventually carry
the water of our mountain streams tC
the soil and then the problem will be
solved.
Knasas is now reaping a rich re
ward through her wheat fields. Ir
three years she has almost entirely
wiped out her farm mortgages anc
wheat has been the instrument. Mod
ern methods have made wheat profit
able at so cents per bushel, and dollal
wheat is in sight.
The key to the orient is the Philip
pine Archipelago. With this base Tn
Gle Sam is in a position to back up hi
demand for an open door in China.
Mckinley is right.
, 1900-10-08
KEPT HIS PROMISE.

Congressman Mondell has earned
the reputation of keeping every prom
Use.
In 1896, while stumping the Star val
ley, his attention was called to the
fact hat in the early days Of state
hood certain lands were selected by
the state in that section a~ggregating
nearly IA, 900 acres which were unin-
habited and unimproved. They were
good lands, splendidly located and ir-
rigable, but under the Wyoming con-
stitution they could not be disposed OF
for less than $40 per acre and settlers
could not be induced to reclaim them
because of this p%rohibitive price.
An appeal was made to Mr.. Mondell
to secure the passage of a law that
would permit the state to select lands
in lieu of those in the Star valley in
order that they might be thrown open
to settlement under the public land
laws. This he promised to do. He
was defeated for reelection in 1896
and therefore the Fifty-ffth congress
adjourned without taking action-Os
borne doing nothing but keeping the
seat warm.
In the present congress Mr.. Mondell
secured early action in the house. II
subsequently passed the senate and
, 1900-10-08
It Happened In a Drug Store.

One day last winter a lady came to
my drug store and asked for a brand
Of cough medicine that l did not have
in Stock says Mr.. c. r. Grandin, the
popular druggist of Ontario, N. Y.
She was disappointed and wanted to
know what cough preparation l could
recommend. l said to her that I could
freely recommend Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and that she could take
a bottle of the remedy and after Civ.
ing it a fair trial If she did not find
it worth the money to bring back the
bottle and I would refund the price
paid. In the course of a day or two
the lady came back in company with
a friend in need Of a cough medicine
and advised her to buy a bottle OF
C~hamberlain's Cough Remedy. l con
consider that a very good recommen'
dalton for the remedy" 1t is for sale
by F. H. Eggleston.