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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
Ones VIII,

One day little wave-indeed, he wasn't naughty,
Though the others tried to hush and keep him
still
Said, "You mustn't think, my comrades, that I'm
quarelsome or naughty,
But want to be rainbow, and willP'
30 the came shining gladly, and the wind
came blowing madly,
And the little wave leaped up to catch the
light
And for half glorious minute, with only sun
shine in il,
He flashed in seven colors on the sight.
70 when behind your task the harder ones com
trooping.
While the only peace and pleasure crave,
And Ger the hurndrum work your heavy head is
dropping,
Just think you OF that rainbow and that wave.
Harriet Prescott Spofford IN st. Nicholas
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
HOW lie Knew 1t.

We had outspanned the wagons on
the veldt between Prleska and Ken
hard The donkcys had been driven to
the veldt and we my friend and my
self, were talking in the "taal'' to a
Dutchman named Cert Maans about
the wonders Of the universe.
We mentioned that the world was
round. Maans said that he knew It.
This answer was unusual for a Boer,
so we asked him how he knew. He re-
piled:
81 started to ride to Poortje one dark
night through the veldt, and rode
hard all the night, and next morning !
found myself at the place | started
from, so / know the world is round be
cause | rode round it."-London Stand
ard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

ptdNG
all councils from the village to the i'm
perial court Liu is military man
and has 10000 well armed and drilled
troops in his borders. He also has a
navy on the Yang-tse.
Both of these central viceroys have
got on very well with the English
there, but there is no denying the fact
that this has been due to fear of force.
They remember the opium war and 'lie
low" But when the hour comes that
loyalty to the foreigner is rebellion
against the throne and treachery to the
people there may be different story to
tell about China's grand old men.
GFORGF T. KIMFR
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
Mafeking's Clever Ape In London.


Mafeking's ape, who displayed so
much intelligence during the famous
siege and so much antipathy to the
Beers, has been brought to this country
by the officer who trained him and has
proved an object of curiosity to the
camp at Salisbury plain. Its principal
duty in the beleaguered town was to
ring the alarm bell the moment the
Beers commenced firing, and it per-
formed this work in so indefatigable
and conscientious a manner as to merit
the approval of all the residents. Hav-
ing sounded the tocsin and warned the
inhabitants, the ape scurried off to Its
underground bombproof hole, thus
proving that it thoroughly realized the
danger TO itself as well as to others
London Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
Nn Place Like Home.

An Atchison man took sick Saturday
and decided to stay home till he got
rested. He was back at work at noon
Monday. His wife asked him within a
few hours to take care of the baby, to
chop onions for pickles, to grind the
coffee, to dress the children and to
milk the cow while he was resting
Atchison Globe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
JINGLES AND JESTS.
In Chica go.

In Chicago.
We've got the finest summer weather
In Chicago;
The best lake breeze altogether,
In Chicago;
The greatest parks and boulevards,
The tallest meu for crossing guards,
The loudest smelling cattle yards,
In Chicago.
The sky is that Of Italy,
In Chicago;
The girls can all ride prettily,
In Chicago;
The women have the smallest feet,
We beat the world in packing meat,
And we can show the dirtiest street,
In Chicago.
The office buildings are the tallest,
In Chicago;
The death percentage is the smallest,
In Chicago;
No other town is ft to mention,
To hold a national convention,
And thieves retire on a pension,
In Chicago.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
The Devoted Wife,

The Devoted Wlfe-Oh, hurry, please.
This rubber plant tub has fallen on my
husband, and I'm afraid he's smashed!
Chorus of Rescuers las they grasp
the tub)-Now, all together!
The Devoted Wife-Gently, please,
gentlemen. Don't lift it too suddenly.
It's got new leaf just coming out!-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

what we arc, not Tor wnat we give tnem,
and we feel that they cannot come too
often. Since my revelation" it has oc-
CURED to ne that we women are very
frequently burdened with Uninvited
guests whom we do not want simply be-
cause we are too weak to defend our
selves. and | can see now that such weak
ness is not exactly honest.-Lucinda
Webster in Housekeeper.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

HINA'S men of
mark find them
selves in a crisis
ween the
devil and the
d G e p s e a
Should they dane
defy the will Of
the emperor he
may take their
heads off, and
should they dare
defy the will Of
the people the
emperor may
take their heads
off for that. The
Coo
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

In m Critical Condttion

81 hear youh husband is very sick.
Aunt Dinah."
"Yes'm."
Nothing serious. I hope. His condi-
tion is not critical!'
Critical! | should say he wuzl He
amt satisfied with muffin. ."-Christiap
Rnrisfpr
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
The Guest That Imposes Upon One.

The Guest That Imposes Upon One.
We live on country road, fact great
ly appreciated by our friends. 1t Is
proved by their prompt appearance at
mealtime or to stay overnight when busi-
ness calls them into our neighborhOod.
But for years our motto has been, There
is always room for one more" We
thought we were hospitable, and it was a
shock to us when we discovered that we
were simply weak. Among our friends
there was man named Bobby Proyi-
dence, who came to our neighborhOod
regularly each month to dun a man who
had owed him money for some time. II
chanced that our home was located in
exactly the right spot to suit Bobby's
convenience. He could easily reach us
in time for tea, then 20 to the neighbours
house and ask for money which never
came and return to us to stay overnight
and have breakfast. In that way he
saved 10 cents on each visit and thus was
enabled to go on dunning the man. After
a time it occurred to US that we were
poorer each time because of BObby's oft
repeated visits, and one day | said TO
Daniel Webster, my husband: Daniel,
that fellow cares nothing iOr rs, and we
care nothing for him. He is Il young,
ablebodied man, with no one but himself
to support. He is imposing upon us"
! don't know how the remark struck
Daniel, but it seemed 10 ne that | had
had revelation. On Bobby's next visit
It CHANGED that was sick. ] called Dan
iel aside and said: 'If you invite Bobby
to stay here tonight, yon can wait upon
him yourself. | shall not"
Bobby came in prepared to stay, as
usual. After talking awhile he said,
"Well, ! must be going" That was the
customary hint we received to invite
Bobby to stay. gave Daniel warning
glance, and he kept quiet. Presently
Bobby said again, "Well, it is time l was
going" and a little later, Guess it will
be pretty dark travelling tonight" There
was not a word from Daniel or myself,
and finally he took his departure. We
have never seen him since. Some might
call that inhosp!tgble Of us. | call it
self preservation.
Bobby was only one of many who had
been imposing upon us, none of whom
parrcGlor.y cared Tor us or we Tor them
One day / heard some women talking
against another woman.
why" | said, you 20 there so ofteh
/ supposed you thought her very nice"
"Oh, shes only common German wo-
man. but she is d fine cook. and she does
get up the loveliest meals" They said it
without a sign of shame, and | thought:
"Wonder how common you think | am
Guess IN test you" They had come for
dinner that day. and what do You sup
pose | served? Plenty OF good bread and
butter, potatoes and fried salt pork ana
tea. That was all. There was not a
ghost of dessert to be seen. Not one Of
those women has visited me since.
f&,t we have 81. - -''h" como when
they find it convenient ana VINO ~.
care penny what they bAve to eat so
long as we can have good time ioeether
They take what is put before them and
insist that | shall not 20 to any trouble
which will deprive them of my compan-
.onshn Thco ar- iT;r"de v'"" '"Te ms fer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
a WATER Clock.

Paste a strip of paper lengthwise on
tall glass Jar. Make glass siphon
by bending a two foot tube into u,
one leg Of which Is three inches longer
than the other. Fill the jar with water
and after sucking gently the end Of the
siphon WHICH hangs outside the jar
place a paper over the open top to pre-
vent evaporation. At the end OF half
an hour mark ON the paper line show
Ing the height Of the water and the
time according to a watch. At the end
of another half hour make other marks,
and so on. Or If you choose record the
10 minute heights. 1t will be instruc-
tive to compare watch time with water
time.
Leaving n Loophole.
"Miss Sweet-Mabel," began the timld
young man.
"Well, Mr. Skairdee-George" she re-
piled encouragingly.
II was-er-wondering what you would
say if | asked you to-er-marry me.
Mind you" he added hastily, 'I'm only
saying if '"-I'hiladelphi Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

of an Artist-Our Tricks.
OF all the orders wherewith Maria, for
merly queen of Naples, might decorate
herself if she chose she values none SO
much as the medal which the French gov
ernment conferred upon her for saving
the lives of three drov ming men in the
English channel.
In her youth she played the heroine on
a larger stage, with all the kingdoms Of
earth for an audience. Upon the ramparts
Uf Gaeta, during the five months siege,
when she made last stand for her cow
ardly husbands throne she exhibited gal
lantry COMPARABLE only to that of the
queen solo of medieval times.
She is ly woman member of the
Russian Iaer of st. George, which is re-
served for those who display conspicu-
Gus bravery on the battlefield; but even
that unique honor she prizes less heartily
than the tribute to that intrepid courage
which old age could not weaken and
which inspired her to save three Breton
fshermen's wives from widowhood.
Sister of the murdered empress Of Aus
tria and of that Duchess d'Alencon who
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

perished in the charity bazaar fire, the
ex-queen of Naples has many claims to
be considered the most romantic figure in
Europe.
1t was her personality and car,nr that
inspired Alphonse Daulet .o writ" that
classic among modern novels Wings In
Exile" and although some "r the Incl
dents therein may be based ou the alvca-
lures of other dethroncL qGaous his beau
tiful heroine the queen Of liig:ia. is pal
pably a character portrait of the lady
whose high courage has led her in these
later years to dare the 81, il is widest
moods.
Since the death of the weak and dissi-
pated king she has been in the habit Of
spending her summers in Boulogne. She
takes apartments in one of the big hotels
facing the sea and spends her days cruis-
ing the channel in half decked sloop
accompanied only by brown skinned
mariner of the coast.
She is the captain on these voyages,
and she manages the helm while her
crew of one handles the sails. Only Il
man bold beyond his comrades could full
fill this office for the fallen majesty. She
fears no stress of weather The harder
the "lHuS DlON, lut iIOIe utIttIg tue DlI-
lows are whipped into spray, the keener
is her pleasure.
One morning a few weeks ago a squall
sprang up which whipped even the road
stead into lather, but though no other rag
of canvas was to be seen along the coast
the ex-queen insisted on pushing out as
usual, against the protestations of her
mariner.
1t happened luckily for three fishermen
whose boat had been capsized and who
would have perished if the royal naviga-
tor had not borne down upon them in
the nick of time and. not without peril
to her own frail craft, hauled them on
board.
She took them back to port. well pleas
ed to have been able to perform an act
of mercy, but not at all vain of her eX-
ploit With the summer visitors, and
more especially with the maritime popu-
lation, it was different. The story Of the
rescue set all hearts on fire, and the royal
life saver was received with homage
worthy of the heroine Of Gaeta.
In recognition of this outburst of popu-
lar sentiment the government presented
the ex-queen with life saving medal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

81 had very bad cough: and could
not lie on my left side tall. | also
had neuralgia very badly. Many
physicians in Cortland said l could
not be cured, but l am thankful to
say am cured through taking DR..
Divid ken1edy's FavOrite Remedy.
It cured nay cough and greatly bene-
ftcd ny neuralgia. When l began
takjn@.;, was very weak and it built
me ,sIis Up. l always had sick head
ache and trouble with my stomach,
and It gave me relief from them"
In speaking of his wife's case, Mr..
Churchill said: "Dr. David Kennedy's
Fayor!te Remedy saved her life. "
~, ~ Il In 4 m boffIe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
WHO'S WHO IN CHINA.
THE MEN OF THE HOUR IN NATIONAL
AFFAIRS.

Rapid Rise to Power of Prince Tuan
and Jung Lu-Prince Ching IA Noted
Trimmer-ChanE Chih Tung's Atti-
tude Toward Foreigners.
LConvright 1900 by G. L. -Kilmerl
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua,
Williamsport, Sunbury, Pottsyille, etc. Al
Northumberland with p and f. Div. p. X. K. for
Harrisburg. Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren
Cory, and Erie.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

Diary.
Tilton-Well, what is it?
Wilton-Dr. Bloss gave me some stuff
tor my appetite, and it was so effectual
that it costs me nearly twice as much
to live as before. What puzzles me is
whether | ought to pay the doctor or he
ought to pay me something.-Boston
Transcript.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
DRAMATIC INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF
EX-QUEEN OF NAPLES.

Guests That Impose Upon One--Striv-
ing After POpuIari:y-Th LOveIiest
AmerIcan-Accom Daughter
of an Artist-Our Tricks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
Man and Wife.
Both Agree as to What Saved the
Wife'S Life.

When a woman has been aban-
doned by doctors to die, when she
takes a medicine and gets well, when
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
Clean Bread

Can't be made by foul hands and clean,
pure blood can't be made by foul stom-
ach. The blood is made by the stomach
and orgaas of digestion and nutrition
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
EDls0N's PHOTOGRAPH

lucD 70,
ongs-iti isalwaysead
See tia Mr. Fdionss 5 machine Cata
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

Sold by all druggists for 81 a bottle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

himself first, which is when he wants
to, and his people last, which is when
he has to. Not a very easy job to keep
on the right side of a potentate who
has two right sides, so to speak.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
NEW YORK.

y EW ] ORk.
Barclay st Lv.
Christopher ST..
HObokcn... .........
scranton ...... Ar
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

Remedy saved her life. "
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20

Ren,edy2
Mrs.J.Al
Church.
i'll, Cort-
land, n.
Y saws:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
No puzzle 10 me M. ID.

Wilton-Do you know, I'm in guam
larV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04

late in November, 1896. 1t was called
the Marlborough A. c. Their first fight
"a Joe" WaIcott and
Tommy" West, and resulted in a
"a
Two days after Creedon and "Dick,,
O'Br1en met at the Broadway A.. G. be-
fore a crowd of $500. Creedon won and
received the big end of a purse of 81. 600.
On the very first Saturday night in
1897 hve small clubs in the near vicinitv
OF this city held fights. At each Of
them three bouts were given.
BEGINNING OF THE SMALL, CTTrRS
me Following week each of these
cIubs held four fights, as also did the
Broadway A. c. and the Waverly A. q.
All OF n clubs were well ~patronized,
and about $4,000 persons saw the fights
The first fight of any CONSEQUENCE in
1897 was at the Broadway A. q. on
30. between Jimmy Barry
draw About 5000 witnessed the affair
Then came the battle between joe
Walcott and Tommy West at the
Broadway A c., March 3. About 5000
persons were in attendance. The Broad
way management also held the next big
night This was between "Solly'' Smith
and Oscar Gardner, and resulted in a
victory for the former after a hard and
brutal battle.
kid" Lavigne and Eddie Connolly
were the next star attraction at the
Broadway club. They met before a
very large crowd on April 80.
1dldCc A. - captured the next
big mfll7McCoy and O'Brien-which at
tracted 5000 persons to the arena on
the night Of May 26-
POLICE BECAME ACTIVE.
From June until the first Of 1898 ac-
tivfty on h part of the police, who
stopped several bouts as soon as a man
was slightly injured, prevented any big
matches being held with the exception
of the Sharkey-Maher fight, which was
stopped in the eighth round by the po-
lice 1t was estimated that $50, 900 were
taken in at the box Office.
The first fight of any prominence held
IN 1888 was at the Lenox A C., MAY go.
and was between Jimmy Barry and
Casper Leon, for the bantam weight
Championship. Then came Dixon and
Santry at the same club, June s. The
receipts that night were estimated at
S10.o GOO.
The LenOx A. c. also captured the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
People Think Contract Price
For Light Too High.
is ENJOINED.
Action Commenced on the Re-
lation of Attorney General.
News From the Various State
House Departments.

The name of the state on the relation
of the attorney general, A. A GODDARD,
has been used by the citizens of Rosedale
in a suit to enjoin the city council from
putting in additional electric lights for the
city.
The council has ordered a number Of ad-
dltlonal lights, agreeing to pay therefor
$3.50. Rosedaie is not far from Argen-
tine where, it is claimed, the same lights
were put in at $3.50.
This difference in the cost of the lights
L. one of the causes of the controversy.
There is, however, another more import
litigation.
The taxable value of the property in the
city of Rosedale is 1926, 553, which by law
prohibits the annual expense from exceed
ing $500. 1t is claimed by the citizens
who are making this fight that with the
new lights ordered by the council the an
nual expenditures will exceed 5000.
In the petition, which has been fled In
the court of common pleas at Kansas
City, Judge W. G. Holt presiding, it is
charged that the council and the mayor
have exceeded their authority in the crea-
ton Of debts. The indebtedness of the
cent the legal limit and for this reason
the injunction is sought to prevent the
city council and the mayor from p~lunging
the city into additional debt by mourning
the obligation for the electric lighting,
which will cause a deficiency.
The hearing on the application for the
injunction to be made permanent Will be
had his week. A temporary Injunction
has already been allowed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
BRYAN'S LITTLE JOKE.
How BE Stopped a Panic at Chicago
Celebration.

Chicago, Sept. by a trite little joke
sprung with cool but effective declama-
tion, w. J. Bryan yesterday arrested
a stampede of frantic men and women in
the speakers stand at Electric park,
preventing a panic.
The Nebraskan had just fought his
way through the crowd and had taken
his place in front of the orators plat
form when the overcrowded floor of the
small stand creaked and began to
waver. A section of the worn floor gave
way, women shrieked in terror and men
tried to Jump over the railing on the
heads of the packed throng at the rear
of the stand
"Heilo,'' laughed Mr.. Bryan, turning
a smiling face upon the scared people.
This can't be a Democratic platform
There are no bad planks in that. Come
now, stand still, won't you? If you
stand together where you are you will
be all right. If you stampede it will
fall on you and he laughed as If it was
an every day occurrence. His self-as-
surance had a quieting effect OF the
crowd. When the dust cleared away it
was found that a few people had been
~precipitated into the chamber under
the stand, but none was seriously in
jured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE RECORDS.
Individual Showing of the Clubs For
Baseball Fans.

New York, Sept. --latest records Of
the big league teams, compiled up. 70
Thursday, show the Reds far in the lead
in the matter of plain slugglng, Aliens
and "a home runs-a total of 572 extra
bases, as against $50 for Pittsburg. The
Reds, however, show up pitifully in base
r-unning-117 steals to pa for BROOKLYN. IN
dividual ~slugging records reveal Hanus
Wagner firmly ensconced in the lead, with
no danger of a downfall. Hanus has rap
ped out 1873 extras and Elmer Flick III.
Flick, with 10 home runs leads the league
in his particular. Sam Crawford. with W
extras, ranks fourth in the procession
Sheckard still heads the base runners.
Mertes second None of the records are
anything to brag of, when it Is remem-
bered that Harry Stovey stole 1856 bases
in 1888 and Bill Lange III so late as 1885.
In fact, the 80 lifted by Shadow Mertes
look like farce comedy in comparison with
the days whe there were giants in the
land and real ball was played
McGinnity still leads the pitchers. but
his average is falling, and Jesse Tanne-
hill threatens soon to succeed him scott.
counting only men who have pitched 10
games, stands sixth from the top-an ex-
cellent showing for any pitchers first
league season. B~reftenstein, counting on
the same basis, ranks eleventh and Hahn
fifteenth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
THE MERCURY WRECKED.
Dismantled Bark Goes Down in Boring
Sea at Cook Strait

Seattle, wash, Sept. 4.-The tug wal
Iowa from Nome brings news of the
wreck of the disnantled bark Mercury
in Boring sea. The bark was being
tewed to this city by the tug and sprung
a leak in a heavy gale. h was
stripped of some machinery and a
doned in Cook Strait where she sank
She was owned by Capt. E. E. Game, Of
this city, and was sent to Nome last
June in tow of a tug with coal n
lumber cargo. She had been condemned
as a sailing vessel. She was built forty
nine years ago in New York as a fun
rugged ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
piles cured without the Knife.

itching. Blind, Bleeding OF Protruding
Piles. No cure, no pay. All druggists
are authorized by the manufacturers Of
Pazo Pile Ointment to refund the money
wnere Il fails 20 cure any case of piles no
matter Of how long standing. Cures or
binary cases In six days: the worst cases
in fourteen days One application gives
ease and rest. Relieves itching instantly.
This is a new discovery and Is the only
no cure, no pay. Price, so cents. If your
druggist don't keep It in stock send US 90
cents in postage stamps and we will for
ward same by mail manufactured by
Paris Medicine Co.. St. Louis. Mo. Manu-
facturers of Laxative Bromo-Quinfne and
Groves TasteIess Chill Tonic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04

New York, Sept. 4-Since the Horton
law went into effect lighting has been
Greater New York's most expensive
luxury so far as relates to sporting.
More tina two and one-haIf million
dolsrs have been expended by h pub
llcs with less return for the expenditure
FAan any form of amusement during
h perh0d hat fighting has bessn al
lowed to- proceed unrestra1ned-
The first light under the Horton law
70 De Geld in New York city was on
october 16, 1896. It was between
spike Sullivan and Danny Mcbride.
Creedon and Baker were the next starN
70 meet They clashed at the Empire
a c. bfaspeth, before q fair crowd and
Cree7oh won
a Dsm club was started in this city