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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
SCHOOL SAVINGS BANKS.
Teach Children Habits of Economy
and FruGaIity.

it does not need reference to the we'll
bent the tree inclines, - to show the i'm
portance of intoxicating frugal, saving
habits among children, says the Chicago
News. Practically, however, in most
schools this is a matter Of precept only,
and even that Is not in most cases made
prominent by proper insistenCe
The difference such habits, wisely
directed, may bring about in the lives
Of children is certainly vast enough tc
make the subject Of inculcating habits
Of thrift and economy feature Of the
public schools This has been done il
many of the schools of the city by the
establishment of the penny savings bank
system through the aid and cO-opera-
tion Of the teachers and certain banks.
The system is so arranged as to require
but little time on the part Of teachers
and principals. The Tilton school up .to
last June had savings amounting to
$4O0,. the system having been in opera
ton since March % last.
One of the immediate and gratifying
results in that school of the saving
| habit, according to the principal, has
been the practical abolition Of gum
chewing and cigarette smoking-re-
suits in themselves worth all the extra
time and attention given by the teach
ers, to say nothing of the benefit fnan-
cially and physically to the children
! themselves.
OF course there is danger in some
cases of developing miserly instead OF
wise habits, but such instances will be
rare, while the general good will be
! great once children are taught that il
| they take care of the pennies the dollars
will take care of themselves. The Amer
! lean people live better and waste more
than any other people on the globe.
Heretofore the economy made necessary
! in older countries has been disregardeG
in America But that condition o.
things is changing, and the public
! schools should be thc first to take note
! of the change and prepare for it by in
culcating habits of frugality and wis
I economy
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Helen GouId's Handshake.

Miss Gould has an interesting little
handshake, says one who knows. She
has evidently learned that to protect
and preserve her own hand when CIV
ing it to hundreds of others she must
do most of the shaking herself. She
takes the proffered hand firmly in her
own at about elbow level, holds it there
for an instant, then raises it quickly In
an almost exactly perpendicular line,
then suddenly releases it. She looks
directly into the eyes Of the person she
is meeting, and probably not one in a
hundred passes on without carrying
with him the conviction that the jolly
faced young woman he has just left
sincerely enjoyed the meeting.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Hauling Rarnyard Manure.

Farmers who try to keep an account
of the cost of their crops often charge
the crop with barnyard manure made
on the farm at the same price manure
would cost if bought at a stable and
then add cost of men and teams in
drawing it out. They seldom stop to
think whether it is more or less valua-
BILE because Of the food given and bed
ding used than that they would buy,
and still less do they consider that If
their manure as a waste product could
not be used to promote plant growth
they would be obliged to draw it away
as a nuisance or as western farmers
used to do-move the barn away from
the manure heap.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Root CrOnH.

In England the root crop for stock
feeding has been and yet is considered
of greater Importance than the hay
crop. Not only.are the sheep expected
to feed upon the turnips from the time
when they are large enough, but tur-
nips and mangels are no small part OF
their feed from the time they begin to
make growth until the next spring,
when the roots are exhausted. The
English farmers claim that they can
grow five times the weight of roots to
the acre and that a pound of hay fed
with roots is of much more value than
when fed alone, because of more per-
feet digestion. We always tried to
have some roots for sheep and young
stock in the winter, but that was be-
fore the days of silos and ensilage.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

though 1G years in the big league, Ryan
played as good a game last year as
ever. His batting might not have been
quite so good. but when hits were
needed he made them.
In one respect Jimmy Ryan held all
left handed fielders safe, and almost
all of the right handed ones, too, for
that matter. In a throw to the plate
he was as accurate as if he carried the
ball to the catcher. This is remark
able. Fielders who throw with their
left arms are seldom sure. The ball
takes varied shoots and is almost as
liable to go to the third or first base
man as the catcher Not so with Ryan.
He could "hand the ball' to the catch
er from any part of the field. His arm
was. strong, too, and many runner
who attempted to score on an Outfield
fly to Ryan was buried" at the plate.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

We sent into Chicago recently and
had a friend buy for US pound. Of
straight oleomargarine which was sold
to him as Rock river creamery butter
at 20 cents per pound Later another
man was served with a pound of "El-
gin creamery" from the same box at
% cents a pound. On the day this oc-
CURED the best western extras or
creamery butter were selling in Chica-
go at wholesale at 20 cents. Oleo cost
ing 81 cents a pound to make can hard
ly be properly called a poor mans
butter" when it is faxed off on him in
this manner and at these prices.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Night Was Her Terror

Il would cough nearly all night long,
writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of Alex
andria Ind, and could hardly get any
sleep. / had consumption 50 bad that
if | walked block | would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but, when
all other medicines failed, three 81 90
oottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me and / gained 58
pounds It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bron
chitis and all Throat and Lung Troubles
Price soc and 800 Trial bottles free
at Paules & Cos drug store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
FOR THE
FAR RMER
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The location of the well on the farm
is of the greatest Importance, says The
American CutivatOr. In man. in
stances the farmer starts his well near
the buildings and yards and selects the
lowest point as a location, with the
idea that he will not have to dig as
deep as he would upon higher land.
This is often a mistake, as we know
of several places in a village where
the wells near the top of the hill are
not as deep and are not as much af-
fected by a drought as those on the
lower land at the foot of the hill,
though there may be 80 or 100 feet diff
ference in the elevation. But the chief
objection to the we'll on the low ground
is that it receives the surface drain
age from the higher land, and thus the
water soon becomes so contaminated
as to be unfit for use either by the
family or the animals, for to be healthy
they must have pure water.
In these days of driven wells pipe
can often be sunk on the highest gravel
knoll or sand hill on the farm more
cheaply than in the low land, and when
water is reached it is pure and will con
tinue SO, because the surface water
runs away from it and not toward it.
If a windmill is erected, the wind
power is better, and by tank and pipes
water can be brought to house, barn
and yards or carried to irrigate the
garden and strawberry bed in Il way
to make it dOubly pay for itself, first
in saving of daily hard labor at the
pump and next in increased crops by
having a water supply when needed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
THE SPORTING WORLD.

Jimmy Ryan, who for Is years has
been a member of the Chicago Base
ball club, has at last left the Windy
City for good and become part owner,
manager, captain and center fielder Of
the St Paul team of the Western
league. George Lennon, who secured
the st. Paul franchise, will be Ryan's
partner. At the close Of last season
Ryan stated that he would not play
other year with the Chic ~; that
he was sick and tired oI ..-. e.. 'h-
bling that had been going Oh these
many years.
BY the departure of Ryan Chicago
has lost one of the most brilliant
players who ever wore a uniform. AL
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Strikes A Rich Find.

Il was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous de
bility. writes F. J. Green, Of Lancas
ter. N. H., No remedy helped me un.
til | began using Electric Bitters, which
did me more good than all the medi.
cines I ever used. They have also kept
my wife IN excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitters are just splen-
did for female troubles; that they are
a grand tonic and invigorator for weak,
run down women. No other medicine
can take its place in our family Try
them. Only SOC. Satisfaction guarant-
eed by Psules 65 Co druggists.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Unfeminfne.

Fogg-It isn't such a difficult thing
to read character by the handwriting.
/ believe can do it myself
Bass-Well, try your skill on that let.
ter l received a short time ago. What
do you say to that?
Fogg-In the first place, the writer is
a very unwomanly woman.
Bass-How do you come to that con
ciusion?
Fogg-None Of the words are under,
scored.-Boston Transcript
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
The Trnth Forced Home.

"Tm afraid" she sighed, that I'm
getting old"
'Why?" he asked.
WHEN | go to the grocery now, the
clerks don't nearly break their necks
trying 10 beat one another in getting
my orders "-Chicago Times. Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
How to Cure a Cold.

Don't go to bed. Don't stop work.
Don't take Turkish bath and render
Yourself liable to an attack of pneu
monia. Krause's Cold Cure, in conven-
lent capsule form, will cure you in "a
hours. They are pleasant to take and
cause no ringing in your head or other
disagreeable sensations. Price 25c.
Sold by Rossman q Sons Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
CUARIFMAGNE TOWER.

desires to retire. The climate of st.
Petersburg does not agree with Mr..
Towers health, hence his change to
Paris.
Charlemagne Tower was appointed
minister to Austria in 1897 and was
advanced to the embassadorship at ST.
Petersburg in 1899 He is a native Of
Philadelphia and is SO years Of age.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
raccrewski n Wine Grower.


Receives "A setback. if she has often
sive breath through Constipation, Bill
BUSINESS or Stomach Trouble, but Dr.
King 5 New Life Pills always cure those
troubles; clean the system, sweeten the
breath, Danish headache best in the
world for liver, kidneys and bowels.
Only pc at Paules & Co.'S drug store,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

Yard was once any stick, rod or pole.
The expression is still used with this
meaning when applied to various parts
of a ships equipment, as yardarm, sail
yard and the like.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
A Horrible 0nfhreak

"Of large sores on my little daughters
Aead developed into case Of scald
mead" write c. D. Isbill Of Morgantown.
Tenn. but Bucklen's Arnica Salve
completely cured her. Its a guaran-
teed cure for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and
Piles Only 25c at Paules d Cos drug
store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
MUNICIPAL FRANCHISES.
Tendency Is Toward shorter Term,
a.d Revocation at VIII.

Tendency Is Toward shorter Terms
a"d Revocation at VIII.
During ire recent meeting of the Ma
tional Municipal league at indianapolis
paper was lead 90 Municipal Fran.
chiscs" by Charles Richardson.
In discussing Ar Richardson's paper
Mayor JcucS OF Toledo said: 81 feel
constrained to announce myself as being
unalteIabIy opposed to any grant Of
municipal franchises for any purpose
whatever, and take this position as a
matter Of principle | maintain that the
idea Cf 'plartirR franchises to private
individuals or corporations to minister
to city's social necessities is as wrong
in scientific theory as it is miscbievous
and destructive of what is best in mu-
nicipal life i'll practice. The whole idea
of granting special privileges to few
people to make profit off all the rest OF
the people is undemocratic, and conse'
quently is opposed to and stands i'll the
way Of progress toward the realization
of cur loftiest and best ideals, the equal
ity of all men before the law"
Mr.. Edward w. Bemis Of the Uni
versity of Kansas said the tendency wa:
toward shorter franchises, and all should
be revocable at will.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
I,onnPd II Off.

Towne-Has he sent you a check fol
your services?
Browne-Yes, but it isn't for the
amount expected, although sent hin
bill.
Towne-Your writings bad. Maybe
he didn't decipher the amount.
Browne-Tm afraid he did de-cipher
1t. wrote 500 very plainly, and he
sent $10.-Philadelph Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
PEOPLE OF THE DAY.

Twice Carter II. Harrison has been
elected mayor of Chicago, and now for
the third time he has received his
party's nomination for that office. At
the recent Democratic city convention
he was solicited by acclamation. The
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
From Russia to France.

1t is announced that Charlemagne
Tower, ULited States ambassador at
the court of ST. Petersburg, is to be
transferred to the United States en-
bassy at Paris. General Horace Por-
ter, the present ambassador at Paris,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING.
The Mayor OF an Ohio Town Says II
Can Re DOEe at Profit.

The Mayor OF an Ohio Town Says II
Can Re DoIie at IA Profit.
The town Of Lakewood, O., has owned
and operated its electric light plant
since 1896 About three years ago the
trustees became alarmed at the high
rates charged. for street lighting and de.
termined that the town should own its
own plant.
The plant was constructed at a cost
Of $50, 600 The following table will
show the operating expenses for the six
months, Dec. /, 1887, to May 81, 1898
inclusive.
These months being winter months
the expense Of coal and operating ex-
penses were larger than the average fol
the whole year All estimates are on q
seven hour run.
Interest on $4,000 at per cent for six
months. s......................... SGVO "
Depreciation, figured at per cent. 500 u
Total cost OF operating for six months ,2i3 q,
Total expense. 348 O.
Number Of lights operated ............ e
Cost Of one light for six months....... $50 Il
Cost cf one light for one year.......... CO .
y NHEGb'i 81 LbGIS bI'tfdtttl tl...-......... la
Cost & - lamps Per hour.............. Sl.s3.
Cost Ler lamp Fer hour OF;
Capacity CT plant, 500 arc lights and
/, 800 incandescents.
1t should lie borne in mind the cost
of operating large plant is not nearly
as heavy as the cost Of operating &
small plant.
Mayor Tyler said the other day: owe
are well pleased with our lighting plant
We are arranging to supply power tC
consumers for lighting and commercial
purposes We have just placed dyna
mo in our plant which will supply l, 800
in"andescent lamps. After our arrange
meEts are all perfected we expect t.
pay all our expenses from the income
from consumers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
Your BOX of Pninfa.

When you received box of water color
paints as a holiday gift, did you stop to
think that the whole world had been
searched to furnish you with those little
cakes of color? Nandyke brown is an
earth from Cassel, in Germany. From
the neighbOrhOod of Siena, in Italy,
comes a transparent yellow ocher which
is called raw sienna, and when it has
been subjected to heat it takes the name
OF burnt sienna. Raw umber is an earth
from Umbria in Italy. The madder plant
is now cultivated on a great scale in
France, Holland and Turkey for the sake
of the colors-rose madder, brown mad
der, carmne madder and others-obtain-
ed from it. Other pigments of vegetable
origin are gamboge, from the gum of a
tree that grows in Ceylon, and Indian
lake, frim the resin of another kind of
tree native to Bengal and Siam. Sepia
is obtained from the cuttleish, carmine is
derived from the cochineal insect, prus-
sian blue is obtained from horses hoofs,
and ivory black is made by burning ivory
chips.
Paccrewski n Wine Grower.
Alta charming summer residence at
Morges, on the lake of Geneva, amid
fir forests and vineyards, Paderewski
leads a delightful life when making
holiday and resting from the strain
and excitement of the concert plat
form. His broad acres Of vineyards
are the finest in the country round, and
at time of vintage the great musician
may be seen any day experimenting
the grape gathCrCrs and the prelimi-
nary preparation Of the wine until it
is carried off in great butts on bullock
ngrfa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

Lord Curzon calculates that the fam
Inc las cost about 100000 lives in In
dia, though a much smaller number
died directly Of starvation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

A wise man thinks before he speaks,
but a fool speaks and then thinks Of
what he has been saying.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

convention also adopted a resolution
favoring municipal ownership of pub
lie utilities Mr. Harrison since his
first election as mayor of Chicago has
been pronounced advocate of munich
pal ownership and operation of street
railways
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28

The stylish girl is the one whose clothes
seem made for her and her alone She
will take the commonplace hat of her
perhaps prettier sister and place it on her
head with a pat or two, Transforming it
until the neighbors swear it is imported.
Her frocks may be plain and cheap, but
they are worn with an indefnable air
which makes the costly velvet of her
neighbor look cheap and tawdry. Every
ihing in her wardrobe partakes of her in
diyiduality. Even the rough hat she
wears for outing hangs on the hatrack
with a sort Of jaunty grace, and the fuzzy
storm cape which she dons in wet wealth
er looks more perky and distinguished
than its neighbor, a sealskin which does
not belong to a stylish girl.
1t is some vague power Of discrimina-
tion which enables her to select from the
millinery remnant sale that very bit Of
headgear which will make every other
girl look at her and, better still, envy her.
If she be millonaire's daughter, she
is inevitably the belle of the season and
makes by far the best match. If she is
shopgirl who sells laces and ribbons by
the yard, she has the smoothcst and best
grOomed coil of hair, in days of smooth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-28
At Variance.

"There's a whole lot of difference" 4"
remarked the freckled fanatic, 'in
wishing you were dead and wishing
you were in heayen."-Indianapolis
Sun.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05

and took a prominent part in public
affairs, serving in various important
town offices with marked ability. His
first wife, Hannah Hitchcock, of
Washington, Conn, became the moth
er of three children, as follows: Har-
rict, who became the wife of Ralph
Howland and reared one son, Sher-
man Rowland, who is married and has
six children, namely, Evelyn, Sherman,
Mary, Justina, Mark and Flora; Sher-
man, the subject of this sketch, and
Barbara, who became the wife of Ed
win r. Roberts. The first wife died
aged 81, and William Benedict s second
wife, Amanda HallOck, daughter of
William Hallock of New Milford, died
at the age of 81, leaving two children,
namely: Eliza, who became the wife of
L. Page, and Sylvia(deceased), wife
of Edwin Barnum. Sherman Bene-
dict acquired his education in the
common and select schools of his ma
tive town and subsequently pursued a
course of study at the academy in
n. Y. At the age of II
he took charge of the home farm and
up to the day of his death followed
agricultural pursuits with an energy
and perseverance which resulted in an
ample reward for his labors. He was
a democrat in politics, had served the
town with fidelity and good judgement
as member of board of selectmen and
a justice of the peace: and in 1880 he
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05
KENT.
THE LATE SHERMAN BENEDICT.

THE LATE SHERMAN BENEDICT.
Sherman Benedict, an esteemed resi-
dent of the south part of the town, died
on Februay %. He was born August !,
1918, his parents being William and
Hannah (Hitchcock) Benedict. The
father of William was Elijah Benedict
who resided for the greater part of his
life in the south part of Kent, where
he followed the trade of shoemaker in
connection with farming. He lived
to about the age of so years, as did al
so his wife, Molly Benedict. Their chill
dren were: William, Nathan, Sylvia,
who became Mrs William Turrill, and
David. William Benedict was born
in the south part of Kent, and was a
lifelong resident of this town. He
conducted the home farm with profit
able results, and was known as an in
telligent and useful citizen. He and
his family attended the Methodist
church. In politics he was democrat
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05
CORNW ALL BRIDGE,

FRINK's AUCTION THE ATTRACTION
OF THE WEEK.
The auction of r.. S. Frink was the
attraction of last week. Everything
passed off very satisfactorily to those
interested. Carl Lorch secured the
farm at $3.50. The neighbors regret
very much to lose Mr. Frink's family,
but us Mr. Frink will go, they are also
glad to welcome Mr. Lorch
Mrs Stone and Della Willard, who
have both been receiving medical aid,
are on the gain.
Miss Grace Plumb and friend, Miss
Edith Bride, of Stra tford, have been
spending a few days. with Mrs c. L..
Slade
Mrs Grace Fabrieque of New Haven
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
l.. \. Robinson.
Mrs Everett Dunbar of Ellsworth
was a Igucst at G. w. Everett's, over
Sunday.
Edward GriSwOld of New Preston
was in town calling on friends, Sun
day.
II. S. COmstock was looking over the
sights at Kent Falls on Sunday.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Robert Marvin and Carrie Sturges for
April 10.
There will be some Easter music
rendered at the Methodist church.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05

was elected a representative to the
State Legislature, in which capacity
he displayed Jealous desire for the
maintenance of good government. Mr.
Benedict was united in marriage with
Laura Noble, daughter of Jonathan
Noble of Kent in 1910, and had three
children: Andrew H., Ellen and
Nesta. Ellen is the wife of Samuel
R. Hill, and has two children, Ran
dolph and Laura. Nesta, the wife of
William r. Burnett, has one daughter
named Cora. Speaking of the Bene-
diets Of Connecticut Human says:
"This was early highly respected
family of the colony"
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05

LIKE TO HEAR FROM ''BEN."
The letters from Ben Foulois in The
BEEare much enjoyed by Woodbury.
readers as we'll as others.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05

April l, with his warrant for the COL
lection of the taxes.
w. y. WilSey as hrented the house
recently vacated by c. T. Nicholson to
family of foreign nationality, but
keeps the farm for his own use.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-05
BRIDGEWATER.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

Mrs Sarah Kyle and daughter, Re-
becca, and grandsons, Masters Robert
and Herbie Curtiss, moved this week
from New Haven back to the old home
in the Center.
C. II. Chapman Of Torrington was
in town, this week, with extracts to
sell.
Mrs Debora Sanford has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs f. Mallory,
and Misses Edna and Edith, of Wood
bury, recently.
Mr. and Mrs Oliver Evitts of New
Milford were guests Of Mr. and Mrs