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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
NEW SHORT STORIES.
Horse-GeneraI WhecIer's Mis-
take-Armour Didn't Forget

If / were an artist like you, | would
draw Il true picture of Traveller, repre-
senting his fine proportions, muscular
figure, deep chest and short back,
strong launches, fiat legs, small head,
broad forehead, delicate ears, quick
eye, small feet and black name and
tail. Such a picture would inspire a
poet, whose genius could then depict
his worth and describe his endurance
of toll, hunger, thirst, heat, cold and
the dangers and sufferings through
which he passed. He could dilate upon
his sagacity and affection and his inva-
Gi2ble response to every wish of his
rider. He might even imagine his
thoughts through the long night march
es and days of battle through which lie
has passed.
But ] am no artist and can only say
he is Confederate gray. / purchased
him in the mountains of Virginia in the
autumn of 1861, and he has been my
patient follower ever since to Georgia,
the Carolinas ard back to Virginia. He
carried me through the Seven Days
battle around Richmond, the second
Manassas, at Sharpsburg, Frcdericks-
burg, the last day at charlottesville,
to Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg and
back to the Rappahannock. From the
commencement Of the campaign in
1864 at Orange till its close around Pc
tersburg the saddle was scarcely off
his back, as he passed through the fire
of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor and across the James river. He
was in almost daily requisition in the
winter of 1SG4-J on the long line of de-
fenSes from the Chickahominy, north
of Richmond, to Hatcher's Run, south
of the AppOmattoX. In the campaign
of 1860 he bore me from Petersburg TO
the final days at AppOmattOX Court
House. You must know the comfort
he is to me In my present retirement.
He is well supplied with equipments.
Two sets have been sent TO him from
England, one from the ladies of Balti-
more and one was made for him in
Richmond. But ! think his favorite Is
the American saddle from st. Louis.
OF all his companions in toil-Rich-
mOnd, Brown Roam, Ajax and quiet
Lucy Long-he IS the only one that re-
tanned his vigor. The first two ex-
pired under their Onerous burdens, and
the last two failed.-Robert E. Lee, Jr.,
in Frank LeSlie'S Monthly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23

"There is u fellow In our office who Is
q chronic borrower" said a young man
employed in a large Market street es-
tablishment recently. He got into
nearly everybody in the place before
we all made up our minds to stop lend
ing He has owed me - for nearly a
year, but Pm nearly square. although
he has never paid me penny Of 1t.
That sounds queer, but 1t is the truth.
III tell you how I've worked 1t.
Every once In awhile one Of the fel-
lows will say, I'm going TO make So
and-so give me what he owes me next
pay day or know the reason why
That's my chance, and | casually re-
mark, IN bet you quarter you don't
get IT. Usually the fellow takes me
up, and when pay day comes he loses
his bet, for So-and-so never pays. In
small bets of quarters and dimes,
luncheOns and cigars / have nearly got
back the amount originally loaned to
the chronic borrower" - Philadelphia
Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
The Old nome Paper.

Noting the fact that many country
bred men in the large cities take the
local paper in their old home, the Phil
adelphia Record says: The head of a
large Market street wholesale business
house, a man now advanced in years,
has been a regular subscriber to one
Of the Bucks county papers for 30
years. He wouldn't give it up for
anything said this mans son. He
gets more real enjoyment from it than
from anything he reads. A daily edi-
tion has been started within the last
ten years, but he doesn't want that
He only gets the weekly edition, which
prints gossip of Il personal nature from
the various towns throughout the coun-
ty. He will pore over this by the hour,
and his comments on the various items
of news are often amusing. Scarcely 4
name is mentioned that he doesn't say,
''Why, l used to go to school with his
father" or Il once licked his Uncle
Jim for tying my clothes up when we
used to go swimming in the Neshami-
ny"'"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
Notice of Assessment and Appeal.

The County Commissioners sitting as
a Board of Revision will hold appeals
for the several districts between the
hours of a. m, and p. III. as follows,
to wit:
Anthony, Monday, May 18th, Ex-
change.
Limestone, Derry and Washington
vile, Tuesday, May 14th, Washington
vile.
Liberty, Wednesday, May 18th, Moor
esburg.
Valley and West Hemlock, Thursday,
May Is, Court House.
Cooper, Mayberry and Mahoning, Fri
day, May 18th, Court House.
Danville, First Ward, Monday, May
Goth, Court House.
Danville Second and Fourth Wards,
Tuesday, May 21st, Court House.
Danville, Third Ward Wednesday
May %, Conrt House.
N. B,-Appeals will not be heard af-
ter above stated times.
BY order of Commissioners
JOHN C. PETER, Clerk
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
HE MADE A HURRIED EXPLANATION.

him was a woman wearing a macktn-
toSh who rose to get out at Fourteenth
and L streets. General Wheeler no.
ticed an umbrella leaning against the
car seat He grabbed the umbrella
and ran after the woman, caught her
at the door and said, Pardon me,
madam, but you left your umbrella"
The woman looked puzzled, but took
the umbrella. General Wheeler resum-
ed his seat. Then a woman ON the
other side of him gave n little scream
and said, why, you nasty old man,
you gave that woman my umbrella"
Then she appealed to the conductor.
General Wheeler apologiZed, but the
woman said, "Now, you just get right
off the car and get it for me, or I'll
notify the policew Meekly the veteran
tumbled off into the rain and ran aft
er the woman with the macintosh.
He made a hurried explanation, got
the umbrella and rushed back to the
waiting car. As he handed 1t back to
its owner he said: Il trust you will
pardon me, madam. | assure you il
was all n mistake" The woman glar-
ed at him. Il don't know about that,
she shifted. Il don't believe you are
any better than you ought to be."-St.
Paul DISPATCH.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
Elephant Who Earns His Board.

James Cahill of Roney's Point is the
only person in West Virginia ana prob
ably in the United States who has in
regular use upon his farm an elephant
which is used for farm work. With
the swaying beast hitched up to plow
he can turn more ground than any
of his neighbors with a team of horses,
and when it comes to hauling logs the
elephant will walk away with ease
with logs which the best teams of his
neighbors cannot move.
The elephant eats little more than q
horse and does many times the work
of one, Is gentle and docile and causes
little trouble, and Mr.. Cahill is more
than pleased with his experiment. Mr..
Cahill bought the elephant from a
stranded circus Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
National Guard Notes.

According to general order No. Is, n.
q. p, issued May II, theTwelfth Regi-
ment must be equipped with blue tlan-
mel shirts and fbre-dyed duck blouses
and trousers before the coming encamp-
ment.
Commissioned officers having khaki
uniforms will be permitted to wear them
during the present year but hereafter
will be required to conform TO the uni
form adopted for the national guard of
Pennsylvania.
Range master Gross has qualified
eighteen members of the local com
pany.
Company F. will participate in the
parade on Memorial Day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
Mr.. Armour Didn't Forget.

A venerable looking man strolled in
to the late =. ID. ArmOur's office few
years ago and asked for the head Of
the firm. He introduced himself as the
teacher of the school in northern New
York which young Phil had in 1S45 at
tended. The venerable old gentleman
was inclined to be obsequious.
Armour did not warm up. Instead
of that he asked the old man whether
he remembered that he had expelled n
boy once for taking an innocent ride
with a good looking girl sChoolmate,
humiliating the boy so much that he
had run away to California when the
trip overland had to be made in a
wagon.
The old pedagogue tried to explain.
Armour said he did not want any eX-
PLANTATION, but he was enough of an In
dian not to profess friendship for .
man who had. treated him as meanly as
that when q boy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
LIST OF JURORS FOR JUNE TERM.
GRAND JURORS.


Anthony Township.-William Bren-
nen, Daniel Bitler.
Cooper Township. Henry Baylor.
Danville 1st. Ward. Frank G. Derr,
William Fallon, William E. Gosh,
Charles E. Jamison, Amos Vastine.
Danville End. Ward.-George Glib
bony, William H. Meyer, Thomas
Prout.
Danville 3rd. Ward. d.-William Gerst,
Robert Murray, William N. Russell,
Christian Sach, Peter Waldman.
Danville 4th Ward.-George Bachin-
ger, Charles Getz, Charles H. Howe.
Limestone Township.-John Ashen-
felter.
Washingtonville Borough. .-Frede-
rick S. Butler.
Mahoning Township. William Fern,
Calvin Heller, Edward l.. White.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony Township. Peter A. Rishel,
Henry Umstead.
Danville 1st. Ward.-Warren L..
Smith, Dennis Bright.
Danville 2nd Ward.-Isaiah Dawson,
Charles Dietz, Calvin G. Ritter.
Danville 3rd. Ward. d.-Lenard FOulk,
Charles Hunt, Fred Hurley, Nicholas
Hill, Joseph Jones, James B. Lloyd.
Richard Morrall, Philip Ortman, Will
liam Rogers, William Salmon, David
Williams.
Danville 4th Ward.-James l.. Ma
gill, o. H. Pitner, John Richards,
James Toohig, James Conley, Sr., James
Coleman.
Deny Township. ip.-Frank L. CoursOn.
Limestone Township.-Franklin P.
Cromis, William ID. Geiger, J. o..
Kaufman, Samuel Schnure.
Mahoning Township. Ber-
ger, Calvin Blecher, Lewis SeitZ.
Valley Township.-Hiram Wertman.
West Hemlock Township. Joseph
Hutchinson, Jacob Umstead.
Liberty Township.-Wm. E. Boyer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
A GREAT RECORD.
Hard TO Duplicate it in Danyille.

Scores Of representative citizens of
Danville are testifying on the following
subject. Such a record of local endorse
ment is unequalled in modern times. The
public statement made by citizen is
but the many that have preceded it and
the hundreds that will. Read it.
Mrs Nelson Hollister of Gil Mill st,
says My son John was always
troubled with his kidneys, and | was
told by one doctor when we lived in
Lewisburg that he would always have
bother with them. He had pains in his
back, could not sleep and the kidney
secretions were annoying and embarrass-
ing. There were pains in his head and
he was depressed and dead tired the
whole time. Doan's Kidney Pills re-
lieved him of the whole trouble. My
husband also used some for lameness in
his back and gave him immediate re-
lief.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster Milbnrn Co., Buffalo, N, Y, sole
agents for the u. S.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
QUAINT COLONIAL NAMES.
How the Offspring of Our FIRST Colo
,i.-I

HOW the OnsprinS of Our FIRST Colo
nists Were Christened.
1t is an interesting study to trace the
underlying reason for many of the Gu
rioUs names which are given to the off.
spring of the first colonists Parents
searched for names Of deep signifi-
cance-for names appropriate to con
ditions, for those of profound infu-
ence presumably Oh the child's life.
The Rev. Richard Buck, enc of the
early parsons in Virginia, in days Of
deep depression, named his first child
Mara. This text indicates the reason
for his choice: Call me Mara, for the
Almighty has dealt very bitterly with
me. | went out full, and the Lord has
brought me home empty" His second
child was chriStcncd GershOm - for
Moses wife bare him a son and called
his name GerShom, for he said | have
been in a strange land"
Many names have a pathOs and sad
ness which can be felt down through
the centuries. Dame Dinely, widow of
n doctor, or barber surgeon, who had
died in the snow while striving to visit
a distant patient, named her poor babe
Fathergone
The children of Roger Clapp were
named Experience, Waitstill, Preserv-
ed, HOpestill, Wait, Thanks, Decide,
Unite and Supply. Madam Austin, an
early settler of old Narragansett, had
15 children. Their names were Parvis,
Picus, Piersus, Prisemus, Polybius,
Lois, Letticc, Avis, Anstice Eunice
Mary, John, Elizabeth, Ruth Freelove
All lived to be threescore and ten, one
to be 1O2 years old. Edward Bendalrs
children We're named Truograce, Re
form, Hoped For, More Mercy and Re
store. Richard Gridley's offspring
were Return, Believe and Tremble.-
Child Life In Colonial Days"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
ID DEGISTER'S NOTICES.

To ALL CREDITORS, LEGATEES AND 9TH ER
PERSONS INTERESTED-Notice is hereby given,
that the following named persons did on the
GATE affixed to their names, file the accounts
of their administration to the estate of those
persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts, &c.
whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in
the office of the Register for the Probate OF
Wills and granting of Letters of Administra-
tion, in and for the County of Montour, and
that the same will be presented to the Orphans
Court of said county, for confirmation and
allowance, on Monday, the 10th day of
June. A. d., 1901, AT the meeting of the
Court in the afternoon.
Feb'y. 2S.-First and Final account of
Charles NJ. Reed, Executor
of the last will and testa-
ment of Sarah Amelia Reed,
late of the Borough of Dan
vile, Montour County, de-
ceased.
March S.-First and Final account of
John Blee, Administrator of
the estate of H. F. Blee,
late of Derry Township,
Montour County, deceased
March 22.-First and Final account of
John Dyer, Administrator
C. t. d. of the estate of Josiah
Dyer, late of Liberty Town
ship, Montour County, de-
ceased.
April 20.-First and Final account of
Stinson L. Brobst and Will
lam NJ. Hartzell, Admins
traitors of the estate of Sus-
annah Hartzell, late of Ma
honipg Township, Moutour
County, deceased
May 11.-First and Final account of
William G. Forney, Ad
ministratOr of the estate of
Sarah Forney, late of the
Borough of Danville, Mon
tour County, deceased.
May 11.-First and Final account of
Elmer Fenstermacher, Will
lam Fenstermacher and
Franklin Fenstermacher,
Executors of the last will
and testament Of John Fens-
termacher, late of Valley
Township, MontOur County,
deceased.
May 11.-First and Final account of
William l.. Slider, Admin
istrator C. t. a. of the estate
of David Davis, late of Val
ley Township, MontOur
County, deceased.
May 11.-First and Final account of
William c, Runyan, Admin,
istrator of the estate of
Catharine Johnson, late of
Derry Township, Montour
County, deceased.
May 11.-First and Final account of
Nathaniel Bennett and Ella
NJ. Bennett Executor and
Executrix of the last will
and testament of Mary f.
Davis, late of the Borough
of Danvile, Montour Coun-
ty, deceased.
WM. l., SIDLER, Register.
Registers Office
Danville, Pa. May II, 1901.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
Reduced Rates to Cincinnati via the Penn
sylvania Railroad, account Convention of
United Societies of Christian EndeavOr.

On account of the Convention of the
United Societies of Christian Endeavor,
to be held in Cincinnati July & to 10,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell July to 6, from all stations on
its line, excursion tickets to Cincinnati
at one fare for the round trip,
These tickets will be good for return
passage, leaving Cincinnati not earlier
than July 8, and not later than July II.
For specific rates and full information,
apply to ticket agents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
TO WILLIAM CLEVELAND:
one of the Defendants aboye-named:

WHEREAS on the twenty-first day {
March A. ID. 1901. a Writ of Partition in d
aboYe-stated case was issued against the aboy
named Defendants to answer the aDoVe-nan
ed Plaintiffs ofa plea wherefore whereas, ii
said Plaintiff and the said Defendants abov
named, respectively hold together and III
divided a certain messuage, tenement an
town lot of land situate on the East side ,
Mill street in the Third Ward of the Boroue
OF Danville in the County of Montour an
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and descril
ed as follows, viz: Fronting on Mill street @
the westward adjoining four foot wide allt
on the northward an alley on the eastwar
and lot number fifteen "a now owned by Pe
er McCann, on the southwark, extending 5
width on Mill street thirty-four feet, more I
less, and extending back of the same width
alley aforesaid. said lot being in length on II
northern side along said four foot wide allt
ninety-seyen and eighty-Seyen onehundredtl
feet and in length along the southern sic
ninety-two and nine-tenths feet, with the a
purtenances and whereupon are erected a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
Reduced Rates to Gettysburg via Pennsyl-
yania Railroad.

For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the Annual Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Depart
ment of Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg,
June to 8, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets to
Gettysburg from all stations on its line
in the state of Pennsylvania, on June l.,
?, 3, A, and 5, good to return until June
10, inclusive, at rate of single fare for
the round trip. For specific rates,
apply to local ticket agents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
NOTICE.

Now March 18th, 1901, it is ordered
that the time for the holding of the reg.
ular terms of the several Courts in and
for the County of Montour be changed,
and that hereafter the time for the
holding of the said Courts be fixed fol
the fourth Mondays of February, May,
and December of each year.
This order to take effect ON the second
Monday of June, 1901.
r. R. LITTLE, P. j.
Attest, J. G.. MILLER Clerk.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
NSn nnv

Lady Dorothy Nevill is one Of the
wittiest women in London society
Some time ago there was rich and
ambitious man in society who went in
for entertaining largely and especially
for making his parties interesting and
representative. A marked falling off
began to take place after awhile in
the quality of his guests. Lady Dor
Othy, commenting on this deterioration,
said, "Once we used to meet Brown
ing and Whistler and Henry James and
so on there; but now we only meet
90 on."-Chambers' Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, g.,
T.TTAS ('nrSTX 30

LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm Off. J. CHENEY
& Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED Dol.
LARS for each and every case of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9TH day OF December, A. ID. 1896.
A. w. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23

Poet-I left a poem here the other
day. Do you think you can use it?
Editor-I have already. 1t came In
80 handy, simply had to.
Poet (gasping Joyfully)-Ah!
Editor-While | was writing my last
editorial | ran out OF copy paper; your
poem, being written OH one side Of the
paper only, just helped me out
Catholic Standard md Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
Union Meeting,

A union session of the Junior and Sen
ior Epworth League at ST. Peters NJ. E.
church, Riverside, Sunday night brought
out one of the largest congregations that
has filled that church for some time.
The exercises were in charge of Miss
Agnes McCloughan, Superintendent of
the Junior League. The program abound
ed in interest and was calculated to
awaken good deal of serious thought.
There is an abundance of natural talent
among the young people Of st. Peters
Nj. +. church and there was nothing es-
sayed during the evening that was not
carried through with the best possible
effect.
The exercises opened with selection
by the choir. incidentally it might be
mentioned that there are few better
choirs to be found than that of st. Pet
training combine tc make its singing a
highly enjoyable feature of the service.
Miss McCloughan read a selection of
scri ripture after which the Juniors sang
"Jesus Loves the Waits of the Street"
Miss McCloughan than told the scriptur
al story of Naaman, the leper, and the
part played by the little Jewish maiden
in bringing about his miraculous cure.
Papers were read by Miss Mary Nc
Cloughan and Miss Kate Lewis, each
pointing out the lessons to be learned
by the story of Naaman's life and the
nameless Jewish maid Recitations were
rendered by Miss Name keim and Miss
Ethel Shannon, the latter very little
girl who told the story of 1.-The Little
Syrian Maid, !" in a manner quite pleas
ing. Miss Keim, who recited the Last
Hymn" has great deal of talent along
the line of elocution. Her effort Sunday
night was most charming in its effect.
An especially pleasing feature of the
evening was solo by Mrs. K. j. Allen,
wife of the pastor, who sang Fear not
ye, 0 Israel" Mrs. Allen is gifted with
charming voice, which is well cultivat-
ed. The pastor followed with a short
address, dwelling very etiectually on the
subject of influence and the dependence
of great things on little things.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
A Poorly Played Game.

Bloomsburg High school defeated the
Danville High school in poorly played
game of base ball Saturday afternoon at
DeWitt's Park. Except in the fifth in
ming when the Danville battery revers-
ed itself for a sad and costly experiment
the game was fairly close. Both teams
showed great need of practice, Danville
especially giving no evidence Of the snap
and team work so essential to good base
ball. Following is the score:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
For the Shovel Factory,

Curry & Vannan are manufacturing
some of the machinery to be installed
in the shovel and scoop factory of the
Dsnville Bessemer Company which will
start up in the near future. The ma.
chimes are ponderous in size and com
plicsted in design.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
How They Treated Washington.

As an example of the progress of
medicine during the last century The
Medical Record cites the case of Wash
ingtons last illness. lie died of laryn-
geal diphtheria, and the treatment was,
1t would seem, for an old man sick
with a disease, very exhausting to the
vitality. 1t consisted in the abstrac-
tion of between two and three quarts
of blood, the administration of about
20 grains of calomel and grains of
tartar emetic and an injection, with ex-
ternal application of blister And yet
so strong was Washington's cOnstitu-
ton that he survived this treatment for
"a hours.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ hereby announce my name as Il
candidate for denomination for the Office
of Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts
of Montour County, subject to the ac-
tion of the Republican Convention.
j. c. MILLER
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
Reduced Rates to San Francisco via the
Pennsylvania Railroad, account BpwOrth
I,eague Convention,

On account of the Fifth International
Convention of the Epworth League, to
be held in San Francisco July Is to %,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell, July 4 to II, from all stations
on its line, excursion tickets to San
Francisco at greatly reduced rates For
specific information regarding rates,
routes, and conditions of tickets apply
to ticket agents.