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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
In6uen Xa.

It "a very well known that the In
duenza is not an exclusively modern
complaint but l am not sure whether
a curious reference to it by Bower, the
continuator of Fordun's chronicle has
been noted. Writing of the year 1920
he says that among those who died In
Scotland that year were Sir Henry St
Clair, earl Of Orkney; Sir James Doug
las of Dalkeith, Sir William de Aber-
nethy, Sir William de st. Clair, Sir VIII
liam Cockburn and many others, all by
that infirmity whereby not only great
men, but innumerable quantity Of the
comnonalty, perished, which was vul-
carly termed le Quhew lie Quhew g.
vurgaribus dicebaturl" Blower, XIV,
32.) Now, "quh" in Scottish texts usu-
ally represents the sound Of "wh"
properly aspiratedD Therefore 1t
seems that In the fifteenth century the
Influenza was known as "the whew,"
Just as 1t is known in the twentieth
century as "the flue."
l have refrained from quoting at
length Bowers explanation Of the
cause of the epidemic, but there seems
little doubt that the disease was iden-
teal with that with which we are SO
grievously familiar. - Notes and Que
riaS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
"HPnry IN"


1t Is interesting to recall that, just
as Edward VII of England chose his
second baptismal name as the one by
which he wished to be designated
when he mounted the throne, 50 like
wise his great-uncle, William Henry,
would have preferred to be known as
Henry IN. One of the reasons for this
preference was the desire to establish
lawful right to a title which had al
ready been arrogated by the cardinal
OF York, the last of the Stuart pre-
tenders. When the question, however,
came up for discussion in the privy
council, the latter decided in favor of
King William ". This story was told
by the king himself to Miss Helen
Lloyd, the governeSs of his children.
He added that the privy council was
moved to this choice partly by fear of
exciting the superstitious fears of the
populace, who still bore in their mem
ory a prophecy dating from the seven
teenth century, which runs as follows:
Henry the Eighth pulled down monks and their
cells;
Henry the Ninth shall pull down bishops and
bells.
Literary Era.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
A Poor Millionaire,

Lately starved in London because he
could not digest his food. Early use Of
DR.. King $ New Life Pills would have
saved him. They strengthen the stom-
ach aid digestion, promote assimilation
improve appetite, Price 25c. Money
back if not satisfied. Sold by Paules &
Co., druggists.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Those Dear Girls.

Tell me-" said Miss Skinnay on the
promenade, is my-er-ankle show
ing"
Yes" replied Miss Flumpleigh, "but
l wouldn't worry. 1 don't think any
one Will notice t."-Philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Notice to Wheelmeu,

There's positively no need to endure
discomfort by reason of chatting sun.
burn, insect stings, sore and perspiring
feet or accidental bruises. You forget
these troublesin using Bucklen Arnica
Salve Infallible for Pimples, Blotches
Skin Eruptions and Piles Sold by
Paules & Co., druggists, % cents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
ChlnaAn Co SlnW.

Professor Starr states that the edu-
Gated classes Of Japan are dying Of
brain fever due to too rapid advance
ment In culture. The Chinese are not
suffering from any rapid assimilation
Of modern ideas, says the Chicago Post;
hence they may be expected to die OF
old age
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Roads of MisHfMsippf,

DR.. J. A. Rowan, u prominent physi.
clan, has the following to say about
the roads Of the state:
From my experience as country
physician In travelling over the roads |
am convinced that the present system
Of working roads in Mississippi is O
farce. The ineXperience and apathy
on the part of overseers and the indif.
ference on the part OF hands should
convince any ordinarily intelligent per
son that new methods will have to be
adopted. The contract system. with
improved implements, is the remedy.
In my opinion broad tired wagons
would do much toward keeping roads
In good repair, and our Legislature
should enact law requiring the mar.
row tire to be replaced by the broad
after three or four years or one allow
Ing parties using theuRa credit on their
road tax. | often go double the. .dis,
tance over our best roads rather than
60 half as far over the average. saving
time and comfort thereby. The people
will have to be educated along the lines
of better roads, and new methods will
have to be forced upon them"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Listen to the Voice of Experience.


She (pining for pleasant words)-oh,
George | cannot understand it. Why so
you lavish this wealth Of love On me
when there are so laany @ir!s more beau
tiful and more worthy than |?
Helm bowed if | EHnw.--Iit-E.r'.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

The shirt waist letter carrier is upon
US, but he still delivers the mail In
wrappers, says the Omaha Bee.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
j. j. R ROW NJ,

THE EYE A SPECIALLY.
Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass
es and artificial eyes supplied
81 Market Street, Bloomsbury, Pa.
Hours-10 a. III. to p IN.
Telephone 1896.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
be forced upon them"
If you Have Headaches

iont experiment with alleged cures.
Buy Krause's Headache Capsules, which
will cure any headache in half an hour
10 matter what causes it. Price 25c.
sold by Rossman & Son 5 Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
LarReMt of PrtmOnm,

Frances new prison at Fresnes, some
eight miles from Paris, is the largest In
the world.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
How to Make Strawberry Croustade

A croustade of fresh Strawberries
makes delicious early spring dessert.
Bake a sponge cake in a thick sheet
and cut it into squares Of about 81
inches or into rounds. Then cut small
er squares or rounds from these, leav-
ing An opening of generous size in the
middle of each. Fill this with straw
berries, sprinkle with powdered sugar
and serve with a coil of whipped cream
on the top of each.
Listen to the Voice of Experience.
Mrs. Newlywed-Do you know, my
husband never even thinks Of so much
as going for a scuttle of coal without
first kissing me!
Mrs. Oldgirl-In about two years. my
dear, you may consider yourself lucl.y il
he gets the coal.-Stray Stories.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Runs the Water Around, but Not on,
His PIants-F. f. Collins of San An
tonic Has Rented His Property In
Plots TO Thrifty BeIgians, Who
Raise Remarkable Crops.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Soldiers, Home Insnectiop.

The Black Hills senators-elect visited
Hot Springs last week, with Senator
Burke of Hot springs, and examined
into the requirements of the soldiers
home for the next two years. The
membership Of the home is constantly
increasing, now having about $50 on
the rolls, thus requiring a larger APP
portionment than ever before. The
senators dined with Commandant Linn
and looked over the institution thor
oughly. The visitors were Senators @.
b. Bennett, Rapid City; o. A. Cooper,
Whitewood; l.. p. Jenkins, Lead; j. +.
Cheese man, Belle Fourche. The party
was rendered a banquet at the Evans.
Among the matters discussed by the
Hills senator's while together, was the
advisability of advocating a short ses-
sion of the legislature; and they anne
to the conclusion that they would favor
a thirty-day session. They are all act.
i've business men, and want to ave the
work of the session completed as rapid
~ as possible, thus making a great saw
ing to the state, as well as to them
selves personally, as they have business
that they cannot afford to leave. They
believe that If at the beginning of the
legislative session it is decided to hold
q short session, the members will the
more quickly get Town to business and
put in longer hours from the very first
day, rather than wait for the closing
days before they begin crowding things.
They believe that there is not much
legislation needed, beyond h regular
appropriation bills; perhaps a few
changes In the revenue law, and some
other legislation that seems to be de-
manded-but in all rot demanding a
full session, they believe. On account
of the great saving a short session
would be to the state, they believe h a
their plan for 1t will meet with general
favor by both branches.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
TUBBs SEEKS PARDON.
Twice Convicted of Violating the
Laws-Penitentiary Sentence.

Twice Convicted of Violating the
Laws-Penitentiary Sentence.
Friends of Richard A. Tubbs, former
mayor of Alcester, who was sentenced
to two years Imprisonment for sending
Objectionable letters through the mail,
are circulating petitions asking that he
be p%ardcned. The petitions represent
the signers as believing in his inno-
| cence, or that, If guilty, he had already
been sufficiently punished. The case
has attracted wide attention through
out the state. Mr.. Tubbs, while mayor
of Alcester and agent Of the Chicago e.
Northwestern railroad at that place.
was arrested a year ago on the charge
of having mailed Objectionable letters
to Miss Clara Saltnes, a young lady
then residing in Alcester, but who now
lives with her parents in Hawarden.
| Iowa. Tubbs was tried in April, 1899,
and convicted. He filed a motion for 4.
new trial, which was granted. The new
trial resulted in another conviction, and
| he was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. He appealed the case to
the United States circuit court of APP
peals, and a hearing was held in st.
! Paul last spring. Some important le-
gal questions arose. In November the
circuit court of appeals affirmed the
decision of Judge Garland in sentencing
Tubbs to two years in the penitentiary.
Tubbs is at present under bonds of
$4,000. The customary sixty days from
the handing down of decisions granted
defendants by federal courts of APP
peal will expire Jan. 4, and the federal
officials have been notified that at that
time Tubbs will surrender himself and
go to the penitentiary to begin serving
his sentence, in the hope that his appli-
cation for pardon will peal fruit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATORS.
The Teachers Association Meets ut


The State Educational association
held a very successful three days con-
vention at Yankton. Many matters of
interest to the teachers were discussed.
Papers on topics pertaining to educa-
ton were read by prominent educators.
The first day was given up to three
sessions. President Barnard read an
address, followed by a forcible paper
on Concentration of Rural Schools
by Emily f. White, superintendent of
Hughes county, and a paper by Nina
Small, superintendent of Potter county.
Supt. Forsee of Hamlin discussed the
duty of a superintendent when visiting
schools, and Supt. Foncannon of Nc
Pherson read an able paper on changes
in our school laws. Supt. Foncannon
was elected president of the superin-
tendents' department. The association
also appointed a member of the legisla-
tive committee to lobby for changes in
the school laws. May Farrell was
elected secretary.
Five hundred teachers We're in at
tendance on the second day. The gen.
eral association elected George NJ.
Smith, professor of languages and ped
agogy at the state university, presi-
dent, Mrs. May Cowen recording Sec
rotary, Supt. Reamer of Grant county
treasurer and w. W. Girton of the
state normal school corresponding sec
rotary. Madison vas selected as the
place of next meeting by a vote Of fif-
teen.
On the closing day papers were read
by President Heston of the agricultural
college on kind of Education for South
Dakota" by Prof. Smith, the new
president of the association. on Eth
zeal Culture in Public Schools" and
Prof. Hamlin of the Santee Indian
training school on Educating Indians"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
News Of In
x terest. X
INVOLVED.
Prayer Meeting Confession of n Con
vert Starts a Sensation.

Through following the advice that
liar state of affairs exists in a town on
the Burlington railroad north of Sioux
Falls. The name of the town is with
held for obvious reasons. A reliable
gentleman who visited the town vouches
for the facts in reference to the matter.
A number of the prominent residents OF
the town are in all kinds of trouble
and all on account of a series of revival
meeting recently held there by a lead
ing evangelist of the Northwest. The
evangelist had wonderful success in
securing new converts. Among those
induced to return to the paths of recti-
tude was a woman who for years had
been somewhat noted in the criminal
circles of the place. She was in earnest
in her desire to live a better life, and
the church members considered her
conversion one of the most interesting
events of the series of revival meet
ings. This proved to be SO, but not
exactly in the manner that was ex-
pected. AT one of the meetings. after
the woman a rerounced her former
ways and declared her purpose to live
in the future an upright and virtuous
life, the minister took occasion to re-
mine the class of %onverts hat open
confession was good for the o Then
a bombshell was thrown into the town,
for the woman in question, taking the
evangelist at his word, proceeded to
''cut loose" in a name that has rent
the town asunder, with the probability
that the divorce courts will be COM
PEELED to work overtime in order to dis
pose of the sudden increase of bust
ness. The woman told of her many
sins, and in relating her story impli-
Gated a dozen or fifteen of the leading
citizens of the town. The married
women of the congregation, who at first
listened listlessly to the story, suddenly
became deeply interested and began a
more systematic line of investigation
as to further and corroborative details.
Several husbands We're involved, and as
a result of this particular instance of
open confession being good for the
soul, the editor, the banker and several
prominent merchants are the defend
ants in suits in the divorce courts, or
are about TO be. Every effort has been
made to keep the story out Of the
newspapers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
OLD MILLS AT WORK.
Caledonia I'm Commission aid Father
De Smet Nearly Ready.

The old Caledonia stamp mill at Lead,
which has been idle for ten years, Is
now dropping on Homestake company
ore. Work is being rushed upon the
old Father DE Smet mill. which has
been closed down eight years, and 1t
win be at work about Jan. Is. The
Homestake company has completed a
survey for the site of the second cyan
ide plant that is to be built on the Cen
trail City site of the hill. Just as soon
as IL has been demonstrated that this
process will extract the remaining val
ues in the tailings Of the mills, work
upon the second plant will be COM
menced. Everything about the $1,000 600
water plant works successfully. If nee
essary 5000 gallons of water can be
pumped per minute from Spearfish
creek into the reservoir in Lead.
The Belt Development company of
Colorado Springs. which proposes to
develop the block of ground immedi-
ately south of the Homestake mines,
has sent o. b. Amsden and A. Thomp-
son of Colorado to commence work inn
mediately upon a deep shaft. A steel
hoisting plant will be erected. This
company. it is stated, has set aside
500, 600 for development purposes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
SAVE THE TA1LIScs.

Holy Terror Company Makes a suc-
cess of the Cyanide Process
The Holy Terror company Is said to
have made a success of experiments
with the cyanide process upon tailings
from the Holy Terror mine and h re-
fractory ore of the keystone mine.
These mines adjoin but the character
of the ore is entirely different.
The Elizabeth Mining company stands
next in importance in the keystone
camp. John Barth and associates of
Milwaukee own the property, which is
the Birmarck mine. located half a mile
west Of the Holy Terror. Large ore
bodies, free milling and concentrating
in nature, have been found.
A very rich discovery of free gold has
been made in the shaft on the Chilkoot
property four miles northwest OF Key
stone. Ore has been taken out that as
sayed $500 per ton gold. Members -
the Elizabeth company have the CHIN
koot mine bonded.
The Crown Hill Mining company, a
South Dakota concern, will m
the first of the year to enlarge it's fifty
ton concentrating plant to 100 tons
daily capacity. The company has sunk
a 300-foot shaft on a 30-foot ledge of
gelena ore.
A New York chemical company has
purchased for Sc, 600 a spondumene mine
near Keystone and a contract has been
let to mine 500 tons of the ore to be
shipped to New York. Lithia water is
extracted from the ore. S~pondumene
is a ~crystallized material, white in color
and has been sought greatly in the past
few months for it's lithia products.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
APPOINTS A nEcEIvER.

Judge Campbell a appointed M. II.
Kelly of Aberdeen receiver for the
Farmers Mutual Hail and Cyclone In
a company OF WATERFOWL. The
application for the ~receivership was
made by members of the company,
which has done a large amount of busi-
ness during the past W. or three years.
Mr.. Kelly has gone to Watertown to
take charge of the company's assets.
which consist principally of farmers
premium notes. The business reputa-
ton of the concern has not been OF the
best.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Sanity Toasted.

Rev. John f. Hill, in Presbyterian
Banner, takes the following incident
from a New York paper and adds a
suggestive comment:
"a gentleman was once being taken
over an idiot asylum. He asked an at
tendant how they knew when an idiot
was considered to be sufficiently re-
stored to sanity to be discharged.
"'Oh,' said the attendant, 1T is easily
managed. We take them into a yard
where there are several troughs. We
turn on the taps and give the idiots
buckets to bail out the water and emp
ty the troughs. Many of them keep
bailing away while the taps keep run
ming, but they that wasn't idiots stops
the tap"
This little story, though by no means
a new one. may have proven amusing
to the readers, and all will agree that
the asylum should not discharge an in
mate who failed upon this funny test.
But are all the people in asylums for
the insane or imbeciie who keep bail
ing away hoping to empty the
trough without stopping the inflow?
Is not this precisely what we do when.
through our state and municipal gov
ernments, we make desperate strug-
giles for the abatement OF the floods of
crime and pauperism, and yet neglect
to close the saloon, which is the ac-
knowledged source of the greater part
Of those awful streams?
A city missionary, addressing the
Presbyterian Social Union of Philadel-
phia, on the Stun Problem" in large
cities, when asked what connection the
saloon had with the slums, replied:
Remove the saloon from the slums
and you will have no slums."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
II
Fourth Infantry Does Good Work i'm
Northern NindonaO.

Manila. Dec. 80. = A pushing cam
paign was carried on by the Fourth
infantry during December Ia Northern
Mandapao. The town OF ,Jemeniz was
captured, as was also the insurgent
stronghold in the mountains further
inland. The coast town Of I.angariD
was captured by a detachment OF a
hundred troops who scattered the
enemy in that vicinity. killing a NUM-
Der Of them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
How She Won.

81 thought you said you never again
would elect her president of your club
he suggested. after she had told him all
about the result of the club election.
well. we didn't intend to- she replied.
''but when she broke down and cried we
Just couldn't help it."-Smart Set.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
~ omitted RhetoricnI stroke.

'Let me Sect said the great man. did
I say anything about the crux OF the
proposition" II don't see anything"
said the secretary, glancing over his
notes. "H'm!'' murmured the great man.
at meant to work that phrase OF some
how."-Puck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Consolation.

Life Is full Of uncertainties" said the
m~ournful person. Cheer up. old man"
rejoined the jovial friend. "You don't
have to read the weather reports and the
horse race news IL you don't want to-
Washington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Cenupdrum.

when does a man become a seam
stress?" 'When he hens and havs."
NO when he threads his way mo"
"when he rips and tears" mo" Give
II up." Never. II he can help it."-Bos-
ton Christian Register.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
KiIued An = runaway,

Flint. Mich, Dec. 30.-In q runaway
accident Or. George w, Rowland. a
leading practitioner here. was killed.
and G.. H. Quigley, a prominent BUSH
ness man, fatally injured.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Krpea whiIc Jntoxicated.

Prentice. Wis, Dec. 30.-John Hog
lund, a farmer from Pennington, was
struck and killed by a Wisconsin Gen.
trail train. He was Intoxicated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03

Spokane. WASH. Dec. 30.--Six Jap
anese section hands on b Great
Northern railway were killed by
freight train near Cuthank.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Horses Fed to Hogs.
Car Barn L

Clinton. Iowa. Dec. 20.-Fire entailed
a loss of 5000 in the electric car barns
here. The roof fell Ia and much ma
chinery was destroyed. The loss Is
about two-thirds covered by insur-
ance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03
Indian Strategy.

"Conjecturing that however he had es-
capped his position in the bluffs that their
young men were still c~llnging stealthily
to his rear, the Sioux, with no intention
Of making an immediate attack, but with
the aim to get into the most favorable po-
sition, sent hundreds of their warriors
down the river under cover to cross I'M
perceived three miles below and fill the
ridges and high places OF the line Of
bluffs full of watchful, cruel and revenge
full fighting force. Also unperceived a
number of braves made their way across
the river a short way down and secreted
themselves under the precipitous bank on
Clusters side.
'The Indians, under cover and watch
ing the little column like a thousand
hawks. could see the white leader show
ing signs Of impotence and disquiet. He
scanned the country beyond the clump Of
timber through his glasses again and
again. They could not know hat he vas
watching and hoping for some sign Of
the approach OF Reno, so no Indication
would show that he had AIKEN up his po-
sition on the other side. This delay gave
the Indians plenty of time for their forces
to deploy and scatter over the most ad-
~vantageou positions in the high ground
round about.