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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
MEN AS THEY PASS.

Admiral Schley an enthusiastic
knight Templar, has promised to at
tend the conclaye in Louisville in All
gust.
The Chinese minister has sent gen
eral request to newspapers to spell the
last portion of his name with a small
#" thus, wa Ting fang, as fang is
simply a descriptive title and not
part Of his name.
Judge jerks of the New York su-
prcme court told the law school of New
York university the other day that "the
man with burrows in his brow wins
against the man with creases in his
trousers every time
General Wood has been made men,
Der Of the Academy of Science of Ha-
yuna. The academy is one of the most
exclusive organizations in Cuba. 1t is
limited to 10 members, and each mem
Der is elected for life.
Captain A. +. Lucas, the discOverer
of Oil in Beaumont, Tex, who is said
to he worth S400O0,0OO, was practically
pcnnilcSs a year ago. Though mining
engineer and gcologist by profession,
he was a railroad conductor for a
number Of years.
Lord Currie, the British ambassador
at Rome has purchased for $4,000 a
property near SubacO, in the Sabine
hills, where there is said to be a villa
built by Nero, and excavations are to
be made there under the personal su-
pervision of Lord Currie.
Harrison w. GOurley, who was ap-
pointed by Abraham Lincoln to a minor
clerkship in the New York custom
house has Just completed 40 years Of
service in that institution, having risen
meantime to the post of special deputy
naval officer and comptroller.
General Harris G. Hobart, who has
resigned from the Milwaukee public Ii
brary board after a service of % years,
was one of the Union prisoners who
tunnelcd his way out of Libby prison
at Richmond during the civil war. He
is now in his eighty-ninth year.
John G. Woolley, who was the Prohi-
started on n trip around the world for
the purpose of collecting data on the
liquor traffic and conditions in the
countries visited, preparatory to issu-
ing n book on the results of the prohibi-
tion movement.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
To Sion Corners In Grain.

The movement started by the New
York Produce Exchange to make the
cornering Of foodstuffs more difficult, IL
not to stop it altogether, seems likely to
bear fruit.
Under present conditions the SO cali
ed contract grades of wheat, corn, oats,
etc, are limited In quantity, and 1t Is
q more or less easy matter for the mar
ket to be manipulated. The frequent
corners are evidence of this. That
New York dealers who wish to conduct
a legitimate business are practically at
the mercy of the spectators In the
large primary markets is shown by
table prepared by the New York Jour
nal of Commerce. OF the stocks OF
wheat In New York only 314, 4,523 are Of
the contract grades of No. red, No 1
hard spring and No. 1 Northern; or
corn only 24G, 1913 bushels are contract,
and of oats only 2O7, ,491 bushels. The
corresponding figures for Chicago are
900 700, i, --,OOl hLh orcCobcOO' - A'
thus seen that manipulation in Chicago
would almost Immediately wipe out
the contract grades in New York and
leave the dealers in that city with the
obligation of paying whatever the spec
ulator who worked the corner demand
ed in order to make their deliveries.
The plan by which 1t Is proposed to
remedy this evil is similar to the one
which for several years has operated
successfully in tln cotton ana coHee
markets. 1t contemplates making sew
eraI grades good deliveries with the
payment of a certain arbitrary premi-
um to be fixed two or three times
wear by a committee of the exchange.
This would permit dealers to conduct
their ordinary business without fear OF
losing all their money in an effort to
make good their contracts. 1t would
also furnish an opportunity for dealers
at Chicago and elsewhere to hedge II
they were caught In a corner.
Any movement tending to do away
with or perceptibly lessen the corner
ing of the necessities of life, which is
the most dangerous and harmful phase
of speculation, is to be commended and
should have the approval Of all who
carry on a straightforward business In
the various agricultural products.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

rat had had the longer vision, or it may
be that RobespIerre waited for time 20
prove that the greatest enemies of the
revolution were in its own ranks. He
had rid himself Of the commune and
the convention and finally tried to
purge the committees. He failed and
was brought to the block after a dead
ly struggle between his adherents and
the convention.
In person Robespierre was slight,
with feeble and angular limbs. His
voice was shrill and monotonous, his
eyes blue and deepset. \ continual ten
sion of all the muscles of the face gave
to his naturally yellow complexion "A
somewhat ghastly look From first to
last he inspired his fellows with fear.
The outside world worshiped him as
"the incorruptible"
GEORGE l.. kILMER.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

The action of the United States dis
trict attorney in taking q hand in the
investigation of the affairs of the Sew
enth national bank, says the New York
Mail and Express, is evidence of de-
termination to bring somebody to ac-
count for violation of the law in the
nagement of that institution. That
the law was violated in overcertifying
checks for Marquand 81 Co. and in
making loans to that firm far in excess
of the prescribed limit cannot be de-
MED, but a national banking associa-
ton as such cannot be punished, nor
can officers and employees be made to
incriminate themselves. And yet It Is
desirable to fix the responsibility for q
ruinous management that the law was
intended to prevent and to exact pen
atty for violation Of provisions which
are the sole safeguard of depositors.
1t is important that the trust necessa-
rily placed in the officers and directors
Of bank by those whose money Is
under their control should be under a
legal protection that means something.
When it Is betrayed, somebody ought
to suffer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

The Berliner Tageblatt comments as
follows on the farewell speeches Of
Count Won Waldersce ard General
Chaffee: I'VE must forget that the
greatest difficulties and most irritating
conflicts with which the German COM
mander in chief had to deal were Gre
ated by Americans and by General
Chaffee, and we must console ourselves
withsthe words of the proverb, 'Ali's
well that ends WE'LL" General Chat
fee did make it rather difficult for Won
Waldersee to carry out the German pol
icy of loot in China.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
BRIEFLY TOLD.
There is no use Leaving Danyille, Believe
the Statements Of DanviIle Residents,

There is no use Leaving Danyille Believe
the Statements Of DanviIle Residents,
Endorsement byrcsidouts of DmyiIlr.
Proof positive from Dauyille people.
Cannot be eyad"d or doubted,
Read this statement
Mrs. II Nillard of 122 East Front St.
SAYS ] was doctOrcd for Brights Dis
ease but could not get permanent relief
Owing to rheumatism | was not able to
walk withouta "A cane and in addition TO
this was yerymuch bothered with pain
across my lOius and am embarrassing
weakness of the kidneys ! took almost
everything could hear about without
obtaining success Doau 5 Kidney Pills
did memore good than any other remedy
| ever used They positively relieved
the ach ing in my back and the annoy
ance from the kidney secretions. They
gave me relief not afforded by any other
medicine
For sale by all dealers Price 30 cts.
Foster NIilburn 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, 1901-07-25

Tie newspapers OF Cuba are discuss
ing the poverty of the native vocabu-
larry. They say that school children
have such Il limited command of the
Spanish language that they rccite their
lessons inclcgantly and incorrectly, con
tinually repeating the same words and
often giving those words a meaning not
sanctioned by the dictionaries. There
are artisans all over Cuba who are
ignorant of the right names of the tools
they USE and there are blacksmiths,
masons and carpenters who do not
know the names of certain figures and
things which they draw and fabricate
continually" The Diario de In Marina
of Havana says that great school for
the teaching of Spanish should be
founded in Cuba. \ flood of Angli-
cisms, it declares, is inundating Cuban
writing and conversation, and within
20 years mot a word of Spanish will
be understood in the island"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

According to the latest returns, Fish
Kill Landing, n. Y, has the record
breaking romancer. A man in that
place, he says, ate some fried eggs that
had been charged with electricity by
a lightning bolt that dropped through
his residence, and incidentally through
his kitchen ceiling, directly over the
stove where the eggs were frying
Shortly after he had partaken ef bis
egg embellished meal the man felt I'M
comfortable. He felt still more uncom-
Portable when the eggs began to short
circuit themselves. Green flames snap
ped and cracked from his hair, his
watch stopped and old nails and tacks
and needles flew to him and hung on
with unpleasant pertnacity. The doc
tors were hurriedly called, and they
said that the lightning would have to
take its time in working out Of his sys-
tenn They had no remedies that would
mitigate the effects Of overindulgence
in fresh currents, and so for two weeks
the victim has been recuperating from
this violent attack of electric indiges-
ton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
4 Marvel of Surgery.

Surgery has reached point at which
almost any marvel may be expected,
but Il has remained for Russian sur
geou to attempt and succeed in per-
forming an operation hitherto regarded
as fatty impossible. He has repaired
the great femoral artery-has spliced
on to it an artificial length, just as a
pipe to a brass one.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
All Embracing,

Il see that somebody says Edmund
Kean, the most famous Of English ac-
tors, lived to adapt the kind of meat
he ate to the part he had to play, choos-
irg pork for tyrants, beef for murder
ers and mutton for lovers"
That's n great idea. l suppose
when he had to play several parts in
one evening he ate hash. .'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Hn,x tn Darn Stockings.

Silk floss is one of the best things to
use In darning stockings, although a
strong and smooth darn for merino
stockings may be made by using both
stout cotton and woolen yarn. When
going over the break for the first time,
have the threads of cotton. Then put
in the cross layer of woolen yarn. In
drawing the threads in linen first rub
the surface to be drawn with white
sOaD-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is not rec
ommendedf for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
Just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to Pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out ifyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
ssad 3s5si yoo4 ;o this ADDRESS 559ss 'G5 I'd
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Bing Esf
hamton, N. Y. The |-eslifs= f5z.s h.z=zsS tse97
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp-Root
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
How IN Relieve "A Painting Person.

If the face is pale, lay the patient
fiat on the back and raise the feet lit.
tie If the face is red. raise the patient
to a sitting or easy reclining position.
The pale face indicates that there IS
too little blood in the head, the red that
there Is too much. 1t is necessary also
to be careful that black or blue face
is not mistaken for a pale one, for this
dark hue indicates venous congestion,
and in such a case the patient should
be raised. Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
w on.

''Dear," said young Mrs. Jsllus, II
thought you ought to know. There's a
married man who is violently in love
with me-"
"WhatW he cried. "WhO is heW
'Tf tell you, will you give me those
earrings | wanted"
Eyes. Who is it"
"You"-PhiladeIp Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

An Australian editor who is also a
member of parliament republished an
article from a Dublin paper criticising
King Edward, and for his indiscretion
he was expelled from parliament. So
1t seems that free speech and free press
have strings tied to them in the new
federation of the antipodes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
PRIVATE SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL EST ATEi

The following described farm is here
by offered for private sale, to wit: All
that messuage, tenement and tract OF
land situate in the Township of Valley,
i'll the County of Montour, Pennsylvania
bounded and described as follows, viz
On the East by lands of Franklin Diehl,
on the South by lands of William Curry,
on the West by lands of John Conway
and on the North by lands of G. Jenkins
and others, containing one hundred and
twenty-five acres, siXty-fve acres of
which is cleared land and the remain
ing sixty acres being wood land, and
whereupou are erected a two-story
frame dwelling house, large bank
barn. and other ont buildings. There
are also situate on the premises well
Of good water, and fruit trees of all
kinds.
For further information inquire of
John Hendricks at the premises, or Of J.
p Bare, Esq. No. 405 Ferry street, Dan
vile, Pa.
J. P. BARE, Esq, Gen. Agt.,
for Sarah Casselberry.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Mr. Baldwin announces that he will
approach the north pole from the Nor
wegian side. Circumstances may COM
pei changes In these plans, but it is
pretty certain that if he reaches the
north pole he will have to approach 1t
from the Snn1k
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Revolving Kites For Signaling.

William 4. Eddy has demonstrated
that a windmill with a revolving up
right shaft and horizontal revolving
ried to great height by means Of
mammoth kites and made to revolve
suspended lanterns with greater light
power than the revolving single lights
used by the lighthouses.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

B f SPIER RE- 3
fortunes seem
ed to depend
upon fat @.
When power
full rivals drop
ped away, as,
for instance,
Mirabeau and
Marat, the lit
tie brooding
lawyer mount
ed higher the
waves Of rev
olutiOn. III g
b g z a n { h g
reign of terror,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
His Uncerta i1ty.
Farmer Honk-Say, Lem.
Enrmnr. S1nrl,l.ilnr-IInrl

FaTIner IIOnk-NaI, Icm.
Farmer StackridCr-IIar?
Farmer llonk-iS that ere solemn,
spectacled young nephew of yourn
that's bein called doctor" and goes
around lookn as wise as a treeful Of
owls dentist, a hoss physician, corn
curer, layer on of hands, a presidin
elder or just common doctor that
saws bones and kills folkS?-Puck.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| hereby announce my name rs q
candidate for denomination for the office
of Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts
of Montour County, subject to the ac-
ton of the Republican Convention.
J. c. MILLER.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

'Tf you make It impossible for the po-
lice captain to receive pay for protect
ing crime. you will come pretty near to
making it impossible for criminals to
flourish, whether they be gamblers or
other kinds of lawbreakers," says JUS
tice Jerome of New York @Thls is a
rather unpleasant commentary on
american municipal government.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

It has been fully demonstrated taat
Ely S Cream Balm is a specific for
Nasal Catarrh and cold in the head.
This distinction has been achieved only
as the result of continued successful use
A morbid condition of the membrane in
the nasal passages can be cured by this
purifying and healing treatment. Sold
by druggists or it will be mailed for 30
cents by Ely Brothers So Warren Street,
New York 1t spreads over the mem
brane. is absorbed and relief is immedi
ate,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

\ New England man Was given to
addressing his cattle in rather en-
phatic terms. One day when the COWS
were more than usually frolicsome he
was heard to cXclaim: Yes, scatter,
will ye! Blast ye. II there warnt
but one of ye, yed scatter"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Towne-Blugore' not very interest
ing himself. but there's a born leader
of men in his family.
Browne-You don't say?
Towne-YeS; it's n girl; arrived last
night.-Philadelphi Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Rnnm NV lnnnPnIn.

"Have you done anything to boom
your town?
WAL, l reckon! Held tew indigna-
ton meetin's tew pertest agin the
smoke nuisancew-DetroitJ Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Commenting on the decision Of the
appellate division Of the New York
state court, which defeated, temporari-
ly at least the movement against high
signboards, the New York Tribune
makes the suggestion that the state
regulate the matter Of signs by levying
a small tax on everything not used on
buildings to designate the name of the
owner of the business and the charac.
ter of the enterprise. The French sys-
TEN, which is very successful, IS cited
as an example. Under this scheme
about S710,600 is paid annually by ad.
vertisers into the public treasury. 1t is
evident that this cannot be a heavy
tax even with the small amount of ad'
vertising done in France compared
with that done in the United States. II
is nevertheless a restraint in some de-
gree, as the tax is levied on the size OF
hn r,pCtapa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

"The king orders you executed at
sunrise for offending the queen"
"But she wanted me to elope with
her, and | refused"
"That's lust it."-Life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
DanviIIe. Pa. July 25 1901
CONTRADICTIONS

All communications sent to the AMEm-
CAN for publication must be signed by
the writer, and communications not so
signed will be rejected.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
NOTICE OF INOUISITION.

In THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. OF
MONTOUR COUNTY NO JUNE
TERN 1901. IN PARTITION.
Theodore Doster and Agnes B. Doster
his Wife, in Right of Said Wife,
Harry Latimere and Elizabeth Lati-
mere his Wife, in Right of Said
Wife, Sarah c. Johnston. Mary A.
Johnston. and Samuel Johnston,
Plaintiffs.
Isaiah Hilkert, William Hilkert, John
Hilkert Eleanor j. Hilkert, Mary
NJ. Hilkert, Richard Moser and Eve
line Moser, his Wife, in Right of
Said Wife, and William Cleveland,
Defendants.
To William CleUelond,
one Of The Defendants Ab0re-Nanaed.
You are hereby duly notified that by Vir-
tue of the writ of partition in the above pro-
Ceeding to me directed, an lnquisitiOn Will
be held on the premises therein described
situate in the Third Ward of the Borough Of
Danville in the County Of Montour and state
of Pennsylvania, on Friday, september
Goth, 1901, at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon of the said day, to ascertain and in
quire. among other things whether the said
premises can be parted and divided without
prejudice to or spelling the whole thereof.
or otherwise to value and appraise the same;
where and when you may attend if you deem
proper. -
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Far Worse.

Jack-And did she make fool OF
your
Arthur-It was worse than that; she
let me make one of myself.-Puck. ~,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
PnnArPH-

Fortieth Friend (since breakfasO-Ry
Jove, old fellow, you've got a fearful
cold. What are you taking for it?
Sufferer Choarsely) - Advice. New
Nn1l. NN---l.I,.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Reduced Rates to Meeting of Baptis
Young Peoples Union of America, Chi
cago, via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

On account of the International Con-
vention of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America. to be held i'll Chica-
go, July % to 2S, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell excursions tick
cts from all stations on its lines to
Chicago at rate of single fare for the
round trip These tickets will be sold
and good going OH July %, "a, and %,
and will be good to return until July
80, inclusive. Tickets remaining on
deposit after July 80 will be good re-
turning, leave Chicago until and in
GLIDING August "A, on payment of fee
of 80 cents to Joint Agent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Just now there is n craze for scien-
tific physical culture, and it is even
making its way into the schools. 1t is
easy to understand that n city clerk
may be the better for chasing weights
up and down the wall of his room for
exercise but what has become Of the
physical culture boys and girls are sup
posed to have in the playground games?
The wild Indian is the most graceful,
the most supple, hardy and alert spec
linen Of the human race to be found,
and he knows nothing of the white
mans devices for building up muscle.
His bodily training comes from games
and contests where the race is to the
swift and the battle to the strong.
That IS the best physical culture which
is play, or akin to it, and not serious
work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
IupOrta

He-Darling, Will you be my wife?
She-Have you a recommendation
from your fiancee?-King.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

cures made by Or.
Kilmer S Swamp-Roo
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
tits the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century dis
covered after ye~~
scientific researl.
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
mont LriIDayy and E1aI
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

John p. Klein, sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for bigamy by local court,
enjoyed the unusual blessings of two
wives, two homes and two positions.
Clever as he considered himself, his
scheme failed and all on account of an
UNEQUAL division of his two salaries
between the two wives. The wife who
received the smallest division of his
two salaries started an investigation,
which resulted in his Imprisonment.
Thus it would seem that fair play is
requisite even in a successful bigamist.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

The Sextou-I don't think you can
find a particle of dust in the center aisle
today, sir.
The Rector--Oh, yes! | remember now
that bride yesterday had an unusually
long train.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK 2
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know of The Monderful
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
uoxx IN CIaau Pjcfure Framea.

The best Preparation for cleaning pic
ture frames or restoring furniture is a
mixture Of three parts Of linseed oil
and one part of spirits of turpentine.
1t not only removes scratches, but re-
stores wood to it's original color, leav-
ing q luster upon the surface. 1t should
be applied with a woolen cloth and
then rubbed when dry with silk cloth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

The Man Up Town at the Telephone
Hello, Is this the grocer?
The Groceries.
''Haye you got any very old cheese"
Yes; I've got some that's all right
I'll call it if you'd like to speak to It,"