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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24

her stood Frank Marvin. Il asked you TO
come with me on my travels, and YOU con
sented, as you did once before-but this
time it is for life"
Alice Reisen laughed a little hys-
terically. 'But you know what happened
before, Frank" The last word was a
caress, so tenderly was it spoken.
Yes, l know from what you said little
while ago-you thought my sister was an
other girl in whom was interested. There
was and can be no other girl but you And
then they talked it all over, for good.
The candy and toys were distributed from
the green-paper-wrapped tree when they
returned to the hall They did not remain
long, but went out under the stars and to
the little parsonage across the way Frank
had sent a friend for a license, and in q
trice they were married.
A team and carriage were at the door
and away they were whirled through the
beautiful but crisp prairie night.
'"To the ranch, ordered Frank, and then
added: at was a miracle that the tralr
stopped right here in my own town. The
big ranch-house is ablaze with light out
there, and all is ready for you"
So the train went on toward the noun
tains without two of its passengers.
do you know" whispered Frank. as the
team drew up to the ranch-house, almost q
mansion out there on the plains, that | re
eeived the best Christmas present of al
tonight"
But you had to be your own Santa Claus
to get it," laughed Alice.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
IncreduIous.

Mamma-santa Claus only comes to good
boys.
Johnny-Huh! If he did he wouldn',
have to hustle much to get around.-Puck
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24

not on the bills-he approached the fairy,
and in the same rough voice exelaimed:
You are to go with me on my travels to-
night. Come"
For a moment she stood irresolute, not
knowing If this were part of the programme.
Then, thinking it must be, she took the
heavily-gloved hand, and, with a bow TO the
audience, stepped back and back, until both
were swallowed up in the vast depth OF the
chimney.
But they did not 90 upward. Santa Claus
opened a door in the rear, and they were
outside the noisy hall and in the dressing
room.
Suddenly Santa Claus stripped off the
heavy wings and crown from the fairy, and
handed her her furs Come with me, he
said, masterfully.
''What do you meant" she replied.
s'This," and he threw down the mask and
wig, the fur coat and heavy gloves-before
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24

81 was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous debili-
ty. writes F. ]. Green. of Lancaster,
N. H., mo remedy helped me until
began using Electric Bitters. which did
me more good than all the medicines
ever used. They have also kept my wife
in excellent health tor years. She says
Electric Biiters are just splendid for fe1
male troubles; that they are grand tom
&c and invigoTator for weak, run down
women. No other medicine can take its
place in our family" Try them. Only
50 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Feldmeyer Bros. City Druggist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
How To Oure Crouu.

Mr.. r. Gray, who lives near Armenia,
Duchess county. N Y. says: "Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best medi.
cine have ever used. II is a fine chill
dren's remedy for Group and never fails
to cure" When given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough has developed. il will pre-
vent the attack. This should be borne
in mind and bottle OF the Cough Rene
dy kept at hand ready for instant use as
soon as these symptoms appear. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Crug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
Among the tens of thousands who r

Among the tens of thousands who have
used Chamberlain Cough Remedy fol
colds and la grippe during the past few
years, to our knowledge. not single case
has resulted in pneumonia. Thos. Whit.
held & Co.. 24e Wabash avenue. Chicago
one OF the most prominent retail drug
gists in that city, in speaking OF this
says: I'VE recommend Chamberlain
Cough Remedy for la grippe in many
cases. as it not only gives prompt and
complete recovery, but also counteract.
and tendency of la grippe to result in
pneumonia" For sale by Feldmeyei
Bros, City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24

~ IFTY miles, sixty miles, seven
Il ty miles-seventy-three miles.
/~\ The indicator in the roadmas-
| tSlS, ter's car attached to the over
E~-1r-1fH land flyer showed that the train
was making swift time across
the level plains. Ahead, in the Pullman,
passengers scarcely noticed the speed. They
were wishing the long winter night were
over and were thinking of coy fresides
back east.
Frank Martin left the Indicator with
out word to the roadmaster, whose guest
he was for the trip to his ranch, went for
ward for the tenth time that evening He
looked anxiously up the aisle of the Pull
man. There she was-petite, dark-haired,
pensive, alone.
After a moment of INDIGESTION he APP
preached her. May bring you something
from the dining carr"
Nothing, thank you; 1 am doing very
we'll"
What was the use? She had only nod
ded when he encountered her on the train.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
An Eye for the Present.

Miss Smoothe-No, ] cannot give you my
answer until the first Of next year.
Mr. Softleigh-But, why? You say you
love me, and
Miss Smoothe-Why, you silly thing! If
our engagement were announced now, none
Of the other men would send me single
Christmas gift.-Baltimore American.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
An Afterthourht.

John" asked Mrs. Torkins, tearfully,
do you remember the present Mrs Page
gave me last Christmas?'
it," y
II am almost sure / have sent it to her
this year. Brooklyn Life.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
one Token narrea

'Dearie, what do you want me to give
you for Christmas?v
Well, precious, I've got IL framed pho
tographs Of you now. detroit Free Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24
wall from the ola No,

Don't offer costly gifts with which
That Christmas tree is hung;
Just give me back the appetite
had when ] was young.
Chicago Record.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-24

All trees man should love. but his life's
dearest joys
Should circle that tree which blooms
candles and toys.
Chicago Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04

A great many women are subject to
spells of dizziness, spots before the eyes,
and a ringing noise in the head. These
symptoms are commonly associated with
liver trouble" as the result of a diseased
gans Of digestion and nutrition.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical DlsCOv-
erv cures diseases of the stomach and the
allied organs Of digestion and nutrition
1t cures through the stomach diseases
seemingly remote from that organ, but
which have their origin i'll diseased
condition of tie stomach and digestive
and nutritive system. Hence, cures of
heart, lungs liver, kidneys, and other
organs are constantly effected by the
use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
COverv.
There is no alcohol in the Discovery"
and it is free from opium, cocaine, and
all other narcotics.
Some dealers may offer a substitute as
"iust as good" as DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. There's more profit
in substitutes for the dealer. There's
more health in the discovery" for you.
Don't be imposed on.
at is with the greatest pleasure write you
the benSAt my rn6ther has received from your
Golden Medical Discovery" says Miss Carrie
Johnson, Of Lowesville, Amherst Co, virginia
She suffered untold misery with uterine Disease
and nervousness and had constant roaring
and ringing noise in her head. After taklng
six bottles Of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coverv she was entirely Cured.n
When a laxative is required use DR..
PierCc's Pleasant Pellets.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
A. CursinR Contest.

1 A professor of languages some years
ago on returning from India remarked
upon the paucity of Objectionable
phrases among the British working
classes when compared with the abun-
dance supplied by the orientalS of sim
liar rank. To prove this he gives q
case which came under his own notice
He had dismissed a manservant for
dishonesty, and the next morning at 6
o'clock he sought an interview with his
former master. He flourished n cary
ing knife, with which he plainly in
tended to emphasize his remarks
When he found it impossible to gain
admission, he sat under the window,
and the swearing" process began. He
cursed the professor along the gene
illogical tree back to the first ancestor
of his race. Then he dwclt upon every
detail of his anatomy, from the top of
his head TO the end of his toes. For
three consecutive hours he sat there
and swOre" says the professor, with
out once repeating a phrase"
While travelling on the underground
railway in London party of working
men entered the same compartment
and interspcrsed their remarks with
the commOnest forms Of Swearing"
The professor politely asked them to
desist, whereupon he was told to mind
his own - business. lie at once com
mcnced to translate into English some
specimens Of eastern o@'hs which he
had heard Il Calcutta nirrcLa..'s serv-
ant use TO g lsissi 4ry ser at. The
men sidled from him as if he had the
plague and at the next station sought
another compartment.-Live Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
MEN AS THEY PASS.

Senator Culberson of Texas is a dis
tinguished and conspicuous member of
the fraternity of baseball rooters.
George w. Phillips is the latest Ii
brary giyer. He presents a $4,000
| building to his town of Homer, \. Y.
Lord Edward Cecil son of Lord sal
iSbury, is a brevct lieutenant colonel at
81, thanks to his good work at Mafe-
king.
EX-Mayor Armstrong of Rushville,
Ind, has just been taken to the poor
house. lie was elected twice, served
six years and left office poorer than
when he went in.
Policeman Clarence Routh of New
Orleans has been offered $l,500000 for
land which he owns in the Texas oil
region. He refused the offer and stays
, on the force. but keeps his eye on his
hundred acres.
Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas had a
reputation for great muscular strength
in his youth He is said to have lifted
hogsheads thrown pig iron bars a great
distance and thrown an angry bull over
a nine rail fence.
Senator Burrows of Michigan said in
a recent after dinner speech in Detroit:
"In one respect at least am unique. |
am probably the only Michigander in
politics who has abso Ely no right to
the title of lumber king"
Uncle sam" Gibbons. who is now
on the retired list. carried mail in Ken
lucky for Gl years and never lost a
sack. He lives at ITodgonville. three
miles from I.incoIn'S birthplace. He in
sistS that bet f." the railroad he would
stili be in the se,yce.
Lord Howard de Walden, who be
came of age on May Q. is one of the
wealthiost Of all the Engn,. barons.
He owns about one-half of the late
Duke of Portland's vast estate, the
present Duke Of Portland owning the
other half. Between them they own
Ayrshire land worth from $250,000 to
$500, 600 year.
1t is related in London that an in
quisitive ecclesiastic asked Mr.. Morgan
bluntly how much he had paid for
Gainsborough's Duchess of Devon
shire" and the head of the so called
American "steel octopus" wriggled as
lie replied: Nobody VIII ever know.
If the truth came cut, | might be CON
sidered candidate for a lunatic aSy-
lum."
Hubbard =. Mcdonald. the journal
clerk of the United States senate, is
credited with being the ablest parlia-
mentarian connected with that body.
He is the third of his family to hold
the place. his father and grandfather
having preceded him. His business is
to sit close TO the presiding officer and
keep him from falling into parliament
tary pitfalls. He reports that of All the
vice presidents he has coached In his
% years experience Mr.. Roosevelt is
much the hardest to keep in line.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
some Startling Figures

Charles +. Harrison, United States
special agent on road work. said re-
Gently:
AS a result of 10000 inquiries sent
out by our office in 1895, figures have
been compiled that are startling in
their conclusions. The most conserva-
tive estimates based upon these figures
show that the total of the farm and for
est products hauled over the country
roads amounts to over 100000, 600 tons
and that the average cost of transport
ing ID is 50 Il ton, or a total annual cost
for transportation of nearly $950,0O0,-
600 This enormous charge Is paid
principally by the farmers Of the coun-
try annually and of this amount the
figures obtained from other coun
tries where good roads are the rule IN
stead Of the exception show that fully
two thirds of this amount, or about
5000, ,OOO,O ,O0o is due to the poor roads.
In other words the farmers are paying
about $GO0OOo,OOO mud tax each year,
enough to cover this country with good
roads aud maintain them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
PERT PERSONALS.

The Duke of Manchester is fine in
vestmcut for a observation-disclosures
Constitution.
As king Of Great Britain and emperor
of India Edward VII signs himself +. K.
|. One more letter would make in Erin.
Buffalo Commercial.
\ bright but unfortunate boy in Wash
ington bears the name of Thomas
Bracket Reed Mudd. Little did the
once powerful czar think that his name
would ever he that.-New York World.
Mark Twain has told us how to run
this country ana how to cure diseases
within the last month. Now let Mark
devise u railway time table that any one
can understand, and he will have a
niche reserved in the hall Of famc,-Bal-
timOrc American.
What with Senator Morgan defying
Great Britain, Pierpont Morgan organic
Ing gigantic trusts and Gunner Nor
gan the central figure in the Sampson
trouble the Morgan family seems to be
monopolizing the center of the stage
Kansas City Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
HIVE AND BEE.

Generally no special ventilation is
needed.
Never keep feeble, impotent queens in
the apiary.
Extremes of heat and cold are detri-
mental to bees.
II bees lack honey now to carry them
through, supply it,
In breeding bees, as in breeding almost
any other animal, the two main points
desired are usefulness and color.
In breeding bees we wish to breed
from the queen that produces the best
honey gatherers and at the same time
not lose sight Of color.
If an Italian queen is produced in a
colony Of black bees at the beginning
of the honey season, scarcely one Of the
old stock can be found six weeks later.
Natural queens can in no way be pro-
duced except under the swarming I'M
pulse. But any queen cell after being
sealed over can be hatched by artificial
heat.
To make dividing a success colonies
should be very strong and almost ready
to swarm, and the combs should be well
filled with Matching brood, as the young
bees are the main dependence in max
ing divisions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Production of Asbeatus.

In Canada are a number of mines
where asbestus is produced, and one Of
the largest of these is near Sherbrooks,
ir Ontario. The separation rock is
mined in open quarries, and after it has
been carried to the surface that bearing
the asbcstus is separated from the bar
rem material by hand picking. st a
cobbing house the long fibered asbestus
is knocked off from the serpentine by
hand if the veins are more than three
quarters Of an inch thick, but in the
smaller pieces this separation is made
by machinery. In this process the rock
Is crushed and the useless pieces are
picked out by hand. Then the asbestus
bearing fragments are pulvcrizcd, and
the fbrous material is separated from
the powdered rock 10y means Of blast
of air.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Do II Yourself

You can fell inst as we'll as a physician
whether vour kidnevs are diseased or
haaIthv The wav ~ dois totakea hot
tla ~, Glaes tnn,hIe,, and mi il with mina
IF there IS a sediment IA powderIike
substanre-at the bottom after Standinu
a davoud a pigbt thara is somethinp
,,.rm,,., Vim tha tiire,,s Anotbar snrr
sign of disease is adesire to urinate often.
an - - . -; -, II.'
~, s,''' N' Il - '"li' -
~ "IlLl' T'","9 llii'H' Ii'eI = nv '''''''
tiIa' liie AloneG> are "leCteu'
=. Any ana an diseases ol me hlaheN :
llVer' ol'uoer anu ol tie ''lIl"l> P"S9',-
- anu IVl'N'I ',,';I'' ~ W,
Ga ny III ~ lay Il! NeIilt,,f ',a'it'
l'ei'e', lileIe = no q"t>',ol' t;oou' -,
penn we p'S' all' N"IJI' i'y''''i,iv :,
inc "ot'" I"f 9"'ll 'i2u,I'N, !,!I ~ = 4uI,Nl>
felleFeS ana cures liahlity ~ "o'a ul'iIS
ana people young OF old' VINO i3Ne II
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
RAILWAYS AND HIGHWAYS.
How the Former Are Benefited by
improved Roads.


The Illinois Central railroad has
started a very practical movement in
this section in the interest of good
roads, says the New Orleans Times
Democrat 1t is one that will have,
we feel confident, the support of all
and Will be followed by the other com
panies as well. 1t is needless to point
out that 4 railroad is benefited by good
roads in the country it runs through.
Whatever brings prosperity to the
tributary region of course brings busi-
ness and prosperity to it.
Good roads allow produce for ship
ment by the railroad to be brought a
much longer distance and in better
condition than otherwise possible. If
the roads are bad, it will scarcely pay
to haul goods more than y or 10 miles
they will not bear longer transporta-
tion-but If the highways are well
maintained these same goods can be
hauled % and 30 miles at no greater
cost. But while 1t is undoubtedly to
the interest Of the companies to look
after the highways and make sure that
they are maintained in good order, the
railroads have generally so much other
work to attend to that they can scarce
~ give time and attention to this mat
ter, which cannot be regarded as a
part Of their legitimate duties.
The good roads movement shows
great strength in the north, where a
practical test has proved that a road
way will pay for itself in two years
that is, the profit of the farmers from
the cheaper hauling will in two years
exceed the original cost of the high
way. The south, however, has done
little in this matter as yet, for which
reason the work of the Illinois Central
will be all the more appreciated.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
THE NURSERY.

A good way to test toilet soap is to
touch it to the tongue, and if this smarts
the soap will irritate the baby's skin.
If bean or u pea has lodged in a
chId's car, do not use water to remove
II, for the water viii only cause the for
eigu substance" to swell.
Giving an emetic to a child who has
swallowed a button or any such choice
and indigestibe article is a frutless
waste Of time and energy. It viii do no
good. It may do a deal of harm. If the
bit he has elected to take into his system
has sharp or rough edges, give him pota-
toes and cheese to eat and see that he
eats them.
Sanguiunry.
AIr Ferguson-What a fiery waist you
have on. What color Is it?
Mrs. Fergusou-OX blood.
Mr. Ferguson-I begin to understand
now why you told the dressmaker to put
in another gore.-Chicago Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04

"This dollar that hold in my hand"
be said, reminds ne Of a deep dark.
sCandal0us secret"
"Oh. George" his wife exclaimed,
dropping her bands in her lap and
bending forward eagerly, "tcll mo
about it,"
Yes" he went on, at reminds me OF
a secret Of that kind, because it's so
hard to keep"
And then she refused to speak to him
for three hours.-Cbioago Times Her
aid.
In all the years women have had suf-
frage in Colorado only one fraudulent
voter has ever been found among them.
Probably opponents would say women
have not sense enough to cheat In yot-
ing.
Mrs. Lillian II. Pardee, formerly ac.
tive IN politics in Utah, is now in New
York city in charge of woman's life
Insurance department connected with
one oil Ae leading companies Of the
cou@try. t.ra Eardee is an able, con
ec!eGyious woman. and her prospects
TOR success are bright even though she
has left II state where she could vote
for an old fogy one where a wifes
earnings still belong to ber husband.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
WALL STREET.

The "wild and woolly west" left con
siderable of its wool in Wall street It
will fare better if it has also left some
of its wildness.-Louisville Courier
Journal
Mr.. Kecne explains that speculation,
being based on knowledge, is rot gam
bling Then the poker player that uses
marked cards is not a gambler, bat n
specuator. We scc.-Chicago Tribune.
Wall street brokers are calling the
lambs back, but a daily total of 100000
shares against more than 100000 two
weeks ago tells the story of shaken
confidence in the man with the shears.
New York World.
Rev. Dr. Hills told his Brooklyn con
gregation that there is no difference be-
tween the newsboy who tlips coins in
the alley and the man in Wall street
who buys stock on margins. He for
got that the newsboy has chance
Chicago Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
GOOD ROADS ARGUMENT.
Free Mail Delivery 70 Cease Where
Highways Are Neglected.

The postottice department is trying
to use the rural free delivery expert
ment as an argument in favor of good
roads, and where the experiment has
failed to improve the bad roads along
the routes the service will have to be
abandoned.
The department has gone over the
records TO see how many routes We're
interrupted by the condition of the
roads last spring and has sent out
notices that unless the roads are i'm
proved to prevent similar interruption
this spring those routes will have to
be abandoned. The records show that
a great many routes We're interrupted
from one to seven days last spring.
There were 10 of these routes in
Iowa. l. in Illinois, 10 in Wisconsin
and a less number in other western and
southern states. The record against
Iowa is not SO bad as it seems because
that state has a great many more rural
free delivery routes than any other
state, and, like Illinois, the state suf'
fers at times from bad roads which
cannot be improved.
The department admits that 1t viii
have to give some consideration to the
difficulty i'm building roads in Iowa and
Illinois, where the depth of the soil
makes it almost impossible to con
struct roads that will be passable at all
seasons Of the year. 1t is admitted
that there are routes in Illinois and
Iowa where everything possible has
been done to make good roads, and
they have excellent roads for the great
er part Of the year, but during the
spring frcshets these may be impass-
able for a few days.
The order Is meant to apply to those
routes where the people are Indifferent
TO the condition Of the roads and have
allowed them to become impossible
through neglect. The inspectors will
report on the routes that are interrupt
ed this spring. and where the inter
ruption is due TO neglect of the roads
they will be abandoned. Where the
interruption Is due TO conditions which
cannot he overcome the department
will make allowances and continue the
service.
But the department regards rural
free delivery as an argument and an
inducement TO build good roads, and
wherever the people are Indifferent to
the advantages of the service the de-
partment holds that the experiment Is
a failure. The demand for rural free
delivery is greater than the department
can meet with the appropriation by
congress, and it viii favor those com
munitics which show most apprecia-
ton by building roads over which the
government can send mails with the
least possible interruption.