Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-24

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for the renovation of its existing naval
munitions of war.
The British war office Is said to be
considering the training of dogs to
carry water and provisions to sick and
wounded in time Of war.
The king of Siam has a bodyguard
of 400 female warriors. They are
chosen from the handsomest and most
robust women in his kingdom.
Dispatches from Siberia say that the
crops, owing to the two months
drought are almost total loss. Meas
ures have been taken to avert famine.
Rotorua, In New Zealand, is the only
place under the British flag where hot
springs exist, in addition to which it is
further remarkable for mud volcanoes,
boiling pools and hot waterfalls.
A North sea Goldman carries an outfit
of lines which extends eight miles IN
length and has usually fixed upon 1t
the amazing number Of 4,6S0 hooks, ev-
cry one of which must be baited.
Punch, that solid imbodiment Of Brit
ish humor, has given up its experiment
of printing short stories. The public
was too firmly fixed in its habit of look
ing at the pictures, but not reading the
text
One day recently swarm Of bees
took possession Of the letter box at
Kilbride, Ireland, and the rural post
man was not able to collect the letters,
as the new tenants strongly resented
any interference.
The most influential newspaper in
Scotland IS the Edinburgh Statesman,
and the oldest IS the Dundee Adver-
tiser. They are edited respectively by
Sir John Leng and Charles Cooper,
both of whom are Englishmcn and ma
tives of Hull, Yorkshire.
The total amount OF land in the Phil
ippine Islands is approximately 73,345,-
415 acres. OF this amount it is esti-
mated that about 100000 acres are
owned by individuals. leaving in pub
lie lands GS, 4O5,415. The religious or
ders own about 100000 acres.
The majority Of ladies would be sur
prised If they were informed that
bottle Of lavender water contains but
about a thimbleful Of pure oil, for
larger proportion would not only render
the water too strong for use, but would
burn holes through the handkerchief
wherever the scent touched it.
The determination of Japan to be-
come In every sense a modern nation is
In no line of development made more
plain than in the matter of shipyards.
The Tokyo shlpyard covering fully 60
acres, is reported as employing 5000
men, who have all the latest machin-
cry, including pneumatic riveters.
Five dentists in the employ of the
United States government are perform
ing duty In the Philippines, ten more
are on their way there, one has been
ordered to Cuba, one to Porto Rico, one
TO West Point, one to Fort Leaven-
worth and one TO Fort Monroe. All
have been provided with a kit of oper-
ating machinery.
Among the ceremonies which will
likely be abolished at the coronation OF
King Edward is the kissing of the king
by each peer. William " wished to
get rid of this ceremonial in 1881, but
ultimately he was obliged to submit
and was even kissed by the archbish-
ops and bishops, part of the affair to
which he had strongly and specially
objected.
Among the British newspapers there
are now 160 Advertisers, $50 illnesses,
140 Newses, 12S Gazettes, 120 Chron-
icles, 119 Heralds, 104 Journals, 90
Expresses, 20 Guardians, 6S Observers,
4S Standards and 42 Mercurys. There
are 40 Free Presses, 3S Telegraphs, 81
Malls, 80 Posts, % Independents, %
Couriers and as many Examiners and
22 Echoes.
The statue Of the late Hon. Alex
Mackenzie, the Scottish stone mason
who became prime minister Of Canada,
has been placed in position on Parlia-
ment hill between the Cartier monu-
ment and the summer house. 1t is the
Joint production of Hamilton Mccarthy
and Philippe Hebert, Canadian sculp-
tors. The pedestal is II feet high and
the statue feet.
Fifty counties of Alabama, so OF Ar
kansas, 80 Of Florida, 1913 Of Georgia,
90 of Kentucky. 20 of Louisiana, 10 of
Maryland 81 of Missouri, 60 of North
Carolina, 70 of Tennessee, 120 of Tex
as, 50 Of Virginia and 40 Of West Nir-
ginia have adopted temperance regula-
tions which prohibit the sale at retail
of liquor within their territory save on
medical prescriptions.
When the twentieth century dawned
on the world, the number Of minutes
which had elapsed since the beginning
Of the year l \. ID. was 99S 100000, and
we shall celebrate the 1,0OOO00.000
minute at the end of April, 1902. Or IL
you prefer to have it so the ammo domi-
nj clock will tick for the sixty thou
sand millionth time at 1910 on the
morning of April 80, 1902.
"UncIe Tom'E Cabin" and the south,
Possibly the most general conception
of the old life ut the south held by the
rest of the country is that drawn from
Uncle Toms CAIN" a work which,
whatever its trutH in detail-and there
was doubtless much trutb-yet by rea-
son of its omissions and its grouping
contained even more untruth as a cor,
rect picture OF a civilization, says
Thomas Nelson Page in The Atlantic.
As an argument against the evils in
herent in slavery it was unanSwerable;
as Il presentation of the life it under
took to mirror it was rather a piece OF
emotional fiction, infused with the spir-
1t Of an able and sincere but only par
TALLY Informed partisan, than a correct
reflection. 1t served a purpose far be-
yond the dream and possibly even the
intention of its author. 1t did much to
hasten the overthrow of slavery. 1t
did no less TO stain the reputation OF