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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

offices year after year, with an annual
deficit of from $500 to $500. they still
pushed forward in the hope of gaining
new friends to the cause and additional
funds for the work, and now they find
themselves $1,000 III debt-$750 of which
they made themselves responsible for in
the bank, with less than one hundred
regular subscribers on their books. This
is the real situation to date.
Appeals have been made to the public
through the regular work of the Associa
tion, at anniversary meetings, through
the churches, through the local press,
by circular letters, printed matter of
various kinds, and by personal solicita
ton; the Ladies Auxiliary have worked
in various ways, and the young men
have added their share to the general
fund and yet there is a deficit every
year.
The whole situation can easily be ad-
iusted if additional yearly subscribers
will come forward, thus creating per
manent financial basis.
If the building is closed what then
Where shall the blame be placed? Who
ought to feel the responsibility? Would
it not be well for every Christian man
and woman, every father and mother
every employer and every young man in
town to think seriously about this mat
ter, then act quickly and in practical
way? Is the Association blessing TO
the town? Does it not prevent evil and
change the hearts Of men which have
been running in the wrong direction?
Are not the interests of property and
religion, of social and domestic life, ad-
vanced by it? If these things are true,
then everybody who has any interest in
the welfare of the community, ought to
help to keep it up.
A. |. O.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Yes" said young Mr.. Bashful to his
best girl, "the stock market has been
through considerable excitement of
late"
"Oh, yes" the girl responded, eager to
take part in conversation on u topic
which interested her Adolphus. Il
have read lot about it in the paper
all about those dreadful bulls and
bears and things"
Yes" Adolphus went on; 'they got
the shorts in a corner and effectually
squeezed them"
did they"
Eyes"
81 think" the demure maid added,
after a few minutes meditation, that
if ever | become speculator l shall be
a short"
\ few minutes later she found it was
not necessary to speculate in stock in
order to be treated as 4 short. Pitts
burg Commercial Gazette.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Eyes are very treacherous. and those
who meddle in amOrous matters should
know all about them.
When the upper lid covers half or
more of the pupil, the indication is Of
cool deIiberation. An eye the upper
lid Of which passes horizontally across
the pupil indicates mental ability. Un-
steady eyes, rapidly jerking from side
to side, are frequently indicative Of an
unsettled mind. 1t is said that the
prevailing color of eyes among the pa
tients of lunatic asylums are brown
and black. Eyes of any color with
weak brows and long, cOncave Iashes
are indicative of a weak constitution.
Eyes that are wide apart are said to
indicate great intelligence and a tena-
cious memory. Eyes of which the
whole iris is visible belong to erratic
persons, even with tendency toward
insanity. Wide open, staring eyes in
weak countenances indicate jealousy.
bigOtry, intolerance and pertinacity
without firmness.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Little Too Severe q Test.

Charles Bell of Albion, Mich, be-
came so confirmed a believer in the
efficacy OF faith that he believed him
self able to take poison without any Ill
effects. So he took "A grains Of NOR
phine the other day. The next morn
ing he appeared sick, but triumphant,
and told of his feat. He said he had
vomited up the morphine and felt no
serious effects from taking it.
The success of this test probably en-
couraged him to go further with his
experiments, for he bought a revolver
and declared his intention of proving
that he could shoot himself without
fatal results. He then went to the
front yard Of his house and, placing the
revolver to his temple, fired. Death
was instantaneous
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Well" said the CUctOE, peeping Into
the room where Wellington Frash, the
great poker expert, was waiting for
the returns, Il suppose you will re-
gard this as mere formality, but 1
must congratulate you nevertheless on
the fact that you have a fine boy across
the hall
"IIiw said Mr.. Frash. That's good!
Come in and take something"
Excuse me for a moment" the doc
tor replied Presently he returned, put
his head into Mr.. Frash's den and said:
Let me congratulate you again. You
have two fine boys across the hall"
Mr.. Frash opened his mouth as if to
respond. hut before he could do SO the
doctor was gone again. Presently be
bounded in the new fathers presence,
saying: "ny George, you have three
fine boys across the hail.
lie was starting back when Mr.
Frash hurried forward grasped him
by the shoulder and in excited tones
cried:
Say. doe. hold on. Three of kind
are good enough for me. l stand pat
Chicago Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

SCRATCHING FOR AND FEEDING CHICKS.
brood than a hen. They arc especially
valuable for taking care of chickens
hatchcd by artificial means. The great
trouble connected with artificial incu-
baton has been in raising the chickens
after they are hatched. 1t is not only
q great deal less trouble to have ca
pons carry the chick. but a much larger
per cent can be raised.
We avoid the crowding that we have
in broodcrs. and the heat, being natural,
is of course just what we need. If you
do not use an incubator they are very
serviccable in taking the first chicks
hatchcd in the spring. You can give
the chicks to a capon and either reset
the hen or put her to laying again.
When meat alone is desired, the large
breeds, as Brahma, Cochin, Langshan,
etc, are best, but for carrying chicks
we would advise the use of the smaller
and more industrious breeds, as Leg
horn, Game. etc. The Plymouth Rock,
Dorking and Wyandotte fill the middle
ground and are useful for either Pur-
pOse.-O NJ Watson. South Carolina
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
THEY ALL GO TO MILTON.
The Milton Fair Leads Them all in Enter
tanning the People.

Everybody within radius of fifty
miles or more, who can get away, goes
to the Milton fair This is one of the
oldest successful fairs in the state and it
has a reputation of always giving its
patrons a good observation-disclosures
thing new every year in addition to the
races, the exhibits and the lively fakirs
not gambiers-for there are no gam
blers there. And then it is the best fair
in another respect. The people are a
good half of any county fair and you
see them all at Milton fair Hundreds
of people look to this fair as "A sort of
short fall outing and they are all going
this year because the management tell
them that this will be a record breaker
and the public knows that the fair
managers never lie.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Officers and Committees.

The following are the officers elected
and committees appointed for the
Young Mems Christian Association for
the season 19Ol-02: President, H. B.
Shultz; Vice President, S a. Mccoy;
Rec. Secretary, Bev. Musselman; Trea-
surer, VIM. V. Oglesby.
Board of Directors l.. Mcclure,
Hon. Jas Foster, H II. Furman, Jesse
shannon, b. w. Musselman, Thos. G.
Curry, Sr., Dr. J. f. Robbins, Sam'l
Werkheiser, II. b. Shultz, a. II. Grone,
J. w. Swartz, S. a. Mccoy, K. j. Pegg,
VIM V. Oglesby.
Finance Committee-W. l.. Mcclure,
Samuel Werk heiser, K. J. Pegg, W. V.
OgIesby, T. G. Curry, James Foster,
Beverly Musselman, DR.. j. f. Rob
bins.
Executive Committee-H. II. Fur
man, II. b. Schultz, Jesse Shannon,
John Swartz, 5. A. Mccoy.
Lecture Committee-A II. Grone,
VIM. " Oglesby, DIR. J. +. Robbins.
Membership Committee-W. l.. Kram-
er, VIM. James, Geo. Hunlock, VIM. g..
Maiers, Geo. StillwelI, VIM. K. Evans,
John Barry, Watkin Evans, Thos. lr.
land, Frank Kear, +. Morgan Pegg.
Reception Committee-Howard Pat
ton, Thos. Bennett, Joy Brader, Clarence
Derr, George Clarke, Frank A. Grown,
Frank Newbaker, Harry Welliver VIM.
E. Bailey, Ray Herrington, Howard
Lunper, Joseph Diyel.
Invitation Committee-David Thomas
w. E. Bailey, VIM. Watkins, Ray Herr
ington.
Devotional Committee-H. II. Fur
man, Beverly Musselman, Dr. j. +. Rob
bins.
Gymnasium Committee f. Gosh,
w. J. Rogers, w. l.. Mcclure, w. V.
Oglesby.
Music Committee-W Walter Russell,
Jesse Shannon, Grant Sewers, John l..
Jones' John d. Williams.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Jury List for Septemba Term.
GP AND TI~RnPC

Anthony township Daniel AIbeck.
Cooper township Peter Cashner. A !.
Wintersteen Danyille 1st. Ward
George Hendricks Wesley Hoiabaugh.
Stephen \. Johnston. w. II. Latimerr.
William Reed Thomas W Beifeuydcr
Danville 2nd. Ward William Camp.
Frank w. Fisher David H. Reed Ed
ward Ritter. DanviIle, ith Ward
Patrick Redding. Derry township J.
b. Pollock Limestone township Sam
uel Muftiey. MahOning township JAG
oh Becker, Martin Bloom. John owen.
Fred Smedley WashingtOnvilIe- II.
+. Cotner, George Halaron. Valley
township William Lawrence.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony township Jacob Conrad.
Thomas Denueu, J. r. McNicker-.
Cooper township Boyer. Noah
hrum, Edward Rishel. Derry township
Isaac i. Acor. Jeremiah Diehl ". II.
Dye NJ. i. Sheep Jacob Umstead. Dan
Vile, IsS Ward-William G.. Bombov.
John ii. Nern1t Charles Kehl. Wm +.
Limberger, Samuel Lu,Dsrar Leo Metz
ger, Colbert X. Smith. DamII@. - and
Ward-.JacOb Berger, Theodore HOff
Hldn, JE., JODu n. IlbIILtll, NutIltS VI,
Johnson, Paul Lutz, NJ. d. L. Sechler,
d. R. Williams Danville, 3rd Ward
John Eisenhart, George Gardner,
George Hoffman, George Heimbach,
John Kilgus VIM. E. Lunger, Thomas
Murray, George Tilson. Danville. 4th.
Ward-Peter Dietrich, William jenkins
John Minglin, John Mortimer, William
Miller Thomas Nevill, John Quigg,
Mahoning township-Lawrence Butler,
James Hendrickson, Jacob H. Rudy
James E. Rishel, Jacob Reaser, Will
lam Sunday. Mayberry township
Madison Nought. Limestone township
E. F. Ballet William Durlin, Thorn
as Tuckenbill, Olney McGinnes. Liber.
ty township Elmer E. Bogart James
B. Boudman, r. H Simington. West
Hemlock township-W. b. Moore. Val
ley township-James Pursel, Peter c.
Rake, Abraham Hendrickson Wash.
ingtonville-Thomas KersweI.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
MENDING EIGHT SOCKS, ST.
Owner Had Ii Done In Germany and
Didn't Figure on Duty.

A German resident of Chicago whose
name has not been made public recent
ly returned from Germany, bringing
with him six pairs of socks which his
old mother had made for him. To eS-
cape payment of duty on them he wore
them all when he landed.
In the course Of time they began to
wear out at the toes. Then he bundled
four pairs into a package and sent
them to Germany for his mother to
mend, says the New York World. They
were returned by parcel post, and the
custom house officials at New York
opened the package and assessed duty
on them. The owner protested against
the charges, but paid the duty pending
hearing Of his protest. AS it stands
he is out 81 by the transaction.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
The Lemon.

The lemon contains various acids,
citric acid among them, with citrate Of
potash and these acids OxidiZe in the
blood into carbonates Of potash and
carbonic acid. AS scuryy is believed to
be due to lack of potash salts in the
blood, we see how substances like lem
ons, potatoes and fresh vegetables gen
orally act as preventives of the all
ment. Also In rheumatism, in which
1t is desirable to maintain the alkaline
character of the blood, lemons are of
service Beyond this do not think
anybody can vaunt the properties Of
the fruit A healthy person has no
more need of lemons than Of, say, tea,
for his ordinary food will supply him
with all that is necessary for the
maintenance of q sound body. People
who talk about lemons as good for the
liver" and 50 forth, found their belief
rather on faith than on knowledge
London Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
MY Family Doctor
A. |. O..

Blue Island H., Jan. IA, 1901
Messrs. ELY BROS.:-I have used
your Cream Balm III my family for nine
years and it has become my family doct-
or for colds in the head. | used it free
" on my children. II Is II GOdsend to
children as they are troubled more or
less.
Yours respectfully, J. KIMBALL.
Judge for yourself. A trial size can
be had for the small sum of 10 cts.
Supplied by druggists or mailed by Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren St, New York.
Full size 5Oc
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
THE CAREFUL CAPON.
Will Mother Young Chicks, Brood
Them, Scratch For and Feed Them.

Besides furnishing an abundance of
excellent food capOns are very useful
in taking care Of broods of young
chickens. They take them without any
trouble and care for them just as well,
and we think better, than a hen. We
have now three capons with broods of
90 chickens each.
They are always glad to take the
chicks. They will scratch for them and
feed them in the daytime and cover
them at night and take as good care of
them as a hen and will carry them as
long as the chickens will stay with
them.
As soon as the chickens are large
enough they can be taken away and
another brood given to the capon. Ca
ponS never mott as do other fowls,
and their plumage becomes very long.
Owing to their large size and long
plumage they can carry a much larger
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
WHAT DOES THIS LAGK2
Surely Danyille readers cannot ask for
better proof.

The Danville reader may ask for more
convincing proof than testimony pub
lished from representative residents Of
neighboring cities, but as the proof we
offer has been decidedly convincing in
Bloomsbury it should carry consider
ably weight III Danville.
Mr.. Geo. Miffin, Dentist Of Main
Street, Bloomsbury says: ] procured
Doans Kidney Pills from Meyer Bros.
Drug Store for my brother-in-law Peter
Leisenring living at Bear Gap. He suf-
fered intensely from the kidneys and
from pain in his back and loin~. The
usual accomplishments of inactive kid
neys were present and added to his
misery Doan' 5 Kidney Pills which |
sent him gave positive relief. He has
pretty thoroughly made known the
merits of this remedy in this section
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the L. S.
Remember the name Doans and take
no substitute.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
REDUCED RATES TO SCRANTON VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Account State League of Republican
Clubs,

For the meeting of the State League
Of Republicans Clubs, to be held in
Scranton. September L and Is, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Scranton from
all stations on It's line in the State Of
Pennsylvania and from stations on the
Belvidere Division. Trenton to Belv-
idere, inclusive, at the rate Of one fare
for the round trip minimum rate, p
cents. Tickets to be sold and good
going September rs, l., Is, and to re-
turn until September 20, inclusive.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Sir Walter Raleigh seems to have had
a pretty taste in stimulants, to Judge
by his cordial water" the recipe for
which is copied from a cookbook near
ly 800 years old. This is how Sir Wal
ter concocted his favorite drink:
Take a gallon of Strawberries and
put them into a pint of aqua vitae
(brandyJ. Let them stand so four or
five days. Strain them gently out and
swecten the water as you please with
fine sugar or else with perfume"
Queen Elizabeth was exceedingly
fond of perfumes, and, according to
this old book, her favorite scent was
made in this manner: Take eight
spoonfuls of compound water, the
weight OF twopence in fine powdered
sugar and boil it on hot embers or Goals
softly. Add half an ounce of sweet
marjOram, dry it in the sun. the weight
of twopence of powdered benjamin
Oenzoin0. This perfume is very good
and sweet for the time"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
TIE Earthquake.

To the average resident of the tenn
perate zones an earthquake is a rare
and terrible event, creating more con-
stcrnation than any other visitation Of
nature. In the tropics, however, par
ticularly in Central America, it is Won
derful how easily the residents be-
come accustomed to these shocks,
which do not come, however, wholly
without warning.
You are sitting on piazza on a hot
afternoon chatting with your friends
when suddenly the sky seems to grow
hazy and the crows stop cawing. There
is general rush, and, though you may
not know what is the matter, you can
not help feeling uneasy.
The Ola natives say, We're going to
have little shake" and then the
house begins TO rock, the tumblers fail
off the table. You feel deathly sick at
the stomach. and the thing IS all over.
The sky clears, the crows begin their
noisy screams, and things are soon put
right again.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Gallyer-What mistakes men do
make. l was just reading that Colum-
bus thought he had discovered the In
dies.
Aspley-Thcre are worse mistakes
than that. When l married first, l
thought ! had discovered paradisc,-
Town and Country.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Offering Her "a Bnrgnin.

Lady, won't you kindly give a pore
man . ccntsE'
"Nine cents? Why don't you ask
for dime and be done with it,"
"Oh, no. lady. | know the sex too
well. l wuz onct a married man.
Detroit Free Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Resolutions on Death of President.

Whereas, We are wouuded 10y the
uutimrIy death Of our stricken Presi-
delt, William Mckinley, and in compIi-
ance with our patriotism and the object
of our Order, we deem it our duty to eX-
press our sympathy; therefore be it.
Resolved, That our beloved President
William Mckinley having been called
from Us by the black hand of iiend
and taken to the just reward due him
as good citizen and just ruler; there
fore be it.
Resolved, That we, the Patriotic Sons
Of America, No. 3G4, of Danvilie do
hereby express our deep-seated sorrow
for his loving wife and express our pro-
found contempt for the spirit of Anar
chy that exists in our favored land and
heartily trust that active steps may be
taken to protect, in the future, citizens
from such cowardly murder by stringent
laws State and National.
Resolved, That our charter b. iraped
in mourning for thirty days in memory
of the noble Chiettain and these resolu-
tionS be recOrde on the minutes Of this
camp and published III the press.
Washington Camp, 364, p. o. :. of A.
II. II. ALLEN, Sec'y
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing accounts of Guardians and Com
mittees have been filed in my Office and
will be presented to the next Court of
Common Pleas for the County Of Mon
tour Sept. Odd. 1901, for confirmation
nisi and if no exceptions are filed there
to the same will be confirmed absolutely
within four days thereafter.
First and Final account Of Peter b.
Moser, Guardian Of Jacob Moser, late of
Liberty Township, Montour County,
deceased.
First and Partial account Of Martin
Kelly, Committee Of William Saul. Of
Borough Of Washingtonville Montour
County,
J. c. MILLER,
Prothonotary.
Danville, Pa, Aug. Goth, 1901.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
The SIIIiehf RIrda

DodO is the Portuguese name for
simpleton, and it is given to the silliest
bird that ever lived Three hundred
years ago. when the Portuguese first
visited the island Of Mauritius, they
found large number Of these birds.
They were about the size OF a large
swan, blackish gray in color and hav-
Ing only a bunch Of feathers in place
OF a tall and little. useless wings.
More stupid and foolish birds could
not be imagined. They ran about max
Ing a silly, Kissing noise like a goose,
end the sailors easily knocked them
over with their paddles They couldn't
fly, they couldn't swim, they couldn't
run at any great speed, and, as for
fighting, they were the greatest cow
ards in the world. They were much
too stupid to build n nest, and so they
dropped an egg and went off to let II
hatch as best it could.
The retired poke" shopkeeper was
explaining to his interested hearers
some OF the mysteries Of his former
business.
"The chances Of winning at the pol
Icy game" he said, "are about like this:
You take a bushel basket and FIJI 1t
with small white beans. Then you
put one small black bean into the bas-
ket and shake the lot up. After that
go to some 'skyscraper' building, say
one about % stories high, and place a
penny on the sidewalk In front Of It.
This done, shoulder your bushel Of
beans and take the elevator to the roof
OF the building. Then lean over the
edge Of the roof and, aiming at the
cent on the sidewalk below, dump out
the beans In the basket all together.
Then hurry down on the elevator and
rush out to the sidewalk If you find
that the black bean has fallen upon the
penny, you win. New York Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Mrs. Nosepoke-John, don't you think
it's about time for US to call on our
new neighbors?
Husband-Why, they only moved in
this morning.
Mrs. Nosepoke-Oh, l know, but all
their stuff will be downstairs and can
see 1t better.-Ohio State Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Resolutions Of Rsspect and Coincidence.

Resolutions Of Respect and Confidence
Resolutions passed at the tas' session
of Montuur Castle, No. lS6, X G. f, of
DanvilIe:
Whereas, Owing to the sad iatr which
has befalIen our late Chief Magistrate
and Bro. Sir Knight, Presldent William
Mckinley, we feel it meet in common with
our fellow citizens, to 1--WE this eXpreS-
sion of our sorrow and sympathy; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, That our beloved President
and Bro. Sir Knight, Wm. Mckinley,
having been taken from us by the fen
di-h hand Of an assassin, one VIII" Wore
the garb of Sir Knight, but who has
proved traitor to the cause he espOus-
ed. and a disgrace to the nation that
gave him birth, therefore, "e it
Resolved, That we, Mon our Castle
1856, K G. E., of DInvilIr, 10 hereby
offer our coincidence and deepest sym
pathy to his devoted wife AMI other
members of his family, ami join with all
the Sir Knights Of our beloved order
and the people of this great nation, III
denouncing anarchism and recommend
that our State and National Legislature,
take the necessary steps to stamp out
the lawlessnesS Of those whose aim it Is
to beat down and tranp'p in the dust
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
Most Satisfying.

They were speaking Of the billion
aires insufferable pretensions.
Upon what meat does this our
Cesar feed that he has grown so
great" exclaimed MOrdaunt bitterly.
"Mints meat. possibly" observed
Meltravers. trying to be cheaply witty
while yet preserving the easy grace Of
q man OF the world.-Detroit Free
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19

Notice is hereby given to all persons inter
c>tcd, that the following appraiSement OF
real and perSOnal.property set apart To the
widow Of dcccdent has been filed in the Office
of the Clerk of Orphans Court, OF Moutour
County and the same will bc presented to
said Court for confirmation nj. 81. at DAN
willie. ON Monday, September 23rd. 1901,
and will he confirmed finally within four
days thereafter unless exceptions are prev-
Uuslv filled. viz:
Clara \. Ruuey, widow Of w. r. ROney. late
of the Borough OF Danvillc, decd, personal
$500
Naomi Y. Hartman. widow OF Wellington
Hartman. hate OF Cooper Township deed
personal $500.
Certified from RECORDS. August 2>th 1901
J G. MILLER, Clerk,