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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
A Great Convenience To The Travelling
Public.

The Lackawanna Railroad is planning
still further improvements in its Dining
Car Service Having equipped its
through trains with palatial dining cars
and opened an elaborate restaurant in
its Hoboken terminal, it is now arrang-
ing to supply buffet service on through
express trains between New York and
Plymouth, Pa, via Scranton. This ser
vice will be started on Wednesday Jan
uary 23rd.
The train leaving New York at 400
P. NJ. will be equipped with vestibul-
ed buffet, drawing room, parlor car en-
abling patrons to secure dinner before
reaching Plymouth. The correspond
ing Eastbound train leaving Plymouth
at 7,05 in the morning will be similarly
equipped.
Not only will the parlor car passeng-
ers have the benefit of the new service,
but arrangements have been made
whereby the occupants of the coaches
may also enjoy a similar service. A
portion of the coach nearest the parlor
car on each train has been fitted up
with four tables suitably secured by
headboards and a special waiter will be
in charge of this portion of the car.
Another waiter will be detailed for the
Buffet Car SO that parties of both are
assured prompt efficient and satisfact-
Ory service.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
GrnxrM In a. Sealed Flask.

In the botanical garden of Berlin Is
to be seen a cactus which has grown
for seven years in a glass flask sealed
by fusion. The growth Of the plant
was expected by the fact that the soil
in which it grows contains a certain
quantity of spores of fungi, which COW
er the sides of the flask with a greenish
layer. These in dying furnish the car
bonic acid necessary for the life Of the
cactus. Another question which is
more difficult to answer Is the origin Of
the water which is necessary to main
tain the life Of the plant This may be
derived from the decomposition Of the
cellulose. However these questions
may be answered, the fact remains
that the plant lives and develops In a
Theoretically closed medium. The ex-
pertinent is not difficult to carry out,
and Its study may lead to interesting
results.-New York Evening Telegram.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for special personally
conducted tour through California to
leave New York and Philadelphia on
February IA, by the Golden Gate
Special, " composed exclusive ly of Pull
man parlor smoking, dining, drawing
room sleeping, compartment, and OBJ
servation cars, returning by March 20.
This special train will be run over the
entire route. The best hotels will be
used where extended stops are made, but
the train will be at the constant COM
mand of the party.
Round-trip ticket, covering all nee
essary expenses, $3.50 from all point on the
Pennsylvania Railroad except Pitts
burg, from which point the rate will be
$445.
For further information apply to ticket
agents; Tourist agent, 1896 Broadway,
New York; A Court Street, Brooklyn; 7S9
Broad Street, Newark n. J. B. Cour-
laender, Jr, Passenger Agent Baltimore
District, Baltimore, Md. Colin Studds,
Passenger Agent Southern District,
Washington, D. c.; Thos. E. Watt,
Passenger Agent Western District Pitts
burg, Pa or address Geo. w Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Philadelphia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
IMPROVED PAINT sTRIPER.

metal and receives between its ends q
guide arm bent near its lower end.
The second clip serves the purpose of
holding a fiat spring up on which a
rocking arm is mounted, carrying at
Its lower end n sealing cup. The fat
spring normally presses the sealing cup
tightly against the nozzle to prevent
the escape of paint from the reservoir.
In order to stripe a surface with one
or more straight lines the guide arm
carried by the upper clip is adjusted
so that its bent end engages the edge
Of the surface. AS the device is drawn
along the nozzle is opened by pressing
the end of the rocking arm carried by
the lower clip so as to bring the seal
ing cup upward. The merits Of the de-
vice are obvious.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
FLORIDA.

The first Jacksonville tour of the
season via the Pennsylvania Railroad
allowing two weeks in Florida, leaves
New York, Philadelphia, and Washing
ton by special train February 5. Ex-
cursion ticket, including railway tran
sportation, Pullman accommodations
Zone BERTH, and meals en- route in both
directions while travelling on the special
train, will be sold at the following rates
New York, $1,000; Buffalo, $54.25;
Rochester. $54 90; Elmira, $51. 45 Erie,
$54 S5; Williamsport, $50. 90; Wilkes
barre, 5000; and at proportionate
rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and full in
formation apply TO ticket agents; B. p
Fraser. Passenger Agent Buffalo Dis
trict, 307 Main Street, Ellicott Square,
Buffalo, n Y. F. Palmateer, City
Ticket Agent, 90 State Street, corner
Corinthian, Rochester, n. Y. E. S.
Harrar, Division Ticket Agent, Will
iamsport, Pa; or address Geo. W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Sleigbed to Limestoneville.

sleighing party driven by Lattimer
zimmerman left this city yesterday
morning at eight o'clock for Limestone
vile where they were entertained by
Mr. and Mrs. William Geiger. Those
present were: Mrs. Peter Burger, Mrs.
j. B. Laidacker, Mrs. Arthur Myerly,
Mrs. William FOrney, Mrs. Daniel Shultz
Mrs. J. II. Woodside, Mrs. j. c. Mince-
moyer, Mrs. John Jacobs, Misses Sadie
Laidacker, Minnie Shultz, Bessie Forney,
Annie Klase, Annie, Maude and Mabel
Geiger. An excellent dinner was serv-
ed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
The Ground Hog.

If the last Friday in the month is to
control the following month we will
have tough time of it during February.
Last Friday was not very pleasant to
contemplate as the forerunner of full
month.
But we have an opportunity for charm
ing away the ebanefulinauence of the last
Friday hoodoo. The ground-hog. He
must come out OF his hole next Satur-
day and turn three times around, stop
ping each time with his tail to the south
in an endeavor to see the north star at
midday If in this operation he sees his
shadow, he must 90 back to his hole and
remain six weeks. 1t is to be hoped that
he will not be able to see his shadow in
which event he will be seen out again
and the weather will be pleasant and
agreeable.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
ROAD TAXES WASTED.
Lack of Intelligent Supervision Is
the Chief Cause.


In an article in The Technograph
Professor Ira O. Baker University of
Illinois, contends that under intelligent
supervision the road tax can be paid as
effectively and economically in labor
as in cash. He says:
"It is frequently argued that because
the annual road tax produces no hard
roads that therefore at least a large
part cf the money is wasted. D In
most states part of the tax is spent for
new steel bridges. In Illinois a little
more than one-quarter of the road tax
is so spent. Steel bridges are a sub
stantial Improvement and would be al
most imperative with stone roads. (2)
Another considerable part Of the taxes
is used in renewing wood culverts and
the floors Of bridges, which expense
would be practically the same whether
the roads are improved or not (3) A
further sum IS spent in improving the
drainage, which would be required be-
fore good stone roads could be built.
a. Part of the road taxes Is used to
pay for moving the roadsides, which
would be desirable even if the road
surface were improved. % Finally a
considerable portion of the money is
used in maintaining the surface and
if the roads were improved a considera-
bly, larger sum would be required for a
like purpose.
''The claim is frequently made that
large part of the labor tax is wasted.
Possibly in the early history of any
community, when there is slight social
intercourse among the farmers, more
time was wasted in gossip than now,
but at present the loss by this practice
is not very great. 1t Is by no means
uncommon for farmer to give consid-
erably more labor than is exacted. He
uses the roads and desires to improve
them for his own benefit. Further,
farmer would probably prefer to pay
81 in labor than 81 in cash, and hence
the evils of the labor tax system may
not be as serious as is generally claim
ed, since practically the farmers vote
determines the amount Of road tax he
will pay.
Admitting that there are inherent
defects in the labor tax system, it is
not proved that they are greater than
in the cash system. Cash paid day
labor and contract work in city affairs
are not always ideally efficient There
| is probably no universally best sys-
| tenn of maintenance of highways.
Some of the famous roads of Europe
are maintained by cash tax and some
| by a labor tax. There are no better
| roads nor no more complete system Of
ra'";@Lance than in France. and yet
10y lar the greater part Of the wagon
! r.&@s CT Fr"acp are maintained by the
! labor tax system The fundamental
/ defect in the construction and mainte-
nance of American highways is the
lack OF intelligent and effective super
vision"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Some Novel Inventions.

By the use of a recently patented in
haler sufferers from catarrh, hay fever
and similar diseases may treat them
selves at night, the time when affec-
tions of the throat and head make the
most formidable strides The device
consists of two absorbent pads connect
ed by wire spring, the latter being
bent to shape convenient for attach
ment to the central cartilage of the
nose.
With the idea of eliminating to some
extent at least the dsagreeable aff1ic-
tion of seasickneSs two Englishmen
have devised a self leveling chair. The
chair Is suspended from two rings
working In a framework at right an
giles to each other and it is claimed the
chair will remain level in the toughest
sea. The idea is also supplied to berths.
Umbrellas or canes may be provided
with spring hook fixed just under the
head by which they may be hung on a
rack or hooked into the pocket when it
Is desired to use both hands for some
other purpose. The hook is concealed
when not in use forming a smooth
joint with the surface of the stick and
is released by pressing button.
Late sleepers may be interested in a
German invention. An ordinary cleo
trio alarm Is connected with contact
points underneath the bed, the weight
Of the sleeper forcing them together
and forming circuit. When the alarm
is released, the bell continues ringing
till the weight Is removed and the cir
cult broken.
Comfort in cold weather Is insured
by a combined carriage lamp and foot
warmer. The lamp is placed below the
body of the vehicle and is connected by
a tube directly over the blaze with a
warming chamber inside the body Of
the wagon on which the feet may be
placed.
Golf players may get rid of the cad
die by using q device patented in Eng
land. The cadde bag is provided with
all inflated ball at the bottom and at
the top has supporting legs which can
be folded out Of the way when not in
use.
Amateur photographers will appreci-
ate a combined cane and tripod. Three
telescoping legs are pivoted to a small
head, the latter being provided with
threaded shank to which handle can
be secured when the tripod is folded.
Mustard as usually served in cups or
open pots soon dries up. A German
has invented an alright cup having
piston projecting through the top. On
pressing the piston a plunger forces
the mustard through a spout in the in
side of the cup.-Chicago Evening Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
MOSnnifOea.

That cosmopolitan pest the mosquito
does not necessarily perish with the on
coming Of winter. On the contrary, mos
quitoes have been observed in the lati
tude Of Washington to hibernate, adult
specimens living from November until
the succeeding April or May with ali
their powers of torment unimpaired, al
though their activity is suspended in win
ter The mosquito needs but little food,
and it is the female that thirsts for blood,
the males coutenting themselves with
water and vegetable fluids. DR.. Howard
ascribes the fact that mosquitoes are Of
ten found upon dry praires many miles
from water to the longevity of the adults
of certain species, which enables them TO
survive seasons of drought Railroads
have been responsible for the transporta-
ton of mosquitoes into regions where
they were previously rare. Their power
Of flight is not great, and it is believed
that they are not distributed far through
the AGENCY Of winds.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
TOWN VERSUSCOUNTRY
Fistic Encounter Furnished Entertainment
lat Washingtonville.

Fistic Encounter Furnished Entertainment
lat Washingtonville.
A slight clash of arms-and fsts-fur-
nished entertainment for Washington
vile people on Tuesday evening, and
incidentally decided the relative prowess
of town and country boys.
A sleigh load of young people from
Danville drove to the Eagle Hotel. Dur
ing the evening two or three of the young
ladies of the party went out on the
street for few minutes, when they en-
countered several boys from near Wash
ingtonville, who attempted to show
them attention of the kind abounding
in such games as 'snap and catchem"
and 'drop the handkerchief. The girls
objected to this attention. One of the
young men from Danville promptly
came to their rescue, when five or six OF
the country boys pitched onto him.
Several other young men from town
then took hand, and for few minutes
a regular "Donnybrook Fair' time re-
suited. In the end the country youths
retreated in confusion, much the worse
for their encounter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Inspection of Company F Postponed Un'
til March l8.

Colonel c. NJ. Clement has issued an
order which changes the dates of the
annual inspections of all of the com
panies of the Twelfth Regiment. Ac-
cording to the former order, these in
spections were to occur during February.
But owing to the fact that this regi-
ment will participate in the Inaugural
ton ceremonies at Washington on March
4, the inspections have been postponed
until the middle of March. According
to this order, the inspection of Company
I has been postponed from February 20
to Monday, March Is. Ia the mean
time the local company is drilling faith
fully on the manual of arms, 50 as to
make as good a showing as possible at
Washington.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31

There is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. uFor a great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment pronounced it In
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system The offer Of one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Mrs, Hoffman's Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. Isaac Hoffman was
largely attended from the residence in
South Danvlle Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock. The services were conduct
ed by the Rev. F. S. Vought and Rev. q
II. Day. Interment was in Mt. Vernon
cemetery, The bearers were G. Yocum,
Charles zimmerman, Peter Startzel, j.
II. Kase, Major G. p. Gearhart and
Peter Berger The family desire to
thank all friends who so kindly assisted
them in their time of bereavement.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
A Word to Women.

Any sick woman is invited to consult
by letter with DR.. r. V. Pierce, chief
consulting physician of the Invalids
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N.
Y. In active practice of more than thirty
years, assisted by a staff of nearly a
score of associate physicians, DR.. Pierce
has treated and cured over half mill
ion women. All diseases peculiar to
women are treated with success. This
consultation by letter is absolutely free.
Every letter is treated as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Answers are
mailed promptly giving the best of
medical advice. All answers are sent
in plain envelopes bearing on them on
no printing of any kind. Write
without fear and without fee to DR. R..
V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Spindle Company Meeting.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Safety Spindle company was held Tues
day at the Montour House. Besides
the Danvile stockholders, the meeting
was attended by .. G.. Smith, of Will
Transport, ard John Ewes, of Millville.
Mr. Ewes is secretary of the company,
and he is also a large manufacturer of
wagons at Millville. He has expert
mente with these spindles, and has de-
cided to use them on all of his wagons.
1t was decided to have the castings for
the spindles made by the q. S. Backus
company at Williamsport, the spindle
company furnishing all moulding ma
chinery. The assembling Of the parts
Will be done in Danville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
TROLLEY WORK BEGUN
Contractor Scanlan Has Started Work at
Bloomsbury.

Contractor M. +. d. Scanlan, with his
engineer and foreman, arrived in Blooms
burg Tuesday and Immediately began
the preliminary steps toward the build
ing of the new trolley. They have plac-
ed their tool box at the canal bridge op-
posite the Citizens Land improvement
Co.'S lands, the boundary line of the
town of Bloomsbury and Scott township.
From this point they have commenced
driving their stakes northward, and will
continue in the direction of Berwick,
while later another force of wolkmen
will commence and work southwark
through Bloomsbury. If the weather is
favorable it will be but few days until
a large force Of men will be at work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
SLEIGHTNG IMPROVED

Although it did not do as much as was
hoped, yesterdays light fall of snow
touched up the sleighing so that it is
much improved both in the town and
country roads. The jingle of sleigh bells
was heard on all sides throughout the
afternoon and evening. Several sleigh
ride parties went out from Danyille to
different points.
A number of boys and girls from the
First ward school rode to Bloomsburg
where they spent the evening. Anoth-
er party of about dozen young people
drove up the Bloom road several miles
and spent the evening at the home of
James Meyer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31

We Uive no rewards An offer of this
kind is the meanest of deceptions.
Test the curative powers of Ely's Cream
Balm for the cure of Catarrh, Hay Few
er and Cold III the Head and you are
sure to continue the treatment. Relief
is immediate and cure follows. 1t is
not drying, does not produce sneezing.
1t soothes and heals the membrane.
Price 50 cents at druggists or by mail.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New
York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Registering Mail With Carriers.

Few people in Danville understand
that they can register letter with any
carrier on his regular rounds for delivery
or collection just as well as by taking
their letter or package to the post office.
Each carrier can take and receipt for re-
gistered matter, provided the letter or
package is properly sealed or done up
and the postage for registry together
the regular postage is affixed, or the cor
rect change is ready.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Unsolicited Praise For The "Lackawanna.

En-route New York to st Louis Mo,
Lackawanna Railroad train No. Jan'y
18th, 1901.
After many meals on Dining Cars
during the past forty years have never
eaten one so neatly served so well cook
ed, so satisfactory in every way as the
lunch today This is my first trip over
this road and it will not be my last.
like to tell of good thing when have
found it.
C.H. GOODMAN, NJ. D.
st. Louis, Mo.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
He Slept.

Dean Ramsay, the witty Scottish d.
vine of the eighteenth century. used to
tell n story about one of the earls Of
Lauderdale. His lordship was taken very
Ill. the worst symptom being insomnia in
an aggravated form. His little son, hear
ing that recovery would be impossible
without sleep. said. Send for the preach
ing mon frae Livingston, for fayther aye
sleeps when that minister is In the pull
pit" The doctors considered that to act
on the suggestion would be judicious, so
the minister was Immediately brought.
He preached sermon; sleep came on
and the earl recovered.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
Sleigh Ride to Milton,

A party of sixteen young people drove
to Milton last evening. They were the
Misses Annie Heiss, Ethel Burdick Ruth
Carodiskey Olive Lunger, Gussie Doster,
Josie Andrews, Nellie Morehead, Lille
Payne, Name Ware, and Mabel Gear
hart and Arthur NJ. Heddens, Edward
Fallon, Jacob Lormor, William Russell,
Albert Dreifuss, William Dougherty,
Frank Russell John Hennigan and Will
lam Grove.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
How to Make Rice Butter Cakes.

Add three cups of warm milk to one
cup of rice boiled tender and mix
smooth. Add four level tablespoon
fuls of butter, softened, but not liquid;
a level teaspoonful Of salt, one and
two-thirds cups of white corumeal, a
large tablespoonful of -four and two
eggs well beaten. Beat thoroughly and
bake In shallow tins in quick oven
for half an hour.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
YenneIin'H AirshID.

More time, endeavor and money have
undoubtedly been put into the Zeppelin
airship than into any previous enter
prise Of this nature. 1t is 30 years
since Count Zeppelin first turned his
attention to the airship as an engine OF
war, and those who were making ex-
periments In flight by means of aero
planes were inclined to look upon him
as visionary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
How to Develop the Figure.

1t is said that the following exercises
develop the lines Of the figure and
make walking a graceful performance:
Walk on tiptoe toes slightly outward.
with the knees straight the hands
clasped tightly behind the head. elbows
as far back as possible. The more
tightly the hands clasp the back of the
head and the farther back the elbows
are held the better the result.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
How to Cure Cold Sores.

Cold sores can be checked by apply
ing peroxide of hydrogen, sopping 1t on
with a bit of absorbent cotton. Pure
glycerIn is also a good remedy. Perox-
ide of hydrogen is an antiseptic esps'
cially adapted to cold sores, as it i'm
mediately forms a chemical action
with the poisonous discharge
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31

Cut the meat in smaller pieces tnab
for a stew. Put into a saucepan ia
blespoOnful of butter and n tablespoon
full Of -four and stir over the fire until
it Is dark brown. Then add for two
cupfuls of meat the same quantity of
stock, salt and pepper to taste. Boil
for an hour and serve. This dish Is
much improved by adding TO il dozen
or more fresh mushrooms about five
minutes before removing from the fire.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-31
How to Make Complexion Powder.

Five ounces of powdered talcum, five
ounces of best rice flour, two and a
half ounces of best oxide of zinc. Per-
fume with a mixture of bergamot,
ylang, ylang and neroli or use merely a
drop or two of oil of rose. 1t can be
tinted with powdered carmine. Sift
repeatedly by fiutting through bolting