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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
BROKEN CHINA.

In China 1t is case Of the Russian
soldier following the Russian railroad
St. Paul Globe.
If Russia has broken faith with the
powers, their submission to the injury
will aggravate rather than lessen the Sc
robustness of the Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
There was a time when a memento
from China was an honest article of vir-
tu. Today it carries with it the sugges-
tion of rapine and spoliation that is a dis
grace to civilization.-Chicago Times
Herald.
A war between England and Russia
would be too serious a matter to be un-
dertaken lightly. Neither nation wants
to fight, and even il they did neither is
in a financial condition to do so.-Kansas
City Star.
Russia counts Manchuria now as not
Chinese but Russian territory, and that
is what it is, whether the rest Of the
world likes it or not. Northern Asia is
logically within the Russian lines, and
Great Britain, Germany, the United
States and Japan might as well recognize
accomplished facts. The convention with
China does not matter very much. Rus
sian occupation is the decisive fact
Buffalo Commercial
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

OF the cities having over 100000 pop
ulation only 13 had a postottice in 1900.
The first lectures ever given by n wO-
man were delivered by Fanny Wright
In 1928.
The Swiss cabinet consists Of seven
members, each of whom draws 81, 400
per annum.
century ago farmers reaped their
grain with sickles, two acres being a
good days work.
1t is stated that there are $4,000 bar
maids in England, whose hours aver
age II daily for wage of 10 shillings
per week.
Many Londoners insist that their ap-
petite has improved since electricity
was applied to some Of the under
ground railways. 1t is believed to gen
crate ozone.
The door by which the president of
the republic, the king of Sweden, the
shah and other distinguished visitors
We're in the habit of entering the Paris
exhibition has been sold for $50.
Sardinia is celebrated for the tombs
which prove that prehistorically it was
inhabited by great giants. Recently
four new tombs have been found which
contain skeletons over nine feet long.
The skylark that Shelley has immor.
talized was not, it appears, the Eng
lish bird it has always been supposed
| to be. 1t has been discovered that the
| blithe creature in question was heard
| in the lanes of Leghorn.
The circulation of The Congressional
Record has now reached the 26,0OC
mark This includes numbers deliver
ed gratuitOusly to members and sena
tors and newspapers and those sent t
| regular subscribers, of whom there i:
a small but select list.
| James Parsons, Philadelphia law
yer who died about year ago, owned
an estate extending for mile and {
quarter along the ocean front of New
Hampshire. Following out his death
bed, wish, his children have given t
the state strip of this land along tn
shore 100 yards wide to further tn
project of a boulevard along the coas
line of the state.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
Peace Prospects In South Africa.

Negotiations have been going on for
week or more between Great Britain's
military and civil representatives in
South Africa and representative burgh-
ers of what were lately the two Dutch
republics looking toward the establish
ment of peace.
Great Britain Is apparently anxious
to end, upon any terms which do not
involve humiliation, war which has
cost her so much of treasure and
blood and in which there has been
added so little Of luster to AngloSaxon
arms. The cost of the war in money
has been enormous, something like
quarter of the total cost to the United
States of our civil war, In which more
than ten times as many men took part
and which lasted more than twice as
long. But there has been still greater
cost, and that is in the loss of prestige,
which will make it necessary for the
British empire hereafter to do by actual
force what she could have done be-
fore by moral influence in SO many
matters Of imperial import.
/ The obstinate resistance Of the Beers
against overwhelming odds in num-
bers and equipment, which they deded,
should and doubtless will be an I'M
portant factor in the terms of final
peace, but just how far Great Britain
will 90 in the direction of conciliation
is another matter. The duration of the
peace, If it shall. now be finally effect
ed, will, however, depend largely upon
the spirit with which Great Britain
conducts the negotiations and the con-
ditions which she exacts from her late
foes. 1t must be remembered that the
great majority of the whites in South
Africa are of the Afrikander race and
that those not in war against Great
Britain were mainly in hearty sympa-
thy with the fighting burghers. II the
struggle had been between the whites
of Dutch descent and those of British
and all other descents actually resident
in South Africa, it would have speedily
ended In a victory for the former. The
numerical supremacy of the Dutch
seems destined to remain for an indefi-
mite time. 1t Is therefore necessary for
permanent peace that the terms which
are understood to be now under nego-
tiation shall be such as the Beers can
live under contentedly. The alterna-
tive, short of an overwhelming British
Immigration, which seems out Of the
question, is another war as soon as the
burghers feel strong enough to make
it. A treaty of peace predicated upon
other than the most concilatory lines
would soon be broken, and even after
conciliatory treaty is effected it will
require the utmost discretion on the
part of Great Britain to smooth the bit
ter animosities and race prejudices
which the war engendered and intensi-
fed. 1t is likely to be long time be-
fore the Beers will content themselves
with the change from citizens Of SOW
ereign states to subjects Of an alien
empire.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
THE BLACK VENUS.
An Ugly Stone Figure Worshiped by
Peasants of Brittany.

Even false religions die hard, and
faiths still existing in the world. One
Of the most curious relics Of paganism
which are still worshiped in a Chris
tan country is the gigantic black
stone figure of woman which is to be
found in a forest of the district Of
Morbihan, in Brittany.
1t is known as the "Black Venus"
but probably dates far back Of the
time when the Greeks and Romans
worshiped that goddess. Antiquarians
assert that this ugly idol belongs to
the age of the serpent worshipers, one
of whose subterranean temples is in
the neighborhood This would make
the figure far older than the Christian
era.
The statue is that Of q huge, un-
couth woman, with a sullen, angry
countenance her form enveloped in a
loose mantle,
The superstitious Bretons have al
ways worshiped the figure, asserting
that 1t has power over the weather and
the crops. If the idol is neglected, they
declare that the grain dies on the ear,
and II the anger of the black woman Is
further reused a tidal wave sweeps
over Morbihan.
Twice the stone was cast into the sea
by pious folk who hoped thereby to put
an end to this idolatry, and twice the
peasants dragged it back and set up an
altar before it.
About two centuries ago Count Pierre
de Lannion, on whose estate the figure
stood, in order to save the statue from
both friends and enemies, dragged 1t
by 40 yoke of oxen to his own chateau
and set it up in the courtyard. He cut
nm inscription on the base Of the pedes-
tai. declaring the figure to be Venus
carved by CRsars soldiers.
The count and his chateau are both
gone, but the huge black woman, over
grown with moss, still stands in the
forest, and the peasants still beseech
her to bless their crops
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
PERT PERSONALS.

Lieutenant Edie Is q bungler when II
comes to arranging a marriage settle
msnt.-Atlanta Constitution.
Morningstar, who has been making such
phenomenal runs in billiards lately, is a
sort Of shooting luminary. Kansas City
Star.
: Mrs. Nation now wants to run a news
paper. This may be accepted as proof
that her indifference to trouble Is abso-
lutely genuine Washington Star,
An Edinburgh astronomer has discover
ed Q new star In the constellation Per
seus. Before night Mr.. Tesla will doubt
less announce that he has communicated
with it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Duke Of Manchester's "welcome
home" took the form of a summons and
complaint in suit for breach Of promise.
Papa Zimmerman may find that even bull
pups are comparatively cheap luxuries.-
New York World.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When a room has low ceiling, put the
curtain poles as high up as possible and
let the curtains hang straight down to
the floor. If the poles extend foot on
either side of the window, the curtains
will draw right back by day and need nc
looping.
Flimsy silk that has gone into a multi
tude Of age wrinkles may be smoothed
out and restored to something like its
original freshness by sponging it with
gum arabic water. Sponge the right side
of the silk and when it is almost dry
iron the wrong side.
Mahogany furniture which has become
slightly clouded may have its polish re-
stored by the use Of dressing made By
mixing four tablespoonfuls OF turpentint
with four of sweet oil, adding one tea
spoonful of lemon juice and ten drops OF
ammonia. Shake thoroughly before ap
plying.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
philanthropy.

"Yes, SIR" said the well dressed man
as he stopped to buy paper from a
ragged newsboy and again turned to his
companion, IF | had the money, my
charities would be boundless."
"WelI, come on" said his friend inn
patiently. What are you waiting forE
"Why, I'm waiting for the change from
my nickel" answered the philanthropic
one in injured tones.-Indianapolis Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
To Wash WOOlenR.

No part of the laundry work is, as a
rule. SO unsatisfactory as the washing Of
the wooden garments. The structure of
wool fiber is so different from that Of
linen and cotton that it should receive
different treatment in the laundry. Rub
bing and wringing cause the wool fbers
to knot, thus giving us a thickened and
shrunken fabric; therefore wooden goods
should be sopped and squeezed to remove
the dirt. and the water should be pressed
out not wrung out
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
Old Soldiers Experience.

NJ. NJ. Austin, civil war veteran, of
Winchester, Ind, writes: My wife was
sick long time in spite of good doc,
tors treatment, but was wholly cured
by DR.. Kings New Life Pills, which
worked wonders for her health. - They
always do. Try them. Only 25c at
Paules & Cos drug store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02

The housekeeper Is becoming mere
and more Of fixture In the New York
household. and more of them are TAX
ing positions each year. The houses
are becoming larger and more elabo-
rate and the social life so complex that
a woman has not time to give her
house the proper attention II she is to
any extent society woman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
PHILADELPHIA &
READING RAILWAY
IN EFFECT MARCH 80, 1901
TRAINS LEAVE DANvILLE
weekdays only

TRAINS LEA 4 DhEN 4AAAE
weekdays only
For Philadelphia l1.25 q m.
For New York ll.25 IN,
For Oatawissa l1.25 q. m, 6.04 p. m.
For Milton !.32 q, m, 400 pm.
For Williamsport 1872 q. m, 400 p. m.
Trains for Baltimore, w Washington and the
Streets, Philadelphia, weekdays-3.2S, TIA
1922 a. m, 1915, l.33, 305, Ala, 53 726, s.28 p.
m, II. .2l night. Sundays 3.23, fla a. M, l2.l6
l.33, Az b.63, 7.28, S.26 p. N.
ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD,
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wharf
and South Street Wharf. .t
WEEKDAYs-Express 600, 800 q. m, tSatur-
DAYS only 100 200 400, 500, us p. m. A.
comm odation 500 a. M, $50 p. m. Sunday
Express, 600. 500, 1000 a. m, 7.l6 p m. Ac-
commodation 8. 90 a. m 500 p. m.
days-Express 7.35, 500, lois a. m, ESQ, $50,
800 d. m. Accommodation 8.05 a. M, 4.Oo p
m. Sundays Express-l0l5 a. m, 40, $50,
500 d. IN. Accommodation-7.l5 a. m, Aus
p. m.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE MAY and OCEAN ClTY--Week-
days--9l5a. m, Ais P. m. Sundays--9.lb q. IN.
South ST., 800 a. m. Additional for Cape
For SEA ISLE CITY-Weekdays--9.l6 a. m.
5.00p. m.
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY
EXPRESS.
Leave NEW YORK Liberty StreeD $40 +. I'd
Leave ATLANTIC CITY, $50 A. Nj.
Detailed time tables al ticket offices.
WIG BESLER, EDISON WEEKS
Gen. superintendent General Agent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
1t Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga,
suffered for six months with a frightful
running sore on his leg; but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured
it in five days For Ulcers, Wounds,
Piles, it's the best salve in the world
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by
Paules & Co druggist
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
To Woo SIpeD.

Sip a glass of hot milk slowly just be
fore going to bed and battle the feet IN
hot water Initiate the breathing Of one
who is asleep and drop the head very
slowly from one side to the other as one
does when falling asleep in chair, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer
Another plan is to close the eyes and
then allow them to gently roll toward the
nose as though looking cross eyed. Let
the breath out through the nose and
imagine it to be vapor; then seem to
draw it back again. as though drawing
back the vapor.
These are far better than the ancient
device of counting sheep jumping over
an imaginary fence.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02

When desirious Of serving spinach cold,
cook, chop fine. season with tablespoon
full of lemon juice, half tablespoonful
of salt, quarter of teaspoonful of
pepper; pack at once into egg cups and
stand away to cool. When ready to
serve, turn these out on thin slices of
cold boiled tongue or slices of cooked
turnip. Serve as a salad with French
dressing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02
A Question.

! Hewitt-If you want to succeed, you
must have confidence in yourself.
Jewitt-But how can a man have con-
6dence in himself IL he emily gets $S a
week f-Harper's BaEar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-02

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua,
Williamsport, Sunbury, Pottsville, etc. At
Northumberland with p and Z. Div. p. K. r. for
Harrisburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren
CORY, and Erie.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
FORGING THE ISSUE
Leaders Determined to See if
Ship Subsidy Bill
Will Pass.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Frye
gave notice in the senate today that
he intended to keep the shipping bill
to the front, even as against the APP
preparation bills, not yielding to them
without a vote Of the senate. 1t in
Dictated a disposition on the part of
the senate leaders to force to an early
issue the question whether the ship
ping bill is going to pass at this ses-
sion.
Senator Turner of Washington spoke
today in eve arraignment of the bill
declaring it to be a "lawless, piratical
raid upon the public treasury in the
interest of a few private beneficiaries
aud committing the government to
expenditures ~aggregating $270, 000,-
600. Before the session closed the
committee amendments were in
formally agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed early in the day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
CALL FOR CONFERENCE
Presidents of Railroads Asked to
Meet in New York
February IS.

Minneapolis, Jan. 29-The Times
will say: The financial heads of the
big railroads Of the United States have
caused to be addressed to every rail
road president throughout the coun-
try a circular letter calling for a con
ference in New York February Is.
The circular bears the Vanderbilt,
Gould, Morgan and Hartman sigma
lures. Copies of his have been re-
ceived by presidents of all the north
western railroads, including the Min
neapolis-C Chicago lines and the big
transcontinental systems.
AS far as can be learned the call
does not tell the object in view, but
there is high authority for stating
that national legislation bearing di-
rectly upon the railroad interests Of
the country will be one of the main
topics discussed. But no less import
ant will be the consideration of any
possible closer working of the com-
munity interest principle. This, how
ever, is in a sense, speculation. as
even the presidents do not know what
matters may come up.
In discussing the meeting and Cir
cular in question, an official who saw
a copy said the names attached repre-
sented in working capital something
over So, 600, O00, 600.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
STORM STILL RACES
Aid for Suffering Families L
Asked from Prussian
Government.

Berlin, Jan. 29-Stormy weather
continues throughout Germany and
many additional details are published
today. The damage seems to have
been greatest in the east Tristan dis
tricts of Lee and Emden, where ice
foes have wrought enormous damage,
although there was but little loss Of
life. The new harbor at Lear has
been destroyed.
In the Prussian diet today General
Lett asked that the government aid
1000 victims and relief committees
are already being formed. This yer
ing the snowfall is reported in north
ern and central German as blocking
the railroads and weighing down tel
egraph wires. Communication in
Berlin itself is largely interrupted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
May SUCCEED BRYAN
Towne's Strong Bid for Lead
ership of the Democratic
Party.

Washington, Jan. 29-Right on the
heels of Towne's speech there was
talk in the corridors at the capitol
among the members of both houses of
congress about the possibility of
Towne making himself by his speech
the leader of the democratic party
and placing himself in line to be
,Bryan's successor and the candidate
for the presidential nomination in
1904.
It is assumed by the republicans
that the democrats are intending to
make another stand against Imperial
ISM in 1909 and are by yesterdays
events making the initiative to that
end. If the democrats on the anti
Imperialism platform can make head
way in 1902 by carrying congress and
a number of states that were republic
can in 1900. Towne will logically be
the lender, and a great contest on this
line would come in 1904 with Tewne
as the leading candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
FIGHTING AT
PITCH Lake
LIVES OF AMERICANS IN
GREAT DANGER.
NEWS IS HARD TO OBTAIN
Strict Censorship Exercised at Car
acas-Dispatches for United
States Suppressed.
NEWS IS HARD TO OBTAIN

Port of Spain; Trinidad, Jan. 9-Ac-
cording to advices received today from
Caracas, a trustworthy engineer, who
has arrived there from Pitch lake, re-
ports that the situation is desperate.
He says that $50 English negroes,
who were employed to do police duty,
fled when the insurgents began firing,
into jungles, only 25 Americans be-
ing left to protect the property and
lives of American families. A mes
senger from the lake implored the
United States legation ut Caracas to
afford protection, saying that the lives
and property Of Americans were ex-
posed to guerilla attacks, firing
around the lake going on nightly and
the Americans being too few to hold
out long.
United States Minister Loomis, ac-
cording to the same source, replied
that these reports were probably ex-
aggerated, but they could not be ig-
nored and he would wire the facts to
Washington.
Cables to Trinidad papers from
Caracas are censored. The Venezu-
elan government threatens three
American correspondents with deport-
alton and is vigorously suppressing
pross dispatches to the United States.
Even diplomatic messages are tam
pered with.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
PATERSON MURDERERs MAKE
PUBLIC STATEMENT.
ARE VICTIMS OF OPINION
Do Not Attempt to Deny Their
Guilt or Express
Sorrow.

Paterson, n. j., JAM 29-McAlis-
ter, Death, Campbell and Kerr made
q statement to the public this after
noon. 1t is their first utterance since
their arrest and was issued OH author
ity of the counsel for all four men. 1t
is as follows:
"We are resigned to our fate and
propose to face the future with manly
hearts, dark as it is. We have felt
heretofore that it was useless to say
anything to relieve situation, as
the storm of public Indignation was
such that anything said by us would
have been misinterpreted.
1--WE feel no resentment and have
no criticism to make, but we want to
thank the newspapers Of Paterson for
their sense of fairness and absence of
malice in dealing with this case.
1--WE could say many things that
would tend to abate public indigna-
tion, but we propose to bear our pun
ishment in silence.
"We propose to earn the three days
a month which the law RENTS for
good behavior in the state prison and
we hope and pray that the community
will suspend final Judgment until, by
good conduct and proper lives, we will
carr their commentator.
."We are content to suffer ourselves,
but we keenly feel the awful sorrow
brought upon our families and friends,
who have stood so nobly by us
throughout all.
Never at any time was there any
ill feeling between ourselves and we
never had occasion to say things about
each other in an effort to secure indi-
vidual advantage. We feel that we
have been the victims TO a great ex
tent of unreasoning outside opinion,
Which was based upon wild and in
flamatory reports printed in metropol-
itan papers to satisfy a morbid taste. >
While the judge was passing sent.
ence Oh the prisoners, Hugh Kerr,
father of George, lay dying within a
stones throw Of the court house. Mr..
Kerr is dying because Of the disgrace
of his son, George. George did not
know until tonight that his father
was so i'll. Equally ignorant Of the
sentence will the father remain. He
does not want to hear of the cas- at all.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-01
FURNISH MORE COPY.
End Of Second Sensation in Smell
Family.

.#t .#sf. HHs -s..#r.
Chicago, Jan. 29-Mrs.. Henrietta
SHELLS will stands. The jury tonight
agreed upon q verdict, rejecting the
claim OF Mrs. Mary Smell Stone to a
share in the estate. By it's verdict the
jury holds that Mrs Smell was sane
when she made the instrument leav-
ing $500, 900 to her grandchildren and
that Mrs. Stones claim to be her child
was not proved.
The trial, which has been running
for three weeks, was the second sensa-
tion that the Smell family has fur
nished. The first was the murder Of
the west side millionaire, Amos J.
Smell, on the night Of February Z,
1883. In his life he recognized Mary
Smell Stone, the wife of A. j. Stone,
rs his daughter and he left to her a
proportional share of his big estate.
The first knowledge had that his IA
vorite child was not a daughter of
Henrietta Smell came with the filing
of the will of the widow a year ago.