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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Where YanI1eeH Beat ,Em.

He is from England, and not long
from there. He was visiting his friends
in Hyde Park and, of course, he was
bOasting.
"Oh, yes, me boy, the United States
does very well for a new nation" he
said kindly. You are great in some
respects, but look at US. We have oul
never licked; our great steamship lines
our bank, Lombard street, the financial
center of the world; our loyal colonies
and all the rest. What can equal
them?
"And we have age too. Look at our
abbeys and our ancient towns and our
papers Of state. Why, man, in what
can you boast of beating u.s."
His Hyde Park friend studied a mo.
ment. Then he replied:
Down in Texas there is an old chap
who was talked to just this way once
by man from your country who went
there for his health. And after all the
Englishman's boasting was done this
man of the cattle country winked at me-
rolled his tobacco over in his mouth
and spit II feet into the eye Of a pig
standing that far away.
"'Kin any bloody Englishman on
earth do thatY says he. And ask you,
can he?
The Englishman suggested brandy
and soda in disgust.-Kansas City Jour.
nal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
A Good Cat story.

This is a true story and has never be
fore been printed. The cat belonged in a
New England farmhouse years long gone
by and was a great pet of the master
Tom did many wonderful things. He did
not lift the knocker but he opened the
door and did it as readily as one of the
children He accomplished the feat by
springing up and bringing his paw down
heavily upon the catch, when the door
never failed to open. How he learned to
do this was never known, but it must
have been by observation, as he was
never taught. Tom always knew the hour
for meals and practically could not be
barred out, as he had the key to the stu
alton, no matter how strenuously the
family slammed the door behind them
When all were seated at table, there
would be little click of the latch, and in
would walk Tom, seating himself beside
the master. II his presence was ignored,
he would reach up and pat the masters
arm; then, sitting back, would quietly
wait, for Tom had learned that any great
demonstration on his part, such as n
new, meant his immediate dismissal from
the dining room. Here was curious
thing-he knew or seemed to know that
his only safety lay in escaping the at
tention OF the mistress, who strongly OBJ
jected to the ''munching OF a cat while
her family were at table. So he was con
tent with small favors, for the master
was chary of calling forth any caustic re-
marks by the dealing out Of bone. Tom
was never known to steal, although plen-
" OF opportunities offered in the way Of
a kitchen table loaded with savory things
and a wide open pantry door where cream
stood deliciously inviting. He lived to be
II years old, which was considered a re-
markable age for cat.-Los Angeles
Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
FFOLO POLES TO HIRE.
Various Interesting Features
of the Pole Yard BusinesE

"Scaffold Poles TO Hire"
So read a sign painted on the end Of
building standing in a pole yard, and
man whose eye CHANGED to fall upon it
wondered Just what it meant He had
heard Of renting steam boilers and pianos
and horses and railroad cars and so on,
and he knew that there is scarcely any
thing, perhaps nothing, that cannot be
rented. but he had never heard before Of
renting scaffold poles, and it seemed an
odd thing to do.
As a matter of fact there are lots Of
scaffold poles rented. 1t is an old and
to those who have occasion to know
about it familiar branch of the pole yard
business.
Scaffold poles are rented, of course. most
largely to builders, and there are more
builders who hire scaifold poles than
there are who own them. This for The
simple reason that it is for most build
ers cheaper to hire. The very largest
builders who must have n yard anyway
in which to keep material and plant Of
one sort and another own their own
scaffOld poles and keep them when not
in use in their own yard where they have
room for them.
The smaller builder, having very likely
no material yard has no convenient place
to store poles when rot in use, and he
hires poles, as for that matter some Of
the larger builders do also.
Scaffold poles are let at so much for
job, whether it is a few days or weeks,
but while n builder keeps the poles for
one price on one job rs long as he may
need them he cannot if he gets through
with a job early haul the poles off to set
up on another job without paying more
rent.
The life of a scaffold pole is about six
years. \ pole yard man said that they
could be made to last ten years by care.
People always drive nails into scdffold
poles. These nails rust, and the wood
around them rots, and the pole gradually
goes to decay. If the poles We're all
carefully Overhauled and looked after
when they came back to the yard from a
job and the nails all pulled out. they
would last four years longer, but this is
not done for the simple reason that il
wouldn't pay. The cost of the work
would be greater than the gain by it, and
so they use the poles as long as they are
fit to use and then chop them up.-New
York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Advice From the Box.

On one occasion in the fifties an anna.
teur dramatic performance was given
in San Francisco for the benefit of
some deserving charity. Among the
performers was the late Hugh Farrar
McDermott, the poet, and in a box was
Mr.. Mills. The play was some classic
piece, and the acting was so bad that
what should have been a tragedy be
came farce. In the last act McDer-
mott dropped his sword and, STOPPING
awkwardly, picked 1t up. There was a
litter in the audience, which increased
as the luckless performer asked, What
shall do with this envenomed bladeY'
From the bankers box came in a
queer stage whisper, Stab yourself,
Hugh, and be done with it!'-Frank
LeSlie's Monthly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

To the Republican electors of Penn
sylvania / am directed by the Republi-
can State Committee to announce that
the Republicans of Pennsylvania, by
their duly chosen representatives., will
meet in convention at the Opera House,
in the city of Harrisburg, on Wednes-
day, August 81, at 1870 a. m, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the following offices:
One person for the Office of Justice of
the Supreme Court.
One person for the office of State Treas
urer.
In accordance with therules governing
the organization, the representation i'll
the State Convention will be based on
the vote polled at the late presidential
election. Under the rules each legis-
latiVe district is entitled to one delegate
for every two thousand votes cast for
the presidential electors in 1900, and an
additional delegate for each fraction of
two thousand votes polled in excess of
one thousand.
BY order of the Republican State Com
mittee.
FRANK REEDER, Chairman.
W. r. ANDREWS, c. E. VOORHEES,,
Secretaries
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
LATE POTATOES.
Bugs Don't Trouble Them and Fall
Rains Make Them Large.


We think it always best to plow early
for late potatoes and then work fire.
quently to kill weeds and conserve
moisture and warm up the ground and
then not plant until about the middle
Of June. The seed will have to be look
ed after to keep it from sprOuting.
This can be done by spreading it out
thlnly in light place and shoveling it
over about twice a week. 1t will wilt
and shrink up some, but this won't
hurt 1t. 1t can be cut few days be
fore planting If kept dry and protected
from the sun.
If you have no regular potato planter,
furrow out deep with shovel plow
and cover with something drawn by
the team. If the sun shines hot, the
seed should be covered as fast as drop
ped, for the hot sun will soon injure it
as 1t lies in the burrows. Run the har-
row over the patch once or twice be-
fore the vines come up, and you Will
get rid of nearly all weeds.
The potatoes will come up in about a
week if the weather IS warm and the
ground damp and continue to grow
from the start. Planting at this time
Of the year will bring 1T out of season
for the first crop of bugs, and by the
time the second crop comes on the
vines will not bother much. Bugs don't
like rank vines, as they don't seem to
l. I.;
The vines will he small without any
tubers on them in the dry part of the
season, and by the time fall rains come
the potatoes will be formed and large
enough to require all the moisture there
is likely to be, and they will grow very
rapidly. They should not be dug until
the vines are killed by the frost, and it
10 always best TO let them remain in
the ground for some time after, as they
will ripen up and be of better quality.
They should be dug before too hard
freezing and before the ground be
comes soft and muddy. Your judg
ment must be used in these things.
If not muddy, they can be picked up
without waiting for them to dry and
stored as fast as dug. 1t won't hurt
them to store when damp, as they al
ways have to 60 through the sweat
when stored In large piles, concludes
l. L. Cowdrey of Michigan, writing to
Ohio Farmer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
SALTED BUTTER.
Why 1t Keeps Better Than Butter
That Is Fresh.


Why does salt butter keep better
than fresh butter? We must first real
ize that the bacterial population of
moderate sized pat of butter may be
reckoned by millions, that n tiny lump
only large enough to go into thimble
has been known to be tenanted by
nearly 4S00O,000, that, in fact, in con-
Stunning n slice of bread and butter you
may uncOnsciOusly be assimilating in
dividual lives exceeding In number
those of the whole of Europe. Thus
the urgency for keeping these hordes In
check and hence the efforts which are
made first, to set up effectual barriers
to their ingress by taking proper pre-
cautions in the production of milk and,
second, in the conduct of the processes
involved in the manufacture and distri-
button of the finished article.
Included in these processes is the ad
dition of salt in such quantities as to
justify the butter being known as salt
butter, this addition being made with
the object of extending the keeping
powers of the butter or in other words
TO suppress to large extent the activi-
ties of the butter bacteria. That salt
does act in this manner Is shown by
the fact that in butter thus treated q
very large reduction in the number of
micro-organisms present Is effected
There can be little doubt, therefore
that the common butter microbes do
not by any means regard salt as their
elixir of life.
In England boracic acid is said to be
extensively used in butter as preserv-
atIve or antiseptic agent, while in the
United States a recent public health
document states that none was report
ed to have been found in the samples
of butter examined. This is probably
due to the fact that in America there
exists a strong prejudice in favor of
salt butter, whereas in England the use
of salt butter is the exception and not
the rule. Hence in America salt can
be used as preservative instead of the
boracic acid employed for that purpose
in England.
The densely populated condition Of
butter above referred to IS not to be
wondered at if we realize that the raw
material in the shape of milk may con-
tain from 100000 to as many as 169,.
100000 Of bacteria in n few drops
Longman's Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
TIE wVUn La ddIe.

A gentleman UE walk from one Of
the suburbs of Glasgow happened to
call at farmhouse, where he was
readily supplied with a glass Of milk.
He offered the woman sixpence, but
she declined all payment. Il couldn'
TAX money for t." she said in her own
proud way.
The gentleman expressed his ac-
knowledgment and went on his way,
but at the garden gate he detected a
small boy playing. Surely, he thought,
this Is the lady's son. So he put his
hand In his pocket to give him the six
pence, when he heard shrill voice
That's ma ma laddie, sir" Then there
was a pause, and the voice afterward
resounded, this time directed toward a
small boy at the side door, Gang oot,
Wullie, an speak till the nice gentle
man at the gate"-Liverpool Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04

There are some women who seem TO
be perennially youthful. The grown
daughters are companions as well as
children, and the color in the mother 5
cheeks, the brightness in her eyes, the
roundness in her form. all speak of
aboundiug health. What is her secret
She is at the middle age of life when SO
many women are won, wasted and
faded and yet time has only ripened
her charms. The secret of this matron-
ly health and beauty may be told i'll the
brief praise, DR.. Pierces Favorite Per
scriptiOn. The general health of wom-
en- is so intimately related to the local
health of the delicate womanly organs,
that where these are diseased, the whole
body must suffer 'Favorite PrescLip-
ton dries the debillitating dratns,
heals liberation and inflammation, cures
female weakness and imparts TO the
delicate female organs natural vigor
and vitality. Women who have lost
their health and their beauty have been
made robust and rosy checked by the
use of this marvellous medicine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
A COUNTRY ROAD.

dusty, stony way, whose bord'ring sod
La thick with blackberies and goldenrod;
Abrupt, bare hills one side looking down,
And from the other you the town
Follow the rivers course through meadows green,
Ger which thick woods and marble ledges lean
A little farther where the road descends,
A brooks soft tinkle with some bird song blends,
Ozone from its edge the dear old danes small
cot
Half hidden by quaint flowers; lush bergamot
Makes sweet its banks, its depths the boys still
swim
Or watch the minnows from some willow limb
Upon its bridge how often have Stood
Watching the west, whose glory seemed to food
With tenderest light the poorhouse and the graves
Beside it-turn 10 gold the brooklet's waves
Till from the hill, oh, dearest sight of all,
! saw my father, and l heard him call!
He came with sturdy stride and swinging pail
Ny hand in his-told my days whole tale
OF joys, that meath his bright smile seemed to
grow,
While lessened was my every childish woe
As his sweet words fell on my soul like balm
While walked homeward through the fragrant
calm.
Mary NJ. Mccarthy in Boston Transcript.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Luck and PIuck.

Two clerks named Thomas and CIar-
ence were in the employ of a wealthy
merchant. Thomas was always an in
dustrious lad, but Clarence was much
given to frlyolity and was eytravagant
In his habits. In after years Clarence
married his employers daughter and
was made a partner in the business.
Thomas continued to be an honest, in
dustrious clerk all his life, and his
services were much appreciated by
Clarence and his father-in-law.
Moral.-There is no royal road to
success.-New York Commercial Ad-
Vertiser.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
8ewiIderinE Variety In Hats.

The hat with many brims Is one of
the fads this season, and it may be
supplied with two or five if you like,
according to the New York Sun. A
light blue straw hat shows five brims
yelled with blue chiffon, but so arrang-
ed that they fall very closely together,
and the simple trimming is a bow Of
soft ribbon in green and blue with two
large quills straight across the front.
Turban toques are perhaps the most
spring wear, but the larger shapes
with broader brlms are biding their
time. Toques Of colored straw with a
rosette of silk to match and one con
trasting quill. possibly silver and
black, for trimming are one speciality.
A military hat in the tricorne shape is
one of the fashionable shapes made
wonderfully becoming by the way it Is
trimmed and perched on the head in
coquettish manner. The brim and half
OF the crown on the left side are almost
covered with roses.
With the great variety Of straws, mil
an braids, silk straws, leghons, chips
and crinoline added to the endless va
riety In combinations Of straw and
chiffon and straw and tulle it Is an
easy matter to imagine something Of
the diversity which is possible in the
millinery department.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
CERTAIN RESULTS.
Nothing can be Surer," is the Testimony
of Danyille Citizens.


The stage of uncertainty is over in
Danville. There can now be had plenty
of positive proof in the testimony of
citizens. Evidence of this nature should
convince the most skeptical doubter in
this vicinity. Read the following:
Mr. JOS. Hooker of 102 North Spruce
St, says; Il was for a time afflicted
with lameness in my back, and pain
over my kidneys. | had a great deal of
nervousness, restlessness; did not sleep
well, had bad dreams, continually toss
ing from side to side striving to get a
comfortable position. The kidney secre-
tions were not normal, | was tired all
the time and often had a dull aching in
the back of my neck. | read accounts
of Doan's Kidney Pill curing people.
The description of their symptoms tall
led almost exactly with mine and in
duced me to try the remedy, On using
them short time the whole trouble
disappeared.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster -Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the Z. S.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Wonderful Musical Memory.

Sir John Stainer had a wonderful
musical memory. 1t was put to the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had to play the organ in the "Mes-
slah" and a folio copy, on which alone
he could see the score, was not forth
coming. The conductor was in despair.
Sir John cut the knot by wonderful
tour de force, playing the part fault
lessly right through and entirely from
memory, probably the only time the
Messiah" has been so rendered.-Lon-
don Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04

To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying
liquids in the nasal passages for catarr-
hal troubles, the proprietors prepare
Elys Liquid Cream Balm. Price in
cluding the spraying tube is rs cents.
druggist or by mail. The liquid EN-
bodies the medicinal properties of the
solid preparation. Cream balm is
quickly absorbed by the membrane and
does not dry up the secretions but
changes them to a natural and healthy
character Ely Brothers, 56 Warren st. +,
n. y.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
THE BUSY MOTH.
How TO Prevent Its Depredations In
Clothing and Carpets.


Clothing and Carpets.
The fitting to and fro of the active
little moth at this season IS a warning
10 the house mistress of what will hap
pen unless vigorous measures be adopt
ed to protect woolens and furs. When
there are many clothes to be looked
after, 1t is well to take a special day
for the purpose of airing and cleaning
them. If possible, choose clear. sun
shiny day; If there are breeZes stirring.
all the better. Take the woolen gar
mentS and attach them to the clothes
line by pins, shaking and beating the
dust from each piece with a willow car
pet beater. If there are grease spots,
remove them by sponging with ammo
mia and soft water. When the clothes
have had five or six hours Of sunshine,
they may be brought in and packed
away in mothproof chests.
There are housekeepers who place
great confidence in newspaper wrap
ping as a protection from moths, but if
one lives In a particularly 'mOthy"
place the newspaper is not to be de-
pended upon. If mothproOf boxes are
not TO be had, put the winter clothes in
tar paper bags that seal. or, failing that
make a large bag out Of muslin or cali
co free from holes. Line large trunk
or dry goods box with the empty bag
pack In the garments, having made
sure that there are no moth eggs in
them. Tie the opening Of the bag
with twine, leaving considerable space
for meek" Pack a handful or two of
camphor balls against the inside of the
tied place and tie again. tying the balls
In.
In large cities moths are more numer-
GUS and much more voracious than in
most small towns or the open country.
For city people it is more prudent to
send costly fur garments and fine rugs
10 reliable storage house that insures
their safety from moths during sum
mer.
Moths delight in dark corners, and
they love to deposit their eggs in soft
moquette and administer carpets and
the fluffy fine woolly parts Of the
fringe Of upholstered parlOr furniture
After being thoroughly beaten carpets
and rugs that are to be kept at home
for the summer would be the better for
being sponged off with turpentine be
fore being rolled or folded, says The
Household
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Realized His Own Madness,

NOW you are tired Of me and abuse
me-" sobbed the young wife whose hus.
band refused to hire another maid to
take care Of her pet dog. Yet" she
continued, mot two years ago you
were just crazy to marry me"
YES" answered the complacent man
brute; my friends told me so at the
time, but l didn't realize 1t until after
we were married. kansas City Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
Valuable Alloy of Aluminium.

Alagnalium Is the name given to an
alloy of aluminium and magnesium in
vented by a continental scientist, and
the reports upon it are OF the most en-
couraging nature. 1t is lighter than
pure aluminium, II can be worked and
turned like brass or copper, and 1t Is
stronger than brass. 1t is stated that 1t
does not oxidlze at all, fumes Of ammo
nie and sulphuric acid not damaging It,
1t can be turned, bored, drilled, milled,
died, ground and polished easily.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
How 8 This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL CHENEY & CO,
We the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
free Price &c per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
AUDITORS NOTICE.
IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF MON
TOI-R COUNTY

IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF MON
TOUR COUNTY.
In the matter of the first and final account
of Stnson l.. BrobSt and William NJ. Hartzell
Administrators of the estate of Susannah
Hartzell. late of Mahoning Township, in the
County of Montour and State Of Pennsyl-
vania, deceased.
The undersigned. appointed auditor by the
aforesaid court. to distribute the balance in
the hands of the said accountants to and
among the parties found to be legally cntit-
led thereto. will attend to the duties of his
said appointment at the Register and RecOr-
derS Office in the Court House. in the BOF-
uugh of Danville, Pcuna.. ON Monday the
fifteenth day of July \. D., 1901. al 10 o'clock
In the forenoon of said day, when and where
fallpersons having claims against the said
Sund are required to present aud prove the
same or be debarrcd from coming in upon the
aid fund.
WM. l.. SIDLER. Auditor
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-04
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
The BOY Water Carrier.

In many countries the heaviest burdens
the people have to carry are borne upon
their heads. In Mexico boys are early
taught to carry heavy loads in this man
ner, huge water jars being balanced with
wonderful skill. In many Mexican To-
calities months and sometimes years go