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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
June Weather is Very Cool.

This month of June has been most
peculiar in the way Of weather. There
were several very hot days, but the
most of the month has been so cool as
to astonish the weather observers of
many years. Monday morning the
Montour House thermometers register
ed as low as 48 degrees at O'Clock,
and there was slight frost in the low
ground. On Sunday morning at 80
O'Clock the same thermometers register
ed So degrees.
Several heavy showers fell Monday
afternoon and one was accompanied
by hail. This cool weather has caused
most plans for summer outings to be
held in allegiance until the advent of
real warm days
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Watchman Uses His Gun.

Dr. Dewitt and those in charge of
his park at night are considerably an
noyed by persons prowling around the
resort evidently with no good inten-
tions. On Friday night William
Rausch, who acts as engineer for the
merry go round and also watchman, i'll
order to eXpel an intruder was obliged
to bring his shot gun into requisition.
The fellow was very defiant he had
no idea that the watchmal would
shoot, but the latter aftirms that he
"blazed away and thinks that a few
of the shot took effect.
On the next night the watchman had
more trouble, but on this occasion the
intruder drew the gun. The latter
was accompanied by woman. They
refused to leave the park and some
hot words ensued when the man pulled
out pistol and leveled it at the
Waterman. The woman quickly grasp
ed the gun, however, and thus it may
be that "A tragedy was avcrted.
One of the features of the manage
ment at Riverside Park is the good
order that is uniformly maintain
ed. Upon opening his resort some
years ago DR.. Dewitt adopted IA set of
rules, which he put before the public
in such a way as to Indicate his deter
mination to see that they are enforced
and as a result no matter how great
throng of pleasure seekers are on the
ground at one time things have never
been otherwise than quiet and orderly
during the day. Waterman Rausch,
together with J. B. Woodling, the pro
prietor of the merry -go-round, who
sleeps at the park, declare their inten-
tion of controlling the situation and
of keeping things orderly about the
park at night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
five HOUSES
BROKEN into

Four houses on East Front street and
one on Railroad street were broken
into by robbers early Friday morn
ing. Nothing but eatables were taken
and at several places the intruders
were scared away. All the places
were entered through the kitchen win
dows by the removal of panes of glass.
At the residence of Harry Pritchard,
No 500 East Front street, the screen
to the summer kitchen was removed
and laid under IA tree. There is IA
table on the porch against the window
and all the dishes were removed from
it being placed on the boardwalk.
This gave the burglars access to the
window. In trying to open it the up
per part of the sash was broken. A
large shepherd dog heard the men at
work and his barking caused them to
leave hastily. They got into the sum
mer kitchen and the only thing miss
ed by Mrs Pritchard was loaf of
bread. She heard the dog barking
and says it was shortly after mid
night.
1t is evident that the burglars went
next door, at the home of Miss Helen
Colket, No. sos, where they got into
the out kitchen, but secured no booty.
A good haul was made at No. $40,
the residence of Mrs. Louisa Williams,
where the cupboard was looted of all
its contents, potatoes, butter, milk
and other victuals The burglars got
in at this place by breaking the glass
and sliding back the kitchen window.
Farther east on Front street, at No.
522, the burglars coolly appropriated
ready for the men who We're to go to
work early. The usual method of
taking out window pane was prac-
ticed and the window was fastened up
with two butcher knives. Everything
on the table was taken. An effort
was also made to get through another
"lHuOM lubO JIlt lnHeI IdIt VI lIIt
house, but this was abandoned. 1t is
thought that the burglars were fright
ened away from here. Martin Swank
lives in this house.
From Swank's it is but short dis
tance to the home of Robert Paugh,
at No. 2l3 Railroad street. The kitch
en- window was forced open and the
window held up with screw driver.
This is what was used at the other
places, but the burglars had no fur
ther need for it as the Paugh home
was the last on their list Mr.. Swank S
bucket had been packed and this was
confscated by the hungry visitors.
The general opinion is that the bur
glaries We're committed by men from
the mining regions. Quite number
have been in this city and some of
them seemed to be in very reduced cir.
1t would be we'll for all
house keepers to keep a close guard over
their premises. Sunbury has had a
number of burglaries recently and
other towns make similar complaints
of numerous robberieS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Agricultural Notes.

Blackeye and Whippoorwill cowpeas
were tested at the Cornell station.
There seems little to choose between
them. Blackeye appears not quite as
vigorous Il grower as WhippoOrwill.
Rolling clover seeded ground may
prove an excellent aid to prompt ger
mination.
Persian officials say they need agrl-
cultural implements Of the American
kind.
Exports Of apples from the United
States during 1901 amounted to $4,000
barrels, valued at $1,7G1, ,394, against
74O, 1915 barrels in the preceding year,
valued a 81, ,S21 ,5G2.
A Connecticut tobacco grower says
that Sumatra grown under cloth in
New England had 20 per cent less
weight of stems in Il hundred pounds
than the real Sumatra.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
STOCK
OF COAL

Before the mining strike a PennsyI-
vanian would have con -idered absurd a
statement that there would be a time
when the sight of car loads of coal
would cause comments of surprise,
yet this strange state of affairs exists.
To the people of Danville the long
! trains of coal became so familiar that
| it did not seem within the bounds of
possibility there could be "A cessation
in the shipment of this commodity,
so powerful i'll the industrial and com
mercial world,
On Saturday Philadelphia q Read
ing freight train, north bound, carried
eight cars filled with anthracite from
the Berenice mines, in Sullivan county,
and all who saw them wondered where
they came from.
The railroads have considerable coal
on hand, but are very sparing with it.
The Reading has in its different stOr.
age yards about POO, 600 tons. A
small quantity at Buffalo is being
shipped to lake ports.
Last year the Reading company us
ed about 1000, 600 tons of coal, of
which nearly 500, 600 We're bituminous.
The coal averaged the company about
81. 80 a ton. In nearly all cases anthra-
cite coal was used as fuel on the pas
senger engines, but many freight
locomotives used bituminous Since
the strike fewer freight trains have
been run and the coal freight service
has almost been suspended, although
many crews are now engaged in the
hauling of soft coal.
The Pennsylvania railroad uses very
little anthracite in comparison with
the amount of bitumiuous coal con
sumed as fuel. This company consumes
nearly II, 600 tons of coal day, most
of which is bituminous. On some of
the fast express trains and trains to
local points anthracite is generally
used while on the freight trains bitum-
inOus is the fuel This company has
not suffered by the strike in the an
thracite region, rs its increased traffic
in soft coal greatly offsets the loss of
anthracite. The movement of bitum-
inous coal has been very heavy, and as
there is no need of the cars III the reg
ion the soft coal operators have been
Sprurinp all thpV want
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Flower Gardens Despoiled.

There is nothing more beautiful
among the works of nature than flow
ers. Naturally, therefore, the lover
of flowers is lover of the beautiful.
How person, therefore, of such re-
finement and devotion to what is beauti
ful i'll nature can enjoy a stolen article
is beyond comprehension. Yet such
persons exist-at least the flowers are
stolen and as there is no evidence
that they are sold by the thieves the
inference must be that they are pur
loined purely for the sake of the plea
sure derived from their possession.
Probably never were flower thieves
so active as at present. There are few
gardens i'll the vicinity of Water and
Front streets that have entirely escap-
ed One flower garden on Water street
famous for its profusiOn of beautiful
roses was entered on three different
occasions and the bushes literally strip
ped No less than half dozen gard
ems have been pillaged in that vicinity
during the last few nights. Not con
tent with the roses at several places
the marauders have ruthlessly broken
down the bushes, indicating that they
were actuated as much by a spirit of
maliciousness as by a desire to possess
the flower
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
WoodcOck Will Not be Plentiful

This is a season when the regular
meetings of the Danville Gun and
Rife Club are simly attended. Never
theless the members are practicing as
much as possible to keep their hands
in. On July lst the woodcock season
opens, after which shooting will not
be matter of practice but pursuit
of the real thing. With each succeed
ing year as a result of the semi month
ly shoots, the members of the Gun
and Rifle Club gain i'll proficiency as
marksmen, which invests their hunt
ing expeditions with additional inter
est The severe winter was hard on
game and it. is said that woodcock this
summer are not very plentiful.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
EVERY TIME THE CLOCK sTRIKIs

Talk of the difference in business
trips, " remarked well-knOwn bust
ness man last week 'Why, you
youngsters have it fine now when you
90 to New York. When | commenced
business | looked forward to the
journey for some time, hating to stay
away over night, which was necessity
in those days, and probably Staid up
half the night, so as to be sure and
catch the train, leaving home way
ahead Of time for fear of having the
wrong time table
Nowadays, make up my mind to
90 to New York, and, looking at my
watch to see how much time | have
to reach the Reading Terminal, know
ing that the Philadelphia * Readings
fast trains leave there every time the
clock strikes, from III the morning
until at night, start off at once, reach
New York i'll a couple of hours attend
ing to business, strike the Jersey Cen
tral Station, Liberty St, on the hour,
and starting home again, reach Phila-
delphia, having used up six hours time
or in reality only five, as instead of
spending an hour at lunch, got mine
in the Buffet Parlor Car while making
fast time between the two cities.
Il tell you what, the Philadelphia
q Reading Railway seems determined
to secure all the business travel be
tween the two places. They reduced
the time, put Buffet Parlor Cars on all
trains running at hours when they
were needed. hesitate at hardly any
thing that tends to insure the safety,
comfort and pleasure of their passeng-
ers, and now comes their new depar-
ture, a train from each Terminal every
time the clock strikes in business
hours, scheduled on quick time, and
the best part of all, keeping up to
schedule. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
HOW TO GROW BEANS.
Wax and StrinEIess Green Pod Nari-
etIcs-Limas, Bush and Pole.

The wax and stringless green pod
varieties for best results should be
drilled or dropped four to six inches in
the row. They art very tender and
should not be planted until all reason
able danger from frost is passed, but
after that they may be planted at in
tervaIs of two weeks or little more
for succession, advises a Rural New
Yorker writer AS soon as the plants
are well out Of the ground apply the
nitrate of soda same as for early cab
bages 1t should be applied every few
days, especially if there are any traces
of rust
The same treatment as to nitrate Of
soda Tor saItpeter, if more convenient
should be followed with the lima beans.
These both bush and pole varieties, es-
pecially in the north, should be start
ed in pans or boxes of soil either in the
hOtbed or sunny windows. They may
be started two or three weeks earlier
than they could with safety be planted
In the open ground. Plant one inch
deep, making sure that the eye is down,
one III a place, and far enough apart
that they may readily be taken up
without disturbing the roots.
In taking up be sure that the soil Is
sufficiently moist to adhere well to
them 1t is best to take plenty of soil
with the plants and set in holes previ-
ously dug. With care in handling the
plants may be reset with entire safety
and the season OF maturity very much
FASTENED. The bush limas should be
set two feet apart in the rows, as with
good soil and culture they will spread
a good deal.
If the pole varieties are to be trained
TO a single pole, they should be set pre-
vious to transplanting the beans. Set
three or four plants around each pole
on a slightly raised mound Of earth.
Poles seven feet above the ground are
sufficiently high, and when the vines
reach the top they should be tied there
and pinched back.
The trellis Is very desirable, but |
have very little faith in corn or sun
flowers planted in to take the place Of
poles or trellis. When poles are used,
the vines must be trained and tied oc-
casionally to the poles, and the most
convenient way is to wind the string or
cord used for tying around the left
wrist. This allows free use of both
trouble by avoiding tangling the cord
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
j. J. ID ROW N,
ALLEY MAY BECOME
A STREET

Among the improvements contem-
plated in Danville is one which may
result in giving the First Ward new
street, where now exists only an un-
slightly and unpaved alley. The thor
oughfare, which is some 20 feet i'll
width, lies midway between East Mar
ket and East Mahoning streets and
connects Mill with Ferry street. On
the south it is flanked by the row of
rickety unpainted stables extending
from the Reynolds building to the
Thomas Beaver Free Library. On the
north side the alley is bordered with
the Badly House and the premises of
DR.. F. E. Harpel.
The location of the alley is such as
to invite a great deal of travel not
only by vehicles, but also by pedest-
rians. To accommodate the latter
Landlord w. G. Williams has laid a
pavement on his side as far as the
rear of his property. DR.. Harpel has
also laid sidewalk. The greater
part of the alley, however, contains
no accommodation for pedestrians and
much of the time walking is very bad
The alley occupies part of the
town where land has a maximum of
value; it is wide enough for street
and were it thrown open so as to offer
no restriction to travel it would fill a
longfelt want. Property owners
whose land abuts on the alley have
been thinking over these things for
sometime.
They advise that the old stables
which line the south side OF the alley
be torn down and tenement houses or
small manufacturing concerns be erect
ed on their sites. Anticipating some
improvement similar to the above for
some time past DR.. Harpel has had in
contemplation the erection of two
commodious dwellings ON the rear of
his large lot to front on the alley. F.
c. Derr has taken the initiative and
has begun two-story frame 23x24
feet. which when completed will be
occupied by o. S. Deibert, the upholst-
erer. The proposition is to lay side
walks along each side of the thorough
fare and to give it suitable name. OF
these several have been suggested but
the one which seems to find the most
favor is the name Library Place.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Many Miners on Freight Trains.

There is rush of miners from the
anthracite regions to the bituminous
fields and every north bound freight
train is filled with Hungarians, Poles,
Italians and few Americans who are
seeking work Their destination via
the Reading is Newberry where they
catch the Beech Greek route of the
New York Central. The most of the
travel is done by freight, but a few
spend money for car fare and ride on
passenger trains.
Very few freights go through here
that do not carry large numbers of
men, from fifteen to thirty being the
usual quota to a train, although some
have considerably more. The Pennsyl-
vania trains also carry many miners
who are looking for jobs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Much Malaria.

Local physicians report a great deal
of malaria this spring, which threat
ems before the summer is over to in
augurate return of the old fever and
ague days. 1t is not only in town
where the disease prevails, but also
amid the farming communities up and
down the river.
\ leading physician Friday gave
it as his opinion that the prevalence
of malaria, which at present exceeds
anything in recent years, is caused by
the unusually high floods of last wint-
er, which submerged wide tracts of
land. Decaying vegetable matter and
noXiOus substances in different forms,
it is explained, We're then deposited in
the streets and fields After the water
receded and the long drought ensued
under the action of the sun the tracts
affected gave off poisonous eXhala-
tiOns, which produce in humanity the
morbid condition known as malaria.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Special Harrisburg Edition.

The Harrisburg Evening Telegraph
Of Saturday issued a special edition,
of forty pages, illustrative of the
Greater Harrisburg. The edition is
finely printed and is filled with half
tone cuts of the homes, industries and
business places of the city. The
Pennsylvania Steel Works, at Steelton,
is shown in all its departments The
edition will surely result in further
advancement of Harrisburg and in
crease in the influence and circulation
of the Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26

as well as for New Mexico and AriZo-
ma. Gharnovka is being grown this
season by the New Mexico agricultural
experiment station and so far gives
promise of excellent results.
ArnOutka wheat is apparently not
grown to so great an extent as Char
nOvka, but 1t is nevertheless one of the
best varieties of south Russia. So far
as the writer mentioned can determine
what is properly called Arnautka is
wheat having heads of light red col
or with IL BLUSH bloom and very long
reddish boards. The grains are very
large and long and when grown under
extremely hard and vitreous. This and
Gharnovka are the two varieties which
have given Russia its reputation for
macarOni wheats, although one or two
Russian sorts are probably even better
than these for marketing that product.
Mr. Carleton has SO far seen nothing
but the grain of the variety now grown
considerably by the farmers of North
and South Dakota under the name Ar
nautka and cannot say whether ii is
the same as that described above or
not. This variety is well adapted for
cultivation in Kansas, Colorado, Okla
hOma and Texas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Meeting of the Alliance.

The meeting of the Prohibition
Alliance held in St Peters NJ. +.
church at Riverside Monday night was
we'll attended Addresses were made
by Rev II. G. Harman, Rev. E. b.
Dunn, Rev. l.. b. Twichell, Rev.
Kline and +. p. Johnson.
The speakers We're all members of
the Prohibition Alliance of this city,
which meets every Thursday night III
the Y NJ. G. \. building The object
of the meeting was to organize an AL
lance in Riverside, which i'll view
of the encouragement attending last
nights meeting, it is believed will be
an accomplished fact i'll the near
future.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
Entertained Young People.

Mr.. and Mrs George Snyder enter
tanned IA number of young people at
their home, on Upper Mulberry street,
Saturday in honor of their son Har-
mons birthday. Those present were ::
Mabel Perry, Helen Goodall, Bessie
Shepard, Agnes Kessler, Blanche
Diehl, Mabel Ford, Ethel Udelhofen,
Araminta Snyder, Gertrude Snyder,
Reba Snyder, James Edgeworth, Carl
Scott, William Edgeworth, William
Reedy, Gricr Udelhofen. Mr. and Mrs
Calvin DiehI, and Aaron Williams.
Refreshments were served and an en-
ioyable afternoon was spent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
so SOOTHING.
Its Influence has been felt by so many Dan
vile Readers.

vile Readers.
The soothing influence of relief
After suffering from Itching Piles,
From Eczema or any itchiness of the
skin.
Makes one feel grateful to the remedy.
Doan's Ointment has soothed hun
dreds.
Here 5 what one Danville citizen says
Mr. D. c. Williams, Iron Roofer, 2O4
Lower Mulberry street says:-"I can
highly recommend Doans Ointment.
Before using it | was greatly annoyed
with burning and itching rectal troub-
lie. This led me TO become interested
on hearing about Doan's Ointment and
procured it at drug store and found
it satisfactory, did not use the rem
edy long before | was completely cured
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the u. S.
Remember the name DOan g and take
no substitute
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
MACARONl WAEATS.
Principal Varieties and Regions to
which They Are Adapted.

which They Are Adapted.
All macaroni wheats are extremely
sensitive to changes of soil and eli
mate This will account for certain
pcculiarities in the quality of the grain
that have already been noticed by
growers occasionally in this country.
Grains partially soft and white are
from crops grown either under damp
cr, cooler conditions or in places where
there is comparatively little nitrogen
in the soil The requisite conditions for
a perfect grain are a black prairie soil
and short hot, dry summers. On the
whole changes Of climate appear to
have a greater effect than changes of
soil, but if the soil becomes almost be
reft of humuS the grain shows the ef-
feet plainly by becoming more Opaque
and white because of the prepOnder-
ance of starch. If in this case the eli
mate is at the same time arid, the
grain remains rather hard, but simply
because of its dryness. If the soil is
black and rich and the climate too
moist, there Is considerable diScOlOra-
tion, and black ends may show them
selves. Two or three good rains are
sufficient to mature crop. Otherwise
the drier and hotter the better, while a
humid atmosphere can not be tolerated.
From fifty to seyenty-tive so called
varieties of durum or macarOni wheats
1ASIpilnI Nv whit
ers. There are probably a hundred or
more varieties already known to be in
use under distinct names. Though the
larger number Of varieties are in prac-
teal use Of minor importance, there
are a few having well marked charac-
teristics and which have attained a
high reputation.
The variety which IS the basis of n
very large part of the macarOni wheat
export from the AZOY sea region Is the
Ghmnovka. The wheat itself has a
medium long, square, dense, yellOWish
white head, while the boards are dark
and very long. The grain is quite large,
light yellow in color and rather trans
lucent and vitreOuS. There are several
different strains even Of the GharnOv-
ka recognized in the Don territory.
Probably the best of these is the Vel
low GharnOvka. which has a grain of a
deeper yellow than the others. Both
the GharnOvka and Yellow GharnOyka
have recently been obtained and dstrib-
uted by the department Of agriculture,
according to Cerealist NJ. A. Carleton,
from whose report on maCarOni wheats
these facts are learned. This wheat Is
admirably adapted to such districts as
Kansas Nebraska, Oklahoma and east
ern Colorado. 1t will probably prove to
be one Of the best durum wheats for
the middle and southern great plains