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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26

regiment starts on scout
right after breakfast in the morning.
The horses will reach camp tonight"
And that glorious, soul thrilling or
der was delivered in as careless tones
as If the sergeant had merely come in
for a man to carry wood for the cook.
| made up my mind that the sergeant
was not the man for his place and that
the captain showed himself unfit for
his business by appointing such man.
Nevertheless | hurried to the SER
geant's tent, and my soul thrilled with
patriotic JOY as | saw the great wood
Ell box full of reyolvers of the heaviest
caliber. knew something about re-
yolyerS, my father having invented
one and allowed me to help him In
some of his experiments. | mentally
made the calculation right there that
If each man in the regiment fired only
one shot at close quarters, which IS all
the revolver is fit for in war, there
would be about 1000 fewer effective
men in the Confederate army by the
time we returned.
Besides the revolver each man reCelv-
ed holster, TO be worn at the belt a
cartridge box and box for percussion
caps, for this was before the days of
metallic cartridges. When the ser
geant began to issue ammunition, how
ever, his language suddenly beanie I'M
fit for publication, for the department
quartermaster, who was 80 or 40 miles
away, had by mistake sent carbne car
tridges, which, of course, were far too
large for revOlvers.
The sergeant reported the fact to the
captain, while big Pat Callahan, of
whom | had seen as little as possible,
recalled old times by saying it was "all
the gOy'ment's fault, an if the gov
ment's brains was turned into gunpow-
der there wouldn't be enough to blow
It to"-perdltiOn. The captain used
language which proved that he was not
n member of the church, but suddenly
he diyed into the big box in which the
pistols had come and drew forth a bull
let mold.
Does any one here know how to
load revolvt with loose ammuni-
ton" he aske
AYE, aye, sir. I'D Cloyne, touching
his hat
81, too," said l.
And l." said Hamilton.
Good" said the captain. You three
break up carbine cartridges, make a
Gpn n hui Ipta nd oII hn
pistols. Six shots apiece will be better
than none. Sergeant, collect the re-
yolvers"
Then the men returned to their tents,
more than half of them Joining big Pat
Callahan In cursing the government
Hamilton and | began breaking car
tridges, while Cloyne started n fire near
the cookhouse and looked for some
thing In which to melt the lead. After
much searching he settled on one of
the cooks frying pans. Then he had to
boil the bullets in water to get the
grease from them, so an hour passed
before we had any new bullets.
That Job of loading pistols hung on
amazingly. Some of the cylinders did
not work well, SO we had to nurse
them, for it would never do for any
man to be without a pistol in the face
of the enemy. l became so sleepy that
i had to pinch myself to keep awake,
Once in awhile ClOyne did not close
the mold tightly before pouring the
lead, so the balls would be a little too
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
EIrst RmsIneHh LeRson.

what is the first thing young busl-
ness man should learn?" was asked Of
the successful one.
THAT mailing bills Is not collecting
money" was the prompt raply.-In-
dianapOlis News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
OF WILLIAMSPORT,

OF WlLLlAMSPORI,
will be at Hunt 8 Drug Store, he needs
no further introduction as to his ability
and workmanship in his profession. He
is we'll known in this vicinity and he
can offer the names of many prominent
citizens of Danville and community,
whom he has successfully treated.
Those who suffer with headache, weak
eyes or defective eyesight will be we'll
repaid to call on me. Hundreds Of peo-
pie are going blind daily from the want
of the properly prescribed glasses, and
from delaying attention to the eyes,
from time to time. Nothing will de-
stroy your eyesight quicker than cheap
glasses or glasses not properly fitted TO
your eyes. can examine your eyes at
home, by appointment, without extra
charge. If you need me at your home,
drop line to Hunt s Drug Store.
Reading or sewing glasses $1.O0 and
mp.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26

: rode into and through
the town, out by the
road on which we used
to do picket duty as
infantry, across the
bridge which we had
laid and relaid so
many times, far out
to where we used to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia s.
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua,
Williamsport, Sunbury, POttsville, etc. At
Northumberland with and l.. Div. +. X. X. for
Harrisburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren
Cory, and Erie.
Daily. : Daily except unday. fStOp on
signal.
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PHILADELPHIA &
READING RAILWAY

TRAINS LEAVE DANvILLE
For Philadelphia l1:24 am.
For New York 11:24 a. m.
For Catawissa ll:2i q. m, and 6:04 p. m.
For Bloomsbury ll:24 q. IN,
For Milton SOB m, and 400 p. m,
For WilliamspOrt SOB q. m and 400 D. m.
Trains for Baltimore, Washington, the South and
West via b. d o. K. K. leave Reading Terminal.
Philadelphia at 1855, 1l26 a. m 3:46, 7:27 p m
Additional trains from oath and Chestnut street
station, week days l:35, Sal, 1913 p m Sunday
1885, S:Z5 p. m
TRAINS FOR DANVILLE.
Leave Philadelphia 1921 m
Leave WilliamspOrt 1000 q. m, 4;30 p. m.
Leave Milton ll:00 a. IN $40 p m.
Leave Bloomsbury 7l0 a. m $3.50 p m.
Leave CatawisSa 7:l6 a In 1886 p. IN.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street Wharf and
South street Wharf.
For ATLANTIC CITY-Week-i 900
1915 q. m. (l.00 Saturdays only) 200. 400, 4:SO
IN. Sundays Express, S0l $780, 1000 a. M.
7:l5 p. IN, Local 600 a. IN 500 p m.
LEAVE ATLANTIC CITY-week -days-EIpreas,
7:O0 7:i5. so 900. l0l5 a, m, $50, $50, 7:80
p, m. Local 6:25 a. m, $50 p. IN. Sundays EX-
press lO.l5 q. m, 40, $50, 7.3O p. III. Local
7.l5 a. m, 4.05 p. m.
Parlor Cars on all express trains.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE weekdays-s.3O. S l5 a. IN. (Sat
urdays only s1.4Ol, *ilO t5.4O p. m. Sundays
S,45, 9l5 a. m., 500 p. m.
For OCEAN Weekdays-S,45 a m (Sat-
urdays only sl40), fl.2O, 1910 p. m Sundays
S.45. 9l5 a. m 5 20 p. III.
For SEA ISLE CITY-weekdays s.45 a. m. (Sat-
urdays only 2l4O) fi.2O, t5.40 p, IN, Sundays
45. a. m, 800 p. m, +SOuth St, 4.15 p. m.
tSouth St., $50 p. m, sSouth St., l.30 p. m
*South ST.. 400 p. m
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS
Leaves NEW YORK (Liberty StreeD $40 q. m.
Leaves ATLANTIC CITY,-S:30 a. M,
Detailed time tables at ticket offices.
w. A, GARRETT, EDISON J. WEEKS,
Genl Supt., Gen'l Psssr Agt
Reading Terminal Philsdelp hia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
CHAPTER VII.

IN THE ENEMY's COUNTRY.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26

Weekdays. Q Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sudbury, Willamsport
and Erie. between Sunbury aud Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
For further information apply to Ticket Agents
LIZ. HUTCHINSON, d. R. WOOD,
GenI Manager. Gea'l PaSs'n'r Ag
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-26
CHAPTER VI.

NE night as we were
falling asleep just after
taps the first sergeant
came to our tent and
said:
"All men turn out to
draw reyolvers and am
munitiOn. The whole
regiment starts on scout
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-21
Cities Compared.

Atlanta Is a prosperous and public
spirited city, as every one knows, but I
don't like its blue laws" said a New
York man at the Hillman.
The barrooms close at 10 p. m. and
they close on holidays The law is strict
ly enforced and 1t makes a bad impress
sion on strangers who like to drink a
glass or two of beer or something
stronger just before going to bed.
but will say this for the Atlanta bar
tenders, they make the best mint julips
1 ever drank outside of private house.
Washington is a good julip town, but
II does not come up to Atlanta In that
respect. l am no agitator for wide open
towns, but would net like to live In a
place where such unreasonable re-
strictions are put on the drinking pub
lie, or to keep men from getting liquor
after 10 o'clock Midnight or a little
later should be early enough for the sa-
looms to close.
II enjoy peaches and cream for din
ner. but during a week I recently spent
in Georgia's metropolis l never tasted a
good peach, and yet the best peaches
raised in the world are those that come
from Georgia's orchards. Here In Birm-
ipgham 1 get good peaches. just as I do
in New York. But only inferior fruit is
served in Atlanta"
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MONKEYS AND DIGNITY.

| From the New York Mail and Express.
| No wonder the butler, the under but
Ter and the footman Of wealthy and
stylish Newport family resigned" or
struck or discharged themselves. or
whatever it is that domestic employees
of. rich families do when they stop work
for a particular employer, If the COM
plant they made OF the pet monkeys is
well founded. According to the specifi-
cations of the complaint the pesky Great
ures were no bigger than kittens, but
had tails two feet long and the run of
the house, including the dining-room at
meal times. where they were allowed to
prance over the table, jump on the SER
wants or chase them about the room.
Instead Of checking these lively pranks,
the family only thought them "just too
cunning for anything" and let the funk
les be afflicted with them without ade-
quate compensation for their share In
the entertainment.
1t certainly was humlliating. Consider
the awful shock to the dignity Of @ New
port butler when ten-inch monkey
with two-foot tail. suddenly jumps on
his houldcr, and, curling that 5nake-liks
appendage around his neck proceeds to
explore his left ear. These monkeys had
teeth and nails, as well as tails, and
were wont to test the genuineness Of the
footman's calves. No wonder the foot
man ran around the room when he saw
frissy sinian making for his feet A
footman is naturally sensitive about his
legs, and IS mortified when his custom
airy gait is interfered with.
One might lack sympathy for the dis
turbance of the comfort Of these family
servants or their jealousy Of the pamper-
ing that the quadrumanous pets, received
but when it comes to their dignity it Is
easy to see that the grievance was sub
stantial. 1t made the situation simply
iSirossiole. We are glad to observe that
they gave 1t up with ezcusapIe curses
upon The monkeys, but without trying
to prevent others from taking their
places to minister to the diversion of the
family and their pets.
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About AutomohIIlnn.

THE medical side of automobilng is
beginning to rouse discussion, and. there
fore, of course, disagreement, among the
DOCTORS" said man at the Metropolitan.
THE issue is quite simple, and the argu-
ments for and against are, as usual, the
result Of personal experience, and most
emphatically expressed. One school holds
that deafness, bronchial troubles, and ca
tarrh are the all but inevitable conse-
quences Of the new mode of locomotion,
and that the quicker you travel the more
certain you are to fall victim to at least
one and possibly all three. of these
complaints.
THE other school insist that all this
is pure nonsense and that travelling in a
motor car, especially when it is going at
full speed, is a splendid renovator. 1t
sends swift rushes of pure air through
the nostrils into the lungs, while the
ternal beating aginst the pure air in
question hardens the muscles of the face
and quickens the circulation, so that, in
spite of certain tense look which the
sport brings into the face. 1t also fresh
ems it up, and renews It's youthful ap-
pearance." Who shall decide when doc
tors disagree?
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GEN. BRAGG AND THE cuBANs.

From the Baltimore Sun.
If a letter which Gen. e. e. Bragg
wrote to his wife in Wisconsin is correct
ly quoted, 1t would seem that the first
United States consul general to Havana
since Cuba became nation has no ex-
allied opinion of the people with whom he
is to come into official contact. Com
pairing them with the Mexicans, at whose
capital he was once stationed as United
States minister, he is quoted as saying
the islanders are inferior. But such a
criticism Is not apt to create as much
offense as the following sentence which
he is said to have penned: Uncle Sam
might as well try to make whistle out
of pigs tail as to try to make some
thing out of the Latin race"
In view of the relations between the
erstwhile guardian nation and the new
republic, comment of this sort, If prov
ed authentic, is quite likely to be so
vigorously resented that the Cubans will
declare General Bragg PERSONA non
more in sympathy, at least specifically
with the young nation in its struggles
,be accredited in mis- place.
The letter in which the general is said
to have made these observations was adj
dressed TO his wife and probably not In
tended for the edification OF the public
Hence It is possible that the consul gen.
rnl may have TO assume the respon-
'ifi'ity for Mrs Braggs lack Of diplo-
macy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-21
WOOD MAY GO TO PANAMA.

Washington, July Authorization re-
ceived here from trustworthy sources puts
an entirely different light on reports from
Oyster Bay that President Roosevelt was
thinking of directing Brig. Gen. Leonard
Wood to take charge of American affairs
on the isthmus of Panama during the con-
struction of the Panama canal.
General Wood is very much interested
In the canal project from a sanitary
standpoint, and he has urged upon the
President the Importance of sending to
the isthmus an eminent expert in SAM
tary engineering to provide better protec-
tion to those engaged In building this
great waterway, and also to provide men
for improving health conditions &, -ts,svsf
strip through which the canal will run.
General Woods interest in this matter
lse.sass from the fact that he is a physi-
clan, as well as soldier. 1t is under
stood that he does not care for the as
signment himself.
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DOVER BEACH.

BY Matthew Arnold
The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full. the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast
the light
Cleans and is gone; the cliffs of Eng
land stand,
Glimmering and vast, out In the train
quill bay.
Come to the window, sweet Is the night
air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanch Il
land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
OF pebbles which the waves draw back.
and fling,
At their return. up the high strand.
Began, and cease. and then again begin.
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Aegean and 1t brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
OF human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought.
Hearing 1t by this distant northern sea.
The sea of faith
Was once, too. at the full, and round
Lay like the folds of bright girdle
furld,
But now 1 only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
OF the night-wind. down the vast edges
drear
And naked shingles of the world.
All, love, let us be true
To one another! For the world, which
seems
To lie before us like a land Of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither Joy. nor love, nor
light,
Nor gertrude, nor peace, nor help for
pain;
And we are here as on darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle
and flight.
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
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coming prosperous. Such one object
lesson as Porto Rico may prove very
effective, although the rabble at pres
ent dreams Of independence and Gu
ban glory. The planters can perhaps
find a way to change these dreams.
But will the cane growers Of Louis
lana, the beet sugarites Of dozen
Northern States and the tobacco pro.
ducers Of Connecticut, Ohio and Penn
sylvania accept Cuba when It means
free trade to Cuban sugar and to-
bacco? Annexation would be better,
far better, to other interests IN this
country. It would add to our general
trade, and it would solve all pro-
blems. 1t Is moreover the natural
thing to do. but the beneficiary of
Dingleyism never yields without a
struggle. The sugar and tobacco rings
in this country will therefore oppose
annexation. They opposed reciprocity
which involved a concession in duties
Of but 20 per cent, and We may be sure
they will fight to the last ditch annex
alton which would usher in free trade.
The Dingleyite always wants his
pound of flesh. His theory is that
the domestic consumer is his to ex-
plot up to the tariff limit, and he con.
siders the Dingley tariff sacred. He
will fight annexation or anything else
that interferes with his right to tax
and exploit home consumers. The
home consumer is SO dull that he can
not see through indirect taxation. and
so the process goes on putting up the
price of living and filing the pockets
of the few,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-21
Railroad Passes in vlruInla,

There is blood on the face of the
moon as It shines in Virginia. The
new constitution has been proclaimed
into effect, and 1t vacates any Office
which Is held by pass-holder--a
railroad-pass rider. Things have come
to fine pass when an office holder
cannot be bribed with pass, but this
is what is passing before the eye in
Virginia.
Even a railroad official who is also
State official must pay fare on his
own railroad. A test case is to be
made covering this point, but the con-
stitution is explicit and it was made
by sovereigns whose rule extends to
railroads as well as to other property
in the State. and it declares that the
acceptance or use of railroad pass
vacates any ONCE held by the offender.
This particular form of bribery is
very unpopular, and In Virginia a
way has been found to abolish 1t. The
constitution makers of Virginia were
in earnest, and 1t must be said that
they have accomplished In their State
that which has benefited other States.
But they have rendered official life
less desirable. State officers may now
go a-begging, for what is official life
worth without perquisites, the chief
of which is the railroad pass? The
absence of the railroad pass in vir-
ginia is a subject worthy of study.
The execution of the constitutional
provision In that State is a solution
of problem well worthy of the at
tenton of the other States. All eyes
are on Virginia, and the manner in
which the provision is executed Is all
important. 1t Is certain at any rate
that the use of single pass by
Virginia Official places him and his
official grip at the mercy of his enc
mics.
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GAMBLING ON BOARD OF TRADE.

From the Kansas City World.
Corn goes up to 80 cents and Gates has
made q fortune.
Corn goes down Is cents In a day and
Gates is in straits.
That is the story the headlines tell.
But that isn't one-half the story.
Nobody cares how much Gates makes
or loses. He is a gambler In food stuffs,
and nobody except the victims care how
much a gambler makes or loses.
The serious phase of board of trade
gambling is its demoralizing effect upon
society
This sudden making and losing of
money unsettles not only values but men,
1t makes steady going men discontented
with their lot in life.
Here is an average citizen who by In
dustry and thrift by perseverance and
economy has accumulated a few hundred
dollars of surplus. 1t has cost him
years OF effort and self sacrifice.
This man observes some young plung-
er who has never earned an honest dol
lar in his whole life rolling in sudden
wealth Or he discovers that his neigh
Dor has made $4,000 In a week.
Then the average citizen says to him
self. AZ have shaved for years and still
my bank account is a meager one. Why
shouldn't I make money easy? I'll risk
it.
And thus is the Chicago Juggernaur
furnished with its willing victims.
The man who speculates sees only the
one side. He is an optimist. No use to
tell him these Napoleons inevitably meet
their Waterloo. No need to remind him
that the man who makes a corner"
gets into 1t himself sooner or later. No
good Is done HIN to say that gambling
spells ruin.
Nevertheless the old way to make
money is the best way. Let Gates and
his like lose or make.
The devil could not be better pleased
than to have you tackle the board of
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Is Virtually Dead.

"The historical novel Is virtually dead.
so the publishers say. and they may be
right, even though they are publishers, .
remarked n literary man.
what is to succeed it no ono really
knows, but the fact that the public has
grown tired of historical novels is OBJ
vious. It is not ired of adventure, and Is
very far from being ready TO go back
to the huslss of psychological romance.
1t wants blood and danger and hair
breadth escapes. but 1t does not want
them presented in the guise of history.
Above ALL 1t wants humor. as the sue
cess of that amusing book, David Ha-
rum" shows. Regarded as a novel the
book was simply preposterous. but 1t was
a book that amused the reader. and
therefore the public bought 1t by the ton"
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From Caucus to Primary.

The word caucus" coming as It
does from the word "calker." signifies
closed doors, was resorted to In the
early days of the republic In the max
ing Of nominations, and the nominal
ing business was carried so.far by con-
gressional caucuses that nominees for
congressional seats were aarea.aa4 lrs
Washington without consulting the
people Of the district in any manner.
These caucuses were not content TO
name presidential candidates alone.
and If tney had not been checked they
would have named all other nominees.
But in 1924 the Democratic caucus
at Washington put up William H.
Crawford of Georgia for President,
and he was readily defeated. The cleo
toral vote stood-for Adams "a, for
Jackson SO, for Crawford Al, for Clay
80. No one had a majority, and the
election was thrown into the House of
Representatives, where John Quincy
! Adams was chosen. The caucus fell
then and there. Eight years of "Old
Hickory" succeeded without the inter-
vention of caucus, and In 1896 the
first Democratic convention met and
nominated Martin Van Buren,.
In the political eyolutions, slow but
sure, the convention, rotten to the
core, is itself going down, and the pri-
mary is coming in to stay. The pri-
mary properly safeguarded Is ideal
democracy, because it permits each
man to act directly and secretly in
the choosing Of party nominees. The
strangest thing in connection with it
is the fact that 1t should have taken
126 years to reach it, when 1t should
have been reached In six years. But
political mills are sometimes very
slow in their grinding, although ex-
ceedingly sure. These mills are
never reversed, however. There will
be no more going back to conventions
than there was after 1910 to legisla-
| tive caucuses. The convention is pass
ing. In Alabama 1t has done gone by.
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IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Summer Vacation.

Every man should be dillgent IN bust
ness but in large cities many young men
make the mistake of working year in and
year out without taking 50 much as a
days holiday" said a prosperous mer-
chant.
Nothing is more needful to health and
spirits than vacation of a wees or two
n the summer. Employers should insist
on every clerk in their service taking at
least a weeks rest in July or August.
While many men have constitutions that
will stand a good deal of wear and strain
it does not pay in the long run for them
to go all the year without a trip out of
town. The well regulated clerk will lay
aside enough money out of his salary
every year to buy railroad ticket and
pay such other expenses as a vacation
involves