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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
SCIENCE SIFTINGS.

While volcanic eruptions are usually
restricted in area, earthquakes are not
If all the mountains in the world
were leyeled, the average height Of
the land would rise nearly $50 feet
The face Of Jupiter presents con.
siderable number of markings, notably
one great scarlet patch covering nearly
10000 square miles.
The amount of heat produced by an
average man in days work would be
sufficient to raise siXty-threc pounds Of
water from freezing to boiling point
Cirrus clouds We're once observed at
n height of 1880 feet. This is by far
the greatest height at which cloud
yapOr has ever been noted above the
surface of the earth.
Experiments made while in a balloon
show that when a height of $4,000
feet has been reached the number OF
corpuscles in the human blood have in
creased by one-third.
The atmospheric pressure upon the
surface of an ordinary man is -, 400
pounds, or over fourteen and a half
tons. The ordinary rise and fall of the
barometer Increases or decreases this
pressure by 1000 pounds.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
CURING A BALKY HORSE.
Simple Methods May BE Employed
without Using the WHIP

An expert states that the vice of
baking in horses is almost invariably
caused by improper breaking and han
ding Of the animal while young, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
1t is only high strung and i'll tenn
pered horses that balk, and these are
handled with more success by humor-
ing and patience than by severe meas
ures, WEIGH generally make matters
worse. II = almost impossible to fol
low rules in case of this sort. What
will succeed in one case is useless in
another, so that driver shust exer-
else good jud gment-"horse sense'-in
handling a case.
\ very cool treatment is to watch
the animal closely in places where it
would be likely TO balk, and with the
first sign of ST 0pping the driver should
say Whoa" then get off and loosen
or pretend to change the harness in
some way; also take up a foot and tap
the shoe with Il stone. Spend n few
moments lcisurely in this way, and in
nine cases out of ten the animal will
forget its inclination TO balk and will
20 on at the first bidding. 1t is also
we'll to give Il lump of sugar or n
handful of oats or an apple. This will
always produce better results than Sc
we're measures.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15

They acere married In my house.
gard the case as merely exceptional.
Obviously the rule cannot be ironclad,
for If such were the fact occult powers
would disappear from the world.
at any rate, this was a true love
match If ever there was one Their
happiness brought out the noblest quail
ities Of their hearts. They did wonder
full work that winter, both of them,
justifying my best hopes and winning
my warmest good will.
1t was to be a long engagement.
Dorothy had mentioned two years,
believe. But in the late spring we
planned to send Donaldson abroad,
with the result that Dorothy decided to
go too. So they were married in my
house, which was rose bedecked for
the occasion. There were festivities
which lasted until sundown, and then
while some of the younger guests were
tying telltale ribbons to the carriage
that waited before my door the two
lovers escaped by another way and
ran hand in hand like children across
the fields through the sweet June even
ing. 1t appeared that they had secret
ly sent all their baggage to the railroad
station earlier in the day.
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are cnrefuIw she cried.

him about 8 o'clock sitting on the
steps Of the office. | don't know how
| happened to go down there and
should be inclined to include it among
the mysteries Of the affair.
Uncle John" said he when l sat
down beside him, you told me- that
could ask you whatever | pleased
Will you tell me whether you are sur
rounded by thoroughly trustworthy
people in your business"
This was d rather startling question,
and | answered it with another:
do you know anything to the con-
irary?"
NO" he replied 'If | did, I'd tell
you, of course. don't know anything,
but | feel lot! Is Mr.. Bum a good
man"
replied that old Jim Bum had been
with me for thirty years and might be
banked upon so long as he lasted,
which couldn't be very long, poor fell
low, since his health was so bad. He
then asked me a similar question in
regard to every other person holding
a position Of any consequence in the
company, even including his own ia
ther, though Of course it was not
query in this case, but naive and boy
iSh expression Of confidence. | an
swered soberly for them all that they
were good men and true and even en-
tered into some explanation Of my
method Of judging men.
Donald seemed rather discouraged
than cheered.
at must be something else" said he.
"You have a feeling that alls not
right here" said l. Us that why you
came home so suddenly"
Yes, SIR" he replied, and then, with
hesitation do you believe there's
anything queer about me? I've al
ways had an impression that you
thought l wasn't quite quite right
There have been some stories about
"Both your parents" said l, pos
sessed a power which | once thought
myself competent to define and eX
plain, but have grown more modest"
"Once possessed it," he echoed, with
what l might call joyful animation.
"Then it's something a person can get
rid Of, outgrow? You dan't always
have to have itY'
81 think you know more about the
subject than l do" was my answer,
"and if you don't now you will some
day"
''I'd like to have you tell me about
my father and mother and the things
that they did," said he, "but l mustn't
ask you, because l tried to get it out
Of them long ago, and they didn't want
me to know"
/ applauded this view, and so we
spoke Of other subjects as we walked
home together.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
!, DONALD
DONALDSON, JR.
Being True Record and Explanation
of the Seuen Mysteries Not0 ASso-
ctdted With His Name In the
Public Mind, and Of an
Eighth, Witch Is the
Key Of the Screen
By HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright, 1902, by Charles w. Hooke
By HOWARD FIELDING
TContinued from last Week.

iii tell you the truth" he cried,
wheeling toward me suddenly. The
psychic matter hasn't anything to do
with II. It's because I'm in love with
somebody else. I've got no business to
be in love, but | am. On the chance
ought to go and drown myself-in her
Interest-but won't. | will stay right
here and win her If can. I'm selfish
enough to do it, vain enough to think
may succeed, and it seemed to be my
duty to tell you about it, Mr. Harring-
on, considering the very peculiar cir
,umstances Of the case"
'"Who Is the young lady?" | inquired.
For some strange reason q flood of
emotion choked him as he tried to
speak her name. He struggled with it
for an instant and then answered me
by throwing out his right arm so that
he pointed to the window and across
the broad lawn and nearly the whole
town beyond it, half mile or more in
all, to the house where Dorothy lived.
understood him perfectly.
you couldn't please me better than
that" said |. with all my heart |
wish you WELL"
Some days later Dorothy told me
that she was much more encouraged
about the school and that she had quite
given up the idea of going away. She
was devoted to the work, and yet
knew that it was not her success there
In which had so lightened her heart.
When Hackett learned how matters
stood, he insisted that my theory about
q natural antipathy between psychics
was overthrowD. but l preferred to re-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
CHAPTER v.

THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPECTED RoBBER.
Wa ONALD DONALDSON, JE.,
u was born May 2, 1881. He
~ was the healthiest and alto
gether the finest child that
ever came into the world, the most de-
sired, the best loved. And whimsical
nature exacted the smallest possible
price of pain for him.
Yet permit me to reconsider that
statement in the light of a better phi
losophy. There are those who say that
in adversity one need not shout for the
awakening Of the gods nor in the day
of superabundaGce dread it; that moth
ing comes which is not earned. 1t may
be that q young mother reaped no more
than the Just reward Of consistent right
living from her earliest girlhood How
ever that may be, the fact remains
that all things went incredibly well.
Behold Dorothy, as pretty as ever and
not a day older, tripping about the
house with a song; behold the boy,
healthy as young lion and roaring,
when he roared, for his own good
pleasure and not for any Ill.
Hackett prophesied great things OF
him, believing that his exploits would
some day uecessitate revised edition
of our Psychic Facts" a work that
was then complete except for the last
section, which Hackett wished to ell
title 'The Real Facts" despite the
imputation upon the accuracy OF the
preceding portions.
AS to his hopes Of young Donald my
partner spoke only once in the pres
ence of the boys parents.
YOU'D have thought | had accused
him of being cross eyed" said he to me
In describing the incident, and there
after we discussed the subject strictly
In private.
Our book eventually went to the
printer, but Hackett never saw it in Q
binding. He was stricken with an i'll
ness which rushed on to fatal ter
mination in such haste that it seemed
all over In day. and | was standing Dy
the grave Of my Oldest friend. After
ward l could hardly bear to look at the
book upon which we had labored to
gether. left everything to others. i
had 4 small success and was soon for
gotten, though recent events have lee
the publishers to print some thousands
of copies from the old plates. The worl
Is full Of uniounded belief and equally
unfounded doubt. l am proud only OF
the former. which was mostly Hack
ett's. A natural, houest, seemingly
baseless belief is probably founded up
on the knowledge of the ages and th'
souls sympathy with infinite wisdom
but your doubt is likely to be you
own, and you should be the more mod
est in the expression of it.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15

TEN.
rThe praise / would like
to give your Golden Medical
Discovery I cannot utter in
words or describe with pen, -
writes Jas i. Ambrose, Esq
Of 1905 u Nifflin ST. Hunt
iugflOfl. Pa. "T was taken
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
CHAPTER VI.
MYSTERY OF THE EXPECTED RoBBER
(CONTINUFD)

NNONllNOLDJ'
BOUT ) o'clock in the follow
ing afternoon Donald came to
X - me as l sat alone in my work
room at the office.
Uncle John" said he, Il have de-
cided to make startling and terrible
fool of myself once and for all and
have it over with. If l do, you'll for
give me, won't you? | wish you'd give
me permission to do any idiotic thing
that comes into my mind. It's better
than getting drunk, as some fellows at
college do, and running around with
all kinds of people, but their parents
forgive them"
| told him that ii would indeed be
startling and terrible thing which could
make him any less my boy than he had
always been.
"Then it's all settled" said he, "and
here goes!"
He strobe up to a safe that was in
the room, small safe compared to
those in the outer Office, yet Of a new
style and very strong.
"In that safe" said he, there are
two packages OF money. They are in
brown paper, with rubber bands around
them. One Of them is not quite so
thick as a pack Of cards, and the other
is thicker than two packs. The larger
one is on top"
The larger one is on top?" l repeat
ed How do you know that"
Il know it, uncle" he replied. That's
all can say"
at is important in such matters as
this" said /, ito distinguish between
the knowledge that can come from
reading another PERSONS mind and that
which proceeds directly from the heart
OF nature. 1t is the latter class which
is deepest down in this realm of mys-
tery. Now, | know that there are two
such packages as you describe in that
safe. but if you know which of them is
on top you must have got your infor-
nation direct, without the interposi-
tion of another mind, for only one hu-
man being besides yourself ever knew.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
ONE STEp MORE

gestion or gastric trouble
goes some night 10 a
dinner and returns home
to find he has taken that
last step from health
which can never be tax
en- back.
To neglect the cure
of indigestion or some
other form Of stomach
trouble is dangerous. It
is also inexcusable DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures diseases
of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and
nutrition. 1t puriGes
the blood, stimulates the
liver, cures biliousness,
and eliminates bilious
poisons from the sys-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15

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Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaaua
WilliamspOrt, Sunhury, POttsyille, etc a,
Northumberland with and T.. Div. Z. r. r. fOr
Harrisburg. Lock Haven, Emporium. Warren
Cory, and Erie.
Daily. q Daily except unday. fStop on
signal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15

with what our physicians said was indigestion.
/ doctored with the best around here and found
no relief / wrote you, and you advised me TO
use DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery I
took three bottles and felt good that /
stopped-beiug cured. l have no symptoms OF
gastric trouble or indigestion now.n
If you ask your dealer for Golden
Medical Discovery" because you have
confidence in its cures, do not allow
yourself to be switched off to a medicine
claimed to be dust as good" but which
you did not ask for and Of which you
know nothing.
You can get the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, 1908 pages, pa
per covers, free by sending 2I one-cent
stamps, to pay expense of mailing only.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
SMILES FOR THE SEASON.

q Ns
"Markley tells me he follows the
races" THAT'S the gospel truth. He
never gets ahead of them."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
They Didn't Stay Long.-'How long
have you kept summer boarders?" 81
believe the average is two and a half
days."-Town Topics.
Question of Orthography.-Jack-
"say, let's get married.. Maude-"I
will not" Jack-"How do you spell
that not-with or without a K?'"-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Summer BoarderA"I thought your
advertisement said something about
Boating" Farmer-'tOh, yes. We
have a boat and oars-oniy sometimes
the creek dries uptown and Coun-
try.
Pride.-"How was Ethelinda's gradu-
alton essay?" beautiful answered
the proud mother "We spared no ex-
pense in ribbons to bind it, and | have
no hesitation in saying it was the most
becoming essay in the class."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Briber.-"Say, mister" began
the urchin with the soiled cheeks,
"are yer de mar OATS going to put up
de baseball fence?" Eyes, sonny re-
sponded the big builder. What can T
do for you?" "W-will yer accept a
bribe?" "A bribe?" eyes, der Goose
Hill gang will club in an give yer one
bone to pick out planks wild knotholes
in dem.'-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
A BUDGET OF FACTS.

A German scientist who has spent
eight years in Patagonia say that
Patagonians will soon be extinct.
In a layer of sea water a mile square
and 600 feet deep there are 16 tons Of
chalk. ca %~ Fss
The only piece of radium in exist
ence is a thin sheet about an inch
square. 1t was extracted from sew
eral tons of barium salts, at a cost of
e4O0.
The anti-diphtheria serum discov-
cred by Prof. Roux, of the Pasteur in
s%titute, is now being made in the
form of lozenges for use during con-
valescence. The professor had OBJ
served that bacilli found in the
mouths of patients several weeks after
recovery were liable TO convey the dis
ease to others. The lozenges over
come this, and also render preventive
incubation unnecessary.
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All She Could Stand.

A sertain woman, the wife Of a for
mer representative in congress and MINIS
ter abroad, who now aims at social lead
ership in the most EXCLUSIVE and top,
lofty circles of Washington, Dies is noted
for her love of display and her penchant
for wearing about all the, jewels she can
bear up under.
One night she gave a dinner. Several
members of the diplomatic set were pres
emit. Madame was in high feather, and
she also wore a diamond tiara and several
strings of pearls around her neck.
During the evening she complained of
feeling a bit chilly, and told one of the
servants to call her maid.
When the maid appeared she is said
to have shiyered a tribe, and exclaimed:
''Susette, | am SO cold; please get me
another string of pearls."-Argonaut.
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A Cure for DrOpsy.

sedgwiek, Ark, June 22d.-Mr. w. S.
Taylor OF this place says:
My little boy had Dropsy. Two doc
tors.the best in this part of the country
told me he would never get better, and
to have seen him anyone else would have
said they were right. His feet and limbs
were swollen so that he could not walk
nor put on his shoes.
When the doctors told me he would
surely die. l stopped giving him their med
lc!ne and began giving him Dodd's Kidney
Pills. gave him three pills a day and at
the end of eight days the swelling was all
gone, but as wanted to be sure. | kept on
with the pills for some time, gradually re-
ducing the quantity, till finally l stopped
altogether.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly saved my
child,s life. Before using them he was
a helpless invalid in his mothers arms
from. morning till night. Now he is a
healthy, happy child, running and dancing
and singing. can never express our
gratitude.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills entirely cured our
boy after everybody, doctors and all, had
given him up to die"
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NOTES AND

One very notable thing brought out
by the study of the early Christian
church is the broadening of the
thought of the disciples. At first, it
will be remembered, the church con-
sisted of Jews and those Gentle pros
elytes who had fully accepted Juda-
ism. They wanted all the world to be-
come Christians. but thought it neces-
sary that Gentiles should first con-
form to the rites and teachings of
the law, of Moses. In spite of this
idea, however, the Gospel gradually
was extended among the Samaritans,
then to occasional devout Gentiles,
until the church at Antioch admitted
all. though with certain restrictions
on the n~on-judicial adherents. Finally
the Gospel was preached and the
church opened to all who accepted
Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
Coincident with the extension in
thought wa the extension in terri
tory. For a few years the church
at Jerusalem was the only Christian
church in the world. Then. as per-
secution scattered the disciples, other
churches took root in other parts of
Palestine in : Syria, and then in
Caesarea. Samaria, Damascus and An
tioch. This latter city came in time
to be a center of missionary activity,
and from there Paul and others
made preaching excursions into the
towns of Asia Minor, Macedonia,
Greece and Italy. 1t is even prob
able hat the Gospel was carried as
far westward as Spain, southwark
into Ethiopia, and eastward into As
syria, Persia, and possibly India.
All this occurred in something over
80 years. Peter preached his great
sermon on the day of Pentecost, in
A. D. 80. Paul died a prisoner in
Rome A. d. 81 or. 81. Allowing three
years for the public ministry of Jesus
Himself, we see what wonderful
strides were made all in the life of a
single generation, not possibly over
35 years in extent of time. Eight
years after the death Of Paul Jeru-
salem was destroyed. and that event
saw Christianity a firmly established
and growing religion. founded upon
the character and teachings bf Christ.
made strong by the blood of many
martyrs.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
R @ THE NEW BOOKS.

When prudence lid r~eticence are off
guard the man himself, past, present
and future, comes into view.-Kent
Fort Manor.
You never could bet on that woman
If there was one or two things she'd.
be likely to do she wouldn't do either
of them.-Tioba.
Things always run in streaks; don't
matter whether it's politics, love,
farmin' or war. They don't travel
alone.-Before the Dawn.
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A BAG OF cold

has immeasurable attraction for anyone.
Let us send you attractive katy" pub
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The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
A Widespread vanity.

In these days there seem to be as many
writers as there are readers. The spread
of authorship and its egregious pride is
hit off in this dialogue from the File
gende Blaetter:
A guest at a hotel table. reading the bill
of fare. says: Your bill of fare is great"
Il am glad to hear it." replies the head
waiter. Il am its author"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

are al
ways interested,
and deeply infu-
enced, by the sto-
ries of child life.
This is the reason
that the Bible is
such a fascinating
book to them,
where he parents
or teacher under
stand howto bring
out and unfold
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

So 1t Did.-Markley-"See here, you had
the nerve to recommend these goods as
the finest in the market" TailorE'Well?"
Markley-"Well, I've only had this suit =
"Ah, you will recall l told you the goods
would wear like iron."-Philadelphia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
Grapes from Canaan.
produces peace.

Patience produces peace.
A safe sin is a sure poison.
Greatness is always gentle.
Vain the letter without the life.
Sincerity is the best sermon against
hypocrisy.
The breadth of our influence de-
ponds on the depth of our earnest
ness.
It's no use for a man to pray to his
father so long as he preys on his
brother.
1t is easier to know the way we
ought to go than to go in the way we
know.-Ram's Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot,
sweating, c%allus, and swollen. aching feet,
Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't ae-
Address Allen s. Olmpted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
what Nero Mfs.ed.

"Great divinities!" exclaimed the shade
Of Nero, watching the automobile race.
Gould have had .. bunch of them,
would have seen!"-Baltimore American.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

Usual Thing.-Homer-"So your neigh
bors, Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Digs, are not ON
speaking terms with each other, eh? Mrs.
Homer-"No; but they more than make up
for it by what they say about each other"
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
CHEAP TO CALIFORNIA

Special half rates round trip to Cslifornia,
July Ist to 10TH. Low round trip rates
less than one fare from August LIST to l4th.
Write me describing proposed route. L.
w. WAKELEY, G.. P. A., Burlington Route,
604 Pine Street, st. Louis, Mo.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

Conceit often gets a small man into .
large hole.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

This Tough Old World.-Ted-"Most
firms prefer to. hire a married man" Ned
And most girls won't marry you unless
you nave a job."-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

The most damaging success is that of
succeeding the first time.-Ram's Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

A belief that the race is not always to
the swift no doubt accounts for the wide
spread confidence in tips.-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26
THE STORY OF A LITTLE LAD
He Gave HIS All to Jesus and r1ultitudes
Were Blessed.

Copyright. 1908. by ]. M. Edson.)

Text:-"One of His ulsurples, Andrew, ST.
Peters brother, saith unto Him:
There IS a lad here, which hath five barley
Ioaves, and two small fishes."-John s: SO.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, n. ", Feb. IL, 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

The man who procrastinates struggles
with ruin.-Chicago journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

Doctors like patients who have patience
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

1t is easier to find fault than it is to
lose it.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

The eye of the master will do more
work than both of his hands.-Frank-
lin.