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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
ANEW HONDER.

The age of miracles Is not past. It is forever here, said great man. And when one reads what the modern won der-workers are doing and promising to do one feels himself in the presence of new miracles. The London corre- spondent of the New York Sun makes this interesting announcement: I am tempted to go a step farther and ex- press the strong expectation that with in a year it will be as feasible to con- verse by telephone between New York and London as it is across Manhattan. Perhaps it is as well to confess that it is easy to prophecy when you know. The feat of rapid communication be- tween London and New York, as a mat ter of fact, has been greatly surpassed recently in actual practice; in other words, the problem of cheap and rapid long-distance communication has been solved, and the credit for this signal triumph of modern science belongs to England. I am compelled to await the permission of the inventors before making more than this general an- nouncement
 Hello, Central! Give us London! will soon be the cry. And it will perhaps soon be as easy to telephone around the world as it now is to telegraph around it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
SOME.TALK BY coon MEN.

How good men can look at things is illustrated by what was said in Ger many the other day by some good men. The fifth general Synod of the German Protestant Church has just adopted a resolution declaring that duelling is a sinful practice, and that it is the duty of the Church to do all in it's power to stop it. But the old Adam was so strong in some of the leading members that the resolution was only carried af- ter a warm debate. The chairman of the Executive Committee, Graf Stosch,
 was moved to declare that if he were to receive an insult which in his opin- ion could not be avenged in any other way, he would probably, in spite of his advanced age, resort to the arbitrament of arms. He assured the Synod, how ever, that he would first weigh the mat ter conscientiously. Another member of the Synod, Herr von Gerach, de- clared himself even more strongly in favor of duelling, and referred to Ex- odus, chapters xxx. and xxi, in support of his views. Amid storm of inter- ruptions, he contended that duelling was not moral sin, but matter for the cognizance of the law and not of the Church. Herr Stoecker, the ex-court chaplain, regretted that the previous speakers, who by reason of their posi- ton had to take leading part in com- batting the Social Democracy, should have given the enemy fresh material for their agitation. He was more con- cerned, however, apparently, by the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
HOPE ON.

In spite of the cheering fact that 'the per capita" is increasing and is now somewhere in the neighborhood of sS0, there are people in this country who money enough. Fortunately they can hope, and they can also invest their spare change. And perhaps the very next time they invest they will at least get something back. Some of them may even get money out of holes out of which they have formerly not got money. A correspondent of the Manufacturers Record, writing from Hiawassee, Georgia, after dwelling upon the gold, copper and other n1iner- als that exist abundantly lat the southwest end of the Blue Ridge Noun tains, srecurs to the cause of the fail- ure of the mining industry in that re- zion to attain it's proper development. The Piedmont region has been cursed with speculative enterprises mines to sell. Mills and expensive works have been erected before the gold or copper had been explored sufficiently. Mills would be built merely to give buyers of stock "a show for their money" with out regard for results in output of met al. Tn spite of all these setbacks," says the correspondent, "there is an enormous amount of gold ore awaiting removal and reduction in this section, and all that is needed in order to in- sure success is simply mining on a business instead of speculative ba- sis.'
 All of which is encouraging. What a drearv world this would be if there were nothing to invest in.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
WESTERN STAGE COACH DAYS.

Resting at ease in honorable retire. lnent in one of the stone-covered DOT ticos Of the massive granite structure in which the general post office depart nent is located venerable relic of the old time Rocky Mountain coaches, the wheeled mail carriers that in the fifties and sixties superseded the pony routes and the cool headed and intrepid mail boys of those periods. The old vehicle is among the curios of the department Its dimensions are too great to admit to it's presence within the museum of the office, and 1t has enjoyed an al fres- co existence, therefore, in an entryway. This old pioneer among mail coaches has an eventful history. It was among the first to carry mails over the Mon- tana plains when that State was only a Territory within the nations domain, the service then being conducted only once week, whereas now over the railroads it speeds to and fro four times per day. Even now it has not been long veteran on the retired list, and up to @ quarter of a century ago car- ried the mails in some parts of the then far West. It was always more or less a target for the redskins, always on the alert for lonely staga coach in a wild region, and in 1877 was captured by band of marauders, but was soon, after a hot pursuit, recaptured by a party of troopers under command af Gen. Howard.
 Even after the railroads were doing the bulk of the mail-carrying work on the plains and along the boundless Western prairies, this old coach had it's uses, and some distinguished passen- gers have honored it with their patron age. Garfield, before he became Presi- dent, took a trip in it at one time while visiting the Western section of the country, and President Arthur, when he visited Montana in 1885, committed himself to its tender mercies, and later on, in 1887, Gen. Sherman made it his carriage of state while he was on a tour of inspection among the forts and army stations of the West. Nothwith- standing it's antiquity, the reverend old traveller does not appear to be dilapi- dated or knocked out altogether. A lit- tie tinkering by wheelwright and pioShSiiith iiii5ht put IL III Sildpe lOF dll emergency call That, however, would be showing disrespsct for advanced age, and the old wagon will now for all time remain enrolled among the 'has beens.''
 It is not to be supposed that stage mail routes in the Western country have been altogether dispensed with. In fact, there are many of them in op- eration at this very day at points not
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
AN UNOoMmoN CASE.

As we have frequently had occasion to remark, everything happens in Kan sas. In Fort Scott the other day a curious petition for divorce was filed. It was the petition of George R. Hill, who sets up that his wife refuses to live with him because she cannot find in the Bible any sanction for a second marriage. She had been married once before, and shortly after her union with MT. Hill she began to worry over the Scar that she had violated one of the Lords injunctions. She begged her husband to go away and leave her as he valued her immortal soul, and finally she refused. to live with him in wifely relation. At last, to relieve her scruples MT. Hill went away, and now he asks for legal separation.
 This is an uncommonly sensitive and conscientious woman. Some women in stead Of troubling themselves because they have been twice married plan for third term. But this Fort Scott wo- man is different. f what Henry Wat terson and others say about Society is true she wouldn't cut big figure in it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

political than the religious aspect of the question. In the end the motion pronouncing dueIling to be a sin was adopted by large majority. but there does not appear to have been any mo- ton to make the vote unanimous.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

and philosopher began to fret because he thought the travel was slow. and that he would not be in time to meet
 his lecture engagement. Mir. Greeley was devotee to punctuality. From fretting he began to use some of those terse words and vehement ejaculations
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

The city of Toronto recently called for bids for flremen's clothing, and the low est competitor was the Crown Tailoring company. The contract. however, was awarded at higher price to concern using the union label. Thereupon the Grown Tailoring company obtained an injunction. In rendering a judgment, Chancellor Boyd declared that in issu- ing it's specifications the city could not demand the use of any particular union label and thus discriminate against cer- ain classes of laborers who might be as capable as those entitled to use the Ia- bel. The true test of ability, he held, is not membership in a. union. 7
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

Speaking of the hero who stood by his gun or the old horse who died in the harness, the Kansas City Journal wants to know how about that Pottawatomie county woman who was found dead with a cake of soap in one hand and dishrag in the other? And the inquiry is wholly pertinent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each n- sertion: Five Gents a Word for full week.
 Display advertisements, per inch, one III. lnle sertion, Sl, 20: each subsequent insertion, 4O cents: one week, $3. 20; one month, $lO; one year, $40. .s cents ger line, Notices of Births, Marriages 5, Deaths, and Funeral, 50 cents each. Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their OWE n immediate business (all matter to pc uh9D- ;o clude Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

The bureau of labor statistics at Washington has put out a report which shows that the average advance in the prices of food has within the last five years been r per cent, and that the average increase in wages has been at about the same rate. The increase in both is less than 1t has been supposed to be-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

Fifteen years ago Paris had fifty-eight daily newspapers. Five years later twenty of these were dead, and during the remaining ten years fourteen more have expired. The Paris dailies that now earn substantial revenues can be counted on ones fingers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

A weighty question which has been lengthily argued before an arbitration committee is that between the New York bricklayers and electrical workers as to which shall cut the holes in walls and ceilings through which electric wires pass. The bricklayers had been cutting these holes up to two or three years ago when the electrical workers declared that such cutting came within their province. It seems to be more than probable that the arbitrators cannot reach a decision and that the question will anally have to be submitted to Magistrate Hammer, selected as an um- Dire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

What children France has are prized. In no country in the world are children better cared for. There are in France hospitals solely for tuberculosis chil- dren containing 4,44S beds. In the neighborhood of Paris there are three free hospitals for children suffering from consumption and at villier-Sur- Marine there is accommodations for more than 200 consumptive boys. There is a hospital for consumptive girls at Noisy. ~f..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
Rain-COatS.

SUU Raln-Coats, made of the finest Cravenette. lat est style tailored, new lengths. These Coats are suitable for wear every day of the stormy winter months.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

Two chefs, one named Petit and en- ployed in a Pittsburg hotel, the other named Dowst and experimenting the culinary department of a hostelry in, Montana, are going to have a cooking contest. Each will serve a dinner of seven courses, the one producing the best meal to receive s1,0OO. Dowst be- lieves in cooking without the use of liquors, while Petit contends that many viands can be greatly improved with a dash of brandy or wine. The contest will not only test the skill of the men, but show whether fine cooking can be done on lines of teetotalism.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

Twenty thousand tons of steel rails have been sold by the Pennsylvania Steel company to be used in equipping the Mecca railroad, according to Ger man newspaper, which says that the. Krupp establishment and some Belgian concerns were competitors for the con- tract, but could not meet the Pennsyl- vania company's price of $22.SS a ton, delivered at Beirut. This means not more than s19 per ton at the works. in Steelton, near Harrisburg. The home price for rails is still $2S per ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18

A master in Eton who had had dis tressing day with his pupils drew an ape on the blackboard and said he would describe some of the peculiarities Of this creature to his brilliant form. There were thirty boys present, and the first sentence of the master was: sNow there are thirty-one of the species present. Excuse me, sir" exclaim- ed one of the boys, interrupting, "but there are thirty-two." The correspon- dent who tells the tale assured us that the master led the laughter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
F s S Ladies' Coats.
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  Umbrellas.

Our extensive line of U m br elias comprises every kind from the cheap one at ST. that you don't mind losing to the very expensive kinds at $5 to $15.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-31
PREPARING FOR
STREET PAVING

The committee appointed to circu-
late the petition asking that Mill street
be paved the coming spring resumed
its work yesterday morning.
Considerable progress was made dur
ing the day, signers for five addition
al properties being obtained. Among
these was the Board Of County Com
missioners, who have a frontage of one
hundred and fifty feet 10 look after
Fifty three signors have now been OBJ
tanned along Mill street, which con
stitute majority OF the property
owners.
According to the law on the subject
this is sufficient to insure the PROPOSE.
tion of street paving. The petition
will be presented to Council at an
early date to the end that that body
may enact the necessary ordinance sc
as to be ready to begin street paving
when the trolley Company begins WORK
on the proposed line.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-31
Hard Luck.

The Bennett q Moulton Repertoire
companies that have been playing
throughout Pennsylvania have cx-
porionced more hard luck than any
other organization in the same bust
ness. The experience of the company
that was booked to play in Danville
and other towns in this section is
well known. The Bennett & Moulton
company that has been PLAYING the
western part of the state has suffered
the loss Of two members by death and
Others are ILL., At the time Of tho out
break OF typhoid fever at Butler
was this cumpany's misfortune To he
playing that town
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-31
Looks Like Murder.

New light on the tragedy at Centralla
OH Christmas night reveals that the
victim, John Dauksha, did not com
NIT suicide, but was murdered. Mys-
terry surrounds the story and 1t Is
doubtful if the crime will ever be
fastened on anyone.
After Dauksha and Donna ShOski
had quarreld in George Metzcock 5
home they went out on the street.
Their companions hearing four shots
rushed out and told that Shosh was
reeling around. Shoski said Dauksha
had shot him and then shot himself
Dauksha lay on the ground with "A
bullet through his temple
AT hearing later, however. Ben
jamin Dyke. who lives next door, TO
Metzcock. told a different story. He
says he heard four shots and rushed
out to find Dauksha on his back. with
Shoski > face was bleeding copiously
from a bullet wound across hs fore
head. Dauksha cIutchod revolver in
his right hand Shoski had evidently
overpowered his as4aiIant after NE had
been shot.
Dyke then went away to call for an
officer. aud when he had turned and
taken few steps he heard another
shot Dauksha lay there with bull
let hole in his left temple and the re-
volver lay at his left foot. 1t had five
empty chambers.
As Dauksha held the revolver in his
right hand to shoot Shoski he could
not likely have placed the revolver to
his left temple while held down, and
the theory advanced is that either
Shoski or one of the three compan-
ions, who surrounded the pair fired
the last shot.
ShOski's story was no doubt, told
TO avoid all suspicion, although it is
likely he or one of his companions shot
in self defence. Shoski, who had been
taken into custody, was released, and
it is not likely the murder will be
charged TO anyone.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-31
Fierce FIRE
At BIG MILL

A fire broke out at the Reading Iron
Works shortly before 3 O'Clock on Sat
urday afternoon and bat for the fact
that the wind was blowing strongly
from the west the greater part of the
mill might have been destroyed.
The fire was confined to building
standing on the bank OF Mahoning
creek III which were stored brick and
masons supplies and a quantity of iron
filings. which are used in the pud-
ding furnaces The iron filings and
dust, which constitute refuse and
waste matter OF machine shops, were
saturated with oil and thereby added
to the ferceness OF the fire.
The interior OF the building was a
seething mass of fame before il broke
through the roof One OF the first to
see the fire was Tarring G. Brown,
clerk for x. l.. Marks The flames had
Just eaten through the roof, but were
/ rapidly spreading. Mr. Brown quick
/ " notified A. NJ PeteIs in his store
adjoining who in turn called up the
/ fire department There was scarcely
any delay and the firemen were on the
ground in an incredibly short period
of time
The fire burned with fearful intens-
ity and the building from the first was
doomed. 1t was situated some ten
yards east of the mill. separated from
it only by a roadway. Had the wind
been blowing from the east with the
same velocity that it came from the
west there would have been nothing
to save the mill. AS it was the Ioar.
ing flames were blown far out over
Mahouing creek and the dense clouds
OF black smoke rolled along over
the housetops, shutting out the sky tc
those on Mill street and creating the
impression that the entire Reading
Iron Works were in flames.
The fire department aided by the
mill hose did all in its power to check
the flames, but before 10 succeeded the
building, which was about the dimen.
sions OF an ordinary dwelling house,
was practically destroyed. Ii Is diff
cult TO figure on the loss at present.
The building was insured.
Whether the fire originated from 9
stove which vas kept In the building
or from spontaneous combustion In
the iron filings is not known.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-31
Pennsylvania at 81. Louis.

The exhibit to be made by Pennsyl.
yania at ST. Louis will take the shape
of a collection of views descriptive Of
the representative features OF the
principal towns and cities in the Com
monwealth-their business and manu-
featuring enterprises, their leading
thoroughfares, their conspicuous build
ings and their scenic beauties or orna-
mental characteristics. The responses
to the commissions invitation to the
various municipalities to furnish these
photographs have been grStifyingly
numerous. and many Of the leading
towns have entered with special zest
upon the undertaking. In q number
OF oases those of the older towns for
example the Photographic exhibits
will furnish contrasts of their appear
anoes years ago and today. Philadel-
phia will have a particularly fine dis
play in this connection, and so will
West Chester, where the aspect OF the
Center Square in 1910 can be oompar-
ed with what ii is in 1908
Other municipalities that have noti-
fed Colonel Lambert. Executive Off
Ger OF the Commission, OF their i'm.
mediate cooperation. and in which
the Photographic work is now under
way. are Reading, Wilkesbarre, Scrsn-
NJ ,K 1nhnE-
town, WilliamspOrt, Meadville ana
Easton. In each case the staple in
dustry will be largely featured. Brad
ford. for example, will exploit its oil
energies, Wilkesbarre and Scranton
their anthracite interest and McKees
port and Johnstown their iron works
1t is particularly desired by the Com.
mission that the interest manifesto q
by the places named should be general
throughout the state, and that the pic
tured exhibit should represent every
Der of communities have notified Col.
onel Lambert of their appreciation Of
the project and their readiness 70 CO.
operate. but definite arrangements
have been deferred on account Of var
ious municipal techuicalities. 1t is
expected that these trifiing difficulties
will be overcome in time to make the
display complete and representative Of
Pennsylvanias prosperity, progress
and enterprise for the opening Of the
exposition on May lst
This display of pictures will be on
view in the most conspicuous part Of
the Pennsylvania building-the rotun-
da. The Liberty Bell Will be hung
there, and.this circumstance will make
it one OF the most important centers of
attraction at the fair. The photographs
will be OF uniform size and uniformly
framed, and should prove to be one OF
the most interesting and instructive
features of the Pennsylvania exhibits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-31
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ROUTE No. 5
IS GRANTED


Fost master =. T. haraei mas re-
ceiVed communication from the
tOuith Assistant fOsj Master Veherhl
at Washington authorizing him to eX-
tend the Rural Free Delivery from
the Danyllle Post once with one ad,
dltlonal carFleF. Inc new route,
which Will be known as Route No. D,
Will follow the one lald down by
Special Agent wilkinson III ms report
OF November 80 1903, and Will he as
follows
Beginning at the Fost Oillce IN Dan
VILE the carrier VIII 90 thence south
east aud east to vincent 5 corner "
miles ; thence IN succession eastefIy to
zimmerman corner. northeast to
helmoach's $ school house east, south
and easteTly to lrylne.s corner north
east and northwest 10 Lazarus chuIch'
west and southwest to Coner's corner
! westerly TO y. \ Mauser corner
northwest TO Edmonasoh corner re-
trace southeast 70 a. =. MauSeI cor
hef' souu TO Mau'eI corner u''.
west ahd west 10 IoOy Nun SchooI
| mousse northeast ana hortheIlS tt
hartHeIl : corner easterlY TO oFhS
corner, north northeast and east tc
Schram corner northwest 70 FIoch
corner southwest to summers corner
southwest to "eIsh's corner, northerIy
to GIIlaspy corner southwest ahe
west 10 BAKER corner north 10 NIL
hollow' southwest 20 DahFIIIe FoS