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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
Confined to His Home,

Laundryman ". E. Kase is still con
fined to his home by the effects Of
fall upon the ice which occurred on
Friday the secoud inst. The injury is
in the nature of a sprain affecting his
back.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
The Rev. Mr.. Shaver Imnrovinr

The Rev. J. b. Shaver, formerly
pastor of st. Paul's NJ f. church, this
city, now pastor of Trinity church,
Lock Haven, who has been i'll for some
time, is now substantially improving.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
Has Accepted a Position.

Thomas Irland resigned bis position
at the ID. L. &. W. station and left
Saturday for Foster, Pa, whore he
has accepted a position as night oper-
ator with the same company. He will
be succeeded by Kcely Ream
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
Purchased by Mr.. Wolf.

Charles d. Bau, sch has sold his prop
erty on Railroad street to John Wolf.
Mr.. Bausch will remove to Calf ornia
in the spring.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15
Will Visit Christ Church.

Bishop Talbot has appointed Fri
day, March 81 as the date for his an
nual visit to Christ ch Qrch this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15

Mrs. Alexander Delhi, Lower Mul-
berry street, Will entertain number
of friends at progressive euchre this
afternoon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-15

And still the demand for coal is
heard in the land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
Jamaica CrOcodnes.

There are Il good many crOcOdiles in
the more distant reserves of Kingston
harbor and at the mouths of the ia
maica rivers but they are exceedingly
wary, and II most cautious approach is
necessary if one wishes to get close
enough for an effective shot.
Just as the lion has his jackal and
the shark his pilot fish so the crocodile
is almost always accompanied by 4
small plover, which perches upon the
scaly ridge of its back and is just Wis
ible above the filthy water in which its
big patron loves to wallow.
On the approach of man or any other
danger this tiny bird flutters into the
afr and utters n shrill cry to warn its
"chum."
The crocodile dives. and you may sit
in your canoe and nurse your rifle for
an hour without n chance of shot.
The Jamaican crocodile is shyer of
man than most of its kind.-Chicago
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

That the rattlesnake uses his tail to
decoy birds has been observed num-
Der of times by Il correspondent of the
Scientific American, who says: THE
snake hides himself in the tall grass
and initiates the buzzing of bee. The
insectivorous birds. such as the phoebe
and kingbird, are attracted by the
sound and become an easy prey for his
snakeship. 1 have seen rattlesnakes
concealed in the dense foliage of trees
twenty feet from the ground practicinG
the same deception on the birds and
getting the bird every time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
The Dinner Hour.
News.

The hour for dinner has undergone
several changes. About 400 it was
10 n. IN. Henry VIII. dined at this
time and supped at 1. In the six
teenth century dinner was at II, break
fast at and supper at > or 6. In the
following century meals were an hour
later.
DisraeH tells us that in the reign
of Francis 1. of France folks rose at :,
dined at 0, supped at > and went to
bed at 8, which, according to Il popu-
lar saying, made them live to the age
of ninety-nine. Louis Nil, it is said,
fastened his death by altering his
hours to please his young wife. In
stead of dining at S n. LII and going
to bed at 6 p. m, he took to dining at
noon and often sat up till midnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
LAURA kEENe's DREAM.
A Vision In sIumber That Was Turn
ed Into n Reality.

-
Stuart Robson used TO tell strange
story of Laura Kcene, with whom he
played in the sixties in the last centu-
ny. 'The sight of bottle of red ink
was enough to upset her for week
he said. on one occasion we were
playing a farce called The Lady and
the Devil An important scene of it
was when she was sitting at a table
preparatory to writing letter. l, as
her servant, stood ut the back of
chair. Take your right hand off that
chair she whispered. The stage dia-
logue proceeded. You are sure you
can find Don Rafael at his lodgingsg
Yes, madam; his servant tells me his
wounds will confine him to his bed for
II week rs this the only paper that
we have? Where is the ink?' Here,
madam And l bent forward to place
the ink within her reach, when, in my
confusion at her reproof. the vessel
was upset and its contents trickled
on to the lap of her satin dress. The
ink was blood red. 1 shall never for
get the CHASTITY look that overspread
her face, and L was so frightened that
1 never knew how the scene ended.
1.-THE next morning at rehearsal she
told me 1 was doomed to Ill luck for the
remainder of my days. She called the
company together and gave them de-
tailed description of the awful scene
the night before accustomed by the
young man who would never make an
actor. She told of terrible dream she
had had in which some great person
had been foully murdered before her
eyes; how she had attempted rescue
without avail; how he had fallen dead
at her feet, and how his blood slowly
ooZed into her lap. 1t was two years
after this that Miss Keene was play
ing Mt Ford's theater, Washington, on
the occasion when Abraham Lincoln
was shot MISS IIeene was the only
person who seemed to realize the sit
uation. She ran to the box, and in
moment the head of the dying man
was in her lap. while the scene of her
dream was being pitifully enacted."-
Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
DON'T GET ANGRY.

Fire in the heart sends smoke in the
head.-German Proverb.
An envious man wakes lean at the
fairness of his neighbor.-Socrates
One of the very best of all earthly
possessions is self possession.-G. D.
Prentice.
The fire you kindle for your enemy
often burns yourself more than him.
Chinese Proverb.
The envious man pines in plenty, like
Tantalus up to the chin in water and
yet thirsty.-T. Adams.
An irritable man lies like a hedgehog
rolled up the wrong way, tormenting
himself with his own prickles.-E. p.
Hood.
Lamentation is the only musician
that always, like a screech owl, alights
and sits on the roof of an angry man.
-Plutarch.
a man can easily be intoxicated with
anger as with wine; both produce a
temporary insanity, and during the
paroxysm he should be avoided as q
madman.-J. Bartlett.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
The Ladder Dwarf.

Among the strange and weird de-
mons and bogies which are believed
by miners to haunt the workings I'M
derground not the least horrible is the
Ladder Dwarf" said n former pros
pector. II never saw the creature my
self, but he is described as hunch-
backed, with Il short body, large head
and enormously long and powerful
arms. In fact. he resembles an eX-
aggerated gorilla. His favorite trick
is climbing the ladders by means of
which the miners leave the mines,
raising himself with his long arms,
and as he passes the runGs kicking
them out one by one. He is supposed
to always do this just before an acct
dent of some kind in the mine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
Icnnfer In Rnssfn.

Easter in Russia is the greatest festi-
val of the year. Russian Christmas
presents are as nothing compared to
those given at Easter. Eggs are of
course the principal feature, and not
till one has seen the Easter bazaar in
the Gostinoi Door and the shops on the
Nevsky Prospect is it easy TO imagine
the beauty and daintiness of Easter
productions. Fortunes in trinkets,
laces and jewels are spent on the con-
tents Of the eggs.
A very pretty egg is made of pink
veined marble trimmed with gold.
Small ivory eggs filed with silver ro-
sary beads make a lovely offering for
the devout church woman, and for the
practical housewife n little rush has
ket full OF fresh eggs is wonderfully
attractive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
WILD ANIMALS.
The Dealers Get Most OF Their Lions
From Nubia.


Dealers in wild animals get most Of
their lions from Nubia. There the ma
tives search for lioness with newborn
cubs, kill the mother and bring up the
young beasts ON goats milk. When
they are two months old they are taken
to the coast on the backs of camels and
shipped to Europe. Lions are also OBJ
tanned from Abyssinia and Senegal.
Formerly the Atlas mountains furnish
ed the finest lions, but the species now
no longer exists except Il few speci-
mems in menageries. Adult Nubian
lions are worth $1,000 apiece, while
Senegal lions range in price from $500
TO $3.50.
Tigers vary in price from 1878 to ST.
300 apiece and more, according to the
variety and rarity of the animal. ST.
berian tigers. for instance, sell at the
latter figure. They are large, beauti-
fully striped creatures. In the winter
they grow a long, woolly winter coat.
Some full grown tigers are captured IN
pitfalls, but most specimens of these
animals are caught while small cubs
and raised on milk
The hippopotamus. the rhinoceros
and the giraffe are difficult to secure.
1t is practically impossible to capture
a full grown beast of these species, and
the young ones are hard to rear. \
baby hippopotamus Will drink thirty
pints of milk day and a baby rhi-
noceros almost as much. Thus it re-
quires the presence of n large herd of
goats in the Wilderness to supply milk
for such creatures. A hippopotamus is
worth from $500 to $1,000. rhinoc-
eros slightly more, while giraffes sell at
$500 or more, according to size, age
and condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
THE TOO EARLY BIRD.
Social Nuisance For Whom There
Is No Excuse.

Is No Excuse.
The too early birds are a source of
trouble and inconvenience 20 the entire
neighborhoOd.
Invite the too early birds to a dinner,
and they arrive an hour before the
time
Your last little touches have to be
delegated to the first anna BILE soul who
appreciates the misery of entertaining
the too early birds. You had intended
to replace a vase of carnations with
one of roses or possibly you had at the
last moment intended to shift the plate
cards, having suddenly remembered
that Miss Jones had a quiet fancy for
Mr.. Smith; that Mr.. Smith recipro-
Gated
Mr.. Smith will have to wonder, and
Miss Jones Will have to summon up her
presence of mind and conceal her dis
appointment. The too early birds must
be greeted as though you were glad to
see them and appreciated their appar-
ent Impotence to have the fun begin.
You really would like to give your
hair another touch. but not So Your
guests await you.
The too early birds haunt the railway
stations hours before the train leaves
and start off on the journey Jaded and
out of sorts.
If the too early birds are ever anna
BILE it is at such previous" hour that
the rest of mankind is elsewhere, and
the fact is not generally appreciated.
If there is one class of humanity
more exasperating than the too early
birds l have yet to meet them. The
man who is too late may entail incon-
venience. but at least you have the sat
lsfaction of noting his discontinue at
missing the treat through his own act
The too early birds are an infiction,
and they carry with them no compen-
sating reflection MISUNDERSTANDING
Chronicle-Telegraph
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
Night Air.

One of the bugbears of old time peo-
pie is night air, and there is little ex-
aggeration in saying that the supersti-
ton against night air has killed more
people than the free circulation of it
has ever injured. There is abundance
of proof that night air is injurious to
no one. On the contrary, people who
sleep outdoors under the mere protec-
ton of a tent are the healthiest of all
people, and the practice has largely
gained in popularity of late years I'M
der wider knowledge of hygiene for
people in delicate health to so in
camping parties and breathe the bal
sam of the night air. The vigor gained
from a few weeks of such an outing is
a marked proof that the old prejudice
against night air is as foolish as most
other old wives whims.-EXchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
rnlent nnd Vocntion.

Each man has his own vocation. The
talent is the call. There is one direc-
ton in which all space is open to him.
He has faculties silently inviting him
thither to endless eXertion. He is like
a ship in n river. He runs against OBJ
structions on every side but one. On
that side all obstruction is taken away,
and he sweeps serenely over Gods
depths into an infinite sea. This tai
ent and this call depend on his organ
ization or the mode in which the gen.
eral soul incarnates itself in him.-Em-
erSon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
A PINCH OF SALT.
As Necessary In Our Daily Life az
In Our Daily Food.


How could we get on without salt:
In our daily food. as IN our daily life, a
little of it is necessary. and the absence
Of it takes away q ON the flavor of ev
erything we eat The salt of life''
which we hear about signifies the
health, vigor and wit which we find in
life. There was a time in countries fax
from the sea when primitive man new
er used salt in his food and it was
only when nations advanced in civili-
cation that salt became an absolute ne
cessity.
But it was not alone as food that salt
was valued. Among the ancients salt
spring was regarded as a gift of the
gods. and it was believed that any salt
found in the soil lent it peculiar sane
tity and made it place where prayers
were most readily heard. Every meal
that included salt had a certain sacred
character, creating bond of piety and
friendship between host and guest;
hence the expression, There is salt
between u.s." meaning friendship, and
to be untrue to SALT means to be dis
loyal or ungrateful.
In the middle ages, when all classes
anu NtNSACGS sat at llle Sdllle
they were placed according to rank,
above or below the great saltcellar,
which always stood in the middle and
marked the dividing social line. "Above
the salt" meant "of high degree" Be
low the salt were the yeomanry, serfs
and vassals of the feudal days. \ good
description of this custom may be
found in "Ivanhoe" where Cedric the
Saxon, entertains his vassals and
friends.
A pinch of salt is always considered
lucky in cooking. To take anything
with pinch of SALT means to excuse
or make allowances for it. \ salt is
a sailor. To salt ones conversation
means to make 1t sparkle. Salt is al
ways employed in a sense of benefit or
strength.
The Bible has many references to
salt among them being Eye are the
salt of the EARTH" Matthew V. IS. and
St Paul says, Let your speech be al
ways with grace seasoned with salt"
Salt is used by Catholics in baptism.
They consider it n symbol of wisdom
and put few grains in the mouth OF
the person baptized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
A voracious Monster.

The most voracious of all marine
beasts of prey is the Orca or killer
whale. 1t reaches a length of twenty
five feet, and it's jaws bristle with
teeth from four to six inches long and
as sharp as a dirk knife. It's digestive
power is proportional to the tremen-
dous efficacy of its jaws. 1t seems alsc
to be an atrocious glutton, as one speci-
men examined contained in its stomach
thirteen porpoises and fourteen seals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
The Penalty.

Mr. Workhardd-My dear, have lost
my situation, and it just happens that
haven't dollar ahead. We must go to
the poorhouse for dinner.
Mrs W.-Surely some of the grocers
with whom we have dealt for SO many
years will trust us.
Mr.. w. (sadly)-No; have no credit
anywhere. We always paid cash.-New
York Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
Younr MON and NIaidens.

Life would become intolerable if girls
could not be on frank and uneoquettish
terms with men of their own age or
some years their seniors. The idea that
because two young people may have a
great deal in common they must also be
in love is happily dying out. No one IS
hurt, no one is compromised. when a
friendship does not lead to marriage
John oliver Hobbies in Pail Mall Mag
aZine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
oni4e Linruint-

Mr.. S. had just welcomed his nephew
home from school. Now. then, Tom
N.Y." he said. "let US see what you
have been learning all this time. What
IS the meaning of felo de sep In
stantly replied the lad, little con-
temptuously: ooh, that's only French
for n sailor. Ask me something in
Latin"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
His RRaann.

"What reason have you for thinking
that the defendant was intoxicated?"
"Well, your honor. when his wife
called me over found him in the cell
lar cutting kindling wood with the
lawn mower. "-CleveIand Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
A Sorry Finish.

Kadleigh-Your wife is always out
spoken, isn't she?
Henpeck-Yes. but try to be that
way, too, sometimes.
Kadleigh-Really?
Henpeck-Yes. but whenever ven
lure to be outspoken it ends in my be-
ing outtaIked. -Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

Music beckons the human race on
and is followed by the two great col
umns, the joyous, light hearted and
happy and the sorrowful. wretched and
despaiFing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

The pride that many unblemished
persons affect in their ancestry is so
melancholy that they might as well be
dead es.-Schoolmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

Swearing is seldom convincing ar
gument except to the man who does
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

The architect cannot live by the in
junction to make no plans for the fu-
re.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

GOCK ISLAND And PEORIA DIVISION
Trains leave Twentieth street station Main
re trains start from main oepot on FffSh
avenue minutes In advance of time given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
Chicago Dental Company

If you are in need of dental work
call on US before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If You are in
need of a set of teeth call and BE our
thin elastic plate. We guarantee it
to fit in all cases and when all-others
have failed. We never ask you more
than our prices below.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13
GREAT BARGAINS IN DIAMONDS.

Watches ewery clothing
articles Sic
gels Shop Twentieth street. Phone 663 brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

sAYrizal departure tDaIly, except Sun
day. Phone West 1893, West 1923 West 1923.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-13

1900. CHICAGO BURLINGTON 3
S.S $500 - Quincy - Depot Second
Nsf5stItlLsS;ig avenue and Twentieth street.
MI YOUNG, Agens.
Ae@ffsttsfSst& FRANK A HART.
'ssss1tsz 49, Passenger Agent.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-03
Tribunal de | DllfIto
IUIClOS ORALES

Dia Mario. a. N. Francisco Flo
rit, Jose Lameiro y Martin Belber, pro-
movieron un alboroto que perturbo Ia
solemnidad del matrimonio que, en- el
temple datolico de Puerta de terra, ce-
lebraba ell Sacerdote Sr. Rivera, al cual
amenazaron. Delito contra la paz pd-
blica. Abogados: Falcon y Coll.
Dia 4 s, a. m. Inocencio Ramos sus
trajo de poder de don Jose Mercado I'm
potro que vendio a Raimundo Pavon
Rio grande. Abogado: Torres Monge.
Dia a. 8. a. m. Pablo y Alberto Co.
lon acometieron jose Tirado, hirien-
dole. Baysmon. Abogado: Rodriguez
Cebollero.
Dia a. Nelson Allen Cincinaty ofre-
cio unos guineos Ignacio Sanchez y
a otros peones de la finca de Mr.. Hay
Ian, en- Rio piedras. Examinados los
guineos resulta que contenfan arsenico.
Atentado contra la vida. Abogado:
Coll.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-03
q feR1aiRnisRHnO
EN- Espaf1a

En- Espafia hay una DANA que con-
sagra su talento y actividad q la causa
feninista, y & la que no podemos pasar
en- silencio al tratar de estas cuestiones:
dofia Conception Jimeno de FIaquer.
Esta notable escritora ha empezado
a publican en- "El Album Ibero-Ame-
ricano" una interesante galerfa de anne
ricanas RESIDENCES en- Espafia.
La primera de la serie ha sido la de
la marquesa de Argueles. notabilfsima
por la fligrana de lenguaje con que es-
ta escrita, y porque en- ella Sc cultiva
un genero nuevo en- nuestra patria.
No Sc trata de una sencilla biograffa;
es I'm precioso boceto psicologico.
Desde que el gran crftico ingles Tai
ne di6 tan notable impulse a los traba-
jos y estudios psicologicoss estos han
alcanzado un verdadero exito.
En- Erancia, Saint Beuve ha cultiva-
do este genero, que nos alegramos in
troduzca de un modo tan bello en- nues.
ira literatura la elegante escritora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-03
Motas de B&Igica
para el BoLETIN MERcANTIL.l ]

Querido Director Todas las poten-
cias interesadas han ratiicado la con-
venci6n de Bruselas sobre los az1cares.
Todas excepto Austria-Hungrfa, han
erviado sus adhesiones al departamento
de negocios extranjeros de esta Ca
pital.
Aunque por el momento el asunto no
tiene importancia, dentro de POGO, ell
p1blico podra apreciar las incalculables
ventajas que presentara dicha conven-
cion.
La prensa, unanime, felicita al go
bierno belga por su "succes" y particu-
larmente al honorable jefe del Gabine te
M. lie comte de Smet de Naeyer, quien
ha logrado salvar todas las di6cultades
que Sc lie han presentado para realizar
dicho proyecto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-03
Frarlcia
Y SIGUEN LOS DUELOS

M. Max Regis, ex-alcalde de Argel,
notorio nacionalista y anti-semita, Sc
batio dos veces y quedo comprometido
q batirse otras dos. Ell primer duelo
fue con M. Laberdesque, (quien dicen
les cubano), y fue a sable, en- las cerca-
MAS de Paris, ante mucha gente, sobre
todo mujeres. Este lance origino de
una discussion privada, y al primer en-
cuentro qued6 M. Regis ligeramente
herido en- una mufieca, Acabado Ell
encuentro, insult6 a su adversario, quien
en- ell acto nombro padrinos y dijo que
malaria de flo a M. Regis en- el proxi-
mo encuentro. El segundo duelo a pis-
tola, con M. Landau, periodista, y no
tuvo consecuencias. Acabada esta fac
ma, M. Regis y Ell juez del campo Sc
llevaron de palabras y no Sc efectuo
otro desaffo por impedirlo amigos de
los dos, pero sera diffcil impedir un
nuevo encuentro. soiq2 E;sas $500
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-03-03
! RsibsaEnaH Supreme
CRIMINAL

Dia a. Ell Tribunal de Distrito de San
Juan, absolvio F. H. Dexter en- Ia
causa que lie instruyera ell Juzgado Mu-
nicipal de Catedral fundandose en- que
en- ell hecho de tomar ell acusado unas
pleas de autos no existe perjuicio 6 de-
fraudacion conocida valorable Y, por
tanto, no cabe estafa. Contra ese fallo
ha establecido recurso de casacion dofia
Maria de la Cruz Taforo, como acusa-
dor privado. Ell Fiscal entiende que debe
declararse no haber lugar a resolver el
recurso. Abogedos: Ramos y Herman
dez Lopez.
Dia 4. Asuncion Delgado y Frank Nc
Guire interpusieron recursos de casa
cion por haber sido condenados a Glen
dollars de multa en- causa por infrac-
cion de las leyes de Rentas internas.
Corte de San Juan. Abogado: Texidor.
El Fiscal impugna ell recurso.
soll.2
CIVIL
Dia a Mario. 9 mafiana. Casacion en-
pleito entire don Jose domingo Abreu v
don Andres Avelino Delgado.