Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

Straw berries are being preserved by
the housekeeprrs.
Raspberries aud hlackberries will
be plentiful
The crowned heads of Europe are
continually wondering whose turn
will come next.
Ii rains so easy these days that wat
er almost falls out OF a clear sky, that
Is when the later rarity occurs; 1t Is
quite a treat now to see the sun or
sky.
\ number of our pastors will enjoy
their vacations in August.
These are more than rare days.
They re- absolutely raw.
Now the days will begin to shorten
again.
Don't forget Saturdays game at
DeWitt's Park between Milton and
Danville
Notwithstanding the great amount
Of rain We have had this month, the
records To the 18th show a deficiency
OF .O4 OF an inch for this June as com
pared with the normal. There has
been considerable rain since then, how
ever, including the heavy shower of
Friday night, and 1t is very probable
that the deficiency has been made up
In temperature the present month is
eighty -four degrees short in compari
son with June OF last year.
This j. commencement week at Buck
nell University.
1t Is stated upon good authority that
the Reading railway company will
shortly abandon the famous Mahanoy
plane over which all the coal mined
IN the Mahanoy aud ShenanC,oa val
ley- Is hoisted and sent TO tidr-water
via Palo Alto. The abandonment of
the plane will mean that all coal Will
be shipped direct to Philadelphia via
Tamaqua
While no person not on the scene can
picture the devastation and the ruin
wrought by the greatest floods on
record ia Kansas, yet the river bot
toms, " a. they are called, are a small
part Of the state comparatively, and 1t
il good news to learn from a To-
peka dispatch that while the kaw
river valley j. recovering from the
most destructive lnundation of two
generations, the broad wheat belt of
the state Is girding itself for the
mightiest harvest in its history. I'm
mule-ted by frost, drought, or insect,
Kansas WELD of wheat promises to
surpass IN abundance aud perfection Of
maturity anything in its previous his
tory.
The railroads report that the cold
snap has greatly retarded summer
travel TINS year In former seasons
traffic Was exceedingly heavy about
this time on account of the rush of
people from the cities TO the scashorc
sad the mountains What business was
lU-t during June viii bc made up,
however, during July and August,
especially the latter, which is the great
vacation month
Unreasonable temperatures ought to
give way now
Dou' waste your powder, keep it
for the Fourth OF July.
The season has arrived when the
green apple and the small hoy are IN
conjunction. with every chance for an
eclipse Of the latter
The Great Camp Of Pennsylvania,
of the knights of the Maccabeos
Is planning 10 found home for de-
rrepit aud invalid members and efforts
arr being made to have the institution
located u the vicinity OF Harris
borg The committee ia charge Of So.
lection Ot a site has at it, command
s5u, 600 and il is intended with this to
parcha~o a good sized farm and erect
= e0mmodious aud comfortable home.
june has been both leafv md lcaky.
Very little tine left for rare June
dsys
Our soldier boys VIII leave on their
annual eucampment at Mt Grctna ON
Jdly 10th By that time the rainy
season viii probably bee over The
arrangements aud convenipnces at Mt
Gretna make the plac" desirable
camping ground.
The Rev Robert r. Sample -. u
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