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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
THE FIRST MAPLE SUGAR.
An Indian story OF "A SHunV'S '"re-
tessness and Its Result


One morning the mighty hunter
Uolsis babe his wife cook for his
dinner choice bit of moose meat and
have it ready when the tail stick
which he stuck in the snowdritt should
throw its shadow to n certain point.
Moqua was meek wife, so she prom
ised to obey and we'll did she know
her fate in ease of failure. After her
lord departed she hewed off the meat
with her sharpest stone knlle, ahd'
filling an earthcn pot, or kokh, with
snow for melting, she hung IL over
the fire
Then she sat down 10 her cmbroid-
erv. 1t was her pride that NokslS,
her lordIy husband, should sport the
gayest moccaSius in the tribe, and
many hours did she spend every day
in working with bright colored porcu-
nine ouills, for no brave In all that
country was so warlfke as WokSis, no
squaw so skilled in embroidery as
Moqua. AS she worked on the moe
casins hours passed as minutes. She
In her labor of love. Suddenly she
heard a startling noise, tie bark string
that held the kokh suspended was
burned off, and a qUenching, scatter
ing explosion followed the overthrow
of the pot.
What could she do? There was no
water. the melted snow was gone,
and she must boil the moose meat be-
fore her lords return. 1t was growing
late There was no time to melt more
snow, so seizlng a birch bucket of ma
pie water that was always tapped In
the spring for its sweet flavor she
filed the kokh anew and hung ii over
the mended fire Into 1t she popped
the moose meat and set q cake of
pounded corn to bake on the slab be
fore the fire Then she resumed her
embroidery, in which the quills were
both needle and thread. She was
working the totem Of her race, the
bear, so different from the wolves, ca
giles and turtles Of other tribes.
Dreaming Of her husbands future
SUCCESS III NUM- duh DulileI tllt nouls
passed by, the shadow crept past the
mark, the fire burned low, the once
juicy meat was Il shriveled morsel in 9
mixture of gummy, dark liquid. When
she saw this the frightened squaw ran
into the bushes and hid herself from
the rage of hcr coming lord. After a long
and silent waiting she carefully drew
near the camp once more, and what did
she see? There was Woksis devouring
the morsel of moose meat, and her
wonder was great when he deliberately
broke the earthen pot and carefully
licked out the last vestige Of her spoil
ed cooking
She forgot her fears and cried out
in surprise when, discovering her
Woksis said: "Oh, Moqua, my wise
sQuaw, who taught thee such marvel
OF cooking? Was the Great Spirit thy
INSTRUCTOR With great Joy he EN-
braced her, and in his sticky kiss she
tasted the first maple sugar.-Pittsbure
Gazette
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

At the present time we are always
talking about the rush and hurry of
the twentieth century. Are we really
so rapid as we think we aref Ger
tainly few girls Of fourteen have any
thing like the amount of experience
and emotion In many weeks of life that
Juliet. Shakespeares heroine, had
crammed into five days and a half
The time is thus apportioned: On
Sunday the ball took place, and on
Monday Romeo and Juliet were mar
ried. On Tuesday juliet took the
draft, and on Wednesday she was
placed in the tomb. on Thursday Ro-
meo returned. and on Friday the hap
less pair committed suicide
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
PRISONS OF SILENCE.
Where Convicts Ever Wear Shrouds
and Sleep Beside Collins.

Entombed In grim castle on the
outskirts of Lisbon are some of the
most miserable men on earth. These
are the inmates of PortugaPs deadly
prisons of silence. In this building ev-
erything that human ingenuity can
suggest to render the lives of its prls-
Dners a horrible, maddening torture Is
done The corridors, piled tier on tier
five stories high, extend from com
mon center like the spokes Of huge
wheel. The cells are narrow, tomb
like, and within each stands a coffin.
The prison garb Is a shroud. The at
tendants creep about in felt slippers.
No one IS allowed TO utter a word
The doors are unlocked, and the half
n thousand wretches march out, cloth
ed in shrouds and with faces covered
by masks, for 1t Is part of this
hideous punishment that none may
look upon the countenances of his fel-
low prisoners. Few Of them endure
this torture for more than ten years.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

Is II not surprising that George Eliot
with all her knowledge Of the inner.
most workings of the human mind,
should have lost her way when dealing
with the morbid changes Of mind and
brain? TitO's father, Baldassare, had
been a great scholar but after a long
illness his memory upon recovery be-
came perfect blank; he could recall
nothing OF his scholarship, though he
had not forgotten who he was. With
all this, Baldassare Is not represented
as having lost his reason. He rcmcm-
bers his past life, but he can no longer
read or write or recall any of his
scholarship for which he had been so
distinguished 1t was not amncsia nor
agraphla with which ne was afflicted
1t was form of cerebral disease
known only to the eminent novelist
British Medical Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
Doctors Again Disagree.

Some French doctors In Algiers do
not think that mosquitoes are carriers
Of malarial infection and offer TO al
low themselves to be bitten by the
most viruient examples which can be
found In that mosquito infected coun-
try and to submit themselves to critic
al medical inspection for a sufficient
time to ascertain whether the malady
really develops. They will not take
any prophylactlcs and will give the In
sect and its hackers a perfectly square
deal. The reputation of the former as
a distributor of quartan ague Is not
quite so overbearing as II was few
years ago, but a good many people in
Algiers and out of it still believe In 1t,
and scientific test on new basis
Will possess much interest.
CT ENINC
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
NAPOLEON'S DOWNFALL.
Some Popular Delusions About the
Battle of Waterloo.

Some Popular DeIusions About the
Battle of Waterloo.
Three of the commonest delusions
about Waterloo are:
First-That Napoleon had the finest
army he ever commanded Nothing is
more false The men mistrusted their
officers, the officers mistrusted the fu-
ture Every department was hopeless
ly short OF capable leaders. and as for
the marshals whom he had relied on
for his former triumphs he now lacked
Massena, Lannes, Davout, MarnOnt
hurat, Berthier TO take but six. As
for the Old Guard of Austerlitz, Jena
and Wagram, 1t had died In Russia,
and especially at Wilma, while those Of
his men who were not Maria Louises"
had either been cowed in Prussian
fortresses or Russian prisons or bro
ken at Vittoria or after Leipsic. His
cavalry was undisciplined and badly
led. its horses unframed and half
starved
SecOnd.-That Wellington, as he de-
clared, had an Infamous army" the
worst he ever commanded. 1t is true
that the Americans can lay JUNCTION to
their souls from the fact that the best
regiments we had at Waterloo were
those they had just 50 severely re-
pulsed at New Orleans. Henceforth
their pride in Waterloo Is that "des
vainqueurs des vainqueurs du monde"
Yet men of the rifle brigade, of the
Kings Own and of the Forty fourth
regiment were not troops that even
Wellington could justly dccry. 1t Is
true that of his $1,000 troops only 24,-
coo were English, but the German le-
gton, the Hanoverians and the Bruins
wickers were as good.
Third.-That, as Sir William Fraser
considered, Wellington, unassurcd OF
Blucher's aid, would have declined the
battle. Whether Wellington could have
declined battle without losing Brussels
or the campaign Is problem for ex-
perts, but he had certainly no right to
count on Blucher for the 18th. Vel
lington had half promised to help
Blucher at Ligny but found himself
unable to do so, though pinned by an
inferior general and smaller army
than his own. After Ligny, Wellington
might hope for juncture with Blu
cher, but he could not reasonably expect
sufficient Of the Prussian army TO ex-
tricate him. Blucher himself was like
ly enough to turn up-in fact, Napoleon
told Gourgaud that this cerveau brule
would have rushed to Wellington If
Jambe Hull In Spectator
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
THE HAGIOSCOPE.
a Relic OF oIden Times Found In
Many English Churches.

a NeIic on 'Iu0" T'I'l"~ T""nu I'm
Many English Churches
In spite of the close blood relation
ship" said an American who had Wis
tied England, I'VE are frequently re-
minded i'm England lhat we are for
eigncrs 1t crops up often in the ordi,
nary conversation.
An English friend whose guest |
was took me around to see his native
village. We rutercd the church.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
Plenty of OppOrtunitiea.

In this era of education, of books and
libraries, of newspapers and period
icals, OF schools and universities, even
less opportunities for self culture
which our country In particular af-
fords all classes, there is no excuse for
ignorance. 1t is only will that is want.
inp-Success.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
How TO Remove Tartar.

If troubled with tartar dip an orange
wood stick In water, then In fine ashes,
and scrub the teeth till the tartar is re-
moved; then keep them free from it.
Powder should not be required oftener
than once week. If the gums are
sore paint with the following: Bicar-
Donate of soda, ten grains; powdered
alum, five grains; pure carbolic acid,
twelve mlnims; glycerin, half ounce;
water, an ounce.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
Tomato Vine ms Tall as n Tree.


The skyscraper stage has been
reached In the development of the to-
mato In southern California. One Of
the latest prodigies in that succulent
vegetable is a group Of three thirty
foot vines that have borne fruit at all
seasons and under all sorts of climatic
conditions. These remarkable growths
are In the gardens Of +. {. Case in
Pasadena.
IL Is necessary to use an eighteen
foot ladder TO harvest the tomatoes,
for the vines have covered a trellis
twenty feet in height where they have
tangled themselves into thick, com
pact mass of greenery. The seeds of
these wonderful plants were sown last
May and have been growing and bear
Ing fruit ever since In fact, the vines
are always filled with bloom and both
green and ripe fruit = Los Angeles
Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
Amns: s:nG a nnatnn RabN

Mrs. Eoanstcr Mr. Johnson, won't
you please amuse the baby for about
five minutes? Mr. Johnson tnot of Bos-
tom r. I'm afraid | don't know how,
Mrs. BeanSter Mrs. Beanster-Just
talk Il little She always finds your
western grammatical peculiarities so
amusing Orleans Times Demo
cFat
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

Mrs. Ascum-But why didn't you buy
the material if you liked 1t? Mrs Nu-
rich-The salesman said it was domes-
tic dress goods Mrs. Wellf
Mrs. Nurich-You don't suppose I'd
wear anything meant for domestics, d.
you? philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
now 20 keen Mattresse. clean:

To keep mattresses clean cover them
with unbleached cotton cases. Do the
same to your pillows. The cases can
be taken off and washed occasionally,
ard the mattresses will keep clean for
NpnrG
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

It is very hard to make dry cellar.
When the soil Is not porous the ground
about must be well drained. Then the
walls must he covered with good &C.
ment while sometimes it is necessary
to cover walls and floor with hot as
nhalt
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
How 10 GInsn Linen.

To gloss linen beautifully add to
one pint of cold water two tablespoon
fuls of starch, one of boraX and one of
kerosene oil. Mix we'll; put the dry
linen through this; wiring and iron at
once. 4 cloth dampencd in Kerosene
and rubbed over the iron is an i'm.
movement
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

Johnny Mamma says you've got 10
come home right now,
Johnny's Little Sister, wish yca
wouldn't talk that way to me, Is
makes me mad in the facet Chicasa
Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

One radical difference between a
boy and Il girl is that the girl can get
enthusiastic about a trceful Of cherry
blossoms without thinking of the cher
SomervilIc Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
HOW snnrI,s Arc Enrmcd.

Sparks are formed hy the expansion,
under the action of heat. of air con-
tanned in the minute cells of wood, coal
or other burning substance and also
by the evolution of gas in the same
cells When the elastic force Of the
imprisoned gas or air is greater than
the tcnacity of the material can hold
in check, then the small cells or cavi-
ties burst, and the flying splintcrs rise
as sparks. a sharp crack commonly
accompanies the explosion and CON
tinues as hundreds Of these cells burst
in rapid succession. The quick flight
of these burning particles acts as a
fan to increase the flame, and when
the substance burns 50 far that no
more flame Is formed the remaining
carbon ash is kept in a state of in
candcscence by the draft of air. When
all the carbon has been consumed the
spark dies out, rs Is evident if we
watch a falling spark on dark night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

"Worry," said the author, is the
plague Of genius. but it hasn't reached
my brain yet"
Perhaps" suggested a listener, 'it
got tired looking for it," Augusta (Gn)
Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

Cheerfuncss is light that may be
kept ever burning in the humblest
home. It has no meter on it, and All
may enjoy It's rays without stint
AaxweIPs Talisman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
The Mennest Men.

1t is believed the original meanest
man was the husband who gave his
wife Il Christmas present OF Il pair Of
susponderS An early holder of the IT,
tie was the gentleman who always oc-
cupicd the last seat in the last car in
order to save the interest on his mon
cy until the conductor got to him. One
of the most brilliant of the long line
was the man who took candy from a
child in the street - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Cheaper to Move.
II am told the Stimlcrs have but $5,-
600 a year"
"What are they going to do with itr
"Going abroad
"Whyf'
"Thcy can't afford to stay at home
and keep up with their Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

Weekdays. Q Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Parlor ard Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sudbury, Williamsport
and Erie. between Sunbnry an5 Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pltts-
burg and the West t--
For further Information apply to Ticket ARents
W. w ATTFRBURY, j. r. WOOD
Geul Manager Pass. franc Mg
GEO. W, BOY, Gen'l Passenger Agent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28

New YOrk........,..ar 3 30 5UU IS 9 b
"Daily, fDatly except Sunday.
fStops on signal or on notice to conductor
Stops on signal to take on passengers ioI
New York, Binghamton and oints west.
T. +. CLARKE 7. w. LEE
Gen. Superintendent. Gen. a.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
EL.. .ECTT0N NOTICE !

such behalf passed by the Town Council OF
Borough Penna the qualified electors OF
Borough hereby required their
snc ua designated by law holding municipal elections
of the said orough Of Danvle on
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
Tuesday, August I'd, 1904,

O'Clock in the forenoon and seven o'clock in the
afternoon signify their
of the legal indebednesso OF the sa
for the specific purposes
fter set forth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
Situation In the East.

General Kuropatkin, according to St.
Petersburg reports, has been in Mukden
since Monday. The bulk of the Man.
churiau army was then near Mukden
and the greater part OF the baggage had
already passed through. If Kuroki
continues his march northward, it is be-
lieved that the next big fight will be
made at the narrow de6le of Tiehling.
The dispatches indicate that the JaPaa,'
nese under General Kuroki are still
hsrassing the retreating Russians. The
Japanese besiegers at Port Arthur keep
on pegging away, and the Russians are
kept busy,,repelling attacks. The japanese
are reported to have retired from nearly
all the positions they held on the night
OF August 81. Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky, commander of the Russian
Port Arthur feet, has been displaced
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
DRAGGED BY AUTOMOBILE.

Pedestrians in the neighborhood of
Seventh avenue and Twenly-second
street, New York, shortly before noon
Yesterday were shocked at the sight Of
man being struck by a rapidly moving
automobile and dragged nearly a block
before the big machine was stopped.
When the auto was finally brought to a
standstill the limp body of the man was
taken from it. Nearly all of his cloth
ing had been torn from him and he was
covered with bruises and lacerations. No
sooner had the machine stopped than one
of the two men in it leaped to the street
and ran up Seventh avenue. A big
crowd followed at his heels and he was
caught by a policeman. The automO-
bile, it is said, was owned by Lloyd
Brice, and was being taken to his
home, at Rosslyn, l.. |. The injured
man was Robert Ii. Kirk, salesman.
Bystanders saw Kirk start to cross
the avenue at Twenty-second street
and then saw him stop to let
big truck go by. A few seconds later
a big touring automobile dashed from be-
hind the car and struck Kirk, throwing
him several feet in front of it, and then
running on top of him as it dashed along.
Those on the street could not tell
whether or not the two men in the auto
mobile lost their wits and could not stop
it. At any rate the car went on with
Kirk beneath it, and it was not until
Twenty-third street was reached that
the machine came TO a standstlll. Al
though but a minute passed from the
time the car struck Kirk until it was
stopped the avenue was filled with lot
of yelling men and women who rushed
from houses and from the side streets.
Patrolman Brenisch was at the Twenty
second street corner when he saw Kirk
run down. He started for the car, yell
ling as he did so, and was near it when
its course was checked. Then he saw
one of the men in it jump to the street
and run up Seventh avenue. Telling
some bystanders to look after the man
under the car Brenisch went after The
fugitive and caught him block away.
A large crowd had joined him in the
pursuit. BY the time the patrolman
came back to the automobile with his
prisoner, the automobile had been lifted
from Kirk and he was pulled away un-
conscious. He was bleeding from a
dozen wounds. He wasinjured severely
and it is believed his skull was fractured.
The man whom Patroman Brenisch
caught said that he was Raymond IL.
Falmy, chauffeur. The other man in
the car, who was also arrested, said that
he was Herman H. Washeim, a ma
chinist. Washeim was in charge OF the
automobile on the way up the avenue.
He said that the machine was being
taken from the repair shops to Mr..
Brice's home. Falmy, who is French,
was too badly scared and knew too little
of the English language to say anything
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
Sour stomach.

When the quantity Of food taken is
too large or the quality too rich, sour
stomach is likely to follow, and esPe-
cially so if the digestion has been weak,
ened by constipation. Eat slowly and
not too freely of easily digested food
Masticate the food thoroughly. Let
FIVE hours elapse between meals, and
when you feel fullness and weight in
the region of the stomach after eating
take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and the sour stomsch may be
avoided. For sale by Gibson q Timber
man and w. F. Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
213 ALEXANDRIA, RSDAY EV ENlNO, SCI
AIegan0ria Gazefte.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wREKLY AT
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STREET.
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3 months $6:75; month, SO;25. u,.o
Contract advertisers will not be allowed 70 ex. e
eeed their space unless the excess is paid for
at transient rates, and under no Sircum'
stances will they be allowed to advertise
other than their legitimate business IN the
space contracted for.
Resolutions in memorlam, of thanks, tributes
of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
sr persons, unless Of public concern, will
only be printed in the paper as advertise
ments.
Entered at the Postofice Of Alexandria, Vir.
ginia as second-class matter.1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
Race with Death.

By special train and steam yacht,
Francis L. Bond a member of the firm
of f. B. Smith & Co., bankers, of Phil
adelphia, has just completed a most ex-
citing race to Dark Harbor, Me-, in
order to reach the bedside of his seven
year.old daughter Margaret, who is at
the point Of death from appendicitis,
The child, who was spending the sum-
mer with her mother at Indian Point,
Dark Harbor, became suddenly ill last
week, and physicians who were summon
ed to attend her found that she was in a
critical condition. On Saturday even
ing they resorted to a dangerous opera
ton as a last means of saving her life.
After the operation the child began to
sink, and Mr.. Bond, who was in Phila-
delphia. was notified of her condition.
He at once took a train over the Penn
svlvania Railroad for New York, where
he arrived too late to get a train for
Portland. Summoning a railroad OFF,
cial, Mr.. Bond speedily concluded nsgo-
tiations for a special train, consisting ol
locomotive and passenger coach, ior
Portland. The special was given the
right of way over the road, and the run
to Maine was accomplished in record,
breaking time. At Portland Mr. Bond
hired fast steam yacht. and offered the
crew bonus to land him at Dark Har'
Dor. The yacht was speeded for all
there was in her, and Mr.. Bond reached
the bedside of his sick child at noon
Sunday, having made the run from Phil.
adelphia in about 10 hours. He found
the little girl still alive. Mr.. Bond was
still in Maine yesterday and the little
girl was reported to be slightly improved
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
l, ,cnnse of his iailnre to carry CUT the

b cause OF his failure to carry out the
Cars order not to return to Port Ar
thur. The report that the sailing of the
Baltic squadron had been postponed
until November is officially denied, as
also is the report that several of the
ships composing it developed defects.
The squadron will sail for Libau Sun
day. Agents of the japanese govern
ment have closed contract with the
Carnegie Steel Company for 1900 tons
of the finest nickel steel plates, to be
used on the battleships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
FOREVER SIXTY YEARS

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM EDY.-
Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup has been
mothers for their children while tes,nias
With perfect success. It soothes the child,
,oftens the gums, ailays all pain, cures wind
collie ard is the best remedy for Diarrhea. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists in
every part of the world. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup
and take no other kind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-08
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