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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
Drinking and smoking.

The prevalent idea that drinking
and smoking are companion vices is al
together wrong" said a physician who
has made a special study of dipsoma-
mia. Il find, on the contrary, that the
habitual drunkard is not abnormally
addicted to the use Of tobacco. He may
use the weed as a lesser stimulant
when not strongly under the influence
OF alcohol, but when the drink gets
firmly intrenched in his system he cares
nothing for tobacco, for then it has lost
its force and its influence upon his
nerves. OF course l mean in extreme
cases.
"On the other hand, it is a rather
curious fact that in the case Of the
moderate drinker, who also smokes, the
cutting off of his supply of tobacco will
increase his appetite for alcoholic bev
erages. and while at first the liquor
will not affect him nearly so much as
when he is smoking, in the end it will
do him up. Consequently it is safe to
assume that the man who always used
liquor and tobacco in moderation will,
if he gives up tobacco, take more
strongly TO liquor. In fact, this is no
assumption; it has been demonstrated
on numerous occasions. Philadelphia
Record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

A very curious method of making
weather predictions has been discov-
cred by an old French farmer
"On Christmas eve" he says. when
the bells begin to ring for midnight
mass, take twelve onions and place
lhem I'm a row on a table The first
onion will represent January, the sec
ond February, and so on. Next make
large slit in each onion and pour
some salt into it. If at the end Of an
hour you find that the salt in the
March onion has melted you will know
that there viii be much rain in March,
and, on the other hand, if the salt in
the April onion Is not melted you may
be certain that April will he II dry
month. Moreover, II the salt 'n any
onion IS melted at the top, but lot at
the bottom, the first fortnight OF the
month will be wet and the second fort
night dry."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
Lrcrnds Ahnut The Moon.

"In Ceylon," says a historian, sit is
said that as Sakyamuni was one day
wandering half starved in the forest a
pious hare met him and offered itself
TO be slain and cooked for dinner
whereupon the holy Buddha set it on
high in the moon that future genera
tions of men might see it and marvel
at its piety."
In the Samoan islands these dark
patches are supposed TO be portions Of
a womau's figure \ certain woman
was once hammering something with
a malIet when the moon arose, looking
50 much like "A brcadfruit that the wo-
man asked it to come down and allow
her child to eat off a piece of it, but
the moon, cnragcd at the insult, COB
blcd up woman, mallet and child, and
there in the moons belly you may still
behold them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
ENGLISH AS SPOKEN.
IL Is In Scotland, Says IA Critic, Thai
IL Is Heard AT It's Best.


The query Where is tile prettiest
English spoken" is answered by a
writer in the London News, and,
strange 10 say, it is not in England, if
the writer be accepted as an authorita-
tive critic.
1t was the opinion of Sir MoreH Mac
kenzie that those who should speak
English most muSically We're the in
habitants Of Badcnoch, Inverness shire.
Scotland They had the reputation for
centuries Of being perfect speakers OF
English: but. the writer says he must
now 20 to the gIens branching north
ward from the Calcdonian canal TO find
the language spoken in its purity.
In the beautiful glen of Moriston in
particular one has noted the most ex-
quisite speech it seems possible to i'm
agine. There is an almost total alb
seuce of dialect ANA vocal dishgure-
ments, though quaint delicately
marked rise and fail of the voice are
very family noticeable. The language
used is extraordinarily pure and free
from alien words, which is attributable
to the fact that the people acquire their
English direct from books and that 50
far dialect coutaminations have not
penetrated the glen
Tie writer has a good word to say
Of Celtic pronunciation Of English gen
orally: The charm of Irish English is
undeniable. 1t has softuess that ap-
peaIs irresistibly to the ear, but un-
fortunately it is linked with a certain
element of dialect which just places it
below perfection."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
The HOODOo Bird

The hoopoo is essentially a bird Of
the desert. \ pretty tradition regard
ing the crest upon this birds head
tells that the crest was a gift from
King Solomon in gratitude for shelter
from the midday sun provided by a
flight of hoopoos. The first decoration
was a crown OF gold but as this
brought unwelcome attentions from
fowlers the monarch changed the
crown to a crest Of feathers.
The characteristic note Of the hoo
poo is produced ds follows: The bird
swallows as much air rs possible and
then taps its beak upon the ground.
The escaping air produces the hoo
hoo-hoo" which has earned for the
bird It's popular name.-LOndon Mail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
MnrNelS of MemOry.

A postal clerk in a civil service ex-
animation did not make single error
in properly sorting l2,0O0 test postal
cards. each representing post office
in certain territory assigned. This
was done at the rate of thirty three
and oue-haIf cards minute. Far
more noteworthy thinks American
Medicine, is the memory of an expert
piano player, who will play an entire
seasons concerts without note of
printed music before him His memo
~ is 50 perfect that hundreds of thou
sands Of notes must he at the orderly
and instant disposal of the will, and
this is combined with a multiplicity of
Synchrouous recollections of timbre.
tempo. expression. etc. The mystery
is at present past the limiting of any
explanation. and this fact is as beauti-
ful as it is appalling. 1t shows us how
far we are from any real science Of
psychology"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
Genius In the Bud.

A lady who was Aunt Kate" to
James MacNeill Whistler all his life, al
though not relative, gives in a Lon
don journal a glimpse Of Whistler the
boy. She had known him ever since he
was a child of two years. She was o
neighbor of the Whistlers, and after a
long absence from home she called up
on them and asked at once:
Where is Jemmie?"
He was in the room a few minutes
ago" was the answer. Il think he
must be here still"
Presently Jemmie's tiny form was
discovered stretched on the undershelf
of a table. The visitor went TO secure
the prize and asked:
What are you doing there, Jem.
mieT
Use dworin'."
In one small hand was a pencil, per
haps two inches long, and in the Other
a morseI of paper about three inches
square. Yet in these tiny proportions
the little artist was even then doing
work that showed an exquisite prom
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

bonnet and placed her on her bed.
where she lay rayiug and tossing while
he ran for help. 1t was fortunate that
the doctor was driving past just as
the distracted man rushed from the
house. He administered the proper
antidote for the poison Betty had sw3t
lowed in her search for headache med
icinc.
Mrs IardwcH was soon summoned
for Betty raved of her ana the poppy
hat She called Daniel 10 II conference
in the barn What was said 10 him he
never quite remembered. He was won
dering dumbly if Betty were going TO
die and trying to picture home without
her For once in his busy life he was
taking time to realize that me was in
love with his wife.
When Betty opened her eyes in con
sciousness It was TO find her husband
sitting by her tenderly stroking her
hands, and the beloved poppy hat lay
ON the coverlct beside her. She looked
at him wonderingly.
Its for you, dear" said Daniel husk-
ily, for you to wear. In all respect 10
Mary Ellen, I've taken off the Grape,
and we'll let her rest now where she
is. Forgive me, Betty. I've been a
brute But I've suffered since you've
been lying there, and I've found out
how dear you are to me-
But I'm not ike Mary Ellen" whis-
Uprcd Betty family
"No, thank God, But you're mine,
and l love you. l want you to be hap
py in your own way hereafter and try
to love me a little. VIII you. dear"
She was too weak TO answer, but she
smiled a happy little smile as her hus-
band bent and for the first time gave
her a lovers kiss
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
THE BOY
DTSP POSES
By SARA LINDSAY
COLEMAN

Polly dug the heel of her smart little
slipper into the earth and sent the
hammock forward vigorously. There
were only forty minutes of freedom
left
At i. when the train came in, she
meant to rise from the hammock, de
liciously cool in her swirl Of white or
gandic, and give Mr.. Howard the soft
est and prettiest Of 'yeseS.'
Visions OF Paquin and Doucet crea-
tions swan before her mistily 1t
would be pleasant life. She would
ride, drive, golf, yacht, be an arbiter
OF fashions, an organizer of charities,
patroness of balls. In the spring
there would be little jaunts to London
and Paris. Polly pilIowed her head on
her arms and watched herself, all bill
lowy satin and diamond sunbursts,
float up the aisle to the beating OF
drums. the tlutter of flags, the envy Of
bridesmaids
Dear" said a voice, breaking into
her reverie, Il think you mean to say
YES when Mr. Howard comes up this
afternoon, and | want to tell you that
| am pleased. H will be very kind;
You viii have everything and 90 ev-
gryuhcre ! loved your father, but the
world didn't call ii Il good match. You
know what my struggles have been to
keep UP appearances, and you have
made Il sensible decision" POlly's
mother slipped away.
Tho Dear 900 friends believed Polly
10 O.. Il little unuyrvrd by the winter
@ayc5ps. Polly knew that she was
summcring at the mountain hotel be
cause it was convenient for Mr. How
ard to run up and stay over Sundays.
"The time has come said Polly,
quoting the WalruS. "and some of us
are out of breath She almost de
cided to meet Mr. Howard at the foot
Of the hill His breuthlesSness would
be purely physical, but for her sake he
had climbed the hill on a good many
Saturday afternoons. Polly looked at
the shining steel rails below her There
were thirty minutes left now She told
herself that she was well content and
then shiyered uua"countably. 1t was
the ridiculous Walrus and Carpenter
story; it was the memory Of the fate OF
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
damn weather and Health.

The influence of damp weather upon
sensitive people is remarkable. II there
IS a sore spot anywhere it hurts more.
Latent weakness of any of the organs
is brought out by congestion and irreg-
ularity of function. Suppressed coughs
start into activity and neuralgia nerves
speak out Old chronic rheumatism re-
news Its life, while corns are aggra-
vated. The pulse is slow, the heart
weak, the blood vessels lack tone, the
muscles are flabby, the yenous and
Emphatic systems become engorged
The mind is languid and clouded.
There is general depression Of vital
ity
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
New and Old Wonders.

The seven world wonders of antiquity
were.
The pyramids, Babylon's gardens
Mausolus' tomb, the temple of Diana,
the colossus of Rhodes, Jupiters statue
by Phidias and the Pharos of Egypt
or, as some substitute the palace of
Cyrus.
The seven wonders of the middle
ages were:
The coliseum of Rome, the catacOmbS
Of Alexandria, the great wall of China,
Stonchenge, the leaning tower Of Pisa,
the porcelain tower of Nankin and the
mosque of St Sophia at Constantinople.
The seven wonders of the new world
are:
Niagara falls, the Mammoth cave,
O.d Faithful. the tireless geyser in
Yellowstone park; the big trees (se
quoia) of California, the Grand canyon
of the Colorado, the great fresh water
lakes and the Great Salt lake.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

the poor little oysters, the poor little
oysters who thought they were in for
such a frolic.
Il say, Sis, yelled Tommy from the
hotel steps tTommy was the despair Of
his family, when you marry old How
ard you'll set me up to peach cream ey-
cry day, wont you
Polly sat UP, very angry. Come to
me this moment, Tommy Baker" she
called.
1t pleased Tommy TO obey He
stood before her with the wickedest Of
grins upon his freckled face. His
dirty hands clutched box that Polly
knew-how well she knew it!
Il thought you wouldn't need cam
paign trophies now" he said I'm
goin' to give EN- to the fellars that's
got girls. | amt got no girl"
Polly bent forward with a smile that
even Tommy could not resist He open
ed the little old treasure box. emptied
its contents into her lap ana beat a
retreat
Polly looked at the little heap. They
were far from campaign trophies. Her
lips twitched ~ sight of rude little
heart carved from peach stone. Such
a tiny thing to sweep the past wide
open. Below the heart was cheap,
worn copy of Lucille" There had been
other and costlier "Lucilcs," but never
another like that.
At the faint whistle of an approach
ing engine Polly shivered again. Her
mother said Mr.. Howard would be very
kind, but she wasn't aching for kind
ness
Polly" said a voice at her elbow.
aren't you going to run down the hill
to meet him."
Polly flung a part Of her voluminous
frock over her lap. She laughed, with
little catch in her voice, and said,
no; I'm kissing myself goodby."
The man looked down at the girl ad-
miringly. You're a thoroughbred" he
said
Where's your heircss?" asked Polly.
"Why are you not with herr"
she isn't mine, Polly The evil hour
has been put of. The heiress has hurt
her foot and is too nervous to be pro
posed to. You've got five minutes left
to you. Life hasn't been nice to us,
Polly, but we are not yanquishcd.
You'll look like beautiful birthday
rake-all white auG Cutlery. I'll do a
rlog dance up the aisle
Polly got her lips into a smile.
The train came on. It puffed and
EnOrted as IT climbed, and the little
hills rumbIed and grumbled in answer.
The man looked down at the quiet
figure and stopped and touched the
girls fingers with his lips.
we were once precious pair Of
fools, little Polly We've learned to
laugh and be wise now, but somehow
I'd like to be fool once more
Not q line Of the girls figure stirred
With a long drawn out shrek the train
swept around a near curve. The man
turned away.
Polly dug her heel into the ground
and sent rae hammock out. With a
bound tI.y H,tn peach stone heart
leaped to the mans feet. 1t was go
Ing To find out if late was such a
r.urty goddess. II was going to see if
sht wouldn't tuu Kind
Polly and rhc man were facing each
o.nar whnu One train pounded in. She
"a p,ca,d ~ the Lucille" He held
tie Loart Df % peach stone.
II jaJ ..u / was telling myself a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
An INTELLIGENT Chimpanzee.

In 1881 Mr. Smyth, United States
consul at Liberia brought TO this coun-
try a young chimpanzee about seven
teen months old and sold him to the
New York park department for the
cost of transporting him. AS he came
first class passage, the price was $l25.
He was named Crowley. He took 10
Keeper Cook from the first, and until
his death they were the best of friends.
He was very intelligent and l believe
was as near human as an animal could
be. He would sit at table 10 eat, put
ting on a napkin and using a knife,
fork and spoon when necessary. When
he had finished he would use the nap
kin, carefully fold it up and lay it beside
his plate. About two weeks before he
died severe attack of pneumonia set
In, and DR. Marsh, surgeon of the park
police, was called. Every morning
when the doctor entered the room he
would say, Good morning, Crowley .
and Crowley would get up TO shake
How are you this morning" and
Crowley would grin. The doctor would
examine him ana say, Your pulse,
Crowley" and Crowley would extend
his hand. Now your lungs" and
Crowley would throw back his arms to
allow the doctor to place his ear to his
breast. And now your back, Grow
ley" and he would turn his back.
He grew very feeble before death,
and Cook stood by him from early
morning until late at night. Late in
the afternaan Of tho day he died Cook
held him i'll his arms for about an hour.
Cook put him down on the floor, and
Crowley raised himself up, put out his
hand to shake hands, as Cook said, Ito
bid him goodby." turned toward the
wall of his room and dropped dead
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

The navy ration is OF course proyid
ed for by law, and the daily diet OF the
enlisted man must conform in some de-
gree to this prescribed regime, but in
finite is the variety and ample is the
dietary realm of Jack, the sailor. As
compared witt the daily bill of fare OF
the workiugman on shore the odds are
greatly in favor Of the sailor. Should
he be inclined to grumblc at his daily
fare il must he from caprice of appe-
tite. for what lGboring man enjoys bet
ter and more wholesome foodE His
food must bc veil cooked, for no bad
cooks are allowed in the navy. Where
a cook is incompetent he Is reported,
for Jack Tar's stomach must be kept
In healthy condition if our ships are
to be manned with a sturdy lot of sail,
ors His food must be of the best quail
lty, for it is no secret that Uncle Sam
demands the best article in the market
and gets Gmton's Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
Drummcrs In ktug Henry's Time

King Henry y. dad Il band which
discoursed sweet Husic during his ex
pcdition to Harfcur, each member be-
ing rccompeused for his services with
the sum of - pence per diem. When
the citizens Of London were mustered
in the thirty year Of the reign Of
Henry VIII. we hear that before ey-
cry standard was appointed one droms-
ladc at the least" Each company of
100 men at this time possessed cou-
pie of drummcrs. All the Year Round
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
ENaSpernting.

MIS-. NdusItIsu-Vn, dear.
Mrs. Gadsum-Wha the trOuble2
Mrs. Wadsleigh-Im so unlucky. My
old nurse has left me, and the new ono
I have is so unreliable that | don't feel
at all easy in my mind unless / see the
children at least two or three times a
week. It's So cXasperatiug.-Chi
Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

Yachter- Seems to me you had
sQually time at your house last night.
Young Father-Yes, indeed, The ten.
der Willie. with what might be termed
bare poles" was caught by a spank
ing breeze astern.-Town and Country.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
pnps GricNance.

Mother Tommy, stop asking your
father 50 many questions. Don't You
see it annoys him:
Tommy Why. mother, it's not the
questions that make him angry. It's
because he can't answer them.-Punch
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

Weekdays. c Daily. T Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between SSGsbury, WilliamspOrt
and Erie. between Sunbury ana Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West
For further information apply to Ticket Agents
". W. ATTERBURY, j. X. WOOD,
GeuT Manager Pass. Traffic gr
GEO W. BOYD, Geu.l Passenger Agent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

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PittstonN ND&H) ar Z 9 so IL % So s O4l
Scranton E" &" 10 0s l GS "a 5 2ei
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03

"Daily, fDaily except Sunday.
fStOps on signal or on notice to conductor.
Stops on signal TO take on passengers IoI
New York, BinghamtOn and points west
T. f. CLARKE Y. W. LEE
Gen. Superintendent. Gen li.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-25
spread Of cqntaglous dLseases whlch

spread Of contagious diseases which
are generally prevalent In that season
OF the year. II Is the intention TO put
on extra garbage wagons, flush the
sewers and compel property owners to
connect their premises with the sewer
wherever possible.
In this connection Health Commits
sioner Wilcox said yesterday
I'VE are going to give Salt Lake City
a thorough housekeeping this spring
II the council and the mayor Will give
us the money. We are going 10 insist
upon sewer connections and other sanl-
tary arrangements which will prevent
the spread OF the usual spring COM
tagious diseases We are In earnest
In our endeayors TO make the city so
clean and healthful that we VIII have
no general spread OF contagious dis
eases early In the year.
I'VE are going TO force people 10
keep their premises clean, and VIII ask
for money to flush the sewers and ad-
ditlonal men to collect and properly
dispose OF the garbage, We are In
earnest I'm this matter, and ask the
cooperation Of the citizens IN our
crusade against filth, disease and
spread Of contagion.'
The board also decided to modify
the rule made several days ago In
regard TO the quarantine regulations OF
whooping cough Hereafter children
IN J. Uses whore whooping cough exists
will be allowed TO attend school pro-
vided the patient Is In strict quaran-
tine in room where the other chill
dren are not permitted TO enter. un.
less this new rule Is strictly complied
with, the board will enforce the first
rule and compel all children In the
house where the disease IL, to remain
away from school,