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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

hate poverty, and III never marry a
poor man. Never"
Such was her absorption that she
failed TO notice a tall youth who was
coming across the lawn toward her
Seeing that he was unObserved, he
came up behind her softly, just In time
TO catch her vehement declaration. His
face reddened, and the surprise that he
planned seemed suddenly unadvisable.
Nobody asked you to, miss, he said"
was his mOcking retort. And Louise
turned toward him with start odd
habit Of yours-talking to yourself" he
added, somewhat sourly
1T lightens ones domestic duties"
was the lofty rejoinder why didn't
Miss Seymour run over with your
she continued sweetly. "It would have
given her a chance to see how the
other half lives you knoww
Hang Miss SEYMOUR GROSSLY.
From the way you've been dancing
attendance upon her.
Lifted brows and a shrug completed
the sentence, but it was apparent that
Miss Rainor was highly scandalized
Then she became serious and sisterly.
Really, Jack, you ought to think
about the future-about postertty, you
know. Think how important money
is and what golden opportunity you
havew
AS she spoke his face became more
and more gloomy. Strangely enough,
her spirits seemed to rise as his sank.
Hang posterIty" he growled.
Mercy, what a vision you call up!
Nothing but gibbets and dangling 1g-
ures as far as the eye can see" she
laughed merrily. But, seriously, you
ought to think Of my advice. Money Is
a very important thing"
There was a brief silence, during
which he glared at her in moody indig-
nation.
Has old Masham spokenT' he asked
at last with biting sarcasm. "Oh,
have sense enough to see that I'm not
wanted here" he continued without
waiting for a reply. II came to tell
you something, but 1t scarcely seems
worth while. | was answered before |
had a chance to ask"
He jumped up and started off across
the lawn with great strides The girl
watched him With wicked, e1ultant de-
light. Suddenly a swift change came
over her face, and she called softly,
jack
He turned and regarded her uncer-
tainly, while she looked hurt and
amazed. Then he slowly retraced his
steps.
Il fancied you had something to tell
me-" she observed innocently.
ut wouldn't be worth while. You
see, | am poor man"
She clasped her hands behind her
and looked him over speculatively, then
she shook her head.
mo, l don't call you a poor man.
You're big and strong and rather nice
Besides, you have the kind Of blue eyes
that like
She stopped for a moment, and then
she finished softly:
"Old Mr.. Masham is my idea Of a
poor man"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

very well TO talk about honor and no
bility and all that, but the only thing
that the world pays any attention to
is money.
Look at the Rainors They've been
honorable men and true for genera
tions, and the result is that mamma
and | haven't money enough to get the
roof mended and that the last of the
name has TO clean her gloves and
gowns herself or wear them soiled!
There's that Seymour girl, just as
ordinary as she can be. But nobody
cares how 'nouyeau' the money is, so
long as 1t Is there. ! wouldn't have
thought. though, that jack
Her nostrils qulvered and she dab
bed away at the waist In her hands
ratherly blindly. During the period Of
silence that followed, the collar of
light silk waist was subjected to a
long and exhaustive friction. One
would almost have thought that she
had forgotten where she was and what
she was doing from the automatic way
In which she worked and the unseeing
expression Of her eyes.
81 don't care IN the least"-her voice
was really beautifully cool and in
different-"but It's painful to see peo-
pie toady so to money people at least
that you care-that Is, that you've
known long time.
"She's the very type Of a girl that
I've heard him laugh at hundred
times, but just the same he danced
with her three times at the Willough-
bys', was out riding with her yester-
day and IS probably decorating that
gaudy veranda OF theirs at this mo-
ment."
A careful examination of the waist
as she pinned 1t on the line beside the
gloves absorbed her for the next few
minutes Whatever a Rainor did had
Of necessity to be well done, and no
professional cleaner could have eyed
his work more critically and minutely
than she did hers.
"I suppose the glitter of the millions
she will have dazZles him. she OBJ
served scornfully. Money makes any
OLG IdNEludlillE. IOO IlNlNh uOlifNtllNt
has been written about love. Some
hoGy ought 10 write a great big, stir
ring epic about money. Properly done,
II would make the 'Niebelungen Ring
read like nursery tale, Don't men
and women sell their souls for itT
Her head went up, and she waited,
with a waist suspended dramatically
above the gasoline, as II challenging
some unseen auditor to contradict her
statement
"I don't blame bin BIT" were her
next words by which the reader will
CLEAN that she had made long stride
in tolerance ia do the same thing
myself I'm going to, in fact, old Mr..
Masham's heart and money are mine
for the taking, and I'll write him this
very morning. What glorious times
mamma and ! will have when I'm mis-
tress Of that fortune-only ! wish the
poor old man would
1T doesn't make any difference. l
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

"Ip a study of 800 inmates of the
Reformatory at JeffersonVllle. Ind. all
of them young men between the ages
of 16 and 30 years, who have b. en- con-
yicted of crime. it was learned that
286, or 81 per cent, of these criminals
had never attended Sunday school. and
but one of the 500 had belonged to the
Y. NJ. O. A. A significant fact was
that 406, or 81 per cent. confessed to
have no trade. aad 252, or more than
so per cent. were unemployed at the
time the crime was committed. AS to
personal habits: 3l2 admitted using
liquor, 374 smoked cigarettes, and 80
more, 404 in all, used tobacco in some
form. OF the 500 there were 66 unable
10 read or write; 325 others, or over so
per cent. of the total, had not reached
the fourth grade in the public schools,
while only 26 had succeeded in enter
ng the high sc hool."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Danville, Pa, Dec. %, 1904.
ANTS NOSES.
rAsrS Are Five of Them, and Each
Has Its own Duty.

wNsrS Are Five of Them, and Each
Has Its own Duty.
In their antennae, or feelers, ants
have five noses. each of which has Its
own duties TO perform.
One nose tells the ant whether 1t Is
In its own nest OF that of an enemy;
another nose discrIminates between
odors OF ants Of the same species, but
of different colonies; third nasal or
Ran serves the purpose Of discerning
the scent laid down by the ants own
feet. so that 1t may be able to retrace
the way quite easily; fourth nose
Imells the larvae and pupae, and the
nth nose detects the presence of an
enemy.
If an ant be deprived OF certain
nose. 1t will live peaceably with enc
mics, but II II retains its fifth nose 1t
will fight the alien to the death. There
In a difference In the functions of nose
one and nose i've, although they ap-
pear 10 be somewhat alike.
This sense of smell does not come
till the ants are three days old. If,
therefore, ants only twelve hours old
are placed among others belonging to
different colonies, theys will grow up
quite amicably and At understand
that they are mixed lot, because
they Will have grown up with ideas Of
scent In accordance with their sur
roundings The sense of smell TO them
Is as important as the sense Of sight
to human beings.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
The Proposals
Of Paula
BY OHIO B. Sc NGA
Copyright, 1904, bB Otho u. Sengd
BY OTI

The privileges and possibilities Of
leap year were under discussion.
"It is my opinion" said Paula in a
judicial tone, that woman ought al
ways TO be the proposer and man the
the proposee," coming the word with
charming assurance.
You would never dare" said one
man tauntingly.
"Ill prove IT, In fact, I'll propose,
not only TO one, but to seven"
The men surrounding her gave utter
ance to despairing groans, and the girl
laughed enjoyably.
I've made up my mind,' she con-
tinued in a reflective tone, that | real
ly ought to become engaged this year"
I'm that case little Sawtelle began
eagerly, why not
Consider you? That wouldn't do at
all | want the pleasure Of making a
proposal that shall be original with
myself"
ing the proposee" declared Hender-
son gloomily.
"Oh, think not" airily. "Not all the
eligible men of my acquaintance have
proposed to me. can think of sew
eral, any one of whom l would be will
ing to marry if all the circumstances
were favorable"
Suppose the first one should ac-
cept?" suggested Dixie Salter dismally.
There will not be any first There
will be seven simultaneous proposals
by letter, and I shall be somewhere in
hiding. The man who reaches my side
st"-pausing as If TO consider how
to pile up the dift1culties-"with a ring
that f1ts my engagement f1nger-to him
I'll say, Thou art the man."
The Spinters' leap year ball was in
sters" being coterie of the richest
society girls, many Of them buds In
their first season.
Paula PendletOn's announcement was
the climax to an evening Of gayety.
do you really mean 1t, Miss Pen
dleton?" asked several.
IL am genuinely in earnest" she re-
piled, laughing, but l feel safe; my
hiding place will not be discovered"
"Be careful lest you meet the fate of
Genevra," warned grave voice some
distance from the laughing group.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

in his automobile. There's a dinner
dance at TrumbulTs tonight, and
young Cooper and Dixie Salter came
dashing out OF there just as l was
passing"
Are you sure she isn't at homer
1T was her own maid who came to
the door. l feel sure that she would
not deceive me. You know she is little
Oscar Larsons sister"
The boy who was injured and for
whom you secured the damagesT'
Yes. The girl evidently knew all
about this affair and realized the use
lessness of my search, for she said in
a very kind and gentle way, You'd
better 90 home, Mr.. Carter"
\ faint flicker of a smile, instantly
represSed appeared at the corners of
Mrs Carriers mouth.
But the ring, Kenneth" she per
sisted
Probably sent to raise my hopes
and so make my failure all the more
crushing" he answered bitterly.
1--WE will not speak Of 1t again, dear
little mother, and | will say good
night now. | want to be alone"
Before you go, dear, please bring
me my embroidery from the library
table"
He pushed aside the portleres and
entered the library. A slender, girl
ish figure stood before the CRATE, and
the dancing freight fell IN soft CLEANS
upon her white dress and lent a bright
glow to face pale with emotion.
Kenneth gave sharp crp and sprang
forward
'Is it you, Paula? Is It really your
Am the one to find your
"Did you want to find me, KENNETH"
she asked, half crying
Did l want TO? oh, Paula
He held her to his breast in silence
and then bent and kissed the sweet
mouth upraised to his.
1t was after the announcement Of
the engagement that Paula exclaimed
one day, looking into Kenneth's
gloomy face: What Is the matter, Sir
DOleful2 Such an expression as that
on the face of a newly engaged man
is hardly flattering TO his fancee."
He answered slowly, That night at
the ball you said there were several
whom you would be willing to marry" ."
II did" Paula returned promptly,
but you may recall that l said also
IF all the circumstances were favora-
BILE"
Il can't see that that changes 1t
any" he argued obtusely.
You don't deserve to be told but
because you are so stupid I'll have to
explain that the absolutely essential
circumstance was that l should love
the man And lest you continue max
ing yourself miserable for nothing I'll
confess right now that you were the
only one to whom l sent a note. Even
then l was so dreadfully afraid you
wouldn't come that l followed the
note, and your mother aided and
abetted' In a most shocking manner"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

Did you notice Kenneth Carter"
whispered one Of the girls. ''He looked
so scornful, and at you, Paulav
Ibid he2" asked Paula indifferently
HE always looks scornful-or bored.
1t seems to be his natural expression"
H was hardly a bored expression
that rested on Kenneth Carter's dark
face as he bent over Paula's white
hand In courteous adieu.
You'd better take special notice of
the size of my fingers" said the girl
mockingly.
A dangerous light cleaned for an in
slant In his dark eyes, and the hot
southern blood famed in his veins.
Il prefer not to believe you in ear
nest" he answ cred guardedly.
Paula's greatest charm for him was
an indescribable quality. a combination
of purity and comradeship that robbed
the most daring speech or act Of all un-
womRnliness.
81 hope she won't do that" he
thought uneasily on his way home. 1T
Is only a girlish prank, but
The next evening as Carter sat chat
ting with his invalid mother a note
and a small package were brought to
him. The note was but a line: Now
Is the accepting time. Are you com
ing1" 1t was signed with Paula Pen
dleton's name. He read II hastily and
sprang TO his feet In angry dismay.
Then he handed the note to his mother
and explained rapidly.
"Are you going?" she asked, hardly
above her breath.
No" he replied sternly. Il will not
be a party to any such mockery Of
thing that ought to be sacred. She is
doubtless amusing herself as usual,
and II there is favored one among
the seven he Will know just where to
look for her"
He turned sharply away, with chok-
ing throat and hot, stinging eyeballs.
You do care, Kenneth" persisted
his mother wistfully.
Yes" he answered shortly. II care.
/ care 80 much that | cannot tolerate
the thought Of her as prize in a game
of hide and seek"
The package, Kenneth" Mrs Car
ter suggested inquiringly.
He opened 1t quickly, gazing bewil-
dered Mt the contents, a small, plain
gold ring
What does It meLu?' he asked con
fusedly.
Il think It means that you are not
the only one who cares She evidently
doesn't intend you to fail for lack of a
ring that fits. Now will you go?"
Yes" he said quickly, but III seek
her at her home, as an honorable man
should, not elsewhere"
He returned in an hour, with disap-
pointment unmistakable in his face.
His mother did not need to question
him
Il saw three or four men who. / am
positive. were looking for her" he
said In a slow, hard tone-"Van Horn,
with his best pair. and little Sawtelle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

Curious enough" wrote Mortimer
Msnpes, whenever one came In con-
tact with Whistler one entirely forgot
ones own affairs and became com
pletsly occupied with his. The fit Of
the masters coat was far more impor-
tant TO me than my own artistic work.
At the tailors Whistler would give an
elaborate description OF how certain
coat was TO be made. and the tailor
would carry out his directions literally.
But no sooner had the man accomplish
Cd the work than Whistler would say:
This Is all wrong. How dare you say
that IT is what told you TO do? | am
n painter II Is not my business to
make coats. That Is your province.
Therefore you should have led me to
do what you knew to be right"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

"Way Down East" has been discuss
ed and criticised from one side of the
continent to the other, and has met
with the unqualified endorsement of
many eminent divines, several OF
whom have declared that were more
plays of like character produced the
antagonism and prejudice against the
stage which is sometimes displayed by
the pulpit would quickly disappear.
Its moral is pointed, and has often
served as a text The story is plain.
and is simply told 1t will be present
ed at the Opera House on Friday even
ing
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
GENIUS AT WORK.
0UrfoWB Pastures of some Men to
Woo On Flow of Ideas.

0UrfoWB Pastures of some Men to
Woo N Flow of Ideas.
Lombroso says that some men Of
genius in order to give themselves up
b mediation even put themselves arti-
ncially into a state OF cerebral semi
congestion. Schiller worked best with
his feet plunged into ice. Descartes
buried his head In a sofa while medi-
tating, while Milton composed with his
head leaning over his easy chair.
Paisiello composed beneath a noun
tain OF bedclothes, and Rossini found
bed the best place for his best works.
CuJas worked lying prone on the car
pet, and Liebnitz is said TO have been
obliged TO assume the horizontal to
mediate at all satisfactorily. Rousseau
worked with his head in the full glare
Of the sun, Shelley on the hearth rug
with his head close to the fire. and
Bossuet, retiring to cold room. wrap
ped his head in hot cloths.
II Is possible that some of these
devices increased the flow Of arterial
blood to the head, just as many can
think best when e1hilarated by rapid
exercise or by walking up and down a
room
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
An Interrupted
SOlilOQuy
Bu KEITH GORDON
Copyright. 1904. bu Frances Wilson

'Ugh" breathed Louise Rainor in
disgust as she rubbed away viciously
st the glove on her shaPely hand.
How l loathe and despise poverty!
actually believe l shed the odor of
gasoline just as Madge Carr does the
odor Of violets"
Economy! Economy! Economy"
she continued, punctuating her words
with a pull at the fingers of the glove
which she was now fastening upon a
line where several others dangled in
pathetic heIplessness. How 1 hate
the word!'
Talking to oneself has always the
advantage of affording relief to pent-
up feelings without encountering op-
position. So it may have been as
much on account of the explosive quail
ity Of her thoughts as of the fluid she
was using that Louise had selected
the far end of the back lawn for her
operations that morning.
The fence was high and almost con
cealed by a network of spring green
cry. For a moment the girl forgot
herself, lost in admiration of the scene
about her-the great old trees under
which three generations Of Rainors
had played and the velvety sward up
on which a robin was hopping about
In a businesslike search for food.
Then she sighed again, two Ominous
lines appearing on her smooth fore
head.
a silk waist was plunged into its
gasoline bath with an energy born Of
rebellion at things as they We're.
"If | had SON." she burst out, car
ried far beyond the proper scope of
maidenly meditations by the strength
Of her feelings, I'D teach him from
his youth up that money was the
greatest thing in the world"
She paused in her work and glanced
defantly about She ached to have
somebody hear the shocking sentiment
she was voicing but the only living
thing in sight was the robin, and he
was intent upon his own affairs.
81 would" she affirmed, as If her re-
mark had met with protest. ITS all
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
EARTH LIGHT.
Evidences That Our Planet PO1sesses
Luminous Quality.

Luminous Quality.
In proof that the earth does emit
hight Humboldt QS09 points to the
aurora borealis. The light produced by
this luminous arch IS distinct from
that received from the sun, and It's In
tensity slightly exceeds that of the
moons light in her first quarter. At
the poles this glow continues with
scarcely a break, reminding us Of the
planet Venus, whose side turned away
from the sun often gives forth feeble
phosphorescent light.
Humboldt goes on TO argue that 9th
or planets also may possess a similar
luminous quality, aud In our atmos-
phere there are other evidences Of this
emission Of light from the earth itself.
Such were the famous dry fogs OF
1888 and OF 1881. which gave forth light
pSrceptibie at night, and such is that
GiffuSed glimmer which guides our
steps in the nights of autumn and win
ter, when clouds hide the stars and the
earth Is not covered with snow.
1t is therefore not entirely true that,
M Str Norman Lockyer puts 1t, 1.-The
earth cannot give out more light than
q cold poker can"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
The Order of the Garter.

The Order of the Garter, the highest
and most illustrious order Of knight
hood in Great Britain, was founded,
says Selden, by King Edward III. on
April %, 1874. But some trace the orr
gin of this order back TO April 28,
1892, when Richard l. compelled twen-
ty-six Of his best knights to wear a
thong Of blue leather on the leg when
lighting with the infdels. The general
ly accepted tradition, however, Is that
King Edward III. was dancing at a
ball with the Countess OF Salisbury
when she dropped her garter, which
the sovereign picked up and at first
tied about his own leg. Observing,
however, that this act excited good
deal Of attention, he handed 1t back TO
the fair owner, with the words, "Honi
sol qui nal Y pense" CIVIL to him who
evil thinks"O, words still used as the
motto Of the order The king said fur
ther that shortly they should see that
garter advanced to so high an honor
and renown as to account themselve veS
happy to wear it.-Harper's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29


by local applications, AZ they cannot reacu
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is by con
stitutlonal remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infiamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
infiamed you have rumbling sound or Inn
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely clos
ed deafness is the result, and unless the In
fammation can be taken ont and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing vi
be destroyed forever; nine caseS out often are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous services.
We will give One Hundred Doll rs for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
or circulars, free.
Hairs Family Pills are the best
Sold by Druggists. 7bc.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Benny on the Kangaroo.

The kangaroo is an animal with four
legs, but it only uses half Of them at
one time. This is because It's front legs
amt Of much account. What 1t does
not have in front legs 1t makes up In
hind legs. The reason why the kanga-
roo stands up straight like a man In
that its tail is too heavy for it and
kind of pulls its head up in the air.
have heard 1t said that II you cut of a
kangaroo's tail the tail will grow an
other kangaroo, but the kangaroo can
not grow another tail. Once there was
q man who drew a kangaroo in a lot
terry. When he found he could not ride
the animal he traded II for q bicycle,
which is far more useful. and you do
not have to feed 1t. Let US learn from
this not to be cas-. down when obsta-
cles rise before us on our pathway
through life, and II we are good and
obedient to our teachers we will sue
ceed. The kangaroo does not walk, like
a bird or human being, but Jumps
would rather be a grizzly bear, which
is content with peanuts and raw meat
and sleeps through the long, dreary
hours.-Chicago Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Stockholders Meeting.

A Stockholders meeting of the Dan
Vile and Riverside Street Railway
Company will be held at the Office Of
the Company on Monday, January 9th,
1905, at 80 o'clock p. M. in the Bor-
ough of Danville, for the purpose of
eleoting President and five (5) Di-
reotors aud the transaoting of any and
all business that may come before the
meeting.
CALVIN +. ARNER, Secretary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
| was afflicted with cataI

was afflicted with catarrh; could
neither taste nor smell and could hear
but little Ely's Cream Balm cured
it.-Marcus G. Shautz, Railway. n. j.
Cream Balm reached me safely and
the effect is surprising. My son says
the first application gave decided re-
Lief. Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin
Freeman, n. H.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing Sold by druggists at so cts
or mailed by Ely Brothers, So Warren
St. New York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
An Insurance story,

They tell this story down on Wall
street: The executive officer Of a great
insurance company, happening one
day to meet a friend in the street,
found himself violently upbraided be-
cause his company refused To invest
in the bonds Of an enterprise with
which his friend was connected
The insurance man stood it q few
minutes, then said carelsssly, as II he
were ordering a box OF new brand
of cigars, "Oh, well, send me UP mil
lion and a half Of them. ."-wor4dAs
Work