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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24
HAMLETS MALAOY.
A study of the Melancholy Dane and
His Moods.

A study of the Melancholy Dane and
His Moods.
The tragedy Of Hamlet Is that man
ment is called upon TO settle practical
crisis. Hamlet knew this very we'll
himself, and that makes the tragedy
deeper Brutus never doubted when
once his decision was taken that be
was the right man to cure the evils OF
Rome; Hamlet doubted from the very
beginning.
The times are out Of Joint. 0 cursed spite
That ever l was born to set them right
He was too fine. too distinguished.
too intellectual, a character to be the
rough instrument which fate demand
ed. He has the fatal malady Of anal
yzlng his own motives, which ls gener-
ally destructive Of action. IL you once
begin asking yourself what will be the
results and consequences of definite
act, you Will fnd that at the moment
Of action your will ls paralyzed by ex-
cess OF scrupulosity, as Hamlet's was
when with bis drawn sword be saw bis
uncle praying. It was q disease OF will
from which Hamlet was suffering. In
any other times IL would not have been
80 fatal. In this particular dme. when
he was called upon to do q specinc act
- to avenge his father and kill the
usurper-it Is not he. but q man rather
Of the Fortinbras build, who will be
the savior OF society. Observe, too,
that, like many Intellectual men, he
cannot be sure Of hia own moods. He
sees the ghost of bis murdered father,
but is II an honest ghost, IN 1t really
bis fathers spiritf Hamlet believes In
1t on the battlements Of Elstnore. but
he entirely dlsbelieves IL In another
mood, when despite the evidences OF
his senses he talks Of the bourn from
which no traveller returns" The trav-
eler who had returned is dismissed ap-
! parently as a fRntAsy Of his brain. And
these supernatural visitings In such an
analytic and interpretive mind do not,
as a matter Of fact, supply him with
the motive for bis subsequent action,
The ghost can make him pot ON an an
tic disposition, play with such crea-
lures as RosencrAntz and Guildenstern,
derlde the senile humorfnSs OF Polo
MUS and lessen the torrsnt Of his words
against his mother Bat what the
ghost cannot DO ia to masa him kill his
uncle He murders him at last, more
or less accidentally, because his moth
er was poisoned and LaeTtes had play
ed foul in the fencing bout 30 curl
ously destructive Of strong, practical
volition ia an intellectual malady when
II has grown morbid-the tendency to
ward introspection. self analysis. met
aphysicaI specula tion.-w. l.. Courts-
nay in National Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24
"SLEEPY" WOOOCHUCk.
The Little Animals Are Far More
Alert Than They Appear.

The Little Animals Are Far More
Alert Than They Appear.
II there is any one OF our native ami
mails that looks slow, clumsy, lazy
and generally unfit to survive IN the
struggle for existence 1t is the wood
chuck. After he has built, or rather
excavated, his home-which. to tell
the truth, he does in rapid and bust
nesslike way-he does nothing but eat
and sleep Yet any one who sizes him
up as an incompetent Is likely to get
fooled, for he Ia a source Of continual
surprises.
When your garden is not far from
the woods you may be awakened In
the middle Of the night by series OF
most alarming yells and howls, oc-
casioned by some hungry woodchuck
that has come for a nocturnal visit to
the cabbage patch and met with n
warm reception from your dogs. The
woodchuck usually gets away appar-
entity unharmed. while the dogs are
left to nurse their scratched noses and
fore paws The woodchuck. In fact, has
plenty Of courage and will always fight
In preference to running away.
Throughout the summer this little
wood pig" spends most of his time In
the vicinity OF his burrow, coming out
early in the morning to take his break.
fast, returning to his nest for a morn.
ing nap, appearing again at noon and
late In the afternoon for his dinner and
supper, only to return again for an.
other snooze. Occasionally he makes
visit to some neighboring orchard OF
garden. BY oct. |, when he is fat, be
retires into his subterranean home for
a long sleep, until, as we are led to be
lieve. the proverbial ground hog" day
County Life In America.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24

stout cord 10 tie my hands behind my
back Why didn't | resist: Simply
because his clutch on my throat had
almost paralyzed me. When lie had
taken the key of my Gladstone from
one of my pockets he turned me over
and said.
Now for the sparklers. | know you
shifted them to the bag when you were
at the hotel \ deuced fine layout, and
the cash value must be close to 10000
It's pretty haul indeed, and 10 risk
attending it,
lie placed the jewel case in his pOck
ct. lighted a cigar and pleasantly con
unucd
Take it easy, my boy. The next
stop is North Allerton, and | shall gag
you and leave the train there. You'll
be discovered mt Leeds or sooner"
was so mad and my throat hurt me
so much that | made no attempt to re-
ply After a couple Of minutes the
train slackened speed, and in sixty sec
onds more it had come TO a standstill.
Special stop, is it," growled the rob-
ber as he took gag from his pocket
and bent over me. Well, here goes to
keep you quiet while | get away"
Just then the guard opened the door
TO admit two passengers, and began
to yell at the top Of my voice. The
robber made bolt for IT, and he would
have got off temporarily at least but
for an accident He caught his foot
and fell heavily on the platform. and
before he could rise the guards had
him secure. The Job had been put up
between him and the two men who
drove me. assisted by a maid in Sir
James Rlankton's house, and had the
satisfaction Of seeing the quartet sent
to prison for long terms. M QUAD.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24
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A Clock without Workm,

In the courtyard OF the palace Of Yer
sailles IS a clock with one hand, called
BHorloge de la Mort du Roi. IL con-
tains no works, but consists merely OF
a face in the form Of a sun, surrounded
by rays. On the death Of king the
hand is set to the moment Of his de-.
cessor has Joined him in the grave.
This custom originated under Louis
XIII. and continued TIL the revolution.
1t was revived on the death OF Louis
XVIII, and the hand still continues
fixed on the precise moment 0t that
monarch's death.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24
Ills Descent.

MY family" said the self confessed
black sheep lis famous for It's having
descended from famous ancestry. And
flattcr myself that have descended
faster than any of the rest. .'-Baltt
more American
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24

Weekdays. Daily. Flag station.
Pullman PariOr and Sleeping Cars ruR On
through trains between SG2bury, WilliAmsPort
and Erie. between Sunhury aud Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West
For further Information apply 70 Ticket Agent
W. W. ATTERBURY, j. X. WOOD
General Manager Pass Traffic Mfr
GEO w ROND, GEN Passenger Agent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24

NEW 1OFk.ss..ssss.shT on Ib' u
'Daily, tDaily except Sunday.
stops on signal or on notice TO conductor
Stops on signal to take on passenger To-
New York, Binghamton and points west.
T E.CLARKE +. W. LEX
Gen. Superintendent. Gen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Matthew Prior, War Artist.

Though in no sense a correspond
ent, Mathew Prior, the artist in black
and white, whom London illustrated
weekly has sent to Japan, has had an
experience in campaigning that no
other man connected with any peri
odical publication has to his cred
it. He has been on twenty-seven i'm
portant expeditions, military or other
wise, and has visited every country in
the world, not once only, but many
times. His sketching tours are we'll
nigh innumerable. He was all through
the Franco-Prussian war, the Turko-
Russian war, the Egyptian campaigns
and the bombardment of Alexandria.
He was in Chill and in the Argentine,
was shot in street riot in Valparaiso,
was in the Matabele war, and all
through the war in South Africa.
Later, he was with the colors in So
maitland and has had other expert
ences too numerous to mention.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

the army, and his family were left to
the care of an old slave, Governor
Tom" When danger threatened, he
would yoke up an ox-team and re-
move his masters family and goods
to the hills. The doctor had many
slaves, and at Christmas high revel
was held in the servants quarters.
The holiday could last as long as the
black log on the kitchen hearth held
out to burn, and Governor Tom took
care that it lasted full week. This
he managed by getting a pepperidge
log, gnarled and twisted, and soaking
it we'll in the brook
Thomas Sidney Jesup was born too
late to take part in the Revolution,
but he was in the War of 1872. Gen
eral Winfield Scott said of him after
the battle of Chippewa: He deserves
everything which conspicuous skill
and gallantry can win from grateful
country" In the Seminole War he
was regarded by the Indians as a SUI
pernatural being because he wore
glasses. They called him the double
eyed" and refused to make him the
target of their arrows.
The Jessup arms reproduced are
barry of six argent and azure, on the
first, nine mullets gules, three, three
and three. Crest, dove standing on
an olive branch proper.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Queer Korean Stories
BY A JAPANESE.

Colonel Sato, formerly military at
tache of the Japanese Legation at Sc
oul, told gleefully the following story.
He swore to its truthfulness, raising
his hand as if he swore to the sun:
He used to know Ri Sal Jun, one
of the royal family of Korea, whom
all the Japanese residents called the
master of Ambiguity" Whenever
this worthy paid his honorable visit
to his house, he begged to be given
something in the shape of present.
If the Colonel said no, he would sure
ly ask him for his card, saying that
his card would serve him to obtain
things from a Japanese store Git was
the "Kameya," of course) at the Jap
anese price. He would go to the
"Kameya" and buy lots of luxurious
things, and leave the Coloners card,
ordering them to be charged to him.
In that way the Colonel's monthly
bill sometimes reached to almost one
thousand yens to his surprise. He
found it out too late always, when the
Korean prince thanked him for his
worthy presents on seeing him.
Once the Korean asked the Colonel
to let him have his gold ring for one
night, saying that he must go to a
certain ball. On the next morning the
Colonel received a letter from the
Prince thanking him hugely for his
present.
Last year our Mitsui Steamship
Company sold their old ship to Korea
to be used as a warship. At that
| time the company gave bride OF
some thirty thousand yens to GER
tain Korean Minister. He was smart
enough to be afraid the matter might
| be known if he took it in gold. He
asked to be paid in bank check.
He was, but it became known sud
denly in some way. The Minister was
called to the audience of the En-
peror. He humbly apologized for his
inexcusable crime, pleading that he
did it in spite of himself The En-
peror was not bit angry, but put the
bank check in his own pocket. The
next morning he called UP a member
of the company, showed the check
and augustly asked him to make it
good. All the japanese in Seoul were
forced to acknowledge that he was 4
foxy king. He wasn't bit foolish
in this matter.
Some years ago our Japanese En-
peror presented the Korean En-
peror with chrysanthemum medal
of gold with his compliments. When
the officer brought it into the pres
ence of the Emperor the latter COM
nanded him to bring a scales, and he
put the japanese medal on the scale
pan to weigh it. 1t was said he was
nightly disappointed at finding it no
more than seventy yens.
! No one knows the depth of the
Korean superstition. The Palace and
| Court are perfectly controlled by the
witches. Whenever anything happens
the Emperor consults with them and
decides accordingly Shin Rel Kun
who was the favorite of the late En-
peror, was a Prime Minister in fact
and even to-day her power is beyond
. any doubt. The witches sing and
dance and spend all the day and night
lmuttering some mysterious prayer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Uncle Sans Crop Monopoly.

The one crop on which America has
practically the monopoly is corn.
The total corn crop of the world in
f1oo2 was 3,IS2,8Io,ooo bushels. Of
this amount all but little over half
billion bushels were raised in North
America, the United States alone pro-
ducing 2,523,648,ooo bushels.
The next to the greatest corn-grow-
ing country is Austria-Hungary, with
an annual yield of about I35,ooo, 900
bushels. This is almost one-third the
total corn crop of all Europe. France
raises barely 100000 bushels, Italy
and Roumania 100000 each, Russia
100000, and England not enough
for the United States Department of
Agriculture to make any effort to get
statistics.
Africa's yearly yield of the great
American cereal averages $4,000
bushels, Australasia produces about
5000, 900, while there are no figures
showing Asia's yield, which is prac-
tically nil.
Illinois is still the greatest corn
producing State. Last year a64,ooo, 200
bushels were grown on 100000 acres
of land. Iowa was second with $780,
10000 garnered from $4,000 acres;
Missouri, third, 6,2oo,ooo of its acres
giving 2o3,ooo,ooo bushels. while Ne
braska was barely one million bushels
ahead of Kansas with its I7I,7oo,ooc
| bushels.
The State with the smallest yield
was Wyoming, 1900 acres producing
10000 bushels, an amount not infre-
quent1y raised on one goodsized Hi
] nois farm. .
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Hamiltons Have a Peerage Trust.

The handsome Hamiltons" have
kind of trust in the peerage business
in Great Britain. They hold Eng
lish, Scottish and Irish peerages, in
Guiding two dukedoms, three baronies
and viscounty. Six Hamiltons are
down in the list of expectant heirs to
peerages.
Altogether, including courtesy
titles" over twenty Hamiltons, all
related to one another, are entitled
to bear the title of Lord" And one
of them has even succeeded in &C
curing French patent of nobility
that of Duke Chatelherault. Eight
other Hamiltons are baronets or
knights.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Jinkins' Automobile

When Jinkins told US that he had
an automobile, we hastily disguised
the sudden expressions of envy that
appeared like summer lightning on
our mobile brows, and with our sec
ond winds we treated him in man
ner worthy of the occasion.
Poor divvle" said Snufkins, you
have my sympathy"
my dog" said Tombers gloonlily,
will be locked UP after this, for |
would hate to have him spoil your
engine by getting under you."
Our maple tree said I, lis ia
vorite place for smash-ups, and if you
wish l will show you where the last
man dashed his brains out the day
before yesterday. He had only one
set of brains with him, which was
an oversight, for it would have been
better if he had carried an extra set
of them instead of an extra pair of
tires"
Il knew man once" said Meri-
day, who bought an automobile. He
was nice sort of chap, too" he con-
tinued with reminiscent sigh. "Ami-
able, you know, and not overweight
Always reminded me of dear old jim
kins, he did"
"Yes?" we said expectant1y.
ooh, that's all, said Meriday Hes
in a lunatic asylum now. Hopeless
case. Spends his time lying on his
back. and feeling around for the
broken parts of his automobile. Very
sad, indeed
you are all mistaken, you know"
said Jinkins with a cold smile. "My
automobile isn't built for one. 1t will
hold-let me -Snufkins, Meriday,
Tombers, Jones, yes, it will just hold
five, and | was about to ask you to
take tour of few days with me-"
Il say, old boy" said we calmly,
I'VE haven't got any maple tree at all
in front of our house"
"You can't take a joke at all, jim
kins," said Snufkins. Its the only
fault that can find with you
AS | was going to say" remarked
Meriday to the sky, 1T was rum that
sent that friend of mine to the asy-
lun."
Tombers stared at us with con-
tempt on his fine, open face. "You
are lot of. servile truckers" said
he witheringly, and stalked away
while we looked after him with awed
respect.
Next day we found that Tombers
had an automobile of his own.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
The Tortoise as a carry-All.

All sorts of living creatures are be-
ing driven to bit and bride these days.
For the delectation of children
certain animal show now in this coun-
try has several tortoises, each of
which hau1s around at one time seven
children standing on its great back
One of this same shows queer
and donkey, and, everything con-
sidered, the two animals get over the
ground fairly we'll together.
"If the craze for queer teams keeps
up" said a Snowman the other day,
st won't be long before some ge-
MUS will have trained a camel and a
mouse to pull in tandem"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
JESSUP

and that the principal law adviser of
the ministry in the reign of Queen
Anne was Judge Jessup, whose writ
ings may be found among the Harle-
ian manuscripts. The judges brother,
Francis, was a minister, whose eccen-
trlcities were many and amusing and
gave rise to several epigrams. Here
is sample:
Double praise is to his merits due
Who thunps the cushion and his peo-
pie too"
The first of the name in this coun-
try was John Jessup. Before 1911 he
was landed proprietor in Wether-
field, Conn, where his name appears
on the records as John Gossope With
about twenty others he founded the
town of Stamford, and then went to
Southampton, n. Y, which he also
helped to build. He probably came
from Yorkshire, England.
Before I64o an Edward Jessope was
settled in New England, and Thomas
Jessop was in North Carolina in 1922.
Thirty years later William Jessop es-
tablished himself in Maryland. One of
William PENIS friends was Joseph
Jessop, who was OF great assistance
to him in his intercourse with the
Indians.
One of the committee of inspection
in Connecticut at the beginning of the
Revolution swas Blackjack Jesup.
Blackjack, it may be mentioned, was
a favorite family name In one COM
munity time was reckoned from "the
Blackjack Storm a storm when one
of this name was killed by lightning.
The battle of Guilford Courthouse
was fought ON the farm of Thomas
Jessop. This was the battle that
called forth the remark from Charles
Fox, in the House of Commons, that
another such victory would ruin the
British army. Thomas's son, iona
than, was ten years old at the time
and helped to bring the wounded sol
diers in the house, where they were
laid upon the floor.
Ebenezer Jessup was surgeon in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
} perience had been nothing but

Cy Warman, the poet-engineer,
told the story of the third dream.
He was then hauling a fast express on
a single-track road in the southwest.
He, too, had been obliged to double
tip and was, therefore, short of rest
and long on sleepiness.
Il didn't really know how sleepy
| was" said Warman, "but | did
know that the bed would feel good
to me when | got in, though it was
| midday and the sun was shining
brightly. The run was over a di-
vision of the road Astounding in long
grades and sharp curves; one of those
runs over which it is hard to make
time unless everything is just right.
| was away behind time that day for
awhile. The start was twenty min
utes' late, and at first | couldfi't gain
little bit The rails were not slip
perry, for there was no rain, but there
was a bad head wind and the steam
didn't keep up well.
"a mile or two from the end of
the run the line wound round sharp
point of rock, and just before it,
though not visible very far away be-
cause of a double curve, there was
semaphore. Its position showed
whether it was safe to take the curve
or not. Often | found the signal
against me, for local train was due
just ahead of me at the terminal sta
ton, and of course | couldn't pull in
till after it had discharged its pas
sengers and been hauled out on the
siding. Naturally, | always watched
anxiously for that signal, leaning out
Of the cab so as to get the first
possible sight of it. That day l was
more anxious about it than ever, and
| leaned away out.
"By this time the old machine had
got into fine shape, as they some
times do near the end, after playing
sulky almost all through the run. We
were going at good clip, nearly all
my time had been made up, and was
only about minute behind. | re-
member thinking, just before | saw
the signal, that if it were against me
I'd have to get the air on promptly.
Just then the signal came into view,
showing the line clear, and let the
lever out another notch, thinking I'd
cut the minute in half anyway. Into
the station we rolled in great style,
a little later, on time to a dot. l
got down to stretch my legs minute
while the passengers were getting off
and the conductor came up and con-
graduated me heartily on making up
so handily.
Zone by one the passengers left
| the train and then I backed out on
the siding, unlocked from the cars
and ran the engine into the round
! house. For some reason there was
no wiper on duty, and I spent half
an hour or SO laying the engine up
i Then l went to my boarding house
half mile away and ate something
before going to bed, for | was hun
CRY as we'll as sleepy. The meal over
went upstairs to my room and be
gan to undress. l was just about to
!. lie down when | seemed to suffer
something like an electric shock.
For the briefest possible time
> was in tremendous daze The vino
was cutting my face like knife ]
wasn't in my room at all. was
; yes, | Twas leaning far out of the cab
watching for the signal, and grea
| heavens, there it was-and set agains
i mep
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
The Costly City Underground.

A lot of the taxpayers money is
spent in ways that he little dreams Of
He knows, of course, that he helps
pay for the putting in of sewers, but
how many New Workers know that
nearly three millions of dollars were
spent for this one item alone last year?
Over four millions were spent on the
grading and opening of streets, and
just $I3,845,e3o.e3 covers the amount
of these two items for the years of
1oo2-3. All of which goes to show that
the city underground is just about as
costly as the more pretentious city
overhead