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

A boy, apparently a newsboy, with
papers under his arm, was standing al
Eighth and Market streets when q
man hurrledly approached, slipped q
paper from under the youngsters ell
bow, tossed a coin at him and then
boarded passing car. Instead Of ap-
pearing pleased at having made a sale
the supposed newsboy uttered a yell
and started up the street in pursuit of
the car, bawllng Stop thief at the
top Of his voice. He caught the car AT
Ninth street and rushed inside. Gin
me that!' he demanded, grabbing the
paper away from the man who had
taken 1t from him.
The boy swung OF and walked away
before the astOnished passenger had re-
covered his self possession. Then mat
ters were reversed, for in his indigna-
ton the passenger alighted aud started
after the boy. The latter made no at
tempt TO escape You young rascalr'
exclaimed the excited pursuer, collar
ing the lad. What do you mean by
itf' Bought nOthin'," said the boy de-
fantly. Il amt sellin' papers. You
went an swiped me paper that | put
over the boss pictures TO keep 'em
clean. Look here" And he turned the
pages back. revealing TO the surprised
citizen several nice engravlngs slowed
in between the leaves. 1t developed
that the boy worked in an art store
and was on the way there with the
prints when the hasty individual mis-
took him for newsboy and ran OF
with about SO worth OF art works.
Philadelphia Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

held out for my inspection passage
tickets for Southampton by next day j
steamer.
But, mother" l protested, Il cannot
leave you. l intend to keep my prom
ise. know l am selfish brute In act
ing as / have been doing, but l cannot
help myself"
Son" said my mother, the Rodney
A safe in every way. l have seen her
captain, who is an old friend of your
father, and he assures me his boat Is
perfectly seaworthy and that trip at
this season Of the year Is a mere pleas
ure 1aunt. Yes, am going with you.
We sail tomorrow morning. Don't hug
me like that l go with you on one
condition"
"And that is?"
THAT our departure be kept a secret
from Veryl. We must surprise her"
We had an uneventful trip. l re-
member very little OF It. Some time
during the second day we passed a
lonely whale. He excited my sympa-
thy at the time Somehow. somewhere,
we landed and took train for Lon
don. We rushed through London in q
cab and found ourselves on another
train. AS near as can remember we
spent four months on that train.
though mother says II was nearer five
hours Late that afternoon, she tells
me- we reached Matlock. We climbed a
long, steep hill and found ourselves in
front of a very large and very gloomy
hotel, bearing gilt sign, THE Mat
lock Arms"
The next scene will abide with me
to my dying day. A fat clerk stood In
front of US and held out long pen.
"Is Miss Yeryl Preston at home"
asked
NO, sir"
where is sheT'
'She left for America last Thursday
with the general. her father She said
something about being married over
there and planning surprise for her
fiance."
Yes, we We're married. after all. We.
ryl cabled that she was coming back
at once after l had cabled my own
whereabouts. She insisted on being
married In England. insisted on New
York. We compromised on New York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
A WALK IN THE WOODS.
Emerson Says It's One of the Secrets
For DodGing Old Age.

Few men know how TO take a walk
endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an
eye for nature, good huIuor, vast crTi-
osity, good speech, good silence and
nothing toe much. If a man tells me
that he has an intense love of nature
know, Of course that be has none.
Good observers have the manners of
trees and animals, their patient good
sense, and if they add words It's only
when words are better than silence.
But loud singer or a story teller or a
vain talker prOfanes the river and the
forest and g nothing like so good com
pany as dog.
When Nero advertised for a new lux
ury a walk in the woods should have
been offered. It's one Of the secrets
for lodging old age for nature makes
II like impression on age as on youth.
Then ! recommend 1t TO people who
are growing old against their will. A
man in that predicament, if he stands
before mirror or among young peO-
pie, il made quite too sensible of the
fact, but the forest awakes in him the
same feeling it did when he was a boy,
and lie may draw a moral from the
fact that It's the old trees that have all
the beauty and grandeur. | admire the
taste which makes the avenue to a
house, were the house never so small
through a wood; besides the beauty, 1t
has a positive effect on manners, as it
disposes the mind of the inhabitant
and Of his guests TO the Difference due
to each. Some English reformers
thought the cattle made all this wide
space necessary between house and
house and that if there were no cows
to pasture less land would suffice. But
COW does not need so much land as
the owners eyes require between him
and his neighbor.-Ralph Waldo En-
ersOn In Atlantic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
The Rector's Blunder.

This is a verbatim report Of a con
versation that took place in an upper
Broadway apartment one Thursday
afternoon about six months ago:
rs this Mrs. So-and-sor
at is"
81 am the assistant rector Of the
Jericho church"
"Oh, yes. Won't you come in?"
Thank you. | saw your name in
the registry and have been trying TO
find time to call on you ever since
came to the church, but somehow
could not get around TO this neighbor-
hood until today. But | think | know
your children. Your son sings In the
choir, does he not?'
Yes"
And your little girl is in Miss An
dersOn's Sunday school class, be
lieveF"
Yes"
How old are the children?"
willie is fourteen and Mamie is
nine"
We'll well, anybody would think
your children were older than that"
And he doesn't know to this day why
that woman has stopped going to
churCh.-New York Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

A poor man may possess n wit sO
fine that II is capable Of doing him q
great deal Of service and then wait
q long time before an opportunity
comes for him to exercise II proftably
This was the case with an elderly
tramp who was once intrusted, for
want Of a better messenger. with an
errand to the Duke of Bedford.
well, you're a queer fellow" said
the duke on seeing him What is
your name?"
MY name is Russell, your grace"
The duke laughed heartily, for his
own name was Russell
And how about your coat of nrmsY'
asked the duke 'Is that the same as
the Duke OF Bedford'sT'
"Ah. your grace" said the man, "our
arms may be much the same, but /
fancy there's a slight difference In cur
coatsr'
AS this fact was only too apparent.
the duke sent for a good coat Of his
own and gave il 10 the man
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

love. | want to stay here and be my
self, not another girl all dressed up,
with servants and all that sort Of
thing"
He turned on her sharply.
"See here, Nell" he commanded.
Don't talk like that. It's hard work
doing two acts twice Il day. It's not
for you, my girl Make up your mind
to that"
She turned up the turf with the toe
of dainty shoe Il don't want to
make up my mind to It," she protested.
Il don't care for the old money. l
want to be here with you and all the
rest You hurt mew she broke off
suddenly, releasing her hand from his
grasp ana rubbing It,
Il didn't mean to hurt you, child"
he said sadly. Il was thinking" He
could not tell her how that one sen
temce had torn at his heartstrings, al
ready sore. He rose. We'll, I've got
to 30 in and get Spangles ready. I'll
say goodby after the show" He turn
ed on his heel. and presently she could
hear him calling to the dog. Then
other sounds of preparation began, and
presently she, too, went inside.
The round top" was already packed
In the wagons and on It's way to the
cars when Nellie emerged from the
women's side Of the dressing tent,
where the lawyer waited impatiently
for his charge She went up TO the
boss property man. Put my trunk in
the wagon. Sam" she said. I'm going
on with the show
The lawyer clustered and stOrmed,
but she was adamant, and finally he
appealed TO Blakely.
You can't go with US, Nell" said
the clown, his face as white as though
he had not removed his ring makeup.
There is no reason why you should
stay on"
She made him saucy courtesy.
There is every reason, good sir" she
smiled. In the first place, this Is my
life, the only one know or want, and
besides" - she went very close and
whispered in his ear-'besides, found
out back of the tent there that-I-
loved you"
And after that what could Blakely
SoVT
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
MAN AND THE HORSE.
Animal Conquest Marked One of the
Epochs In Civilization.

The conquest of the horse by man
and its final utilization for all pur-
poses which are discharged by steam
fail electricity today marked one of
Tie great turning points in the history
Of civilization. In the great earth and
sand preglacial deposits of Europe the
true wild horse is as widespread,
though not as varied as in America.
1t is not at this stage associated with
t:e remains Of man, because no pre-
,idci@l man except the pithecanthro-
FuS or trinil man Of Java has been
found. In the interglacial or postgla-
cial IcriOd the remains of man and
the horse are first found together. The
first association occurs In the middle
of the paleolithic or rough implement
period. The discovery Of all the posi-
bic uses of the horse came very gradu-
proof that man first hunted and ate,
then drove and finally rode the ami
NAL.
The prevailing drawings of the pa
icolithic horse represent him as hog
named, with no forelock to conceal the
low bred Roman nose. A second type
in the MOuthe cave, a bearded horse
with long. bristling name, long ears
and convex forehead, is regarded by
NJ Riyiere as another species. But 1t
is not clear to my mind that these
drawings represent more than the
summer and winter coats of the same
animal. Besides these Roman nosed
types. to which Ewart traces the mod
crn cart horse, there are others with
small heads and fat noses, which
Ewart associates with the Celtic pony
and possibly with the origin of the
thoroughbred. Other cave drawings,
reproduced by NJ Captain, leave little
doubt that the ass was known in Eu.
rope. It is also certain from abundant
evidence in the caves Of France that
there was "A larger horse toward the
south perhaps, while the smaller
breeds may have frequented the colder
northern regions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
To the Point.

The late General Russell Hastings
served with distinction in the civil
war, and his wartime "reminiscences
were amusing.
He was describing one day time
when the soldiers pay had been in ar
rearS.
"A young westerner, full OF bragga-
docio," he said, walked up to his cap
tain during the temporary trouble, sa-
luted and said sternly:
Three words with you, cap
well said the captain, what are
theyT
money or discharge
"The captain smiled grimly.
-Four with YOU he said.
"WenY
"'Neither one nor t'other.' New
York Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

Generally the special point of differ
ence between unimportant and remark
able people lies in their eyes, In the
clear, steady, piercing gaze which IS
able to subdue or terrify the beholder,
writes Lady Violet Greville in the
Graphic. Sir Richard Burton's look
could never be forgotten; neither,
Imagine. could Napoleon's or Victor
Hugo's or that of any other great man.
The eye is the window OF the brain,
and through it shines the intelligence
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
The Curse of Money.

\ negro was arrested for stealing
He had been caught helping himself
to the contents of the cash drawer in
the store of Mr.. Appleton. The mag.
istrate before whom the negro was
brought knew him and was much sur
prised to learn the charge against tbs
prisoner. Looking ut the negro ear.
neStly, he said: Sam, I'm sorry to
see you here. Didn't you know that
no good could come from stolen mon
ey? There's a curse on it,"
'Well, jedge," replied the prisoner,
Il didn't know Mistah Appleton stole
dat money | couldn't tell dat by Jest
lookin' at it"-Harper's Weekly
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
In the Grip of
Environment
Bu HENRY WINTHROP
Copuriaht. 1903. bu 7. C. NcClura
Copyright. 1908. BY T. C. Mcclure
Blu HENRY WINTHROP

Jim Blakely, the clown, came dash
ing out of the ring into the dressing
tent and stopped short Nellie Cos
grove was sitting on top Of the leaplng
pad, her usually merry eyes streaming
with tears Beside her stood man
looking exceedingly awkward and un-
comfortable.
Circus folk are always resentful of
the intrusion of the outside world into
their domain, and the fact that this
stranger wore a froCk coat and an eX-
ceedingly shiny silk hat was all that
was needed TO convince Jim that he
was the cause Of Nellies fearful eyes.
He strobe up wrathfully. his painted
face In ludicrous contrast TO the in
tense tones of his voice.
See here" he said fiercely, this
isn't any place for an outsider, least
OF all for a bloomin' dude what comes
in and insults one of our girls. If you
don't get out OF here quick you'll be
sorry for 1t, and | won't have to call
any Hey. Rube" to do it,"
Spangles. the Great Dane, that did
n pad riding act as well as leading a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Ending nn Excune.

An irascible old colonel who used to
play golf at Sandwich, which is on the
river Stour, had a habit, common with
many, Of blaming everybody but him
self for his bad strokes Finally one
day, becoming badly bunkered, he first
took mighty vengeance on the turf
with his club; then, glaring around in
expectation Of the usually friendly
comments and nobody saying anything,
he blurted out, How can you expect a
man to play decent golf on these cursed
links with ships passing up and down
the channelT' T'-London Mail
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
His Mark

1t is we'll known that people who are
unable to write usually use for their
signatures the familiar cross or y.
Why this sign is used Instead of any
other Is not generally known. In times
long gone by the early Christians used
to sign with the cross to distinguish
them from the heather. Kings and
nobies, too. were wont to aftix cross
TO documents. whether they could write
or not, as symbol that they pledged
themselves to the Christian faith and
thus to the truth of the matter to
which the cross was affixed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

You are not in it with me-" said the
nightingale, with superior air. "You
can't touch a high note at all"
"Nof" replied the bird Of paradise.
why, even when I'm dead and en-
balmed on a bonnet I'll bet I'll come
pretty near touching a fifty dollar note,
all Iright."-Philadelph Press,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

you don't belong to one Of the old
est families, do your said the super
cillous woman
NO" answered Mrs. Cumrox But
afteC We get the girls married we ex-
pect to have several of the oldest fam
lilies belonging to Washington
Star
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

Lady Visitor Your little girl seems
to be very much taken with me, Mrs.
Stepswell Mrs. Stepswell-Yes, and
she doesn't often take TO strangers. You
think Mrs kippur Is real nice, don't
you, Agnes? Agnes-You said she was
a cat, mamma. but she doesn't look
bit like one Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Paying Trials,

Gaggsby-Jones IS very wealthy, but
he says his life is full Of trials Wages
by - Yes; that's what makes him
wealthy. How so?' Hes law
YER Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29
Mnre Information Needed

Ward What do you think of man
who sells his vote? Street-Which side
did he sell Ii tO2-Boston Transcript
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

Weekdays. { Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Parlor ard Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sudbury, WilliamspOrt
and Erie. between Sunbury and Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
For further information apply to Ticket Agent
W. w. ATTERBURY, j. X. WOOD
General Manager, Pass. Traffic Me
GEO. NJ, BOYD, Gen Passenger Agent,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-29

New 1orK....,...'..ar So 5OC 55 80
'Daily, tDaily except Sunday.
stops on signal or on notice TO conductor
Ia stops on signal to take on passengers for
New York, BinghamtOn and points west.
7. Z. CLARKE T. W. LEX
Gen. Su pertntendent. Gen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
Movement
May Be StrategiCaI

While the report Of a powerful Jap
anese fleet, evidently the vessel un-
der command OF Admiral Togo. having
passed Welhaiwei would indicate that
the japanese had withdrawn from the
attack and blockade Of Port Arthur, it
is not by any means positive that such
is the case. The probabilities are that
the move of the Japanese admiral is
strategical in character and that it
will be but the preliminary to some de-
cisive stroke against the enemy
The probabilities are that Admiral
Togo took his fleet or else a part Of
his fleet past Weihaiwei for the pur-
pose of having them reported from that
place so that the world might learn
they had left the neighborhood of Port
Arthur. This would be apt to throw
the Russians off their guard and en-
able the Japanese to effect some bold
stroke.
Weihaiwei is about 200 miles from
Port Arthur. Evidently the vessels Of
the japanese fleet had not been badly
damaged so far as the people from
shore were aDle to determine for no
reference was made to such fact. 1t
is not likely that if Admiral Togo's
fleet had been lurt in the lombard
ment at Port Arthur that he would
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
THEY MAKE CHARGES

Three sailors came from Makaweli
today on the steamer Mikahala with
the alleged intention of making charges
against the master of the bark Star
of Bengal. Their names are K.
Mcguire, William Cackran and Rus
sian Finn named Walter. The latter
claims to. have been hit in the head
with a lump of ballast that fell owing
to a rotten rope breaking while Cock
ran is alleged to have sustained a dis
located leg by being hit by a bag OF
sugar. The men claimed that Cap
tain Henderson paid the sick men off
and sent them to Honolulu. Captain
Gregory of the steamer Mikahala re-
ports that the wind blew a hurricane
at Eleele on Thursday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
Cannot Keep
Reptiles Out
BOARD OF AGRICULTURAL AND
FORESTRY DECIDES TO ASK
FEDERAL AID.

The Board of Agriculture and Fores-
try has no negal power to carry out
regulations excluding snakes, reptiles
and other undesirable animals from
the territory, and will call upon the
federal government for aid At the
meeting OF the board this afternoon
an opinion was received from Attorney
General Andrews to the effect that
there is no provision in the territorial
statutes under which the board can
act
w NJ. Giffard suggested that the
board might take the matter up with
Collector Stackable and ask him to
communicate with the secretary Of the
Treasury, with a view to having a
treasury regulation made, to protect
the islands until the Hawaiian Legis-
latuFe acts in the matter. AS it is,
the laws refer only to venomous snakes
so that the board cannot do any
thing to protect the islands from other
injurious importations of the kind. The
other members of the board agreed to
this plan and stac&able will be asked
to take the matter up.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
STAR scores ANOTHER beat

The Star achieved another beat in the
war news, Ply far the most sensational
news that has come since ,..e outbreak
of hostilites was the report that four
japanese warships had beHl sunk in
naval battle at Port Arthur yester-
day. The Star has always realized the
keen interest that is taken by all class
es in the progress of the war and
through its arrangements with the Ma
rine Exchange of San Francisco has
been in a position to receive the first
news of important developments in the
war.
Such development came this morn
ing in the special cable sent to Mr.
Kidd the manager of the local branch
of the Marine Exchange telling of the
reported sinking OF the four Japanese
vessels. The Star promptly REALIZED
that this was news and that it was
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24

the news that the public would be
desirous to lea n so an extra was issue
this morning, giving the exclusive ac-
count of the reported reverse of the
Japanese naval forces. Later in the
day the regular Associated Press SER
vice gave the report of the loss
Of the Japanese vessels. ~ The sub
scribers o the local Marine Exchange
branch we're as u7uai, Immediately sup
piled with the news on receipt of the
special cable from the main office.
The publication of the extra caused
a sensation in the city and little was
discussed during the noon hour but
the report of the Japanese reverse. The
enterprise of the Star in giving the
news ahead of all rivals was highly
complimented and appreciated as the
sale OF the extra edition was one of the
largest since the issuance of war extras
began.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24

have taken such roundabout way, to
reach home as the trip past Weihai-
wei would have entailed. Instead OF
1t being probable that the japanese are
Withdrawing from Port Arthur it is
not unlikely that Admiral Togo has
left vessels off that port to maintain
the blockade, while he has taken the
principal part of his fleet away in order
to deceive the enemy.
The belief of local people is that the
report Of the loss Of the japanese war
ships will prove to be incorrect. It
hardly seems likely that il Admiral
Togo had sustained a repulse he would
have Withdrawn from the vicinity or
Port Arthur. He would have been
more apt to have remained and held
the Russians close to their naval base
Evidently the fleet that passed Weihal-
wei is only part of the japanese fleet.
None of the torpedo boat hOtilla was
reported from Weihaiwei II Admiral
Togo was withdrawing from Port Ar
thur he would certainly have conveyed
the small vessels with him. The prob
abilities are that the torpedo boats
and other vessels were left in the vicin-
ity of Port Arthur to watch events.
while Admiral Togo left to under
take some new strategical move with
the heavier vessels.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
RESULTS OF
CARTER'S TRIP

Loan expenditures for the Island of
Hawaii were taken up this afternoon
of Public Works Holloway. The con-
ference this afternoon lis the first
lengthy one the governor has had with
Holloway since visiting Hawaii, and
the whole afternoon was given to it.
Governor Carter has as a result of
his trip complete knowledge of the
needs of the various localities on Ha-
wall, and he and Holloway proceeded
to go through the appropriations and
apply the results of Carter's investi-
cations. The result will be immediate
activity on "a. 'arge scale on Hawaii,
by the public works department. The
appropriations for Hawaii amount to
1907, ,294. S8.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24

Chamberlain's Pain Balm is one OF
the best and most effective liniments
on the market for the cure of sprains,
bruises and rheumatic pains. This is
the universal verdict OF all who have
tried it. For sale by all dealers, Ben
son, Smith & Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
A GOOD PROPOSITION.

Any one desiring to rent a place. with
a good residence and large yard, worth
Is willing to place the house and yard
in good condition and keep them neat
and clean can upon furnishing good re-
ferences secure the place at a monthly
rental Of $40, For further particulars
inquire of "A. v. Gear, 122 King street.