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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
A BRONZE FLOWER.
Prettiest Morning Glory That Ever
BIoomed In "A Tomato Can.

Preftiest Morning Glory That Ever
BIoomed In "A Tomato Can.
While | devoured my sandwiches,
finger marks and all, with mighty ap-
petite at noontime of my first day at
work with the iron molders Mike
reached over into neighboring yard
and pluCked n crisp climbing morning
glory. Holding the delicate blossom
up for my inspection, he said. Young
reller, kin you make me one just like
that In bronzeT' | was quite sure l
could not. But" said ne, you
needn't think II can't be done. First
you get an old can, punch hole
through the bottom of 1t with nail
and stick the stem Of the flower
through the hole, leaving the blossom
inside. Seer | saw. Next you I'LL
the can with water and drop into the
water bit by bit nice fine sand. Mind
you, 90 slow After a long time the
water will leak out, leaving the bios
som buried in the sand, but still In
good shape Now you'll dry the whole
thing in the core oven and bake IL
That will burn the blossom to ashes.
Then if you have the patience to shake
it and shake 1t till all the ashes drop
out through the stem you'll be ready TO
pour i'm your metal, and If you do as
tell YOU aud make no mistake and try
about six times you'll have in the end
the prettiest morning glory that ever
bloOmed in a tomato can."-Scribners.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
An Experienced Electrician

Harry Murty. former manager of the
United Telephone and Telegraph Co.
at Shamokin, has been offered and &C
cepted the superitendemcy of the Sha
mokin Light. Heat and Power Co. ,
and will arrive on December ID, TO as
sumo charge A large amount of i'm
provements are in contemplation at
the plant, but what they will be will
not be settled upon until the arrival
of Mr. Murty, who is an experienced
electrician and will be a valuable man
TO the plant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
THE 81" AND THE a."
why They are Dotted and How the
Practice Originated.

The dot over the ~ originated in an
accent which was put over the letter
when doubled or placed next "a" n
practice traced back 10 the eleventh
century. In the twelfth century the
accent occurs in the combination Of
So with other letters, and in the four
teenth century the accent was changed
TO a dot-first instance in MSS. 1927
which became universal when printing
made 1t inconvenient to retain both
forms
Originally 'f' and i" were modified
forms OF the same letter In the fif
teenth century the az at the beginning
OF word was heightened and orna-
mentally turned to the left, while in
the middle of word it was unaltered.
Both forms were dotted, and after the
initial ''i' became j." a separate let
ter and consonant 1t still retained
its dot This is limited usually to the
small u" but abroad it may be seen
also over the capital letter-London
Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
THE WORD "NICKNAME.'
II Had Its Origin In the Old English
Word "Eke."


The word nickname has its basis In
the old English "eke," an addition or
prolongation. as used In The Mer-
chant of Venice "'Tis to piece the
time to exc it and to draw it out at
length" Reekeepers still call wood
en- cylinder added to a hive to increase
it's capacity an "eke," and we speak
of eking out an income.
nickname, therefore. Is an exc
name, or one added, which gained it's
present form through the transfer OF
the IN" of the indefinite article used
with It from It's proper place to the
front of the noun. Thus IAN ekename"
became first "a nickname" and then
"a nickname"
There are some similar cases in Eng
llsh Of which the word newt" ia an
example. having been originally IAN
ewt." Sometimes the m has left the
word and become attached to the art1-
Gle. as in apron, which was in olden
times a "napron." while "a nauger"
has come down to us as 'an auger."-
Saturday Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
DIIutton Extraordinary.

A member OF the French academy
reported that twenty five experiments
ON animals showed each time that
poisoned blood is active even after dt-
luton 1.OOO.O01 100000 times. The
strength of the average homeopath-
ic dose is from about the third TO
the sixth decimal This demonstrates
that those who say that there is no
medicine. In a homeopathic dose be-
tray ignorance.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Philadelphia Hotel Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec little
Aberdeen hotel, Broad street above
Filbert, was destroyed seriously by
fire early today. Thirty guests were
aroused by bell boys and chamber
maids, many of them ran out into the
ice and snow without waiting to dress
Three persons were overcome by smoke
and cold and were taken TO the Hah
enmann hospital.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
OLIVER CROMWELL.
The Greatest Error of His Career
Was Charles Execution.

Was Charles Execution.
The greatest error OF Cromwelrs life
was the execution Of the king. Not
that In this he showed himself a man
of blood There was in him not a
particle of the terrorist or of the pas
sion for regicide which slew the help
less king OF France. He had been pro
voked no doubt by Charles double deal
ing, but he did not hate him; on the
contrary, he was inclined to him and
had wished to come to terms with him.
Himself brimming with family affec-
ton, he had been touched by the sight
Of Charles with his children. lie was
tmpelled to the fatal act by what seem
ed TO him fell necessity and by the un-
controllable wrath of the army against
the king, whose perfidious machina-
tions, while he was treating with the
parliament for a settlement, had kin
died the second civil war, with the
Scotch invasion, and brought them and
their cause once more into the extrem-
ity Of peril. 1t was at the prayer meet
ing of the soldiers at Windsor, before
they marched against Hamilton, that
the kings doom was really pronounced.
The secret treaty with the Scotch for
the invasion Of England brought
Charles to the block. and his offense
surely was capital, though its punish
ment was most i'll advised The death
of the captive king set the king free
and absolyed the monarchy; it put in
expiable blood between the regicides
and a great part of the nation, and
fiunkyism, far from being sickened, as
Carlyle says 1t was, fourished on the
mRrtyrdom and has continued to -four
Ikon Basihke was the proof.-Goldwin
Smith in Atlantic
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Quiet Day Services.

The Quiet Day services at Christ
Episcopal church Tuesday night and
Wednesday were we'll attended. The
object of these services is to give op-
portunity to the commandments to pre-
pare for their Christmas communion.
The Rev. Father Converse, late of
Philadelphia, addressed the meetings
in an interesting and helpful manner.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
rlidShipmen to Graduate.

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. IA. The first
class of midslIipmeu will graduate a
full term earlier this year than the re
gular course usually allows, on ac-
count of the urgent need for officers
to take charge of the new vessels of
the navy. The ceremonies Of gradua-
tion will take place January 30. The
number of graduates will be l01. The
class leader for the whole course Will
be Midshipman Roy G. Smoth. of
Michigan. The second man will be
Hugo Frankenherger, of West Virginia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

A nightmare" was supposed by our
ancestors 10 he the Saxon demon Mara,
or Mare, a vampire which sat upon the
sleeper's chest and was regarded as
the guardian Of hid treasure. over
which it brooded, as a hen over her
eggs, and the place where 1t sat was
termed the indus, or nest. When any
one claims he has made a great dis
eovery which is really no discovery at
all we say he has discovered mares
nest place where an imaginary
treasure lies.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

A we'll known naturalist tells of an
experience in the Hebrldes last sum
mer. I'VE saw great numbers of cells
actually leaving the sea and ascending
outlet to-a shallow loch," he writes.
They varied in size from mere
threads to specimens weighing two to
three pounds each. The migration con
tinued for a whole week. and one day
we succeeded In capturing half a score
about fifty yards away from high tide
mark These were offered to a high
land shepherd, who, with shrug and
a grimace, said Och, sir, | would
liefer eat snakes
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Such n Nice Rid die.

"Did you ever hear the alphabetical
conundrum, Angelina"
mo. Augustus. What is it?"
"It is. When will there be only TWEEN
ty-five letters in the alphabet"
"Oh. never could guess that"
ITS when r and ! are made one my
darling"
What nice conundrum it IS. Au-
gustusr
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
FlEND USED KNIFE TO
HORRIBLE ADVANTAGE

IRONTON, Ohio, Dec. l4-Late
last night Edward Harris, while in a
frenzy cut the throat of his stepson,
aged six, cut his wife's throat from
ear to ear, stabbed her in the neck and
cut one side of her face almost com
plete!y off and wound up his bloody
work by cutting his three -year-old
daughter about the head. face and neck
and his one-year old daughter about
the face.
Harris also attacked his mother in
law, Mrs. Henry Adams, but did not
use knife on her. Harris then ran
from his home and eluded his pursu-
ers for about two hours. when he was
captured.
The stepson fingered an hour and
died. The wife and two children are
in such condition as to preclude all
hope of recovery. Harris when ar
rested was covered with blood and
was peacefully sleeping near the boil
ers at the Ironton fire brick plant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Last Nights Performance.

The Murray & MacBey company
closed a second engagement at the
Danville Opera House last evening
when Across the Desert" was pre-.
sented before fair sized audience.
The piece was of the western front
ier melo-dramatic type, foil Of startl-
ing climaxes. The play gave excellent
opportunity for the members of troupe
to do some very clever acting The
speoislties were of the high order that
this company always presents
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Inn Mnrh ARhIMffrm

Many physicians now claim that the
general health is hurt rather than ben
Gifted by athletics, that muscle build
ing is not necessary to good health,
that to bring about a perfectly train
cd condition has a severe effect on
the nerves, that built up muscle has
a tendency 10 degenerate and that the
heart, being a muscular organ, shares
In this danger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
A Gnarartaed Cure For Piles,

Itching, Blind Bleeding or protrud-
ing Piles Druggists refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case, no matter Of how long standing,
in to IA days. First application gives
ease and rest, soc. If your druggist
hasn't it send soc in stamps and it will
be forwarded postpaid by Paris Medi-
cine Co., St Louis, Mo-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
NOTICE.
In the Court of Common Pleas Of Montour
County,

In the Court of Common Pleas Of Montour
County,
Notice is hereby duly given that the
second and final account of Thomas J.
Rogers, committee of William 5. Rob
erts, lunatic together with the vouch-
ers thereof, have been filed on record
III ny office, and that the said account
Will be presented to the afore aid
Court for allowance and confirmation
/ nj 81 on
| TUESDAY. DEC. q, A. D. 1904,
ami if no exceptions are filed thereto
within four days thereafter the said
account will be confirmed absolutely
as Of course as per Rule of the said
Court in such specified behalf made
and provided.
THOS. G. VINCENT,
Prothonotary
Prothouotary' Office, Danville, Pa. i.
Dec. s, 1904
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Easy and Quick!
Soap Making
with
BANNER LYE

To make the very best soap, simply
dissolve a can of Banner Lye in cold
water, melt 81 lbs. of grease, pour the
Lye water in the grease. Stir and put
aside to set
Full Directions on Every Package
Banner Lre is pulverized. The can
may be opened ard closed at will, per-
mitting the use of a small quantity at a
time. 1t is just the article needed in
every household. t viii clean paint.
floors, marble and tile work. soften water,
disinfect sinks, closets and waste pipes.
Write for booklet "L5es Of Banner
..ve free.
The Penn Chemical Works. Philadelphia
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

When the time comes around for
choosing school ma'ams to teach in
the MshaDoy City schools the fair ap-
plicant will hereafter be required to
Sabmit certificate pledEing herself
TO a life of single bliss during the
t nure of the appointment
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

''T'll give you position as clerk to
start with said the merchant, "and
pay you what you are worth. Is that
satisfactory?
"Oh, perfectly" replied the college
graduate, "but-er-do you think the
Hrm can afford it," - Philadelphia
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
NOTICE.
In the Court Of Common Pleas of Montour
County,

In the Court Of Common Pleas of Montour
County.
Notice is hereby duly given that the
account OF James Daley. Assignee OF
James Martin, together with the vouch-
ers thereof, have been filed Oh record
i'll roy Office, aud that the said account
will be presented to the aforesaid
Court for allowance and confirmation
Iii 81 on
TUESDAY, DEC. 27, A. D. 1904,
aud if no exceptions are filed thereto
within four days thereafter the said
account will be confirmed absolutely
as of course as per Rule of tile said
Court in such specified behalf made
and provided.
THOS. q. VINCENT,
Prothonotary.
Prothonotary's office, Danville. Pa,
Dec. 8th, 1904
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
YnufhfuI AMnirRfiOnM.

Holden-Both of your children are
getting along. They'll soon have to de
eide upon their careers. Belden-Oh.
that's all settled long ago. Tom has
made up his mind to be a retired mil
lionaire. and Henrietta thinks she is
cut out for a rich widow Boston
Transcript
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Margaret Y. Grove, late of
the borough of Danville, Pa, de-
ceased
Notice is hereby given that letters
of Administration d. b. u. on the
above estate have been granted to the
undersigned. All per ons indebted to
the said estate are requiI ed to make
payment, and those having claims
against the said estate, will make
known the same without delay to
NJ. G. YOUNGMAN. Administrator.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Just What He Meant.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins after her husband had been play
ing a social game. why are you so
often without money!"
ut is due to the way | was raised. =
"You mean reared, don't you?"
'No. | mean raised Washington
Star
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
just aa with Her Father.

Your daughters music In improv-
ing" said the professor. but when she
runs the scales | have to watch her
pretty closely"
"Just like her father" said Mrs Nu-
ritch. He made his money IN the
grocery business. s."-Philadelphia Ledg
or
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

The law of the harvest Is to reap
more than YOU sow Sow an act, and
you reap habit Sow a habit, and
you reap character. Sow a charac-
ter, and you reap destiny.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

by Virtue OF certain Wits or FlerI
Facias issued ont of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Montour County. and 10
me directed will expose to Public Sale
at the Court House, Danville, Montour
County, State of Pennsylvania, on
Saturday, December oath.
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of the
said day the following described Real
Estate, viz:
All the right, title and undivided
interest of the defendant, Ada G. Art
man in and to the following describe
real estate situate in the Township of
Limestone, County of Montour and
State of Pennsylvania bounded and de-
scribed as fol ogs, viz: Beginning at
stone thence by lands formerly of N.
Gouger North thirty five and one
fourth degrees West sixty-two and one
fifth perches to stone, thence by lands
formerly of John McGinnis North
fort y-two and one-half degrees East
thirty-one and two-tfths perches TO
stone, South seventy-one and one
foui tn d, grees East two hundred and
twenty -four and one-half percLes to a
post, North twenty-six and one-half
deg ees East fortv-four and one half
perches to a post, South fifty four de-
gree, East thirty eight perches to q
post. thence by lands formerly of the
hel of William s Narr, deceased,
South one degree East twenty and
eigI t-tenths perches to stone. thence
by land of the heirs of George Fulmer
North eighty y-nine degrees West ninety
SIX and -four -tenths perches to a white
oak thence by land formerly Of Mich
olas Gouger. South eighty whine and
one-half degrees West one hundred and
fir, -Ore aud eight-tenths perches to
the place If beginning, containing
siXty-tnee acres aud twenty four
square rods of land On which are
erected a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
This name was also ri

This name was also given to maraud-
ers upon the border. Mr. Camden
calls them borderers and describes
them as wild aud warlike people.
They are called moss troopers" says
Fuller in long account Of them in his
"Worthies of England" because they
dwell in the mosses and ride in troops
together They dwell in the bounds
or meeting of two kingdoms, but obey
the laws of neither. They come to
church as seldom as the 29th Of Febru-
arg comes into the calendar. Pear
sons Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

She-l spend six hours a day trying
10 grow tall its the fashion, you know.
He-Weu, you've made a beginning, |
see. Your face looks longer than usu-
al.-Detroit Free Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
There is a disease prevailinp in An.

sized bottles. You may
have a sample bottle OF
this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that
tells all about il, both
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
CourtfnR Peace.

Smith never quarrels with his wife.
She spends nearly all her time abroad" "
"Yes, they get along together by liv-
ing apart - Houston Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Nnrn to Annrnnc Oh

Lady docking for an apGrtment-Fd
Hike to see the janitor, please. Assist
ant-Did yez have an appointment wild
him Brooklyn Life
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
Fire Plugs Tested.

In order 10 discover what damage,
il any Jack Frost" had done the fire
plugs in town since he commenced
business a week or so ago, Superinten-
dent Peter J. Keefer and a crew cf
men made an examination Of them yes
terday. The test revealed that all
were in good working condition in
case of fire
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
DEA FNESS UANNuT BIZ CURED


by local applications, as they cannot reacU
the diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way To cure deafness, and that is by con
stttutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
aninfiamed condition of the mucous lining
ofthe Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
inhamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when il is entirely clos
ed deafness is the result, and unless the in
fammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing wi
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 75c.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

Give the reins to appetite, and you
give wings to happiness. - Woman's
Life
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

1t is not the intelligent man who
rules, but intelligence; not the wise
man, but wisdom Goethe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15


1904
Oct. 5.-First and Partial account of
Mary Ellen Rote, George L.
Rote and Sallie X. Pierce,
Executors of Christian Lau-
bach, late of the Borough of
Danville, deceased.
Nov. 5.-Final account of David D.
Williams, Trustee appointed
to sell real estate of Evan E.
Davis, late of the Borough
of Danville, deceased
Nov. 15-First and Partial account
of James B. Pollock aud
Charles E. Shires, Sr., Ex-
ccutors of William s. P,l-
lock, late of the Borough Of
Washingtonvile, deceased
Nov. 25-First AMI Final account of
Charles Mottern, Admins
traitor d. b. II. c. t. a Of
Lydia Lormer, late of the
Borough OF Danville, deceas-
ed.
Nov. 26-First and Final account of
r. H. SimingtoN, Admini~-
TRAITOR of William n. Shining
ton, late of the Township of
Liberty, deceased.
Nov. 26-First and Final account of
Ella V. Bitler, AdmInistra-
trix of Daniel Btler, late of
the Township Of Anthony,
deceased
Nov. 26-First and Final account of
Caroline Rieck Executrix of
Fredericka P. Rieck, late of
the Borough of Danville, de-
ceased, and also Trustee ap-
pointed to sell real estate of
said decedent.
Nov. 90 First aud Finlt account OF
James r Carey and Howard
G. Welliver. administrators
of Mark II. Carey late OF the
Township of Anthony, de
ceased
WM. L. SIDLER, Register.
Registers Office, DanviIle, Pa,
Nov 26. 1904.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
RnShYille. Ind.

RushvIlle, Ind.
Messrs. ELY BROS. Il have been a
great sufferer from catarrh and hay
fever and tried many things, but found
no permanent relief until found it in
Ely's Cream Balm about eight years
ago. and we have been fast friends
ever since.
CRev. r. NJ. BENTLEY.
Messrs ELY BROS. Find enclosed
90 cents, for which please stnd me
your Cream Balm. | find your remedy
the quickest and most rermanent cure
for cold in the head, catarrh, etc.
Yours truly. DELL NJ. POTTER,
Gen Mgr. Arizona Gold Mining Co
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

The gay and festive Fleghing party
will now make night terror for light
sleepers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
y EGISTER'S NOTICES.

To ALL CREDITORS, LEGATEES AND oTHEr
PERSONS INTEREsTED-Notice is hereby given
that the following named persons did on the
date affixed to their names, file the accounts
of their administration to the estate of those
persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts, &c
the office of the Register for the Probate o.
Wills and granting of Letters of Administra
tion, in and for the County of Montour, anC
that the same VIII be presented to the Orphans
Court of said county, for confirmation anC
allowance, on Monday, the Goth day ot
Dec. A. d., 1904, at the meeting of the
Court In the afternoon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
FREEBOOTERS.
In England They Were Moss Troop
ers. In Ireland BoRtrOtterA.

Moss troopers in olden days in Eng
land infested the marshy country Of
Liddesdale and subsiSted chiefly by
rapine, Such freebo0ters in Ireland
We're called bogtrotters, apparently for
a similar reason.
Sir Walter Scott in the Lay of the
Last Minstrel" introduces the word
thus:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15
HWo-STORY FRAME DWELLING,

barn aud her outbuildings.
Seiz d a13 taken into execution all
the right, title aud undivided interest
of the defendant, Ada G.. Artman
GEO. MAIERS, Sheriff
II. NJ. HINCKEEY, Atty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-15

A fancied moss trooper, the boy
The trunCheon of a spear bestrode
And round the hall right merrily
In mimic foray rode.