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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

Sainte- Beuve is the foremost literary
critic of the nineteenth century in the
influence he has eXerted upon his fel-
lows. In n very real sense Matthew
Arnold in England and Taine in
France are his disciples, or at least he
is their literary ancestor. They de-
rive from him, and the doctrines they
have made explicit are often implicit
in him. The part of Taine's critical
theory which has withstood the test of
time is that which Taine acquired from
Salnte-Beuve. and not few Of the
points which Arnold pressed insist
emily on the attention of all who read
English he took over from his French
predecessor. There are no real critics
Of literature of our time. from Mr..
James in America to NJ. Brunetiere in
France, who have not come under his
spell at some period Of their own de-
velopment and who have not sharpened
their own vision by more or less de-
liberate application of the methods
Of Sainte- e-Beuve.-Brander Matthews In
Century.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

You LOVED HIM r
lie wants and, above ALL because he
wants to, while n girl-well, she gets
the idea that matrlmony is n refuge
from the wrath to come. If she doesn't
marry, she knows that her best friends
will refer to her behind her back as an
'old maid and think Of her as one of
life's failures. 1t isn't fair! Why
hasn't she Just as much Of a right to
her slngleness as Il manf'
The dark mass in the opposite chair
seemed to be considering the question.
There was movement, and the point
Of light that marked his cigar shifted.
"She has" lie said, with calm convic-
ton. "only one expects her to have too
much taste to exercise the right"
There was pause, ana then lie elabo-
rated: Being n woman. you see. dear
girl. is just trihe like being caught in
a net. 1t Is by no means the same
thing as being q man, and all the eman-
cipation in the world can't really free
her. She Is an entirely different be-
Ing, and I'm rather glad she is"'
The girl was holding her breath, she
scarcely knew why. Sprltes. hand In
hand, seemed to be dancing along her
nerves and singing in tiny threadlika
voices that only she could hear: And
I'm glad too! And I'm glad too" 1t
took her. several moments to study the
sudden JOY; then she pursued the ar
gument calmly:
But, no; surely you're not in earnest.
school that believes. for instance, that
woman's brain is Of different and,
Of course, inferior caliber to mans"
There was n fine disdain In her tone
notwithstanding the fact that her heart
was beating impaticntly.
The man chuckled softly, for, truth
to tell, he was that very sort Of crea-
ture. Never had he been able to take
the organ under discussion seriously.
He admitted 1t now without reserve,
with n fine, large. indulgent masculine
assurance.
Its q wonderful little contrivance,
the feminine BRAIN" he concluded. but
certainly it Is different
Again In the darkness the mouselike
smile flashed out and back again. ac-
companied this time by an audible
sound that started as snicker, but
was deftly turned into sniff Of scorn.
II was tie latter that the man re-
oshiZed and greeted with an amused
laugh.
Ever hear about the little buttercup
that pined to be daisy, OF the rose
that sworc it was n potato. and II 1t
wasn't it would be-there now!" in
Qulred the man, with bland curiosity.
Again the point of light shifted. He
had replaced the cigar in his mouth
and settled Il little more luXurlously in
his chair as il in mere sybarltic enjoy
ment Of his extraordinary luck In hay
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

Master Prynne, the Puritan. who in
1858 wrote an attack upon the stage.
tells us that in his day tobacco pipes
were offered to ladies at the theater
in lieu OF apples between the acts. A
French traveller, NJ. Torevin de Roche
fort, who published his journal in 1877.
confirms this by telling us that he
found smoking general custom In
England. as we'll among women as
among men. Both sexes. he adds. held
that life without tobacco would be in
toierable because they say it dissi-
pates the evil humors of the brain"
When ladies stopped smoking they
took to snuff. Women of quality about
century ago would not stir without
their snuffboxes, beautiful enameied
receptaclcs of perfumed midi rappee.
Lord Bolingbroke said Of Queen Anne
and her grace of Marlborough: 1.-The
nation is governed by pair of snuff
ers No wonder the light of its glory
Is extinsuished"'
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
The wOrnout Old Nlnn.

When we become Old we want to get
on the streets. We always sympathize
with the old men who have nothing
to do, who are not wanted anywhere
and who have no place to go. When
we become old and useless we want
place of our own to go to, place
that Is absolutely our own and that
we can manage rs we please. We
hope 1t will be u little place where
we can potter with fruits and flowers,
vegetables and chickens. and keep
busy. We don't want to give people
opportunity 10 show neglect nor idle
time In which to see visions of the
grim monster. Old men who loiter
about the streets. 1t always seems to
us. make z mlstakc.-Atclisop Globs
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
BORN FOR A LAWYER.
Why His Mother Recommended Him
to Colonel IngersOlI.

to Colonel IngersOll.
Among the stories which Colonel
Bob Ingersoll delighted to tell was the
following says the writer of Amer
lcas Most Popular Men,"
While studying law with a firm out
west the colonel found himself alone in
the office one day. He was interrupted
by the entrance of II raw boned, sharp
featured countrywoman, who ambled
into the room leading n freckle faced.
watery eyed ten-yearold boy by the
hand.
Air you the lawyer" she began.
On being answered in the affirmative
she went on to say that she had
brought her boy jim to town for the
purpose of binding him out at the
"lawyerin' trade" She was morally
certain, she averred. that Jim was a
born lawyer and that all he needed was
u chance.
But, madam" objected the colonel,
"he is entirely too young to begin the
study of law"
TOO young, indeed!" shifted the fond
mother contemptuously. You don't
know Jim. He was born for law
yer"
Much amused, the colonel asked her
on what GROUNDS she based her hopes
Of future at the bar for her darling
child
why" said she, "when he was only
seven years old he struck work, and
he wouldn't do another lick If he got
killed for it. When he was eight he got
sassy and put on more airs than a
prize horse at country fair. and now,
Lor' bless me, he jest freezes on to
everything he can lay his hands on"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
The Last
Word
By KEITH GORDON

"As If marriage were the only end
and aim of girls life" she threw off
scornfully. Her companion smoked
imperturbably into the night for sew
sral seconds before replying. Always
he had the air OF one loath to break
silence. one who had constitutional
aversion to the utilities of speech.
But she was accustomed to that, even
whlmsically attached to his deliberate
ways. At last he spoke. In the dark
ness she could see his face only as Il
pale blur, but there was u suspicious
sweetness in his tone.
"All the little rippling, purling
BROOKS" he said slowly, "and all the
ordinary rivers, even the great ma
jcstic streams, wind somewhere to the
sea- And I'm sure it isn't my fault"
he added In an injured voice.
'Some rivers plunge underground
and lose themselves" she argued
stubbornly.
II said ordinary rivers" This with
laconic patience from the gloom.
A quick, flashing smile touched her
lips ana vanished us IL lflBnteneu 10
find itself out in the dark She wbn-
dered-well, n number Of things; as,
for instance, what he was thinking Of
at that very instant, whether he had
ever really been IN love and, If So,
what she was like, how deeply love
would stir him, whether
She made little impatient move
ment to brush away the thoughts
which buzzed through her mind like
gnats, but still they lowered about,
scattered, but not dispersed. He was
one OF the men II woman simply had
to think about-broad of shoulder and
cxasperatingly masculine, sort Of
uneXplored country Of mannishness
that forever challenged. She drew a
sharp, piqued sigh. However much
the feminine mind paid tribute, he ap-
parently preserved a Jove-like calm.
Ruthlessly she prodded him again.
But why hasn't girl just as good a
right to contemplate the Joys of bach
elorhood as man." she demanded.
"a man marries If he wants to, when
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

THE old Grove cemetery still
blossoms as the rose in our midst.
Like the poor, it can be said, the
dead will always be with us. 1t is II
hard thing to remove the poor, for the
greater majority of us are poor, but
the living number many times the
dead in our city, and we think that
it would require the exertions of only
a few of our live living to do some
thing in the way of removing those
dead and buried in our city's very
centre. Keep the city in its present
progressive state. Add attractions
and remove ungainly sights from us.
The old burying ground is positively
disgraceful to II city like Danvlle,
with all her other modern improve
ments.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
An Interesting Proposition.

In another column of this paper
appears an advertisement directed to
boys and girls who are ambitious to
make their spare moments productive
through clean, pleasant and remuner-
ative enterprise. Adams's Magazine
is 32-page illustrated monthly mag
azine devoted to the home. 1t con-
tains departments on fashions, EN-
broidery, household hints, table dain-
ties, flowers and plants, garden and
farm. Beginning in the July number
will be serial story by one of the
most noted and famous writers of ro-
mantle fiction in the world. The sub
scription price of the magazine is 10
cents a year, half of which is offered
to the boys and girls who become So
licitors. The publishers have set aside
$50, 600 in order to introduce the
magazine in every locality in the
United States, and it is by virtue Of
this appropriation that this liberal of
fer is made to young America.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
RESOLUTE
CHEERFULNESS.

- HE tendencies of modern Ameri-
~ can life are toward the mercu-
rial disposition-which responds TO
conditions of weather, business, fam
lily or social happiness, health or sue
cess going up as these are favorable
and down as they are adverse. When
Dickens over sixty years ago made
his character of Mark Tapley pro-
verbal for cheerfulness under the
most disheartening conditions, both
n English and American readers laugh
ed in recognition of Il type which was
native and spontaneously so in both
countries. 1t is not so today in the
United States, though the English
have changed less in this respect than
we have. The type Of the irrepres-
sibly cheerful American of the Twen-
tieth century is the Cheerful Idiot of
the humorist, who irritates and dis
gusts public from which spontan-
eous fun has departed, apparently for
good.
We live too strenuously in this
country at present to give ourselves
up to N .rth - any of its unforced
forms We are pursuing our work too
resolutely, whether it be the work of
making money, gaining position OF
influence, acquiring education or cul-
ture or amusing ourselves, to have
much energy left unused to bubble out
unchecked and unbidden from oul
p !rsonal resources. If we are to be
ch eerful, rather than mercurially VI
AMI down with changing conditions,
it must be by rule and resolution.
The Intelligencer says this with re.
gret. We wish that all the elements
of American life were mixed with
moderation, so that n natural and un.
M lnipulated gaiety gushed out OF
every American heart. We wish
that the strain of the competition We
are under left an unusual daily bal.
ance to I've drawn upon without limit
and to show itself in old-fashioned
light -heartedness. But we,are passing
through period in our national de.
velopment when this is foreign to us
and it only remains for good Amari
cans to do the best they can TO bring
to pass better state of affairs.
In the absence Of spontaneous good
humor it is better to have rcsolutt
cheerfulness than none ut all. All
experience shows that those who will
can cultivate the habit of taking q
hopeful and happy view Of life
When nothing better is attainable,
this is certainly to be desired rather
than surrender to alternating de.
preston and elevation of spirits. Ar
evenly happy temper is the next best
thing to one Of unquenchable good
cheer.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
DR.. KENNEDY'S
FAv 9R!1E 9aTE
REMEDY
Breaks no Hearts, Excuses
no Crimes,

DIR. David Kennedy's FAVORITE REM
EDY is not disguised enemy of the human
race; where it cannot help, it does not
harm. 1t is composed of vegetable ingre-
dents and does not heat or infiame the
blood but cools and purifes it. In all cases
of Kidney troubles, Liver complaints, Con-
stipation of the Bowels, and the delicate
arrangements which ailiict women, the ac-
ton of DR.. Kennedy's FAVORITE REM
EDY is beyond praise. Thousands of
grateful people voluntarily testify to this,
in letters to DR.. Kennedy; and with a
warmth and fullness of words which mere
business certificates never possess. 1t
makes no drunkards-excuses no crimes
breaks no hearts. In its coming there is
hope, and in its wings there is healing.
We challenge trial and are confident of
the result. Your druggist has it. ONE
DOLLAR Bottle. Bear in mind the
name and address, DR.. Dacid KENNEDY,
Rondout, New York.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

Ten years ago a farmer put his
initials ON dollar and spent it with
merchant. Before the year was out
he got the dollar back. -Four times
in six years the dollar came back to
him for produce, and three times he
heard of it in the pockets of his neigh
Dor The last time he got it, four
years ago, he sent it to "A mail order
house. He has not seen that dollar
since or never will That dollar will
never pay any more school or road tax
for him; will never build or brighten
the homes Of the community. He
sent it entirely out of the circle of
usefulness to him.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Altitude and Voice.

Generally speaking, races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
in regions where the supply of oxygen
Is more plentiful. Thus among the
Indians living on the plateau between
the ranges of the Andes, at an eleva-
ton of from 10000 to 14.000 feet, the
men have voices like women, and wo-
men like children, and their singing is
4 shrill monotone
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

An old woman who persisted In bow
ing during church service whenever
the name of Satan was mentioned was
reprimanded by the minister for SO
unseemly a habit. The rcproof had,
however. no effect, and the minister
asked her finally in exaspcration why
she thought it necessary TO bow
"Well," she replied. "clvility costs
nothing, and you never know what will
appen."-IIarper's Weekly.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
The Boy with Patches

"What has become of the boy with
patches?" Why, bless your soul, he
is out on the farm hopping clods six
teen hours a day. He will come to
town after while to run the banks and
the stores and be successful lawyers
and preachers and physicians. Don't
worry about the boy with patches.
It's the slick looking, store clothed,
nicely groomed lad you want to inquire
about. He's ihe fellow that's going
to drop through crack in the side
walk and out of sight one of these days.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
DANvrLLE, Pa, July u, '05.

Published every Friday at Danville, the
county seat of Montour county, Pa, at Sl.OO II
year in nd vance or sl.2j If not paid in ad-
vance; ana no paper viii be discontinued
until all urrearage is paid, except at the
option of the publisher
Rates OF advertising made known on APP
plication. Address all communications TO
THE INTELLIGENCER,
DASyIIIE. PA.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

The hot weather has formed q gem
eral theme of conversation among all
classes during the last couple of days.
A number of Danville people have
Travelled extensively aud describe in.
terestinH hot weather experiences in
different countries they have visited.
Dennis Bright. who owns an orange
grove in Florida; who spends his win
IS like in the summer, says that the
heat is not intense in Fiorida-that
while mercury was up in the 90's here
during the eaIly part Of the week at
various points in Florida il was only
in the SOS. it is not the intense heat
which drives people out of Florida in
the summer but the duration Of it.
"Think of it," Mr.. Bright remarked,
Mercury among ths 9Os day sfser
day, week after week and month after
month, with no r, lief in sight until
the season is over".
Our townsmau, Jacob Doste', who
recently left for the Portland Ex-
position, writes home from Seattle that
peoI 10 aIe enjoying the comfort of
over2oats there during the evenings.
Bruce Hartman, who has lived on
the Sandwich Islands for some years
d. t,states that he finds the heat much
more oppressive here than Oh the Is.
lands. During the warm season the
lays there are very frequently as hot
as during our pre- sent record breaking
hot srell. but the nights are cool and
it IS there where the relief comes in.
W. B. Rhodes, of Natchez, Miss. 4,
who came north anticipating a cool
summer, finds himself worse off than
| at Natchez. While such temperatures
rs We are experiencing here are very
common in Mississippi during the day
the nights aie uniformly cool. No
mat ter how hoe the day with the ap-
proach of darkness cool wind sets in
from the Gulf of Mexico insuring to
Q :ery one fatigued by the days heat
sound refreshing sleep
| From the above it would seem that
or portion of the globe is unique, in
that the days and nights alike are hot
aud afford humanity little relief as
long as u hot wave lasts 1t is a dis.
advantage not to be lightly estimated.
IN the crowded cities it is responsible
for much suffering and many deaths
among the children, the aged and the
| infirm of the poorer classes.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Board of Health is

quiet, unassuming organization,
that possesses the modesty of Togo
but lacks the valor of this gallant
heor. 1t dislikes the scrutiny of the
public and trembles lest the press
may say something Of the good it
does, but this is not II good reason
for it working so secretly and showing
no results. There is plenty of cause
for inspection of some of our First
Ward back yards, that may lead to
and preserve the good health OF our
citizens.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

Jenkins-Mr Golding Of your city Is
quite wealthy. I'm told Did he make
all his money himself? Miss Backbay
(of Boston)-Oh, no! Most of it was a
er-limbacy from his father.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

Daily. ) Daily, except sunday. stops
only ON notice to Conductor or Agent, or on
signal.
Trains leave South DanvIile ms follows:
For IitistOn ana Scranton, ii "a IN and u
and , ~ p M weekdays; 10 i a IN daily.
For Pottsvile, Reading and Philadelphia
: II IN and > y p IN weekdays.
For II ,zleton, IL M and , u and D 80 pm
weekdays.
For Lewisburg, Milton, Williamsport, Lock
Haven, Remove and Kane II Is p III week.
days; Lock Haven only, 9 Il m and / 81 IN
weekdays; for WillamspOrt and Intcrmedi
ate stations, II a m and 81 IN weekdays.
For Bellefonte, Tyrone, Phillipsbury and
For Harrisburg and intermediate stations,
II "A IN, II 10 p IN and 81 p IN week days
81 p IN daily.
For Philadelphia (via Harrishurg) Balti-
more and Washington, II II III and and II l5
an / 81 p ~ weekdays ! 81 p IN daily.
For Pittsburg tNia Hurrisburg) II m and
81 p IN weekdays / 81 p M daily; (via Lew
istown junction . II Il m and " IL p m week
days; WA Lock llaven) . II II IN and l. l5 p
III weekdays.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between SUgburN, " i.Iiatns-
port and Erie. between sudbury. and phiia-
delphin aud Washington aud holw c,n Harris
burg, Pittsburg and the w s..
For further information apply to ticket
agents.
W. W. ATrERBURY, j. Il. WOOD,
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Mgr
GEO. W. RoYn. General Pass'r Agt
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

The Democratic State Conven-
ton will re-convene at Harrisburg on
August 10Th, to name candidate for
Supreme Judge.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
MINOR MATTERS
on INTEREST

The farmets III the central part of
the county whose homes are counet ted
with the Peoples Telsphrn' Sy-'rm
are delighted with in... ,Ajr.hL,e
aud begin 10 wonder how they nianas-
ed to get along without the phone. A
system yesterday explained how he
was spared the necessity Of long
drive Monday morning. The family
had important business with a party
in Dauville and it began to LOOK rs
though. busy as was the season, one of
the teams would have to stop iu order
to furnish horse for drive to town,
when it was di covered that the party
could be reached b5 phone Therefore
by the expenditure of iiqe cents the
busine s was satisfactorily transacted
aud the team was kept at work Gil the
farm. The z lntleman stated that hav-
ing already the rural free delivery a
that Is needed is parcel post in order
| to give tile farmer the most of the con-
| veniences that are enjoyed IN town.
The parcel post he believes will come
in time. This is nothing more than
an extension Of the business of the
post office depai tment. the carrying
of parcels and packages and delivering
them along with what is strictly known
| AZ mail matter not only on free de
livery routes in town but upon the r.
t. d. routes in the country; it meani
IN short that about all the busines!
done Dy the express companies will bt
done by the post office department
The farmers generally are warm advo
Gates of the parcel, post and no doubt
will sti,k to it until they get wha
they want.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

Mill Danville's next big tin c
be when we unveil the soldiers monu
m mt, or will that time be too far
di slant?
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
pENNSYLVAN...1
] RAILROAD

The Standard Railway Oh This
Continent
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21
Democratic State Ticket.

FOR STATE TREASURER,
WILLIAM II. BERRY,
of Delaware county.
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
JOHN Il. HEAD,
OF WestmoreIand county.
Democratic County Ticket.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
FRANK q. BLEE.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHAS. =. GEARlIART.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
CLARENCE W. SEIDEL,
GEORGE NJ. LElGHOW.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
THOS. VAN SAINT,
AMANDUS SHULTZ.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-21

New York, Chicago, ILL.,, st. Louis, Mo-, Attain
ta, Gas Dallas. Tex, San Francisco, Cal,