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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
According 10 John Adams, II should
BE July ..

bt july
On the 81 Of July, 177G, John Adams,
then one of the representatives of Mas
sachuscttS in the Continental congress,
wrote to his wife Abigail.
yesterday the greatest question was
decided which was ever debated in
America, and a greater perhaps never
was nor Will be decided among men"
In second letter. written the same
day, he said:
But the day is past. The % of July
viii bo the most memorable cpocha in
the history of America. am apt to be
lcyc That it will be celebrated by sue
cccding generations as the great ami
ycrsary festival 1t ought to be com
mcmorHtod as the day of dclivcrance
hy solemn acts Of devotion to God Al
mighty It ought 10 he SOlcmniZcd
with pomp and parade With shows,
games, sports, guns, bells, bonfrcs and
illuminatiOns from one end Of this con-
tincnt to the other from this time for
ward, forcvcrmorc."
When the resolution was taken up on
the ID, MI the states, except New York,
voted to accept it. Thus, on the 2d
day Of July, 177G, the independence
Of the thirteen united colonies from
the throne Of Great Britain was def
nitcly decided upon The I'd, and not
the 4th, may be called the true date Of
the separation. We could with prOpri-
ETY. celebrate the Fourth two days ear
iler That the participants in the work
considered the ID as the true date Is
shown by the letters written by John
Adams, quoted at the beginning of the
article The popular fancy, however,
seized upon the 4th, the date Of accept
ance of JcffersOn's more dramatic dec
laration of the reasons for the sepa-
ration, as the proper day to celebrate.
The debate upon the document was
continued until the afternoon Of the
4th, and, says Jefferson, might nave
run on interminably at any other sea-
son of the year. But the weather was
oppressively warm, and the hall in
which the deputies sat was close to g
stable, "whencc the hungry flies
swarmed thick and fierce, alghting on
the legs of the delegates and biting
hard through their thin silk stockings
Treason was preferable to discomfort" :"
and at last the delegates were brought
to such a state Of mind as to agree to
the Declaration without further amend,
ment
1t is n mistake to suppose that the
document was signed by the delegates
on that day. II Is improbable that any
signing was done save by John Han
cock, the president of the congress, and
Charles Thomson, the secretary.-paul
Leland IIaworth in IIarrer's Maga
zine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21

A Princeton man tells of converse
ton that took place between the coach
of q football eleven and one of the play
ers. An important game was soon to
be played, and the coach was of course
most anxious Tint every player should
be in the best physical condition. But
TO his great disgust one Of the men
upon whom great deal depended If
the great game was to be won seemed
to be In bad form" Taking him aside,
the coach had the following heart TO
heart talk" with the recalcitrant:
See here, you're not looking so good.
Muscles flabby and wind bad-awfully
bad What's the matter? Been drink
ing anythingw
Not q drop"
"Then you must be smoking"
Haven't touched n pipe. cigar or Gig
arctic since the training began"
studying"
"Well, yes-a little"
Whercupon the coach gave vent to a
snort of disgust "Sec here, you've got
to stop that. DO you want TO lose the
RameF"-Harpcr's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
DREADFUL DREAMS.
They shock the Nervous System and
Mny Even Cause Death.

They shock the Nervous system and
Mny Even Cause Death.
People have actually been killed by
dreams Most persons have suffered
from those terrible nightmare visions
In which The victim is pursued by an
assassin with upraised knife or Is
trembling on the edge of Il fearful
prccipice or IS in some other imminent
dang Of a sudden and terrible death.
These dreams are common enough, and
nearly always the sufferer awallcs,
thankful AMI h&.I. at his escape. But
sometimes he doesn't awake. Some
times the knife falls or the sleeper in
his Authorizations plungcs down the
prccipicc These are the dreams that
Kill, says the Chicago Tribune.
In cases where dreams kill there is
sort Of combined action between the
dream and the disease through which
death is accomplished. In the first
place the dream is usually the product
of the disease. \ person may have
heart disease which never asserts 1t
self or allows the victim In any way to
know of lis presence until the fact Is
disclosed in a frightful dream. More
over, terrifying dreams are often the
first evidence of heart disease. Then
the frequent recurrence Of these
dreams, dealing repeated shocks to the
nervous system, aggravateS the disease
until the heart is so weak that one
more shock is sufficient to cause death.
If person has had dreams it does
not necessarily follow, however, that
he has heart disease. Dreams indicat-
ing heart disease are usually of a terri
flying nature and relate TO death. On
awakening the sufferer will notice a
violent heart palpitation. Chronic perl
carditis is always preceded by horrible
dreams, such rs that Of being thrown
into lake of fire or being crushed in
a railroad wreck or burned 10y a vol
canlc eruption.
The approach of insanity may also
be revealed by unpleasant dreams, or
insanity may bo FASTENED by such
dreams There are many cases on rec
ord where a person has been driven In
sane by dream.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21

district was interrupted at his dinner
that night by young giant who
threatened to break every bone IN his
body If he did not take him around to
be introduced TO Judge Gaillaird and
his daughter.
The congressman helped himself to
the macaroni and smiled broadly.
"All right. Sedley, my boy; I'll ar
range il. That's the belle of our state.
don't wonder that you show symp-
toms of having 1t in the very worst
form"
one afternoon week later Sedley
guided Noryelle Gaillaird through the
corridors of the Congressional library,
wearing an expression that would have
affirmed the opinion that there Was no
occupation or pursuit ever followed by
man that was one-half as pleasant as
guiding sightsocrs over Washington.
While she re. ] the old English inscrip-
tlons he wondered If his native Boston
ever saw hat that compared with the
girls little red turban, or If Boston
ever saw anything so perfect rs the
glowing face set off by her chinchilla
furs.
WAS that turban made from bird
Of paradise?' he asked musingly.
Bird Of paradiscf' She left the old
English Inscriptions and turned toward
him laughing. Your study of orni-
thology has been wocfully neglected.
l think we had better take in the 700
next. l believe you would find 1t came
nearer being the breast of n flamlngo.
we must hurry back to the hotel N
time to lunch with papa. He says b"
has scarcely seen me for the last wee5
But YOU are a wonderfully clever
guide" she added approylngly.
Let's sit here just a minute he said
persuasivcly. It's terrible to think
you are going home in three days
despondently.
Norvelle laughed at his wocful facS.
You must be a Yankee. Of deepest
dye" - reproachfully ~ TO think going
south Is such terrible ordeal You
ought to go see our south before you
say things about IT."
May really Gomez" he asked, anG
his voice made her lower her eyes and
commence study of the American
Beauty she wore on her coat
1--WE are a hospltablc people, she
said evasively, and our house is very
large"
lie leaned forward earnestly, trying
TO see her eyes But l don't want 70
venture into your strange land unless
there would be some one there who
would be happy because Of my com
ing"-pleadingly.
She gave him glimpse of her eyes.
1T would make me happy" she said
softly.
you dear little girl" he whispered,
laying his palm c0ycrtly over the little
gloved hand on the seat beside him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Her Revenge.

Women are revcngeful creatures. In
a little town n few miles away in
Maryland there lives a man who, as
Pennsylvania people say, IS SO near"
that In ten years he allowed his wife
to have only three frocks. 1t came out
in the testimony when she sued for
divorce. She won her suit, too, and
the man began to speedily realize the
error of his ways 1t cost him much
more to live when he had to pay cook
and laundrcss than when he had a
wife to work for him, so he began to
make overturcs 10 the lady who had
left him.
He wanted her to rcmarry him, and
he promised TO be n different man If
she would She had gone to her pe0-
pie in New Jersey, but she wrote that
reconciliation was possible. She want
ed TO be married in style, though, with
n trousseau and a wedding trip to NJ
agara Falls. He would have to send
her money for these things before she
would set the day. 1t nearly killed tho
man to part with his money, but he
did it. She was good manager, and
he calculated that the trousseau would
last her another ten years at least. He
let her buy railway tickets and ar
range everything.
Then he started for the scene. He
arrived there just an hour after the
lady married another man. He was
just IN time, in fact, to see her start
off for Niagara Falls with the tyouF-
scau and the tickets he had paid for.
He was, as one man says, S.u.g, ana
by woman to whom he Lid given
three new gowns in ten years.-Wash-
ington Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
AN INDIAN LEGEND.
How the Autumn Leaves Were
Transformed Into birds.

Transformed Into birds.
An Indian story that has been hand
cd down and is still believed by many
Indian tribes is one about the trans
formation of leaves into birds. Long
years aGo, when the world was young,
the Great Spirit wont about the earth
making it beautiful Wherever his
feet touched the ground lovely trees
and flowers Sprang up. All summer
the trees woro their short green
dresses. The leaves were very happy,
and they sang their sweet songs TO the
breeze as it passed them. one day the
wind told them the time would soon
come when they would have TO fall
from the trees and die This made the
leaves feel very bad but they tried to
bo bright and do the best they could
SO as not t. make the mother trees un-
happy Bat at last the time came, and
they LET - Of the twigs and branches
and nuttcrcd TO the ground They lay
perfectly quiet not able to move eX-
ccpt as the wind would lift them.
The Great Spirit saw them and
thought they were 50 lovely that he did
not want to see them die, but live and
be beautiful forever. 50 he gave 10 each
bright leaf Il pair Of wings and power
to ny. Then hc called them his birds" 3"
From the red ana brown leaves Of the
oalI camc the robins, and yellow birds
from the yellow willow leaves, aud
from bright maple leaves he made the
rcd birds The brown leaves became
wrcns, srarrows and other brown
birds. This is why the birds love the
trees and always 90 to them to build
their nests ana look for food and shade.
KANSAS 'ity Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Nor n Yn.nr nnn with Money.

If We're a young man with a certain
amount Of capital and DESTROYS to in
crease it at the expense Of fools, |
should become dealer in pictures and
In works Of art The prices paid at
auctions for such articles by a few
dealers bidding against each other are
abused, although vast number Of
very wealthy fools who purchase them
from dealer are ready TO pay still
higher. The mere fact that some
article has been sold in an auction
room at a high price attracts theTD,
and they buy it from the dealer at
higher one In order to be able to point
to it in their houses and to tell their
friends how much it cost them. The
dealer consequently makes much
money by acting as middleman.
Whether there is any arrangement to
run up the price among dealers l do
not know, but l have always Won
dercd whether this is the case and
whether tn" original owner always
gets the selling price at the auction
London Truth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Inauguration
UIeek
By TROY ALLISON
Copyright, 1905. bu T. c. Mcclure

Pennsylvania avenue was gay with
flying flags and bunting. The crowd
on the payements, kept from over
flowing the curbstone by the force of
mounted police, was larger than the
city had seen for years.
On the corner of Twelfth and the
avenue the people who had been un-
able to decide whether they preferred
seeing the man of the hour start from
the White House or arrive at the capi-
toll had finally formed q congcsted mob
that concluded to let well enough alone
and save the wear and tear Of further
progress.
A group OF cowboys in their best
western finery joked crowd Of girls
that had turned out to see the process
sion. Two Indians, decorated with
every specimen of button, badge and
feather, stood with stolid patience just
where the crowd was thickest
A man in a light overcoat lowered
head and shoulders above the rest A
newsboy reached up with a variegated
cane and tilted his derby rakishly to
one side. 'Wisht | was up In the
clouds with you, mister" he grinned.
II could review this procession to bet
ter advantage"
Il might as well be stone blind"
came q plaintive voice whose owners
diminutive stature was wedgcd in be-
tween the Indians and the man with
the light coat, "and | reckon I'd be
rather more comfortable If | were
stone dead nt the same time"
Sedley looked down from his height
Of six feet three with a smile at the
humor OF the situation. ITS too bad"
he said pityingly. Push back this way
q little-I can elbow the crowd NJ the
side a bit-might be dangerous to push
forward into those lndians-don't
think ever saw any more decorated
specimens they may have torahawks
In every pocket for all of you"
The girl laughed and moved toward
him. Il don't mind them" She show
ed a row of white teeth and black
eyes sparkling with excitement I'm
50 dark and small and black haired
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21

If Anne Marin Jones had been born
beauty or even moderately pretty this
story would not have to be written.
With n snub nose hair, eyes and com
plcxion OF the same piece and no figure
to speak of, even robust vanity can
not deceive. Anne Maria's vanity was
not robust. How should 1t be when she
had beautiful sister, upon whom the
family hopes and the family eXpendi-
lures equally centered? But Anne Ma
ria had understanding. Since she could
not be ornamental, she resolved TO be
useful. Moreover, she had q palate
rare IN womcnkind and n deft way In
the kitchen that was worth a lot Of
looks.
You begin to perceive the relation Of
things. If she had been beauty she
wouldn't have been n cook. And then
Captain Joscphus Marshull-but stories
should be told as they happen. Captain
Joscphus was a bachelor. 1ch and
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21

middle age made 1t quite another thing.
The peaches had been rs sweet and
spiced rs the pastry was greasy. To
gether they kept the poor captain Ill all
night long In the morning he was
weak and wan-sO weak the bare
thought Of food reyolted him. lie got
I'D and staggered about the room, but
found It idle to think Of going out
Then came the Judge to whisk him
away TO his house in spite of the cap
tain's weak and wayering protests,
Leave you herel Not much. uOTels
are dreary places for sick men" the
Judge said heartily meaning quite half
he said. And the captain found himself
established in state In the Jones spare
room, with Anne Maria fitting noise
lessly IN and out to fetch him Cruel or
clam broth or some other thing he need
cd but did not crave.
Thus skIlfully encouraged, indlges-
ton kept him prisoner three full days.
When he at last got out it was TO find
the railway pact made beyond overset-
lluB. 1IulI hON tNtlT hlu NV Ni'h'i'
him so much rs a nearer personal CON
Germ. AlonzO must bo told. But how?
There lay the rub. AlonZo was still
sulking afar off At least tho captain
believed so. Desperately he decided on
heroic measures. After the decision he
took Anne Maria for quiet drive
Anne Maria In her best frock and her
most demurc smile. When they came
back the captain sent Alonzo dis
patch:
Come home. l have married a Jones.
Help me break 1t TO the old folks"
The answer was layed, and the
captain was fuming when It came. AS
he tore It open Anne Maria read over
his shoulder: Congratulations So have
l. We will break it to the old folks to-
gcther."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21


that that newsboy with the cane asked
me If | was the squaw that belonged
10 the Indian gentleman
Sedley had already recognized her
voice as belonging to a daughter Of the
far sonth, and when she turned her
face toward him her Creole ancestry
was certainty
81 have lost my crowd. | tried to
take q little walk by myself before II
was time to start for the grand stand
she said, with frank fricndliness, "and
I have lost my hotel. | don't know
where anything on earth is except just
me-" Her sentence ended with little
gasp as the crowd made n sudden i'm
pulse forward.
And I'm afraid among your other
losses you are going to lose your view
Of the president" said Sedley, trying
10 keep the crowd from Jostling her.
How much can you see from down
thereW
"Oh, / can't see anything but two
bucksl1in Jackets. They may be very
nice In the buckskin line, but l want
10 see the president. l never saw q
real 1--we president in my life" dole
fully.
Hes almost here" he said. II won
der if-er-yOu would let me-er-lift
you up so you could see himT he sug-
gested, with a touch Of good natured
shyness.
"Oh, would you" she exclaimed,
with the volume Of gratitude of one
who has been granted hearts desire.
IT weigh a hundred and one Do you
think you could hold me till he pass
edT anxiously
Just try me-" he said, smiling rs he
lifted her until she beamed happily
over the two creased heads in front OF
them.
The president In acknowledging the
cheers that burst forth gave n purely
personal smile Of amusement and good
Will to q girl whose sparkling face rose
clear above the mass and who in her
excitement snatched n derby hat and
waved IT enthusiastically.
Ibid you see him smile at me?" she
asked breathlessly, when her feet
touched the pavement
Il don't see how he could help It."
Sedley took her arm and drew her to
one side, as the people hurried on to-
ward the capitol. IF you will give
ne some Information on the subject,
/ will see If can help you find that
lost hotel"
You are just as good rs can be"
she said gratefully. It's the Willard,
and | know papa is frantic about me
by this time"
''The Willard? That's easy" And
Sedley's conscience justified the
"around your elbow to get your
thumb" route which he took to the
hotel, by the theory that it was easier
10 walk six blocks through practically
empty streets than to walk two
against surging mob.
When they reached the hotel, he
took his leave reluctantly. Il wonder
II Il would be rude to say ] would
hke to meet you againI' he asked.
81 don't think 1t would very. ."
There was amusement in her eyes.
Papa would probably like TO thank
you for finding this lost hotel"
When she told him her name and
her native state, Sedleys face bright
ened visibly. 'Do you happen to know
the congressman from the Second dis
trtctT" he asked eagerly.
"Know himl He read law in papa's
effice," she said.
The congressman from that Second
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Seeing Double.

''You brutcr exclaimed Mrs Lush
ley. 1T makes my blood boil to see
you come home In this condition"
"M' dear" said Lushlcy, you look
beautiful when y'r angry"
'Indced?"
'Yesh Anyhow, you shert'nly look
doubly beautiful to me iusht now
Philadelphia Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
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SCHEDULE EFFECT ON AND AFTER SEPTEMBER TO- 1905
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-18
ROUTE NINE.
Miss Lima Lawrence is still very

Miss Lima Lawrence is still very
low.
| Mrs. Ben Vaughn has been visit.
ing her father for some time up in
Middle Tennessee, and we hope to
see her home again soon with her
health good.
Bro. Holder closed one OF the
most blessed precious meetings at
Protemus last Friday night we ever
witnessed. Bro. Holder preached
some of the sweetest sermons that
eyer came from a preachers heart.
We do believe there were many
made happy during the meeting.
The saddest time of the meeting
was when it closed and we realized
that we had to give Bro. Holder up.
But may the Lord be with him
wherever he goes and may he have
success in every meeting. His
meeting at Antioch begins next
Sunday.
Mrs. Mai Fluffy was on the sick
list last week.
The meeting began at Protemus
last Sunday, but am sorry to say
Bro. Dickey did not get to come and
be with us on account Of the strict
quarantine in Memphis. There
was large crowd at Protemus
Sunday expecting to see his smiling
face.
Miss Laura Boston attended
church at Protemus Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Darnell and daughter,
Miss Ula, attended church at Pro-
temus Sunday.
John D. Ki1lion went to Union
City Wednesday night.
Miss Minnie Sanders spent few
days last week with Miss Gertie
Carlton.
Messrs. ]. D., r. G. and ]. L.
Cunningham sold fine lot of cat
tie last week. GREENE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-18
SHADY GROVE.

Hot weather.
D. e. Hogan is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. HI. Verhine spent
last Sunday in Number Sixteen.
A party Of gentlemen composed
of ]. N. Jonakin, B. H. Hubbs, G.
w. Bryson and Geo. Clark spent
last week on the lake they report
fishing fine.
What has become of the Chums,
OF Rives? We have failed to see
their items for three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Stanley visit
ed relatives in Lake County last
week.
Miss Essie Woodfin entertained
limited number of friends last
Thursday at the home Of her par
ents. Miss Essie is a charming
young lady and there is no limit to
her hospitality. She was celebrat-
ing her 18th anniversary.
YELLOW DOC.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-18
groceries from Mr.. Sam Bassitt.

Mr.. Billie Bryant's family, Of
Clayton, visited relatives here Mon.
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watt Cherry, OF
OF Protemus, were the guests OF
relatives here the first OF the week.
Mrs. Coats and daughter, Della,
of st. Louis, have returned home
after spending several days here
with relatives.
Mr.. Joe Green left Friday for
Humboldt to attend the bedside of
her daughter, Mrs. Tom Ross, who
is very sick with fever.
Mr.. ]. r. Chiles transacted of
fetal business here Monday.
w. w. Caldwell and wife visited
relatives in Obion last week.
VIOLET.