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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
HAWAIIAN SERVANTS.
A story Which illustrates One of
Their PccuIinrities.

lhc1f IeCullaFIIIeS-
Hawaiian servants" said a brown
woman. are the hest-the best in the
world, but they are strangely unso-
phislicatcd, strangely naive.
Hawaiian servants insist on calling
you by your first name Ours were al.
ways saying to my husband, Yes,
John or All right, John, and to me-
Very well, Ann or Ann, I am going
out
at last | got tired of this, and to
John. when we got new cook, I said,
Don't ever call me by my first
name in this new cooks presence,
Then, perhaps, not knowing my name,
he'll have to say Mrs" to me-
80 John was very careful always to
address me as Dcaric' or Sweetheart
but the new cook, a watchful chap
gave me no title ut all.
"One day we had some company,
some English officers. told them how
l had overcome, in my new cooks
case the native servants horrid abuse
of their employers Christian names,
and | said. BY this servant, at least
you wont hear me called Ann
Just then the new cook entered the
room. lie bowed to me respectfully
and said:
Sweetheart, dinner is served
"'What" | Stammcred.
"'Dinuer is served dearie,' answer
ed the new cook."-New York Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
The First CarronRdes.

The earliest mention of the use Of
carronadeS in actual warfare which |
have met with is contained in the Edin.
burgh Advertiser for April 13, 1779,
where accow.' are gen of m action
fought March II, 1I19, in st. Georges
channel near the Tuskar rock, between
the British privatecr Sharp and the
American rrivateer Skyrocket. The
former We armed with carronades,
short guns Of a new construction,
made at CarrOn." One of these ac-
counts is from Captain Macarthur, an
Englishman, who was at the time n
prisoner on board the Skyrocket and
was IN position to speak of the dam
age sustained by that ship.
On April 10, in the same year, q
spirited action was fought In the chan
mel between the Spitfire, a British pri.
vateer armed with sixteen eighteen
FOUNDER carronades, commanded by
Captain Thomas Bell and owned by
John Zuiller and others, and the Sur
veillante, French frigate of thirty.
two guns and a large crew The Spit.
fire was taken after an obstinate fight,
'the Surveillante sustaining considera.
BILE damage.-Notes and Queries.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
A COSTLY DROP CURTAIN.
Tho One NcissOnIcr Didn't Paint
For II French Theutcr.

Tho One NcissOnIcr Didn't Paint
For IL French Theutcr.
The cutcarrising manager Of a the,
atcr calls! !pon the famous French
eTGg' JC ~r Louis Ernest Mei4sonler,
on one occasion, says Mr. Robert
Kcmpt in Pencil and Palette, and ask
ed him to paint drop scene for
certain theater and name his own
terms.
You have seen my pictures, then"
asked Mcissonicr
"Oh, yes" exclaimed the manager,
but it is your name | want! 1t Will
draw crowds to my theater."
And how large do you wish this
curtain to be?' inquired the artist.
"Ah, well, we will say 10 by IS me
ters"
Meissonicr took up a pencil and pro
cecJed to make calculation. At last
be looked up and said with imperturb-
able gravity:
Il have calculated and find that my
pictures are valued at $4,000 francs
per meter. Your curtain, therefore,
will cost you just 2l,6OO0O0 francs.
But that IS not all. 1t takes me twelve
months 10 paint twenty-five centime-
ters of canvas. 1t will therefore take
me just 100 years to finish your cur
tain You should have come to me
earlier, monsieur. | am too old for
the undertaking now. Good morning.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
THE HIGH GLASS KOREAN.
Being Drawing Room Gentleman,
lie Is Slave To Dress

lie Is - Sieve to Dress.
The Korean is above everything else
a man Of the drawing room. and all
his instincts move along the leisurely
ways Of lifc Anything like haste OF
zen presscm"nt' is unknown to the
eternal laws that govern him. This
characteristic Of his is evident in all
his actions at all times and under all
conceivable circumstances. Being a
drawing room gentleman, dress Is the
great ambition of his life. From the
shoes Of his feet to the topknot on the
top Of hi, head he is ordered so as to be
seen ana admired of men.
Ills shoes while in mourning must be
spotle#sIy white. 40 atom of dust or
fly spcck shall mar them. His socks.
beautifully puffcd, are stitched to per
fection; his pantaloons, big enough for
a BrohdmgDag, are padded. quilted
ana ironcd Until they come forth look
ing like some mysterious fabric of pol
ished marble; his jacket likewise and
his ovcry1a ana wristIets.
Not Only has he a headband, a top
knot and hat on his head, but he
buys E1i" Of spectacles and adds
them 70 his already overcharged head.
gear, and thg5 rugged, with a ring Oh
his finger ANA a fan in his hand, he
goes forth o. make his way through
this troubled world.-North China Her.
aid
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
An Arctic Dog.

1t is said of Or. John Brown, the gen.
ial and much loved author of "Rab and
His Friends" that he was personally
acquainted with every dog in Edin-
burgh Once while out driving he stop
ped in the middle Of a sentence and
looked out eagerly at the back of the
carriage.
as it some one you known asked
the friend who was with him.
NO" he replied. It's a dog / don't
know"
An old resident Of Edinburgh tells
this story: A dog had recently been
brought to the city from Iceland and
for long time apparently suffered
from all the pangs of homesickness.
DR. Brown became much interested
in the animal and tried frequently to
comfort it, At last one day he came
TO the house of his friend, DR.. Peddie,
with a smiling face and said:
THAT dog is all right now. He went
out last night and saw the pole star,
and that has made him feel quite at
home here"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
CONOUESTS OF SILENCE.

Washington never made speech.
In the zenith of his fame he once at
tempted it, failed and gave it up, con-
fused and aDashed. In framing the
constitution Of the United States the
labor was almost wholly performed in
committee of the whole, of which
George Washington was day after day
chairman, and he made but two speech
es during the convention, Of q very
few words each. The convention, how.
ever, acknowledged the master spirit,
and historians affirm that had 1t not
been for his personal popularity and
the thirty words Of his speech, pro.
nouncing it the best that could be unit
ed upon, the constitution would have
been rejected by the people.
Thomas jefferson never made
speech. He couldn't DO it.
Napoleon, who's" executive ability Is
almost without parallel, said that
his difficulty was in finding men of
deeds rather than words. When asked
how he maintained his influence over
his superiors in age and experience
when commando" in chief Of an army
in Italy he said, by reserve" The
greatness of man is not measured by
the length of his speeches and their
numh--
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

In the Memoirs of General Count
de Segur." an aid-de-camp of NapO-
leon. the following affecting incident is
related:
During the nocturnal attack of the
Ukra. on Dec %, was unhorsed. My
animal had been wounded by a bullet
In his chest, from which the blood was
streaming, and as he could no longer
carry me | had been forced to leave
him, loading his equipment on my
shoulders When | had reached our
first outpost. about 800 PAGES off, | sat
down to rest before the fire, in some
grief at the loss of my mount, when
4 plaintive sound and an unexpected
contact caused me to turn my head.
1t was the poor beast, which had re-
vived and had dragged itself in the
wake of my footsteps. In spite Of the
distance and the darkness, it had sue
ceeded in finding me and. recognizing
me by the light of the campfire. had
come up groaning to lay its head on
my shoulder. My eyes filled with tears
at this last proof of attachment, and
| was gently StrOking it when, eX-
hausted from the blood it had lost and
its efforts to follow me, in the midst
of the men, who were as surprised
and touched as myself, it fell down,
struggled for moment and expired"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

In Lord Eyron'S letters he tells how
he once mad visit from II Mr.. Cool
idge Of Boston. very pretty lad, only
somewhat too full of poetry and EN-
tusymusy. Byron says: II was very
civil to him during lis few hours stay
and talked with him much Of Irving.
whoae writings are my delight But
suspect he did not take quite so much
to me- from his having expected to
meet a miSanthrop'cll gentleman in
wolfskin brce,hes and answering In
fierce mono,yllables instead Of a man
Of this world. | can never get people
to understand that poetry is the ex-
preston Of excited passion and that
there IS no such thing as a life OF pas
sion any more than a continuous earth
quake or an eternal fever Besides,
who would ever shave themselves in
such a state"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
A Smart Man.

Fourteen cents for each of these"
he said, handing the saleswoman two
cravats he had selected. That's IS; Is
for this and ii for this. That's just 80
cents in all And he placed n half
dollar on the counter.
The girl took the cravats he had Sc
lected, entered the purchase on slip,
which she footed up at 80 cents, and
sent them away. Soon they came back
wrapped ready for the purchaser. He
took them, but did not 20 away.
Il knew could do it," he said. Just
count it up again-three for IA cents
each and one for IS"
The girl counted and found the total
was 90 cents instead of 30. Then he
wanted to give her 10 cents more and
20 off with the goods. but il took more
than 10 cents worth Of his time as well
as Of everybody else's concerned before
the matter could be Strengthened out.
The lesson was quite as expensive
for me as FOR you" he said to the girl
when he finally left with his crayats.-
Philadelphia Record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
MARINE LEAPERS.
The Tuna IL the Most Graceful of the
JuIl DcrS of the Sea.


Many of the inhabitants of the sea
are good jumpers and some have be-
come famous Among them should be
mentioned the tarpon or silver king, q
huge fish with scales that CLEAN like
silver, which constitutes the famous
game fish of Florida. The leaps of this
beautiful creature are often astonish-
ing Several years ago steamer was
ri ,i.ug down the st. Johns river. The
captain was sitting on the fore deck,
leaning against the pilot house, when
suddenly there rose in the air beauti-
ful shining fish four feet in length. 1t
came on like an arrow and landed in
the lap of the captain as neatly as
though it had been placed there.
In the Pacific waters the tuna, an
ally Of the horse mackerel, is noted
for its leaps. Sometimes a school
sweeps up the coast and the powerful
fish, often weighing 500 pounds, are
seen in the air in every direction. They
are like an arrow, turn gracefully five
or six feet in the air and come down,
keeping the water for acres in a foam,
and if not the greatest jumpers they
are certainly the most graceful of the
leaperS of the sea.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

There was little vine covered cottage,
as fresh and sweet as the morning. \
youth leaned over the gate saying good
by. for he was going off to win fortune
for them both. Then he departed, with
her moist kiss upon his lips, while the
golden morning shone hopefully on the
woods and meadows. And, oh, the
long misery of that subsequent misun-
derStanding, Later news had reached
him that she was married to an old ri
val; after that, no news at all.
James Fawcett went near to the
weeping little woman and laid his
hand upon her arm. Kitty" he said
again, its years since we saw each
other
Fifteen" said she struggling to be
calm and smiling through her tears.
That's a long time, James, and time
brings many changes"
Does it, | don't see them, dear. To
me you're just the same"
At his words the woman flushed-as
pretty wild rose flush as any maiden
might claim. He drew up chair for
himself and placed it hear her Then
he set about bringing up old tales that
made her cheerful and gave the dim
pies play What a dance those same
dimples dsed to lead the boys, Billy
and Ben and the reSt-did she remem-
Der? And did she recall the wooden
schOolhouse? There was a brand new
brick one now The old farmhouse
was down. too. and on its site was a
gorgeous brick villa.
Thus. though all the while hunger
was gnawing at his heart, he talked
cheerily on and on. Presently he
arose. He could bear it no longer.
She was such sorrow laden, pale,
alone against the world. He opened
his arms wide
"Will you come now, Kitty? It's not
too late"
When she laid her hands on his broad
shoulders and said tremulOusly, I'm
so tired. dear-So tired he put his
strong arms about her and fondled her
Caressingly, just as he might have
fondled the child by the wall or any
other helpless thing Little Timber
Toes" all the while looked on and smil
ed
And when we go to the woods" she
asked presently, well take dear moth
er along too?"
We'll, rather" answered the man in
a queer, hoarse tone as he drew the
woman in his arms still closer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
Furnishing IL Proud Maine Judge.

In the early days of Augusta, Me-,
when the people rode about the country
on horseback, certain aristocratic
judge, riding into town one day on his
smart horse, was overtaken by a neigh
Dor, a poorly dressed Irishman, riding
a rather rough looking animal
In the outskirts Of the city the two
logged along side by side, discussing
the topics of the day, but as they near
ed the town the proud judge, thinking
it beneath his dignity to be seen in
company with Patrick, requested the
Irishman to fall back little
The quick witted son Of Erin, grasp
ing the situation, fell back few PAGES
and awaited his opportunity for re-
venge.
As they were entering the principal
street the Irishman called out from be-
hind: "Jedge --, am | far enough be-
hind yer honor?"
The discounted Judge sitting very
erect paid no heed to the Irishman.
a little further on Patrick again call
ed out, TO the intense amusement Of the
bystanders, "Jedge -, am / far
enough behind yer honor now, sIrp
So, all along the way, Patrick pun
ished the proud judge.-Boston Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

An animal deprived of sleep dies
more quickly than from hunger. One
of the cruelost of Chinese punishments
is to kill a man by preventing sleep,
he dying insane about the fourteenth
day All animals SLEEP for some period
of the twenty-four hours. How and
when they do so depend upon their
natural habits. But they all have this
in common that after any unusual ex-
ertion they sleep lougcr.-London Mail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

A.-Where are You of to? B.-I am
going to ask Mr k, the wealthy
banker, for the hand Of one of his
daughters A.-lndccd! Which of
them? B.-I don't know yet If he ls
IN a good humor, will take the youn
Lustige Blatter
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

'1 didn't know young Snobberly real
ly took any interest In politics"
Nonsense, He doesn't"
Put | .ust heard him TALKING for
the past ten minutes about party
ties"
"Oh, he means white lawn bows
Philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
full.

Isn't II awful when a woman keeps
fixing her back hair at the theater and
then when the performance Is over
finds that she has left her diamond
ring on the dresser Mt home,- -Cleve-
land Leader
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

Barber-EFow do you want the little
fellows hair cut Mr. Balder? Johnnie
Balder-I want mine cut like papa's,
with hole on top-Yorkshire Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
ACKAWANNA RAILROAD
- -BLOOMSBURG DIVISION
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
lin Effect Jan. /, 1905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
TRAINS LEA
EASTWARD.

EASTWARD.
7O7a.m. daily for Bloomsbury, Kingston,
Wilkes Barre AID Scranton. Arriving Scran-
ton at g.42 "A. IN. and connecting mt Scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at 3.iS IA.
m and New York City at $50 p. m.
1919 "A. IN. weekly for Bloomsbury, X Kingston,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and intermediate sta
tiOnS, arriving at Scranton mt l2.S) p IN. ana
connecting there with trains for New lOrk
City. Philadelphia and Buffalo.
2ll weekly for Bloomsbury, Kingston, W likes
Barre Scranton and intermediate stations
arriving at Scranton at 40 p. m.
5IS p. m. daily for Bloomsbury, EspN, Ply
mouth. Kingston, Wilkes-Barre, Plttston,
Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at Scranton at N.25 p. m and connecting there
with trains arriYin. nj New ork CITY at go
a. m, Philadelphia 10 a IN. and Buffalo "A. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANNlLLE.
gl5a m weekly from Scranton. Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tiOnS, leaving Scranton at ESQ a. m, where II
connects with trains leaving New York city
at $50 p. m, Philadelphia at 4u2 p IN. ana
Buffalo AT 1880 a. m.
I244p m daily from Scranton, Pittston,
Kingston, Berwick. Bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations. leaving Scranton at 1910 q. m.
and connecting there with train leaving Bun
alO at2.25 a. IN.
4gSp. m. weekly from Scranton, Kingston,
Berwick. Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tiOnS, leaving Scranton at l.5) p. m, where IL
connects with train leaving New i OrK Clty
at 1890 a m. and Philadelphia at 300 a. IN.
9O5 y. m daily from Scranton. Kingston,
PittStOn Berwick. Bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations, leaving Scranton AT t.So p. m,
where il connects with trains leaving New
York City AT 60 p. m, Philadelphia al l2tO
p. IN. and BufiOlo at $50 a. m.
TIE. CLARKE, Gen'l Sup't.
y. W. LEE, Gen, Pass. Agt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30

1t seemed b. must ...a Up, a puff Of
fresh mir -.u LIS u9strils, and
with ono a. q, o., h, dragged Clara
from b,nc. Il. mfyal:ng cloth
WheI cousri,, mes, came again she
was chafu- his and in hers while the
tears strcag..I rpWn her face. As he
opened his eyes she gave "A little cry
and. lcaniua forward lightly, brushed
his check.
y WIS afraid" she said, tremulous
catch in Ler voice, that YOU had in
hailed too much gas. Il was about to
leave you to seek assistance"
II am all right now" he answered
feebly. Then. after a minute, How
did you happen 20 be in that carr
There were three of US" she an
swcred-"Tom, ,hc professor and my
self. had always longed to take a
balloon trip. auI this seemed such
splendid chance.
The profesSyr was just helping Tom
into the car when somehow the rope
parted and ! was carried up alone.
Then the gas began to give out, and
thought l should fall into the lake
But its all right now, isn't itf"
Yes" be answered, with a woa
smile. Wen telegraph Mr. Ripley anI
send you home in the morning. our
hpme IS Just beyond here, apd my
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-04-26
MERCHANTS NEWS

Our line of go-carts are equipped
with rubber tires and the improved
brakes. Running gears in different
colors. We will be glad to show you
u line at any time.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
Before you buy a Refrigerator be
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constructed that they will save you
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S. M. & e. II. Wilkes & Co.
You have read in the papers what
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S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
Let us show youour line of Ice Cream
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S. M. & E. H. Wilkes G. Co.
We have on our sample floor a beau
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S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-04-26
New SUPERINTENDENT.

The Trustees of the Laurens Graded
Schools have elected Mr.. N. Nj. Sally
of Orangeburg as Superintendent of
the city school to take the place of Mr..
B. l.. Jones, who resigned a year ago
to take effect at the end of the present
term.
Mr.. Sally is an educotar of experience
and ability. He received his education
at the Citadel and at Wofford and has
been teaching at Bamberg S. C. dur
ing the past six years, the last two of
which he was superintendent of the
Bamberg Graded School,
A year ago Mr.. Jones wished to give
up the superintendency on account of
his health but at the urgent request of
the trustees held over for this year.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-04-26
CATARRHAL TROUBLES PREVALENT.
Spring Months Cause Sickncss-..Breathe
Hy0mei and Be Cured of CatarrIi,

Catarrhal troubles are more common
at this season than at any other
time of the year. The sudden changes
that come during the spring months are
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that without proper treatment will be-
come chronic.
The pleasantest, most convenient,
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ment and cure of catarrh is Hyomei.
Simply put twenty drops in the little
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No dangerous drugs or alcoholic con-
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Hyomei penetrates to the most remote
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Thousands of testimonials have been
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The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
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Co. to show you the strong guarantee
under which they sell Hyomei.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-04-26
Woman's Curiosity.

"Woman's curiosity" said Mr..
Fletcher, is a equality of the mind be-
hind all human understanding.
"Yes?" said Mrs. Fletcher. "What
made you think of that?"
Then, according to the New York
Press, Mr.. Fletcher gave this explana-
tion of his profound and highly original
remark:
1.-The actions of a woman | saw down
town today" he said. "She followed
a man ten blocks just to read a placard
that was fastened on his back. She spot
ted him at Thirty-fourth street. That
was really the endof hertrip,I feel sure,
from something she said to another wo-
man, who was too fat to join in the
chase. But when she caught sight of
that flaming red poster tied to the
mans back, her curiosity got the bet
ter of her, and she set out after him.
"He led her quite a chase, across
town and downtown and halfway back
to Thirty-fourth street, but she never
weakened. She tagged faithfully along
in his wake, and finally she got close
enough to read that notice"
Mrs. Fletcher reflected a moment.
What did it say?" she asked.
"It advised her to get her teeth
pulled somewhere on Sixth avenue"
Mrs. Fletcher thought again
"Where We're you all the time she was
IN,,;,c. - E,,1 tl.% ,,,1Op,
'Me?" said Fletcher. ooh, | was
following the woman. wanted to see
if she finally caught UP with that man.