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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03
BUTTER WEIGHT.


visit to Grocery.
Live and learn. | heard Il respect
able looking, motherly soul, making
purchases for the family, say to the
grocer, BE sure to give me butter
weight, now, for I've been a long time
customer Of yours" Certainly, Mrs.
MacLarcn," he replied chccrlly, you
are entitled 10 it if any one Is" Yet
she bought no butter.
What IS butter wcightT l inquired
when she had gone "Why, that's just
a little sop we hand out TO some of
our old customers" said the salesman.
Instead of making an exact pound of
anything they buy we make 1t frac-
tion over, which ticklcs them nearly
to death. OF course we are particular
10 let them see they are getting moro
than their moneys worth; hence we
keep their trade"
next asked how the store made up
for this extra allowance. That's dead
easy was the reply, but as 1t Is n
trick Of the trade l don't think we
ought 10 tell everybody" Perhaps
other customers receive short weightr'
IF they do. we don't let 'em know it."
Maybe your prices are just a frac-
tiou over the markctT Never. We
sell cheaper than anybody" Maybe
your goods are inferlorT At that hc
quailcd.
Referring to n dictionary, l learned
that butter weight is an allusion to a
custom of eXacting seventeen or eight
cen ounces or even more to the pound
Of butter, possibly on the ground that
the water in 1t would soon evaporate
and bring the pound down to sixteen
ounces. In Scotland tron weight (twen-
ty-one to twenty-eight ounces to the
pound) was used in buying butter
New York Press.
The Conscience Fund.
1t is n noticeable fact that all contri-
buttons to the conscience fund" are
made anonymously. Can it be that the
man with conscience Is always
,.hrpnnI ,f it, p0Stpn Transcript
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03
The WfIy nRrbeF.

"Ah, yes" unused Mr. Oldboy, ''when
| was n young fellow and went 70 the
hairdresscr's 10 get my hair cut he
rscd to fiatter mo by asking if want
cd shave Now when l 60 to the
hairdrcsscr's to get n shave lac flatters
me by asking If | want my hair cut
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03

Hatred is nm active displcasure, envy
a passive. It ought. therefore not to
surprise US that envy turns so soon to
hatred - Goethe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03
J j. q ROWN

THEEYE a SPECIALITY
Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass
and artificial eyes supplied.
Market Street, Bloomsbury, Pa.
Fours-10 a. IN. to ; p, III.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03

scranton ........Iv 1910 I2IO t8 IS y
f. VI. p. nj PM A. N
New York..,.....,.ar 330 500 73J 80
'DaIly, fpaily except Sunday.
stops on signal or on notice to conductor 4,
II stops on signal TO take on passengers for
New York, Binghamton and points wesl.
r. E.CLARKE 4. " LEE.
Gen SuUerintendent. cen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03
The Conscience Fund.

It is n noticeable fact that all contri-
buttons to the conscience fund" are
made anonymously Can it be that the
man with conscience Is always
ashamed of it, Boston Transcript.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-03

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weekdays. Daily Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run or
through trains between Sudbury, Williamsport
and Erie between Sunhury ana Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West
For further information apply to Ticket Agent
w. ". ATTFRBUEY, }. IL. WOOD
General Manager, Pass. Iraihc Mgr
GEO. ". BOYD. Gen Passenger Agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-24
PUBLIC ADVERTISING

First street to the place Of beginning.
follling Place-202f East First street.
Inspectors-H. r. Newton and NJ. r.
Judees-chas. Leach and q. A. VII
cierks-c e. DAVIDSON and r. =. Davis
Ballot Clerks-G. r. Dundas and r. L.
Laughton.
MUNIcIPAL ELECTION PRECINCT
NO. ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN.
All that part OF the Ninth Ward COM
prised within the following boundaries.
to wit; CQmmencing At the intersection of
southeriy on Soto street to FIRST street:
| thence eastefly on First street to the
east line Of Los Angeles city: thence
thence westerly on Mission ig Road Road to the
place Of beginning
Polling Place Brooklyn and oanahi.
fnspectors~J w Menaer and Harland
JGdses-c. IT, Anderson and q. r. Bald
Clerks-R. Corcoran and L. Francis.
..ballot Clerks.W. E. bonegan and l..
MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRECINCT
NO. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT.
All that part of the. Ninth Ward COM
prised within the following boundaries,
70 wit: Commencing at the intersection OF
Soto and First streets; thence southeriy
on Soto street to Ninth street; thence
westerly on Ninth street to center OF Los
center ;ine Of Los Angeles River TO south
line of Los Angeles city (charter boun-
dary); thence east on city line to south
east corner Of city; thence north on east
line of city TO First street; thence west
erly on First street to the place OF be-
Polling Place-Fourth and Mott streets,
southwest corner.
Inspectors-C. l.. Cross and ]. r. Light.
Judges-D. r. Browning and NJ T. Col
Inns.
Clerks-Fred Ross and G. E. Bloom
field.
Ballot Clerks-waIlon Parent and t.
II. Brice.
Sec. l. That in all particulars not
recited in this Ordinance such election
shall be held as provided by law for
holding municipal elections in said
city
Sec. 8. This Ordinance is urgently re-
quired for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health and safety, and
the City Clerk shall certify to fits pas
sage by two-thirds vote Of the Council,
and cause II to be published once a day
for ten days in the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter IL shall
take effect and be in force
I hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council OF the
City OF Los Angeles is nine, and that the
two-thirds vote of said Council, at its
meeting of August 21st, 1905, by the
following vote, to wit:
Ayes-Messrs. Ford, Harmon, Healy,
Hitler, Smith and Summerland (6).
ii. j. LELANDE.
Approved this s1st day oY August,
1905.
OWEN MoA1EER,
S-24-81, 9-1-6 lat Mayor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-16
80 SALESPEOPLE ARE ENGAGED
FOR THIS GREAT SALE.

special team will to and from all trains from 1900
to 600 p NJ each day, storm shine All parcels will be
carefully marked and delivered railroad station This sale
has become annual purchasing event 1t is looked forward
to by all who know of it's exsance Don't feel that if you
not here the first day two that nothing will be ef
for such not the Our force large it is could
suitably bill and bundle the goods in weeks time. Not
whstandng this fact and that of the largest
in the State always crowded the first day two that
none but the able bodied stand the fatigue.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-16
THIS STOCK Is OF SUCH A NATURE THAT WE GAMING

THIS STOCK Is OF SUCH A NATURE THAT WE CANNO
SUBMIT SAMPLES.
The entire lot might be closed beforehe reply could
be had
We cannot exchange Special Sale Goods They
must be sold in the time allotted to sell them Mail
orders are looked after to the best of ability.
All goods will be marked in plain figures People
living at distance arrange with friends or relatives
to purchase for them. None but those who want
something for absolutely nothing ever 90 awav
dissatisfied
Observation-Disclosures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-16
COMMENCING
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1905, AT 900 A. NJ,
Continuing Two Weeks and No Longer.

OUR QUANTITIES ARE LARGE AND
WE ANTICIPATE A FULL TWO WEEKS OF LIVELY BUSINESS
others will not appear until
later
The Last Few Days Always Develop Some Extraordinary Bargains
Markdowns will appear lines already too low price but the
quantity may lower mark ALL MUST CO. We
have about
700 Dress Skirts of Every imaginable Fabric and
Style. 800 Sateen and Mercerized Pettcoats Muslin
and Flannelette Underwear by the Hundred Dozen.
Mill Remnants
everything imaginable from IL yd lloyd lengths from Apron
Ginghams Crepe This the time to fix the
family the year with little money We only mention few of
articles space will permit We issuing large
which upon receipt address from will gladly
mail ~sze4x rsee
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27
FUNERALS HIS PLEASURE.
Philadelphia Character Who Forces
His Presence Upon the
| Mourners.

Another character has been found In
Germantown. He migrates under the
'sobriauet of Funeral Joe" and like
the other members of this category is
a center of attraction when seen upon
the street in the different parts of the
suburb, reports the Philadelphia Even
ing Telegraph. The addition to the his
toric old sections list Of freaks once
seen will never DO forgotten, by reason
of his grotesque attire. No funeral in
the past year that has proceeded to Ivy
Hill cemetery, Mount Airy, found him
missing, and no hearse carrying the
remains of man, woman or child passed
into the graveyard without Joe placing
a mark upon the glass Of the vehicle
and retiring to another burial place,
where he goes through the same tactics.
Previous to the interment he visits
the home where the remains of the de-
Gcsased are being viewed, and generally
causes o stir by his attire Of black suit
that has seen better days, white gloves,
white shoes and white opera hat,
adorned with green ribbon. Elected
from the house of mourning, as he gen.
orally is, he will seek another funeral
and force himself into the room in which
the corpse reposes.
One of his eccentricities while in the
place is to pick flower from the floral
tributes, principally from the one sent
by one of the survivors of the dead per-
son, and after looking about the room
for some time, pin it upon the breast of
mourner. At the conclusion of the
services at the house he has. been
known to follow the cortege for miles to
the cemetery, and on growing tired takes
rest upon the rear end of carriage. No
matter what the weather may be,
he may be seen daily wherever there is
a funeral in the suburb, and although
harmless and known to the police, dur
nally follows his odd notion.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27
DOOMED THE BANK.
Texas Planters Learn the Danger Of
Farmyard Hiding Places.

The farmers of Texas for some rea'
son have long been shy of banks, and
have been in the habit Of putting theil
money in receptacles Of various kinds
such as old shoes and cans. Il
Two weeks ago Charles Bosler, q
farmer living near Flatonia, went to
a corner of his yard one day, and In a
few minutes came hurrying back
shouting to his wife that he had been
bitten by copperhead snake. Bosler
came near dying from the effects OF
the snakes poison. and it was not un.
til two days after the snake bit him
that BOsler was able to tell how II
happened. He had gone to get 500
he had on deposit in an old shoe under
a board in the corner of the yard, and
as he reached in to get the shoe the
snake struck at him.
Upon hearing the story Mrs Bosler
went out to get the money where her
husband had left 1t. The shoe was
still under the board and the farmers
wife reached in to get it, when she
caught glimpse of copperhead
snake lying there. She was. not quick
enough to jerk her hand back before
the snake struck her 1t sank Its
fangs in her thumb so deep that she
dragged the copperhead along from
under the board when she pulled her
hand out She shook it lose and ran
screaming to the house.
AS soon as he had attended to his
wife's snake bite Farmer Bosler got
his gun, went out to the place where
the snake seemed to be standing guard
and lifted the board. Coiled ON the
old shoe was the copperhead, and it
showed fight at once. Bosler jumped
aside and shot the serpent's head Off
The $50 was all right in the shoe, and
Farmer Bosler removed it to the
house. \.
The news of this adventure of the
Bosler family with the copperhead
snake soon spread about the neighbor.
hood. and then the farmers began
coming into Flatonia every day to de-
post in the banks all sorts and condi-
tions Of money. The cashier of the
First National bank Of Flatonia SAYS
that for the week ending Saturday the
deposits In that bank were double what
they had been in any previous week
in its history.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

For brutal crimes New York city ap-
pears to be rapidly taking the lead
over the entire south.
Senator Aldrich is home from Eu
rope ready to resume his onerous dli-
ties as general manager of the United
States.-Atlanta Constitution.
Corn carnivals are becoming preva'
lent in Missouri. Can't Kentucky al.
range to hold few rye carnivals as
an offset?-Chicago Tribune.
The reason so many cities and states
are not emancipated from ring rule is
because the voters have not been
aroused to action. 1t requires bold
and determined leaders to stem the
prevailing current of graft and corrup-
tion.-New Haven Union. ....
"a man with a fondness for statis-
tics" observes the Indian Citizen, fan
nounces that a woman's kiss is worth
30 times as much as mans. We
know some wise men who have been
swapping even for many years and no
kicks coming."-Kansas City Journal.
A Memphis, No. man has discovered
new way to get rid Of mosquitoes.
He says to rub alum on your face and
hands. When the mosquito takes a
bite it Fuckers his buzzer so it can't
sting. 1t sits down in a damp place,
tries to dig the Fuckers loose, catches
Its death Of cold, and dies of pneu-
monia.-Kansas City Star.
A refusal by the party in power to
put upon the statute book at the next
session some law prohibiting the Civ
ing and using of corporation money
in elections would justly be construed
as evidence Of desire on the part of
the responsible republican leaders for
a continuance of the scandalous and
corrupting practice.-New York Times.
A foreigner who has spent nearly Il
year in this country says that reckless
disregard of human life strikes him
as the chief Characteristic of the Unit
ed States. He declares that had some
of the accidents to trolley cars and
elevated trains which have happened
recently in this country occurred in
any European country there wood
have been some wealthy directors in
Jail before the month had expired.
Whether he did or did not Chair
man Cortelyou, armed with the know
ledge of Secretary p Gortelyou--
whether by magic or hypnotic spell
got Of the ugly tempered kings of
Wall street all the money he wanted,
shut their mouths as close and as
dumb as oysters and received from
the people at the polls, in presence of
all the facts, an overwhelming vote of
confidence. - Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Did you ever notice a six foot man
and a five foot six woman leading
their little child along the street? The
poor little chap has both arms extend
ed perpendicularly from the shoulders
and they are held steadily in that po-
sition, one by each parent, while the
little legs have to take four steps to
every one taken by the parents. Is it
any wonder that children who are
shown "the sights" of city in this
way become peculiarly cross and
peevish as the day wears on?" II you
cannot understand it, try walking at
the same pace and with your arms III
the same position for while.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

All this talk about the amount of
work done the past year by the repub-
licans is moonshine. There would
have been just as much and it would
have been fully as good and perhaps
at a less price to the taxpayers had
the democrats been at the helm. The
work on the streets the past two years,
what little has been done In the way
of new work, was nearly all laid out
and arranged before the present admin
istration was ever thought of. In fact,
City Engineer Cairns seems to have
pretty good control of the streets, and
it matters not much whether a demo-
cratic mayor or republican mayor Is
in, he comes pretty near being the
whole thing on public Improvements.
The democrats never had the oppor-
tunity given the republicans the past
two years. The latter party had a
working majority in every board in
the city, while the democrats have al
ways been hampered by republican al
dermen who tried to block public
work and hinder the administration in
nearly every particular. The republi-
cans had full swing and made a failure
of it, and so the people want change.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

The water supply of the city of Pan
ANA consists of a main impoundlng
reservoir, at an elevation of approx
mately 235 feet above the level of the
sea, containing enough water to sup
ply the city of Panama with 100000
gallons daily, an average of sixty-slx
gallons per inhabitant. per day. on the
basis of 10000 population, which was
at least 80 per cent In excess of the
present number Of inhabitants. SAYS
writer in the Engineering Magazine.
This water was to be conducted to the
immediate vicinity Of Panama through
sixteen-inch main, and discharged
into an auxiliary reservoir Of 100000
gallons capacity, situated at an eleva-
ton Of approximately 40 feet above
the sea level In the immediate vicinity
Of Panama. from which the water was
conducted through a twenty-inch pipe
to a connection with the distributing
system In the city. Numerous delays
occurred in the construction OF this
water supply system, due to the fact
that the last shipment Of sixteen-inch
pipe for the water main did not arrive
on the Isthmus until May, 1906. eight
months after the requisition for it had
been issued The system was In final
readiness for the delivery Of water i'm
the city Of Panama at the close Of
June. 1896. although the auxiliary res
ervOir and the full local distribution
would still require several months for
completion. Even in the United States
il IL rare indeed that a water supply
OF this magnitude Il conceived. de-
signed and executed in 50 short a
time. and considering the delays in Sc
curing the material, and especially the
dif5culty experienced In obtaining the
proper quality and quantity o. labor.
the result Of this particular installation
vas certainly gratifying And the
-redif therefor Is due to Carleton Z.
Davis and his encient stat Of assist
luA
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

Opening show Of Paris and New
York hats at The Gamble. Desmond
Cos New Haven on wednesday.
THURSDAY and Friday Also the finest
trimmed hats In TIE state at s39s. s.
10 $3.50 and s.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

The girls IN the hizh schools 81
Japan star two hours after school each
Dag to make bxndaxss for ne soI1isr'
st Tia vsr.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27
DANGER OF TIGHT CLOTHING
People Should Unloosen Bit in Cold
Weather.

"As the months Of chill approach
it's well to warn people to unloosen a
bit, lest they suffer colds and posi-.
bly, pneumonia from the folly Of be.
ing too tightly bound" observes Dr
A. s. Barnes, Jr. "Of course. refer
to clothing. No tight clothing should
be worn at any time but especially
is this true of the fall and winter
months, when the impeded circulation
resulting at whatever part of the
body the tightness Of wearing appar-
ell Is permitted to exist may result In
one of those disagreeable and often
dangerous ailments ensuing to the in
dividual.
"A tight collar or neckband pre-
vents the blood from flowing back
and forth in the veins and arteries Of
the head as freely as it should, and a
cold in the head Is reasonably certain
to result from such folly. A man
may wear loose fitting collar dur
ing the day and in the evening when
he dons dress suit, perhaps put on
dress collar size too small. He
must indeed be of hardy nature If
he escapes a cold as result of the
exposure without the circulation in
his head that it is ordinarily accus-
toned to. Tight shoes will result in
colt feet. and cold feet are one Of the
contrbutory causes to many more or
less serious colds, to say nothing of
the inconvenience one must suffer
from the chill in the extremfties.
"A teamster will often put on extra
heavy socks, forcing his feet down In
to his shoes, and forcing back The
blood because of the pressure. Then
he wonders why his feet are cold, and
on severe days, perhaps, are even
frostbitten. An exposed naked foot is
less apt to freeze under such condi-
tons if the blood is kept flowing free
ly through it than If warmly clad and
with circulation reduced from so to
IS per cent. Do away with tight
clothing and people of all degrees will
suffer less in cold weather.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. q
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

There is more individual trouble
brewing between the secretary of the
treasury and the surgeon-general of
the marine hospital service, says a
Washington writer. OF course it is
known that the marine hospital service
is a branch Of the treasury department
just as is the lighthouse board and the
life saving branch But the marine
hospital service is a very important
branch and has of late years been get
ting farther and farther away from the
treasury in the matter of Independent
action. The latest trouble in that d.
rection has called out another investi-
eating committee which has discov-
cred what the secretary Of the treas
ury knew already, namely, that the
surgeon-general Of the marine hospital
service has gone over the secretary's
head and gotten legislation by congress
without the approval of the treasury
department 1t was only in the mat
ter of merging the offices of chief clerk
and disbursing officer in the service.
But it was done without authority,
and as the marine hospital service has
just lad the satisfaction of seeing its
voucher clerk arrested for raising
vouchers to the amount of about 500
900 the secretary of the treasury
thought it was a good time to call
down the surgeon-general. And he
did. What the outcome of the fight
will be no one knows.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-27

Minnesota Canine Holds the Record
for Degeneracy Among
His Kind.

John Huyck, well known citizen
of Sioux Falls, is the owner OF bird
dog which has mania for stealing
and, so far as the range Of the articles
stolen is concerned, the dog holds the
canine record for thefts, says the St
Paul Dispatch.
The animal was raised from a
puppy by Huyck. His degeneracy
commenced to manifest itself some
time ago, when members Of the
family would find upon the porch OF
the Huyck domicile such things as
rubbers, shoes, pieces Of rope and the
like. Finally hammock pillows were
added to the collection. In fact,
everything of portable nature that
could be, carried by the dog found
its way to the Huyck home.
?. AS these things were taken from
residents<of the immediate neighbor.
hood, it was not difficult matter to
restore the accommodations to the right.
full owners.
But the limit was reached the other
day when the dog brought up to the
back door kettle containing a pot
roast, which was steaming hot. 1t is
supposed the kettle was placed out
doors so the meat could cool off, and
that the dog, attracted by the scent
of meat, was drawn to the spot. After
proceeding to investigate, the dog
evidently found the meat too hot TIC
remove from the kettle, so decided
Ito carry off the. kettle as well as its
contents.
The owner Of the kettle could not
be located, and rather than run the
risk of further trouble the owner OF
the dog decided to send the animal
into the country for time, in hope
that it can be broken of the stealing
proclivitles.
The dog is smart, is good ranger
and hunter, and is valuable, excepting
for his habit of stealing everything he
can carry. +.