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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
CAATEAUBRIAND IN LONDON
A Picture of the English Capital of
"A Century Ago.

"All the English are mad by nature
or by fashion" Chateaubriand writes
nonchalautly in the book of his EN-
bassy in London 1S2D, but he had a
very gay time with the same lunatics.
We hear of dinners, Almack's S and 10
beau monde The day was thus dis
tributed in London: At 9 o'clock In the
morning one haStened to a party of
pleasure, consisting Of breakfast in
the country; one returned to lunch in
London. ore changed ones dress to
walk in Bond street or Hyde park; one
dressed again to dine at 1:3O; one
dressed again for the opera; at mid
night one dressed once more for an
evening party or rout. What life Of
entertainments, I should hundred
times have preferred the galleys." One
smiles and reads on He found London
full Of recollections Of Bonaparte. The
people had passed from the vilitication
Of Nick to stupid enthusiasm. His
colossal bust by CanOya decorated the
Duke OF Wcllington's staircase"
At an evening party at Lord London
derrys, the English premier, Il was
presented by his majesty TO severe
looking lady seventy-three years old.
She was dressed In Grape, wore black
veil Ike Il diadem OH her white hair
and rescmbled queen who had abdi-
Gated her throne. She greeted me IN
solemn voice with three mangled sen.
tences from the Genie du Christian.
isme; then she said to me, with no less
solemnity, 1 am Mrs Siddons.' If she
had said to me, I am Lady Macbeth
should have believed her"-John ].
Beckett In Catholic Quarterly Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
REPAIRS TO
Be MADE

/ Citizens who live along Bloom street
or vino have occasion to use that
. thoroughfare VIII be gratlfed to learn
that Council has taken such action as
will result in placing the street in
first class condition ut the earliest pos
sible day
At the last meeting of Council the
. Borough Surveyor was instructed to
resuryey Bloom street, giving a grade
on which general repairs could be car
ried forward that would reduce the
roadway to the same level as the troll
ley track and enable the Borough to
construct crossings that would be of
service in muddy weather.
Mr.. Kcefer having made tn, survey
as requested the Borough Council has
instructed the Street Commissioner to
proceed with repairs, beginning work
during the early part of this week
The intention is not to interfere with
the trolley track, which in most in
stances. lies below tile level of the
street but to cut down the roadway
until it conforms with the track.
An effort is also beng made to have
\ street fixed up to SUIT the property
owners aud the public. The owners of
property abutting viii he notified in
the course OF day OF so OF a joint
meeting of themselves and the Borough
Council, which Will be held on the
ground next Saturday evening, June
,, at o. clock, when an effort will be
made to come to some understanding
with reference Ia the retaining wall
on each side of the street to which in
their present form there is much OBJ
lection. Those responsible for the i'm
prOvemeuts are anxious that the street
shall be fixed up to fully protect own
ers Of abutting property. To show
their good intentions the trolley Com
pany has suspended work ami it viii
no doubt make every reasonable con
cpSSIOu
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
FRIENDSHIPS.
Differences Between Those OF Men
and Those of women.

and Those of Women.
one difference between men and
women in their relation TO friendship
is that mans friends like him In
spite Of himself; woman's friends or
acquaiutances care for her because OF
herself. because of her powers OF agree
ability her tact or her charm.
\ man may be as grouchy as he likes
on occasion. lie may swear at his best
friend and treat him as cavalierly as
lie plcascs, yet that friend VIII wait in
patience for the old man to come
round. knowing we'll that beneath the
surface are ii kindly heart and will
ingneSS 10 snurc last crust with him.
With her friends woman may take
no such liberty The kind heart and
the good intentions count for nothing
beside a womuns bad manners and
lack of taste in the treatment OF her
nearest and dearest, and condemnation
is swift and sure. Nothing excuses her,
ml She is rarely forgiven. Nor would
She expect t1 be forgiven. Not possess
ing that large patience undeniably nee
eN>dIE 10 iiltHN@hlp or the power OF
forgiying and waiting for the crouch"
to blow over, She does not look for for
giyeuess when She has sinned against
these laws Of a woman's making.
Rather She gives up her friend and
contents herself quite placidly with an
other But then, as we said before, a
woman has no genius for friendship.
The Horseshoe Legend.
Here is an explanation Of the old
horseshoe superstition: St Dunstan
was a skilled farrier One day while
at work in his forge the devil entered
in disguise and requested Dunstan to
shoe his single hoOf." The saint, al
though he recognized his malign Gus
toner, accedcd, but caused him SO
much pain during the operation that
Satan begged him to desist. This st.
Dunstan did, but only after he had
made the evil one promise that neither
lie nor any Of the lesser evil spirits his
servants, would ever molest the In
mates Of a house where the horseshoe
was displayed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
A MENTAL PUZZLE.
Double Consciousness Developed by
Attack of Illness

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s,.fau..,,.,.. ,Ion,,I s.:,,.,. ,,.,'.-. a.,
faII.,,.i,,,, a,..,..
r,,,a ,,7.;l,.t 1900. .., .
@sa.+ior - 80. t,a,.l -,
,,itt. Ln+ .I'ts = -.
Sha ,ban ta,oIa,ad .I,,,y. ,,,.,., pG,l,l,
cit,,in, Durfna ,l,i, funae, tta ra
tfaut rro.o,,tnd sa,,a ,.a,,,,,.,.,i,I,
chances 80 ,.a,.,a,,olf+,, s,,aI, -, a,,
,g,.,.. --'I
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
DumIey BewiIdered.

Dumfey-I never saw man like
BriXton to drift away from the subject
under discussion.
BarraSS-As. for instance?
Dumley-I just asked him what he
was doing the night | saw him down
the road, and he evaded an answer by
remarking that he had known people
to get rich by attending 10 their own
business. have no doubt he has, but
why should he mention it at that time?
Ii Reminded Him.
The best remedy against a lapse Of
memory is the piece of thread tied
about the finger But there is well
authenticated case Of Il man whose
wife tied a piece Of thread around his
finger in the morning to remind him
10 get his hair cut.
On his way home to dinner he motto
ed the piece of thread. Yes, | remem-
ber," he said and, smiling proudly,
entered the usual shop and sat down
before the accustomed artist.
"Why, l cut your hair this morning,
sir" said the aStonished barber
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Burned to Death at Shamokin.

Shamokin was visited by another
disastrous fire early on Monday morn
ing. One man and two horses were
burned to death, and several buildings
were destroyed
About half past two O'Clock John
Belts, aged forty-five years, who has
been sleeping in the hay loft Of large
stable owned by the brewery firm of
FuTman & Schmidt in the rear of the
ST. Elmo Hotel on Shamokin street,
went to bed.a few seconds later flames
were discovered issuing from the up
per part of the structure and tefore a
general alarm could be sounded the
building was like a roaring furnace.
Belts was burned TO death and the
building and contents was destroyed
before the fire department could reach
the scene Several citizens experience
ed narrow escapes in an effort to res.
cue Belts and two valuable horses,
which were roasted to death.
The flames spread to an adjoining
tenement house occupied by John
Hopka and family Mrs Hopka be-
came panic stricken aud was in the
act Of jumping from the second story
window when she was restrained by
her husband Mr. aud Mrs. Hopka
CROPPED their way through the smoke
into the street but were almost over
come several times. The house was
badly damaged.
After hard battle lasting several
hours the fremen gained control and
prevented further destruction One of
the buildings threatened was the Sara
toga Hotel which is run by William
Wilson. No insurance was carried bv
aDy of the losers
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
A FAMOUS STAR GROUP.
The Constellation Orion In Legend
and Literature.

and Literature.
The constellation Orion is mentioned
in the literature of all ages. In Egypt
1t represented Horus, the young or ris-
ing sun, In boat surmounted by stars
closely followed by Sirius, which was
shown as COW. 1t has also been
found sculptured on the walls Of
Thebes 5000 years ago. And on the
men of that early time it shone down
from the same position and with the
same brightness as It does on us today.
striking example of the unchange-
ableness of the heavens.
From the days of the early Hindoos
to the present the constellation has for
some reason borne always a stormy
character Allusions to It's direful influ
ence are found everywhere among the
classic writer's, Thus Milton wrote;
When with fierce winds Orion arrived
Hath vcxed the Red sea coast
the first Punic war was ascribed to the
fleets having sailed just after the ris-
ing of Orion. The group has also been
employed as a calendar sign, its morn
ing rising Indicating the beginning OF
summer, its midnight rising the season
of grape gathering and its early even
ing rising the arrival Of winter, with
It's attendant storms. In recent times
the group has always represented a
great hunter or warrior. Its present
title came into Greek astronomy from
the Euphrates and originally signified
the light of heaven.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

A writer in the Delineator gives some
sensible advice about eggs. There is Il
general impression that eggs, acknowl-
edged to be complete food, may be
safely eaten on all occasions. On the
contrary, as the writer alluded to
points out, invalids and young children
should never be given eggs unless they
are very fresh. Persons suffering from
billousness, gastrlts and several other
troubles find difficult In l!g"sting even
fresh eggs. Some physicians declare
that the slightest tendency toward
rheumatism makes eggs undesirable.
The white Of eggs whipped to froth
with little water is a good thing to
give fever patients, as rule, but the
physician should be consulted before
even this Is given to a sick person.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Henry VIII. and PuddIngs.

Bluff King Hal, otherwise Henry
VIII. of England, was exceedingly fond
of puddings. At one time he gave a
certain Mistress CORVALLIS q house in
Aldgate for herself and her heirs for
ever lin reward of fine puddingS." In
King Henry Wills private accounts
occur again and again entries of his
rewards to different housewives for
bringing him puddings. \ typical in
stance runs thus: Item. The same
day paid to the wife that made the
king podings at Hampton corte Wis.
Wild" This would be about Sllo, but
its value was much greater when the
entry was made This love for fine
puddincs" explains much in the ia
mflfar rotuud figure of King Hal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
a TERRlBLE PENANCE.
Tibetnn Monks Who Suffer Life I'M
prisonment In Dark Cells,

Perhaps the most terrible penance
suffered for religious reasons anywhere
IN the world IS that Of the monks Of
Nyen-de-kyi-buk, as described by Per
cival Landon IN The Opening Of
Tibet" These monks live in the ordi-
uary manner during the novitiate: then
they go into cells for a period Of six
months; then, after an interval, for
three years and ninety three days; la
ter for life
And such a cell. Almost on a level
with the ground" says Mr.. Landon,
'there was an opening closed with Il
fiat stone from behind. In front Of this
window was a ledge eighteen inches in
width, with two basins beside it, one
at each end. The abbot was attended
by an acolyte who by his masters or
ders, tapped three times sharply on
the stone slab. We stood in the little
courtyard in the sun and watched that
wicket with cold apprehension. |
think, on the whole, 1t was the most
uncanny thing I saw IN all Tibet. Aft
er half minutes pause the stone NOV
ed or tried TO move, but 1t came TO rest
again Then very slowly and uncer-
tainly ii was pushed back. and a black
Chasm was revealed There was again
a pause of thirty seconds, during which
Imagination ran riot, but | do not think
that any other thing could have been
as intensely pathetic as that we actu-
ally saw.
"A hand, mutlied in n tightly wound
piece Of dirty cloth, for all the world
ike IA stump of an arm was painfully
thrust up, and very weakly It felt
along the slab After frutless fun
bling the hand slowly quiyered back
again into the darkness \ few mo
ments later there was again an inef-
fectual effort and then the stone slab
moved noiselesSly across the opening.
"Once a day water and an unleaN-
ened cake Of -four Is placed for the
prisoner upon that slab, the signal Is
given. and ne may take 1t in. His
diversion Is over for the day, and in
the darkness Of his cell where night
and day. moon. sunset and the dawn
are all alike. he-poor soul!-had
thought that another day of his long
penance was over"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
A Bad Place to Get Sick.

In his book, Il Uganda and Its Peo-
pies" J. +. Cunningham tells of curl
Gus manner of treating the sick among
a certain native African tribe: When
person fell i'll the village prophet
was called IN. He said at once wheth
or the sick person would recover or
not, If he was doomed to die he was
allowed TO fulfill the prophecy; If he
was to live there was no need Of med
ical aid" Another strange custom is
explained in the words Of the native
who when asked by the author why
women We're not allowed to eat the
flesh of goats replied, There is no
why; it is the custom"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
After Sunbury MiIkmen.

Pure Food Inspector Robert SINNERS
made "A sudden visit TO Sunbury on Fri
day last and from all indie atoms there
Will be something doing IN the very
near future. 1t is said THAI word had
been sent to SINNERS that some Of the
milk men doing business IN Sunbury
are not living up to the requirements
OF the pure food Law, hy becoming con-
-tlnt companions Of the pump, acting
The old time milk mans song, shall
we gather at the river and making
the lacteal fluid last longer by usiuR
different preseTvatives
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Diving of Famine

is, in ITS torments, like dying of con-
SUMPTION The progress Of consump-
tOu, from the beginning to the very
end, is a long torture, both to victim
aud friends. When | had consumI
tiou IN its first stage, writes VIM.
Myers, Of CeaIfoss, Nd. after Try
ing different medicines and good
doctor, IN vain, ! at last took DT.
King, New Discovery, which quickly
and perfectly cured me Prompt re,
lief and sure cure for coughs, Ids.
sore throat. bronchitis, etc Positive
ly prevents pneumonia Guaranteed
at PauIes q Cos drug store, price SOC
aud Sl.O0 a bottle. Trial bottle free.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
GRAMMER SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT


commencement exercises were held
IN tIe Iour Riamma1 schools OF the
hoIo"E" fiuay afternoon. These
EXERCISES WIN presentation of diploma,
winch nave been lnauEurated by Bor-
ouEh superintendent Hcrdy are new
feature ol our schools and one which
invests t''e Grammar school course
win ne" dIgnIiN aud lmnor'ance.
L'''l '''' 2''"'i"H % " GIp o"'A ln the
E'''' o'I"" u'e h'sh Ncho"i should
P'.'' s''". u 'uS' 'H''6ihR th' pup'ls
"'''' ''',.'''N s"'''os ia
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heIo'o ''o u'S oi grammar Srlo'
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lh'' the luil SleHIn'a'Ge j ne ei"'"-
iH"i S0'iooi 'oiii II 0ii e 'n'"' '' '"'i' "P
preoi"'o ou III o'0'' u '"' ""'U' ""s
"eIl aS'es'e Dy 'l'e large tUln Il ou' u
pati 'h' ana "tneiS' AT eac" pla'e ''e
grammar School Ioolh was o'o"ueu'
Ihe TO ms wore most D'autiiuliy uec-
Grated WIN 'Vergre' h'' mowers, nhe|'
"c' l"e e'II Era"uA'eS were "'eS'e"
u "''''e ''u ''e event ~ 'n"N' ~,
spe't' was '.ou''Ie'I'a't "l II i's S'''ooi
com 'nen'' Il. "t' '''' ''pi"'i'"S u o'','
lnS' 'hce "r'' lIe-e''e" Nv Doiouh''
oui''lh'e q" ut curry WIZ "y using
a horse ana buggy WAS anle TO reacn
the differ wards AS scheduled on
the programs, HIS appearance lncreas-
ei th5 ln'ere7t very much and at each
ward As ie handed out the muoh coVet'
ed dlpIoa ~ % made q few appropriate
remarks pralsing ihe graduates lor
their ding nce' co IgratulatlhS them
on their sucoess and welcomlng them
10 the HiSh Schooi.
The giammar school graduates are
as follows:
First Ward Ethel Herrin-lon, Isa-
bel @choch, Oryille Mover, Margaret
I Sldler, Margaret Rassell, Anna Kelt-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Elevated Rivers,

The most elevated river in the world
Is the Desaguadero. in Bolivia. 1t is
of a considerable depth, and its whole
length, from the village Desaguadero,
at the south extremity of Titicaca, to
the north end of the lake Aullagas, IS
about $50 miles The average eleva-
ton Of the valley or tableland Of Desa-
guaderO above the level of the sea is
about 1900 feet. The river whose
source lies highest Is the Indus, which
rises on the north Of the KailaS Parbat
mountain, In Tibet $4,000 feet above
sea level
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Huge Task.

1t was a huge task, to undertake the
cure of such a bad case of kidney dis
ease as that Of c. f. Collier Of Chero-
kee, la. but Electric Eitters did it
He writes: Ny kidneys were so far
gone, 1 could not sit on a chair with
ont cushion; and suffered from
dsetdlul backache, headache, aud de-
preston In Electric BItters, how.
ever, | found cure. and by them was
ret,ored to Perfect health | recon-
mend this great tonic medicine TO all
with weak kidneys, liver or stomach.
Guaranteed by PauIe- Il o., drug
gisr. price soc
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Quality VS.. Quantity.

Hard muscles and strong body do not
depend on the quantity OF tool you
eat, but on its perfect digestion and
.ropor assimilation When you take
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure your system
gets all the nourishmeut out of all the
food you eat 1t digests what you cat
regardless of the condition OF the stom-
ach and conveys the nutrient proper
ties to the blood and tissues. This
builds up and strengthens the entire
system Kodol cures Indigestion, Dy-
,p-psia, Belching, Sour Stomach, Weak
Heart. etc. Sold by Faules s. 90.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE that Ely
Liquid Cream Balm is OF great benefit
to those sufferers from nasal ca'arrh
who cannot inhale freely through the
nose, bat must treat themselves by
spraying. Liquid Cream Balm differs
in form, but not medicinnllv from the
Cream Balms that has stood for years
at the head of remedies for catarrh
1t may be used in any nasal atomizcr.
The price including spraying tuba.
is - cents Sold by druggists and
mailed by Ely Brothers, 5G Warren
street, New York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
The SaIve That Penetrates.

DaWitt's Witch Hazel SalVe penetrates
the pores of the skin, and by its an
tiseptiJ, rubfoCient and healing in
fuence it subdues inflammation and
cure, Boils, Barns, Cuts, Eczema, TaD-
ter, Ring Worm aud all skin diseases.
A specific for blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding Piles. The original
aud genuine Witch Hazel Salyo is
made by Z. @. Dewitt & Co and sold
by Paules & Co.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
Ten Times Easier.

1t is ten times easier to cure coughs,
Group, whooping cough and all lung
and bronchial affections when the
bowels are open. Kennedy's LaxlliVe
Honey and Tar j. the original Laxa-
tive Cough Syrup. Gently moves the
bowels, and eXpels all cold from the
system, cuts the pnlegm, cures all
coughs and Strengthens weak lungs
Kennedy'5 Laxative Honey and Tar
contains no oEiatas, is pealsnt 20 the
taste and is the best and safest for
child or adult. Sold by Paules x Co.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
The Horseshoe Legend.


When King Henry Wills name was
spoken in his presence in the house Of
lords every peer prostrated himself
with Asiatic scryility An entry in the
records of the house gives the SD
stance of a speech delivered by the
chancellor on Jan. 16, 1541, in which
the kings goodness and wisdom are
extolIed and it tells US that whenever
his majesty was mentioned, (which
happened often" all the lords pros
trated themselves, bowiug to the
ground as one man.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
4 Mnttcr of Gender.

The English language is supposed to
be very simple in the matter Of gen
dcrs, but foreigners who triumphantly
handle questions of gender Of inani-
mate things in their own languages
often have their difficulties with the
English. Frenchman recently came
to grief over his English. Il fear !
cockroach too much upon your time.
madame" he remarked politely 10 his
hostess. "Gr roach, monsieur" she
smiliugly corrCrr"f rim. He threw up
his hands iu 'espnif "Ah, your Eng
fish gendo-, jghed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

Il will have great deal to say when
l get started" said the young congress
man.
"My friend" answered the veteran,
at isn't the man who has things TO say
that counts. It's the man who gets a
chance to say them. Washington
Star
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01

Cut off tie future, and man is the
most timid Of creatures. The demons
and dragons are too terrible for him
to face and attack. But spread before
him the illimitable future, and he will
dare all things, certain Of victory at
last. Any night. however filed with
weeping, can be endured by one who
knows that joy is coming in the morn
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-01
No Secret About Ii.

1t is no secret, that for Cuts. Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore Eyes, Boils,
ETC., nothing is so effective as Buck
lens Arnica Salve. 1T didn't take
long to cure bad sore l had and it is
all o. K. for sore eyes, writes ID. l..
Gregory, of Hope, Tex. 25c at Paules
* Cos drug store.