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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
{. P. HOWELL DEAD
Popslar and Useful 6eetraa Passes
frem labes 10 elwsrd
LEADER OF seuThtas PROGRESS

Ore ef the Nest rcsent rarisTr n
Up Hniidtng G>cTzis ard L. Ftes-
ent Capital After ths CiVl War
Dies Of Csf aaEris Complicated With
Diabetes az the Age ef 6s conisd-
crate Soldier. Lawyer. fubl.hsF Of
the Atlanta Constitution. D.gccsor
in Bvery New Railroad Buds iuto
the City. rost~fsT OF ExposittonE.
and Recently Mayor Of Atlanta
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
No IuyrntnI.. Among Animals.

Ii has he, said Is writer OF nature
hooks that Il coon will amputate It's
wounded foot and treat the stump In
rational way to allay the Inflammation.
If one econ will do this. then all coons
will do IL under like conditions. Inc
same writer AYERS that he has seen
woodcock with Il broken leg mend the
leg with cast made of clay ana ury
grass. Then will all woodcocks with
broken legs do the same thing. Excep-
tional intelligence of so extraordinary
a character does not occur among the
animals. If one fox has been known 10
cntch crabs with his tail, then Will all
other foxes. under the stress OF hunger
where crabs abound, fish with their
tails. An animal will not do anything
which Necessity has not taught us
pro-anitois to do JohL Burroughs In
Independents
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
BISMARCK CONSENTED.
uc Was the Final Arbiter of an Eng
IIsh Love Match.


When the third son Of the Duke OF
Argyle bestowed his affections upon
an untitled woman he felt bound 10
ask the old gentleman's consent. Inc
duEe answered that personally he mad
ma affections to the match, but In view
~ the fact that his eldest son had es-
housed a daughter of the queen ne
thought 1t right to inquire her maJes-
rvs Measure on the subject before ex-
messing his formal approval.
Her majesty, thus appealed TO, oD-
served that since the death of the
nrince consort she had been In tne
habit of consulting the Duke or SAKE
Cobure on all family affairs.
The matter was therefore referred TO
Duke Ernest, who replied that since
the unification of Germany he had
made 1t a rule to ask the emperor
opinion on all important questions.
| The case now came before the kaiser
who decided that, as a constitutional
sovereign, he was bound to ascertain
the views Of his prime minister
Happily for the now anxious pair OF
lovers the Iron Chancellor" who was
then In office, had no wish to consult
ANYBODY and decided that the marriage
might take place. and 1t did.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
TIGERS OF CHINA.
The Ease With which One VIII Curry
on n Dead Pig.

oh n
Annoy is an island city on the China
coast near Formosa There are noun
tains west of Annoy, and, according to
a correspondent, there are tigers In
them. These tigers lead an easy and
independent life In the caves and dens
which abound They come out of these
every evening just As the shadows
creep over the land and the blue mists
rise from the lower ground ana hide the
hills Then the inhabitants get within
their houses and keep the door between
them and these savage hrutes. Many
n poor woman coming with water from
the well or Il farmer delayed too long
In the fields has fallen victim To them.
The NIGHTS are spent by tho tigers IN
| foraging, and the foxes and wildcats
that roam the hills and the dogs In the
village become their prey.
There is nothing, however that
gives the tigers such supreme delight
as the capture of n good sized pig.
They are truly Chinese in their tastes
in this respect. One of these animals
will 60 at a steady trot with dead pig
thrown over It's back up the sides oil
steep hills, jumping over huge boWl
ders and taking cross Gu $ over th'
most inaccessible ground. The physlc
J al strength of tiger S something
enormous, and its capaci Y for devour
ing large quantities OF food Is scarcel!
less amazing"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
A Doctors story.

At n recent meeting of Womahs
cIub physician who gave lecture Oh
tuberculosis told the following story:
"One day n woman who was suher
ing fro n tuberculosis was brought 10
my attention, and, as we could not get
her away from her work for rest IN
the country, | did the next best thlhs-
gaye her directions about venulatioh'
etc and prescribed a tonic to bulid her
mn did not see her again for nearly
n month, and | was greatly surprised
70 ftnd her exactly as thin as ever In
fact she weighed several pounos less
than st the time first saw her.
"'You haven't been taking the tonic
regularly | said.
"'Oh, yes, SIR she replied. i've TOOK
il three times day just as you sald.
"But, my dear woman said l. you
wouldn't have those hollow cheeks
you had. This tonic always gives
person a fine appetite Yes, slr; yes
air; I got an appetite all right came
+he answer, but I didn't get nothn
much to eat"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
BOOTH AND BARRETT.
How the Breach Between These TWO
Great Actors Occurred.

How the Breach Between These TWO
Great Actors Occurred.
The great breach in the friendship
between Edwin Booth and Lawrence
Barrett occurred when Barrett was
playing The Man o Arles IN
booths theater In New York city. The
piece did not draw, and Booth decided
70 have II discontinued. So (as he AFT
erward told OF the inciden0 he breach
ed the subject to Barrett who imme-
diately grew angry. do you mean 10
say that | can't play itT' he demanded
hot1y Booth assured him In conciE
iatory way that ne gave the first part
fairly, but not the last. In greater
passion than ever, Barrett repeated
DO you mean TO say that | can't play
III" Booth, still trying 10 not offend
him. i'd, II don't think you have quite
work, into the last act" Then Bar
rett's fury burst its bounds, and he ter
minated a torrent Of invective with me
I remark: Your fathers weakness ana
your brothers crime placed you where
YOU are. But will live to see you In
the gutter and will stand above you.
In spite of this the two grew TO be
friends again and starred In the comDi'
nation that drew the biggest houses Oh
| the time.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
Glnss Windows.

Glass windows are known TO nave
existed at pompeiI as early as A. II.
10 In the third century the windows
OF royal houses throughout Europe
were glazed. Windows of colored glass
ware placed in many French and ltal-
ian churches In 674, and the use OF
glass became general in private houses
during the twelfth century. The panes,
however, were only three or four inches
square. and the material was SO infe-
rtor that. while Il room was lighted, 1t
was often a matter Of some difficulty 10
discern objects Oh the outside through
the glass. For lon& time windows II
England were subject Of taxation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
THE POWER TO PLEASE.
A Potent Factor For Success In Any
Career You May Adopt.

Career You May ADOPT
The power to please is a tremendous
usset What can be more valuable
than a personality which always at
tracts, never repels? 1t IS not only
valuable in business, but also IN every
field of life. 1t makes statesmen ana
polIticinns: It brings clients to the law
yer and patients to the physician; IL Is
worth everything TO the clergy man. NO
matter what career you enter, you can
NOT oyerestimate the importance or cul-
tiyating that charm OF manner, nose
personal qualities, which attract people
To YOU They will take the place or
capital or influence; they are OFTEN
substitute for a large amount OF hard
work
Some men attract business, custom
/ ers clients, patients, as naturally as
magnets attract particles Of steel. EV-
ervthing seems TO point their way, Tor
the same reason that the steel particles
point toward the magnet-becauset they
are attracted.
Such men are business magnets
business moves toward them ever
when they do not apparently make hal
so much effort TO get it as the less sue
ccssful Their friends call them luck!
dogs" But if we analyze these mel
closely we find that they have attrac
tive qualities There is usually som
charm Of personality about them tina
wins all hearts, success.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
nnrns nntI Name.

1t Is amusing to learn that Burns
when lust emerging from obscurlty
iocularly anticipated that his birthday
would come to be noted among other
remarkable events In letter to his
early patron, Gavin Hamilton, In l'So
he SAYS, For my own affairs | am In
fair way of becoming as eminent as
Thomas Kcmpis or John Bunyan
and you may hemceiorth expect to SET
my birthday inscribed among the won
derful events in the Poor Robin anc
Aberdeen Almanacks along with The
Black Monday aud the battle OF Both
we'll Bridge"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
THE MAGlClAN'S THUMB.
II Is His Worst Enemy In sleight OF
Hand Tricks.


In every sort of magic the magtcian's
thumb Is his worst enemy, says Nina
Carter Marbourg In Leslie's Weekly.
If he could strike off that thumb ana
still have its assistance when neces-
sary he would be happy man. In
closing the hand the thumb usually
bends toward the palm IN advance or
the fingers. In this way 1t many times
is much In the way, and practice Is
necessary to get magician's thumb III
nerfect training. But when he has
nracticed In the school of magic Tor
some time the thumb becomes so heXi-
,le that 1t will bend nearly TO the back
! Of the hand.
| Cards are invariably the beginning
| Of magiclans education. In handing
cards the thumb Is especially ID me
way. and this is the reason why fhls
trickery with the pasteboafds Is Sc
lected for the beginner. To change one
card for another III front of ones very
eyes and still to have made no percep-
tihle movement of the hand is a trick
that beginners learn TO perform before
they have been in the school for any
great length OF time This, as may be
imagined is a difficult piece OF work tc
become proficient in, and here Is JUS
the place where determination plays
great part In success.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
PUNISHED BY PROMOTION.
Curious Laws That Prevailed In the
FIoranttne Republic.

The Florentine republic had a unique
method of dealing with its too ardent
democrats. In 1888 the state passed
the famous Magma Charta or FLOR
ence," to curb the cruelty and rapaclty
Of the lawless mobiles, who III defiance
OF the law courts, were accustomed TO
fog and torture their dependents at
will. The act practically disfranchised
these titled harpies by clause when
excluded them from the signory-a
body In the state corresponding to the
British cabinet-unless they renounced
their nobility.
This curious provision prepared the
way for still more extraordinary
clause which enacted that any member
of the democratic party who made
himself obnoxious to the government
and was by them declared to be guilty
OF treason to the commonwealth shoula
be given a patent Of nobility and thus
at the same moment be raised In the
social scale and reduced to a political
nobody at the will of the state,-Lon
| don Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
MAL,BRAN WAS A TEASE.
The Great Prima Donna Wac Full or
Mischief and Caprice.


Mischief and Caprice.
No prima donna was ever more De
tightfully capricious, more full or mis-
rhief than the famous Nine. MahDrah
Al the rehearsals Of Romeo and Ju-
nct" she could never make up her
mind where she was to die" at night.
II was important for Romeo to know,
but all he could get was not sure
don't know" cant tell" or III VIII
be Just as IL happens, according TO my
humor; sometimes III one place, SOME
times In another" On one occasion
sha chose 10 die" close to the foot
lights her companion, of course, being
compelled to die" beside her ana
thus. when the curtain fell, a couple ol
footmen had to carry the pair OH, one
et 81 time TO the intense amusement Oh
the audience.
John Templeton, the fine old Scottish
tenor. was probably never 50 miser-
able as when he was cast to sing with
Mailman Very often she was dis
pleased with his performance, ana one
evening she whispered TO him, o"
are not acting properly; make love 70
me better" to which, 80 it is said
Templeton innocently replied, Don
Won know am married ma" y" EVl
IDENTIFY the lady did not think there
was anything serious In the circun
stance for not long afterward, whel
IN "Somnambula" she was on ne
knees to Templeton AZ Elvino, she sue
ceeded In making the tenor scream
with suppressed laughter when NJ
should have been singing by ucKilh
him vigorously under the arms.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
THE TALL HAT IN INDIA.
It's Reign LIS Even More Despotio
Than Ii Is In England.

Than Ii lis In En&kahus
From noon till 80 p. m. Is the call
ing hour, and, though Calcutta even IN
winter Ia q hot place, no man who ls
not an outer barbarian will walk into
n drawing room without tall SILK nat
in his hand. Should he drive round In
dog cart 10 pay his calls, the man
wears a helmet or "sola tope' "hlle
he drives, pulls up at house door
asks whether the gate is shut, and'
If told that 1t Is not puts on silk hat
which the syce produces from nat
box carried under the seat, and goes IN
TO pay his call Another instance OF the
British worship Of the tall hat. when
+ha natives consider an Interesting
form OF piety, Ia to be seen at the Cal
cutta races on the day of the Nlceroy
Gun On that occasion the lawns ana
pnddock are thronged by people as
smartly dressed as can be seen In the
| roval Enclosure at Ascot, but during the
early hours Of the afternoon all the
men wear helmets Directly the sun
dips toward the horizon all the pear
ers" OF the helmet hated men may be
seen outside. the palings of the grand
stand inclosure, jumping up Ike ter
rIers TO catch sight of their masters
each with a carefully brushed silk hal
he has brought for his employer to pu'
IN London OnloOker.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
The Hamburg B"urse.

Hamburg's first bourse, established
IN 1883 60 was n snelterless paved
meeting place, ll2 feet long ana 4
feet wide, supported toward the water
front by means Of bulwarkS ana nav
ing It's three other sides surrounded ny
n low stone wall In 1@I7 the bourSe
was enlarged by adding cloth ha'i'
supplied with roof. The present
bourse also differs in many respects
considerably from American and other
foreign exchanges. No membership eA'
lists here, but attendance and admit
tance to all privileges OF the floor free
OF charge are permitted to every re-
| spectable male pers0"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

Stern Parent Wei. young man.
know nothing against you, but I'm not
very we'll acquainted with you. heloi'
YOU marry my daughter Ia like to have
something In the natdre of references
or Suitor- can give references
from three clcrgymen. sir. Parent
That's all very well, but can you give
references from many bankerSF -
Cleveland Leader.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
,or,,y Of Former Kings.

Henry IL. sought peace for his SOU
after the murder Of Beckett by feeding
and sustaining 10000 people daily a
proceeding that must have made many
n man rejoice in the fan Of the proud
nreIate." Quaintest of all, though was
the charity Of Henry III, who com
monded that "in the great hall at Win
sore. at good fire, all the poor ana
needy children that could be found
were 10 be fed. according to the weight
ana measure Of the Nngs children Il
oueer variant of the more modern sys-
fem Of distributing the Maundy money.
II Is TO be feared that nowadays, says
the London Chronicle, the amount or
food equivalent to the weight ana
measure of the kings children ould
not 20 far In relieving "all the poor ana
needy children that could be found
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
p.u.mber Professor Wilson.

When Democrats of the middle states
and the coast states are urged TO fai4 In
with the Bourbon idea of free trade
thew do not have to bark back on the
trail OF memory many years to recall
what Prof. Wilson's free trade bill did
for the Industries of their sections
Mt Carmel News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
The Mean Way IL Works.

IF you refuse to marry me-, salo
the wealthy old man, Il shall pine
away and die" 80
"Of course" responded the girl Bit
+erlr "And IL would marry you you
would hang to life like a bulldog. bus
thot's the way It goes"-Detroit Tno-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
&cott'a Funeral.

to, atory told Of the
E;Ir Waltz, It: The road
he procession took It's way
II a hill, whence can be seen
( most beautiful OF land
ayas his habit to pause there
j n the scene, and when tax
| ont TO drive he never fall
there and call the attention
I hpanion to the most beaun-
4 the view. Few could re
7 tears when, carrying their
'his last journey, the horses
{ the old familiar spot, as IL
lim to give a last look at the
uad loved so well.
nigh on DfmpIeton.
In In the absence OF tn'
IL young Willie take care OF
while we are outf
mpIpton | should say not
3onla rs soon think OF leavinl
with you. Harper's Bazar'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
Unfortunately Put.

"Irncle." said the impecunious neph-
CIV. "you ought to 60 and see the ne"
nIev You would just die laughing.
Tho old man merely glared. In few
moments later there could be heara 'ie
sound Of a scratching pen rs he altereu
his will for the fortyfourth time.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
The Tip That Hurts.

"Some day," said man VINO "a7
Giving off that peculiar odor whlch au-
vertises only the barber shop- SUM
div hope to meet somebody VINO Gun
+an me why the tip 10 the broom poy
o,,orovotes me worse than any UP
mort with and why / never have the
courage Of my convictions In conhec-
t,on with 1t. / suppose it's because !
feel that after I've paid 70 cents loa
q hetr cut and l5 cents for shaVe anu
bova heen wheedled into shampoo
admit want I've spent enough. nun.
drads Of times I've promised myseh
+bot would not be whisked at u"
barber's, aud hundreds OF tliies ! W
found myself being whisked, whiie
spup round slowly like a lay figure on
a. ravolvtpa disk. There are some
+,,rgs IN This world can do for my
sclf and want to do. | can reaeh ioI
my hat without knocking anything on
+ha mantelpiece in the next roohl' hh'
can nut on my ovcrcoat and hght NY
cigar and brush my clothes ana opei
d,or Now and then | can close
door too, and that's an accomplish
ment Whatever there Is about IT,
hagrudgc that broom boy tip NOR
tbon do the contribution ! put on IN
nIote for foreign missions, knowing
do that some Of our home mission
arc starving to death ro' '''"'
Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

A young man who was about to be
married was very nervous ana "hlie
asking for information aS to no" ne
must net put the question, rs It KISS
+onorv 70 Gus the brideY-Brook iyn
TiPa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
Darker VIII Be Buried Deep.

While Parker is not likely to fall an
far down in the voting in the eiectorai
college as Greeley went he is tolerabiy
certain to have the distinction OF peihs
beaten worse than any other Demo
cratic candidate has been in third OF
a century Meadville Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
Refining 1t.

Jenllins-Mr. Golding OF your city is
quite wealthy, I'm told. Did he make
all his money HIMSELF Miss Backhay
(of Roston,-Oh, no! Most Of 1t was a
er-limbacy from his father.-LX-
change.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
Poetry For the Jury.

"I once won n case with one or James
Uhitcomb Riley's poems" says Con-
rressman a.. ick of Indiana, who Is d
layver. "and so | stand for hln.
was defending man charged WIN
stealing silk, and it looked so bad LOT
him that decided on an appeal 70 the
iury. | did the best | could with the
evidence, but | banked most on the
fact that the defendant was young
man with wife and child and that II
would 20 hard for all OF them to have
him 20 to the penitentiary for a term
of years.
"My whole argument led up to the
point where | closed with Riley's niue
poem Back From Two Years Sen
tence.' When finished, the jury was
in tears. and even the judge ana the
attorney for the prosecution were al
fected. The jury took just one ballo'
and returned a verdict OF not guilty"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

The various experiments which are
under way in the Democracy just no"
suggest the idea that the different lead
ers are trying it on the dog; but even
the canine constitution can not stand
everything at once.-Towanda Repor'
ter lDnrnal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

An old woman who persisted in Dow
ing during church service whenever
the name OF Satan was mentioned was
reprlmanded by the minister for 80
unseemly a habit The reproof had'
however, no effect, and the minister
asked her finally in exasperation why
she thought it necessary 10 bow.
well" she replied, "civility costs
nothing, and you never know what VIII
happen. Harper's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

ne told me her hfe's history
.here isn't a word Of truth in
How do you know
Because she told it to him her-
nkers Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
n.a He wouldn't.

/ say, Withers, that ho''e
: ~, 4, actually no good.
j ~ ,,,an,dp,t sneak in that
narsa If Won wanted TO
BOSTON Transcript,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
a Her Crimina ls.

len the injuries that they
Focure mus. be their
L Shakespeare
Id Her Criminals.
tneyer a famous criminal
+ newspapers take sides
rch for evidence and as
orerogatives Of the court.
o even more SEA- onai
.rican press In this rega- ]
BY the fact that Italians
lnts of great cases In the
,pers are always struck
GRAFTON of tone shown and
IL is that Americans take
rest In what concerns tho
The Americans are O
!" say the Italians, but
ont even warm to theil
Is"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06
Ors n1per -.

y - - ~
inhabitants OF south
ship the Long Juju.
lsly guarded circular
which sacrifices Of hui
animals are made.
also its own private
of this tribe on reach
2 are put through va
.ysical endurance, one
run twice round the
r miles, without stop
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

ed" said the Rev. Mr..
y, to see you playing
h. | should think you'd
HardCase, Il usually
retched form last Sun
hia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

rest up Il L on
Allison S'safe c
a little am. I
down Boottty," {
This is |
he added G the
Dimple
pines hid butts"
Pm alf you
she said % the
and Bob wasn't
gulch. Y way.
dark yet.
He comes Kitty
Il supIe slim
looked tt at the
figure inlot yet
pretty dioloring
lost the a very
of Childf
interestt spoke
Yes, owner
simply led soon
ship.
as Bob lesitated
Has 2" |
delicateprise.
Dilnplnk, but
Why over a
We've ays that's
year. eh a sight
kind Old"
of Bobmong the
AlliSt
pines. |. Well
1t ; Goodby,
make
bIillpL followed
"By,ght ?"
him " not turn
Siawas out Of
arOun
sight canyon to-
"Yo
moro then we go
Az
over rs tone was
"II
quleteached for a
La brushed her
leaf
raceruide?"
ander the sun
A ed up her ad-
burr
van secured YOU.
L of innocents
W eat you will be
astI
we guide TO stray
ing after you"
lhevs lifted. She
however. She
III. I'm sure, bu'
| If ! were you
tovember, and
VT spring. Ever
az aLuspiciously ga!
II one does forge
aherland, after al
sc,est, you know"
oi dawning know
as pitifully boy
In.
sorry" he said q
1t was your fauI
Lcar1'y danger sit
eant wrecks alon
ack, she laughed
s up on Red moul
When they foun
started the poni,
at a faster gait |
silence, Lady Kit
not trust herself
memory Of the &
in mind and the ia
'eet behind. He W.
bride, chin up, /
yes, and Lady Kit
Ight Of Rodney. )
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

You believe the office
e man? Joax The tax
ly does. T. Philadelphia
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-06

pntIman parIor ard Sleeping Cars run or
throuvh trains between SG2hury, Williamspori
ana Erie. between SunbHry ant Phtladelphla
ana Washington and between Harrisbu7", fitls-
burg and the West. M. ,..,,,,
W W. ATTFRBIRS, > II. W t'I t
General Manager, fass. frame NIT
GEo w BOYD, Gen Passenger Agent