Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-12-28
CONDENSED NEWS.

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and adjoining territory. Salary $50 and
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Street. Chicago. III.
The ice harvest has a mythical APP
pearance thus far.
If it is impossible for minors to
smoke cigarettes without someone hav
ing violated the cigarette law, ism I
every minor cigarette smoker clue to
u violator of the law?
Our exchanges record the killing of
some remarkable hogs this season. But
all the big hogs have not been killed
there are still some living.
Not the least of the features of the
year just closing has been the steady
reign of prosperity all over this favor
ed land.
Party lines are going to be almost
eliminated in the selection of mem
bers of Council and the School Board
at the Spring election. Under the cir
cumstances all parties will put forward
their best men.
1t is up to the Sullivan county auth
critics to get busy i'll an effort to catch
the murderer of Mrs Whitmire. a
more brutal crime has not been com
mitted for many a day
According to an act of assembly it
is incumbent upon school teachers to
devote half hour each week to in
stilling humane instincts into the
minds of their scholars. That will be
a half hour well spent if the teaching
is properly done.
What relief for the hard worked
and oyerworked clerks.
1t is far from merry Christmas in
the land of the Great White Car.
". O. Krum brought to Danville
yesterday steer weighing 1899 pounds
that had been raised on Mr.. Krum ;
farm in Anthony township.
That was a nice Christmas announce
ment made by the Philadelphia and
Reading company that its yard en-
ployes at Harrisburg, from engineer
down, would receive a ten per cent.
increase in wages, beginning January
LIST.
The toast offered by President Baer,
of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road Company, at a luncheon given by
him to the Anthracite Board of Con
ciliatiOn was appropriate not only to
the occasion but to the season. Bless
ed are the Peacemakers, was the
sentiment given by President Baer to
the Board. All of US say, Amen!
A Boston preacher comes forward
with the dictlm that "a man happily
married can save two dollars for every
dollar he saved while single. We
have heard of people who 'could live
on love and air puddings," but we
never saw one.
The removal Of United States Dis
trict Attorney Baxter, Of Nebraska,
WAS due to the fact that the President
was dissatisfied with his prosecution
of two cattle raisers who were con
yicted Of fencing in public land and
were sentenced to only six hours i'm
1prisonment
4 chemical factory.at Corbett, Pos
ter county, consume, 30 cords of wood
daily. the chemical being produced by
distillation process fromIhardwoods,
including maple, beech. and birch.
Thirteen gallons of-alcohol, 30 bushel,
of charcoal aud 800 pounds of acetate OF
lime, are secured As an average from
one cord Of wood.
Columbia University has followed
the example of the University Of New
York in the absolute prohibition OF
the present game of foot ball. The
council of the former institution goes
even further than the latter in that il
restricts intercollegiate competitions
with the exception of rowing, to the
home grounds of the Columbia teams
The new State Capitol at Harrisburg
is nearly ready for occupancy. The
furnishing will begin in two weeks
so As TO have everything ready for fh'
Legislature when it convenes on Jan
uary ID.
Thomas H Capp, Of Lebanon, ap
pointed by Governor Pennypacker ad
ditional law judge of Dauphin coun
tv, vice Judge Weiss, deceased, wa
inducted into office on Tuesday morn
ing.
The man who makes and keeps
New Years resolution is greater thai
the man who was never tempted t
stray from the path of sectitude.