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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
FLAGS IN BIG HOTELS.
COIorS of All Nations as IA Rule Are
Kept In stock.

NO first class metropolitan hotel Is
thoroughly equipped until 1t possesses
an assortment of flags almost as com
plete as that of an admirals flagship,
remarked the manager of prominent
Caravansary.
"The leading hotels in the great cities
have use for flags Of ali nations some
time or other. Hotels are pretty nearly
as punct .ious in observing certain lit
tie ceremonies when distinguished visit
ors arrive as are naval fleets If some
high official OF a foreign country is
staying in the house It is the proper
thing to display his nations colors As
all big hotels are likely to entertain
home and foreign diplomats, army or
navy officers. or even members of royal
families, you can see where there
Is a necessity for an assortment Of
flags
The hotel may not possess II com
pletc outfit to begin with, but as time
rolls along and distinguished men of
all lands are entertained the collection
Of bunting is continually added to
Then there are the many fraternal or
gauizatious which make one hotel or
another their headquarters on the oc-
caSiou Of annual celebrations. They
usually have some nag or device which
is swung TO The breeze over the house
on the days Of the Publications, -
Philadelphia Record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
THE FIRST PRINTING.
some of the Earliest Examples of the
Art PrcAerVRtiVc.

The following are the earliest knowz
examples OF printing two indulgences,
printed usually on one side only Of n
single piece of yellum and two magnir-
icent Bibles OF these one is known to
be the first complete book that ever
was printed by the wonderful new IN
vention, which, as the early printers SO
often proudly state in their colOphonS,
produced letters without the aid Of
any sort of pen. whether of quill Of
reed or of metal"
The first piece of printing which Ia
actually dated is the famous indul-
gence of Nicholas Y. to such as should
contribute money TO aid the king of
Cyprus against the Turks. This indul-
gence has The printed year date l4o4,
and Il copy in The Hague museum has
the date "Nov l." filled in with pen.
Mr.. Duff tells us that lin the years
l454 and 400 there was large de
mand for these indulgcnces, and seven
editions were issued These may be
divided into two sets, the one contain
ing thirty-onc lines, the other thirty
lines. the first dated example belong
ing to the former
This thirty line edition is shown to
have been printed by Peter Schoefter
de Gernsheim by the fact that some OF
the initial letters which occur in it ap-
pear i'm another later indulgence OF
1889. which is known TO have come
from his press Saturday Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
YOUR GRIP ON YOURSELF.
Retain Thnt Though You Have to Let
Everything Else Go.

hNerNthlhE Else go.
Some people get along beautifully for
half lifetime perhaps while every
thing goes smoothly. While they are
accommodating property and gaining
friends and reputation their characters
seem TO be strong and well balanced,
but the moment there is friction any
where, the moment trouble cOmes-a
failure in business, a panic or a great
crisis in which they lose their all-they
are overwhelmed. They despair, lose
try again everything. Their very man
hood or wOmanhood IS swallowed up
by a mere material loss
This is failure indeed, and there is
small hope for any one who falls to
such a depth of despair. There is hope
for an ignorant man who cannot write
his name even if he has stamina and
backbone There hope for a cripple
who has courage. there is hope for a
boy who has nerve and grit even
though he is 50 hemmed in that he has
apparently no chance in the world, but
there is no hope for man who cannot
or will not stand up after he falls, but
loses heart when opposition strikes him
and lays down his arms after defeat.
Let everything else 90 if you must,
but never lose your grip on yourself.
Do not let your manhood or woman
hood 90. This is your priceless pearl,
dearer to you than your breath Cling
to it with all your might. Give up life
itself frst-Success.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
TOBACCO SECRETS.
Turkish and VIrginian Leafs Are Va
rietIes of the same Plant.


How many people even among the
most confirmed smokers know what is
the difference between Turkish and
Virginia tobaccos:
The smoker, of course. can tell YOU
which Is which at the first Whit, but
If YOU ask him what the original dis
tinction is between the two he will tell
you that one comes from Turkey and
the other from the States
He is wrong You could grow Turk
fish and Virginia tobaccos in the same
licld, for they are merely two different
varieties Of the same plant. Turkish
IS the leaf of Nicotiana rustica, while
Virginia is Nicotiana augustipolia. OF
course the two are often blended by To-
bacconiSts
Again. what constitutes the differ
ence between strong" and mild" to
baccosF 1t is simple enough. The strong
product is SO manufactured that it
burns slowly, the result being that the
contained nicotine is distilled in an un-
altered state. Mild tobaccOs are those
which burn well. and thus their con
tanned nicotine Is consumed or decom-
posed with the result that less mar
cotic smoke is formed
We often hear cheap cigars spoken OF
as cabbage leaves" and doubtless
many people believe that these are ac-
tually adulterated with other sub
stances than tobacco. Often IN such
weed the outside wrapper is noticed to
be patched with pale green, and this
fact is held proof OF the cabbage leaf
libel. The piece Of greenish leaf is real
tobacco which has been plucked unripe
or not properly cured. 1t is only to be
found in thin, poor leaf.-London Ex-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
b6 ACCURATE
One of the Best Notices For a YounR
Man Entering Business.

One of the Best Notices For a YounA
Man Entering Business.
The head of one of the largest dry
goods commission houses in this city
was asked the other day how il hap
pened that his partner, upon whom the
principal responsibility of the business
rests, came to attain that position
while not yet thirty years Of age.
Purely and simply on his own mer-
It." he replied. He came into my Of
fee one morning some ten or twelve
years ago and told me that he had just
finished school and was looking for
position. | happened to have posi-
ton open at the time for an office boy
and started him in ut 50 a week. His
rise from that position TO the one that
he now occupies was steady and rapid
and was due entirely to the fact that
after having received an order or in
structlons he could be relied upon TO
carry them out, and do 1t correctly too.
He never started off on anything half
cooked so 10 speak. He was not
afraid to ask questions and thus get
his Instructions straight before under
taking the work in hand. In fact, l
might say that he owes everything TO
the fact that lie was always accurate
in all that ne did. You may think that
| am preaching 4 sort of sermon, but
II young men entering business posi-
tions. whether high or low would take
for their motto the two words, Be ac-
curate' and would live up TO it there
ueed be no fear of the ultimate out
come OF their undertakings. - New
York Commercial
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
SWEETENlNG SUGAR.
How Poor QuHI..-es Are Brought UB
10 Ihn Sfnnhnrh.


There are certain kinds Of sugar
which fall short of the required stand
ara OF Sweetness, and these sugars
have 10 be- sw, ,ctcued urtificially.
There are some establishments in Eu-
rope where they do this kind Of thing.
You are taken into the sweetening de
parmcnt and you see cones Of sugar
ready to be operated on. a cone is
placed over an apparatus, apex down
ward loJ notice many little holes In
this apparatus close to the apex or
point Of Tie cone Some thlckish liquid
Is poured on the fat end Of the cone,
Iud t.ru the machinery is set in mo
ton.
The holes become the mouths OF sue
ton tubes, and the sweetening liquid
is drawn through the cone, giving II
the necessary quality
Another interesting fact in connec-
tion with this article is that some Of
the pieces of lump sugar are really
made up Of dust or fragments pressed
together
If you win examine certain pieces
you viii observe that the crystal for
nation Of good sugar is not TO be seen,
and you will also discover that these
close grained Jumps" take longer 10
dissolve, though, of course, all sugar
that takes a long time TO melt is not
necessarily made Up stuff.-London
Globe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
BOILING WATER.
why H.dh"t Poker Does Not Cause
I to Hiss.

If redhot poker be thrust into cold
water it h~SeS and sputters, il into
boiling water, there is no commotlou.
When in the first experiment cold wa
Ter comes IN contact with +"~ -" '-.---
there is sudden ana explosive genera
tion Of steam. which causes the liquid
to be scattered with a kissing noise,
consequent upon the bursting of In
Vulnerable bubbles.
When. on The other hand. poker is
thrust into boiling water. which is al
ready freely giving forth steam. the in
PRODUCTION Of the hot iron by still fur
tier assisting steam production causes
tie POKER - Lg,y!Ac at once surround
ed by a sheath Of yapOr, which effectu-
ally prevents the water from coming
into actual contact with the metal.
This sheath OF vapor is comparative
ly a bad conductor Of heat, so that but
little passes from the iron 10 the wa
ter. There is no commotion. and the
poker can be withdrawn still glowing
brightly. London Answers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
A VERSATILE WOMAN.
Some Of the Things For which
Phoebe Bown Was Famed.

Phoebe Bown died something over
half q century ago aged eighty. This
extraordinary woman, who lived With
her mother in q cottage nearly opposite
the High Tor, at MatloCk Bath, Eng
land. could walk nearly forty miles
day when young could lift hundred
weight In each hand and carry fourteen
stone She undertook any kind Of man
ual labor as holding the plow, driving
the team, thrashing wheat with the
fail and thatching the stacks. Her
chief ayocation was breaking horses nj
Il guinea week She always rode
without saddles and was considered
the best Judge OF horses and cows ID
the peak
But Phoebe had also a liking for
sport and for art She was a good shot
and carried her gun on her shoulder,
She was fond or Milton. Pope and
Shakespeare and performed on several
instruments, including the flute, violin
and harpsichord. and played the bass
viol in Matlock church. She was car
penter, mason and smith and mainly by
her own haud labor built another room
TO the cottage for the reception Of q
barpsichord which lady presented 10
her Al her own request local cler-
gyman wrote her epitaph and here
il is.
E@re lies romantic Phoebe.
Ha.- Gannymede. half Hebe.
A maid Of mutable condition.
A Jockey. cuwherd and musician.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY.
What one Woman Suffered For the
Sake of Her Appearance.

You must suffer To be beautiful, ac-
cordmg to IL French saying There
seems to be some truth in the state
meut, if lady's maid is to be believed.
She has revealed thc secrets of her
mistress boudoir. or. rather, torture
chamber The lady herself is now
beautiful. but one wonders that she is
still alive. For months She lay fat on
her back ON the floor. motionless, with
her arms close 10 her sides during seV-
eral hours every day. This was. it ap-
pears. 10 improve her figure During
the rest OF the day, for the same period
Of time, she sat on high stool, giving
ana rocking the upper part Of her body
backward ana forward and from side
to side increasingly by this process
she is said To have acquired statu-
esque throat and a sylph's waist. The
lady'S nose, having soaring nature,
was corrected and made Grecian by
the constant application day and night
for months Of a spring bandage. one
nostril was originally larger than the
other, 50 she wore a small sponge I'm it
for a year Her cheeks have been
filed out and rounded by injections OF
parafIin. Her ears for months We're
compressed against the sides Of her
head by springs while heavy weights
were attached TO the lobes to produce
the required elongated shape, which
has been successfully achieved. Hav-
Ing suffered this complicated martyr
dom for a year the lady, as already
stated. is now beautiful.-Paris Letter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
Muscle. That shut ont Cold.

The muscles of the skin need tram
ing TO educate them to contract yigor
ousIy on the slightest cold, says q
medical writer ITO shut the blood out
of the skin 50 quickly that the precious
body heat will not be lost. You notice
that when the skin is cold there is a
goose skin appearance This is due
10 the contraction OF the little muscles
Of the skin The contraction Of the
muscles congresses the external blood
vessels and drives away the blood from
the surface, hardening and thickening
the skin. which thereby becomes bet
ter nOnconductor Thus the body tenn
perature is maintained
"It il because OF the constant expo
sure TO cold that the Indians body is
all face The skin Of his whole body,
not only that of the face, has learned
to take care OF itself"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
Moxa Doctors of Tokyo.

is the "huisha," or moxa doctor who
applies small raGs made of certain
dried herbs 10 the skin. then sets
them alighr, IN" ensuing blisters being
supposed to be most effective as a cure
tors remedies, too, are rhinoceros pills,
warranted a sure cure for tightness of
the chest, gnashing Of the teeth and
depression of spirits, and "furidashi."
popular remedy for nn'Ierh~ "'ea ~~'.'-.
winch IS said to eNpel the devils and
promote circulation, while musk pills
are prescribed as an infallib!e cure for
ness
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

What's this2" and DR.. Hunt stepped
out OF the auto. Broken leg, eh? Well,
old fellow, you are in luck TO get a
capable surgeon in your hour of calam-
ity Six bandages, too. | wonder II
the splints are gold or ivory"
Il had forgotten my handkerchief, SO
| had 10 use my neck ribbon" she eX-
plsIned. starting to go.
Get in here, Genie!' He used the
pet name as il the old days. This is
better than walking"
"Oh. don't" shrieked Julia Knox.
Don't get IN here with that awful
dog, | can't bear the sight Of bIoOdw
She closed her eyes shudderingly.
The little dog whined softly and tried
TO lick Eugenies face Her pulse leap
ed as she met the doctors eyes.
You did It scientifically, and you
aren't bit pale Shouldn't you like
TO be a doctor"
'Or doctors wife," suggested Julia
Knox, triHe maliciously.
viii you, dear" he asked eagerly,
watching the color flood her dark
cheek viii you be this doctors
wife,"
Well said the pretty widow explo-
sively, Il guess I'm not needed here
Eugene, L you can guarantee that
little beast not to bite | suppose | can
take him home for you"
Il can't" said Eugene happily, start
ing for the third time across the hill.
"Rut," nterpoSed the doctor you
haven't answered my question WIN
you be my girl, Genie"
She looked back at him with radiant
eyes and answered with mock solem-
nifty:
If you'll cross your heart and hope
to die that you'll always love me BET
tern Julia Knox"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
TREATING A SPRAIN.
Perfect Rest and Hot FomentatiOnH
the First Requisites.

Perfect Rest and Hot FOmentattonH
the First Requisites.
The question OF how TO treat a sprain
Is often raised Everybody under
stands the nature Of a sprain; that
wrcnchug of 4 joint whereby some Of
the ligaments thosc very useful bands
which unite the bones forming the
joint are violently stretched or per
haps even ruptured This kind of in
Jury is rarely. except through unusuq(
complications. dangerous in its nature,
but il is certainly very painful ana
when of a serious nature may result in
the permanent impairment Of the joinf.
Such an injury, If Mt all severe, is i'm
mediately followed by marked swell
ing of the parts. and prompt attention
should be given anticipating the sLf-
geon's coming. The very first item in
the treatment of Il sprain IS perfect
rest of the limb until doctor can be
summoned. Reduce the swelling by
applications of hot lamentations as hot
as can be endured, changing about
once in every three hours. If a piece
OF oilskin he not at hand use common
newspaper. Wind it carefully outside
the hot cloth. This will prevent the
escape of the steam and prevent the
cloth from cooling. 4 good way TO
save the hands from being sCalded Is
TO place the hot, dripping flannel in
towel, then. taking hold Of each end Of
the towel, t. wiring it until the flannel
is dry enough to apply.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

Il never thought that Tom would
have hccomc Il silent partner IN any
kind Of business
Neither would l."
"Wcll. b" has
"What~ hc into iowf r.
Ties cot married. Dallas News.
The WentbercOck.
The eHigy uf The cock so often seen
on church -,ecples is usually connected
with ic-epd IN connection with St
Peter. \, matter of fact however
the figure Of % cock used to be placed
ON the tops of sacred trees long be
fore il was used on buildings. The
movement OF the bird in the breeze was
supposed by The -uperstitious 10 ward
OFF evil spirits ON a number OF mod
ern churches the familiar yane is miss
Ing. but iu days gone by church was
hardly ever built without the weather
cock on It's steeple London Standard
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
An Irish King OF Portugal.

An Irishman was once king Of Por-
tugal, or at least he once ruled in the
kings stead over that country In No
vember. 1910, there was revolution in
Portugal, brought about by the tyran-
nical exactions of Miguel Nasconcellos
the secretary OF state. The hated min
lister was shot and the vice queen, Mar
garet Of Savoy, abdicated. The crown
was offered to the Duke Of Braganza,
who was living at Nillayicosia. Mean
while, until the duke should accept the
crown, the people of Lisbon elected a
popular and influential Irish merchant,
named John Darcy, who resided in the
city. as their nominal king. Darcy ac-
cepted the honor conferred upon him
and bore the title OF king of Portugal
from Dec ! to Dec. 6, 1910.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
4 Cnse Of nunIIfu

\ clever little gentleman we'll known
in the scientific world was one day
standing with half dozen tall men
when one Of them turned TO him and
said that he had not seen him before,
as he was 50 very small
Very likely" replied the little gen
tleman Il am like ii sixpence among
six copper pennies easily per-
ceived, but worth the whole six to-
gether "- London Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
Animals and Rain.

Much as animals dislike rain, nont
Of them save the squirrel build them
selves shelters 10 keep it of. Monkeys
set their backs against tree trunks as a
protection from driving rain, but never
make protective roof. 1t is com
mon sight 10 see a drenched herd Of
cattle huddled together on some e1
posed common IN n downpour Of ralD
when they have no choice or chance OF
shelter But even the orang-outang,
which builds small sleeping plat
form In the trees. never seems to think
Of roof, though the Dyaks say that
when it Is raining heavily it sometimes
covers itself with the leaves Of large
fern
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
4 Thoughtful BeREar.

j. Stanley Todd, the portrait painter.
was talking about the beggars of diff
ferent lands. II have met" said Mr..
Todd, "beggars of every description
shy beggars. clustering ones, old beg
gars, robust ones-but the most remark
able beggar of the lot was a man whom
I never met. Yet whom never assured
" will forget. All | saw of this beg
gar was his hat and his chair. The
chair stood on corner of the Rue St
Lazare in Paris. The hat lay on the
chair, with few coppers in it, and be
hind the hat was a placard reading,
Please don't forget the beggar, who Is
now taking his luncheon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
The Couuette.

There are scores Of girls who are nei-
ther beautiful nor witty, but they are
natural born coquettes, and as con
sequence are perfection in the average
mans eyes The beautiful girl gener-
ally banks on her face being her for
tune, but the coquette cultiyutes the
habit Of saying pretty hatterin2 things,
studying tie trick OF amusing half a
dozen men al one and the same tlme
and of making each man think he is
the one that is being especially favor
ed San Francisco Call
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
The Duel Wa Abandoned

An lrishman travelling in France was
challenged by q Freedman to fight II
duel 10 which he readily consented and
suggested shilclahs ~ weapons. That
won't do" said the Frenchman's sec
ond. AS challenged party you have
the right to choose the arms, but cbiv-
airy demands that you should decide
upon a weapon with which Frenchmeu
are familiar Is that so?" replied the
Irlshman coolly. Very well, well fight
with guillotineS'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

The visitor to the Falkland isles sees
scattered here and there singular shap-
ed blocks of what appear to be wealth
er beaten and moss covered powders
in various sizes. Attempt 10 turn one
Of these powders over, and you Will
meet with a real surprise, because the
stone is actually anchored by roots Of
great strength; in fact, you will find
that you are trifing with one Of the ma
tive trees. No other country in The
world has such a peculiar forest
growth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
A HnnhIe AnoIngy.

Conversation overheard in a London
street; scene, labOrer working on a
scaffold, contemplating surrounding
view, when his foreman comes along
down below and, looking up and seeing
him idle, calls out to him: 80 yer
'aving a look round, What do yer
think OF the weather" Workman
docking down with contempt)-No
I'm a-working. FOreman-Oh, | beg
yer pardon. I'm sorry l stopped yer!-
London Globe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

As u youth Daniel Webster was
somewhat opposed 10 physical labor,
but lac was quick at repartee While
moving he complained to his father
that his scythe was not properly hung
Hang il - suit Yourself, Dan" re
piled the paterual. The boy immediate
~ hung il on a tree near by. There,
father. its hung to suit me now"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

There is 4 magic in the word that
makes men. even when they are so
Grass ana ignorant that they don't
know the meaning Of it, profess a love
for art-Ch.caGo Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

Weekdays. Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run OF
through trains between Sudbury, Willamsport
and Erie. between Sunbury sn1 Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
For further information apply 10 Ticket Agent
w. W. ATTERBURY, J.R. WOOD
General Manager, Pass. Traffic Me
GRO, " BOYD. Gen Passenger Agent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

=" IUIh .'''t.'HI % 5UU IS 81
DAILY, FDally except sunday.
stops on signal or on notice to conductor
stops on signal To take on passengers for
New York, Binghamton and points west
T. +. CLARKE l. ". LEE
Gen Surerintendent. Gen
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09

Fere lies romantic Phoebe
Ia.- Gannymede. half Hebe
A maid Of mutable condition.
A Jockey. Cuwherd and musician
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10
Write GBlY' What is in You.

Children" .said the teacher, in
conducting the class in compost
ton, you shoald not attempt any
flights of fancy: simply be your
selves and write What is in you.
DO not initiate any other person S
writings or draw inspiration from
outside sources. " As result of
this advice, Tommy Wise turned
out the following advice: We
should not. attempt any. fights OF
fancy but write what is in US. In
me there is my stummick, lungs,
hart liver, two apples. one piece
OF pie, one stick OF lemon candy
and my dinner -Hiwatha Demo
crat.