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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

After dinner, while they were dane
ing, the earl sought Dorothy out In tho
star sprinkled night, where she had
wandered to hammock under the
trees, far from the chattering groups
on the veranda.
I've been wondering who was be
hind that lighted cigar" she said light
ly as he joined her, and then, more
seriously, drawing In her breath deep
ly: Isn't it splendid out here tonighti
l like to catch that strong brine from
the sea 1t gives one courage"
rs that what you want courageT
asked the earl, looking at her tenderly
in the starlight and feeling his big,
honest heart a-throb He sat down on
plucky enough, fancy"
Il shall need it all, all the courage 1
have. u She faltered, and under
the sweet, sudden spell of sympathy
her lips trembled piteously. The earl
leaned forward impulsively and gently
imprisoned one of her hands.
II know" was all that he said. She
measured him, not understanding.
You see" he started to explain In
his straightforward fashion, II was In
the next room this afternoon when your
aunt
She drew away from him with terror
In her eyes oh" she cried bitter
ly, you overheard all that cruelty,
and-and it's made you pity mep'
ITS made me love you, little one"
he corrected solemnly. II liked you
from the first moment | saw you, but
now | know that love you OF course"
he added, seeing that she still shrunk
from him a little, "a thing like that's
easily enough said, but just give me
little hope, and I'll make 1t my life's
business to prove 1t to you, dear" He
held out his hand to her like knight
of old.
Dorothy tried to speak, but her lips
would not respond. Then she did q
curious thing. She took his outstretched
hand in her own and pressed 1t close
against her eyes, and they were wet
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
Anecdotes of 0ufnn.

James Quinn, a noted actor of Gar
rick'S time. loved 10 dine, and was
often fuddlcd in consequence when he
went on the stage. Once while playing
with Peg Wellington, who was acting
Sylvia, his daughter, in THE Recruit
ing Officer" instead of asking her,
sylvia, how old were you when your
mother died." he said married" !"
Sylvia laughed, and being out Of her
cue, could only stammer, What, sirT"
"Pshaw," cried the more confused
Quinn, Il mean, how old were you
when your mother was bornT'
The body of Duke Humphrey was
returned from Egypt, embalmed in the
rarcst wine and the richest spices
Upon seeing this Quinn soliloquized as
follows:
Oh. plague on Egypt's arts. l say!
Embalm the dead, On senseless clay
Rich wines and spices waste!
Like sturgeon or like Drawn shall
Bound IN a precious pickle lie,
Which l can never taste?
Let me embalm this flesh OF mine
With turtle fat and Bordeaux wine
And spoil the Egyptian trade,
Than Humphreys duke more happy L
Embalmcd alive. old Quinn shall die.
A mummy ready made.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
Antiuuity of Wire.

The manufacture of wire is of very
ancient origin. 1t has been traced back
to the earliest Egyptian history. Speci-
mems are in existence which can be
proved TO date to 100 b. c. The Ken
singtOn museum has specimen which
was made in AIlnera 500 years b. c.
Ancient literature contains many refer
ences to wire. From the ruins of Her
culaneum metal heads have been ex-
humed on which the hair is represented
by wire There is no question that this
ancient wire was made by hammering
out the metal, which was always
bronze or of the precious group. This
held true of all made previous to the
fourteenth century, during which the
process Of forming wire by drawing or
elongating the metal by forcing It
through coIical orifice, made IN some
substance harder than the metal treat
ed, was invented Cassier's Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
BIRD CUSTOMS.
rhe Habit of Billing and the stock
Doves Bow In n Fight

An Engllshman, Edmond Selous, has
been watching doves at play and in
combat. OF the habit of billing" in
which so many birds engage when they
are nesting, he says: Where birds now
merely BILL they once, In my opinion,
fed each other, or the male fed the fe-
male, but pleasure came to be expert
enced in the contact alone, and the pas
sage Of food, which was never neces-
sary, gradually became obsolete. l
think Ii by no means improbable that
our own kissing may have originated
In much the same way, and that birds
when thus billing experience the same
sort Of pleasure that we do when we
kiss must be quite obvious to any one
who has watched them"
OF a popularity Of the stock dove Mr..
SelOus writes: when these birds fight
they constantly interrupt the flow of
the combat by bowling in the most alb
surd way, not to one another, but gen
orally, SO to speak, for no object or
purpose whatever, apparently, but only
because they must do So The fact Is
the bow has become formula Of court
ship, and, as courting and fighting are
intimately connected, the one suggests
the other In the mind Of the bird, who
bows all at once under a miscoDcep-
ton"
The Eank Of ireland, like the Bank
Of England, has military guard,
which is relieved every twcnty-four
hours Immediately after the mount
ing of the new guard every morning
knock at the door of the officers room
announces the arrival of the head por-
ter with a large book, in which the of
ficer signs his name, rank ana regi-
ment, and on the departure Of the por-
ter with the book a half sovereign is
found on the table 1t is the officers
perquisite
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

Before Millard Fillmore was elected
to the vice presidency of the United
States he was head Of the law firm Of
Fillmore, Hall & Havens Of Buffalo
II was one Of the leading law firms Of
the state He was the defendants at
torney in certain action in Buffalo.
At the opening of the trial of the case
the plaintiffs attorney stated to the
jury that he would have to depend en-
tirely upon the justice Of his clients
case. as the defendant had sought and
obtained the aid and counsel of one of
the ablest firms of lawyers in western
New York, and he might say he had
opposed to him the right bower of the
legal profession. What does he mean
by that?" said Mr.. Fillmore. Mr. Ha-
vens replied, He means you" Yes,
know" replied Mr.. Fillmore, but
what does he mean by that particular
expression?' Did you never play eu-
chreY said Havens. NO" said Mr..
Fillmore. Well" said Havens, lin
the game of euchre the right bower is
the biggest knave in the pack
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
Virtue Which Commands Love.


Should some women need encourage
ment they may learn with interest
that men are rather apt to be vain and
that it Is enough sometimes to be
good listener In order to be q most
successful hostess. The following
typical anecdote proves this. Gomber
vile, the old courtier, somewhat of
poet, too, was known TO be paying
deal of attention to certain lady of
the hotel de Rambouillet One day
some one had this conversation with
him:
You are the cavalier servant of
Madam -Y
Yes, certainly"
do you love herr"
with the most devoted respect In
my heart"
why? She IS not beautiful"
NO"
'She is not young"
"No."
"She IS not graceful"
'Not very"
'She is not witty"
"No, not particularly"
well. then. what IS it?"
"Shc can listen admirably
sor Albert SchinZ in Lippincott's Maya
zine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

| recently saw it stated somewhere
that women are mach better tenn
pcrcj thn mon" This, Of course. is a
self evident propositiou-up to a GER
tain Point. Women, as a rule, are al
together more self possessed and have
a greater control over themselves than
men, who want everything their own
way, resent all trouble, cannot endure
the smallest discomfort and are rarely
unseifsl.
But in justice to men it must be said
that generally speaking, they have
very much more to try their nerves.
London World.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

This is Il scientific way: IF man
falls asleep in the sitting posture with
his mouth open his Jaw drops. The
tongue not being in contact with the
hard palate, the succotorial space is
obliterated the soft palate no longer
adheres to the roof of the tongue, and
If respiration be carried on through
the mouth the muscular curtain begiHI
TO vibrate." And this IS the popular
form: If a man doesn't keep his
mouth shut when asleep he will snore"
DIDn OIICrnAEc
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

There are host Of authorities on
hydraulics and mechanics that could
be quoted to support the assertion that
the steam engine Is not q modern In
vention. CarpinI in the account of his
travels, A. d. 1886, describes a species
of aeophlle, or steam, engine made In
the form of a man. This contrivance
was filled with "infammable liquid"
Drobably petroleum. and made to do
terrible work in the battles between
the Mongols and the troops of Prester
John
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
THE JAPANESE GIRL.
She Is GentIeness Itself, With an
Air of Dainty Modesty

She Is Gentleness Itself, With an
Air of Dainty Modesty.
There were not many japanese wom-
en- at the party, which made me Won
der, considering the fact that there
were hundreds Of men present, but
perhaps the absence Of the many might
be explained by the uncomfortable
and self conscious air Of the few who
were there in most unaccustOmed for
eign f1nery Not that they wore it SO
badly. Not at all. That Is a fiction of
the foreign woman who Is pleasantly
blinded to the imperfections Of her
own kind.
OF course there are no japanese
girls with Gibson figures of lissom
grace and Fifth avenue strides Of
splendid freedom, but the same thing
may be said of many other women in
many other climes Everybody cannot
be an American girl, you know, and |
declare l think the japanese girl runs
some Of her European sisters very
close second in her ability to wear un-
graceful clothes as gracefully as pos
sible with very limited assistance from
Mother Nature. All Japanese waist
lines run up In front and all Japanese
girls are pigeon toed." but all Japa-
nese girls are gentleness itself, and
their dainty modesty serves to conceal
a multitude of peculiaritles.-Lesli
Weekly.
Ops and Downs of Santn Cruz.
Probably no other of the West Indian
islands has had such a checkered ca
reer as Santa Cruz. In turn it has be
longed to Spain, which abandoned It,;
to England and Holland Jointly; to
England alone; to Spain again, which
fell upon the colonists and destroyed
or deported them all; to France, which
took 1t from Spain; to the Knights of
Malta, who received 1t as gift from
France; to a private company Of ad-
venturers. Then IL was resumed pos.
session Of by France, but abandoned,
so that In 1920 1t was uninhabited.
Then It became no mans land until
1927, when France took it again, and
presently sold 1t to Danish company,
which sold 1t in turn to the king Of
Denmark. In 1901 England took 1t
once more, gave it back to Denmark,
repented and took 1t away again in
few months, held it for eight years,
and then returned it to Denmark, which
holds 1t still.
Not Playing Futures.
"Yls, mum, Oi'll make yez as good a
cook as the mkt wan
Il don't know anything about the
next one, but you'll have to be better
than the last one. Houston Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
BATTLEFIELD ORATIONS.
Great Deal OF Fiction About the
Recorded Martial Speeches.

Great Deal OF Fiction About the
Recorded Martial Speeches.
Somebody once asked the Duke Of
Wellington if speeches on the battle
field We're really made as reported and
what was their effect. The duke said,
What effect on the whole army can
be made by a speech since you cannot
conveniently make it heard by more
than thousand men standing about
you:' Then the duke was asked If
1t We're not the fact that Napoleon de-
livcred some rather notable Orations
on the field. The duke would not have
1t. The proclamations you read Of in
the french army were much more seen
In the papers than by the soldlers-they
were meant for Paris" 1t was all
right, the duke agreed, to address a
regiment upon presenting it with col
ors and that sort of thing On the
whole, French troops might be more
impressed by speech than the Eng
lish, who In the dukes Waterloo army
were, he declared, the scum of the
earth, who had all enlisted for drink"
The French, with their system of con-
scription, had a fair sprlnkling of all
classes.
NO comments a writer, "all these
martial obiter dlcta which our histories
treasure up for us were for the most
part never spoken at all. The last
words Of dying men and the speeches
made on the battlefield or the deck Of
an admlrals flagship are not to be re-
garded as having been actually ut
tered. The famous Up, guards, and at
'emI accredited to Wellington at Wa
terlOo, was never spoken. Wellington
himself denied it,"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
The FI.st Anthracite Coal.

When the first two tons of anthra-
cite coal We're taken into Philadelphia,
in 1903, the good people of that city
50 the records state, tried to burn
the stuff, but at length. disgusted. they
broke 1t uP and made walk of It."
Fourteen years later Colonel George
Shoemaker sold eight or ten wagon
loads of 1t in the same city, but war
rants were soon issued for his arrest
for taking money under false pre-
tenSpS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
The bad One,

THAT brother of yours, Lucy" said
the man Of the house, seems to be a
pretty tough character"
Deed he is, sub" replied the col
ored maid. He jes' natchelly seems
to be de white sheep OBJ our family,
sho' 'nuff. Philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

''In what way could you be OF any
use to an employment bureauT said
the proprietor
Simplest thing in the world" re-
piled the shiftlcss looking applicant.
You are always In need Of men to
fill positions. ana I'm always out of
iab."-Dctroit Free Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
T ACKAWANNA RAILROAD.
- -BLOOMSBURG DIVISION
Delaware, Lackawanna and Westren
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. /, 1905
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
EASTWARD.

707 a m. daily for Bloomsbury, Kingston,
Wilkes Barre and Scranton. Arriving Scran-
ton at 9.i2 "A. m. and connecting at Scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at 3.lS a.
IN. and New York City at $50 p. m.
o.lg a. IN. weekly for Bloomsbury Kingston,
WilkeS-Barre. scranton and intermediate sta
tiOnS, arriving at scranton at 1926 p. m and
connecting there with trains for New lork
city. Philadelphia and Buffalo.
.. II weekly for BlOOmSburg, Kingston, Wilkes
Barre. Scranton and intermediate stations,
arriving at scranton at 40 p. m.
5I3 p. m. daily for Bloomsbury, ESpy Ply
mouth. Kingston, WilkeS-Barrc, PtttSton,
Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at scranton at N.25 p. IN. and connecting there
with trains arriving al New York City at $50
a m, Philadelpeia 10 a. IN. and Buffalo a. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE.
gl5a. m weekly from Scranton. Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tOus, leaving Scranton at ESQ a. m, where il
connects with trains leaving New YORK City
at $50 p m, Philadelphia at IU2 p m. and
Buffalo at 1880 a. IN.
l2ii =. IN. daily from Scranton, PittStOn,
Kingston, Berwick Bloomsbury and interme-
and connecting there with train leaving Buff
alO at 2.25 a. m.
] SO p. IN. weekly from Scranton, Kingston,
Berwick. Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tiOns, leaving Scranton at l55 p. m, where 1t
connects with train leaving New York City
at | 90 n. m. and Philadelphia at 900 a. IN.
905 p. m. daily from Scranton, Kingston,
Pittston. Berwick. Bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations, leaving Scran ton at 6.35 p. m,
where it connects with trains leaving New
York City at loo p m. Philadelphia at l2CO
p. IN. and Butloo at $50 "a. IN.
+. +. Clarke. Gen'I Sup't.
7. w. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
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Social Axiom.

81 think | will invite the Bronsons.
/ know they would be glad to come"
"But, my dear, people who would be
glad TO come are the very ones you
should not invite Puck
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
Her CooIsa

Mrs. Hatterson-W What! You've had
fourteen cooks in three months? Mrs.
Catterson Yes. and | didn't please
any of them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26

And now, Johnny" said the Sunday
school teacher, 'is there anything you
don't understand about Eve and the
serpent"
"YcS' m"
well what?"
How'd Eve keep from havin' a fit
when she seen it comin'?" - Detroit
Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
The Spoiled Child.

no" walled Tommy, II don't want
that big pink necktie on"
ut doesn't matter what you want"
replied his mother You must have
1t on"
"Well, If YOU put it on me I'll cry all
over it an tLatll spoil it."-PhiladeI
phia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-26
yeSterdar Loan WIS te

own misgivings
"MisgiyingSr There was still that
tremUipus catch in the breath
"Oh. Of course young men will be
young men," continued Mrs. Shannon,
with Il pur in her well bred tones.
They will pursue the girl who holds
cut the angling iron. You are clever
/ don't dispute the face; you are clever
ami calculating but one thing | have
TO tell you: If you wish to remain In
this household you must assume a DIFF
fcrcnt pose And, remember, not an
other conversation alone with the Earl
Of Stowbridge while ne Is under this
roof, You may 90 now
There was silence Just for an ap-
prcciable fraction Of a second; then
little Dorothy seemed to be drawing
herself up to her full height as she
flung "a defiant, passionate answer into
her auuts face.
Il thought ut least you were lady.
but you're not. You're cowarHy and
cruel ana vulgar. Oh, how can you he
so?" Dorothy, sobbing mlserabIy in
her hot anger and iusulted girlhood,
was obliged to leave the room. Mrs.
Shannon. cool and collected, as always,
touched a bell and sent the cook some
orders about the salad
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Dm T TENED July NEW t ny sEEsi4 cAE6oIa
1WUuOu L. s. 400 tons) to Scotland kagl2hd. Ire
- France s2ah with attractive side trips 10 Belgium
The Rhine Switzerland. Italy. Other tours IN June and
advantages Send Tor programme q
'.' FRANK 6. CLARK. Sc Broadway. New York
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TRADE IN CHICAGO,
EBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

[BY
Chicago. June 13.-Harvest weather's threat to
become rainy was the cause to-day of some addi-
tional strength in wheat, which closed &c higher
for July and 5ss up for September Old July corn
gained Esc; old September, 1c. Oats hestated be-
tween the fine prospect for the next crop and the
strength in the other grains and in the end rested
at 1sc decline In July and &c advance for Sep
ternber. Provisions slightly easier, but very
dull
Wheat opened easier at a decline of &c but there
being little for sale at the reduction the first de-
cline was soon made good. The market became
quiet later, with the undertone firm, with more or
less fear of the consequence If there should be
wet weather in the winter wheat country Local
receipts were cars and cars and q, 200 bushels
were transferred from private houses. Estimate
for tomorrow, July closed at s67sc TO &C.
after selling as low sS1.c, and high as size
The highest for September Sc, the lowest
s1x@S2c; the close $3.50 to SIC.
The corn market was chiefly governed by light
of offerings. Traders showed desire to steer
clear Of the short side Of old July and September.
while the other options sympathized with the
action Of the bullish. The strength was dis
played the face OF large receipts Local receipts
were 474 cars Of which 100 were contract Ship
ments hence were 144000 bushels Estimate for to-
morrow ia bushels After selling as low as 521so
and as high 631zc, July closed at 5SAo. Septeu-
Der sold from 5oa4c to 517sq52c. closing at 51Esc
Oats ruled dull and quiet, the market opening
easier in sympathy with other grain Trade was
light Receipts Is cars, of which 81 were con-
tract Shipments 2s1.0oo bushels. Estimate
for tomorrow, n cars. The range Of July was
from 9os.c 30s4S1c. closing at 30zsc. September
closed at the top at 2S1sc; the lowest 2SAQ8hc.
Provisions ruled firm early. but eased off later.
Trade was dull and mostly in ribs. The principal
feature was the buying of ribs by Robson. who
was credited with purchases OF 10000 pounds OF
the September and october delivery. Selling was
scattered early and principally by scalpers.
| but became more general toward midday. and this
.,,,sad urices O from
$40 e9bdss2 S. off TO S2 571k. July lard sold from
a. OK TO 81 27 and July ribs from 81 421s off 81 Sz
GN 40 Hog receipts were 1900 head, and prices
a, thu wards steady.
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trips every day TO
St 7.90 a m Pier
Bait and taokls on
Ladies'. 6ocsG ChiE-
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Optional 1o7S and interest and sfteFJnly l. 1918
Interest payable January 1 and July in New York
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STEAMER TAURUS will make
FISHING BANKS. Leave E Slst
(New) No. I, n. r, $50 g. m.
board. Fare; Gentlemen, 5bc.s
dreu, csc.
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DIED I'D" LINE
LIZ For La Guayra Puerto CabeIlo, Curacao Mara
rafbo via Curacao, calling San Juan, 2. r.
From 13 adjoining Wall St Ferry, Brooklyn
Saturday, June "a
s. .SatuIQSy, july ., noon
Guayra, Curacao and Maracaibo-
& s.. o..
& SATURDAY. July noon
These steamers superior accommodations for
BOULTON. BLISS &c DALLETTs
General Managers. So Wall ST.
A. CUNARD LINE.
A. TO LIVERPOOL. VIA QUEENSTOWN.
From Piers 51-52 North River
8 P. NJ. Canpania. July l. 2 p. M
F;truria. June "a 10 A. NJ .Ultonia July g., P G
Noon Umbra. July s. 10 A. NJ.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
New Modern Twin Screw Steamers -
gTAyONIA. July II, 10 A M Aug 70
PANNONIA. L<1s 4NOSnS oep@ IL
sCarrfes Second Third Class Only
20 Broadway. New York
VERNON II. BROWN. General Agent
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STOCKS.


lnIoid company; -. :t " ..-... so% s3&
Joseph Dixon Crucible Company 1eI
Essex & Hudson Company - go
Gas & Electric Company Of Bergen county -, eo
HackensacIl Water Company common -'---- ieo
60 preferred 49, o60
sosoken Land improvement ooiiipa 4...1f5 1I4a
Jersey CTtv I5oboken Paterson ny Co., IA
? LorillaTd preferred IAN, 81 e8H
New-Tsrunswick Light Heat & Power Co., o e0
NeE-Jersey zinc Company ~ 174
NeR-TorEC & New-Jersey Telephone Company "
North rersey street Railway Company en-
Paterson Pasyafc Gas Electric Company 80 s.S
Public Service
rand transit street Railway Company Wv
Soyne--ef TnJo-1 & Middlesex Lighting co. ,so
Electric Traction Co. -
Singer Naniifacturing Company scS Ell
standard OIL Company "a
sF1at price quotations
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THOMAS A. EDISON. JR.. & VIM HoLzEB

steel Iron PROCESS stock fer sale az fifteen dol
,ar. Der share Any bid wanted. II a. SASTIEs Room
Isl. Producs Exchange. NsT Se,k.
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sAad interest
FERRY COMPANIES.
GUARANTEED STOCKS.

,,,,r,,bcd by Joseph Walker & Sons No 20 Rroad.,,
Rgd A.led
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sIoss-sHEFFIELD's QUARTER.

-he Sheffield Steel and Iron Company re-
-. .or TIE niarter ended MAY 81 as follows: