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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
CATCHING A LOON.
The Way n Hunter Got One and why
He Let Ii Go.


Once, and only once, | caught
young northern diver, says Graham
West in Recreation. 1t was in July
In the Laurentlans In a little lake far
back in the forest covered hills-loons
always nest on small Islands IN lakes,
never where foxes can get at the eggs
or young The birds at first are coal
black. The one | took was the size of
pigeon and 1t took me twenty min
utes to get it. When pursued the lit
tie fellows make for the open deep wa
ter, never skulk among the weeds, and
rely entirely upon their wonderful div
Ing powers. You can only catch them
when they are very young and on a
perfectly calm day when you can see
them the instant they come up.
l followed the bird so quickly that
was always near when it rose and by
shouting and brandishing the paddle
frightened it into diving before 1t had
regained its wind At length 1t could
not dive more than a foot or two be-
low the surface and then l caught It
in my hand. 1t was savage and sea-
sick In the canoe. The mother kept
near 1t from first to last, swan round
the canoe. calling most plaintively the
while, The note being "Whe-ou-ou,"
quite distinct from the usual moclling
laugh, "Ha-ha-ha-ha, Ha-ha-ha-ha."
padded the little loon about a mile
anl then put it overheard very gently,
ami the mother led il off in triumph
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
A story of Horace Greeley.

One Of the stories told of Horace
Greeley in Wilder's The Sunny Side
Of the Street is a curious rendering
into vernacular experience Of the an
cient Horace's theater going gentleman
Of Argos, with his retort, ''Cui sic ex-
torta voluptas ct demptus per vim
mentls gratlsslmus error"
A friend-one of the wise, observant,
upsetting kind Of friends-called on
Greeley one cold winter day and found
the great journalist with Il favorite
book in his hand, beatifc smile on his
face and his feet over the register. The
visitor had previously been through
the building and learned that the fur
mace had gone wrong and been re-
moved, the cold air fue could not be
closed and zero air was coming
through all the registers, so he said:
Mr. Greeley, why do you keep your
feet there? There is no heat-only cold
air is coming up
Greeley tumbled out of his chair and
in the childish whine that always came
to him when he was excited replied:
"Why didn't you let me alone? |
was entirely comfortable, but now I'm
near you I'm frozen
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
Ecnnomv OF snncc.

When Henry Ward Beecher was on
a trip to the far west many years ago
he was visited ut his hotel in little
mining town by Il local celebrity, a
man noted as n hunter and scout, and
the great preacher was especially cor
dial to him. After the caller had gone
away one of Mr.. Beecher's travelling
companions took him TO task
Il marvel at the warmth Of your
greeting to that man." he said
"Why?"
''Didn't you notice his eyes-how re-
markably close together they were?
That is a bad sign"
Not in his case" said Mr.. Beecher.
Didn't you observe his nose? It is
high and thin-the nose Of a great man.
With a nose like that, why should his
eyes waste space by sprawl!ng wide
apart? The man Is all right"
Mr. Beechcr's judgment of his caller
was correct, as subsequent history at
tested.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

An old farmer had a choice lot Of
cows. and Il neighbor, seeing the herd
in the pasture, asked for how much
he could have his pick of one. "Twen-
ty-fye dollars" said the owner "All
right I'll be around tomorrow and
select one" The next day the owner
of the cows told his hired man to
drive the only poor COW in the lot to
the barn. Soon the buyer put in an
appearance to buy n COW. He missed
one, however, and was suspicious.
How is this? You said | could have
my pick Of the lot. Where is that
other cow" "Oh. that COW you don't
want" said the owner "She Is old
and no good, SO l placed her In the
barn. You don't want her" But the
buyer insisted on having that COW. He
suspected she was the best one Of the
lot "All right then" said the seller.
Drive that cow out, John" The
COW was driven out, and The buyer
would not look at the rest but pur
chased her at once and drove her home.
A day or two afterward he came back
and accused the seller OF cheating him
and wanted him to take the COW back,
but the old fellow refused. saying that
the buyer had had his pick.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

TIE gambling Of today is Il mild af-
faT compared with tie eXtant records
Of Lngii Il society. We shall never
again see the days when General Scott
won a fortune of 100000 Mt whist,
chiefly by dint OF keeping sober And
high play, it must never be forgotten,
IS relative term. When Lord Stavor-
dale gained f11,0G0 by a single coup at
hazard, his only comment was that if
he had been playing deep" he might
have won millions. When the dimen-
sions Of modern wealth are taken into
account the widest eXcesses ever wit
messed at the card table would have a
timid and parslmonious aspect to the
bucks of the regency.-Times of India,
Bombay.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
Why He DIsIIISed the Man.

once heard Of man who, discuss
ing a name on the visiting list, said to
his wife, You know perfectly well
that l don't like that man" Don't
you think you are a little unreason-
aD.c?" asked tho wife. your dislike
arose because he did not answer
letter you wrote him, and you found
afterward that the letter was hung up
all summer In the pocket of your over
coat and was never sent to him at all. d."
Yes, | know that" was the reJolnder,
'but It was so long before | found It
out that | couldn't overlook his rude
ness, and l never forgave him, and l
don't believe | ever shall" There IS
a good deal of Ill feeling In this world
that IS without any flrmer foundation.
Printers Ink.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

The great snip lanpreI in the storm.
Ever ANA anon Il giant wave would
throw the steel ley.athan on her beam
ends, and ut each shock the heads of
the passengers would knock in an an
VII chorus against the sides of their
berths. At this critical moment. with
a roar that rose above the fury of the
hurricane, a mob of determined men
burst upon the deck
"Mutiny" @asped the mate.
"No. they are cabin passengers" said
the captain. "Now. gentlemen, you
must q below. There really Is no
danger"
YES there is-daugcr for Jonah
who is Oh this ship" came back the
answering choruz.
''Who do YOU mean, gentlemenT'
asked the captain
"Show Us" they howled-"s show us
that fellow who WAS singing Rocked
In the Cradle OF ihe Deep only few
hours ago, Let u At him"'-New Yorh
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
FISHES THAT ARE RACERS.
The Tarnon, Shark and MackcrcI Are
the Speed Champions.


Study of the speed Of fishes is en-
barrassed by unfavorable difficulties.
1t is not possible, as with birds, to set
up tail poles at intervals of a quarter
of a mile and with the help Of stop
watches, time them as they 90 by.
Nevertheless investigation Of the sub
ject goes to show that the mackerel, if
not the champion racer of the briny
deep, comes pretty near to carrying off
the Hon0rs. CnquestiOnably it travels
sometimes as fast as an express train
at high specd-say, at the rate of sixty
o. possibly seventy miles an hour
Other things being equal, the larger
tie fish the faster it swims, just as the
huge steamship is able TO travel at
speed much greater than the little har-
Dor tug Undoubtedly the energy EN-
ployci by Il fish of great size, such as
Il thirty foot shark when travelling at
its best gait, is something tremendous.
IN ordinary tug, which represents
maximum of energy in Il minimum Of
bulk, utiliZes about POO horsepower
OF course it is only a guess, but it
would not seem u be over the mark
to suppose that 4 seventy foot whale
makes use of 800 horsepower when 1t
propels its huge bulk through the wa
ter at rate Of thirty miles an hour.
A whale, which is mammal and not
d fish, might be compared to n freight
train if the shark is a cannon ball eX-
press, but it can beat the fastest ocean
greyhound in speed contest.
If there Is fish that can travel fast
er than shark it must be the tarpon,
which can probably hit her up" to the
tune Of eighty miles an hour, If pressed
for time. Generally speaking, it may
be said that finny creatures which live
near the surface of the sea are swift
swimmers, as compared with those
that dwell In the depths. Thus the
cod, which Is a deep water species, is
sluggish and would stand no show
at all in a race with the mackcrci or
herring These latter, which are dis
tinctively pelagic, depend for their liv-
ing upon their activity in pursuing
agile prey, and they must be quick in
their movements in order to escape
their own enemies.
II the macIcrcl were as big as a good
sized shark 1t would probably be the
speed champion Of the ocean No fish
is better shaped for rapid going. Some
years ago a yacht builder In New
York constructed a sloOp with a hull
patterned exactly after the underbody
of a Spanish m&ckerel. She was called
the Undine, and, if tradition does not
lie, she never was beaten. Like the
fish after which she was modelled she
had her greatest breadth Of beam for
ward of amidshins-a decidedly novel
Idea in boat bUIdihg. one may say,
indeed, that all modern water craft
are more or less fshlike In their make
up; yet, on the whole, it Is surprising
that marine architects have not striven
more earnestly than they have done
to obtain hints from natures own H.
lustrations of aquatic speed making
clples.-Saturday Evening Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

you don't mind, I'll ride along. never
have ridden with you yet-not right
close by, you know
When the carriage was procured and
he had helped her in. almost timidly,
she looked up into his face
Il don't believe that | ever shall for
get that train ride, Euos," she said.
Nor L. heartily. sitting there
watching you and seeing all the men
round made me hasty and inconsider
ate. But I'm glad of it now | suppose
1t might have been a long time before |
felt I'd right to speak"
She caught her breath suddenly, her
face paling
"Oh, Enos, she whispered, II nev-
er paid them You told me about get
ting a ticket but | was late and they
hurried me to the car and were so nice
to me that II never thought about
paying. What shall l do? And they
were 50 awfully nice too"
He looked puzzled
1T does seem sort of funny" he ac-
knowladged. Generally they're pretty
particular about pay. | wonder they
didn't ask
They didn't want to hurt my feel
ings, EuoS. They were awfully nice,
but I'm SO ashamed
He considered a moment
you've don't want to be beholden
to them any, he said warmly. Il reck-
on Id better meet that same train to-
morrow and settle with the conductor"
If only YOU would in a relieved
voice.
So the next day Enos was at the sta
tion, and when the polite conductor
reached the platform he was the first
to accOst him.
\ few minutes and the puzzled look
left his face and presently he turned
away chuckLing.
But he only told Martha that there
had been a mistake and that the con
ductor had accepted the money and
asked to be remembered to her.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
Short on KS.

During the early days Of New Zea-
land an apologetic paragraph appeared
in an Auckland paper in which the
editor explained the absence Of lower
case ks" in his issue. He had fool
ishly lent these letters from his font to
the government printer, who, having
failed to return them, the indulgent
reader would please notice that wher-
ever blank space appeared in word
the leAter k was to be understood.
There are only fourteen letters in the
Maori alphabet, and the letter *
is used in that language as frequently
as the letter II" In English
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division.
Northern Central Railway Division.
Schedule in Effect Sept u, 1905.
rrains leave SOUTH DANVILLE as follow

Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Division.
Northern Central Railway Division.
Schedule in Effect Sept II, 1905.
Trains leave SOUTH DANVILLE as follows:
EASTWARD.
I'll "A m. lweekdays) for Wilkes Barre Haz-
Teton and POttSville and Philadelphia
10.F a. m. daily for Wilkes Barre, Hazeton
Pottsville. Philadelphia, Mahanoy City
2.2l p m. (weekdaysl for Wilkes Barre. Haz-
Teton and POttsVille.
$50 p m. weekdays for wilkes Barre, and
HaZletOn.
Making connection at Wilkes Barre with
Lehigh Valley for all points North and
South and ID. & II. for Scranton.
WESTWARD.
900 a. m. weekdays for Sunbury. Leave Sun
bury 9i2 a. IN. daily for Lock Haven and
intermediate stations. On weekdays for
Beliefonte, Tyrone. Cleartield Phillips
burg, PittSburg and the West.
Leave Sunbury $50 a. m. weekdays for
Harrisburg and intermediate stations,
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and
Washington.
12l0 p. m weekdays for Sunbury.
Leave Sunbury Y. 2.4S p. IN. daily for Buff
alO via Emporium.
Leave Sunbury l13 p. m. weekdays for
Emporium, ,BellefOnte. Tyrone, Clearfeld,
Phiipsburg, Pittsburg, Canandaigua and
intermediate stations, Syracuse, RoChes-
ter. Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Leave Sunbury l.54 p. IN. weekdays for
Harrisburg and intermediate stations,
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore,
Washington. Buffet Parlor Car to Phil
adelpha.
Leave Sunbury 3 As p. m daily for Har
risburg, Philadelphia New York, Balti-
more and Washington.
43l p. IN. daily for Sunbury.
Leave Sunbury 80 p. m. weekdays for
Remove, Elmira and intermediate sta
tions.
Leave Sunbury go p. m. daily for Har-
risburg and intermediate points, Phila-
delphia, New York, Baltimore and
Washington.
7.51 p. IN. weekdays or Sunbury
Leave Sunbury $50 p. m daily for Har-
risburg and all intermediate stations,
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore
Washington. Pullman Sleeping Car from
Harrisburg to New York.
Leave Sunbury $50 p m. Sundays only
for Harrisburg and intermediate sta
tiOns, arriving at Harrisburg, 30
Leave Sunbury S54 p. m. Sundays only
for Williamsport and intermediate sta
tiOnS.
Leave Sunbury 953 p. IN. weekdays for
Williams port and intermediate stations
Buffet Parlor Car.
SHAMOKIN DIVISION, y. c. II. w.
WEEK DAYS
Leave Sunbury 6lO a. m, 10. 10 n. m, ,. 10 p. m
5.35 p. IN. for Shamokin and Mt Carmel.
LEWISTOWN DIVISION.
WEEK DAYS.
Leave Sunbury 1000 a. m, 2.05 p. m for Lew
istown and Lewistown Junction. 5.35
y. m. for Selinsgrove.
For time tables and further information ap.
ply to ticket agents.
w. w. ATTERBURY, j. r. WOOD.
Genl Manager. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
GEO. W. BOYD, Gen'I Passenger Agent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
Telling His Name.

Lord Baltimore was formerly plain
David Plunkett Shortly after be was
raised to the peerage be took trip
to the Riviera The French railway
company reserved a carriage for his
private use At some unknown hour
Of the night the door of the carriage
was suddenly opened. A lantern was
flashed upon him, and a voice sharply
cried, "Votre nom" CGour namerO
Lord Baltimore, wakened out Of his
sleep, looking up in a partly dazed
condition. discovered railway Off
cial on his way round for tickets. Lord
RathmDro's name was on the paper al
fixed Il the window, marking the com
partmcut as reserved. The official de-
sired TO identify the occupant Of the
carriage with the person to whose use
it was Inscribed. "Notre nomr he
steruIy repeated. seeing the passenger
hesitate. There spraug to Lord Rath-
morcs lips the familiar David Plum
kctt." Happily he remembered in time
he was 40 longer David Plunkett, but
for the life of him he could not re
member what title in the peerage he
had selected II seemed half an hour
to him before ne could remember
Baltimore
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
MacNInhon,s E.piarnmr.

When Marshal MacMahon In the
Crimean campaign took the Malakoff
by storm and wrote his celebrated dis
patch, "J'y suis, i'y reste" C'Here l
am; here | stay, these words made
him famous all over the world Yet
his friends said that the worthy soldier
had written them in the most matter
of fact manner, with no thought of
phrase making The mos. .urprised
person over tie success OF this epi-
gram was MacH' h1l himself.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

The Single Aunt-You should be most
asstduous to keep yourself unspotted
from the world, Cornella. You are So
licitous, are YOU not, to enter heaven
after you cross the river The Bud
Yes. But, aUntic. I'm not averse to q
little heaven on this side.-Puck.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
THE ESKIMO CANOE.
1t Is Curious Little Craft That Is
Crlnl.E. Yet Safe.

It is in Greenland that the hunting
ability of the Eskimo reaches its high
est Development lie has a fine me-
chaulcaI Skill. Bones, ivory, stones,
little Griftwo9d, skins ana the sinew
of the reindeer are the materials from
which ne must make his boat and
weapons There is nothing else. Says
a Greenland Traveller: "Of these the
Eskimo lrU. Is a canoe, its frame Of
bones and 1rittwood its covering Of
translucent seulskin sewed together
with siucw This kayak is decked over,
except for hole in the middle framed
with Il wooden ring The Eskimo
wri@g'ns into this hole, his legs extend
el into tAa fore part of the boat
Round his waist there IS a cylinder
Of sca'sk.u, the lower edge Of which
draws over the wooden ring and IS
pulled tight with a thong, making all
water tigh, TO the arupits For heavy
weather the cylinder is part Of a skin
shirt with nood Strings tighten this
hood to the face and cuffs to the
wrists, while a pair Of long sleeved
mltts protect the hands and arms.
SO r.gg.i q good man can turn his
canoe bottom upward and right him
self again with sliding strokes Of his
paddle. for he is as waterproof as 6
duck Moreover, his vessel is 50 Gexi-
bic that il is almost safe from being
crushed in the ice drift and, being lin
Der, is CytrCmCly swift when propelled
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
The Main Point.

Victim-What has happened9 Where
am 1? Doctor-You have been serious
ly injured in a trolley accident But
cheer up; you will recover. Victim
How much Cleycland Leader
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
TACKAWANNA RAILROAD.
- -BLOOMSBURG DIVISI( n
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. /, 1905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
EASTWARD.


7O7a.m. daily for Bloomsbury, Kingston,
Wilkes Barre and Scranton. Arriving Scran-
ton al ~ a. m. and connecting at Scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at S.iS a.
m. and New York City AT $50 2. m.
1919 "A. m. weekly for Bloomsbury. Kingston,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and intermediate sta
tiouS, arriving at Scranton at l235 p. m. and
connecting there with trains for New York
City Philadelphia and Buffalo
I'll weekly for rBloomsburg, ,hingSton,N likes
Barre Scranton and intermediate stations,
arriving at Scranton at 40 p m.
5I3 p. m daily for Bloomsbury, ESpy, Ply
mouth. Kingston, Wilkes Barre, PittSton,
Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at Scranton at ~2j p m. and connecting there
a m. Philadelphia 10 a. III. and Buffalo : a. IN.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE.
gl5a. m weekly from Scranton. Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tiOnS, leaving Scranton at $50 a. M where II
connects with trains leaving New York City
at 8 30 p. m, Philadelphia at 7.O2 =. m. and
Buffalo at 1870 a. N.
1874 =. IN. daily from Scranton, PntstOn,
Kingston, Berwick. Bloomsbury and nterme-
and connecting there with train leaving But-
alo at % "a. m.
4.3S p. m weekly from Scranton, Kingston,
Berwick. Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at l55 =. m, where II
connects with train leaving New York CITY
at 1000 a. m. and Philadelphia at 900 a. m.
g05 p. m daily from Scranton. Kingston,
PittstOn. Berwick. Bloomsbury and lnterme-
diate stations, leaving Scrar ton at $50 p. m,
where il connects with trains leaving New
York CiIy at LOO p. m, Philadelphia at l2CO
D. IN. and Bufiolo at $50 "A. IN.
TIE. CLARKE. Gen'l Supt.
T. W. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

It is Il curious fact that the woOlsacR
on which the lord chancellor sits in the
British house Of lords IS not, strictly
speaking. in the house Of lords, and
this is why when the lord chancellor
rises 70 take part in debate he first Of
all moves away from the woolsack to
his own place as peer before he
speaks
The fact too explains why noble
lords who desire to avoid voting some
times merely withdraw to the wool
sack where, not being in a parliament
tary sense within the house, they are
not counted in a division.
Again. though the lord chancellor is
now Invariably n peer. he is not neces-
sariIy 50. and as matter of fact the
Office has been held several times in the
past by commoners. In such cases the
lord chancellor could take no part in
debate not having a place in the house
Us peer, ana his functions rs speaker
were strictly limited to the putting Of
questions and other formal proceed
ings regulated by precedent from the
WOOlSack
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

gion will soon have none that any one
could find.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09

My spark may grow greater by kin
ding my brothers aper.-,Teremy TaV-
IOr
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
SELLING GOODS.
The Methods That Lend to Success In
Business Life.

When a customer comes in, don't,
whatever you do, drag yourself out Of
the chair as though you were disturbed
from rest, but jump up and greet her
or him as though you were really
glad to wait on them. Act so they will
ask for you the next time they come
to the store. The salesman who Is
constantly being asked for by Gus
toners never has TO worry about
job
Don't be stiff and act or feel as
though you were far the mental su-
perior of the customer. If you do, no
sale will result
Just for the sake Of argument, let us
take all the successes in your city, no
matter what line they are In. Do they
advertiser
The public, somehow or other, seem
to be able to read between the lines,
II your ad. is not truthful they will not
respond.
1t takes more than a mere cut to at
tract the eye to make your nd. pay.
There must be solid honest store news
Of good values behind It.
Never underrate the intelligence of
your customer. He may know more
about the article you are showing than
you do
Post yourself on every article you
are expected to sell. so you can talk
conyincngiy and knowingly. That is
what sells goods convincing talks.
Never mind the price; that viii take
care Of itsclf-Braius.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
why Prussia Is SO Called.

The modern name Of Prussia is do
rived from BJrussl, or I0russi, who
conquered the country about $50 b. G.
Little is known concerning Prussia and
its people TIL the tenth century except
that that portion Of the Baltic shore
which IS now included in the kingdom
OF Prussia was formerly inhabited by
Slavonlc tribes akin in customs and
languages to the Lithuanians. They
came in occasional collision with wave
ufter wave Of the great Teutoulc race
as it flowed down from the icy north,
receiving their first knowledge Of Chris
tianity from Bishop Adalbert Of Prague,
whom they martyred In 997 In the
middle Of the thirteenth century the
Teutonc knights. on their return from
the crusades, undertook the conquest
and conversion Of Prussia. The B0rus-
sia element mingled with The followers
Of the Teutonic knights, and conse-
Quently with the Poles.