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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-18

The following assignments have
Lynn. 200: Trainer. 1902: Baily,
500: Loutzer. 1915: BRYAN. 1916; Nc
Kinzie. ISL: Carleton. 1910: Stevens,
1e11: Dove. 1905: Wandersee. 1914.
The first three are freight engineers
who have been assigned as firemen
on passenger engines and the re.
mainder are passenger firemen who
are now TO fire freights. on account
of the large number of extra men.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

1.-THE tombs OF Benz uassam," sd!i
an antiquary of Chicago, ARE Interest
ing on account OF their realistic pakAt-
ings. In these tombs, which are 5,CD
years old, there are many pictures nf
drunkards. Drunken men, waving wine
cups in both hands, are being carried
home by sneering slaves. Drunken
women lurch through the streets. fol
lowed by little mocking children. MI
this, mind you, 5000 Yeas ago.
Alexander the Great used to hold
drinking contests. He who could drink
and carry off the most wine won.
Promaohus, the skilled Promachus,
won a gold cup from Alexander by
drinking fourteen quarts of wine
Fourteen quarts!
",rhe Romans used to serve at their
banquets wines eighty and a hundred
years old. They would mix with these
wines turpentine, resin and sea water
Thus, they thought, a fine favor was
got.
II once tasted wine 80 years old
1t was so thick we had to dig it ont
with a spoon Its flavor was so hor-
rible that turpentlne, resin and sea wa
ter would no doubt have improved it."
Chicago Chronicle.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
THE DAINTY WASP.
Apparatus With Which He Makes
His Complicated Toilet.

Apparatus With Which He Makes
His Complicated Toilet.
"Wasps are exceedingly dainty in
their habits" says writer in the Pill
grim, 'and, In order that they may
crafty their instinct for neatness to the
utmost, nature has provided them with
n set of marvelously de,.late combs
and brushes. If we look closely at the
wasp's legs we will find that each bears
on It's oui-fnost long Joint two small,
movable spineS, known as the ap1cai
spurs, and If we examine these with
magnifying glass each is seen to be
provided with a row Of fine teeth, SO
that the apparatus answers for coarse
and fine toothed comb.
'The tidyimg up process consists of
various perfectly definite steps, usually
taking place in parsicular sequence.
First, 1t passes both front legs over the
face from above downward, and after
repeating this movement several times
draws them through the jaws. This is
to remove any foreign substance which
may have collected on them. The legs
are then passed backward from the
forehead, much as we should smooth
back our hair. The wings are then
stroked again and again from the base
to the tip, although the most careful OBJ
server would fail to detect anything
upon them. The abdomen is next care
fully stroked from base to tip until
every hair points in the right direction
and gloss as fine as satin is attained.
Last of all, each of the six legs. in turn.
is IaboriouSiy drawn between two of its
fellows, so the wasp is once more ready
to face Its world"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

Here is an enchanting recipe copied
from book on the toilet published in
1S34-in Boston, of course
"A Wash to Give the Face a Younger
Look.-Take sulphur, one and one-half
ounces; G. Oliban and myrrh, two
ounces; amber, six drains; rose
water, one and one-half pints. Distill
the whole In balneum mariae, wash
yourself with some at bedtime, and in
the morning with barley water, and
with the blessing of God it will not
fail to give you II younger look"
Where will you find such mingled
piety and shrewdness in modern beau
ty papers? Think how the ladies who
advertise some wonder working cream
or powder could spare their can
sciences at the last great day If they
would only insert such clauses in the
recipes they give. And do not the
Ingredients sound delightful?s Amber,
which suggests Cleopatra and her
pearl (by the way, what a cosmetic
that should make, and G. oliban.
whatever it may bet sounds like the
name of hrstian.-EXchangc
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

Will solid steel float in water? Steel
will float If it be 50 light in weight as
not TO rupture the surface tension Of
the liquid. thus with little care a
fine sewing needle can be made to float
on the surface Of still water, especially
if 1t Is drawn through the hair a time
or two, as the minute trace of oil 50
'lmparted enables it to resist the wet
ting action of the water,
1t must be understood that liquids,
although they have infinitely less CO.
hesive attraction than sohis, are not
absolutely devoid Of this. If there
were no cohesion at all between the
particles neither drops nor bubbles
would be possible.
Consequently every liquid may be
looked upon as covered by more or
less cohesive skin of It's own substance
So long as the weight OF the steel or
other solid body is insufficient to break
through this skin it will float on the
surface. although heavier bulk for
bulk than the squid itself.-London
Answers.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

There is Il grRnly humorous anecdote
of the dying Yorkshlreman who asked
his daughter for Il slice of the ham she
had just removed from the stove and
was refused Oh the ground that hams
not for thou; hams for funeral" 1t
may be capped by one found III Pages
2 From a Country Diary" book of
sketches of English country life. e.,
A curate went one day to visit an
aged parishioner. u small farmer,
whose end WAS daily expected. Find
ing Lin rather better on this occasion
and propped UP in bed, he proposed to
read Il chapter of the Bible to him
The sick man gratefully agreed, but
paid scant attention to the discourse
because he was constantly fumbling
under his pillow for some form of sdi-
bic which he mumbled with evident
satisfaction between his toothless gums.
At last the curate stopped reading and
asked him what he was doing.
The old man smiled slyly.
2"Why," he said in triumphant whis-
per, they bak't some sponge biscuits
agean moy vuneral an hid 'em In the
coopboard, but they don't know as
low l wound 'cm, and"-witb senile
clruckle of delight-''when be gone
an they come to luke for. 'em they
w1ln't vaind none OH 'em left!'
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
SELLING GOODS.
The Methods That Lead to Success In
business Life.

The Methods That Lead to Success In
business Life.
When customer comes In, don't,
whatever yon do, drag yourself out of
the chair as though you We're disturbed
from rest, but jump up and greet her
or him as though you We're really
glad to walt 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 n
job.
Don't be stiff and act or feel as
though you were far the mental SUI
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 life they are in. Do they
advertise?
The public, somehow or other, seem
to be able to read between the lines
If your ad. is not truthful they will not
respond.
1t takes more than mere cut to at
tract the eye to make your ad. pay.
There must be solid, honest store news
of good values behind 1t.
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
cnnviDcinpIy and kuowinply That Ia
what sells goods-convincing talks.
Never mind the price; that will take
care OF itself.-Brains.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
A CAUTIOUS ELEPHANT.
The sasacity Displayed by The AMI
NAL When Near QuiclSsand.

NAL When Near QuiclSsand.
One elephant which an officer of the
Royal artillery lent to assist in extri-
eating some camels which were being
engulfed in the quicksands showed an
amount of sagacity which was positive
ly marvellous. 1t was with the utmost
difficulty that we could get him to go
near enough to attach n drag rope to
one camel I wanted to rescue. In spite
Of our being about fifty yards from tet
bank of the river he evinced the great
est anxiety, while his movements were
made with extreme caution.
Despite coaying. persuasive remon'
STRANGE and at last shower of heavy
blows dealt upon his head by the exas-
perated mahout, this elephant stub
bornly refused to go where he was
wanted, but with his trunk showed OH.
In front OF him kept feeling his way
with his ponderous feet, placing them
before him slowly, deliberately and me-
thodically, treading all the while with
the velvety softness Of cat and TAX
ing only one step at time. Then sud
denly he would break out into sup
pressed kind of. shrek and retreat
backward III great haste.
When the animal had nearly complet-
ed circuit Of the ground with the
same caution and delberatior, he ad-
vanced to within ten yards of the poor
camel, but not another inch would he
move, though several men We're walk
ing between him and the camel with
out any signs of the ground giving
way.-"The Camel" Major A. G. Leon
arl
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
WHAT SHE PLAYED.


The Last Music That Theodore ThOfn-
az Heard on Earth.
During the last Illness OF Theodore
time unconscious or delTrious, he hard
ly noticed the members of his family
as they came and went at the bedside.
But one morning he seemed to be bet
ter
He made little jokes with the doctors
and his sons and talked about his
White mountain home. At ~ o'clock
autobiography says that he sank into
Gr-amy s,nte, anu tnen rouso,i a...,,-
self 10 say to his wife in n lingering,
ecstalic voice:
II have had beautiful vision-a
beautiful vision"
Then he drifted off into silence.
His wife thought he was tired and
went downstairs to luncheon, but chief
ly with the purpose of leaving him to
rest He had given her chime of
bells, to be used in summoning the
klmiiy to meals, and because of his
Illness they had never been rung Ia the
house. Now, because he seemed so
much better, she played on them lit
tie bEgle call that came into her head.
do you know what you have play
ed?' asked one of the family. "Taps-
the call that is sounded over the graves
Of dead soldiers"
She rushed back to the bells and
played the call engraved Oh n metal
plate above them. Afterward she
found that this was r2ycillc, the sol
,,icr's signal to rise
So it had Glanced that the last mu
sic Theodore Thomas heard OH earth
had been symbolic of death and the
rcsurrcction.-Youth Companion.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

Farmers and others, particularly those
living on the Rural Delivery route +,
should have printed stationery as well as
business men. 1t is not only more bust
ness like to send letter with name and
address printed on the notchead and en-
vclope, but it insures the return OF the
letter in case it is not delivered We
are especially well equipped to do this
class of printing and can do it promptly
and neatly. We will supply 250 note
heads and $50 envelopes, extra quality,
for ST. 80, or 75c for either one lot. This
is cheaper than you can buy the paper
and envelopes regularly at retail stores.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

az wish could hit OH some scheme,~
said the merchant, ''to make people
stop in front of my store as they pass.
help business"
1--WE got It," put In his friend. Put
mp sign Look Out For Paint and
III bet my salary against a penny
cru!cr ninety-nine men out of hun
died will stop to see If it's dry."-Bal-
timore News.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

ter try he said, smuggling It into 11e
ushers hand.
The man departed. but a moment
ton to follow him. They went to the
rear Of the building. entered a low
doorway and passed down narrow
hall with little doors opening on to it
from either side. Before one of these
they stopped and the usher Knocked
The door was opened, and Rosalind
stood before them.
Phil! Philr' she cried, and the word
was almost Sob
Dazeu. embarrassed, he entered the
dressing room and sat down on n
trunk.
"In' heavens name he began.
"Don't-please don't ask me about
IT," she pleaded.
Overton rose. his face very grave
Mabel he said, 'once l asked you to
marry me and you refused. Now l de-
mand 1t, and shan't take a refusal"
"You-you don't want me now," she
said.
II do want you," he said stoutly.
II told you once that should live
for my art" She waved her hand
scornfully about the little room, lit
tered with dingy costumes and make
up boxes. This Is my art. Oh. how
have come to hate It," she ended Bit
terly.
mabel, you will leave it all-you
will come with me" he said very
gently.
She hid her face In her arms. "Please
please go away" she begged. "If
you stay, shan't have the strength to
refuse YOU"
81 don't intend to lose you again."
said Overton, settling himself stubborn
ly on the trunk.
That night at II o'clock the one
clergyman in Sandstone was routed
from his sleep to read the marriage
service, and the fee he received is still
his record breaker.
AS for the leading lady of "the all
star combination" her release from
her contract was purchased by her
husband. but, with fine discrimination,
he has never let her know that the
price was 500, nor has he ever men-
toned the managers evident satisfac-
tion at the bargain.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
STAMM
The Cure That One Sufferer Invented
May Help Others.


Among the minor arts Of great i'm
portauce Is the self cure of stummer-
ing, which comes upon so many in
early youth. In the memoir of the
author of John Inglesant," which his
widow prepared, we read rather
touching confession. 81 contracted the
habit of stammering," wrote Mr.. Short
house to Lady Weiby, .as Il delicate
little boy Of three at large day school.
1t was not such a misfortune MS might
be supposed. For without this thorn
in the flesh John Inglesant' would
never have been written or conceived,
and much which is very dear to ne in
philosophy would have been un-
known" Few stammerers can bring
forth classic from their afillctlon,
and some would even refuse the au-
thor's fame at the price of the speak
er's embarrassments.
In many cases the self cure of stam-
merin~ Is easy. The present writer
was sufferer when Il boy at day
school. He set himself to invent the
cure. 1t was absolutely necessary, he
found, that the opening syllable of n
sentence should be said several times
before the sentence was under way
Gust as the billiard player waggles his
cue before the correct stroke). 1t oc-
CURED that the stammering might be
done silently. So that little boy STAN
mered firmly to himself with tightly
closed lips, imagining himself to be
1t, ,.rI, rsrla.,
the requisite number OF tut -tut-tuts"
or 'gug- g-gug-gugs" had been achieved
In silence to start the sentence. Since
then he has never stammered-aloud.-
London Chronicle.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

The modern name OF Prussia Is do
rived from Borussi, or Porussi, who
conquered the country about $50 B. C.
Little is known concerning Prussia and
its people till the tenth century except
that that portion Of the Baltic shore
which Is now included in the kingdom
of Prussia was formerly Inhabited by
Slavonic tribes akin In customs and
languages to the Lithuanlans. They
came In occasional collision with wave
after wave Of the great Teutonic race
as 1t flowed down from the icy north,
receiving their first knowledge of Chris
tianity from Bishop Adalbert OF Prague,
whom they martyrei in 09T. In the
middle of the thirteenth century the
Teutonie knights, on their return from
the crusades, undertook the conquest
and conversion OF Prussia. The BoruS.
sin element mingled with the followers
of the Toutonic knights, and consa.
Quently with the Poles.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
wife. And that was her last word.
He should have known.

wife. And that was her last word.
He should have known.
The bracelet, very handsome one,
was of rather an uncommon pattern,
and Bercsford had no doubt Of being
able to trace it. yet his effort met with
no success. And then one morning
Mrs. Bc-csfod. llng1i!ly opening let
ter postmarlled Boston, uttered little
shrek.
Listen. oh. listen" she cried. IT'S
from the coJ.i. Listen"
Dear MaGam-I cannot hope for Your
forgiveness. and yet ] think " you knew
the whole story you might be little bit
sorry for me. I an q widow with two
children to support, one of whom has been
I'll for n long. long time. And Illnesses
nre terribly expensive. NIL I own In the
world IL n small property that my hus-
band left heavily mortgaSed, and tho
mortgage was coming due. AS l stood In
the station that day having come to New
York in the vain hope of finding some one
to help me. was half mad with fear and
anxiety. How was | to meet the mort
gage? What WIS to become of my chill
dren? And then your husband spoke to
me. Can you utterly condemn me that
caught at the chance? | was desperate
i NNOfh
/ did my best with the dinner. And then,
pleading sickness-and God knows that
was not entirely untrue; l think / must
have been crazy-I got upstairs, and when
your maid went to fill the hot water bag
1t was easy enough to seize the bracelet
off the dressing table. 1t seemed as
though It had been left there for me.
And 1t saved us. But here Is the pawn
ticket. and II I work my fingers to the
bone you shall have the money too. Try
to pity me. MARY MArHEWSON.
Mrs. Beresford, whose sweet voice
was by this time shaking suspiciouSly,
laid down the letter.
"Oh, poor thingr' she cried. what
did tell you? l felt somehow all the
time that she was all right"
"Oh, did your calculated her hus-
band in some indignation. well, you
took queer way OF showing it"
But Mrs. Beresford, reminiscent
look creeping into her face, heaved a
regretful sigh.
Yes" she murmured yearningly,
''she certainly was good COOK"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
BereSford'S
New Cook
BY A. M. DAVIES OGDEN

2 Copyright, 1905, by A. NJ. d. Ogden x
C8$3%@e@<@<3%eHAa%4<9<s<s3<
81 don't care what she is-heathen.
Hottentot or bank robber," cried Mrs.
Beresford desperately. She had fol-
lowed her husband into the hall and
now stood cllnging to his buttonhole In
wistful appeal. But l must have
somebody. Here are the Witherses and
oil those others coming to dinner and
no one to cook thing. l have tele-
phoned the intelligence Office, and Mrs.
Lewis says she will have Il girl at the
station for your train, so all you will
have to do is speak to her and bring
her along"
Beresford gasped. What, me-" he
calculated. Speak to u strange wo-
man in railway station and ask her IL
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
Neuralgia
And Other
+ q ! n

All pain in any disease is
nerve pain, the result OF a tur-
bulent condition of the nerves.
The stabbing, lacerating,
darting, burning, agonizing
pain that comes from the prom
inent nerve branches, or SEN
sorry nerves, is neuralgia, and
is the big brother" of all the
other pains.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
rarely ever fail to relieve these
pains by soothing these larger
nerves, and restoring their
tranquility.
Dir. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
leave 10 bad after-effects, and
are a reliable remedy for every
kind of pain, such as headache,
backache, stomachache, sciat-
ica, rheumatism and neuralgia.
They also relieve Dizziness,
Sleeplessness, Nervousness,
Car-Sickness, and Distress af-
ter eating.
'For many years I have been q con.
stant sufferer from neuralgia and
headache, and have never been able
to obtain any relief from various
headache powders and capsules. until
j tried DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills.
They always cure my headache in five
minutes time" FRED X. SWINGLEY.
Cashier 1st Nat. Bank, Atkinson, Neb.
Or. Miles, Anti-Pain Pills are sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first package will benefit. Ii 1t
falls he will return your money.
IS doses. 25 cents. Never sold In bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
Notice /!

Notice is hereby given that W. II. Diidnc
and II. \. say Ter have formed II partnership
under the name and style OF the Peoples
Telephone Construction Company, for the
purpose oi building, equippng and operating
n telephone system 10 he known Hs the PcO-
pies Telephone System. Each partner has
subscribed Five Hundred (Hb009j do lars to
the Ten Hun ircl tslWDONJ dollars capital OF
the partnership the same to be paid in by
each pro rala as needed in conducting the
shall be fora period Of six years. The liabii-
ty oj both partners is limited to the amount
subscribed 10y each to the capital Of the part
nCrship in accordance with the act of May .,
lSH, rILn -Gl. The articles of partnership
have been lrit FOR record in the Giilcc of the
Recorder OF Deed of Muntnur county, Penn
sNlNunl.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
MA Mn h hon,s Enirrnms

When Marshal MacMahOn In the
Crimean campaign took the Malak off
by storm and wrote his celebrated dis
patch, "Jy sui,, iy restc" C'Here l
am; here I stay'O, 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 most surprised
person over the success of this cpl
gram was MacMahon himself.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

The Inteiligcncer has Il class of cir
'culation that makes advertising in its
columns rich with results. 1t has,
too, quantity of circulation at rates
that mean great profit to the person
using the paper.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

WANTED-BY CHICAGO MANU-
featuring House, person OF trust-
worihiness and somewhat familiar
with local territory as assistant in
branch office. Salary SlS paid week
ly. Permanent position. No invest
ment required. Previous experience
not essential to engaging.
Address, Manager Branches, Como
I Block, Chicago. 129 06
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
His Ueuf1 at
Sanas9one
BY LEONARD FRANK ADAMS
Copyright, 1905, By n. Z. Mcclure

esI/\/>/N\/NNNNNNNN ~~NNNNNNNNNN/H
Ovcrton drove into Sandstone behind
a pair of reeking bronchos just in time
to see the daily eastward train pulling
away from the station He shouted
like wild man and waved his hat. III
vain. Tie train pulled steadily away
from the station. and by the time he
had reached the wooden shack. digni-
fed by that name. the rapidly disap
psaring brass railings on the rear PIl
man told him Of Il twenty four hours
delay In this stupid town.
Overton hurled his suit cases on to
the platform one after another and
swore. Then he turned to the grinning
COW puncher who had driven him over
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

'That is very generous of old man
Gotrox, paying for the musical educa-
ton of the girl who lives next door 10
him"
"Yes. but he has stipulated that she
shall learn it all In Europe"
natl Times-Star.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

"Mrs, Guschley remarked to me that
1t must be pleasant to be married to n
clever man." said Proudlcy's wife.
And what did you say?" quericd
Proudley.
II told her, OF course, that didn't
know; that l lad only been married
once"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

ue-You know, they say II woman
can't keep secret 'She-That's a H.
bel. A woman can keep a secret as
easily as man can = all but two
kinds. There are secrets that aren't
worth keeping ana others that are too
good to keep.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17

Published every Friday at Danville, the
county seat of Montour county, Pa, AT -l.00 a
year in advance or sI.2j If not paid in ad-
vance; and no paper will be discontinued
until all arrearage is paid, except ut the
option of the publisher.
Rates of advertising made known on ap-
plication. Address all communications TO
THE ISTELLIGEN GER,
DASVIIIE PA,