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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
A Pernfstenf Nest RniIder.

One of the most energetic nest build.
ers is the marsh wren; in fact, he has
the habit to such n degree that he can
not stop with one nest but goes on
building four or five IN rapid success
sion. And there Is nothing slovcnly
about his work either. Look among the
cattails in the nearest marsh, even
within the limits of great city, and
you will find his little woven balls of
reed stems, with tiny round hole in
one side There is certain method
even in his madness, for the nest In
which his wife Is brooding her seven
or eight eggs is less likely to be found
when there are so many empty ones
around. Then, too. he uses the others
as roosting places for himself.-Recrea.
ton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
For injuries
Recef,Ued
By IZOLA FORESTER
COsyrishf, 1905. By 7, {. Mcclure
Cosrishf, 1905. By 7, c Mcclure

Il am so sorry" said the girl
Don't mention 1t" responded Stat
ford
Are you badly hurt? Can you stand
up?"
Stafford made an effort TO rise. II
pain, but so far as any usefulness or
sense of feeling went he might as well
have had no legs at all.
81 don't believe can" he said. ms
awkward. isn't it? Did you run clear
over meT'
"Oh, dear. l don't knowi II was the
snow, and l was in n hurry. didn't
even know that you were in the road
at all until the machine hit you and
jumped II might have gone over you.
Just think If had killed youl"
Stafford looked up at her with con-
tented, speculative interest. He was
bareheaded His hat lay about hun
dred feet down the road-at least what
there was left Of IT, There did not
seem TO be much snow on his hair.
He wondered If she had been holding
his head In her lap.
Don't think of ii. 1t isn't pleasant.
Anyway, it would have been my own
fault If 1 had been. l was trespass-
ing"
Yes, that's Just I'll" cried the girl
eagerly You know these are private
grounds, and / never thought for q
moment that there could be any one
on the road How did you get past
the gatesf"
II didn't get past" replied Stafford
calmly. THE person with the dog VINO
guards the gates Informed mo that
couldn't get past, 30 l concluded not
to argue with him. walked down the
highway q mile or so and climbed over
the stone wall"
IT'S such Il high wall"
Stafford laughed. Some vagrant lines
REQUIRED to him from the Capulet or
chard, lines about loves light wings
and high walls.
II didn't exactly climb over 1t. l
tried the nearest tree and dropped
over 1t was very simple"
oh" she looked down at him In n
puzzled fashion. He hardly appeared
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
STREET ETIQUETTE.

While walking with a lady. the gen
tleman should take the side next the
street
One salutation is all that civility re
quires when passing n person more
than once on a public promenade.
If the lady with whom you are walk
ing is saluted by another gentleman,
acknowledge the same by removing
your hat
The gentleman should raise his hat
when asking a lady's pardon for an In
adyertence, whether she is known to
him or not
Should you desire to converse with
a lady you should happen to meet, do
not detain her, but turn and walk In
her direction
While walking with a lady In a
crowded thoroughfare and obliged to
proceed singly, the gentleman should
precede the lady.
Paid For the Advice
Old Hunks Injecting physician at
the club what ought a man do
when he has an all-oyerish feeling, as IL
he were going to have an attack of the
grip? Crusty NJ Die ought to con
suit good physician about it. Old
Hunks-W Well, that advice ought to be
worth dollar, anyhow Here IT is
I'll go and hunt him up.-Chicago Trib-
une-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10

to belong to the tramp genus, but his
methods were decidedly tramp like.
did you want TO see any one up at
the houseT
We'll, l did," Stafford confessed
cheerfully But they wouldn't let NE
in, so was going back by way Of the
gates this time"
and drew on her gloves.
They'll have to let you in this time,
because l mean to take you back with
me. Lift the gentleman in, please, An
drew"
Stafford managed to suggest some
thing about going to the hotel at Union
port-he would be all right there; he
could wire to New York when the
chauffeur raised him, and with the
rush Of sudden agonizing pain there
came a slipping back into silence and
darkness.
The silence remained when he found
light again. IL was very still. He
looked laZily up at the yellow tinted
walls, at the window next his bed.
There were yellow curtains at 1t, and
on the window sill was Il Jar filed with
blossoming daffodils They looked pref
~ In the sunshine. Stafford was 40 en-
crossed in watching them that no did
not notice the girl standing at the half
opened door until the nurse had left the
room and she came TO the foot of the
bed and smiled down at him
WAS 1t yesterday" asked Stafford.
She laughed.
You have been bad, haven't your II
was day before, day before, day before
yesterday Tuesday"
Stafford stared steadily up at her.
Last Tuesday, And he should have
turned in the interview by Wednesday,
so Curtis could hustle the Illustrations
did you wire to New York;"
I'VE couldn't We didn't know
where 10 wire. You're the prince IN
cog, you know We don't know a
blessed thing about you. who you are
or where you came from It's very
interesting"
80 il Is" assented Stafford serious
ly. May ask If Mr. Houghton has
seen meT
'Oh, yes. He came up the very first
thing and said he thought you were all
right. We didn't want Rallies, you
know. one must draw the line some
where. But papa said you were all
right, so we kept you Otherwise he
would have sent you to hospital and
settled the damages with you later
AS 1t is, you are here and have daffo-
dis and
mo damages"
She laughed at him again
"Oh, you might even collect dam
ages in spite of the daffodils! What
shall | tell papa you wantW
Tell him want an interview" said
Stafford Grlmly. And, say, viii you
please give me the pad and pencil in
the inside pocket of my oycrcoat-no,
the other side-thanks Before he
comes up"
When Houghton entered he gave the
occupant of the bed quick, direct
look The girl was behind him Stat
ford punched another pillow back OF
his head and tried TO sit up.
Keep still" said Houghton. Grace
will take your notes for you. Is this
what you came aftcrW
"Ycs From the Record News, New
York" Stafford fumbled weakly TO
get his old grip on the pencil. I'VE
want your view on the strike situation,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The poorest thing you can offer a
friend is an excuse.
Two things a man puts off-buying
lot in a cemetery and making a will.
1t is not enough to admit that you
are fool You must try TO get over 1t.
After a man fails to make money his
wife loses all awe Of his bunch of office
keys
When boy helps his mother with
the dishes, how do the other boys find
1t out?
There is no greater fallacy in the
world than that sense comes with age
or experience.
When you think yourself over in the
middle of the night you give mighty
poor satisfaction.
1t Is going to make mighty poor
jam for your crust in poverty to eat it
remembering whnt YOU spent on fool
ishness in youth.-Atchison Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10

Ine elevated men went out Monday,
and tho subway followed them Tues
day morning. If the surface mon 60
out 1t will tie up the whole town. Blk
by heads the committee Of arbitration,
but they say you are back of him and
won't arbitrate."
Houghton opened his mouth TO speak
and shut IL again az he looked down
ne the white, dogged young face on the
pillows. When he left the room half
an hour later Stafford held eleven
pages Of notes the girl had taken down
for him IL was the broadest interview
old Houghton had ever given out to any
newspaper. Stafford smiled laLily at
the daffodils and thought first of what
Curtis would say and, second, of how
the sunlight had danced and fickered
around n certain girls blond head as
she sat by the window taking notes.
1t was six weeks before he left
Brakesmere He had not noticed the
time Ii had been February when he
bad dropped over the stone wall. 1t
was April before he wired the Record
News he would be back at work Mon
day.
Hou9hton went himself TO the station
with him. The two men had passed
many a comradely ten minutes togeth-
CT during Stafford's conVaiescence, and
1t made things little easier for Staf-
ford as he told Grace and the promise
he held from her.
tits all right, Tom," said Houghton.
Nothing to say at oil. I've got six
Of them married, and they've married
everything from a broker to duke.
l am inclined to compliment Grace on
her choice. You ought to see the rest
Of them, especially the duke. He's
taxing me for damages yet, But about
that interview, you left out one impor-
tant feature. You wanted my views on
the strike situation, didn't 70, and
you thought I was holding Bixby back
on the arbitrationT'
well, weren't your demanded Staf-
ford
MY boy, that strike was arbitrated
and settled and called off the night
Grace ran you down with her auto.
But you can hold up your head In
town all the same. That was the only
interview I gave out, and it ciinchcd
Bixby's stand. So | guess your dam
ages are about settled, ehT
Stafford smiled, but he was thinking
of girl standing among the oaffodils
In the garden, her face upraised to his.
Settled In full for injuries received" :"
he said.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10

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Weekdays. { Daily. ( Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between ST2bury, WilliamspOri
and Erie. between Sunhury aIl5 Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg. Pitts
burg and the West.
For further information apply to Ticket Agent
W. W. AITERBURY j. r. WOOD
General Manager, Pass. Traffic Mgr
GEO. W, BOYD, Gen Passenger Agent,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
MALAY PROAS.
The Way These Peculiar Boats Are
Built and Fitted Out.

Built nnd Ettted out.
Great fleets Of Malay vessels go into
the sea south of BOrneo each year to
fish for trcpang, or sea slugs, which
are esteemed n great delicacy In Chi
ma and other Asiatic countries A
British government official writes:
The prOas are peculiar looking con-
Germs and present most clumsy ap
pcarancc The hull is of wood, and the
top, sides, deck, roof and yards are
made of bamboo, the sails Of mating
and many of the ropes and hawsers Of
plated cane. They are steered by
two ruddcrs, one on either side of the
stern. Some of them carry iron an
chors, others wooden ones, with heavy
stones dashed 10 them. Often when
The anchor IS let 90 man is sent down
TO see that it is properly fixed In good
holding ground. The mast is pecul-
lar concern, being formed of wood or
bamboo having two stays, so that in
appearance ii resembles Il lengthy tri-
dent, the spaces between the masts
and stays being fitted with wooden
steps, on which the sailors stand to
hoist and roll up the sail, which un-
rolls again by Il simple contrivance
like Il window blind
when you 20 on board proa you
20 over the bow. that being close to
the waters edge, the stern being away
up in the air. You then climb a beam
and step across an opening to the
deck In front of the captains cabin,
which is situated on one side of the
bow, a similar one being on the oppo-
site side for the second in command.
The deck IS of split bamboo, worked
together with wire or fiber, and can be
rolled up at pleasure The entrance
TO the cabins Is about 2 feet by . feet
9 inches OF course to enter or leave
you must 20 on your hands and knees.
Inside there is room for Il man to sit
or lie down in The stern, which Is
high up, has several small rooms, or
holes, like a great pigeon house, and
in these and on top of the cargo the
crew lives, the galley being a large
iron pan with a quantity Of sand i'll 1t
to light the fire on.
"Proas have sort Of bOwsprit rig
ged out and sometimes carry two or
three hcadsails. On top of the houses
they carry plenty of spare bamboos
and rattans, which they get at the is
land OF kissa, near Timor, on the way
down"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
LACE BARK TREES.
The Mnny ( scA 20 which Their AIriIy
Light Fabrics Are Put.

Light Fabrics Are Put.
There are in all about half a dozen
lace bark trees in the world, so called
hccaus" the inner bark yields natural
lace in ready made sheet form which
can be made up in scrviccable articles
Of apparel only four of these curious
species oI trees ar" of much practical
value. Tourists who have stopped at
Hawaii or samoa may recall the lace
bark clothing Of lho natives clothing
OF a neat brown color when new, of re
marl,abIc strength ana Of a fragrant
odor, like freshly cured tobacco leaf
The native tapa cloth, as it is called, is
papirifcra, but it is not usually includ-
ed among the real lace bark trees.
In its natural state the real lace bark
is of delicate cream white tint 1t is
probably a kind of fbrous pith. When
tine outer bark is removed it can be
unfoldcd and unwound in one seamless
piece, having a surface of n little
more than square yard. Washing
ana sun bleaching give it a dazzling
white appearance. The fabric is airily
light 1t is used in the West Indies for
mantillas. cravats, collars, cuffs, win
dow curtainS-in word, for every pur-
pose that ordinary lace is used. In
making up shawls, wells and the like
ii is customary to piece two sheets Of
lace bark together Delicate and ap-
parcntly weak as it is in single mesh, a
bit of lace bark, if rolled into thin
string. will all but resist human
strength 10 break it,
Despite its practical use there is no
essential demand for lace bark. 1t has
been used hy the natives for hundreds
of years and yet is comparatively little
known to this day. A few specimens of
lace bark articles exist in different
countries of Europe. These We're made
hundreds Of years ago, yet, although
their age is considerable, they are saiC
to be in Il good state of preservation
Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
GOOD
LUCK
By KATE Nj. CLEARY
By KATE Nj. CLEARY

Jimmy popped his head in at the
door
Say" he shouted, Mrs. Brently
wants you and papa to go over to
Beechwood with herl She's got the
surrey out on the road"
In all the confusion of newly oc-
cupied cottage, Mrs. Barrows, lifting
halfway up a stepladder, could only
shake her head In declinatiOn.
Tell her I'm ever 80 much obliged,
Jimmie, but It's impossible"
Hold on, Jim? called his father.
I'm not so sure of that, Minna. You're
tired out. Your old nervous headache
will come back If you keep on fussing
around the house. The rest of these
pictures can wait. Or Bert will help
me-"
He looked interrogatively at the
young man stretched out In low rat
tan steamer chair, magazine In one
hand and a cigarette in the other.
Ito be sure l willr' he answered
heartily. go on, Mlnna! The drive
will do you good"
Little Mrs Barrows, plump, dimpled
and black eyed, held up a positive fore
finger.
Il don't go without Henry" she de-
clared IF any one needs an outing
It's this poor fellow. who is tied TO Il
stool behind a brass railing six days
out OF seven"
Like bird in a gilded eager sang
Herbert Barrows gayly.
Minna BarrowS looked afTectiOnately
at her husband. Precisely Come on,
Henry! I'll be ready in a flash If you'll
come toOp'
The stepladder groaned as the big
man stepped down
You're an awful tyrant, MlnnaT
He gave her caressing pat on the
shoulder as he passed but we will
knock off work If you say So"
The two. freshly groomed and crisp
ly clad, looked in on Herbert to say
a word OF adicu before joining their
friend
ed Henry Barrows.
Il won't" ne laughed back. Hand
some men are scarce"
"Conceited monster" cried his sister
in-law and made a feint of throwing
her parasol at him.
You better hurryw counseled Jim
my, aged six Mrs. Brently's horses II
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
THE APPOINTING POWER.
A story of President Grant and AN
Obstinate subordinate.

General Grants generosity to his
foes, his many private and official kind
nesses to the widows and orphans of
Confederate soldiers, is an old tale,
but II bears repetition in the form of
an incident which Helen ID. Longstreet
gives In Lee and Longstreet at High
Tide"
applied to the postofflce department to
be appointed postmistress in a small
southern town. AS she heard nothing
OF her application, she went TO Wash
ington to press It. She was unable TO
move the authorities at the postoff1ce
department and was about to go home
In despair when Il friend suggested that
II might be worth while for her to see
the president
With much effort she summoned
courage and appeared at the White
House. The president received her in
n most friendly manner and after hear
ing her story took her application and
wrote a strong but brief Endorsement
on the back of It, She hurried In tri-
umph TO the postoffice department
The official TO whom she presented
the application frowned and pondered
over II for some time and then wrote
under the presidents Endorsement
This being q fourth cinss office, the
president does not have the appointing
power"
The application was handed back TO
her, and she went away In deep dis
tress and was again preparing to re
turn home when another friend told
her by all means to take the paper back
to the president, so that he might see
how his Endorsement had been re-
ceived. When the president read IL
he wrote under the last Endorsement
While the president does not have the
appointing power In this Office. he has
the appointment of the postmaster gen
eral." and, summoning his secretary,
President Grant directed him To 40
company the lady TO the department
and In person deliver her application
TO the postmaster general.
She received the commission before
she left the office.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
FALCONRY.
IL Was "a rnVoritc sport of Many
English Monnrchs.

IL Was FnVoritc sport of Many
English Nonnrchs.
Richard /. when ii the Holy Land
amused himself with hawking on the
plain of Sharon and Is said to have
presented some Of these birds 10 the
sultan Later ON, while passing through
Dalmatia, he carried oil Il falcon which
he suw in one Of the villages, and ne re
fused to give it up lie was attacked
~ furiously by the justly inccnsed vii
layers that it was with the utmost diff
ficulty that he managed to make his
escape.
King John used to send both to Ire
land and to Norway for his hawks We
are told by Froissart that when Eu-
ward Ill invaded France he had thir-
ty falcons AID every day either hunted
or went to the river for the purpose Of
hawking. Henry VII. imported gos
hawks from France, giving IA for a
single bird--a much greater sum in
those days than at present. Henry
VIII. while hawking at Hitchin was
leaping Il dixie when the pole broke,
and the king was immersed head first
into the mud and would have pcrished
in all probability had not his falconer
dragged him out
Elizabeth and James l. were much
interested In the sport. The latter
sovereign indeed expended considerable
sums on its maintenance. Aubrey in
his "Miscelanies" says, when | was
u freshman at oxford | was wont TO
go to Christ church to see Charles l.
at supper, where | once heard him say
that as he was hawking in Scotland he
rode into the quarry and there found
the coycy of partridges falling upon the
hawk, and l remember his expression
further, And / will swear upon the
book it's true '"-Chambers' Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10
Nnlnuts and 8utternuts.

The city boy on visit to the country
is often puzzled in trying to distinguish
black walnuts and butternuts in tho
green state. The leaves are almost
alike, being compound and having a
variable number Of leaflets arranged on
long stem. The butternut stem has
from nine to seventeen leaflets, and the
black walnut from fifteen to twenty
three. The teeth on the latter are larger
and sharper than those on the buttcrnut
and lack the fuzzy stem, but the real
distinguishing feature Is the odor Hav-
ing once smciIcd the crushed leaves of
a butternut and black walnut, a per.
son can never fail to know them there
after-St Nicholas
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10

FOR ONE HORRIFIED INSTANT HE HARDLY
DARED LOOK.
get tired waiting Don't bother about
Uncle Bert Aunt Viva will take care
OF him"
Herbert Barrows sat suddenly erect.
"Vlviap he repeated. Are you ex-
pecting Viva? You did not say any
thing about It."
Husband and wife exchanged a
guilty glance.
We'll. we knew that you and Viva
were not the best friends In Jne worIu,"
Mrs Barrows began falteringly.
''Pll go up to town on the 3 80 train"
decided Herbert His clean cut, clean
shaved young face looked tremendous
ly determined. He had gone oddly pale
under his coppery tan. she doesn't
get here until z. / supposeT'
She didn't say what train she'd take
down." answered Henry Barrows, but
you're an awful idiot If you let slip of
q girl like VlYia frighten you away. If
I'd been so easily intimidated," glanc-
ing fondly at his wife, I'D never have
won this little woman here"
Herbert sprang up, tall. nervous. ath-
letic, hts hands thrust In bis pockets
ITS altogether different. Mlnna nev-
er threw you over. Viva has broken
Off our engagement II would be en-
6arrassing for her to find me here"
Minna twirled her parasol, a little
flicker Of amusement coming into her
eyes.
Don't you worry about Vivia,' she
advised.
II wish she'd worry a bit about me-"
remarked Herbert gloomily. But she
won't. She doesn't care n snap for me
or she'd have given me chance to ex-
plain
Jimmie gave a summoning howl from
the hall
Say, Mrs. Brently II drive Off an
leave you folks If you don't get move
ON you"
The lagGards, with a fusiIlade Of
good advice directed toward Herbert,
took their hurried departure. but that
young gentleman had already pulled a
time table from his pocket and was
studying II In much dependency of
spirit. A whoop from his eneryescent
nephew startled him.
Look, Uncle Bert, what | foundr
A battered horseshoe was held trium.
phantly aloft In Il grimy little hand
''That's for good luck every time. Nail
IL up over the door, will youI Nam
ma III be awful glad to have 1t there.
Che had one nailed up I'm our hOuse-in
town. Here's the hammer"
Herbert BarroWs. the friend of chill
dren In general and Of this small neph,
CIV In particular, rose obediently
Look out for those pictures" eau
toned Jimmy.
They were ranged along the wall
preparatory to hanging etchings- -passe
partouts, aquarelles and one long We
netian mirror.
Jimmy" sighed the uncle Of that
estimable small boy, IF your advice
were only as valuable as it is frequent
what an admirable young person you'd
be TO have for a constant companion!
Hello! Great Scott! Look out thereP'
Too late! Leaning forward from the
stepladder 10 fasten the horseshoe in
the direct center of the casing over the
door, the hutter Of n blue gown on the
porch had caught his eye. And as the
wearer stepped lightly over the threSh-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10

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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-10

~" WI blhsF''s's'''s al ~ w % D DU
sDaily, tDai!y except Sunday.
stops on signal or or notice To cOnductn =,
Stops OH signal TO take on passengers for
New York, Blnghamtou and points west.
T. T.. CLARKE L. W. LEE
ten. Snperinlen0snt Gen.