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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
A Lesson From Henry Clay,

A well known southern politician
who died just before the civil war not
infrequently spoke of an incident that
took place in his first term in congress,
In which he received lesson in state
craft from the great Whig leader,
Henry Clay.
Il was young man and an enthusi-
astic Whig," he said, "and I entered
congress quivering with eagerness to
serve my party and to distinguish my
self. l was on my feet shouting, MIR.
Speaker! dozen times day. l op-
posed even petty motions made by the
opposite party and bitterly denounced
every bill, however trivial, for which
it voted. Before the session was
half over had contrived to make my
self personally obnoxious to every
Democrat that met.
"One day after an i'll tempered out
break on question of no moment l
turned and saw Mr.. Clay watching me
with twinkle in his eye.
&C. he said. you so fishing some
times?' ,
eyes
"tDon't you find that the best rod is
the one that gives little at each joint2
1t does not snap and break at every
touch. but bends and shows its
strength only when heavy weight Is
put on IT.
81 caught his meaning. I had seen
him chatting famillarly with the very
men whom l was berating. Yet
knew when great interests clashcd he
was the one man whom they feared.
II set myself then to learn patience
and coolness. 1t Is the strong, flexible
rod which does not break under the
big fish,"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

upon them unseen. "Will you take me,
Helen?" he went on, needless of Whea-
tons presence. Helen gave little cry
and hid her face in her hands.
She had risen. Wheaton also stood
up Both men lowered above her. look
ing defiantly into each others eyes.
''Will you take me, little girlt" Nor
ris repeated, catching her hand and
laying it against his cheek. He felt 1t
tremble delicately before Helen snatch
ed 1t away. She looked up ut him al
most piteously, then turned to Whea-
ton.
Wheaton's face was a battlefield.
All at once he was discovering that he
did not know all of himself. Under the
dilettante, the man of leisure, there
was another, somewhat primal, self,
with somewhat also of primal force
And this fellow was wild to spring at
Norris throat, to rend and stFangle
him, and, having rent him, bear away
the prize. Yet with the other half of
him Wheaton knew that If he had but
heard of rather than heard Norris love-
making he would have smiled approval
of 1t as a good ending to something
otherwise tangled.
This other man saw, too-and was
shamed bitterly by the sight-the love
light playing in Helen's innocent eyes
She was not for him. He had better
break her heart at once than at piece
meal. That would be the end should
. he be mad enough to marry her. He
would tire of her-of any woman. But
oh, the twinge at thought of her anoth-
er mans wife! He shut his teeth on
it and took both her hands-slim hands,
hanging helplessly at her sides. He
wanted to clasp and kiss them and lay
them against his breast, but certain
fiber akin to manliness made him In
stead hold them firmly as one might
hold those of frightened child while
he said huskily:
1.-THE play is done, Helen. I'm going
away, straight abroad, never to come
back. Won't you let me think of you
as-happy Helen Norris?'
why think of me at all?' Helen be-
gan proudly. ~ 's...
Billy Boy interrupted her-Billy Boy,
who felt he must be In everything. He
came between her and Wheaton and
gently crowded her toward his favorite
Norris, then, whirling about, kicked
Wheaton heels over head.
Thus a tense moment became filed
with comedy. Thus also Helen found
out that laughter Is balm for lovesick-
ness. Who could be sentimental over
lover sent sprawling to grass? Not
Helen, certainly.
BY this token she married Norris be-
fore the new year came
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
DREW THEIR OWN WILLS.
Eminent Legal Lights who Did So
and Numbered.

Many celebrated men have neglected
10 settle their affairs. Ben Jonson,
Dryden and Sir Isaac Newton all died
intestate, Bacon insolvent, and the
epigrlm on Buffers monument in
Westminster abbey sufficiently ex-
plains. why he and many others like
him never made Il will:
The poets fate is here in emblem shown.
He asks for bread. and he receives a
stone.
"Wills," said Lord Coke, "and the
construction of them do more to per-
pleX Il man than any other, and to
make a certain construction of them
eXceedeth misrepresentation artem." An
old proverb says that every man is eli
ther a fool or "A physician at forty. Sir
II. Halford happening one day to quote
the saying to circle of friends, Can
ming humorously inquired, "Sir Henry,
mayn't he he both?" At any rate, cx-
perience teaches that lawyers who
draw their own wills sometimes make
great mistakes. Sir Samuel Romilly'S
will was improperly worded, Chief
Baron Thompson's will became the SUBJ
jcct of chaucery proceedings, while the
will of Bradley, the eminent convey
ancer, was actually set aside by Lord
Thurlow.-I.ondon Standard.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
The Lavish Jenk,n..

In October, 1886, religiously mind
ed Buckinghamshire farmer named
Jenkins brought his firstborn to the
parish church to be christened, and
this was to be the name: Abel Benja-
min Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix Gabriel
Haggai Isaac Jacob Kish Levi Ma
noah Nehemiah Obdiah Peter Quartus
Rechab Samuel Tobiah Uzziel Vaniah
Word Xystus Zechariah. 1t will be
observed that the names are all ar
ranged in alphabetical order and are
as far as possible selected from Scrip
ture. 1t was only with the very great
est difficulty that the clergyman dis
suaded Mr.. Jenkins from doing the
lasting wrong to his child that he had
unwittingly devised, but eventually it
was decided to christen the boy simply
Abel-Chambers' Journal
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
Stationery for Farmers.

Farmers and others, particularly those
living on the Rural Delivery route 1,
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 notehead and en-
velope, 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 25O note
heads and 250 envelopes, extra quality,
for Sl.50, 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, 1905-12-08
BUT WILL
IT ENDURE

~ HE prosperity of the country has
" been so great for a number of
years that many persons have
come to entertain the belief that
periods of depression are things of the
past, and that there will be an indef-
mite era of prosperity. This view has
no doubt done much to keep stocks at
their present unusual prices and to
advance them still further. They
argue, for example, that railroad
stocks must remain high, because the
consumption follows so closely upon
the heels of production that there can
not in the future be such an accumu-
lation of stock by the compani,s S that
"A break in the price of coal must ell
sue. That reasoning looks only to a
continuance of the present prosperity
in manufactures. But what assur-
ance is there that the manufacturing
industries, now running at high pres
sure, will remain in that condition.
We know that such periods Of depres-
sioh w Coihc aioh5 tt iHtSi NdiS Vi uh
certain length.
The year 1907 has even been select
ed for the arrival of the next one.
When hard times come, one industry
after another is compelled to cut down
its productive capacity. That means
a decreased demand for coal. Even
families double up to economize in
the consumption of coal, and in this
way the consumption in the domestic
sizes as well rs those required by
manufacturers, is decreased and these
conditions are certain to produce
their effect on production, and, con-
sequently, on the prices of coal stocks.
While things are booming as they are
now men are apt to forget these
things, but depression comes along
with the certainty of fate and the tax
gatherer, nevertheless. And when it
does come, it affects everybody, and
each one begins to economize, the
railroads not excepted, so that the
dividends will be cut down and stocks
must come down with them. 1t has
been said that the time to sell stocks
is when some one else wants to buy
them, and the present seems just such
time.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

The Intelligencer has 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, 1905-12-08
"A WISE Magistrate. in Nebrask!

"A WISE Magistrate. in Nebraska
fined small boy fifty dollars for roll
ing a cigarette on the street. Whether
it was done because the law prohibits
boys from smoking cigarettes out
there, or because it was setting bad
example to the rest of the community,
or because the lad had not taken out
a license as manufacturer, we do
not know, but the case reminds us
very strongly of one of Shakespeare's
characters in "Much Ado About
Nothing"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

William (a ear-old)-Mamma, is
it the divorcee that always gets the
alimony? His Mother-Yes, dear, as a
rule. William-Well, which is the d.
vorcee, the man or the lady? His
Mamma-Wby, what questions to ask!
What do you want to know for? Will
liam-'Cause me and Sadie are play
ing divorce, and am trying to make
her give me the alimony.-Brooklyn
Life
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
An ImnosEibIe limitations.

The irritable employer turned to his
typewriter with sudden snarl.
"Why don't you write 1t just as /
say IT." he demanded.
Because my typewriter hasn't the
catarrh," she quietly responded
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

"What! Marry my daughter" snort
ed old Gotrox. "Why. you must be
destitute of all reason
yes" interrupted young Poorley,
with refreshing candor: 81 admit am
destitute, but that very fact is my rea-
son."-Philadelphia Press.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

We still continue to give The Great
American Farm Journal to all of our SUBJ
scribers who pay in advance. Think of
it. Two papers for the price of one, and
only Sl.O, TOO.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

Set yourself earnestly to see what
you were made to do, and then set
yourself earnestly to do 1t, and the
loftier your purpose is the more sure
you will be TO make the world richer
with every enrirh:nent Of yourself.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

Published every Friday at Danville, the
county seat of Montour county, Pa, at sl.00
year in advance or sl.25 if not paid in adj
vance; and no paper will be discontinued
until all arrearage is paid, except at the
option of the publisher.
Rates of advertising made known on ap-
plication. Address all communications TO
THE EINTELLIGENCER,
DASvILLE, PA. -
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

"A CLERGYMAN who resigned his
pastorate to take up the practice of
law assigned as one reason for his
change "that the average man will
pay more to keep out of Jail for one
day than to be kept out of hades for
eternity"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

Daily. Daily, except Sunday. Stops
only ON notice to Conductor or Agent, or on
signal.
Trains leave South Danvlll as follows:
For Pittston and Scranton, 10 IL a m and q
ana % p IN weekdays; 10 Il II IN daily.
For Pousville, Reading and Philadelphia
ii IN and 2l p IN weekdays.
For II zleton, IL a m and 2l and 50 pm
weekdays.
For Lewisburg, Milton, Williamsport, Lock
Haven, Remove and Kane II lj p IN week
days; Lock Haven only 8 IA III and 4 81 p m
weekdays; for Williamsport and mtermCdi
ate stations, 8 IL n IN and 81 p m weekdays.
For Belletonte, Tyrone, PhillipsbuIg and
Cleartictd, II a IN and Il Is p IN weekdays.
For Harrisburg and intermediate stations,
Ia IN, II 10 p IN and 81 p III weekdays
1 81 p m daily.
For Philadelphia (via Harrisburg Balti-
more ana Washington, . II II m and and u Is
and 81 IN weekdays / 81 p m daily.
For Pittsburg (via Harrisburg . II n m and
II m week days 81 p IN daily; (via Lew
tstown JunctiOnl . If n m and II l5 p IN week.
days; iNia Lock llaven) o If a m and II 10
III weekdays
Pullman Paror and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sunbury, Williams
dephia and Washington and between Harris
burg PittSburg and the W,st.
For further information apply to ticket
agents.
w. w. ATTERBURY, j. II. WOOD,
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Mgr
GEO. w. BOYD, General Pass'r Agt.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08
VITAlnlnc Cure Nervous Diseases.
ASSx DIR. Oidman's Prescription
Strengthens thenerves Builds up worn out men
and women. Price so Cts,
NANTED-BY CHICAGO MANU-

WANTED-BY CHICAGO MANU-
featuring House, person or trust
worthiness and somewhat familiar
with local territory as assistant in
branch office. Salary $lS paid week
ly. Permanent position. No invest
ment required. Previous experience
not essential TO engaging.
Address, Manager Branches, Como
Block, Chicago. 1-29 06
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

"A CHESTER contemporary says
"the Philadelphia gang deserved all
it got on election day" No one said
it got all it deserved
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

A rich man without charity is a
rogue. and perhaps it would be no diff
acult matter to prove that he is also a
fool-Fie,JIna
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

IT is not much encouragement to
a graftless State to learn that New
Jersey owes nothing and has s3,00O,-
600 in its pocket.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-08

I OR SALE-A SMALL FARM OF FOR
L ty-siN acres, known MS the Mauger farm
located y. miles northeast of Pottsgrove.
Fair buildings, good fruit, water at house and
barn. All cleared and under high state of
cultivation. This farm is offered at private
sale and is II des rable property. VIII leave
hay, straw and fodder ON the place. Posses
sion given this tall. Address,
L. o. ENERITT,
r. f. u. |. Pottsgrovc, Ia.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
DEADLY KANSAS TORNADO.
Twenty-nine Persons Killed at the
Village of Marquette.

Marquette. Kan. May 1O.-Twenty-
nine lives were lost and forty-four
people were severely injured by tor
nado which struck this town at md
night Monday night and cut clean
swath 100 yards in width through It's
entire length Coming as it did, the
ncOnle were caught without mo-
mcnt's warning. A heavy rain storm
had preceded the wind and after the
tornado passed a scene OF complete
desolatiOn followed.
The tornado broke upon the town
with great force, wrought its terflhc
havoc within few minutes time ana
continuing on into the rich farming
country north OF Marquette, caused
further damage.
In Marquette many residences were
completely demolished, the wreckasc
being carried away entirely, while
others were picked up bodily, moved a
short distance away and dropped to
earth.
Monday afternoon had been hot and
onnressiye. the atmosphere loaded
with electricity. Later In the evening
n terrific rain storm broke over the
Town The rain continued to fall in
torreutg until 30 last night, when
tho tornado struck Within less than
fve minutes it had wrought its terri
hle work and passed on. Telegraph
and telephone wires were carried
down and it was several hours before
tbe outside world could be apprised
of the plight OF the city.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT Denver

work. We must have a basis of ma
terial prosperity before any com
whether state, municipality, Or
nation. can develop itself. can rise in
any degree. There must. in the COM
munity as in the individual, be first a
basis of the material prosperity; but
woe to the Community, woe to the indi-
vidual that accepts such material pros
perity as the be-all and end-all of its
life. (Applause.)
Class Hatred.
1.-THE world at large, and especially
we of this Nation, have been passing
through an era of materialism 1t has
had it's good side and it has had its
poor side: and we of this country will
never rise level to the standard that
should be set here until we not only
understand but apply the doctrine that
would teach us that material prosper
ity is only the foundation, and that its
worth depends entirely upon the kind
of moral superstructure of good citizen
ship that we build upon 1t. tApplause.l J
do not misunderstood me: do not
think | fail to understand the vital i'm
portance of our material well-being.
| congratulate Denver with all my
heart that it is the center of the great
mining and live stock industries. 1t
is of enormous consequence to all our
people that any section of this coun.
try should do well. Do not forget that.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Reclamation of Arid Lands.

"As Senator Patterson was just say
ing to me, when three years ago we
succeeded in getting through that law,
which ! am SO very proud should have
been enacted during my adminlstra-
ton. tho law by which the nation un-
dertook to do its share in the great
work of reclamation of the arid lands
of the West; when We got through that
law there were certain shOrt-sighted
people representing, as they believed,
the interests of the non-arid eastern
lands, who objected to the passage of
the law on the ground that it would
help build up their rivals: whereas,
they ought to have seen that whatever
built up the inter-mountain states
would add to the prosperity of all the
United States. tApplause).
There is just one safe motto for
Americans to act on that is the motto
of all men up and not some men down.
(Applause).
IN very small way am trying to
help build up an industry for the bene-
fit of the whole country: but we are
starting it here in Colorado. Through
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture in connection with your
starting the development of breed of
American horses which you might call
the general utility horse. | want to
say that if | have any influence with
this administration | am going to get
them to continue that work.
ALSO, incidentally, l want to say if
any of you have come from Texas you
will appreciate this: l want to try to
xn1, fIO NI1 = Nf
gan horse, which is an AL horse, be-
cause we have In the Morgan horse a
type which is not, in my belief, sur
passed in any country for the purpose
to be served by the breed Of horse most
important for us to develop. | do not
think that the perpetuation of that
fine old stock should be left to private
breeders. | think the government
should take part in it. The reason we
have started this horse breeding by
the government here in Colorado is
that we find, for reasons that | am not
wholly able to explain. that the stoutA
est forelegs in horses are developed
here in Colorado, and so | hope the
senators from Colorado will help me
along that line for the Morgan horse
in Colorado.
A Governmental Policy.
"Gentlemen, want to say a word as
to a governmental policy in which
feel that this whole country ought to
take a great interest, and which is it
self but part of a general policy into
which think our government must
go. | speak of the policy of extending
the powers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and of giving them par
ticularly the power to fix rates and to
have the rates that they fix go into eff
feet practically at once. AS | say, that
represents in my mind part of what
should be the general policy of this
country, the policy of giving not to
the state, but to the national govern
ment, an increased supervisory and
regulatory power over corporations.
(Applause).
The first step, and to my mind the
most important step. Is this connected
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12

So far from its being hurt to any one
section to see another section pros
per, we can on the contrary count it
as certain that if part of this coun-
try prospers much the rest of the
country will feel some good effects
from the result Of the prosperity. Cap
plause).
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
The Governors Speech.

In introducing Governor Mcdonald.
Chief Justice Gabbert made very fe-
licitous speech. He said the governor
anu Colonel Stapleton had been asked
but both had refused, the latter owing
TO the fact that the cowboys had issued
a ukase against newspaper men. Gov
ernor Mcdonald was introduced as a
man who has grown up with the West
crn country and man OF deserved
popularity.
Governor McDonald's speech was de-
voted principally to a forcible presen-
tation Of the climate, resources and
needs of Colorado. At the same time
he paid handsome tribute to Presi.
dent Roosevelt
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12

with giving such power over the great
transportation corporations Of this
country. The necessity as regards that
is peculiarly evident was going to
say when the first pioneers came 70
Colorado, but that would hardly be SO,
but in the days of the fathers of the
older among you the highways of COM
merce for civilized natiorS were what
they had always been-that is, water
ways and roads. Therefore. they we're
open to all who chose to travel upon
them.
within the last two generations
we have seen system grow up under
which the old methods were COM
ple:ely revolutioniZed, and now the
typical highway OF commerce is. of
course. the railroad. Compared to the
railroad the ordinary road for wheeled
vehicles and the waterway. whether
natural or artificial. have lost all their
importance. Here in Colorado. for in
stance, it is the railroads which, of
course. are the only highways that
you need take into account in dealing
with the question OF commerce in the
state or outside of the state. There
fore. under this changed system we see
highways of commerce grow up each
of which is controlled by a single cor
poration or individual; sometimes sew
eral Of them being controlled in com
bipation by corporations or by few
individuals. When such is the case in
my Judgment it is absolutely necessary
that the nation. for the state cannot
possibly do it. should assume a super
visory and regulatory function over
! t1,z ~, Il.
tically control the highways Of com
merce
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Mayor Speer's Speech.

Introducing Mayor Speer. Toastmas-
ter Gabbert alluded to him as "the man
who does things He said the mayor
is interested in identifying the city
and that Denver has an abiding faith
in Mayor Speer.
Mayor Specr spoke eloquentiy OF the
history, enterprise and manifest des-
tiny Of Denver. In closing he said:
"Mr. President, Denver is proud to
entertain you and wants you to remem-
ber that at all times you have her best
wishes, kind words, good thoughts"
(Great applause.)