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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
THE COTTON GIN.
How Ell whitney, Its Inventor, Got
His Great Idea.

How Ell whitney, Its Inventor, Got
His Great Idea.
Eli Whitney, the inventor Of the cot
ton gin, got the germ Of his great Idea
from seeing through the interstices or
d hut an old negro work hand saw
among the freshly picked cotton stored
within.
The teeth of the saw tore the lint
from the seed easily and quickly, and
young Whitney Che was barely thirteen
at the time realized at once that a
machine working a number Of similar
saws simultaneously would revolution
ize the cotton growing industry.
He said nothing to anybody, but set
to work building models and expert
menting. His difficulties were enOr-
nous, for he not only had to make his
own wheels, cogs, etc. but he had also
first to forge his own tools and even to
manufacture the paint wherewith to
color his many plans and drawings.
But he succeeded in the end, and,
though the outbreak of war and other
hindrances prevented the invention
from being actually placed upon the
market until many years afterward,
the first complete cotton gin ever con
structed was built from those very
models and plans and with scarcely a
single alteration.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Ennter Doll PnrtIes.

Parties where each little girl is In
vited to bring her fayorite doll, or her
whole doll family, for that matter, are
popular and timely At one affair OF
this kind given under the direction OF
kindergarten teacher, says the Wash
ington Star there were dolly songs and
dolly drill, dolly tableauX and dolly
recitations, Il baby coach parade 10 mu-
sic and L. .tly "a photograph taken on
the front porch. where the whole beyy
Of little mothers posed with their ba-
bies Of bisque. china and wax gathered
about them. When refreshments were
served there was a special table for
the dOllies, beautifully set with dol
dishes, tiny candles and colored shades
simple refreshments warranted not Il
disturb the most delicate digestion and
q little name card with appropriate sou
yeuirs at each plate.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
WISDOM OF CHILDREN.
Bright Comments That Drop From
the Lips Of Juveniles.


What could be more simple or more
splendidly direct as compliment to Il
pretty girl than the small boys ad-
miring question, Are your eyes new
OuesW No "grownup' person could
have thought of that "A ruminating
animal is one that chews her cubs
there might surely be less thoughtful
definitions As for definitions, no die
tionary has ever given anything better
than "a movable feast-a picnic
There IS a delightful note Of the night
nursery in the beginning Of girls
essay on boys, The boy Is not an ami
nal, but they can be heard to a con
siderable distance" equaled perhaps
In its splendid simplicity by the boys
written criticism TO the effect that
most girls are very shy and angry
Ii Is the directness OF the description
which compels attention IN vivid com
| ments such as, Just before 1t killed
me the tooth came out" and nothing
! surely could be more Johnsonian in Its
absolute truth than the answer given
| to the painstaking schoolmaster try
| ing 10 make the class understand what
might he meant by the subversiNe
word "antlpodes" IF | bored hole
| right through the earth till | came out
+ at the other side where should | beT
| "Off yer cad. You can't do it"-Lon-
/ don Spectator.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
come, don't your"

come, don't your
He did not answer her directly
They had crossed to the Sixth avenue
elevated and were walking along be
side Bryant park TO the station be
fore he spoke 10 her.
Il am going home this week To spend
Christmas with my mother in Mary
land, and before | GO
vagrant wind swept down upon
them, and Philippa bent her head side
ways to avoid its sting. As she did
50 her eyes met his in one swift glance.
She was not smiling now. Her face
was aglow with "A curious, half fright
ened expectancy.
Lets hurry" she said. It's so
cold"
He stopped short where only an au-
dience OF sleepy cab horses could listen.
Before l go l want to know if may
tell her that next year you Will go home
with me"
Cab horses are very discreet. They
did not even hear the answer.
But 1t won't happen until next
Christmas, of course" Phllippa ex-
planned over Il cup Of Ceylon in the
studio that evening.
Until Manrico has won fame and
fortune singing to his ladylove at the
Metropolitan asked Elizabeth.
/ Philippa stirred in another lump OF
sugar demurely.
/ "Oh. Marbury doesn't sing at all,
Beth" she said. That was his room
mate, Grahame Moore, who sang the
duet with me Marbury IS an artist"
And Elizabeth, after one long look
OF enlightenment, smiled in fashion
wise.
For arts sake" she said severely.
"Fudgew
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
A DANGEROUS LIQUID.
HydrOaGOric Acid Is Most safely
Kept In Golden Bottles.

A gold bottle stood on the CHEMISTS
table. In that bottle" he said, my
hydroiuroic acid IS kept. Hydrohuoric
acid Is used in glass etching. The
etching on glass thermometers is all
done with 1t. 1t is colorless. 1t looks
like water, but a drop OF ii on your
hand would bore clean through to the
other side like bullet Its inhalation
Ia sure death.
"Hydrofiuoric acid can be kept safe
ly III gold bottles alone. Sometimes
bottles Of india rubber. Of lead or Of
platinum are used None Of these,
though, is as safe as gold.
Even when this acid is in n gold
bottle precautions must be taken with
II. 1t is volatile and hence a parattin
covered plate must be clamped tight
over the bottles mouth; also the TEN
peraturc Of the room must not rise over
60 degrees or the gold bottle will burst.
This acid whose sole use is In glass
etching, is probably the most danger
| GUS thing in the world To work with.
| The steeplejack, the lion tanner and
| the diver do not take their lives in their
| hands To half the extent the glass etch-
| er does when, with his gold vial Of
| hydrofiuoric acid, he etches the scales
| Of our thermometers" r. Philadelphia
| Bulletin
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
The Sober Omcer.

On board the British troopship st
Lawrence. 1868, on a voyage round the
cape to India, an officer left conviviaI
party IN the saloon at midnight and.
scorning TO be escorted by the sergeant
Of the guard, proceeded alone 10 visit
the sentrieS. when the following dia-
loguc was overheard: officer Sentry?
Sentry Yes. sir Officer You're
asleep, sentry. SeQtry-Oh no, I'm not.
sir! Offlcer-But 7 say you are asleep.
sentry. Sentry Very well, then, sir. |
am Officer Then why on earth didn't
you say you were asleep, sentry?
An Emerald Vase.
In the ancient cathedral of Genoa u
vase of immense value has been pre-
served for 800 years II is cut from II
single emerald Its principal diameter
Is twelve and n half inches and it's
height i've and three quarter inches.
II Is kept under several locks, the keys
Of which are in different hands, and
1t Is rarely exhibited in public. then
only by an order Of the senate. When
shown TO the public It is suspended
round the neck Of Il priest 10y a cord
and no one else is allowed to touch it.
A decree passed In 1916 forbids any
ore going too near the precious relic
The Mortality List.
Manager Cof great Xposition)-What
alarms me IS our mortality list Assist
ant Mortality list? Why, It's next to
nothing at all, Il know better than
that. More than one third OF the people
that come through the turnstiles are
deadheAds."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
THE SEISES DANCE.
IL Is Reputed to Have Originated
with the Apostles.

IL Is Reputed to Have Originated
With the Apostles.
At Seville, In Spain, the dances Of the
"seises" are gravely reputed to have
originated in the apostles having fol
lowed the example set by David and
danced around our Lord after the last
supper While ST. Augustine contsmn-
ed the dance devotional, st. Chrysos-
tom Is said to have taken part IN II,
and, Notwithstanding a prohibitory de-
cree OF 692, IL was exceedingly popular
In Spain at the commencement on ha
seventeenth century. During certain
ceremonies the selses dance daily be-
fore the high altar of Seville oathedrsi
In the presence Of enormous cr0pdA
including the archbishop and all thR
Now" writes and eyewitness xhs
dancing boys are dressed IN the Cos
tune Of Philip and Mary's days with
short capes, an abundance Of sdeam-
ers, plumed hats and white silk shoeG,
The organ Is supplemented by q string
band The old world air and song OF
the Seises have been compared to the
music OF a comic opera. After Sundry
movements the castanets are used.
Now" writes an eyewitness. -the
dance grows faster and more var1ed-a
chasse croise is succeeded by circular
figure, In which the dancers follow
each other round and round. swaying
their bodies as they sing rhymed coup
lets in the soft sloVenly accent OF An
dalusa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Greek Sailors.

Sailors of the Grecian archipelago
often equip trading schooners on a
plan of profit sharing after the custom
of New England whalers, and II their
venture proves anything like sue
cess they cannot easily be induced to
take berth In the merchant marine Of
the western nations. They detest sub
ordination, but a chief cause of their
preference for home enterprise Is the
difference Of the night watch system.
For a week or two Il Greek sailor will
watch all day and sleep all night
emergencies, of course, excepted-then
take his turn at night working and
day sleeping English, French and
German captains would dismiss him
to his hammock for four bours and
then rout him out in the midst Of his
sweetest sleep. In wages there may
be no great difference, but his eXpe-
rience has convinced him that in the
long "un the long term plan can best
be recnuciled with perfect health.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Toward the latter days of George ID.
Prentice as the editor OF the old Louis
vile Journal thief got into the edI-
torial room one night and stole the big
dictionary As soon as the loss was
discovered Prentice said TO his aman-
uensis. go out and purchase another
copy Of the dictionary. A man who
Will attempt TO edit a newspaper with
out an unabridged dictionary is an
egottst, and | do not belong in that
category"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
LuRuhrioua HeddnI

1t seems, by the way, almost forgot
ten that IL was with a burlesque Of 1b-
sen that Mr. Barrie made his first bow
as a dramatist His travesty OF He'd
da Gabler' was one OF the most de-
licious pieces OF fooling ever seen at
Tooles theater and in 1t Mr.. ToOle (as
Ibsen himself, George Shelton as Tes
man and Miss Irene Vanbrugh as a
blend OF Thea and Hedda were de
nghtful. In one scene Tesman was
busy writing a review when Hedda en-
tered, and the following dialogue took
pfaoe'
Tesman Cooking up)-Thea-
Hedda Qanguidly)-I am not Thea.
am Hedda.
Tesman-Then, Hedda, is there k
In christianity
Hedda very slowly and Intensely
There Smoothing g-in-Christlanity
Tesman-Fancy that!-London Pal
Mall Gazette.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
A Webster Retort

II Is related OF Mr.. Webster that
when he was secretary of state he was
one day reading at Il cabinet meeting
a draft Of q message he had written
for the president TO transmit to con
gress AS he went on he was constant
ly interrupted by one Of the members
with suggestions until losing patience,
he turned to him and said. 'Sir. you
might as we'll expect seven hens to lay
one egg as seven men to construct one
message"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
III, opportunity Came.

Rear Admiral Charles d. Sigsbee' u
S. n. was once advanced after long
and patient wait from commander 10
captain. On the day that he was pro
NOTED he went ashore and kept tno
launch which was to take him to his
ship waiting beyond the appointed
time. When he finally strolled down
Paymaster Charles w Slamm, who
was In charge of the launch. said: Gap
tain, you-you have just been promot
ed, and you--you have made bad be
ginning. You have kept the boat wait
ing ten minutes, sir" BE calm, Mr
slamm." said the new captain, with
tantalizing grin; I've been waiting
years for the privilege"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Fame "A wild Beast.

Literary fame" said a we'll known
author whose name q few years ago
was In everybodys mouth, is more
easily caught than kept. He who has q
reputation to maintain has a wild
beast in his house which he must con-
stantly feed or 1t will feed on him. He
who writes In a modern language Is
but the suicide of his own fame, scrib-
bling with sand what the next wave OF
time will obliterate. He gets a short
respite not a pardon. from oblivion"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
ABSURD CLOTHES.
Caustic Comment on the style of At
tire Affected by Man.

tire Affected by Man.
Il like to feel clean" wrote George
Bernard Shaw, the English dramatist,
in the London World Of Dress, and
my great idea of clothes is that they
should be clean and comfortable as far
as such thing is possible in London.
This, Of course, excludes starch. |
couldn't wear thing which, after hav-
ing been made clean and sweet, is then
filled with nasty white mud, ironed
into u hard paste and made altogether
disgusting. To put such garment on
my person, wear 1t, move in 1t, per
spire In it-horrible!
The shiny white tubes on the wrist.
the shiny black cylinder on the head,
the shiny white front TO the shirt, the
shiny black boot, the rain pipe trouser
leg, the japanned zinc sleeve-that Is
your fashionably dressed man, looking
like a cold blackleaded stove with as
bestus fuel. The great tragedy Of the
average mans life is that nature re
fuses to conform to the cylindrical
ideal, and when the marks Of his knees
and elbow;k begin to appear in his cyl
inders he Is filled with shame"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Bobby's father had given him ten
cent piece and a quarter Of a dollar
telling him he might put one or the
other on the contribution plate.
(Which did you give, Bobby" his
father asked when the boy came home
from church.
well, father. l thought at first
ought TO put In the quarter" said Bob
by, "but then just in time l remem-
bered the Lord loveth cheerful Civ
err and knew | could give the ten
cent piece a great deal more cheerfully
so put that in"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
ChInena AdNicR In GIrla

Between \. D. 7Sj and $50 there
lived in China five remarkable sisters
named Sung, all of whom possessed
considerable literary talent, and es-
pecially the two elder ones. They re
fused to marry and devoted them
selves to literature, being finally re-
ceived into the palace, where in due
course they all died natural deaths,
with the exception Of the fourth Miss
Sung, against whom charges Of accept
ing bribes We're trumped up, the result
being that she was forced to take
silk"-in other words, to strangle her
self.
The eldest sister wrote a book called
"DiscOurses For Girls" based upon
the famous "Discourses" OF Confucius.
1t is in an easy style Of yersification
and IS generally suited to the cOmpre-
hension Of the young;
When walking, do not look back.
When talking, do not open wide your lips.
When sitting. do not rock your knees.
When standing. do not shake your skirt.
When pleased. do not laugh aloud.
When angry. do not shout
Do not peep over the outside wall.
Do not slip into the outer court.
When you go out veil your face
When you peep. conceal your body.
With man not OF the family hold no
conversation whatever
Nineteenth Century and After.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
DisraeIt ns a Dandy.

A contemporary Of Disraeli in his
memoirs records this impression Of that
famous Gandy's personal appearance:
Usually he wore slate colored velvet
coat, lined with satin; purple trousers,
with gold braid down the outside
seam; a scarlet waistcoat, long lace
ruffies falling down to the tips Of his
fingers; white gloves, with brilliant
rings outside them, and long black
rlnglets ripping down over his shoul-
ders. When he rose in the house be
wore a bottle green frock coat, with a
white waistcoat, collarless, and copi-
Gus supply Of gold chains.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Cvrtou. Parade. About Hands.

1t IS a curious paradox that. as a
rule, the large handed man loves small
things, details, exquisitely finished OBJ
jects and Is microscopic in his tenden-
cies, while he whose hands are small
delights In colossl Of every sort. low
ing ostentation and display. immense
houses, majestic estates and all else
that Is upon great scale. His hand
writing is large and perhaps full Of
fourishes, while that OF the large hand
ed man IS small and precise.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Siu,DIN a InftarW

Or. Phaker-Take this prescription.
It Will either XIII or cure you. Patient
But suppose 1t kills met DR.. Phaker-
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. My
motto is, NO cure, no pay" 50 Pm TAX
ing a chance as we'll as you.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Higgins--My wife says II | should
die she would remain a widow un-
Ill death. or course she might change
her mind, but 1t is sort Of consol1ng
just the same. Jinks- Evidently your
wife thinks there is no other man in
the world like you Higgins On the
contrary. she's afraid there is and that
she'd get him Boston Transcript.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Friend You've been conducting one
Of your mcrciless cross examinations
Lawyer Yes They are the nearest
approach to the rack and thumbscrey
modern customs Will permit-New
York Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Caution NeceHAarY.

The young man moved little closer
She moved little farther away.
why are you SO cold and distant
this evening, Miss Pinke| he asked.
Il am not at all cold. Mr.. Spoona-
more" she answered. but | AIN com
pelled TO be distant My vaccination is
taking Chicago Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Justtce-You say that you did not
know you were violating the law. An,
but, my dear sir ignorance of the law
Is no excuse to any man. Prisoner
That's rather rough on both OF us, amt
IT, your honor? CIerk-Order in the
court!
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Don't you think the custom OF
throwing rice at a newly married
couple Is idiotic?" asked the fluffy hair
ed maid.
~Sure," answered the savage old bach
elor 'Mush would be a great deal
more appropriate. Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Speaker defy any one in this audi
ence to mention single action that |
can perform with my right hand that
l cannot do equally well with my left.
Voice From the Gallery-Put yer left
hand IN yer right hand trousers pocE-
ct!-C Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Times Changed.

But before we were married" she
complained, you used to give me beau
tful presents"
'Yes, but a dollar looked like a dime
then, and now-cr-a dime looks like a.
miracle. baltimore News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Her strong Point.

Mrs. Wibbleson is a woman OF
strong points. isn't sheF'
well, rather. At the reception the
other evening she gave me dig with
an elbow that left no doubt In my mind
OF her points. Chicago Record Her
al
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

"Men and women are the hooks and
eyes Of society" remarked Miss Smith.
And they are constantly becoming
unfastened," naively put in the divor-
cee.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
For All the Lives.

SAY" began the determined looking
man. Il want II good revolver"
"Yes. sir" said the salesman, "a six
shooter?"
"Why or you'd better make 1t a
nine shooter | want to use 1t on cat
next door" Philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
No Free Advice.

Patlent-Doctor, what do you do
when you have a cold in the headf
Doctor Well. madam, l sneeze most
Of the time.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Truth Didn't Save Him.

Father Did you break this vase
Johnny Yes. father; l cannot lie. Fa-
ther-No. and you won't be able to sit
either when I've done with you, Go
and fetch the strap.-New Yorker.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Small Boy Gust home from SCHOOL,
Mamma, Miss Simpson says I'm de-
scended from a monkey. His Mother
(glancing severely at her husband)-
Not on my siAe, darling. - HarpeTS
Weekly
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
yIndictive,

"Ah," sighed the young rhymester,
you care nothing for the trials Of us
poets"
Probably not" replied the crusty
editor, but Ia like TO be on the jury
In Just one trial Philadelphia Ledg
er.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Could Count Them.

Mr.. Rinkpate Part my hair IN the
middle, please. The Barber-But there
| is an odd number, sir.-Exchange
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Hard One For Mamma.

Charley (who thinks-Say, mamma.
II we're made of dust. why don't we
get muddy when we drink?-Puck
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
God and Immortality.

After you have assumed God you
cannot without doing violence 20 your
reason fail 10 assume Immortality
Washington GLADDEN..
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Ne" Vi s.ss'ss't,.d .dl D ~ y w o ~
'Daily, fDaily except sunday.
stops on signal or on notice to conductor
stops on signal to take on passengers for
New York, Binghamton and POINTS west.
T. ECLARKE +. W. LEE
Gem Supertniendant Gen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
J j. 3 RoWN

THEEYE SPECIALITY
Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass
aud artificial eyes supplied.
Market Street, Bloomsbury, Pa.
Hours-10 a. m to p. III.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
A NJ + M M :
PittstongD&H) ar y 80 0l2 % So -
Scranton ". 10 US | bS 2.

Weekdays. Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Paror and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sudbury, Williamspor1
and Erie between SunbHry ant Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
| For further information apply to llcket agent
! W. W ATTERBURY, J Il, WOOD
| General Manager, Pass lrtIlt Nc
| GEO. W BOYD. eGn Passenger Agent,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
TIME TABLE

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-11-16
$2O,OOO,OOO In
IMPROVEMENTS

Realizing that it will soon have to
be brought into competition with an.
other railroad, the management OF the
o. r, Il N. have decided to spend
$40, ,000,00 in improvements. The
money will be spent for heavier
equipments, stI onger bridges, greater
speed and finer track. Oil burning
locomotives are to be installed on the
whole system early next year.
Chief Engineer Boschke is now out
on the lines of the q. II. & N. and the
Southern Pacific selecting locations
tor oil tanks to be erected Immediate
ly. The company has set aside $3.50,
900 for this change. The block system
which is now being erected on the
blue mountain division will be ex-
tended at each end, total extension
being 100 miles, at cost of S95, 600
"When we get through the present
planned improvements there will not
be wooden truss bridge left on the
Southern Pacific or the 0. X. & N.
railroads in Oregon" said manager
j. P. O'Brien. can appropriation
of 1892, 900 has just been made for the
replacing with steel structures every
wooden bridge between Portland and
Ashland" "
A woodpreserving plant at Wyeth
cost 500, 900. Steel bridges ordered
for the 0. r. & N, to span every
stream of Importance on tha@ line,
will cost S47l, ,537. New equipment
ordered for the 0. r. q N. amounts
to 1925, ,000 When the Hartman man
agement completes the work laid out
under Mr.. O'Brien the entire systems
of the o. r. & N. and Southern Pa
ciho in Oregon will have been praotic-
ally reconstructed.