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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
SILVER MINES.
The Way Nature Forms These Depos-
its of Precious Metal.

The process by which nature forms
her silver mines IS very interesting, 1t
must be remembered that the earth's
crust is full Of water, which percolates
everywhere through the rocks, making
solutions of elements obtained from
them. These solutions take up small
particles Of precious metal which they
find here and there.
Sometimes the solutions in question
are hot, the water having got SO far
down as to be set boiling by the inter
nal heat of the globe. Then they rush
upward, picking up the bits OF metal as
they 60 Naturally heat assists the
performance Of this operation.
Now and then the streams thus form
ed, perpetually flowing hither and
thither below the ground. pass through
cracks or cavities in the rocks, where
they deposit their lodes Of silver. This
Is kept up for a great length Of time
perhaps thousands Of years-until the
pocket 1t filled up
Crannies permeating the stony mass
In every direction may become filed
with the precious metal or occasionally
chamber may be stored full OF II as
II 100000 hands were fetching the
treasures from all sides and hiding
away q mine for some lucky prospector
to discover In another age.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
A VENERABLE FICTION.
The Ceremony of Carrying the Purse
In the House of Lords.

When the lord chancellor enters the
house of lords to preside over its de-
liberaiion~ he Is accompanied by his
purse bearer" This fuuctionary, how
ever, does not carry the purse Of the
lord chancellor. which would be u
weghty responsibility, as his lordship
draws salary of 10000 a year The
purse the purse bearer >Olcmnly car
ries as. arraycd in court dress, he pre-
cedes tbr lord chancellor to and from
the hous OF lords is a gorgeous satchel
embroidered with the royal arms and
other hpraldic devices in white and
gold and lined with the richest silk.
1t Is supposed tp contain the great seal
AS maiIcr of fact. that emblem of Il
mighty sovereignty is never in the
satchcI If it were, the responsibility
Of the purse bearer would be great
much greater indeed than if he had to
bear a purse that carried salary of
f1O,000 a year.
The ceremony Of carrying the purse
IN the house of lords is but one Of the
many venerable fictions which play a
picturesque part In the parliamentary
procedure. The purse is placed on the
woolsack. 1t indicates that the lord
chancellor is in possession of the great
seal and therefore entitled to perform
his duties rs speaker of the house OF
lordS.-London Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
SPECKlEO TOBACCO.
How the Little Yellow spots Are
Formed on the Leaf.

How the Little Yellow spots Are
Formed on the Leaf
Little yellow specks on the wrapper
are positive indications Of cigars eI-
cellence Choose a speckled cigar, and
you can't go wrong"
The speaker was skate salesman.
The tobacco salesman laughed at him.
"Are you victim Of that error, tooT
he said. Listen and III tell you all
about those little yellow specks.
I'VE are In Cuba. In mile long rows
grow the tobacco plants in a binding
sunlight. Suddenly the sky is overcast,
a shadow falls. Then the clouds disap-
pear and the sun shines again upon
plants dotted here and there with i'm
nense raindrops- s-raindrops peculiar to
Cuba, as large as the largest pearls.
These drops become burning glasses
in the sunlight. The same as real
lenses they concentrate the suns heat,
and on the leaf beneath them the little
specks that you venerate are burned.
These little yellow specks indicate the
tobacco's quality no more than freckles
on a mans face indicate his ability.
ITO choose cigars by their specks is
as foolish as il would be to choose
statesmen by their freckles. Chicago
Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
ODORS IN THERAPEUTICS.
Perfumes and Their Use In the Prac-
ticc of Medicine.

Odor~. whether agreeable or dis
agreeable. are NOT rausc~ Of disease in
the sense generally taken. They may
disorder certain healthy functions by
impa'rin@ nervous energy. by diminish
inG wholesome respiration and thus
creating a pr"ii~positi"n to attack by
disease
severe ia.ntu"SS IS sometimes observ-
"i tn "For"'u" persons upon their en-
TRANCE lu." a room iu which tuberoses
are h'II. .irHd@'h" is often produced
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
A HEARTY LAUGH.
Il Is Il HicsNinG, This Reflex of a Sum
shiny Soul


iie '''i' '!i'i'ius atmosphere "h4ch
''''i''''''''N i''''''eS fecep'ioh OF oIh-
er social gathering Is often entirely
dissipated lay tho hearty. ringing laugh
ter Of som" simple, genuine soul who
is bubbing over with fun. The stiff
ness ana constraint which a minute
L.rorr embarrassed tho ,ybola coro-
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NV az
''"'''' '''''H ','"''"SSlhen'' re-
''N'' ''"'."'' an" ""'"H SOUS togener
a. ~ ''',' '.'u'''"'' VI 'oill ''Na 'ion can
~ P"'> 'i'' N''' d EAST u'Hs'po'es prey,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29

seemed as II the climax had been
reached. One OF the married women
shifted reminiscently II remember me
and Jim went years ago, when we
were first engaged, and We held hands
all during the last act"
''If you marry Mr.. Stubbins you
won't have 10 work SO hard" said an
other Of the boarders kindly.
Esther opened her brown eyes wide
Ia an astonished glance. She had not
thought Of Mr. Stubbins as u means of
escape He was not an ideal lover He
was red faced and puffy, with abnor-
mally large hands and feet Still, as
Esther acknowledged to herself, he
was kind, kinder than any one else had
ever been In all her life
As for the play, the words Of Romeo
and Juliet" meant nothing TO her She
had never heard OF that immortal trag-
edy OF youth and love. But the thought
Of going TO the theater was u wonder
full rift in the gray Of her existence.
When the great night arrived her I'm
gers trembled so that she could hardly
fasten her simple gown. Her aunt.
kindled into kindness by the unexpect-
edness of the situation, helped her
dress. 1T will be great thing for
you. Esty," she said, "if Mr.. Stubbins
should ask you 10 marry him. Besides,
I've got enough 10 do TO look after my
self without taking care of you. | hope
you'll always remember how kind I've
been TO you. Esty, and how I've let you
work for your board aud given you q
home. Now, don't sit staring, like a
bump on a log. when he's talking to
you, and don't have that faraway look
in your eyes that you've got there this
minute"
Yes. aunt" said Esther thinking
more Of the theater than Of Mr.. Stub
bins.
And no-y at last she was therein
side the theater The lights, the mu-
sic, the sense of waiting for one knew
not what-all were intoxicating She
hardly saw the hurrylng ushers, the
people taking their places At length
came the magic instant when the over
ture died TO a whisper, the footllghts
shone luminously IN the darkness and
the great curtain rose slowly, giving
10 view scene IN Verona.
When II fell there was thunder Of
applause, OF which Esther seemed to
hear only the echo "A ah"' she
breathed, with little shiver. and in
,f bar. h.t
was the only word she spoke all the
evening Mr. Stubbins gave up all ef
forts at conversation and cOntented
himself with gazing about the house or
watching the flushed, rapt face Of the
girl beside him.
At length the final curtain fell. Mr.
StubbinS smiled at Esther Pretty
good show that was" he observed gen
tally.
His voice awakened Esther from her
dream of romance TO the actual pres
rnt OF boarding houses and drudgery.
"Yes-oh. yes, Mr.. Stubblns"' she said
The flush had left her cheek, and she
was very pale.
They spoke little Oh the way home.
Esther was thinking OF what she had
seen Nr Stubbins was wondering
which was the easiest and quickest
way to propose.
On the steps Of her aunts boarding
house they paused The street was
very >till. The ugly rows OF houses
opposite were touched by moonlight
such moonlight as silyered the streets
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
The Diplomatic Clerk.

Henry, you haven't room left,
have YOU" inquired New York drum
mer of his friend of many years stand
ing Oh the other side Of the counter OF
the Chicago hotel
Not one" replied Henry, but III
look over the rack again and see IL |
can't tnd YOU a place somewhere
"Al right" said the New Yorker
while his friend gave the slips his anX-
ious attention Light broke over his
face in moment, and he came back.
"A man VI on the parlOr floor gave
up his room about an hour ago, but he
didn't expect to leave it quite SO soon.
I'll send UP ami Sc" II can't hurry
him little"
The pOrter's bell was rung, whis-
pered colloquy TOOK place between Hen
~ and that blue shirted functionary,
and in fifteen minutes the man from
New York wa, rejoicing in one of ''the
best rooms IN the house
But the cler, omitted u inform him
that the previous occupant had given
up his room at the precise moment
when he had gwen up his life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
FROM THE
GALLERY
By Constance darcy Mackay
coprrlght. leo5. !, {. Il. sutcIiae


They sat in the first row of the gal
Iery. Now that the tumult of the rush
was over the girl had time to take off
aer hat and smooth her rumpled hair.
She was still breathleSS, and her cheeks
We're glowing The man beside her
turned and looked back trlumphantly.
we did pretty well to get this far
front" he said There's whole lot
Of people ok there standing up. It's
always a packed house for an all star
show"
Yes" ussented the girl vaguely.
You see, it's all $3.50 new and so
strange I've only been 10 the theater
once 'gf3yc in my life. That was when
Uncle Ben took me to see shore Acres
oh, THAI WAS 50 real, l could almost
believe il was true. Will this be like
Shore Acres, do you think"
The man spread his programme out
on his knee We'll. no, not exactly"
he answered. This is Romeo and
Juliet l amt strong on Shakespeare
myself. but l thought you might like
10 see 1t, Esther"
Thank you, Mr.. Stubbins," said the
girl. with a grateful glance.
She was a pretty girl, fair haired and
rragile-"peaked looking was the way
the people In her aunt's dingy east
side boarding house described her when
they spoke of her at all, for as errand
girl, dish washer and general drudge
Esther was not used TO much consid-
Grafton
The boarders seldom noticed her
True, there had been the gawky art
student who used to take delight in
drawing her thin, delicate profile, and
who always murmured "spirituelle"
when she passed him the pickles, but
until Mr.. Stubbins came no one ever
had given her so much as kind word.
He spoke to her when they met IN the
hall. and once be had taken her to
walk in the park II was after that
that he had asked her to go TO the
theater
When this piece Of news spread
among the boarders they exchanged
significant glances but when the play
turned out TO be Romeo and Juliet" II
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
THREE WAYS TO SUBOUE.
A story of Buddha and the Trainer
of Elephants.

story Uf Bnddha and the Trainer
of Elephants.
From Hindoo tales that have come
through the Chinese, who give US most
Of our Indian records-the rishis were
dreamers and not recorders-we have
this story of Buddha:
The lord demanded one day of an
he employed to subdue his beasts.
Three" said the mahout. 'One ap-
plies to the mouth a hook of iron,
which lie attaches to breast clasp, and
the elephant cannot lift his neck. Then
one gives less and less food till thin
and weak and finally beats"
And what does one accomplish by
these means?" asked he-of-the-yellow-
light
The crochet de fer serves to over
come the resistance of the head; the
deprivation Of food and drink, the vio-
leuce Of the body; the stick subdues the
spirit. After this, all Is easy"
The uimbused- -bronZe-one said:
Il also have three ways to subdue.
First, by perfect sincerity | control
what goes forth from the mouth; by
affection and charity | harmonize the
irregularities Of the body; by Inward
vibration of thought | calm the spirit.
Did you ever think of trying these on
the elephantT"- Everybody Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
What "Hamtr" Meant.

Though the Scottish guard of France
had long lost its natural character, it
tealously retained until the crash OF
1889 all its curious old privileges,
which, though they led to constant
wrangles with other regiments, had
been duly allowed by Louis XIV. He
was actually obliged to intervene at
his own wedding to compose dispute
as to the precedence OF the Scots
guards and tn" Cent gentilshommes.
Proud as "A Scotchman" was an old
proycTb in France, and their successors
IN the b1lyguard did their best to jus
tify it, But the most curious survival,
lOug after a word Of Scotch had been
heard in the corps, was the practice Of
answering "hamir" Ga corruption for II
am here when the roll was called,
which was religiously maintained, at
all events. down to the revolution
Macmillan'S Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29

of Verona long ago. Mr. Stubbins
cleared his throat. Esty," he began,
II Amt much AT lovemaking. Ike that
Romeo fellow we saw this evening, but
my business is doing well, and I'm
thinking Of settling down. You'd make
n fine little housekeeper. | took to you
from the first-you must have seen that
-and-and ! want YOU To marry me-
As Esther listened she had a fleet
ing vision OF Romeo How gracefully
he had stood beneath that flower hung
balcony, while Mr.. Stnbbins, red from
the unwontedness Of lovemaking, look
ed more awkward and tlorid than ever.
She gave little gasp-of pleasure. Mr..
Stubbius thought. He smiled benef-
lcently. "Of course you're surprised"
he said. "and It's only natural. But !
mean what | say. You're lonely and
I'm lonely IL give YOU a good home,
and You'll never be sorry for marrying
me"
Esther made quick, despairing ges-
ture Wait, Mr.. Stubbins" she cried.
Il haven't said that I'd marry you.
And | can't say 1t, because don't love
you. oh, know you can't understand,
but there are things n girl wants more
than a hOme-a thousand times more!
| hope You're not angry with me, MIR.
Stubbins. for you've always been so
kind. and I'll never forget your taking
me to see a play that showed me what
love really means"
She vanished into the house, leaving
the astonished Mr. Stubbins agape on
the doorsteps. Well" he calculated,
that beats all. A man spends his
good money TO take a girl to a show.
and then she goes and acts like that!
I thought seeing Romeo would Ak mat
ters, but you never can depend on a
woman ANYHOW"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
FAMILY HISTORY.
Universal Interest In knowing what
Our Iorcfathers Did.

why don't YOU trace your family
history: The common reply 10 this
question is summed up in the words,
IF | knew how to go about it | should
enjoy doing so" For few are the indi-
Viduals who do not at times feel a
longing 10 open the book of the past
and read the records of their ancestors
Edward Everett felt that longing when
he wrote There is no man Of any
culture who does not take some inter
est IN what was done by his forefa-
Tiers. The desire TO trace the descent
OF ones family and TO transmit the
record 10 ones successors IS as old uS
life-a strand in the binding cord OF
filial love.
So prevalent has the desire been
Among all nations to which either his
tory or tradition extends that it has
been regarded by many writer's as an
instinct in human nature Observing
its universally. the historian Hume
began his history of England with
these lines "lh" curiosity entertained
by all nation, Of inquiry into the eX-
PLOTS and adventures Of their ances-
tors commonly rXctes II regret that
the history Of the ages should be in
VOWED in obscUrIty. uncertainty and
tradition New England Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
THE NAME "JOAN eULL."
u Was the Invention of the sRtfrtcRl
DIR. ArbuthnOt.

DIR. ArbuthnOt.
John Bull. the mythical parsonage
supposed to represent the English peo-
Die. was the invention of DR.. Arbuthnot
in one Of his satirical sketches ridicul-
Ing the great Duke Of Marlborough. In
the opinion OF DR.. Johnson, Arbuthnot
was "the first man among eminent writ
ers In Queen Anne's time" he drew
John Bull as the typical Englishman-
II stout. red faced old farmer. far too
corpulent for comfort. choleric, but
withal an honest and well meaning fel-
bw. he clothed him in leather breeches
and top boots, put a stout oaken cudgel
in bis hand and bulldog at his heels
and set him up for all time to serve as
the representative Englishman.
He may have been not so bad a Carl
eature In the days of Queen Anne, but
today certainly there Is much force In
an English critics remark that "he
completely hides the Englishman Of
real life" The average Englishman or
today Is physically no stouter certainly
than-probably not SO stout as-the av-
erage American, and the stout cudgel
and the bulldog are no longer apt sym
bols Of the modern Britlsher's dlsposi-
ton He has lost the excessive pugnaci-
ty Of his forefathers and is, above all.
anxious TO keep the peace with his I'm
cle Samuel-London Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29

wait and you will see.
An~uuJher listened with his tolerant
smile He must Try 10 reach Honoria.
But as he stirred al at once the lights
were lowered. aud he, perforce, halted.
We'll. ne could wait until the tableau
was over 4 faint curiosity, too, was
awakened by what he caught from his
nelghbors. Who was this new beauty
And then he started violently. From
the piano came a few bars Of prelude
oddly familiar The curtain rose, and
the picture stood revealed In the
quick murluur of applause Ansuuthers
sharp exclamation escaped unnoticed
There. mfolded in long. ciinging dra-
perics. her lovely hair unbound, one
arm thrown uegigently up behind the
small head, rested his lady, huge sill
yer crescent seeming 10 bear her
through limitless space. Her face was
lifted. Her eyes gazed wistfulIy into
the distance.
Lady Moon. Lady Moon, where are
YOU rowing" sang the famous soprano
but Anstruther hardly heard. His
breath was coming with difficulty; his
heart was pounding 50 she had not
forgotten. Lady Moon. oh, Lady Moon.
As the curtain dropped he turned TO
the man next him, whom luckily he
CHANGED TO have met.
TIT IS Miss Wharton, is 1t notf'
be asked, and as the other nodded
quick gratitude welled up within him.
Thank heaven, he was not too late.
won't YOU take me back" he de
manded. 1T IS all right" in answer to
look Of surprise We've are old
friends. | used to know her In India,
and-and there is something | ought to
tell her"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
MUSIC'S MIGHTY REALM.
In Ii There Is but n Single and Unit
Ncr~aI speech.

Nersol Speech.
In the mighty realm of music there
IS but one single speech" Music forms
the universal language which. when all
other languages We're confounded. the
confusion Of Babel left uncOnfounded.
The white uau and the black man. the
red mar 9ni Iae yellow man. can sing
together. however difficult they may
find 1t to be to talk to each other. And
both sexes and I'll as"s may thus ex-
press their emotions simultaneously.
for in virtue of tie power Of the ear TO
distinguish side by side those differing
but concOrdant notes which make uD
harmony there Is not only room, but
demand, for all the qualities Of voice
which childhood. adolescence. maturit,
and old age supply. Thus a love Of
music IS much more frequent than
love of painting or sculpture, and you
will reach the hearts and touch the
feelings Of the majority Of mankind
more quickly by singing them a song
than hy showing them n picture. In
truth. The ~euSitiveneSS OF the ear TO
melody and To harmony is so great that
we not only seek 10 crafty il when
bent upon recreation. but even in the
midst of the hardest labor we crafty
It if we can London Catholic Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
"Carnc' as Applied to Diamond..

Although the term carat Is applied
to diamonds as well as to gold, 1t does
not mean the same thing Used with
regard to the metal 1t expresses quality
or fineness, "a carat being pure gold
and % carat equal to coined gold. But
applied to the diamond carat means &C.
tual weight, and by this measure 1151I
carats are equal to an ounce troy. The
value Of a diamond is not merely SO
much per carat, irrespective OF size,
but increases in an increasing ratio
with the weight of the stone.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The day after you meet the average
man he asks you to take sides.
Flattery has d pretty bad name, but
1t gets better returns than disagree
able candor
or this you may be sure-that the
black sheep in every family was once
the most petted lamb
When u baby cries in its fathers
arms he discovers that it is crying be
cause it wants to 80 to you.
A man never knows until he has
fallen into hole how many paths he
might have taken to avoid it.
When two men get their pencils
mixed, ever notice how jealousy the
owner Of the longer pencil insists on
getting his own back?
Time flies SO rapidly that 1t seems
only few months from the time a
boy is crying for a jumping jack until
he is paying for it-Atchison Globe.
SYMPATHETIC LISTENERS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
A Cautious Scot.

A Scotsman went TO An English race
meeting and boldly staked sovereign.
Strangely enough the horse he backed
proved winner. and he went to the
"bookie" TO claim his winnings The
sporting man hesrudslngly handed him
6 sovereigns He looked at each one
very carefully before placing it In his
pockethook Well said the "bookie," :"
with a snarl. are you afraid they're
bad?"
"Oh, no. said the Scotsman, but /
was Just lookin to max sure the bad
ytn&2tRd Ea xesM3assDaSaS- them
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
The Help They May Afford to Slow
and Indifferent Takers

At no time more than when a thought
is struggling toward expression should
friend bear with a friends infirmi-
ties. \ deep sympathy should be pour
ed out with lavish affection about the
one who is seriously striving to say
some real thiug. In this atmosphere OF
patient. sympathetic intelligence the
inept word the crude phrase, the Who'll.
ly inadequate expression will be en-
abled to do their work. ana the thought
tranSference Will he effected; the
thought will be safely lodged In the
mind Of the other, slightly bruised in
transit, but intact and Ineligible
With an Il know what you mean" ="
Exactly" or Go on, | understand" :"
much help may be rendered, and at
last when Tire thinker of the thought
has placed his friend I'm possession and
by reason of this effort has entered iu-
to fuller possession of it himself, the
couycr H,jru FOO way to begin
Thou las.H upou the elaboration Of the
Thought u,l the beauties that can be
woven oat Of words precision, bal
ancc. music bat let us, dear lovers OF
language. remember to be discreetly
gentle aHJ l.+srn with averted glance
while the thought IS still in negligee,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-29
" h, Notf

Mrs. Frederic, Schoff. president OF
the National Mothers Congress. IS en-
thusiastic about n delightful flve-year-
old girl She met in Salt Lake City.
"Jane was ont driving with her ia
Their" said Mrs Schof. and noticed
that her father simply slaShed the whip
through the air 10 make the horse
quicken his pace.
Papa said II" little one. why
don't you wh'o uS clj'.lr"u that way|" ="
-Woman'S HON" Companion.