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was curt and Enthusiastically so.
You can't stay here!" said the
amiable old man.
The girl retorted in kind. 'I can, and
1 shall. Mr.. Dix"
For what reason, you jade?"
For several-and all good ones"
said Hagar, leaning. her chin on her
hands and looking steadily at his
wrinkled face. ."I know all about you
from a Romany chal who was up here
six months ago. Your wife is dead;
your son has left you, and here you live
alone, disiiked and hated by all. You
are old and feeble and solitary; but you
are by marriage akin to the gentle Ro-
many. For that reason, and because 1
am of your dead ranrs blood, 1 have
come to look after you
"Jezebel!z That is. If I'll let your
''Oh, you'll let me fast enough" re-
piled the woman, carelessly you are
miser, have heard; $50 you won't lose
the chance of getting servant for
nothing -
"A servant Your said Dix, admir-
Ing her imperial air.
Even 50, Mr.. DIX I'll look after you
and mend. If you'll teach me your
trade, I'll drive a bargain with any one
and as hard and fast one as YOU
could drive yourself, = And all these
things I'll do@for nothing"
There's food and aslodging. you
hussy." - ~,
Give me dry bread and cold water.
your. roof to cover me. and5a bundle of
straw to sleep on. These won't cost
you much. and i ask for nothing more
-Skinfint." ~
wildcatp i
It's what they call you hereabouts. !"
said Hagar with a shrug.. 'Tsthink it
my offer" 3
"I haven't accepted itsgyet,.' snapped
Jacob. puzzled by the girl. why do
you come to me? Why don't you stay
with your tribe?"
IT can explain that in five minutes.
Mr.. Dix. We Stanleys are just now in
the New Forest. You know it?"
Truly, lass" said Dix, sadly. Twas
there l met my Hagar."
And 1t is from there that I, the sec
ond Hagar. come" replied tho girl. az
was with my tribe, and was happy till
Goliath came"
"GoliathT' inquired Jacob, doubtfully.
He Is half a Gorgio and half Ro-
many-a red-haired villain, who chose
to fall in love with me. I hated him.
I hate him still!-the woman's bosom
rose and fell in short, hurried paintings
and he would have forced me to be
his wife Pharaoh-our king, Won
know-would have forced me also to
be this mans rani. SO I had no one to
protect me. and / was miserable. Then
I recalled what the chal had told me
about you who welded with one of u.s.:
SO fed hither for your protection, and
to be your servant"
But Goliath--this red-haired brute p"
He does not know where L have
gone; he will never find me here Let
me stay, Mr.. Dix, and be your servant.
have nowhere to go to, no one to seek.
save you, the husband of the dead Ha
gar, after whom l am named Am I
to stay or go, now that have told you
the TRUTH"
Jacob looked thoughtfuiiy at the girl.
and saw tears glistening in her heavy
eyelashes, although her pride kept
them from falling. Moved by her help
lessness, mindful Of the wife whom he
had loved SO well, and alive to the ad-
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vantage of possessing a white slave
whom he could trust, the astute ancient
made up his mind.
stay" said he, quietly. 'I shall see
if you will be useful to me-useful and
faithful. my girl. If SO, bread and bed
shall be yours"
TITS bargain" said Hagar, with a
sigh of relief. "And now,- old man, let
me rest in peace. for l am weary, and
have walked many a long mile this
day"
So in this fashion came Hagar, to the
pawnshop; and 1t was for. this reason
that Vark, to his great tastonishment
found woman-and what is more, a
young and beautiful woman-estab-
lished in the house of Jacob Dix. The
news affected the neighborhood like a
miracle, and new tales were repeated
about Dix and his housekeeper, who
report said, was no better than she
should be. But Hagar did not mind
evil tongues; nor did the old man.
Without a spark of love or affection
between them they worked together on
aSlbasis of mutual interest; and all the
days that Jacob lived Hagar served him
faithfully. Whereat Vark wondered.
: 4It+was not an easy life for the girl
Jacobawas hard master and made her
pay dearly for her bed and board. Ha-
gar = scrubbed walls and floors; she
mended such pawned dresses !. as re-
quired attention; and cooked the frugal
meals of herself and master. The old
pawnbroker taught her how to depre-
ciateS articles brought to be pawned.
how to haggle with their owners, and
how to wiring the last sixpence out of
miserable wretches who came to re-
deem their pledges.
Her bed was hard, her food meager,
and the old mans sharp tongue was
perpetually goading her by it's bitter
ness. Jacob, indeed-sure of his slave.
since she had no other roof save his to
csver her-exercised all the petty arts
or tyrant. He vented on her all the
rage he felt against the son who hal
asserted him. Once he went so far as
TO attempt a blow; but q single glance
from the fierce eyes of Hagar made him
cnange his intention; and, cowed for
once IN his tyranny, Jacob never lifted
his hand again against her. He saw
plainly enough that If he once raised
the devil in this child of the free gypsy
race there would be no laying it again.
But, actual violence apart, Hagar's life
was as miserable as human beings
well could be.
To make bad worse, vark fell In love
with her For the first time in his mar
row, selfish life, divine passion
touched the gross soul of the thieves
lawyer. Ravished by the dark lowell
ness OF the girl. dominated by her un-
tanned spirit, astonished by her. clear
mind and unerring Judgment, Vark
wished to possess this treasure. There
was also another reason for the offer
OF marriage which he made. and this
reason he put into words when he
asked Hagar to become his wife. It
took Vark twelve months to make up
his mind to this course; and his wrath
may be guessed when Hagar refused
him promptly. The miserable wretch
could not believe that she was in
earnest
"Oh. dear, sweet Hagar" he whined,
trying to clasp her hand, you cannot
have heard what your slave safd?'
Hagar, who was mending some lace
and minding the shop in the absence
of Jacob, looked up with scornful
smile What you call yourself in
JEST" said she quietly. II am in reality;
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
improvements on South Side.

The work of improving the bridge
approach and the street leading down
TO the station, begun last week by
Gearhart township and the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company, will not be
completed this fall.
The macadamization will be carried
from the bridge southwark to the rail
road crossing, where work will stop
for the winter. But very short time
will be required to complete the mac
adam up to the point designated,
The improvements on the street lead
ing down to the freight house will be
taken up for the very first thing next
spring. Meanwhile the Danville and
Sunbury Street railway company will
have ample time to raise the track of
its line as required to conform with
the change of grade.
County Comm ssioner Cook is author
ity for the statement that the county
commissioners will haul limestone on
that portion OF the approach omitted
by GearharU township and which nat
urally devolves on the two counties.
While the county commissioners are
about it, it would be a very good thing
if they would give the bridge good
cleaning, as with the approach on the
south side in good order mud will no
longer be a factor on the driveway. At
places there is an inch or more of mud
Oh the bridge carried there by the
wheels that ploughed through the
muddy approach. Some of this mud
has found its way over the entire
length OF the bridge and is even drag
ged ont over the paving on Mill street
near the bridge approach 1t detracts
very much from the appearance of the
bridge, and now that there are pros
poets of keeping the driveway clean
the mud should be scraped mp and
hauled away without delay.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
ABOUT 735 TONS
OF CRUSHED LIMESTONE

The season of the year has now ar
rived when in the very nature of
things but little more work can be
done on the streets ana yet the tact re
mains that the general run of our
streets are still in a very bad ooudi-
tion.
Among the streets that should have
been included in the repairs made are
East Market street, Front street. Wal
nut street and Church street from the
D. L. q W. railroad northward. 1t is
hoped that these important thorough
fares will receive early attention next
spring.
Council has done some very good
work on street repairs this fall, but it
was not until it discarded cinder as a
material and adopted limestone. West
Market street dS Centre street as far as
repaired show up very nicely and con-
clusively prove that our street COM
missioner is an adept at street con-
struction when he is given proper
material to work with.
In all 735 tons of crushed limestone
from Dennis Bright's quarries have
been used this fall. The cost of the
stone in the quarries was 60 cents per
ton; the hauling cost 40 cents per ton.
What other labor was involved did not
amount to more than $50, so that the
total cost of the street repairs made
approximates $500.
In this connection it is proper that
the public should know that the re-
pairs made with clndeT on Bloom
street above \ street last summer cost
the borough some $500. When we bear
in mind what source of annoyance
the cinder proved and what poor
street it is after all, no person Will
need TO think twice in order to render
his decision in favor of liemstone for
street repairs. Where the latter has
been used all agree that the money was
wisely expended, while where cinder
was employed the money was practic-
ally thrown away. All of which
would indicate that while councilmen
have many duties to perform not the
least of these is to see TO it that the
peoples money is expended in way
to secure the best return.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
WILL INVITE Bids
FOR CURBING

Now that the State is advertising
for bids for the paving of North Mill
street the borough of DanvIile is fol-
lowing suit and is preparing TO adver-
tise for bids for putting down the curb
along the portion to be paved, some
1900 feet III length. Borough surveyor
Keefer is at work on the specifications
and viii have them ready in few
days.
Although the owners of abuttiug
property have agreed to pay for the
curbing, yet the work will be done by
the borough and all the curbiuR will
be included in one contract. The curb
ing III all respects Will be like that
employed on that portion of Mill street
already paved.
II is said that there will be one or
more local contractors among the bid
ders for the paving Oh North Mill
street,as we'll d. for putting down the
curb. The proposals will be opened on
Wednesday of next week, December
10th.
Although the State will pave but
three-fourths of twenty feet or fifteen
feet, the State highway department
invites proposals for the entire width
of the street. 1t advertises for the paw
ing of twenty feet, three-fourths of
which the State will pay for, and al
so for twelve feet additional. This is
done in order to secure uniformity in
the work and that the paving the
seventeen feet belonging to the bor-
ough as we'll as the fifteen feet de-
voloving on the State-may be com
pleted at one and the same time.
The State highway department has
made it very plain that it intends to
enter upon the paving for the very
first thing next spring. For this rea-
son it is proceeding to award the con-
tracts early this winter and is so care
fully attending to other details. In
order to keep pace the borough is be-
stirring itself to award the contract
for curbing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
THREATENED
STRIKE ON P. & R.

There is a point of difference be.
tween the management of the rhila-
delphia q Reading railroad and it's
employees in regard to q new schedule
of wages which if not settled to the
satisfaction cf the men may result in
a gigantic strike involving 1000 of tho
cOmpany's employees The negotiations
pending for some months between tins
management and the men ma &c reached
a crisis which may determine whether
Il strike, far reaching in its results,
will be called, or the railroad author
titles recognize the schedule submitted
by the men in which their demand.
are embodied.
Some two months ago representa-
tives of the locomotive engineers, loco
motive tiremen, railroad conductors
and railroad trainmen submitted a
schedule to 4. T. Dice. general super
intendent of the Reading, requesting
an increase in salary which amounted
about A per cent. This schedule fixed
scale Of wages on each division of
the road for the class of employees be-
longing to the organizations named.
One of the most important requests il
it was that the men be paid from the
time they reported for duty, after be-
ing called instead of from the time
they took out a train. Under the sys-
tenn at present the men are called
thirty minutes before train time, and
are not paid for that thirty minutes.
From the time the negotiations were
started the demands of tie men were
pat OIL until November lst when there
was an increase of wages to all men
receiving less than $40 per month
This increase was refused unless there
was an understanding that the sched-
ule should be signed by the company.
This was declined by the management
for the reason that it would be a tacit
acknowledgement on their part that
the employees had right to negotiate
differences from the standpoint of
organized labor and not in their in
dividual capacity. We're it not for this
fact, the labor men say, the schedule
would be signed without delay.
The last conference between Super.
intendent Dice and the labor repres
entatives was held at Reading on Sat
urday, and it is said Mr.. Dice refused
point blank to sign the schedule
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
Celebrated 10Th Birthday.

The home Of W. ". Hollobaugh was
the scene Of very pleasant surprise
party Friday which was rendered in
honor of Mr.. Hollobaugh's S goth birth
day.
The affair was complete surprise
to Mr.. Hollobaugh. and the occasion
proved most enjoyable to the large
gathering Of guests. In the afternoon
music was furnished by a graphOphone
and in the evening the Delsite orches-
ira, OF Mausdale, rendered a number
of selections. The amusements indulg
ed in were numerous, bat dancing was
the feature. An elaborate diuner was
served aud in the evening refreshments
were served. Mr.. Hollobaugh was the
recipient of a number of gifts. At a
tate hour the gusets returned to their
homes wishing Mr.. Hollobaugh many
happy returns of the day.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Hollobaugh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Luckenbill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Colder, Mr. and Mrs Elmer
d. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Mont Con
fer, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Shultz, Mr..
and Mrs Samuel Fausey, Mr. and
Mrs. w. W. Hollobaugh, and Mr.. and
Mrs. David Dyer, of Union Corner;
Mrs. Ellen Yeager, Mrs. SaDina Sny
der, Misses Lulu Yeager, Elizabeth
Flick, Mamie Yeager, Eva Phillips,
Florence Fausey, Anna Murray, Nora
Cooper, Jennie Garnet, Eva Boyer,
Laura Fenstermacher, Winifred Flick,
Dora Umstead, Mary Merrell, Olive
Colder, Elise Confer, Maud Colder,
May Confer and Anna Colder Messrs.
Guy Runyan, Roy Shultz, Elmer Gold
er, Charles w. Dyer, Lorie Yeager,
William Boyer, Adam Phillips, of
Milton; Raymond Yeager, Peter San
die, John Heller, Calvin Arter, Ed
ward Delsite, Charles Flick, Purdy
Arter, Herbert Hendricks, W. B. Kase,
Charles Snyder, Harry Yeager. Spenc-
er Arter, Francis Delsite, Lewis Fig
les, Harry Mari and Charles Figles.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
Cost of State Campaign.

With the statement of the Prohibit
tion State committee yet to be filed at
Harrisburg the aggregate of the cx-
pense accounts of the trcasurers of the
various State committees engaged in
the recent campaign is 3l32, 748 68. To
this should be added $l3, 255. 43, the
amount of bills still owed by the Re
publican State committee, making the
grand total $l46, 0O4 IL. The Prohibi-
tiou statement will probably be filed
in a few days and will materially in
crease the total.
These figures represent outlays by
committees, the expenses Of the can
didates being field separately, although
the committees spent some of the mon
ey charged up by candidates III their
expense accounts, each candidate hav-
ing contributed 10 his party commit
tee
OF the committee expense accounts,
the Republican State committee leads
with 263, 6G u, followed by the Lin
coin committee with S3S, $40. 80 and
Democrats with SIS, 693 % and so on
down the list to theReferendum party
with Sl44.70
The aggregate of the exenditures of
the candidates for governor is $53, :
1876. OF. Mr. Emery leading with $25, :
SOL. 4S contributed to two committees
Mr. Stuart being next with 5 6, 1874. 80.
The candidates for lieutenant COVER
nor expended 81. S52. 81 of which Mr..
Black spent 50. 435.
The statements of Robert K Young
and William T. Greasy. candidates for
auditor general, are respectively $78S
ant 81 ,OlO 80, a total of 81, 1913 so. The
expenditures of the four candidates
for secretary of internal affairs report
ing amount to 3, 694. 80
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
Supervisors rlay Be Indicted.

Unless the supervisors of Upper
Augusta township, Northumberland
county, repair certain of the township
roads within the next thirty days, they
may be open to indictment in Grimm
al court.
For the past several years the mail
carrier oil rural free delivery route
No. running between Sunbury and
Klinesgrove, has made frequent COM
plants regarding the poor condition
of the roads over which he passes, and
the constant danger of accident from
ruts, washed out banks and unrepaired
bridges.
Postmaster +. X. Hill Of Sunbury,
has received letter from the fourth
assistant postmaster general stating
that unless the roads of the township
are repaired within the next thirty
days route No. | will be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Hill Immediately forwarded this
information to the supervisors of the
township, who are G. P. Reinhart, +.
W. Cooke and Peter Keefer. If the
supervisors fail to act and the people
along the route lose their free deliv-
cry route thereby criminal action may
be brought against the township auth
critics.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
AS TO TOWNSHIP
ROAD TAXES

The following article from the Phil
adelphia Press treats with a subject
that is of prime Importance, and is
commended TO the attention of the
leaders of Fthe AMERICAN, and
especially those who reside in the
townships:
At the last egular ession of the
legislature an act was passed authoriz-
ing townships of the second class. up
on proper petition to the court, to vote
on the question of requiring road taxes
to be paid in money instead of being
worked out, as has been commonly the
case. Many townships took advantage
of this act at the last February cleo
tion. Not all of those voting gave a
majority for the payment of the road
tax in cash, but large proportion did
and thereby manifested their progress
sive spirit. The coming February elec
tion affords another opportunity to
those townships that took no action
last year, or which then gave a mega
tive vote. Upon the petition to the
court of twenty five citizens of a
township the court is required to
authorize an election, the petition to
be filed at least thirty days before cleo
tion. There are convincing reasons
why the system of working out the
road tax that has prevailed i'll the most
of the townships of the State should
be abolished. 1t has never made good
roads and never will. The greater part
of the work is wasted, for it does not
even keep the road in decent repair.
State Highway Commissioner Hunter
recently said that So, 600, 600 are annu,
ally wasted in Pennsylvania shOveling
loose dirt on the roads, which is wash
ed away by the first real rainstoTm,
leaving the roads in even worse condi-
tion than before anything was done to
them. 1t was very conservative state
ment. If the road taxes were collected
in cash the supervisors would have
something to work on, and could use
the money where most needed. 1t is
another advantage that each township
which decides to adopt the cash sys-
TEN will receive from the State an
amount equal to Is per cent. of the
total road tax collected in such town
ship. This is entirely apart from the
State aid for roads constructed under
the supervision of the State highway
department. 1t is so much money
Curned over to the township authorit-
les for road repairing and to be ex-
pended by such authorities. The bene-
fit which townships of the second class
may derive from the application Of
this act are indisputable 1t should be
brought to the attention of the people
in all such townships, SO that a vote
can be taken on it at the coming cleo
tion
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
SAVES WORRY.

There is much seasonable truth in
the declaration of the Franklin News
that "prae etioally everything you buy
for Christmas gifts will keep all right
from now until the 25th. 1t is, there
fore, perfectly safe to do your chop
ping now, before the crowds become a
worry and the clerks are overushed
with orders and the best goods are
picked out and taken home by more
forehanded people. Such a course is a
charity to the shopkeepers and their
helpers, it saves a lot of rushing about
at the last Of the season and gives you
a chance for a more deliberate selec-
tiOn. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
Birthday Party.

Dir. and Mrs. Carl McWilliams en-
tertained number of the friends of
Their daughter Margaret Monday even
ing in honor of her 7th. birthday.
Those present were Mrs. Ambrose
George, Mrs. Lizzie George, Rhoda
O'Brien, May McWilllams. Ida Engle,
Rachel Miller, Helen Miller, Annie
Roney, Helen Byers, Phillis Byers,
Minnie Oberdorf, Elsie George, Stella
McWilliams; Richard McWilliams,
Charles Fisher, Abe Engle, John Nc
Williams, William Coleman, Arthur
McWilliams, William Henry, William
McWilliams. George McWilliams, Mrs.
Lizzie Forred.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
Home for Aged Odd Fellows.

The Odd Fellows have decided upon
what the old building at the orphan
age, near Sunbury, shall be put to, af-
ter the completion of the new build
ing next year, and the decision reach
ed will appeal to every one interested
in this great benevolent institution
Immediately after the completion of
the new wings, and they have been
made ready for the occupancy OF the
numerous orphans cared for there, the
old buildings will be fitted up for the
use of aged and inirm Odd Fellows
and their wives Thus the Odd Eel
lows will not only have home for the
orphans, where they will be cared for
and educated, but they will have a
haven of rest for the Odd Fellow and
his wife i'll the declining days of thei1
lives.
This institution has been a splendid
success ever since its beginning, All
in this section will wish the Odd Eel
lows the greatest success in the exten-
sion of their charitable institution
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
TEACHERS SEEK OFFICE.

1t is said that Hon. Henry Houck,
secretary of internal affairs elect, has
about 3, 900 letters from office seekers
on file, although he never would adj
NIT it, much less talk about it. At
Lebanon it is said that public school
teachers in Pennsylvania who, because
of their environnt have become rather
timid as a rule in seeking political
preferment, seem to think that their
opportunity has arrived in the elec.
tion of one of their fellow -pedagogues
to a State office.
Their energies are now being en-
ployed in writing letters to Mr..
Houck. As he has never been an ac-
tive politician, in this fact many
oflice-seekers seem to see a chance Of
elevation.