Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-10-04
Condensed NEWS.


worlds progress.
The memory of truly good man is
% constant benediction to all who telt
his influence while he lived.
Even the helpless animal has rights
taat a gentleman will always respect
The man who keeps his own work
well in hand displays wisdom.
Reckless profanity is sometimes the
ga Of a bad heart and sometimes the
token of vacant mind.
Help the Y. NJ. c. \. to increase its
sphere of usefulness.
The hunting accident will now take
the place of the drowning catastrophe.
There is said to be a daily produc-
tion Of :. GOO barrels of oil in the Brad
ford field. which is still counted the
greatest oil field in the world for the
extent aud uniformity of the area de-
,eloped.
one Allentown farmer is pleased be-
cause he succeeded in gathering TWEEN
ry potatoes which filled a half bushel
lisket no oyerfowing.
It is announced that ex-senator Rum
lnell, of Selinsgroye, intends TO be an
Independent democratic candidate for
congress in the seventeenth district
i, here Focht is running against Alex
ander, regular democrat
Many Of the tragedies of life are
s.mply the inevitable result of the
conduct of the victim. y man who
violates the laws of God and man, one
who is careless of the rights of others,
Is always in danger from violence.
The State needs good roads for the
benefit of the farmer.
The parent who allows the child to
rule commits a blunder and sins against
tbe child.
\ vile tongue i usually the outward
sign Of an inward fault.
Small pox has again invaded Schuyl-
Kill county.
The dividend on Bethlehem Steel
perferred has been declared suspended
for year The money earned in the
business of this immense steel plant
will be used in extending other lines
of manufacture, TO be independent of
the government in making armor
plate
Methodism has at least one living
follower who became identified with
the church more than a century ago.
Mrs Mary Ramsey Lemens Wood re-
Gently celebrated her ll9th birthday at
Hill-boro. ore She united with the
Methodist church in 1890.
\ reliable authority states that the
United States Steel corporation now
has 20O. 600 workmen in its employ,
the largest number since the organiza-
ti0n Of the company. and that large
shortage of skilled laborers still exists.
On October IS at Washington the
military monument in memory of Gen
eral George y Mcclellan, former com
mander of the Army OF the Potomac,
will be unveiled The generals widow
Is now II.
\ Tyrone woman named Gumm
wants S2j, 900 from her ex-sweetheart
because he refuses to stick TO his agree
ment TO marry her
While walking through the woods
last Sunday looking for the probable
out come Of the chestnut crop, James
Floy, of Coatesville, was shot in the
abdomen by a shot from a gun in the
hands Of some unknown person. He is
sand 10 be in critical condition.
The principa Of the Hazleton high
school is about to take the warpath af
Ter 10y pupils who spend so much Of
their time loafiug about pool rooms
that they are falling behind in their
studies
DR. Dixon, head Of the state health
department. has just made the declara-
ti0n that he has been instrumental in
securing the removal of no less than
800 distinct sources of pollution of
the Schuylkill river.
Providence is very patient in suffer
iuz in silence all the foolish accusa-
tl0us Of ignorant m0rtals
ii the man who is on the inside of
things political would talk there
would be- many a sensation
The physician who was treating
Mayor March, Of Easton, for rheuma-
tism Of one leg was slightly surprised
when from a lump which developed
below the knee he extracted needle.
The mayor has no idea how it got in
hi. body.
IT, is estimated that 20. 600 more men
than can be- supplied will be needed to
push along the railroad construction
work aud harvest the crops between
Minneapolis and the Pacific coast
Charles Coner. of strawberry Ridge
is on the sick list.
The country will survive the coming
election whatever the result
Jack Frost's breath brings beautiful
death to the foliage
Pope Plus is reported to have re
Gently expressed nimsC If as much
gratified with the development Of the
Gregoriau chant in America lie add
ed thatiit was not intended to exclude
other music unless the music was of
mundane character.