davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
SALT METHODS.
I'm the M!st>h,s 81 tic NOngo and at
ttah'a great Lake.

I'm the hs!sr>Iys 81 tEc IIOngo and at
ttHh'a "reIt Lake.
One CC The sights OF The Great Salt
igl Of Utah, Gc,clopcd by the prog
ress of scientific industry, is the sys-
tenn of immense salt making ponds on
the shore of the lake. At Saltair the
lake water is pumped into great set
tling basin, where the impurities fall
to the bottom and, containing much
iron, form Il reddish deposit. From
this basin the water is drawn off into
harvesting ponds averaging 10000
square yards in area and six inches in
depth. The ponds are kept supplied
with water, as the evaporation goes on
from May to September, when the salt
harvest begins. The water having dis
appeared, dazzling layer of salt two
or three inches thick is found covering
the bottom of the ponds, which is bro
ken up with plows before being con-
veyed to the mills, where the final
crushing and winnowing are done.
In general the salt marshes of the
kongo region represent kind Of pock-
ct or rift in the soil They are to be
found in considerable numbers In the
district of Sambalt and there are also
many of these marshes on the left
bank of the river Lufubu. The walls
of the rift show first a layer of black
iTh clay mixed with sand and contain
ing numerous quartz and silex peb-
bles or more exceptionally black and
white shells, fragments of oyster and
mussel. Then comes layer of strait
fled and gray blue schist. The soil of
the depression also contains schst as
the greater constituent and Is covered
by layer of sandy clay. In order to
collect the salt the natives dig fun
mel shaped hole from six to ten feet
deep. The cavity soon fills up with q
wa,ln and clear water, which is
stro ely charged with salt. 1t comes
up with considerable pressure, and the
liquid seems TO boil. The salt Is partly
eclpitat2d nt the bottom of the cav
lty and mixes with the soil to form
blackish mud. The latter is washed
out with hot water to extract the salt,
which is then crystaliZed from the So
luton. The product which is thus OBJ
tanned is of II salty gray color, and Its
taste is more alkaline than that of Eu-
ropean salt
Origin of City Plans.
Ali cities, with few exceptions, trace
the origin of their plan to the inclosed
camp, and many still show marked
features of primitive Notifications. In
all early scheme for defense the in.
closed square was considered the best
From the time when wagons wero
merely parked on the plain to the time
when buildings were constructed with
blank walls TO the enemy, and their
facades TO the open square, this plan
has been universally adopted and
many of the great squares or market
places of great cities still show unde-
niable evidences of these precautions
for defense. In the old city of Brus-
sells the square upon which faces its
wonderful city hall is approached by
streets so narrow that they must sure
ly have been constructed with the idea
of defense in mind.-Architects and
Builders Magazine.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
.CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of GsxMAZzzM
DROUGHT IS BROKEN.

The spring drought, which threat
ened to affect the yield of several of
the crops has been effectually broken.
The copious rainfall, Saturday night,
has been followed with showers during
Sunday and Monday, and these have
kept vegetation refreshed and soaked
the parched earth to considerable
depth. The large turnout of farmers
court Monday greeted the cor tinu-
ed rain with smiles of satisfaction and
pleasure. The corn, oats, early pota-
toes and garden truck, which were at
standstill, will be hurried over the
first stage of their growth, while it is
generally conceded that the rain is not
too late to help the crop of clover as
well as timothy. The dust, which in
some of the roads was several inches
deep before the rain, is no longer
factor. The good results are so many
and so marked that people do not hesi-
tate to forgive the weather man for
the drop in temperature with the
damp and chilly atmosphere which has
the rain.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01

1t is not an uncommon thing for peo-
pie to carry needles, pins, bullets and
bits of steel around with them for half
lifetime, but no one can be found
who would be willing voluntarily to
undertake such burden. And yet
there are instances where articles
which might seem to be of most dan
the body for years. A man, in repair
ing Il building fell through a window,
breaking the glass and severely cutting
one of his arms. The wound was care
fully and antiseptlcally dressed, and
the man went about his business.
Three years later he called upon the
doctor who had attended him and COM
planned of a boil on his wrist The
physician casually mentioned the in
jury which he had sustained and asked
him IL he suffered any Inconvenience
from 1t. He answered, "No, not much"
but said that at times there was pc
culiar sensation between the elbow
and shoulder. Upon examination the
doctor found a long splinter Of glass
just ready to prick through the skin at
point several inches above the place
where it had originally entered. The
glass was drawn out, the wound prop
erly dressed, and the man recovered,
thereafter being entirely free from the
annoying sharp pains to which he had
for years been subject
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01

Pelham nervously paced the plat
form. In twenty minutes the train
would come and take him away from
Rotan and his brief dream of paradise.
1t would take him back to town, and
he would try to forget that he had ever
been engaged to Alice Carver.
1t was funny, he thought, that they
never should have had disputes until
they had become engaged, but since
Christmas eve, when he had slipped the
ring upon her finger and had assured
her that it bound her to him for life,
there had been nothing but msunder-
standings, eliminating in the dispute
of last night, when she had given back
the ring and had left him with head
erect-to break down when she reach
ed her own room.
The Carver house party had lasted
well into the new year. and there
were still half a dozen guests at the
big house. He wondered bitterly if AL
ice would be engaged to Jordan before
the party broke up. Jordan had kissed
her under the mistletoe Christmas eve,
tention ever since. He was SO occupied
over Jordan's shortcomings that he
never noticed Fay Gressit's approach
until she tapped him lightly upon the
arm.
I'm in the most awful fix" she
laughed. Il came to the station and
never realized that l was pauper.
Can you let me have 500? There is no
time to send back to Carver CASTLE"
Pelham performed Il lightning calcu-
lation. His ticket had cost him $40
That from 500 left SLIGO 1t would
never do to confess that he did not
have it. Fay would gloat over the fact
that she had caught Bob Pelham pen
niless. He raised his hat.
Certainly" he said. wait here and
will purchase your ticket and look
after your trunk"
He stepped into the waiting room
and stayed there long enough to pur-
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
FUNERAL Of
WILLIAM ATEN

The funeral of William Aten, who
died on Thursday, took place from the
United Evangelical church Sunday
afternoon, and was very largely at
tended. The services were conducted
by Rev. Harry Minsker, pastor, at 2
o'clock.
The funeral was held under the au-
spices of Mahoning tribe, No. n, I'm
proved Order of Red Men, of which
the deceased was an old and disting-
uished member. Some forty members
of the tribe attended the funeral in u
body. The pail bearers, chosen from
among the members of the tribe, were
as follows: Cornelius Herr, Robert
Williams, Robert Farley, Warren
Smith, Harry Hess and Cyrus Rudy.
The deceased was a charter and an
honorary member of the Washington
fire company, which was represented
at the funeral by some twenty-f We
members in uniform.
The flowers were very numerous and
beautiful, comprising the emblem of
the Red Men, a harp with broken
string. There were many other offer
ings from the children and the grand
children.
At the grave the burial rites of the
Order of Red Men were performed, a
beautiful feature of which was the re-
leasing of a dove over the grave. 1t is
not often in the course of events here
that funeral occurs in which the
burial rites of the Red Men are per-
formed hence it was that an unusual
degree of interest attached to the cere-
mony at the grave Sunday.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Aten, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Aten, George F. Aten, Joseph
+. Aten, and Mr.. and Mrs. John N.
Aten, of Baltimore; Mrs. Cecil Stuart,
of Philadelphia Mrs. Fulmer Freas,
of Llewellyn ; Erastus Freas, of Potts
Vile, William Lormor and wife, of
Sunbury; George Confer, of Watson
town; Mr.. and Mrs. William Rausch,
of Berwick.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
PENNSY'S REPLY IN
$40 REBATE Case

The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has filed its separate answer to the
suit instituted by the State ut the in
stance of the Homeless 26 and other
organizations of travelling men to COM
pei it to show cause why it retains $40
on thousand mile rebate book for
which the purchaser pays $50, getting
back the $40 when he returns the COW
er of the book.
The answer admits that the company
is a common carrier and accepted the
constitution of 1874, and that it sells
such 1000 mile books, but denies that
it limits the sale of such tickets to any
class of persons. 1t AYERS that when
such ticket was not endorsed by the
purchaser it was discovered that, not
withstanding the laws against ticket
scalping, these mileage tickets were
purchased and sold in large numbers
by ticket scalpers, and in many inst
ances were rented by their owners at
so much per trip to ordinary travellers.
The railroad company reached the con-
clusion that proper consideration for
it's interests and that of the travelling
public required it to abolish the use of
mileage tickets of that character
In compliance with the requests of
business and travelling men the pre-
sent ticket was issued, at the ordinary
rate of three cent per mile, with the
$40 refund provision, which would
make the rate two cents mile. The
requirement for the signature of the
contract of the Identification slips was
not discrimination, but merely a pro-
lection in return for concessions grant
ed. A general denial is made that the
terms ON which the ticket is sold is
unreasonable, unfair, unjust or il
legal. The purchase of these tickets
is not made compulsory OIL the travel
ing public, and a purchaser is not fore
ed to give bail for his conduct as is
alleged by the complainant. The fact
that it can be used by only one person
is not an unreasonable and annoying
restriction, but is to protect the travel.
ing public.
In brief the answer is general
denial that the company is unfair in
its restrictions and an averment that
what it has done in the matter of issu-
ing mileage books was for the protec-
tion of itself and the general travelling
public.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
There is reason to believe that elec

There is reason to believe that cleo
trio transportation is simply in it's in
fancy. Perhaps if we could revisit this
locality century hence we would be
quite as much surprised as our great
grandfathers would be if they could
return and look about them.
There is probability that the So
greenbacks will soon be reinforced by
goldbacks of the same denomination.
When these are supplemented by clean
backs for all paper currency there will
be cause for general congratulation.
A telegram from Mahanoy City de-
clares that Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Swartman, who live near that bor-
ough, are the parents of twenty seven
children, of whom twenty-five are
living. Twenty of the number are
sons.
The announcement is made that the
protracted drought and the pulluted
condition of the streams have produc
ed an epidemic among the game fish
of Montgomery county, which are dy-
ing in large numbers.
The Spanish war lasted but a short
time and the deaths in active service
were very few, yet there are about
eighteen thousand pensioners already
from that war and about thirty-one
thousand more who have made ap-
plications for pensions
The pamphlet of 1906 passed at the
extra session of the Legislature and ap-
proved by the governor, together with
his vetoes on certain resolutions, have
just been issued in bound form from
the State printing office.
The coroner's jury investigating the
recent boiler explosion on the Pennsy
line near Herndon, found that the
engineer had filled the boiler too
rapidly with cold water and was there
fore responsible for the accident.
Rev. ThomassKerr of Muncy, whose
wife before marriage was Miss Sara
Cunningham of tins city, has accept
ed unanimous call to the Upper &c
torora church, Chester county. The
charge, which is fiourishing one, is
in the country near the Ian
caster county line. The congregation
numbers some three hundred.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01

-nave you the telegram" asked Bob.
Jordan shook his head.
Miss Carver has that. She just asked
me to look you up. l say, old chap, I
feel awfully cut up over last night.
There really was nothing to 1t. OF
course l know how you feel. When a
fellow Is first engaged he Is jealous Of
the rest of mankind. Good Lord, when
| was first engaged to Fay 1 used to be
Jealous even Of her riding master"
"You engaged to Fay Gressit?" shout
ed Bob. 81 thought you were-well, in
terested in Alice"
Sure I'm interested" agreed Jordan.
"She's been sort of fairy godmother
to Fay and me. You know, Mrs. Gres-
sit does not approve of me; thinks I'm
not good match for Fay, and If it
weren't for Alice 1 don't know what
we would have DONE"
II suppose everybody is laughing at
my staying behind" said Pelham
weakly.
Don't know anything about it," de-
clared Jordan. II can let you have
what you need and you can go right on
to town or you can come back with me
and simply explain that you changed
your mind. If | were you I'd go back.
Alice says you have ring that belongs
to her,"
these things together"
Some hours later Bob and Alice sat
in the music room while Jordan was
doing his best to hold the rest of the
crowd in the library with parlor magic.
I'm awfully glad you came back"
whispered Alice as she slipped her hand
the one with the ring on it-into his.
know"
But what made her think l was GO
ing to stay over?' he asked. Il told her
l was going down on the next train"
''She saw you buy your ticket and
that there was only the one bill In your
purse. She knew that If you stayed
over there would be chance for an
explanation, so she borrowed every
cent you had and telegraphed us from
the next stop just what she had done"
Il think" said Pelham slowly, that
l owe Fay great deal more than she
owes me-"
Il should hope" said Alice, that you
value me at more than $40"
Dear" he whispered, you are with
out price"
"WithOut money and without price,"
she quoted. "You without the money
and without the price,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
SCHOOL YEAR
NEAR A CLOSE

But one week remains of the present
school year. When the school board
adjourned Monday it was with the
purpose of reconvening next Monday
night, when after the usual routine of
business incidental to winding up af
fairs for the year the new members
will be sworn in. Terms this spring
expire as follows: First ward, Robert
Adams; second ward, j. N. Pursel; =;
Third ward, Sam'l Werkheiser Fourth
ward, Jacob VonBlohn. Mr.. Adams
will be succeeded by J. W. Swartz;
Mr.. Werkheiser by Jacob Fish; Mr..
VonBlohn by d. Aust Lutz. Mr.. Pur-
sci was reelected and therefore sue
ceds himself.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was
ordered that the officers of the board
sign the application of J. W. Taylor,
principal of the high school, for a
State normal diploma, certifying, as
required, that he has taught one year
successfully and is person of good
moral character.
On motion the school board granted
leave of absence to Borough Super
intendent Gordy for next week to en-
able him to act as a member of the
board of examiners at the West Chest
er normal school, position to which
he has been appointed by the State
superintendent.
Borough Superintendent Gordy on
behalf of the corps of teachers present.
ed petition to the board asking that
the school term next fall commence on
Tuesday, September 4th, Immediately
after Labor day, instead of on August
27th. On motion the matter was laid
over until after the organization of
the new school board
On motion of Mr.. Pursel it was de-
cided to tender vote of thanks to
Rev. L. d. Ulrich for preaching the
baccalaureate sermon and to Hon. Fred
Ikeler for his able address to the
graduating class ON commencement.
Borough Superintendent Gordy pre-
sented his report of the last month of
school, which showed an attendance
of 1897, during the term to date. The
number of boys registered during the
last month was 547; of girls, sol.
Total, 1888. Number of pupils not alb
sent during term to date, 1853; number
of pupils not tardy, 627. Number of
pupils absent during month, 400; num-
Der of pupils tardy during month, 159.
Gases of tardiness by pupils, $50.
Number of pupils who have not at
tended rs per cent of time belonged,
a ) number of pupils reported by tru-
ant officer, "a cases of corporal pun
Eishment, 3.
The borough superintendent report
.ed that the three members of the senior
5cIass conditioned had passed the ex-
animation with the following result ::
Mr.. Kostenbauder. 81 Miss Payton,
"a; Miss Jenkins. SO. Fifteen stud
ents, or ten per cent. of the whole num-
ber attending the high school were OBJ
liged to take examinations. Of this
number seven failed.
The following members were pres
ent: Adams, Orth, Burns, Pursel,
Haring, Werkheiser, Fischer, Trum-
bower and Heiss.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
GRADUATES RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS

Diplomas Friday eve were present.
ed to the twentyseven graduates of
the high school composing the class of
1906 Commencement this year was
unique. Instead of holding the ex-
ercises in the opera house, as had been
done for many years, the court house
was used. Glass day, which resulted
in cutting the long program in half
that formerly occupied several hours
in the evening, was also something
new. 1t is gratifying that each de-
parture was success and that COM
mencement passed off without a hitch
of any sort or the occurrence of q
single circumstance to mar the plea
sure of the event.
The court room was rendered attrac-
tive by appropriate decorations. The
bar was draped with heavy folds of
pink and green, the class colors, while
the class pennant was spread upon the
wall above the main entrance. A pro-
fusion of palms, ferns and roses group
ed about the bar added much to the
appearance.
The address to the graduates by
Hon. Fred 1keler was masterpiece.
No greater display of eloquence has
been heard in Danville for some time.
The address revealed remarkable pen
etration, keen moral perception and
sound logic, while the conclusions
reached could not but appeal to every
person present.
In his address Mr.. Ikeler dwelt on
the principles that govern and mould
the life of young people. The time
was, he said, when only the poor
and the ignorant worked. Today great
burdens rest on all men today from
the poor mechanic to the head of great
corporations, to the millionaire him
self, it is work, work, work.
The question with the graduate is
not, shall work, but what shall
work at We are best fitted for that
calling which we most love. If we
love our work for the work $ sake we
have chosen wisely. We must be sure,
though, that we are not in love with
the reward of any line of work but
with the duties of that calling.
The second thought is: How shall
we work? WCrk conscientiously and
thoroughly, adopting as a fundamental
principle always to do more and al
ways a little better than is required
of us. We should never be satisfied
until we have given the world the
very best that God has given us.
Never work with the mere hope of
receiving reward, but with the
thought: How much can 1 put in the
work? Take care of that end of the
proposition and the world will take
care of the other end. Do your work
well and the reward will come.
Mr.. Ikeler with all the force and the
eloquence at his command illustrated
every point, citing example after ex-
ample to prove that only those succeed
in life who have wisely chosen their
calling, who are conscientious and
thorough and whose soul is in their
work.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
Fourth Ward Program.

The following is the program of the
Fourth ward grammar school rendered
at commencement exercises on Friday
afternoon
Glass Song Well Row and Drift. Z"
Salutatory and Recitation-"A Asleep
at the Switch" Bertha Kessler.
Glass History, Mary Paugh.
Recitation-''M Mary. Queen of Scots"
Margaret Crossley.
Essay Lincoln" Paul Knoch
Song" Sing. Sweet Bird" Glass.
Recitation = Angels of Buena
VISTA, Katherine Fry.
Recitation" Which Shall it Be-"
Song-"In In Woods is Peace" Glass.
Recitation-''H How Salvador Won, !"
Bessie Garner.
Story and Recitation - "Curfew
Shall not Ring" Mary Paugh.
Song-"Where the Rippling Waters
Flow"
Recitation - Launching of the
Ship" Dorothy Thomas.
Essay-''Pa Patriotism, George Boyer.
Glass Prophecy and Recitation
"How Jennie McNeal Saved the Col
onel," Florence Henrie
Song-''The Future" Glass.
Presentation of Diplomas, Prof.
Gordy.
yaledictory, Bessie Garner.
Closing Song" America
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-01
A CURIOUS PROBLEM.
The Trembling Pillar ut Reims q
Puzzle to Architects.

Puzzle to Architects.
The famous trembling pillar at Reims
presents curious problem to archi-
tects. The Church of st. Nicaise is sur
rounded with pillars constructed to
prevent the walls from straining. At
the entrance of the church is bell
tower. On one Of the bells in this tow
er the phenomenon of the trembling
pillar depends. When this bell is rung
or even touched the top of this pillar
sways.
1t goes and returns about seven
inches on each side, although the base
of the pillar is immovable, and the
stones are so firmly cemented that it
seems like solid piece of stone.
An authority who states that no
satisfactory solution of this popularity
has been gives writes: what is very
singular is that, although the four bells
are about the same distance from the
trembling pillar, only one of them has
any effect on it. The others may be
rung singly or all together without
moving it."
In l7T5 Il little window was made in
the roof of the church opposite the pill
lar a board was placed on top Of the
pillar, and on it We're put two glasses
of water. Then the bell was rung. In
mediately the pillar began to sway, and
at the fifth stroke of the bell the two
glass"s were thrown off.
The ringing of this bell has no effect
on the pillars between the phenomenal
one and the tower nor on any of the
others, but formerly it was the first pill
lar which swayed, then it became i'm
movable, ana some years ago the one
next to it became the eccentric one.