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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03

wagon box behind. The horses were
crowded to the left of the road by the
pull Of the one souIH rein, TO which
the driver still chung stupidity. They
plunged into the railing; It cracked,
then gave way beneath their weight.
The nigh horse was partially off the
road, scrambling desperately with its
hind foot on the treacherous side of the
embankment. And still the relentless
rein. dragging ut the frenzied animals
bits. impeled them over the edge Of
the road.
In Il flash Gormley saw the only
course that would save them, the girl
he loved and the others. There was
no time to get down and reach the
bits. lie might save himself by jump
ing. but Sylvia, wedged In the box,
would be rolling over and over to pit
eous Disagreement or death Drop
IT. he shouted fercely at the driver,
and the latter instinctively loosened
his grasp on the line.
Gormley scrambled over the foot
board and on to the tongue of the
wagon. He threw himself astride the
off horse 4 well directed lunge with
his right hand secured the broken rein,
and the same movement wrenched the
animals head sharply to the right
Leaning far out, he seized the other
struggling animal by the bits with his
left hand and pulled with all his
strength. The hoOfS Of the frantic
horse struck fire from the embank-
outfit tremhIcl toward destruction, but
the pun To the right never slackened,
the nlgh hur%c secured foOthOld at
last. and the danger was over.
How did YOU ever think so quick
iy:" ;.saod BOB Parker when the eX-
citeanat had died down little and
the r,.u wa acing mendcd.
1T wasn't thought at all; just in
Stinct" replied Gormley. You see
The trir, OF riding one horse bareback
ana guiding another is part of the cav
airy 'monkyy' drill | learned it years
ago when was = boy"
Burgess holds clement in bitter hat
red since that night. for it was Clement
who insisted on changing seats with
Gormley. and that brought GormIey
into a place beside Miss Gerrsh. The
engagement was announced next day,
all as Il result of the ride home after
the dance
The betrothal kiss, given when the
waning moon was smothered by q
cloud. was doubly sweet to Gormley
for Burgess was scarce yard away.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
OUR LANGUAGE UNIFORM.
While Great Britain, For Instance
Has Many Different Language

1t has been observed that the Ian
guage spoken in the United States is
remarkably uniform. True, there are
In area than any one Of half a dozen Of
our states, contains such very differ
ent languages as English, Welsh and
the Gaelic of the Scottish highlands, to
say nothing Of the provincial dialects
OF Cornwall and Yorkshire and the
unique speech OF the London cockney,
while IN this country, with its vast eX-
panse of territory, its settlement by
Spanish, French, Dutch and Swedish
colonists and It's millions Of immigrants
and small, all over the world, there Is
far greater uniformity Of speech than
in any other land OF equal area and
population.
The causes can be readily seen. The
public schools have made US a nation
Of readers, ana the press has supplied
books and papers without limit Press
associations have done their part to-
ward giving ii uniform and fairly good
tone to the newspaper language of the
day. The telegraph, the telephone and
cheap postage have brought distant
parts of the country into quick and
easy communication, and 81 have aid
ed ia teaching common language.
The railroad has penetrated every cor
ner OF the land and made us nation
a1,,
ties thus are thrown daily across the
land in every direction, carrying with
them the threads OF thought and speech
and doing their part to make one pat
tern Of the whole. 30 doubt our maps,
which still present 50 many different
kind, Of naucs. viii in time lose the
strangrnc~s aud the foreign air" that
are 50 noticeable now.-H. VI. hmgery
in ST Nicholas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
BLACK GOVERNORS.
4 Curious Piece of Old Time ConaCct-
Icut History

4 book little known even to collect
urs of Americana is Il volume entitled
"IIartford In the Olden Time; Its First
Thirty Years" by Scaeva, which was
edited by W. NJ. b. Hartley and pub
lshed at Hartford in 1858. There is
chapter in this book entitled The
Black Governors Of Connecticut" the
very title of which will excite the sur
prise vi most intelligent people even In
Connecticut who have never heard Of
any black governors in the Nutmeg
state except the governors of an oppo-
site political faith, who were, of course,
politically black. The title, however, is
PLANTATION. Before the Revolution and
down 10 Il period as late as 1920 1t was
the custom for the negroes living In
the state to hold an election on the Sat
urdly succeeding the regular election
day. choosing one of their number as
governor. Sometimes, however no
election was held. the retiring governor
assigning his office to another. The
man chosen in either case was usually
of imposing presence, strength, firm
ness and vOlubility, quick TO decide,
ready TO command and quick 10 fog"
He appointed II staff of military and
judicial officers, who executed his or
derS IN all matters pertaining to col
ored people especially questions per
tanning to morals, manners and cere-
monies.
The fact that he had no legal status
in the province OF state did not at all
trouble him or his subjects, and he ap-
pears To have exercised very real
power, nearly always on the side Of
morality and justice. The justices of
the peace appointed by these black
governors were, as d rule, extremely
severe IN furnishing people of their
own color who tranSEresSed the law.
So generally was this recognized by
the whites In colonial times that when
slave committed some Offense It was
the custom to turn him over to the
black justice for punishment. Such a
culprit always Jared much worse than
II he had been tried by the regular
courts.
Among the more notable colored men
who held the office of governor were:
Quaw, negro belonging to Colonel
| George WHY'S; Peleg Mott, who be-
longed to Colonel Jeremiah Wads-
WORTH E"Ston, belonging TO Mr.. Mich
olas; John Anderson and Cuff, who
held the Office for ten years. After the
abolition Of slavery in connecticut the
custom fell into disu.c.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
earth was now dry.
"Um" said the widow as she halte1
and shifted.


earth was now dry.
"Um!' said the widow rs she halteI
and shifted.
do you mean that smellF
yes Ever notice 1t before"
once or twice. Smells as if some
body had been breaking rotten eggs
around here.
Get pol" ana thrust 1t into the
ground MS far as you can
Here's one right here, and some
hody'S been boxing. What do you
make OF il, Martha#
Jed, you'v" asked me TO marry you
she said in reply
Il have. but you don't seem to care
whether You drive me 10 a suicides
grave or not.
L don Know hut ia be wiling 10
take chalteS.
AS how
IF youH deed me TINS land today
LII pr"lIiN" 10 marry you Wllhlh
hohih. shah answer any quesuohS'
It's yes or II" rlght OH.
h'll II yes ny thuAuer. eAcIalln-
ed 'o' as he Fe''heo Tue roauSlue
renee.
ne "ee'i was ihaue out peIore sun
down ANA sent away |" the county seat
10 DE r''ordeu. NeAl I'd! lhe man
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
The Art of Mosaic.

The slab upon which the mosaic is
made is generally of travertine or Ii
burtine stones connected together by
iron clamps. Upon the surface Of this
a mastic or cementing paste Is gradu
ally spread rs the progress of the work
requires il. which forms the adhesive
ground or bed upon which the mosaic
Is laid. The mastic is composed of fine
lime from burnt marble and finely
powdered travertine stone mixed to the
consistence Of paste with linSeed oil
Into this paste are fixed the 'smalts'
Of which the mosaic picture IS formed
They are a mixed species of opaque
vitrified glass. partaking of the nature
Of stone and glass and composed Of d
variety Of minerals and materials, col
ored for the most part with different
metallic oxides. OF these no fewer
than 100 different shades are in use
They are manufactured in Rome I'm the
form Of long, slender rods, like wires
Of various degrees Of thickness, and are
cut into pieces of the requisite sizes
from the smallest pin point 10 an inch.
When the picture is completely finished
and the cement thoroughly dried ii is
highly polished. Chambers journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
WONDERFUL MlRAGE9.
Those Seen Ina the Winter Twilights
In Northern Alaska.

The most woad ,rful mirages ever be
held 10y mortal eyes are those that are
seen in the twilight winter days In
northern Alaska. These remarkable
CHASTITY pictures of things, both imag
mary and real. are mirrored on the
surface Of the waste plains instead Of
upon the clouds or IN the atmosphere.
Mimic lakes and water courses fringed
with vegetation are to be seen pictured
a~ real as life on the surface of the
SNOW while grassy mounds, stumps,
trrr-. logs. etc, which have an actual
existence some place on the earth's sur
tu... .,rr ou..Atd against mountains Of
SHOW in all kinds Of fantastic shapes.
Some OF ID 's,. objects are distorted
and mlguiiitN INTO the shapes Of huge,
uu-ti.iy animals AMI reptiles of enor
Insa> proportions The fogs and mists
/ ;lr driven arroSS these wastes by the
| u uts. and as tine objects referred to
/ loom vp ia the flying vapors they ap-
/ lca" Ike living creatures and seem to
be ay,ua!l, moving rapidly across the
pl1m
1t other times they appear high in
| the ain but this ia a characteristic Of
! the northern miragcs that are seen
! near the seashore When the vapors
and mi>ts are driven out to sea the
! irla1eS nirrored in them appear TO be
! 'uus.u@ through the waters at II terrific
rate af speed daShing the spray high
! in ihp air. while huge breakers roll
over them and onward toward the
mouutainoGS Islands beyond and
against which they all appear to be
! dashing Monsrous serpents, appar-
| emily several hundred feet long, some
! times with riders on their backs, men
on horseback thirty to fifty feet In
height. animals and birds Of all kinds
OF horrible shapes and colors seem to
be srarr%inE past. racing and chasing
! each other until they are lost In the
! twilight fogS or dashed to pieces upon
| the rocky Islands mentioned above and
which are twenty miles out TO sea.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
AK IN HIGH ATTITUDES.
The Same ns In Other Places, but Ii
Contains No Microbes.

1t is IN ettur u think that the chem
lcal composition Of the air differs es
sentiully wherever the sample may be
taken. The relation Of oxygen to nitro
gen ANA other constituents IS the same
whether il IS on the heights OF the Alps
or ut the surface of the sea. The IA
vorable effects. therefore, OF a change
Of air nrr not to be explained by any
difference In The proportions Of its
gaseous constituents. The important
difference Is the meteorological one.
The air OF high attitudes contains no
microbes and Is. in fact, sterile, while
near the ground and some hundred
feet about ii microbes are abundant.
In the air Of towns and crowded places
not only does the microbe impurlty In
crease, but other impurities, such as
the products Of combustion OF coal, ac-
crue also.
Several investigators have found
traces Of hydrogen and certain hydro
carbons In the air, especially In pine,
oak and birch forests. 1t Is TO these
bodies, doubtless consisting Of traces
Of essential oils, that the curative eff
fects Of certain health resorts are trac-
ed. Thus the locality Of fir forest Is
said TO give relief in diseases Of the
respiratory tracts. But these traces Of
essential oils and aromatic product
must be counted, strictly speaking, as
impurities, since they are apparently
10
Recent analysis has shown that these
bodies tend to disappear in the air as
q higher altitude Is reached until they
disappear altogether. 1t would seem,
therefore, that microbes, hydrocarbons
and entities other than oxygen and
nitrogen, and perhaps also argon, are
only incidental to the neighborhood OF
human industry, animal life and damp
vegetation.-Ch Chicago Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03

Here is Il story of Scotch sailormen
told by the Dundee Advertiser: The
ships crew had been made up IN u
hurry. ana when they had passed the
bar ana were beginning to feel Il trttie
hungry ii was discovered that they
had no cook So the old man asked
Geordie to try his hand at the job, and
Geordie scratched his head and rubbed
his chin ana said he would do his best.
Next morning he consulted Jack about
breakfast Oh said Jack, rice will
do" VIII it, dye lhlnkF said Geordie.
MOO. about how much shall | cookT
Let's see replied Jack. There's four
say buckcIful would be plenty I
doot bat il Will said GeOrdie and went
off to the galley He got a bucketful OF
rice and pat il In large pot and
when il began 10 boil Il likewise began
to swell 50 he baled out a portion in
to another pot. ana that also did like
wise. Then hc baled out Of both pots
into other pots until all his pots were
full. Still it sWellel, and Geordie be
came alarmed. 50 he put on all the
lids and lashri them tightly down.
Then he went forth and locked the
door and Slond against the bulwarks
watching il soon the skipper came
along and made Inquiries regarding
breakfast Whist man" replied Geor-
die softly. I'm cooking rice, and
I,p't Lgp,u- I'm. mimi il will IurSt the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
Had No TerrOrs.

A young minister settled over small
country parish was instructed by his
parishionerS TO procure a piano for
their use. lie did SO, telling the dealer
10 charge the bin for rental To the sec
retary Of the parish. When the bill
amounted To SD. the society being un-
able To pay II as well as the salary Of
the pastor, the music dealer dunned
the minister for the money, telling him
that he assumed the responsibility.
The latter replied that he never assum-
ed the responsibility Of another, hav-
ing all he could do to pay his own bills,
whereupon the dealer threatened TO
sue him
A short time after our friend receiv
ed Il letter from a New York collection
agency, to which as we'll as several fol-
lowing he paid no attention, until the
following short but definite letter
came:
Dear Sir-Unless you remit at once We
shall publish you all over the country as
a delinquent debtor.
To which he replied:
Gentlemen - Ever since l entered ths
ministry ! have been struggling for the
title OF ID. .. Go ahead.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
Tier Awful RIunder,

Tess-Oh. that's your new hat Ell!
Jcss-Ycs and such a bargain; only
SIS. What do you think: | dropped
in to let Miss Grumley see it just now
and she pretended she wasn't interest
Ell. Didn't even ask how much | paid
for it. Tess No. dear Sic didn't have
to. You've forgot u % tx" of q Al
tag marked St9S - !:,iriphia Prs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03

Ia memory OF our father: Gone to
join his APPENDIX his touSils. his olfac-
tory nerve. his kidney, his eardrum
and lcg prcmaturely removed 10y a
hospital surgeon VINO cravcd the eXpe
rience Newsboy'> Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
BY Donald a Hen
Copyright, 1905, by X. A. Whitehead

| ply r'-aFueu h'i "9 he '"oNeu upon All
other women.
lie was Si''.,'- "'' ''e e'oteiS Sl1p'
/ one DAY whiting when MS khlte SIP
/ pea ana cur ms hliser. Inc "luo"
! Thomas was Just entering the store TOT
/ half dozen eggs when the accident
occurred, and She pulled out her hand-
kerchief and bound up the bleeding
/ finger. 1t was only tritie but some
| how it touched the heart Of the old
! bachelor, and three days later he called
on the widow.
Martha he began, I've got tired
! of sloshing around alone and am going
! TO get married"
( For the lands sake! she exclaimed.
That Is, II the woman want VIII
have me
VINO IS IT
You.
NOW, Jed, doh come arouhu mere
! with any o! your nonsense she saiu'
! You are good halufed man. pul you
! are lazy. lou ihIhA you We Soi or"'uS'
J pul ever! "'"l p'"'N you. - ""ui''
orl'r me '''IH l" ""''' sue" 4 nus
bahu
c"uld ana would reform II hau
any one to peek al me d 20 TO work.
maven '"'' ~ 'S pVN'"7 Wy .
huNp"Il" ~ H"iu ~ 'e''" o'L u'7'
I new u''hS' IH''hN ~ ioi 'ne ioiioi >
'e"' ',u' ! r. w
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go, H.. ,,...,,I.I Inv. ,.r,..d Win tba of.
ro,. "a. o,,. I,,f.,s H.. was IN tbe tbroes
~ b,,.I... law. n. ostonishad the
( town nv tur,,ipo the windmill man
4 down Two DAYS later he went back
/ IN thn widow ana said.
Martha. | had Il dream about Jim
/ last night | dreamed that | met him
/ in front OF the blacksmith shop and
/ that we shook hands and he said he
/ Iopcd I'd marry YOU"
: "Oh. you've come about that, have
YOU: She asked.
+ III, ,.,,, it'll .,,ri, too"
( .r,t,f,, t... ,ra,t heavens What
/ oil. mo T.. I,ya and II tbe NIississinni
,,,.or ,,.,. ,,,,,,,,s.d ,f r,ruin taa II
couIdr,r cur. nae Martha If Won won't
nro,nlse to 5,ve me I can't live a week
! ionaar,.
/ Nonsense. I'm busy with nv iron.
ing. and Won run along"
Jed was now so broken ND that ev-
erybodv began to notice and comment
! ON # Lut when questioned he simply
! sbool, his ba,d and intimated thar he
,,.,.. no, I,,,., f,,,. ,I,i, sinf,,I world Ua
,o+ mn ,rarov cnouph however 70
contract T., ..at o,,t , tbousand Ties for
suhprh.,r ,f.,trf.. line and hoping
tbis r,i,b+ u.,rl; il, his favor ne noid
anothar wish to tha widow and told
( ha,. of 81
"Hoy that vnu sna am going ia
worl, cant vou say ycss, ne asked in
conclusiop
..Iod ,.h,t =, vor cono rotbarino
for" She asked
"Rac,usa Iovn Won
"Dor.t lao silly Tp making mine.
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naa,,,,J ~, I,,nI. Ia ,,n+ - STRANGER
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
Social Opinion.

Social opinion Is like a sharp knife.
There are foolish people who regard 1t
only with terra" and dare not touch or
meddle with it: there are more foolish
people who. in rashness or defiance,
seize it by the blade and get cut and
mangled for their pains, and there are
wise people who grasp it dlscreetly
and boldly 10y the handle and use 1t to
carve out their own purposes
Jameson
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03

II you resolve 10 DO right you viii
soon 10 wisely hat resolve only to do
wisely and you WI never do right
huskiu
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
To which he replied

Gentlemen - Ever since l entered ths
ministry ! have been struggling for the
title OF ID. .. Go ahead
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-07

last night. and upon his refusal 10
part with his money shot him in the
side. The.. shot twas not fatal Instant
ly the agei veteran lingering through
the night and passing away at 1880
this morning.
Wien they saw the seriousness of
their otime the boys Immediately took
fight. Powell managed to reach the
nearest farm house and told his story.
Posses we're Immediately started out
in pursuit of the young muIderers
but no trace of them hes been found
since thy left Comssock at a. IN.
where they were seen by villagers.
Powell had brother in seattle and
child in San Francisco
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-07
MEET AS BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION

The assessor,s Office has completed
the extentlon of the Chelan county
tax rolls and has turned them over to
the county commissioners which met
this morning as board of euuhliza-
ton to consider complaints from prop
1ety holders. who believe they have
been taxed too high and to adjust the
taxes in a way satisfactory to every
one. There are few complaints
coming i'll from local property holders
and little trouble is anticipated from
this source. Attorney Hayden of
the Great Northern railroad appeared
before the board this morning and il
in consultation with the members con.
cerning the railroad assessment which
is almost double that of last year and
amounts to approximately $14,0G0 per
mile. Railroad assessments all over
the state were raised by the agreement
of the ASSESSORS Offices and it is ex.
pected that some little difficulty will
be encountered in securing the unqual.
fled endorsement of the action by the
railroad companies.
The board will be in session three
days
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-07
Big Pear Deal at Yakima.

North abima, Aug, 7-The laIg.
est pear deal ever made in this section
of the country was closed Thursday
when G Il Offner of the Walla Walla
Fruit AMI Produce Co contracted for
Is, 900 boxes of Bar tt pears. The
price paid was dolalr and over.
The pears are all from fruit grow
ers in Parker Bottom and are of, the,
very finest quality Two cars were
shipped Friday evening and the rest
will be shipped as soon as possible.
They will all 60 to eastern points and
the greater part 20 New York, where
they find ready market and bring d
good price
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-07
GENERAL STRIKE IN
RUSSIA C0lLAPSES
Summons to 90 Out is Not Received
With Enthusiasm by the Work
men and Strike May Be Re-
garded as Fiasco.

st. Petersburg, Alg., Z, 3:07 a.
MIN the light of yesterday devel.
opments the general, strike may al.
most be regarded as fiasco,. The
summons to go out was met with
some response IN Moscow, where the
printers aud street car men and paI
of the employees of the gas water and
electric light plants ont, but these
are more than Offset by the defeciions
in st. Petersburg. An enthusiastic
acceptance cf the order to strike is no.
where recorded. Even in the Donetz
mining district, where practically
all the miners are out, the factory
hands declined to strike.
The revolutionists may possibly vet
be saved by the railroad men, but the
central committees of the railroad
men have not yet reached final deci-
sion. and up to the present time in
spite of the frantic efforts of the agi-
tators, not single important line of
the empire is affected. The lins to hi
noff, upon which train was stopped
last evening is not important.
Fifteen Thousand employees of the
government powder mill struck yes.
terday but this was counter balanced
by the return of the men of the West
inghouse and other factories, who
have notified their supeyintendents
that they will begin work today.
The printers of st. Petersburg, in
stead of abandoning the strike entire
ly, have decided to print ouly one lib
eral newspaper day. This however
really plays into the hands of the
government, as the Novoe Vremya
and the Svet, the two conservative
journal, are wealthy enough to defy
the union and resume publication to-
morrow. The oomposifors on the
official Messenger. joined :he strikers
) yesteId day but they were at once re-
placed by military printers.
The organizers of the strike, are in
despair over the prospects of the fail
ure. Some already counsel the strike
off in an effort to save prestige, but
the majority are in waiting in the
last hope for action on the part of the
railroad men.
Except for dispersal of several
minor gatherings by Cossacks and
mounted police st. Petersburg yester-
day was almost as quiet as in ordinary
times
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-07
GAVE WHOOPiNG
COUGH PARTY TO
HER FRIENDS

Palouse, Aug. 7.-Miss Fern
Gleisner. of Cannon street, gave
novel party in celebration of her Sc
veuth birthday. AD epideimo of
whooping cough has been raging
among the children here for several
weeks and as the members Of the
Gleisner family were afflicted, it was
necessary to invite only children who
had had the disease
The party was called woopi!nR
cough party. and between paroxysms
OF coughing tue little folks enjoyed
themselves hugely.