Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-01


Recent Chinese army manceuvres
a1,. being D ghlN complimented hv eN-
uerienced observers. The Chinese Will
b.. a factor IN the next far eastern set
tlemeut. whether il is peaceful or by
force ot arms.
Election day j. the urAt interesting
event scheduled
The vote, uf the >pellbnder loes
not alwa,s calIy conviction.
London doe,n think President Roose
Welt made unv mistake ia asking a
Jew To serve on his ,.biuer. several
of that nation have served England
well a. cabinet officers
The Massachusetts, Press association
wants passes for newspaper advertis-
lug aud has protested against ruling
~ the interstate commerce commits
sion prohibiting such barter.
Half a dozen fathers of Monroe
county brove mp Jesse James club
formed bv their BOYS Just entering
their teens Their cure was the old
fashioned whipping and it was efiectu
al
The steamship Haversliam Grange,
from New York t. Melbourne, has
been abandoned at sea. The passengers
and crew were taken oft in safety.
The steamship from some unknown
cause caught fire.
There are good many free thinkers
among the voters this wear.
Dan Cupid works all seasons of the
year. his victims TO entangle.
Philip He'll. a former member OF the
Pennsylvania Legislature from North
ampton county. died on Saturday at
has home iu Palmer township. He was
81 years old,
Revival services have just been con-
cludel GO tHa Salem Elptist church at
Jenklntowu, York county. 1t is a
colorad COW ,regation and during the
revival .,sty-One negroes presented
themselves before the pastor for bap-
tism.
When Misfortune gets on the trail
OF man she usually makes 1t inter
estiug for him.
Miss Blanche Tyler, of Shamokin,
was found unconscious in her bed
saturday morning and died several
hours later TIE coroner Is cndeavor-
ing 60 find out whether ere Nss auN
mystery surrounding thc cas-,
Defective sidewalk Should be PUT
an shape for winter.
Two ministers have beru drawn on
the LuZerne county grand jury.
Mauch Chunk houscholIer- are sign
ing pledges not 10 pay more than six
cents quart FOR mills Dealers have
announced that the price will be eight
cents after November J.
Mail order houses are sharks that
feed upon the credulity ct the people:
Probably the sun is hiding it, lead
until the political campa i4n i over.
Wild ducks are said to be pl.aty on
the upper Delaware river.
Workmen removing bodies from the
old Harmer Hill burying ground, near
Glenside, found the bodies of Thomas
Whitcomb aud wife. of Edge Hill com
pletely petriiied. while the body of
their SON. buried in the same lot, was
reduced 10 dust
Prince Henry, Of Reuss, who has
been visiting at the country home of
j r. Sullivan, at Radnor, expresses
himself, AS charmed with America and
American home life
A Pike county bull gored Mrs Mag
dalena Berger. aged 50 years. wife of
its owner. TO death. on Monday Her
daughter conquered the beast with
pitchfork, bat too late to save her
mothers life
News ads are money makers for both
merchant and customer.
Dr. George W. Holsteiu, for fifty
years secretary OF the Odd Fellows
lodge AZ Norristown, was honored by
a banquet on Monday night and pre-
sented with a purse containing $l5in
gold.
Some Of Us will heaye big sigh of
relief when the campaign closes.
There is only one dangerous end Of
a gun-the end the fool stands at
The deer will soon be making tracks
for the guidance of the hunter.
II some hunters knew as much as
their dogs they would get more game.
The real motner-in-law is usually
the best friend of her daughters aus
band, but not so often of her SOC s
wife
4 gilded wooden kew made in the
manual training school at Norristown,
was presented to County Superintend-
ent Landis at the opening of the Mont
gOmery county institute.
The New York campaign is rivaling
the Pennsylvania fight in strenuous
ness.
The peekaboo waist is being reluct-
antly relegated 10 the winter quarters.
single loaf OF bread sold at s.. 30
al an auction held by the FIRE COM
pany at Darby, after a sauer kraut
supper. The auction was imprompu
and bidding was spirited on the last
loaf.