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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

Few garden plants have been known
to and cultivated by man longer than
the cucumber De Candolle has proved
that this plant has been in cultivation
between three and four thousand years.
There IS no specific remedy for the
striped cucumber beetle Direct appli-
cations OF poisons, such as paris green
or other arsenical, will destroy the
beetles when they occur in moderate
numbers. 4 normal crop may be
placed at about 200 half barrel baskets
per acre, the price varying from 90
cents to US much as 81 per basket.
After the fruits have been harvested
and the marketing season has closed
the vines should be destroyed by gath
ering and burning or plowing them
under, SO as not to harbor or breed dis
eases. A point which Is OF prime i'm
portance In the management Of the
cucumber patch Is that none Of the
fruits be allowed to come to maturity.
The ripening process, which means the
development and maturing Of the
seeds, produces u heavy strain upon
the growing plant. - United States
Farmers Bulletin.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
GRADE CROSSING
At CROSS STREET

The action of the p & r. railway
company in removing the grade cross
ing at Cross street has caused consid-
erable complaint among townspeOple,
who take the view that the railroad
company has acted with undue haste
in the matter. That the railway peo-
pie feel justified in their action, low
ever, is apparent from what follows.
superintendent J. f. Turk speaking
for his company contends that it has
fulfilled and completed its part of the
work in connection with the proposed
extension of A street north and that a
good driveway has been provided over
the entire extension of a street, which
has been in use since March or April
of 1905.
Mr.. Turk urges that the railway
company has repeatedly asked to have
the dangerous crossing at Cross street
vacated on account of the great num-
Der of cars that must necessarily be
stored and left standing on the tracks
on both sides of this crossing, intend
ed for the various industries of the
borough. He contends that it is only
reasonable to eliminate the danger Of
the public at that point, the P. & r.
railway company owning the property
on both sides. He wants the borough
! to take prompt measures to have the
street vacated and has addressed to
council the following letter:
To the Borough Council
of Danville, Pa. ,
Gentlemen: We beg to advise you
that on or about Nov. 6, 1906, the
Philadelphia and Reading railway
company removed the crossing at the
point in Cross street in said borough
where said street crosses tie tracks OF
said company at grade and construct.
ed guard fences to prevent the use OF
said crossing by the public. The said
company will not thereafter permit
said borough and the public to use
said crossing as part of said Gross
street. This action was taken by said
company in pursuance of a certain
ordinance of said borough entitled
can ordinance to vacate a certain por
tion of Gross street i'll the Borough ot
Danville, Montour county, Pennsyl
vania, where it crosses the tracks OF
the P. & R. railway company at grade
and in lieu thereof to extend A stree
in said borough under the tracks oil
said railway company to Walnut stree
in said borough, etc. Approved Octo
ber, 1904.
Yours respectfully,
J. Z. Turk,
Superintendent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Jurors for January Term.
GRAND JURORS.

Anthony township-George 0. Bar
thlow, Morris n. James, Lewis Martin.
Danville, First ward-John L. Camp
bell, Charles Lotier, William A. Reed,
George S. Maiers; Second ward
James Brosius, Jacob Boyer, Newton
Pursel; Third ward-Arthur Mowrey,
Jacob Doster Joseph Schmidt; Fourth
Uard-Bernard Shevlin.
Liberty township-J. D. Cotner.
Mahoning township-Frank Gering-
er, S. B. Kocher, William Hickey,
Ralph Ritter.
Mayberry township-William Getty,
Valley ownship-Thomas R. Rog-
ers. Elmer E. Rem.
West Hemlock township @. J.
Deightmiller, Walter Shultz.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony township-J. S. Deunen,
David A. Cox, Daniel Albeck, John
H Kuhns.
Cooper township-Wellington Hart
man, G.. ID. Garrison.
Danville. First ward-Harry Ellen
bogen, Jesse Klase, Robert Adams,
William c. Turner, Harry Rupp, Eu
gene Miles, Charles Haag, Charles G..
Cloud, John H. Gernet, Isaac Hoffman,
Joseph L. Frame, John R. Miller, W.
B. Started. Second ward - Jacob
Dietz, Harry Camp, Grant Fenster-
macher Third ward-George TiIson,
y. L. Voris. Michael REILLY, Samuel
Mottern, Harry Fields, Joseph Divel.
/ Fourth ward-Fred Buchenberger.
Fred Ploch.
Derry township-Charles Hileman.
John Ashenfelder, George P. Cotner.
Liberty township-Jesse Umstead,
F; W G. Robbins, Joseph Hagenbuch,
John Coleman, j. E. Geringer, Jona-
| than Stahl.
Limestone township-Peter u. Werk-
heiser.
Mahoaiug township-C. G. Meyer,
Elijah Bell, Michael Breckbill.
Valley township-William Gething,
! B. G P. Gearhart.
Washngtonville-A. L. Heddens.
Charles ". Derr.
West Hemlock township-James H.
/ Geisor.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
,aAlice's
Strategy
BY EDWIN FOWLER
Copyright, 1905. by E. C. PARCELS

John Garyan did not object to Tom
my Tenley except as son-in-law. Per
sonally he liked him immensely, and
It was with real regret that be refused
to give his consent to Tommy's en-
gagement to his daughter Alice.
Tommy went out of the study feel.
Ing as blue as the enamel on the auto
mobile that painted at the curb, but
Alice took a more cheerful view of the
matter.
Don't mind father" she comforted-
1--WE managed him ever since mother
died and I'll find way to make him
behave. He didn't tell you not to come
around, did heY'
NO" was the terse response. He
told me to come around all l wanted
and help him keep the other fellows
OF. I'll do that, you bet"
What was his reasonF she asked
"Said I was too fond Of outdoors to
be a good merchant"
"Is that all2" she asked in surprise.
IT thought from your face II was some
thing serious" She patted him on
the shoulder. "Now run along" she
commanded. "I want to have a chat
with father before he can think 1t over
and get the Idea rooted In his mind
that be doesn't want you in the fam
ny."
Tenley went down the steps much
comforted. Ever since they had known
each other Alice had always taken the
lead, and he was content to follow. He
climbed into the auto and rumbled off
with the comfortable feeling that all
would come well.
He was not the sort OF a man who Is
content to hold back and let n woman
plan. He was willing to take the in
itiative when necessary, but he knew
that Alice knew her fathers whims
better than he did, and more than once
she had, with her woman's wit, accom-
plished- more than his bulldog peril
nacity would have gained.
Alice nodded wisely when he met
her that evening, but he did not ques-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
BE T = IS
BURGLAR
By RUTH CATHERWOOD
Copyright, 1865, by L. C.. PARCELS
By RUTH cATHERwooD

Grenville looked about him content
edly When a man has been absent for
month and has slrpt in Sseeping cars
most of that time home seems pretty
good. even though it may only he a
four room fiat
He washed the stains of travel from
his face and hands, slipped on his
smoking jacket and went over to the
humidor To his surprise the box was
empty save for card on which was
scrawled Had party. | owe you Il
box. Bert"
With laugh he started for the win
dow. Bert Niblo lived on the floor be-
low. He would demand the immediate
return of a couple of the cigars. He
wanted q chat with Bert anyway, and
the quickest way down was by the fire
escape.
His slippered feet made little or no
noise against the iron rings, and pres
entity he stood on the landing below.
/ The windows were open, and he step
ped into the room.
For moment the gloom blinded him,
then as his eyes became accustomed to
the dusk he started forward. As he did
so there was click, and feminine
voice commanded him TO throw up his
! hands.
The command had to be twice repeat
ed before he obeyed, but at last he
comprehended that the order was in
tended for him. and he raised them
above his head.
There was a rustic of feminine drap-
cries, then the light was turned on, re-
vealing a girl who was pretty even in
spite of the white eagerness Of her
face.
II beg your pardon" said Grenville.
II am afraid that there is mistake
somewhere | thought these were Mr.
! Niblo's apartments"
They are" was the quiet response.
You made the mistake OF seeing Mr.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
PUNY EAST INDIANS.
The Native Born OF English Parents
Are Sorry Lot.

Are Sorry Lot.
The queerest sight you see in India
is the native born,p said the sailor.
The native born is the thinnest, soft
est, LATEST, sallerest thing in the way
OF a white man that was ever in
vented
And he is the proof that England
won't never colonize India For the
English can't live in India, you see,
The moist heat Of that there land, with
its nights Of 10 degrees and its Moons
of 13O on worse, takes the strength and
backbone out Of an Englishman, gives
him liver trouble and makes q com
pletc wreck Of him.
If h, goes back home, he may re.
cover his health. If he stays in India,
he don't never recover It. If he has
children born in India. those children
are called native born, and for poor.
little, puny, spirtless critters they're
the limit.
If them native born English have
children In their turn-well, that third
generation of native born has none, at
least. 1t is IA generation of idiots, para.
lytics cataleptics, crlpples If you was
10 see an army Of native born of the
third generation, you'd think you had
tue rams sure
Let England get out of India. She
does the Indians only harm, and what
she Goes for herself Is to turn tall.
strong, bloomin' young colonists into
them skinny. yel!er, whlmperin' spec
ters what you call native born" st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

TO coast slowly down the mountain.
and she smiled still more when. as
they struck the level ground, there
came hail.
Just ahead John Garvan was sitting
on the steps of his machine, smiling
hopefully at them. You're just in
timer he cried as they drew up be-
side him. Il have had a breakdown
and don't know just what the mat.
ter is"
"rll have a look" offered Tommy as
he prepared to rise. Alice laid de.
tanning hand upon his arm.
Tommy and l have gone into busi-
ness" she announced as she leaned
back In her seat. "'Tenley & Garvan.
Auto Repalrers,' Is the way our sign
reads"
Il suppose I'm on the free list since
I'm In the family" grinned Garvan Ia
appreciation Of the Joke. 81 engage
you"
There Is no free list" said Alice
positively. "Its pay in advance where
customers are known to u.s."
Garvan threw his head back and
roared, but he sobered little when
Tommy made no move to leave his
seat.
What is your priceT' he demanded.
IF it's that necklace, you may have 1t,
only hurry up. There is a meeting OF
the board of governors at the club to-
night"
Il know It," she said placidly. "You
never can get back IN time unless we
| fix you up"
II know it, too," he agreed. Il don't
care what the price is, only hurry. The
mosquitoes are eating me up"
do you consent to our engagement"
she demanded.
The smile faded, and the old mans
face became choleric.
81 won't be forced" he cried sullenly.
"We are not trying to force you,'
was the even response.
"Then go ahead" he said stormily,
Il won't pay; that's all there Is to it."
1--WE are always willing to wait on q
| prospect she smiled.
For fifteen minutes they sat there,
the old man fuming over the mechan-
Ism, which never had seemed so COM
plicated, the younger people chatting
and laughing quietly to themselves.
At last Garvan looked up. "See here, "
he said, lets stop this foolishness."
do you engage usy'
"Not on those terms"
Alice drew q package Of sandwiches
from q basket and handed Tommy one
! 1t served only to remind the old gen
| tleman of his fast approaching dinner
hour. He stood 1t ten minutes longer,
then with a snort he climbed into the
seat.
"Go ahead, and be hanged TO you!
| he shouted. II consent"
There was a whispered conference
and Tommy climbed down. Five min
utes later the red and the blue ma
chimes were slipping down the road.
On the steps Alice paused a moment
over the goodby.
1.-THE chauffeur viii be over tonight
for a hundred dollars" she whispered
Il promised him he should have It II
he would fix the machine for the break
down"
"And cheap ut the price" declared
| Tommy as he took her in his arms il
the friendly shadow of the vestibule.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Birthday Surprise Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed enter
tained number of the young friends
of their daughter Jennie, in honor of
her 10th birthday Music and games
were INDUCED in and refreshments
were served.
Those present were Lizzie Jones,
Mary Cashner, Barbara Bloom, Sarah
Jones, Margaret Freeze, Blanche Reed,
Irene Herman, Catherine Mcdonald,
Olive Roat, Katie Bowers, Jennie
Reed, Bessie Bloom, Agnes Hurley,
Mamie Martin, Charlotte Reed, Heber
Warantz, Howard Boody, Horace
Swauk, James Paugh. George Reed,
George Jones, Phoebe Kear, William
Rank. William Jenkins. Valentine
Kmiecinski, John Jones, Fred Grausam
Howard Freeze, and Samuel Douglas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Pope Plus \ GIVES
NEW YEARS GREETING
Handsome Portrait of Pontitf
With Blessing to Penn
sv1vanians
sylvanians.

The thoughtfulness of Pope Plus Y
for Christians in all parts of the
world is beautifully exenplified in a
signed portrait given to the Philadel-
phia North American as a New Years
greeting to the people of Pennsyl-
vania. The protrait is inscribed in the
Pope's own hand writing with the
words of the apostolic benediction.
The portrait and inscription have
been artistically reproduced in the
most expensive photugravure process,
and a copy of it, 1lxl5 inches, will be
part of every copy of the Sunday
North American for December 80. No
handsomer work of art and no more
fitting souvenir of great and good
parsonage has ever been published.
The publication of the protrait OF
His Holiness is made with the consent
of His Grace, Archbishop Ryan, of
Philadelphia.
Copies Of this artistic work are be.
ing displayed by all newsdeale1s.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Rutter Settles With Columbia.

Final settlement of his accounts with
Columbia county was made by ex-Reg-
lister and Recorder ]. G. Rutter at
Bloomsbury on Saturday, when he
paid to the Columbia county commits
sioners thu sum of 5000.
The agreement of settlement reads as
follows: "The said county of Colum-
bia by its commissioners and said ap-
pellant by their attorneys mark tn e
above case settled outside of court,
and rules discharged Of said j. G
Rutter, appellant, from any further
accounting and settlement as register
and recorder with the county, provid-
ed the said J. G. Rutter shall pay the
SAID county before January lst, 1907,
the sum of 5000, which said sum said
J. G. Rutter agrees to pay, settling all
claim or interest in said appeal. " This
is signed by the commissioners of
Columbia and Solicitor Rhawn and G..
a. Small for the appellant and j. G.
Rutter and Clinon Herring for Rut-
fer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

II was just for Il moment, though long
enough to make Grenville hope that
She would smile again.
n should think YOU would try to be
respectable" she scolded. You look
Ike a man who might become good
citizen"
I'm a gilt edged citizen" he pro
tested. I'm a member of the Reform
club and all sorts of good government
things. | forget Just what they are.
but remember that belong to a lot"
Il suppose they cannot be very care
full in these large societies." she com
mentod. still it is pity that they af-
forl YOU an excuse for posing as a
eooi citizen"
Bert will guy the life out OF you for
this" he said irrelevantly. "I'll bet he
shriaEs when he comes home"
Betty started, This visitor seemed to
know her brother very well. What If
she had made q mistaken She knew he
spoke the truth when he said she
would never he permitted to forget it.
Her lips parted as If to speak, when a
key grated in the lock, and the hall
door opened
Hello, Bert" shouted Grenville.
! Come on in"
"iIc,lo, Fred" came the surprised
reply When did you get back"
With quick gesture Betty thrust
! the revolver under the pillows of the
/
! vile. He smiled and nodded Just as
| Niblo came into the room with out
| stretched hands
II came down after those CIGARS he
) laughed. Il found your sister here.
and we've been having quite a cha
wanted to get back upstairs. but he
insisted that / should walt until you
| came"
Glad you found some one home, -
laughed his chum, attributing Betty S
confusion II another cause. Betty :
got compelling way about her. When
she says stay you might as well make
up your mind to stay"
80 I've found out" he agreed. u
couldn't have got away if 1 had tried
We'll, lets have some supper" Sug-
gested NiblO. I'm hungry as n bear"
Betty slipped out TO set the table, and
presently the three sat down to a cold
lunch. The girl eXerted herself in ev-
cry way to be agreeable, and long be,
| fore the meal was over Grenville de
cided that she was the burglar-she
had stolen his heart
At last he stood 10y the window TAX
Ing his leave. You were very good
whispered the girl as his hand closed
over hers.
Not good. but selfish" he corrected
Il shall hold that over you like roc
Of iron TO make YOU always nice tC
me-"
rs that ncedfulT' she asked. but heI
eyes told him more.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Will Start Up This Week.

During an interview Monday Mr..
F. Q Hartman stated that he would
have his new silk mill on the South
side in full operation before January
lst. The steam plant was fired up dur
ing the early part of the month and
yesterday the steam connection with
the engine was completed and the lat
ter was started up The engine, which
is one of the most improved type of
$50 to $50 horse power, started off very
nicely and ran without hitch. The
steam plant at Mr.. Hartman's S new
mill, which is of $50 to 200 horse pow
er, like the machinery installed, en-
bodies all the latest improvements, the
plant in its entirety being without a
rival in this section.
The setting up of the machinery was
completed some days ago and but lit
tie more remains to be done. Mean
while the employees on the south side
who are to fill places in the new mill
are looking forward with pleasure to
the date Of starting up.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
DANGER IN DELAY.
Kidney Diseases are Too Dangerous for
DanYille People to Neglect.

Kidney diseases are 100 dangerous Tor
DanYille People to Neglect
The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined Backache, head
ache, nervousness. lameness, soreness,
lumbago, urinary troubles, dropsy,
diabetes and Bright's disease follow
in merciless succession. Don't neglect
yodr kidneys. Cure the kidneys with
the certain and safe remedy, Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Henry Collins, moulder, of 445 No.
9th street. Bloomsbury, Pa, says
For years / have suffered with kid
ney complaint, backache and bladder
weakenss I used all kinds Of remedies
but none of them seemed to have any
beneficial effect. The secretions from
the kidneys gave me constant annoy
ance and bothered me night and day.
My back became so weak and painful
across the loins that | could scarcely
get about at times. have had to lay
off from work time after time. saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised in the
papers and very highly recommended
by people that l knew. l obtained a
box and used them as directed. | nev-
er had anything act as promptly in my
life. The first box cured me of the
pain and weakness. 1 kept On taking
the remedy until had used four boxes
when the bladder weakness left me.
have had no trouble with the kidney
secretions for at least two years. con
slider Doan's Kidney Pills worth their
weight in gold"
tor sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
| States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
WON'T STAND FOR WITCHES.

State BIOLOGIST Surface has just been
appealed to along a line Of investiga-
tiou out of the ordinary course of his
department, by receiving letter from
a farmer in the eastern part of the
State in which the writer says that in
a year he had lost three farms, his
horses died, his hens grew tat and
would not lay, his "squab factory"
turned out a dismal failure and his
bees proved worthless. while porkers
of the same breed that used to yield
2S0 pounds at nine months now gave
only 100 pounds at a year. The letter
concludes in these words: Il have had
no luck no more no way. l am con
vinced that | have been bewitched and
l wish you would give me something
against it," Professor Surface says
the man has been trying to do too
many things at once, and he will write
him and tell him to specialize, but the
State will not stand for the witches.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
GRIPPE AND
PNEUMONIA

If we can believe all we hear, there
must be a good deal of grippe afflict-
ing the community just now. At any
that have one or more members who
have had, are haying-we may add 60
ing to have-if this kind of change
able weather prevails-a case of grip,
which means cold and severe pains in
the head. fever, pains and aching all
over the body, and a devil-may care
kind of feeling, as if you didn't care
whether school kept or not, and which
winds up with cough. A good many
people, easily scared. think they are
beginning with the typhoid fever
when it's only case of the grip, but
the latter is bad enough, and if not at
tended to may easily turn into pneum-
onia.
The last is the most dreaded disease.
Of the winter season, one Of the most
frequent, insidious and fatal. From
early fall until late spring, during all
the raw, wet, cold, changeable wealth
er, death in the guise of the pneum-
onia germ rides upon the blast. And
nobody can save you from pneumonia
but yourself. 1t is a case where an
ounce of prevention is worth pounds
of cure. 1t is a disease easy to avoid
but hard to cure. Consumption is rank
ed as the most dreadful of scourges.
But while consumption carries of
109, 900 victims annually in this coun-
try, pneumonia follows close with 106.
600. And while consumption is being
mastered and is on the decline, pneum.
onia still battles medical science, and
| is ON the increase.
Science has identified the "pneumc
coccus" germ, it is true. 1t is every.
| wherein the dust, in the damp, an6
even in our mouths by the million.
AS mere potential parasite it doesn't
amount to much, if only we woulG
! keep in fair condition. Over ex
posure, ,overindulgence or any weaken
ing of the system gives the germ hi:
chance for deadly work. There is ne
physician can tell you except in the
vaguest and most general way how tC
avoid pneumonia. And if you are
stricken with the disease there is NJ
known drug that will certainly arrest
its development, no system of nursing
or treatment upon which you mal
safely rely to carry you through th'
crisis. And yet of all diseases this il
the one which the physicians earlies
possible attention is most important
He may not be able to cope with TIN
disease directly, but he can conserv,
your vital forces and give you tina
lighting chance" which alone cal
save you.
Take care of yourself aud pneumoni;
can't touch you. It's up to you. Al
eminent specialist gives the following
simple rules: Have plenty of fresh al
day and night; Guard against chill
and damp. DO not overeat or over
drink.