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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
FRAUDS IN OLD BOOKS.
Ancient and Rare Volumes DoctOred
Restored and Initiated.

A well known collector acquired
what he took to he btok published
by Aldus In the year 1899. He paid
81 900 for it and believed that 1t was
an original Aldus. because the publish
cr's press mark. q dolphin coled round
an anchor, appeared upon It. When
the book was shown 10 an expert it
proved to he beyond shadow Of
doubt modern antiQue-that is TO
say, ii was simply a copy Of the orig
inal work printed by an ingenious book
fakir 50 clever was the imitation
that only an expert could tell it from
the original and rare book Scores OF
persons during recent years have
bought facSimIles OF rare works under
the impression that they we're getting
the originals Dickens sunday I'm
der Three Heads" has been faxed
many times ana sold az original TO
collectors who no doubt treasure them
~ raytieS Genuine copies of this
little book are worth good sum, and
some INSCRIPTIONS dealers. taking ad-
vantage Of The circumstances, have
had it reprinted and palm off the
copies on unsuspccting biblIomaniacs
for the genuine first edition
Many men make 4 living hy doc
torin@" old and rare books for m-
scrupulG.> dealers. These men are
are quite able 10 make good any part
Of an imperfect copy. For instance,
if a rare book has Il leaf missing II 4.
handed over 30 a rcstorer. who re
prints the page with battered type.
the paper upon which II is printed be-
ING atterward discolorcd with chem
icalS or tobacco water in order to give
il the true antique bUe.
The first folio Shakespeare j.. "
course. of great value, and it is S'Ie
10 say that every possible deception
has been practicod in fitting mp copies
Of this work FOR sale At one time the
manufacture of first folio ShakeSpeares
WAS quite trade \ first folio having
several leaves missing had leaves In
serted from the second folio. while in
one case thc entire play OF 'tymbe-
line" was reprinted and inserted IN 4
first folio The Vfaked" pages were
so cIeverly done that several experts
were at first unable to detect them
when turning over the pages Of the
work in question Book restOrers as
rule, are most ingenious artists, and
they can produce an imitation of i
page of rare book which will deceive
hundreds OF collectors. One particu-
lar restOrer has ''doctored' more than
thousand old books during the last
two years, producing pages In facslm-
ile and supplying co!ophoHs or deceE
r red capitals. There * ~: thim&
ing to make ? boz ,-3 ?" ~
cpu cannot - nm
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
What Teacher Said.

Last Sunday Benny made his debut
as a Sunday school scholar. When he
came home his relatives and friends
were anxious TO hear report OF his
experiences
well, Benny" said his mother, did
you say the text"
Yes, ma'am."
and did you remember the story Of
the lesson?"
Yes, ma'am. / said it ali off by
heart"
And did you put your penny in the
basket?"
Yes, ma'am."
Benny's mother grabbed him up and
hugged him ecstatically.
'Oh, you little precious" size said
Your teacher must have been proud
of you. ! know she just loved you.
She said something to You. didn't she"
Yes, ma'am."
Il knew it." said the fond parent
"Come, Benny, darling, tell mother
what the teacher said to mothers little
man"
'She said, was the startling reply
"for me to bring cents next Sunday
New York Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
a remarkable Carrier pigeon

A remarkable story of the sagaclty
and physical endurance Of carrier
pigeon is told in Nansens story of his
arctic explorations. One day the pigeon
tapped at the window OF Mrs. Nansen's
home In Christiania. 1t was immedi-
ately opened, and the little messenger
was covered with kisses and caresses
by the explorers wife. After an abb
sence Of thirty months from the cot
tage the pigeon had brought a note
from the explorer over thousand
miles OF frozen waste and another
thousand OF ocean, plain and forest.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Divorce Among the Burmese

The marriage customs of the Burmese
are simple III the extreme. \ man and
woman are married or are not mar
ried, according to whether they live as
husband and wife or not. A man may
have several wives, though in practice
he rarely has more than one.
\ woman may have only one hus-
band. Divorce is matter for the vii
lage elders No court is necessary, no
decree. no appeal to legal or eccleSlas-
teal authority Divorce is but the
breaking of status. \ wife retains
control of all her property when mar
ried; she has half share in all proper
ty acquired during marriage. If she
is divorced she takes her own property
and half that Jointly acquired. There
is no blending Of her authority with
that of her husband. She may do
what she Will with her own.
There is no rule of primogeniture and
no power Of bequeathing property by
testament All the children inherit
equally. No Buddhist may make u
Will Whatever man or a woman
dies possessed Of must be divided ac
cording 10 the rules Of consanguinity.
There is no preference of either sex.
All children are equal in this matter
The oldest son shares alike with the
youngest aughter.-Lahore Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Administrators Notice.

Estate Of Mary Crossley Lite of the
Borough of Danville, in the county of
Montour and State of Pennsylvania
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
Administration upon the above state have
been grant-d 10 the undersigned. All
persons ind ebted to the Sid estate are
required It to make payment. and those
having claims or demands against the
SAID est tie, will make known the same,
without delay, to,
j. P BARE
Administrator
Mary Crosby
deceased,
Edward S.yre GeaIhart,
Counsel.
P. o. A dress.
Danville Pa.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

The blow which knocked out Corbett
was revelation to the prize fighters
From the earliest days of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the Jaw
the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown In TO worry and
weary the fighter, but II a scientific man
had told one of the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the region of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce is bringing
hope to tbe public parallel fact; that
thd sGQmacS is the most vulnerable organ
out Of Nhe prize ring as well as in II. We
protectPur ,hSaGS, throats, feet and lungs,
but theSASMaob\% are utterly indlffer-
ent to, until dIseASAfnds the solar plexus
and knocks US out Make your stomach
sound and strong BY Due use Of -QQctor
Pieree,s Golden MedlcaI- Discovery, and
You protect yourself in Your most Yulper-
aIle spot "Golden Medical Discovery !"
cure, weak stomach" indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, bad, thin and i'm
pure blood and other diseases Of the or
gans Of digestion and nutrition.
The Golden Medical Discovery has
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage 10
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh IL
is we'll to cleanse the passages with DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using
the Discovery as constitutional rem
edy. Why the Golden Medical Discoy-
cry" cures catarrhal diseases, as of the
stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain TO you if you will
read booklet of extracts from the writ
ings OF eminent medical authorities, en-
dorsing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. 1t Is mailed
free on request. Address DR.. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering into DR.. Pierce's
medicines from which it will be seen that
they contain not a drop Of alcohol, pure,
triple-relined glycerine being used instead.
DR.. Pierce's great thousand-page Illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
viii be sent free, paper-bound, for 21 one
cent stamps, or cloth. bound for 81 stamps,
Address Dir. Pierce 40 above
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
HoW's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fc
any case of Catarrh that can not he cured o,
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We the undersigned. have known F. J
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe hin
perfectly honorable In all business transac
ions and financially able to carry out an!
obligations made by their firm.
VEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toled'
o. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesair
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sen
rec. Price 75c. per bottle Sold 5y all dru'
gists.
Sold by Druggists, price 7Ec per bottle
Hairs Family Pills Ar e the heEi
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

This is the West Indian way of pre-
pairing oranges for the table: Peel the
oranges, taking off as much white skin
as possible; then slice them off all
round as You would an apple, regard.
less Of the sections. This leaves the
seed. tough, stringy central part and
most of the inner skin together and is
a much less tedious process than re,
moving the skin by sections. Use a
very sharp knife, so as TO make clean
cuts and not crush the fruit.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
THE NEXT INSTANT THEY WE'RE FOUNDER
ING IN THE WATER.

Ing IN 1HE MAlEh'
Malcolm. This had been the last straw,
and Tom was as miserable as II Is
given man TO be.
For awhile they were silent. Billy
lay dreaming in the bottom Of the boat,
sending out great clouds Of smoke as
he stared up at the sky, and Peyton,
his leg still thrown over the tiller, was
engaged In devising torments to which
Malcolm should be subjected if he had
his way.
Neither noticed that breeze seemed
to be springing up from the west. They
were under the lee of Catlin island,
with its steep bluffs, and spinning
along nicely. Wescott island was only
half mile beyond the larger island,
and already it seemed to Tom that he
could make out Nancy and Malcolm
sitting on the rocks at the point. He
was Just about to reach out for the
glasses when the boat slipped out from
! under the protection of the cliffs, and
with q slap the strong wind struck the
sail.
Iuc utAl ltlSNiuJ llltN NtlC hOuiiI'l
ing In the water Tom couldn't swim,
but Billy grasped his collar and hOisted
him on to the bottom of the upturned
boat.
Hold fast for moment" he com
manded as he slipped off again. He
fioundered in the water for moment,
then padded toward the boat. Here's
the coffee" he called. Its in an air
tight tin. ana I'll bet it's all right"
Better toss up your pipe, too" sug-
gested Tom, who for the first time saw
that Billy's teeth We're still clinched
on the stem. They have seen us and
are coming out
a rowboNt had put out from the
camp. In II Malcolm and one Of the
servants We're pulling furiously, while
on the shore Nancy could be seen way
ing frantically.
Malcolm bent his back to the task,
and presently as they came out he be-
gan to shout messages of hope.
Bet he thinks we're drowned and
don't know it." laughed Billy, who had
abandoned his quest for floating prop
'eTty to watch the little comedy.
Malcolm. still putting drew alongside
the boat and belped Ppvton in. Billy
climbed IN over the side. and with 4
hearty Il thought Pd be in time" Nal
colin swung tbe boats head about and
began to pull for the shore with the
sumo puilhS eAeiton. Billy shouted to
NM 10 ease up, mat there was Il chance
Tor salvage, but Malcolm did not un-
derStand and kept ON putting ana pull
ING
line Whole camp was on shore 10
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

You should DO something to claim
the gratitude OF po@tcrity."
What for asked Senator Sor.
ghum. IF Gou't know that posterity
will have anything l especially desire,
and if it should have there is no way
for it to deliver the goods. ."-Washing
ton Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Noah's Advantage.

Mrs. Noah was complaining that her
clothes looked as II they had come out
Of the ark
"On the contrary" returned her
spouse, they have just come across
the water"
Herewith he congratulated himself
on the cheapness of imported gowns
New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

An Ensllshman tells the story Of 4
boy who saw an exceedingly bowleg-
ged man standing in front of hot fire.
Finally he could restrain himself no
longer and said, Hey, mister, you'd
better get away from there: you'se
Marpln''
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Executrix Notice.

Estate of Michael H. va Cze, late OF
the Borough of Danv.lie, Montour
county, deceased.
All persons iudehted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment aud those having legal claims
gainst the sane, will present them
without delay in proper order for set
tlemeut to
MRS. MARY JANE PERSING,
Executrix.
Danville, Pa Nov lst, 1906,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
MASTERS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE !
In Equity.

of Common Pleas of Montour County
granted to him for such purpose, the
undersigned will expose to public sale
upon the premises situate in the First
Ward of the Borough of Danville,
County of Montour and State of Penn
sylvania, on
Saturday, Dec. 2Oth, 1900
at two O'Clock in the afternoon of the
said day, the following described real
estate, to wit
All those two certain town lots of
land situate in the First Ward of the
Borough of panville, County of Mon
tour and State of Pennsylvania, bound
ed and described as follows, viz:
THE FIRST THEREOF, Fronting
thirty and five tenths feet on Water
street ON the South, two hundred and
thirty two feet ON alley on the East,
twenty seven and nine tenths feet on
allev on the North and two hundred
aud forty feet on lot of land hereinaf
ter described on the West, being Lot
Number two in plan of lots laid out by
A. G. Voris.
THE SECOND THEREOF-Fronting
ON Water street on the south. lot Num-
Der four of Lewis Byerly on the West,
an alley on the North aud lot Number
two hereinbefore described on the
East. containing in front thirty and
five tenths feet on Water street, two
hundred and forty eight feet on Lot
Number four of Lewis Byerly, twenty
seven aud nine tenths feet on allev aud
two hundred aud forty eight feet on
Lot Number two above described, be-
ing Lot Number three in plan OF lots
laid ,ut by a G. Voris, and where
upon are erected q
pWO-StOrV BiiCk DWGlIlj HOLSG,
and other out buildings, with tue ap-
purte nances. To be sold at the suit of
Paul NJ. Smith VS.. Daniel Smith ct al
TERMS OF SALE:-Twenty five
per cent, of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash upon the striking
down of the property, and the balance
/ thereof shall be paid on the confirma
| ion of the said. Deed to be delivered
to the purchaser or purchasers thereof
upon confirmation absolute of the sale
and the payment of the balance of the
purchase money, and the cost OF writ
ing deed shall be paid by the purchas-
er or purchasers.
WILLIAM L. SIDLER, Master.
! MICHAEL BRECKBILL, Auctioneer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

The London Tailor and Cutter OBJ
serves with It's usual keen insight into
human nature: NO one has yet sug-
gested the utility Of kits. They never
bag at the knees. nor do they ever
require patching at that part, and their
hygienic properties are proverbial."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

"Jimmy's got great scheme to get
cut O school on nice days"
"How does he work it?'
"He goes out an washes his face, an
the teacher thinks he's i'll an sends
him home. ."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Where He Saved.

Two residents of q suburban neigh
borhood were talking Of the merits Of
gas and electricity and their compar-
ative cost. well, haven't figured
It out carefully" said the man who
used electric light, but | know save
a lot Of matches"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
FRIDAY, DEC. 2Sth, 1900

at ten o'clock i'll the forenoon of the
said day, the following described real
estate of the said decedent, to wit:
All of that certain messuage or tene-
ment and tract of land situate in the
/ Township of Derry, in the County of
/ Montour and State of Pennsylvania,
/ bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at post in line of land Of
John Morrison, thence by lands of
/ John Blee, Jr., south seventy-tnree
/ degrees east twenty eight and a half
perches, east sixteen and half per-
ches south thirty six degrees east sixty
and seven tenth perches, south sixty
eight and half degrees west forty
seven perches, south twenty five and
half degrees east eighty seven perches,
thence by lands of John W. Gonnigal
north sixty eight degrees east forty
and half perches, thence by lands of
William Schultz north eighteen and
one-fourth degrees north forty-eight
perches, north sixty-nine degrees east
five and seventeenth perches, north
] twenty-one degrees west thirty nine
perches, north fifty y-three degrees east
j nine and eight tenth perches. north
six and half degrees west thirty
eight perches, north forty degrees west.
seventeen perches, north sixteen and a
half degrees west ten perches. north
thirty-one degrees east eighty perches,
and by lands of Peter Schultz north
| forty-three and a half degrees west
seventy.one perches. and by lands of
Philip Schultz south forty -iv degrees
west sixty-four perches. north forty
four degrees west nine and eight tenth
perches, and by lands of John Nor
rison eleven and one-fourth degrees
west ninety-four perches to the place
of beginning, with the appurtenances.
containing ninety-three acres and
sixtyeight perohes, and whereupon
are erected
2-S10RY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
a frame Barn, and other usual farm
buildings.
By a special order of the aforesaid
Court the said premises with the ap-
purtenannces will be sold freed and
discharged from all liens and encum
hrances whatsoever.
TERMS OF SALE: - Twenty
per cent of the purchase money shall
he paid in cash upon the striking down
of the property, and the balance there
OF shall be paid on the confirmation
absolute of the said sale. Deed to be
delivered TO the purchaser or purchas-
ers thereof upon such confirmation alb
solute of the sale and the payment of
the balance of the SAID purchase money
and the cost of writing such deed shall
be paid by such purchaser or purchas-
ers
WILLIAM HOUSER,
! Executor of the last will and tesla.
ment of Mary Lockhoof. deceased.
! EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART,
| Counsel.
Nov. 27th. 1906.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Kind Hearted.

Hewitt-Why did you marry? Jew
itt-Just to give friend of mine. O
clergyman n lOb-New York Prass.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

For a violin by Petrus Guarnerius,
dated 1858, f26O was given at recent
sale in London; while one by Nicholas
Lupot fetched f240.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Social Danger.

SO long IS we have at the bottom OF
our social fabric an army Of vagabonds.
hand to mouth livers and slum dwell.
ers. half starved, dirty, foul mouthed,
so long are we in imminent danger.
And it Is want of work which makes
recruits for this armY.-Mirror.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Orphans Court Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE !
ESTATE OF MARY LOCKHOUF,
DECEASED.

By virtue of all order of the Or
phan' Court of Montour County grant
ed to him for such purpose, the under
signed Executor of the last will and
testament of the said decedent will
expose to public sale Greed and dis
charged from all liens and encum
brances whatsoeyer) upon the premises
situate in the Township of Derry, in
the County of Montour and State of
Pennsylvania, on
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
His Best Bread.

Baker, keep the best bread. Gus
toner (who Is complaining Of the
breads inferior quality)-I don't doubt
1t. Baker-Ihen what have you to
complain about? Customer-That in
stead of keeping the best bread you
should sell the best and keep the bad
for Yourself
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-16

he does not think that there Is much
possibility at this time of the South
Carolina Indians moving to the far
west to take up their abode with the
members of the Cherokee tribe. The
latter have not approved the inter-
mingling of the two.
Some years ago, p. H. Head, a Ca
tawba, then living at Sanford, Colo
RADIO. submitted to the commissioner
of Indian affairs a petition purporting
to have been signed by himself and
twenty-five others, embracing six
families, who claimed to have once re-
sided In South Carolina, but who have
not for some time been recognized by
the state, asking to be united with the
Ute Indians then living In the Uin-
tab reservation, and to be recognized
by the government as members Of the
Ute tribe. Nothing came of this at
tempt at coalition, as ii has been the
policy of the government for sometime
to abolish the tribal relation of the
Indians and to settle each one upon a
piece of land that he may own. Head
belonged originally to the Catawbas Of
Lancaster county.
Since the South Carolina Catawbas
failed to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity extended them to go west OF
the Mississippi, and thus become re-
cogniZed by the government, 1t Is I'M
probable that they will ever be taken
care of, so far as the government Is
concerned. In their present quarters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-16
The tlorkrillc enquirer.
YoRKvILLE, S. c.:
FRIDAY, MARCH Is, 1906.

THERE has been a good deal OF
criticism of General Wood. on account
Of the butchery of the women and
children in the recent battle with the
Moros on Mount Dajo, island or Jolo;
but somehow we are unable to see
that this criticism is altogether just.
We are not disposed to criticise Gen
eral Woods critics. There is no
doubt of the fact that there is some
thing horrible in the idea of massa-
crlng women and children even In
battle. Men endowed with the ordi-
nary instincts of humanity would re-
volt from such a crime under almost
any circumstances. But we are told
it was the Moros who took these
women and children into this strong
hold with them, and clothed as men
most of the women fought as fero-
ciously as did their husbands, broth
ers and sons. Possibly the Moros
had right on their side. Unless they
are outlaws out of touch with the
majority Of their fellow countrymen
they have right on their side. There
is no question Of that. 1t Is proper
that they should fight for their lib
erty and independence as long as
they think that is the right thing 10
do. The merit of their cause is not
in the least affected by their hopeless
ness. But if they put their women
and children in position to be killed
along with themselves, who is 10
blame? Certainly not the American
soldiers or their commanding officers.
They could only obey the sovereign
authority at home, and to have at
tempted to have saved the lives OF
the women and children in question
would not only have resulted in the
sacrifice of their own lives, but the be-
trayal of the government they rep
resent. So, however the situation
may be deplored, let us not blame the
soldiers or even General Wood.