Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

The summer girl now has her fall.
Snow shovel season Is coming on
spsce.
The hard work season for the farm.
er Is nearly over
Tie penny-a-mile excurs ions still
continue 10 be popular.
Well we have had our share of fine
weather.
Justice is not always served by law,
although it ought to be.
Next spring nominations will be
made by direct primaries.
The head of the house is beginning
u look up the price of turkey.
Many individuals work harder at
their play tlan they do at their work
and then wonder why they don't win
success
An Oxford butcher has lust shipped
large quantity of Chester county
scrapple to Athens, Greece.
The stroa ter the opposition in eth
er congress nr Legislature the better it
is for the majority.
a: open enemy is less dangerous
I IAN treacherous friend.
Shortage If labor is the cry at a
majority of Millions industries, esp
ecially where female help is employ
ed These factories would easily ac-
commodate 30 per cent more hands
and then t!ley would not be overcrowd-
ed.
The radium cure for cancer is being
tried at the Presbyterian hospital,
Philadelphia. on James b. Foraker, a
prominent resident of Cincinnati. 1t
is thought that the cure will be COM
plete.
At the present time thirty five homes
in New Castle are under quarantine
for diphtheria, as against fifty three
less than two weeks ago. Apparently
the spread of the disease has been
checked
The elected candidates are entitled
TO an extra large Thanksgiving tur-
key.
Jacob and John Stock. twin brothers
of Carlisle, have celebrated their roth
hirkh1oy opniyaroor
The old Indian chief Geronimo has
written his autobiography, and in spite
OF some objection on the part of the
war depaI the book is to be pub
lished. The autobiography is dedicat-
ed to President Roosevelt.
Mrs. Hauseman, of Upper Milford,
lost gold ring while transplanting
cabbage plants in the spring and her
hired man the other day pulled up a
cabbage with the lost ring around one
of it's roots
In the Perkiomen valley the Reform
ed and Lutheran churches have decid-
ed not to wait on state aid for good
roads, but will cooperate with town
ship supervisors and make money con-
tributions to attain their purpose.
Now that we are approaching the
Thanksgiving period the local charit-
les should be kept in mind.
An occasional dilapidated sidewalk
is an indication that some people are
not keeping up with the times.
The sober second thought often saves
N man from serious blunder.
The American woman of the COM
ing generation promises TO far supasss
her brother unless the latter wakes up.
The people who visited Berwick on
Monday night were impressed with
improved appearance of the place.
The winter primaries. which occur
on January 26th. will soon begin to
attract attention.
Montour county wont be a safe
place for the San Jose scale to nest
during the next few months.
Spain is spending s72, 900, 600 on a
new navy The source of the money is
not known.
The individual who has a multitude
OF occupations 10 likely to do nothing
we'll.
The Mt Penn school. near Reading,
which last year was known as the
"pupilless school. on account of the
strict enforcement of the vaccination
laws, is making up for lost time. and
every child in the district is vaccinat.
ed and going to school.
Reese Wigges,37 inches tall, who
clamied that he was the smallest man
in the world, and four inches shorter
than General Tom Thumb, died in
retreat near Wilkes Barre, aged So
years.
In the rivalry to enroll first at the
Lancaster institute, attcuded by $50
teachers Wilmer A. Kreider. who
roasted at the door at midnight and
stayed till the building was opened,
won out.
Judge Bechtel, at Pottsville, refused
to send John Pfege, of Hecla, to re-
formatory for seriously stabbing
companion during a quarrel, as it