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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
THE SAVAGE MORO.
His Terrible Religious Frenzy Which
Higt. In Murder

The Moro is savage, primal man,
the oldest stocks of which we know
He is subject when not under the III
fucnce Of a Ap.f contained ruler to
strange, murderous fits Of insanity.
When a Moro, without effort on his
part. becomes seized with a desire to
murder he is said to have run amuck,"
ana at such times he win rush wildly,
sIu.linI and killing every one he
chalc.s to meet even his own people.
Nhtn however, lie puIpOsely works
him riG into a religious frenzy it Is
with tine desire 10 kill Christians and
~ thr faith of the prophet ascend
orDhNith into paradise The Moro In
his state OF passion Is said to be ''Ju-
.auentado." lie has then taken a re
i iaus oath, perhaps administered by
some sacred "hldji" who had duly
made us pjl-rima"e to Mecca. He has
bould himself mp 50 that he suffers
,vc.uciatin.s asoates and through phys
zeal ac..yriu@ is reduced to Il nervous
frenzy Having once taken the oath,
the No"o "jurumcntadO" is doomed to
slJy until at Lust he himself is slain.
III Moro is a Mohammedan, but he
has perverted the Mohammedan belief
until at times it IS a weird grotesque
ard terrible religion. In the heart Of
tie Moro there is no fear of death. 1t
is to him but an incident of life, and
his belief as he has fashioned 1t, Is
tat he who dies in battle IS cleansed
from sin and goes straight to the bos
oms Of the houris in paradise. The
lie has never known anything else. If
you are kind to him he thinks you fear
him. His world is ruled by fear, not
love. Hamilton Wright in Leslies
Weekly
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
an. lauChlng. ND the waIk

ran, laughing up the walk
II did the best | could for you, F'itZ," 3"
| told him when he returned that even
ing. And l rehearsed the last speech
in full
What did she say?" he demanded.
"Why-shc didn't say anything to
that She told me-or limited that my
education was deficient because | had
little knowledge of poetry, and she told
me TO begin on The Courtship Of Miles
StandiSh'"
Fitz looked at me mournfully. That's
my finish then Have you read itF'
81 was Just beginning"
Fltz walked heavily from the room,
and | took up my new Longfellow.
Short of stature he was but strongly
built and athletic,
Brown as a nut was his face. but his
russet beard was already
Flaked with patches Of snow.
Pretty good description of myself,
thought Not exactly patches. but there
were certainly threads of gray | read
on till the speech was finished, the
egotistical words of Miles Standish;
then | bowed my head in shame and
anger. had talked steadily of myself
and my work, but she had led me on.
She had no right to call me down so.
Tomorrow l would go back to my
cabin and forget but yet | knew |
should always remember. ! was still
broodlng when Fitz came back.
Il don't blame you, old man." he be
gan. probably you'll make her hap
pier; but. Lord, look at my money"
| blluked Mt him as he settled down.
"Neat way she had of bringing mat
ters TO a focus" he went on, picking
up my book which lay face downward
on the table "Why. darned if | be
lieve you've read It ALL
I've read enough. ! said resentful-
ly. Il read what she thinks Of me-"
One moment that blessed FitZ gazed
at me. then in words of one syllable he
gave me the gist of that poem-made
me 10 understand that my Claudia was
impersonating the Puritan maiden in
her immortal speech, "Why don't you
speak for yourself, JohnY'
And to think | ever had deemed
Fitzgerald stupid!
l found my blessed girl in the gar
den. but she did not hear my approach.
She was on tiptoe, trying to reach a
rose which swung above her head.
Il have come to speak for myself,
Claudia" | said.
The dear hands ceased from their
quest TO hide the bushes of her sweet
face. Her CirliSh form tremblcd.
You think me bold" she cried ap-
prehcnsively.
1t was such a glorious affair to prove
to her just what | did think Of her, and
it took long time And then she ex
planned to me about aflinitieS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
An EccIcAinsticnI Hat.

\ millincr who works in a large city
says that one day woman came into
the store very much excited and want
cd the trimming or her new hat chang
ei. She suiI that it had been trimmed
on the wrong side
But" said the saleswoman, the
trimming is ON the left side That is
where it ought to be"
1t doesn't make any difference
whether it ought to be IN front or back
or right or left, it's got to be on the
church side
Church side" gasped the astonished
girl.
Yes, church side, | sit right next
the wall in church, and I'm not going
to have all that trimming next the
wall. | want it on the other side, so
the whole congregation can see it"
The trimming was promptly placed
on the church side" of the hat
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
An Eagles Bill of Fare.

The voracity Of the eagle and similar
birds Of prey is well known, but the
contents Or a nest which was recently
discovered in the Alps by a Swiss
hunter show the following remarkable
variety in the daily menu: \ hare,
twenty-seyen chamois' feet, four pi-
geons' feet thirty pheasants' feet elev-
en- heads Of fowls, eighteen heads of
grouse and the remains of number
of rabbits, marmots and squirrels
London Chronicle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
when soft Crab. Are Dangerous

There IS no danger in eating soft
shelled crabs" observed an epicure, ~
they ere fresh but they are poison If
they are not They should be well sea
SOned and an extra lot of pepper put
on them as a precautlOn, especially If
the weather is very hot when they are
eaten or If they are eaten shortly be
fore one ratircs. 1t IS the habit of
many persons to eat soft shelled crabs
at nighttime | do not know but that
they taste better then 1t is somewhat
dangerous 10 many to drink milk after
eating crabs Milk seems To develop
the collie that follows eating soft she'll
ed crabs with some persons. Another
thing that should be remembered, and
that is a sharp thunderstorm Will Kill
soft shellcd crabs, and even the hard
sheled crab at times Unless the soft
shelled crab has been cooked before the
thunderstorm | think the safer plan
would be to decline to eat IT, Under
all other conditions there Is no danger
in partaking Of them. for | do not
think any one would be criminal
enough to cook a dead crab, hard of
soft shell The proper way to kill
crab is to throw him into kettle of
boiling water | know that some peo-
pie think this IS cruel, but it IS no more
cruel than to stab them with a needle
or XIII them with chloroform, as have
known some extra sensitive persons TO
Washington Star
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
Rcaping Always.

There is NO month in the year in
which the song of the reaper is not
heard in some land on the globe In
January is the wheat harvest of Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Chile and the
Argentine Republic; in February and
March, upp.t Egypt and India; in
April, lower EGYPT. India, Syria. Cy-
prus, Persia, Asia Minor. Mexico and
Cuba; I'm May, Texas Algeria, central
Asia, China. Japan and Morocco; in
June California. oregon, Mississippi.
Alabama Gcor-ia North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
ucky. Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Colo
RADIO, Missouri. Turkey, Greece, Italy.
Spain. Portugal and south of France;
in July, New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin, southern
Minnesota Nebraska, upper Canada,
Roumauia. Bulgaria, Austria Hungary,
south OF Russia. Germany, Switzerland
and south of England; In August, cen
tral and northern Minnesota. the Ia
lotas, Manitoba. lower Canada, Co
IUmhia 81 ium, Netherlands, Great
Britain, Denmark, Poland and central
Russia; i'm September and October,
Scotland. Sweden. Norway aud north
of Russia; in November, Peru and
South Africa, ana i'm December, Burma
ANA New South Wales.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
A MODERN ARCADIA.
Nowhere Are Life and Property So
Safe as In Labrador.

Nowhere Are Life and Property So
Safe as In Labrador.
A traveller who recently visited the
coast of Labrador says that nowhere
on earth are life and property held SO
sacred as in that little known and bar
rem land. a thousand miles of lonely
seaboard, along which is scattered a
population of some 10000 people, about
one-third of whom are white would
seem to give every opportunity for
crime. yet there is no police officer Of
any kind, no court and no jail Nor
are they needed. The only criminal
charge within fifty years was one
against an Eskimo, who shot a rival in
love.
In addition to the resident popula-
ton the coast is visited every summer
by about 10000 Newfoundland fisher
men, and, while Newfoundland itself Is
not by any means free from criminals,
none appear TO come among the fishers
or else the example of the natives Of
Labrador causes them to refrain from
any wrOngdOing while there. Years
ago a circuit court visited the coast
every summer, but as ii found nothing
to do it was abolished Now should
any serious charge be made against a
man a magistrate would be sent from
Newfoundland to investigate THAR
Der's Weekly
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28

The "cra Of the Olympiads, or the
"Olympian era" began July /, B. c.
77G. An O}ympiad was a period of
four years. the games Ecing celebrated
every fourth year When 1t was first
proposed to use the Olynpian era the
earliest record that could be found was
that Of the victory Of Choroebus, who
won the great foot race long before
horse racing and chariot racing were
introduced His victory was taken as
the starting point Of the Olympiads.
Good News.
Cashier Have You heard sir, that
John Jones is a bankrupt? Banker
Wen that's good news. Wen now get
n little Of what he owes us, whereas, If
he l.aI remained In business, we'd new
er have rot e.. .lt-Flicg ude Batter
phiIn.-,.s!scrs and Traffic.
MAJ. Il g'tJ 3phgr IN tLc course Of
lis al2iu" has fallen into ditch
aau worse The fate of Professor
Curic the dIscoycrcr Of radlum, who,
intent upon its possibilities. fell under
lta wheel 90 81 wagon and was crushed
- 1caJh. might be parallclcd by several
Instances OF thc Kind from lives of phil
osHphcrs notably that OF Archimedes
Of Syracuse. DnO was so concentrated
Ja q mathematical problem when its
Ea-4au Ecs.ngcrs at last burst into that
city that p" f"Ii Under their swords in
spite Of h's impatient, "Nol turbare
cireul3s mea"." StepuialS, too, the Rus
sian refugee. was 50 eugrossed with
th. study of nihilist questions in the
course OF ullk in a London suburb
that hc waH rum over and killed by
train at q level crossing. - LondoE
Chronicle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
A Politicians Way,

Somebody suggests that the boy who
ran away from h, me because he didn't
get enough pie has the instincts Of a
great politician Wrong. The politician
would have stayed at home, stolen the
pie and made his mother think she had
eaten it herself Philadelphia North
American
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
DEATH BY DROWNING.
Two Minutes Under Water Sufficient
10 Cnuse Fatal Results.

Drowning il a quicker death than
most people suppose. Insensibility is
said to begin in about one minute, and
fatal Inconsistencies generally su-
perycnes III the neighbOrhood Of two
Even practiced divers cannot remain
under water more than a minute and a
half, and 1t is almost fatal to remain be
meath the surface longer than that
AT Navarino, where there are many
expert divers who plunge into the sea
after sponges. not one was found who
could remain under water for two
minutes. In the Red sea the Arab
divers generally remain down one and
quarter minutes, while at Ceylon the
pearl fishers can seldom stay below
for even one minute There is a case
on record at Falmouth, England, where
a diver had descended eighty feet and
on giving the signal was drawn up
slowly, SO IT was two minutes before
he reached the surface. Blood ran
from his ears and nose, and he was In
sensible. He died without speaking.
lhscnsibility, however, does not al
ways involve death, for In many cases
person may be resuscitated by the
use OF energetic measures. The bring
ing to Of people who have been under
water for five consecutive minutes, how
ever, is considered doubtful by ply
sicians. There have been extraor-
dinary cases related, nevertheless.
where persons have been brought back
to life after having been submerged
for fifteen or twenty minutes, but it is
probable that they have come to the
surface again and again during that
time.-BlackVOO OOd's.
A VIII In Three Words.
In the probate division of the London
county court Sir Gorell Barnes was
asked to admit to probate the will of
Frederick Thorn of Amesbury avenue,
Streatham, who died leaving property
valued at $4,000. A day or so before
he died, counsel stated, Mr.. Thorn had
a paralytic stroke. He asked for a
piece of paper, and they gave an en-
yelope to him. He wrote on the back
OF it, in the presence of his wife and
two Of his children, "All to mother. F.
T." This was witnessed by Arthur
Thorn and Percy Thorn. The Will was
handed up to his lordship, who remark
ed that it was probably the shortest
one on record 1t was duly executed
and witnessed and he therefore pro
uounced for It,
Worse Than Lost.
You lost your money in Wall street,
did your
Il wouldn't say | lost It," answered
the precise though unworldly man.
The word lost implies a remote DOS.
sioility Of its being found again.
Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28

The bashi-Dazuun =, =. VOC Sis head -
cept tuft at the crown, which is to be
used by the angel to jerk him to para
llse If he should be slain by lis IL
tended victim.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
Great Tide Waves.


Those who see the rise and fall of
the tides in our Atlantic harbors sell
dom think of the wonderful career of
the moon raised ocean waves which
cause the tidal flux and retiuX. Such
billows not only cross the sea, but flow
from ocean to ocean, and In this way
complicated movements are set going.
Thus once in every twelve hours the
moon raises a tide billow IN the south
ern Indian ocean. When this billow
passes the Cape of Good Hope at noon
its successor IS already born, and by
the time the first billow has reached
the Azores islands at midnight the sec
oud IS rounding the cape and third
has come into existence in the southern
ocean BY 4 o'clock in the morning fol-
lowing its passage of the cape the. tide
billOw reaches the English channel, and
there the shallow water delays it 50
much that it does not arrive at the
strait of Dover until 10 a. IN. Here the
narrowing channel causes the tide to
rise very high and almost puts an end
TO the wave. In the meantime another
branch of the billow runs around the
western side of the British islands,
rounds the north point Of Scotland and
moves slowly down the eastern coast
Of England until it finally flows up the
Thames and laps the wharfs of Lon
dou London Graphic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
The Queer humans.

One who has lived among them says:
"The Burmans are = primitive people
They are a very young people. There
Cre certain marks and signs by which
Psychologists can determine the relative
youth or age Of a race. one of these Is
the physical differentiation between
boys and girls. In early races II is
slight. As the race grows old II de
velops. II you dressed Burman boy
Of eighteen in a girls dress or a Bur
mese girl OF the same age in a boys
dress you could not distinguish quickly
true from false. Face and figure and
voice are very similar. In as old people
such as the French or the Brahmans In
India Il boy begins to differ from n girl
very early indeed. Their faces seem al
most different types. Their figures
even at twelve could not be disguised
by any clothing Their voices are ut
terly different"
Inc smallest bird cannot alight upon
the greatest tree without sending a
shock TO its inmost fiber. Every mind
is Mt times 10 less sensitive to the most
trifllng words.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
1lnning IA Verdict.

Sir James Scarlet, the famous Eng
lish lawyer, held that yerdicts could be
won without eloquence, and he proved
1t many time in his own career. His
skill in turning a failure into a success
was wonderful In breach of promise
case the defendant, Scarlett's client,
was alleged TO have been cajoled into
an engagement by the plaintiffs moth
er. She was a witness In behalf of her
daughter and completely balIled Scar
lett, who cross examined her. But in
his argument he exhibited his tact by
this happy stroke Of advocacy: You
saw. gentlemen Of the jury, that was
but q child IN her hands What must
my client have becnT
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
I AZ KAWANNA RAILROAD
BLOC OMSBURH DIVISION
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. /, 1905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
EASTWARD

EASTWARD.
7.0T a. m daily for Bloomsbury, Kingston
Wilkes Barre AID Scranton. Arriving Scran-
ton at 942 Il. m, and connecting at scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at S.lS n.
IN. and New York City at $50 p. IN.
1913 IA. IN. weekly for Bloomsbury Kingston,
Wilkes-B Barre, Scranton and intermediate sta.
tions, arriving at Scranton at l2.35 p. IN. and
connecting there with trains for New York
City, Philadelphia and Buffalo.
I'll weekly for TBloomsburg Kingston, w likes
Barre, Scranton and intermediate stations,
arriving at Scranton at $50 p. IN.
5.13 p. IN. daily for Bloomsbury, Espy, Ply
mouth, Kingston, Wilkes Barre, PlttstOni
Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at Scranton at SIS p. m and connecting there
with trains arriving AT New York City Ri o. 50
a m. Philadelphia 10 IA. IN. and Buffalo Ia m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE
9.l5 a. IN. weekly from Scranton, Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at 6.35 Il. m, where II
connects with trains leaving New YORK city
at $50 p. m. Philadelphia at 90 p. IN. and
Buffalo mt 1890 IA. IN.
l2ii p. IN. daily from Scranton Pittston,
Kingston, Berwick, Bloomsbury and interme-
and connecting there with train leaving Buff
alO at2.2j "A. IN.
Abb p. m. weekly ON Scranton, Kingston,
Berwick Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at l.55 p. m, where II
connects with train leaving New York City
at 1000 "A. m, and Philadelphia at 800 a. m.
9.05 p IN. daily from Scranton. Kingston.
Pittston, Berwick, bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations, leaving Scranton at 6.S5 p. IN.
where 1t connects with trains leaving New
York City at 90 p m, Philadelphia al 1900
D. III. and Buffolo al $50 a. IN.
T.E. CLARKE, Gen'l Sup't.
II. w LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
Annches Ncrcr Took scnInn.

The taking Of scalps has been spoken
of SO commonly in the press of the
United States that It has become n
general practice, when speaking of &
man having lost his life among the In
dians, to say, He lost his scalp" Nov
ellsts even OF today, when locating
their stories in ApacheIand almost In
variabIy scalp the victims of Apache
vengeance As matter of fact, one
can say that the Apache never took
scalps Men who have lived in the
Apache country ana have been closely
associated with them for thirty years
or more claim that no full blooded
Apache ever scalped man he killed.
On the contrary, lie would not touch a
body after death and would throw
away his weapons If stained with hu-
man blood. Their own dead the men
never help TO bury. This task IS left
to the women.-E. S. Curtis 10 ScIfb
ner's
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
The Singer.

you opera singers are all jealous
aren't you?" quizzed the friend of the
prima donna.
"Oh, no." replied the prima donna,
.Iots Of us never sang In church
cholrs r-Philadclphia Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28
StInRy.

1t seems strange" said Deacon
Mayberry as he counted the money
after church, that a large congregs.
tlon can be so PhiIadelphia
Telegraph.
aInrrinRc by Proxy.
In Holland says II Scotch paper,
marriaG ~ rroay is allowed. This is
the 50 ca.yd marriage by the glove"
auI Is IaIly pat in practice by a
Dutnhum who is sojourning abroad
and. wanting wife, is too poor or
too far off 90 return home for one. IN
such a ca.c he writes home to a law.
ycr who ....+ one couformable TO the
requirements of his client. If the gen
tleman approves he next sends the law
yer q soilcd left hand glove and 4
power of attorney, which settles the
business. a friend marries the woman
by proxy, and she is thereafter prompt
ly shipped off to her new home
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-06-28

T. W. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-08-11
Small Farms Growing in Value.


The value of real estate has very noticably
appreciated, especially in the case OF small
farms. One reason for this is the demand for
them, and another is that the land and build
ings are usually better on the small, thar on
the large farm. The demand has increased
for reasons too commonly known to mention,
while their better quality is the reasonable re.
suit of natural conditions. The small, well
kept farm, near good market and on a main
road, is an especially desirable piece OF prop
erty nowadays, such values having practically
doubled within the last twenty years, and
go much higher. AS labor increases in price
and scarcity, the natural and compulsory ten
dency is toward the better cultivation of fewer
acres, and the labor condition also emphasizes
the economy of being nearer market for both
buying and selling. Time saved is money
made We believe the time is at hand when
it will pay the large farm landlord to divide
his farm and sell the parts. rather than to con-
tinue renting the whole; or, to divide and sell
half, retaining the other half for his own
operations. Very few, even of the very best
farmers-whether owner or tenant-can now
do full justice to 200 or more acres indeed, 1t
is probable that in most cases two 60-acre
farms will pay better than 120-acre farm; in
any event, it is the former that is bringing
much the best price in the market, and there
can be many more of them offered before this
condition will be reversd. III