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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
LIE GOLD STANDARD.
England. In 1915, WAS the First of
the Nations to Adopt II.

The first nation to adopt the gold
standard was England. She adopted
the gold standard nominally in 1916,
but practically not until three years
later. for in 1916 England was on the
paper basis. Germany. which adopted
the single silver standard in 1857, took
steps toward the establishment of the
gold standard in 1871. but it was not
until July. 1873. that she demonetized
silver undortook 10 melt down her sil-
yer coin. sell it for gold and establish
the single gold standard. The Scandl-
navian nations adopted the single gold
standard nj IN" same time. In Septem-
Der, 1873. France restricted the free
coinage Of silver and three years later
entirely suspended such coinage, but
has never undertaken to discard the
silver coin She has in use or to treat II
otherwise than as on an equality with
gold The action of France In restrict
ing and then SUSpending the coinage
Of silver on private account was fol
lowed by the other nations of the Latin
mion-Belgium. Switzerland, Italy and
Greece-and Spain suspended the coin
age of silver IN 1873. Holland, which
had established the single silver stand
ard in plac" al the bimetalIic standard
in 1917. suspended the coinage Of silver
IN 1872 and opened her mints to the
coinage of gold on private account in
1S7T-Watsou'S Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22

The whirigg OF time has brought
changes Of its own into the British ma
tional anthem. In 1745 it began:
God save great George, our king!
The kings name was again inserted In
that second verse which has been used
as an argument 10 prove that the words
were written by Ben JonsOn rs early as
1907 TO celebrate King James Is es-
cape from the gunpowder plot:
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks:
On George our hopes We fix
God save the king,
The change to the present form is:
On thee our hopes we fix.
where deity has been substituted for
majesty There is another rendering,
which the exlgencics Of the times no
longer demand:
OF. grant that Marshal WaGe
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring,
May hc seditiOn hush
And Ike n torrent rush
Rebelious Scots TO crush;
God rave the king,
London Queen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Prince NnDOIcon.

Prince Napoleon in 1870 was some
thing Of prophet When he heard OF
the empcror's declaration Of war he
hurried to st Cloud and had Il stormy
interview with the emperor He didn't
hesitate 10 say. IT is the emperor who
has brought this upon us" and the en-
peror. while offended At his frankuess,
admitted that your presentlments per
haps correspond with mine" Then the
prince fred his last shot and showed
that, though he might 20 astray in
many things, he knew Of tie weakness
of France and the strength Of Ger.
many He turned on his heel and, with
that bitterness which he didn't hesitate
to exhibit when occasion required. said:
so he It, SO be it, Let us. however,
make haste to pack oar possessions, for
we are already beaten" Aud 50 the
result proved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22

Audited March lath, 1908.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Stories Without Words.

Every one of the Gibson pictures
tells story at a glance-a story with
heart interest in it.
That's one reason why Charles Dana
Gibson has so tremendous a follow
ing.
One reason, for getting NEXT SUN
DAYS NORTH AMERICAN: An
edition de luxe print of one of his
most famous drawings-one he got
$1,000 for-is given away with it.
This, THE Champion, makes the
fifth in the great series.
Five more to follow. Watch for 'em.
Better place your order now with that
newsdealer of yours.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Best Man I'm the Field"

The following is an extract from an
article in the Scranton Tribune about
smoker given by the Carbondale
lodges of Heptasophs in honor of Sup
RENE Archon NJ. G. Cohen and Sup
RENE Secretary S. II. Tattersoll
Supreme Secretary Tattersoll gave
an eloquent talk. = In his talk
he paid the highest possible tribute
that could be given to the efficiency OF
3. p Harris, deputy supreme organiz-
er. who spent several weeks in this
city last summer Mr.. Tattersoll de
clared that Mr. Harris was lnqualif
edly the best man in the field of deputy
supreme organizers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
WESTPHALIAN WITCHES.
All the Victims Who Died at tho
stake Had Red Hair.

All the Victims who Died at tho
stake Had Red Hair.
Soest, in Westphalia, Prussia, was
the Salem Of the European witch burn
ing era, and. by the way, the witch
craft deiuslon lasted for three or four
centuries longer there than 1t did In
the colony of Massachusetts Bay. The
judicial tribunal before which all West
phalian witches were forced to appear
was called the vehm- gericht and was
composed Of the most superstitlous set
of bigots in the province. The trees are
still standing under which this witch
trying congress regularly met on the
commons of Soest, and the records Of
their proceedings are still TO be found
In the archives at the town hall.
One of the most noticeable things In
these queer old records OF the days OF
bigotry and blind superstition is the
fact that the pages upon which are
written the proceedings of cases in
which the accused were condemned TO
the stake are all adorned with locks OF
the culprlt's hair. The individual hairs
Of this queer collection Of tufts exhibit
all the variations usually noticed In
such assortments, being long and short,
coarse and fine and straight and curly.
In one very characteristic feature, how
ever, that OF color, all the locks have
the same general appearance, being
uniformly red.
1t Is passing curious, TO say the least,
that In country where red hair does
not predominate all the witches execut-
ed during a period covering several
hundred years should have had red
hair
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
THE TRAMP PROBLEM.
How Count Rumford Solved Ii In Ba-
yaria In 1890.

How Count Rumford Solved IL In Ba-
varia In 1890.
A remarkable experiment was made
In Bavaria in 1890 in an effort to solve
the problem of the unemployed. Count
Rumford, an Englishman, after an ad-
venturous career In America, settled In
Bavaria, won the confidence OF the
elector and obtained permission to ap-
ply Cromwellian methods In Kidding
the state OF all Its tramps, beggars.
thieves and undesirables. On New
Years day four regiments OF cavalry
were distributed throughout the state,
and at given hour a drive was
made OF all the undesirables. Over TO-
900 were placed under arrest, includ-
ing 2,6OO IN Munich alone.
These dcrtlicts We're afterward set TO
work in factories which had been spe-
cially established for their reception,
and Count Eumford Superintended the
work of their reformation. Some trou-
bic was NJ first experienced with the
raw army. but by kindness, eXhorta-
ton and encOura cement. by the public
distribution Of special awards for mer-
Il. the best results were achieved, and
in Il few years the thriftless were con
verted into good citizens.
Count Rumfori secured Il great hold
upon these people. On one occasion
when he was reported 10 be dying a
multitude Of poor people marched In
process sion, silently and with bowed
heads. To the principal church in Mu-
mich to offer prayers for his recovery,
despite the fact that be was for
cigncr and a Protestant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
FARMER FINDS
A FORTUNE

The Shamokin Leader is response
BILE for the following story of the find
ing of small fortune by an Elysburg
farmer:
Less than a month ago Mrs. William
Shuman died at her home on a small
farm about four miles from Elysburg,
along the Little Mountain. Her hus-
band being her only survivor decided
to offer all the household goods for
sale and seek a home elsewhere.
Recently Mr.. Shuman was engaged
in taking up the carpets and gather
ing together all the old pots and fur
niture about the premises. While en-
gagged in removing the carpet in what
had been their bedroom he was sur
prised to find large roll of bills OF
various denominations. He continued
his search throughout the house and
in all hooks and corners, old pots and
old kettles. in fact i'll every out of the
way place, he found sums of money,
amounting in all, it is stated on good
authority, to abont 5000.
1t was known for some years that
the deceased had been very close III
financial matters but il was never i'm
agined that she stored away that
amount of capital. In fact, it was sup
posed that they were very poor as they
resided on farm Of but fifteen acres,
rented from neighbor, they having
rented their own farm. The husband
was a regular attendant at the Sha-
mokin market, carrying eggs and pro-
duce in large baskets Naturally he
was very jubilant over the finding of
the money. The sale at the house will
take place and it is natural that
there will be large number of eager
bidders for the furniture and other
household articles, with hope Of buy
ing something with a bonanza in il.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
AN IMPORTANT ACT

The act of the recent special session
of the Legislature TO regulate nomina-
tion and election expenses, and to re-
quire accounts from candidates, is of
the greatest Importance and should be
thoroughly understood. 1t defines po-
litical committee work and fixes re-
sponsibility and penalty is provided
for any violation. Members of political
committees as well as prospective can
didates should study the provisions Of
this law in order that they may be en-
abled to act intelligently in the fu-
ture
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
EVERETT RE-
LEASED ON BAIL.

+. NJ. Everett, the accused cashier
of the Freeland National Bank, was
last evening released on bail, R +.
Hartman, of Bloomsbury, being his
security.
Everett was released from prison last
evening and left Hazleton on the S
O'Clock car for his home at Freeland.
The interest in the case about Halle
ton continues unabated, but the situa-
tion is unchanged. The examiners will
go over the books of the bank and if
there is "a deficit the stock holders will
then be called upon TO furnish funds
to make good the loss
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
A VISIT ENDS
IN DEATH

y sad death occurred in Danville
last evening when Arthur Farnsworth,
who has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Jesse Lunger, Ferry street, succumbed
to an attack OF pneumonia.
The young man resides with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Farms
worth, in Point township, Northum-
berland county, and came to visit his
sister about "a week ago. Several days
ago he was taken with pleurisy, which
developed into pneumonia, and he
grew rapidly worse until his death oc-
CURED last night at 9 80 O'Clock.
The deceased was p years of age
and is survived by the following broth
ers and sisters: Robert, Edward and
Harry Farnsworth, Mrs. Jesse Lunger,
Mrs Charles DiehI and Miss Lizzie
Farnsworth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Retired Grinders.

A whole village of we'll to do Italians
speaking English with an accent is one
Of the most astonishing things that
Italy offers TO the tourist. They are
retired organ grinders who have ac-
quired comfortable fortunes In various
countries and have gone back TO their
beloved native land TO live in affluence
with their families in this strange little
colony which they have founded among
these sweet Italian mountains
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
BIG VERDICT
AGAINST PENNSY

.. The jury i'll the case of the Watson
town Door & Sash Company VS. the
Pennsylvania Railroad company re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff late
yesterday afternoon for s32, 1875.
The Watsontown company was suing
for $50, 900 damages done TO its plant
in fire caused by a spark from n
Pennsylvania locomotive The case
was on trial since Monday morning.
James Scarlet, Esq, of this city,
was attorney for the plaintiff.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Sl0,5O0 i'm Auto Fees.

+ Up to the present there are 5, 500 au-
tomobiles licensed TO run in Pennsyl.
vania, that being the number of the
last certificate issued at the State High
way Department. During the last
month the demand for certificates has
fallen off somewhat, owing to the bad
weather, but with the return of spring
and good weather there will be boom
in the demand for licenses and tags.
At So license the department of autos
ought to be more than self supporting.
AS yet the department has not receiv-
ed any notification of violation of the
law.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
State Gets $780, ,762.

The State, through the auditor gen
erals department, has succeeded in re-
covering from the United States gov
ernment the snug sum of 1896, 1862 for
debts which it incurred during the
war of 1872 The recovery of claims
made by the States which assisted in
the national defence in the second war
with England was made possible by
the act of congress of April II, 1861,
and recently Louis S Wells and Henry
W. Foote, of Washington, were en-
ployed by the auditor general to press
Pennsylvania claim at the United
States treasury, with the result that
the money was collected.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
BARRIER BREAKERS.

Peter Cooper Was only one year at
school
Oliver F. Morton-LamP: walked on
crutches
Chief Justice Nearsighted:
had an impediment In his speech.
Elihu Burritt-Son of a farmer; be-
came an apprentice in Il blacksmith's
shop.
Estey. the organ maker-Given away
Mt four years of age: had scarcely any
schooling
Nelson W. Aldrich-Entered Provl-
dcnce on foot with his clothes strung
over his back.
Andrew Carucgic-Son Of an immi-
grant: worked a> hohhm boy in Il mill
for $50 4 week.
Alexander IL. Stephens-A dwarf:
with u broken scyrnc he Overmatched
In the harvest all hose who had per
tect ones.
Thurlrw Wcrl-S" poor in boyhood
that one cold March day he had to
wrap pieces Of cloth about his feet in
place of socks and Shoes.-C'raft's 'Suc-
"nsstul Men Of rD.lHy.'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
THE MONOTONY OF LIFE.
Why Comment About IL Made Ono
Man Laugh out Loud.

Sometimes | think that Che monoto-
ny of life wears Oh us far more than
the duties we have 10 discharge" sigh
ed a robust citizen the other evening
as the car reared on its hind legs and
began TO creep up the shaft. The ev-
erlasting rut or treadmiIl, or whatever
you may choose To call il, gets on to
ones nerves Existence isn't varied
for many Of us; it's a perpetual grind"
His companion looked ut him a mo-
ment and showed broad grin. IL like
that kind of talk" he said. It's so
truthful. DO you know what you do
when anything out of the ordinary
happens 10 interfere with your cut and
dried plan and takes you a few steps
out of your beaten path? l do. You
throw three or four fits hand running
and look and behave as If there had
been a death in the family. If your
wife accepts an invitation or makes an
engagement for you or you're cornered
so that you can't escape the theater or
n concert, you're the crossest and most
deSpOndent creature on earth And
you'll invent excuses that wouldn't
wash In a strong lye TO dodge a visit
to your relatives or an excursion or a
journey TO another city. You want to
do the same things in the same old
way day after day, and If you can't
do them you sit down and cry. With
you it's the morning paper, breakfast,
the barber, work, luncheon, more work,
home and the evening paper, and that
would be your routine if you had $780,
600 n year and were free to come and
go as you chose. Nine men out of ten
are exactly like you, and when I hear
them complaining Of monotony have
to laugh out loud. d."-Providence Jour
p,I
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
WASHING CLOCK FACES.
some TimepicceS Grow SoiIed More
Quickly Than Others.


"Ive been washing the faces OF the
city clocks nigh on to ten years,
guess said pleasant Scotch Irish
American, and before that | did it in
the old country There aren't many face
washers in this land, and the few who
know the business do we'll at IT," He
looked prosperous in his tweed suit and
derby hat.
rs your work anything like that OF
the stecplc climber" he was asked.
Bless you. no" he replied, with
twinkling eye, much amused, only -
one thing, and that is that mostly sail
ors take up with the trade. That's be-
cause we're good climbers. you know.
I've washed the faces Of city and
church clocks that were $50 feet from
the ground, and it took me two and
three weeks TO do IL. I'm n practical
clock repairer, too-have TO be, you
know-and do my work In a huge
wooden cradle made for the purpose.
Some clocks get their faces dirty in
year or so; others remain clean ten
years, and so on. Old Ben, Westmin-
ster's great clock, is expected to keep
clean fifteen years.
In the old days the trade was more
dangerous. We used to work from
scaffolds and got many dangerous
falls Now we have the cradles and all
the tixings and comforts, and If a man
keeps his head he can work as we'll as
on the curb How is the paw? Well
that's hard to figure, for we work by
the job. We don't clean clock faces in
winter. 50 we make enough in the
summer to last the year round. OF
course sometimes the clocks are taken
out of their cases and repaired in the
shops Last year | cleared $1,000 and
visited only two other cities, Chicago
and Boston. This year III make more
because building operations have grim
ed the clocks and given our trade a
ift."-New York Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
How's rs

Heorer one Hundred Dollars Reward 10
any case OF Catarrh that can not ne cured ~
Hairs CAtarrh Cure.
We the undersigned. have known T. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
ions and financially able TO carry ont any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo c
o. WALDIEG, KINNAS & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
rec. Price sc. per bottle Sold by all drug
Elsts.
Hairs Family Pills are the bes;
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
A Recipe For I'Ium Pudding.

CrumbIc Il pint of brcadcrumbs from
the center Of a stat" loaf and pour over
them a cup Of sr,ll"d milk: when cool
add thrcc-,unrlcre "t a cup Of sugar,
t"a~poonfui of salt and thr yoIkS Of
four eggs beaten together: chop half
pound of SUIT and thoroughly mix with
il 4 half pound each of raiSins, cur
rants ami almonds; add tcaspoonful
each Of cinnamon and nutmeg, Il third
of tcaSpoonful each Of cloves and
mace and the whites Of the four eggs
stifIiy beaten: serve with hard sauce.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22

Perfect lemonade Is made as follows;
For quart take the Juice of three lem
ons, using the rind OF one OF them.
Carefully peel the rlnd very thin, get
ting just the yellow outside. Cut this
into pieces and put with the juice and
powdered sugar. Of which use two
ounces to the quart in jug or jar with
u cover. When the water is just at the
boiling point pour II over the lemon
and sugar. cover at once and let get
cold. Try this way once and see If it
IS not delicious
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Sleigh Ride to Swenoda.

A sleighing party from Danville was
delightfully."- entertained last evening
at the home of Joseph A Grim, Swe-
noda. In the party were Misses Mary
Fry, Bertha Kase, Julia Argrave, Nell
Sherwood, May Gay. Florence Voris,
Bessie Hess, Messrs. John Kase, Charles
Leniger, Frank Fry, Frank Brown,
John Magill and James Voltz.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
The NInnnr Phnacs.

The phases of the moon are caused
bv its relative position to the earth ana
the sun. 50 that when it is full moon
I'm one part of the earth it is full moon
in all parts of the earth, and 50 Tor all
its other phases. The moon revolves
around the earth once IN twenty seven
DAYS, though on account Of the earth S
revolution around the sun the mean
duration of the lunar month-that Is,
the time from new moon TO new moon
is twenty nine days, twelve hours
and forty-four minutes. The dark OF
the moon" Is that half of the lunar
month during which the moon shines
least at night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Remembered the Text.
An Indicator.

But doctor" asked the young prac-
titioner. why do you always order
champagne for every new patient that
comes TO you?" Because, my boy"
replied the wise old medical man, Il
can judge ly what he says whether or
not he can afford IT, That helps when
| come 10 make ont my bill.'-Phila-
deIphir Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Good Old Rem edy,
How did you cure your boy of
swearing
by the laying on of hands. principal
iy."-Chicago Record Herald.

A prominent London clergyman, In
referring to the fact that the tendency
to encourage the visitation by the cler.
gy Of the sick IN acute cases Is less than
1t was, remarked that this is probably
one of the results Of the more careful
system Of modern nursing. which lays
stress on the Importance of keeping the
sickroom quiet. The old idea was that
the friends of the sick person should
be allowed to crowd into the room
Now the nurse shuts them out, with
good results in the main. The nurse
has, therefore. become an exceedingly
powerful force In regulating the ar
rangements Of the modern household
when there is illness in the home, and
1t often practically rests with her. more
than with the doctor, to determine
whether the patient shall be visited by
the risb DTpCt -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
THE COFFEE PLANT.
Native of Abyssinia That Was
Transported to Arabia.


The origin OF coffee is lost in the
mists OF antiquity but the plant is be-
ileyed TO be native of Abyssinia and
to have been carried thence into Arabia
early in the fifteenth century, whence
the Meccan pilgrims soon carried 1t to
all parts of the Mohammedan world.
4 bureau Of commerce and labor pub
fcatiou notes that Burton III his "Anat-
Omy of Melancholy" Q62D makes this
reference to it: Turks have a drink
called coffee, so named from berry
black as SCOT and us bitter, which they
sip up hot. because they find by expert
ence that that kind of drink so used
helpeth digestion and prOmoteth alac-
rity"
Although brought to Venice by ply
sician in 1891, it was only in 1852 that
the first cOffeehouse was established
IN London, and it only became fashion
able in Paris in 1869 says the same
authority England gradually forsook
coffee for tea, but the progress Of the
beverage, though slower, was steadier
Until 1896, when the Dutch began to
successfully grow coffee trees in Java
from the Malibar Qndial bean, all cof-
fee came from Arabia. The coffee cul-
ture of the West Indies and Central
and South America had its beginnings,
1t is said. in a slip taken from a tree In
the botanic gardens at Paris, which
had obtained vigorous growth from a
cutting said to have been stolen from
the botanic gardens at Amsterdam. All
the plantations of the old and new
world are practically derived from the
specimens taken from Arabia, first to
India, thence to Java and elsewhere.
Remembered the Text.
A little Topeka girl came home from
church the other day and was asked
what the minister's text was. Il know
1t all right" she asserted. Well, re-
peat It," her questloner demanded.
Don't be afraid and | will get you a
beduuilt," was the astonishing answer.
Invest cation proved that the central
thought of the sermon had been, Fear
not. and | will send you comforter"
Kansas City Journal