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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Beetle With Maxim Gun.

One Of the instructors Of a big uni
,versity led the way to small box,
smiling with pride as he did so. II
want to show you rare species Of bee
tie" said he
The beetle, which was a FURNISHED
blue, with red head and red legs, lay
partly hidden under stone The in
structor advanced his finger slowly.
The beetle waited, watchful and IN
trepid. The finger almost touched the
insect. and then-puff, cloud OF blue
smoke shot out, and under cover Of
this smoke the beetle beat a rapid re-
treat
Isn't that marvelousy" the instruct
or said. And the little rascal can
emit puff after puff can fire gun after
gun-nineteea or twenty to the minute
No wonder he IS called the bombar-
dier, Is it?
This bombardier beetle Is rare He
has in his body certain glands secret
ing liquid which, on contact with the
air, has the curious property Of turn
ing into a smoky vapor The vapor In
his defense against bigger beetles
Hidden under II, he seeks a new re-
treat"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

She braced herself for the command.
1t seemed ages In coming, but at last
s6e heard the cry and gave jump
forward She felt the rope around her
waist tighten; she realized that she was
spinning in the air, and then she land
ed on hands and knees on the pad. She
had only turned twice, but IL seemed
as If she had been revolving in space
for an hour
For moment she lay there, sobbing,
until the kindly faced woman took her
to the dressing tent
IT'S harder work than you thought,
isn't IT." she asked kindly. 1--WE all
have to go through with that. | thought
they were going TO kill me before /
learned to ride
Wells seemed disappointed, but not
surprised when he learned that she
had abandoned a circus career, but he
was very nice about 1t, and she crept
out of the tent Inundated and asham-
ed.
Three months later Jackson Peters
was saying goJdby to Mrs. Burrows
before taking his bride to her new
home
BE a good husband to her, Jack, '
said the lady. "and If you want to hold
her love never let her find out that
used 70 ride for Wells and that we had
it fixed up for her"
And Jackson, being wise, never told.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
THE PUEBLO INDIANS.
Their Religion In In IA Way q Species
of Water Worship.


Eagle feathers are much used In the
ceremonials OF the Pueblo Indians, and
in order TO make sure Of supply the
Zuni keep the birds In cages, pluck Ing
q few feathers whenever they happen
to want them. On the other hand. the
Moki have eagles nests located at va
rlous spots within thirty or forty miles
Of their towns, which are considered
the property Of different clans among
them. The eagle lays It's eggs in the
same nest year after year, and the
clans inherit rights to certain nests
from generation to generation.
The eagles are not killed, but the
new iedged young ones are taken
from the nest-that is to say, all but
one or two, which must be left To
remind the eagle god to encourage the
laying of more eggs by the birds an
egg carved out Of wood is placed
where the divinity will be sure to see
It: also after being plucked, the ca
glets are carefully buried In a certain
cleft In the rocks. which is the eagle
cemetery Here the eagles have been
Inferred for centuries. and the place Is
very sacred.
The Pueblo Indians have q tradition
OF the food, and they say that the tur-
key is mark cd Ia commemoration Of
that event, It's tail being black at the
end where II was dragged through the
mud after the water had subsided.
The duck Is another sacred bird be
ing associated with water From the
Pueblo point of view, anything that is
related Il the all precious water in any
way il an object Of worship. Their re-
ligion is made up TO great extent Of
aquatic divinities and might be called
a species OF water worship.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
EnrIy European posta. Events.

March !. 1900 90. s., Francis de
TaXis appointed "capitaine ct maistre
de nos pg#,eS" by Philip, regent of the
Netherlands. M Ghent 1t is a matter
Of record that the Taxis posts carried
English mails from Calais to Vienna
and Rome before 1900
Jan. Is, 1904 %. s.. Francis de Taxis
instructed to establish regular posts
between brussels ANA the capitals Of
Germany. France and Spain, with pay
at 1000 iiyreS per annum.
In 15O7 England had "magister
postarum." appointed by Henry VII.
Possibly il was Sir Brian Tuke, who
served until 1913.
Ny. T.. 1916, Charles V concluded
contract with Francis and Baptist de
TaXis requiring them. for 1l,OOO gold
ducatS, 10 maintain posts between
Brussels, the capitals Of Germany,
France and Spain and Naples. Every
pOstotfice was to have two horses. The
Brussels-Paris route was to be covered
in thirtysiX hours, Brussels Burgos in
seven days and Brussels-Naples In
fourteen days.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

Is il known generally that works OF
art were well paid for in ancient timesf
4 German review furnished recently
some particulars about that question.
Polyguu,c Of Ihasos, who lived about
4J9 +. g.. refused. it is true, any pay
mcHt for his works and declared that
he was sufficiently rewarded with the
title of citizen of Athens whiCl had
been conferred on him. But such dis
interrStelurS, was seldom initiated
Thirty years later the painter Zeuxis OF
Ueracleum was called to the court Of
ArcheIauS L. king Of Macedonia. He
received for his frescoes in the palace
Of rclla Too mines about $1,000. Nina
son Of Entbca paid $4,000 for Bat
tie With tn. Pcrsians,' which he had
ordered FROM Aristides. the leader Of
the ThebIu scHool. Pamphilus Of Syci-
one gave "a course of lectures on paint
ing Each r.pl paid for attendance
one ta',u'. - - POE a year. Apelles re
cei ed twenty " ID talents, about $240,-
600 for - p3-.rait Of Alexander l., or
derI hy tie city of Ephesus
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Twelve Series of PerfGme..

A leading authority on perfumes dl-
yides the entire list into twelve series
a floral. as Of the rose, violet and the
like. Cll herbal. as of bergamot, mint
ana other aromatic plants; (0 the grass
series. comprising several fragrant
grasses which grow in Ceylon or In
dia. as the orai ge grass, which con
tains an essential oil Identical with
that of the orange, and ginger grass
which has the perfume Of the ginger
root: a the citrine series, comprising
the orange. lemon and their combina-
tions: g, tie spice series, derived from
the Glove, cinnamon, allspice and the
like: 90 the wood series, as the sandal
wood. SasSafras, rosewood, which de-
rives its name not from the fact that II
has the color of roses, but from the
odor eXhaled by it when freshly cut
G) the root series, as the orriS root and
many others (S) the seed series, as the
caraway and vanilla; (9J the balm and
gum series. Of which there are many
varieties: 00) all perfumes and es-
senCeS derived from fruits. The elev-
enth series consists Of combinations Of
the foregoing varieties, and the twelfth
comprises all animal perfumes OF what.
ever nature.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
tion by hitting at a horse fly with the
lash
And the sheriff found no clew.
A Matter or Pronunciation.

Is it too late to make a stand against
the INSTRUMENTATION Of the word
tricze as applied to Irish tweed? on
she other side Of St Georges channel
they know better than to confuse their
wall decoration with their dress ma
terial and pronounce the one freeze"
and the other "frise." SO did we in
Old England Originally meaning the
curling nap on cloth-from the French
''friser," 10 curt; Welsh, "nris." nap
Of cloth frizr as it was then spelled
AMI pronounced. came to mean cloth
that had a nap Oh one side ana is now
applied 10 any rough kind of home
spun. We can be sure Of the old pro-
nuncatiOn from the motto worn by
Brandon, duke of Suffolk, when, on his
marriage with Henry Wills sister,
h" appeared at a tournament on Il
horse Grapcl half in "frieze" and half
in cloth Of gold:
CIolh Of gold 80 not thou despise.
Thou"H thog be matched with cloth OF
iri@o.
Cloth of friza. toe not thou too bold.
ThoIgI thou DO. matched with cloth Of
gold
I.OudOu Chronicle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

"If you happen TO see Ned, don't tell
him to know until all the dolls are fin
ished, and then wen have dress pa
rade Maybe when he sees the work
has not hurt me, he-he will let me do
something to help him-pay the bills"
Eleanor Darlington looked past the
invalid, through the window, into the
clear winter sunlight as If seeing a
faraway picture.
Il do not think there is any danger
Of my seeing your brother"
But she was wrong She saw him the
very next day, when he came home
earlier than usual She had brought
some holly to deck Susan's room, for
Christmas was drawing near, and she
had brought a beautifully embroidered
dressing sack for the invalid also. Su-
san was tying the bow at the throat OF
her dainty gift and surveying herself
IN n small mirror. Eleanor was hang
ing holly wreath above the dressing
table. when she swung around sudden
ly, the gay wreath rolling to the floor.
In the mirror She had caught sight Of
Ned StrOng's amazed face. He was
standing in the doorway
"Oh. Ned. why did you come too
soonf" cried Susan in mock dismay.
In reality her heart was singing with
very joy.
Eleanor" said the man without
moving from the doorway
She stopped to pick up the wreath,
and when she stood up once more her
color had come back and her composure
was perfect
I'VE were just fixing little surprise
for you" she said, offering her hand
and meeting his glance squarely, "but
don't think you deserve it. You
haven't played fair, Ned" His glance
wavered from her face 10 the invalids
couch. Susan was bending over tying
a refractory bow in n dolls hat. Flea
nor went on quietly.
You might at least have told me
why
Il couldn't" His voice was very
low. Il did not dare ask you to walt"
She drew her breath sharply. And
yet you must have known"
A minute later Ned Strong bent over
his sisters couch The refractory bow
had come to time She looked up into
his face with shining eyes.
"Susan, dear, you're our Christmas
angel"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
HnIv Inrre New ZenInnd In.

New Zealand is popularity supposed
to be group Of comparatively unim-
portant islands lying close off the coast
Of Australia and subject to what Is
vaguely termed the Australian govern
ment." rs Il matter OF fact, 1t IS about
equal in area to the British Islands, Is
distant some 200 miles from the
neighboring continent, is an independ-
cut. SELF governing colony and pos
sessps more beautiful and varied seen
cry than any other single country Of
the orld except the United States.
This colony consists of two large Is
lands and % tlird small one, called
Stewart island. to the south. The two
lar-r islands are properly called the
No.,h island and TIE Middle Island,
but in c~iu"ry language the Middle
island is tened the South island. As
the South island is nearer 10 the ant
arctic circle than the North island, II
has. especially in its sOuthernmOst part.
q cold climate The North island has
warm enough climate to cause the ole
audcy AMI cumcllia 10 bloom luxurious
~. and in its northcrnmost part the
orange grows wei
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
Schedule I'm Effect January l, 1906.
na Aille as follows


For Catawissa. East Bloomsbury, Nescopeck,
Nanticoke. WilkcS-B Barre, PittStOn, Scran-
,On,and intermediate stations, ii a. m, 2.2l
and $50 p M. week daysand l0.l7 a m. daily.
For Sunbury and intermediate stations 9.OOa.
m. and ISL p. m. week days, and iSl p. IN.
daily.
For Sunhury only, 1910 p. m. week days.
For Pottsvllle, Res ding. and Philadelphia,
I'll a. IN. and 2.2l D. m. week days.
For HazIeton I'll and IO.I7 "A. m. 2.2l ond $50
y. IN. week days.
For Lewisburg. Williamsrort and Lock Haven
900 a. m. II, 10 and 4.3l p m. week days; for
MillIamsport and intermediate Statlons,i5l
y. IN. week days.
For Rellefonte Tyrone, Philipsburg, Clear
field, and PittsbuTg, 900 a. m. and l2.lO D.
m. week days.
For Harrisburg and intermediate stations
900 "A. m. 1910, 4.31, and ISL p m. week days;
43l p. m. sundays.
For Philadelphia (via Harrisburg Baltimore
and Washington. 900 a. m, u. 10 ana 7.5l p
m. week days; 4.3l baltimore only p. m
daily.
For Pittshurg (via Harrisburg 900 a. m, TO-
43l and ISL y. M week days; 43l p M sun
days: via Lewistown Junction. 9 90 a. IN.
and y 10 p. m. week days; tvia Lock Haven
coca m. and u 10 D. m. week days.
For further information apply to ticket
~ ~ ATTFRBURY. JR. WOOD,
Genl Manager PaSsr. Traffic Mgr.
GEO. W BOYD, Gen' Passenger Agent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
HATE All Around.

The famous English Chief Justice
Holt and his wife hated each other 10
the limit. and when she fell dangerous
ly III he was so delighted that he be
came disgracefully tipsy. But his wife
was equal 70 the emergency and sent
for the great DR.. Radcliffe, who hated
Holt. and therefore out of spite when
the case was presented to him came
with great promptuess and saved her
!ife.-London Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
The River KonRO.

Tropical rivers vary greatly in vol
ume In the rainy season sweeping to
the sea in vast torrential foods and
near the end Of the dry season flowing
slowly and only in the central and
deeper portions Of their beds: The
Kongo, however, the largest river In
Africa, rises and falls very slightly,
and Commander Cameron accounts for
this peculiarity, which was at one time
considered inexplicable. by the observa-
ton that the basin OF this great river
extends on both sides Of the equator,
and therefore one moiety Of It's trlbu-
taries are In food while the other are
at their minimum volume.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

Goblets with stem and stand like
those we use today were employed In
Troy 900 B. c. Among the valuable
objects found by Dr. Schliemann was
a golden goblet Vessels OF this metal
were commonly employed in the serv-
ice OF the temples
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

Alcoholic perfumes, manufactured
by saturatiug alcohol with the odor Of
certain frnits or flowers, We're made an
early as the fourteenth century
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
One OF the symptoms.

""V VI 'TV y ''T
"But how did you know that | WA
In love With you:" he asked.
You were 50 foolish" she answered
Chicago Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
ACKAWANNA RAILROAD.
- -BLOOMSBURG DIVISION
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. 1, 1905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
''EAS ASTWARD.

EASTWARD.
-707 a. m. daily for Bloomsbury, Kingston,
Wilkes Barre AID Scranton. Arriving Scran-
ton at 8. AZ a. m. and connecting at Scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at S.1S a.
m. and New York City at $50 p. IN.
1919 a. m. weekly for Bloomsbury, Kingston,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Scranton at 12.35 p. m. and
connecting there with trains for New York
City, Philadelphia and Buffalo.
I21l weekly for Bloomsbury, Kingston, Wilkes
Barre, Scranton and intermediate stations,
arriving at Scranton at 40 p. m.
SAB p. m daily for Bloomsbury, Espy, Ply
mouth. Kingston, Wilkes Barre, Pittston,
Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at Scranton AT S.25 p. IN. and connecting there
with trains arriving at New \ Ork CITY at o5O
a M, Philadelphia 10 a. m. and Buffalo a. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVlLLE.
9I5 a. m weekly from Scranton Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tiOnS, leaving Scranton at 6.S5 a. m, where IL
connects with trains leaving New YORK City
at $50 p m, Philadelphia AT 7.O2 p IN. and
Buffalo at lU30 a. m
l244p m. daily from Scranton Pittston,
Kingston, Berwick, Bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations, leaving Scranton at lOlO a. m
and connecting there with train leaving Buff
alO at2.Z5 a. IN.
43S p. m weekly from Scranton, Kingston,
Berwick Bloomsbury and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Scranton at l.55 p. M, where IL
connects with train leaving New York City
at 1000 a m. and Philadelphia at 900 a. m.
9O5 y. N. daily from Scranton. Kingston,
Pittston Berwick. Bloomsbury and interme-
diate stations, leaving Scranton at 635 p m,
where il connects with trains leaving New
York City at 100 p. m, Philadelphia at lZ.O
D. N. and Butfolo at $50 a. IN.
r f. CLARKE, Gen'l Sup't
T. w. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
j j. q ROWN

TAEEYE A SPECIALITY
Eyes tested. treated, fitted with glass
: and ARTIFICIAL eyes supplied.
Market Street, Bloomsbury, Pa.
Hours a. IN. t. p. IN.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Wben Hbner
DuStled
By c. B. LEWIS

Copyright, 1905, By Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04

The Arcadia Valley Creamery
and Ice Company has coal for sale
and will deliver same anywhere in
the Valley for 81 per ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
DIR. w. J. SMITH,
Graduate American School of Osteopathy, Kirksvile, Mo.

CONSULTATION FREE. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Board,
Room and Treatment, $40 to SIS per week. Special Rates to parties de-
string Board Without Treatment
This Institution is designed and constructed fol- the comfort and accommodation of
patients who seek relief and recuperaion and the recovery of lost health. Its location is
admirable for this purpose. tits on the Iron Mountain Railway, So miles south of St,
Louis, and 6o feet above that city Nestled at the foot of Shepherd Mountain, embow-
|end among majestic trees just off the main street and free ron its noise and dusta and
alongside, and connected with, the famed Emerson Park, with its shady walks and drve-
ways Sylvan Lake and Grant Spring, and their attractive surroundings, n more beautiful
or rehul retreat for the invalid and convascent, or the wearya and cmewon, can be
found lin all America.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.
Low Ratio Compared with Those
Happening to Vehicles Of
Other Kinds.

The Automobile Club of America
records in the offices of the New York
coroners, the police department and
are board Of health to determine the
ratio of accidents caused by automo-
miles and those due to street cars
and vehicles drawn by horses, says
the San Francisco Chronicle. The
examination covered the period be-
tween January l and May l of the
present year. Inasmuch as the pro-
portion of automobiles in use in New
York is quite as large, if not larger,
than that Of any other city in the
United States, the results reached by
the clubs investigation ought to fair
ly represent the relative danger of au-
tomobiles to human life as compared
with that of other vehicles employed
in the public streets.
The popular idea is that the auto
mobile is the most dangerous vehicle
used in u municipalities, and it has,
therefore, been freely branded as the
"devil wagon" This impression has
doubtless grown out of the newness of
the automobile as a road vehicle. 1t
Is constantly conspicuous in the pub
lie eye. Those accidents for which it
is responsible are, therefore, more
generally noticed than those which are
caused by street cars and vehicles
drawn by horses. Public familiarity
with the latter has produced an indif-
ference to the number of the acct
dents which they cause. Street car
or horse runaway accidents attract
little attention, and are quickly for
gotten, no matter how numerous or
how serious in character they may be.
An automobile accident is liable, how
ever, to linger in the public mind
Indefinitely.
The statistics of New York street
accidents compiled by the club go far
to prove that the public belief regard
ing the danger to human life from
the automobile is entirely erroneous.
During the four months covered by
the clubs Investigation IL deaths were
caused in New York by automobiles,
81 by horse-drawn vehicles and 81 by
street cars. These road machines in
iured also 81 persons, whereas horse
drawn vehicles injured 322 persons,
and the street cars 173 during the
same period. According to this show
ing, street cars are the most deadly
Of wheeled agents in the public
streets, while automobiles are the
least fatal and least dangerous, where
as horse-drawn vehicles are respon-
sible for nearly as many street acci-
dents of all kinds as automobiles and
street cars combined. In fact, it has
been discovered that almost all OF
the recent casualties in New York for
which the automobiles were respon.
Sible were due to the carelessness or
recklessness Of irresponsible chauf-
feurs. 1t is very plain, therefore, that
with proper management and strict en-
forcement of police regulations gov
erning speed, automobiles should be
elassed and treated as the least dan,
gerous of all road vehicles in mod
ern use.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
Brother Dickey,s SAYINGS.

De folks what loves dey neighbor ez
deyse'f is mostly in de dime museums
en- you got ter pay ter see 'em.
Wisdom amt confined ter no time or
place. De plain truth is dey amt
enough Of it in de worl' ter start a pow
der factory.
Sometimes we runs de devil out of one
community only ter make it hot fer de
folks in de next settlement.
Better ter ketch de first freight train
what ome along than ter set still an
wait fer de wagon.-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
BY WATER TO SWITZERLAND
Proposition to Tmpound the Waters
of Lake Constance to Aid
Navigation.

Switzerland is about the last place one
would expect to see connected by water
transportation with the outer world,
say the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. Yet
a ship drawing six feet of water has re.
Gently made the run upstream from
Strassburg to Basel, and it is proposed
to maze the run feasible at any stage
Of the water by i%mpounding the waters
of Lake Constance, to which point navi.
cation may easily be extended.
Consul Clifford of Basel reports that
the trial voyage was accomplished by
a s%hipbuilding firm in the Prussian.
Rhine province. The double-screw
steamer that made the trip was detained
two days before one of the seven pom
toon bridges that bar the stream be-
tween the two cities through the op-
position of the Alsatian authorities 10
the extension of the water route from
the sea to Switzerland and southern
Germany. AS, however, the free naviga-
ton of the Rhine is guaranteed by the
international compact of 1868, all the
bridges were at length opened and the
trip up the river against the furious cur
rent was accomplished in two days.
The experts on board the Knipcheer
found that the channel in this part Of
the stream is even more favorable to
navigation than that between Strass-
burg and Mannheim, which for several
years has given passage to vessels bring
ing 100000 tons OF freight to the former
city.
The Importance of the enterprise may
be estimated by considering that while
Switzerland is now compelled to rely
on the railway transportation for the
a material of its immense industries,
Germany SO long ago as 1898 moved on
her water course tonnage enough to save
about $25, 900, 900 in freight charges.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04

The system of education pursued in
this institution is designed to develop the
moral, intellectual and physical powers
of the pupils; to make them refined, ac-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
FRANK MULLIN. J. L. CONWAY
IRON COUNTY REALTY CO.

Will buy or sell your City or Country
Property, Collect Your Rents, etc. Wehave
alarge number Of correspondents, North
and East, and if you list your property with
us you may count on a sale. We are I'm
migration Agents for Missouri Pacific and
Iron Noun lain Railways. Office, adjoining
Mullin & Browns Clothing Store, Ironton,
Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
Telltale P~hysiognomy.

Moe Rose-Jagby has a d~issipated-
looking face.
Joe Cose-Yes; regular gin phiz.-N.
X. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04

For bicycle repairs and repair,
Ing 60 to Albert.