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"Alr. >rriCon. S;uu tnat young man
abruptly Il learned an hour ago that
YOU have. through misrepresentation.
appropriated certain securities belong
ing to Miss Elliott"
For once SheldOn's self possession
deserted him. What lie is this:" he
cried. half rising from his chair.
And, continued Bentley cOolly, 81
have come to get them and return
them to her"
Il refuse to give them to you"
You must"
II am acting as her agent BY what
right do you
Bentley leaned across the table
Mr.. sheldon" he said grimly. Il have
come for the papers ana intend to get
them"
Sheldon, his face livid, reached for
the bell, only to find himself confront
ed by a cleaning pistol barrel sur
mounted by a white face with blazing.
determined eyes
stay where you are till I'm through
with YOU" cried Bentley, at white
neat. NOW give tnem II lie
II will not"
You shall"'
IN he ruined" gasped Sheldon.
You'll be ruined if you don't I'll
have you arrested inside Of an hour"
The beads Of perspiratlen stood out
on Sheldon'S forehead With trem-
bling hands he opened a tn box and
flung its contents Indignantly across
the table
Take them, - you"' he cried, with
4 bitter oath.
And so II was not until Miss Elliott
sat opposite Bentley at a table at
lunch that she learned how nearly she
had been delivered from her "abun-
dance Of riches" She sat speechless,
watching Eentlcy with beautiful, hor-
rified eyes aS he laid bare the decep-
ton that had been practiced upon her,
touching lightly upon his own part In
the affair
"Oh," she said in an unsteady voice,
what can | say to you? want TO
thank you ! caunOt-I do not know
how
He leaned forwu Il, his eyes holding
hers across the flowers on the center
Of the table
II know" h" said under his breath,
but dare not ask--it is so much
She colored n delicious pink, but her
eyes met his brjvely.
There is nothing that could be--too
much.' she sud.
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Grnnshnnner GIncier.

One of the small glaciers in Montana
Is of special interest on account Of the
fact that in the mass Of ice there are
imbedded two strata OF grasshopperS
each about u foot thick. There are lit
orally tons of grasshoppers in the ice,
and the question naturally arises as to
where they came from. The most OBJ
vious explanation is that centuries ago
two enormous swarms in course of mi
grafton were caught in snowstorm.
chilled and buried IN the snow, where
they have remained tip 2w In per-
feet state of preserve IN. In the ac-
counts of the early estern explorers
a few instances are related Of meeting
large swarms of locusts on the noun
tain tops in the Rockies. 1t is very
fortunate circumstance that the great
extension of agriculture In the west
has broken up the breeding grounds Of
these lnsects.-St Louis Republic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08


Merton college in the fall After grad
uation endless possibilities opened be
fore her. This was the situation that
July morning when Mrs. Pennington
came out on the porch and greeted
Young David Green, one of Mary's ad
mirers
He was manly fellow of twenty
one, son of a prosperous farmer of the
rural district He had lately been Civ
en- Il good sized tract OF land by his ia
ther, with the instruction TO see what
he could do with IT," and he was doing
well.
You've just come back from New
York. haven't you, David?" asked Mrs
Pennington.
Yes" said Mary. He's been away
two whole days"
The sigh with which this was said
Mrs Pennington seated herself in the
rocker
why, Mary" she said IS this your
embroidery on the floor; Pick it up
before It gets dirty"
The girl leaned back comfortably
against the railing You pick it up,
Dave" she said indifferently. And the
young man did SO. But Linda bit her
lip in vexation 1t was little thing
but characteristic OF the way Mary
made all her friends wait on her.
Did YOU 20 away on business, Da-
yldP she asked hastily
"No-yes- don't know as
you'd call ii exactly business"
II should, said Mary decldedly-''th
most important business for you just
now, Dave" The lad laughed, embar-
raised.
f., t,,.i
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
WORSHIP OF SPRINGS.

How Ii Prevailed Among EHfIy PeO-
pies In the southwest.
Springs are rarely found in tie south
western part of the United States, and
for this reason they have been from
ancient times priced as most valued
possession. The people who dwelt in
this region, says Walter Hough in
Records Of the Past" saw in these
sources Of life giving water the foInts
of continuance and well being. and
near them they located their pueblos.
Save air. no elements OF nature are
nearer to human life than those com
blned into the primitive fluid which
must always be within reach OF Uen
who put themselves into the grasp of
the desert The primary knowledge OF
the tribes who were the pioneers and
of every human being who has sine
made his home in the great American
desert was complete as TO the location,
distribution and idosyncrasies OF the
water supply.
Spring water is naturally more priced
by the inhabitants of those desert soli
tudes than that from living streams.
because II is always drinkable and al
ways at hand while the watercourses,
which for the greater part OF the yeal
are sinuOus reaches of dry sand, furnish
at food a quickly disappearing supply
of thinned mud which Will not be touch
ed by man or beast except In the dis
tress of thirst
One is not surprised, therefore, that
primitive people will regard these
springs as sacred. In fact the Indians
of the southwest are not peculiar in the
worship of springs. The sentiment is
worldwide, has had vast range OF
time, perpetuates Itself in the folklore
of the highest civilizations and presents
in It's manifestations most interesting
body Of myth and fancy. But in the
southwest the arid environment has so
intensified this feature Of primitive cul-
ture that no spring In the region is
without evidence Of many offerings to
the deities Of water.
1t Is small wonder then that the Pu-
with special veneratiou; that they wove
around them myth and tradition and
made them objects of religious worship.
To one acquainted with the environ
ment and its radical needs this seeIus
to have been n natural. even though
unconscious. generalization. Perhaps
offerings TO springs will not admit Of
such simple explanation. Perhaps the
mystery of the underground source OF
water yelling up from unknown
depths impressive always even TO the
observer who believes himself free from
the trammes Of superstition has also
had a powerful effect on the mind OF
the Indian leading like many other
natural phenomena, 10 an attitude OF
worship of unseen powers behind these
masks.-New York Tribune.
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Heredity
Triumphant
BY Alice LoGsrf CarJon
coplrLght. IeOe. by Z. G. pareeIl.

& Copyright, 1906 by I. c. PARCELS &
ESS1>$SS>GS>tS<>tS>t SSS>SS>S>SS>S1>>.g
A shrilI whistle echoed along the
sunny avenue. Mary Dexter jumped
from her seat on the porch, scatter
ing embroidery silks In all directions.
She waved her handkerchief In re
sponse Then she ran into the house
calling: Aunt Linda, Where are you?
Here's Dave Green TO see you"
Without waiting for a reply she re
turned to the porch just in time to
greet the young man who came up
the steps Glad to see me, Nary
he asked as with hasty glance around
she put up her face for a kiss. Then
The two sat down on the top step in
earnest, subdued conversation. Mary
Dexter was a maid of nineteen with a
fresh peachblow complexion. Today,
wearing a simple white frOck she
looked her best-and knew it,
In few minutes an elderly woman
came out the front door. Her hair,
worn as a coronet, was silvery white,
though she was only forty. Age had
touched her face lightly. pressing in
the wrinkles with loving fingers that
left only sweetness in the expression.
Rumor told a romantic tale Of Linda
Penningtous life, and for once rumor
was right A glrlish engagement with
a young army officer who fell In his
first battle, a few years as a nurse in
the war. interrupted by a marriage
with Lyall Pennington, early widow
hood and u subsequent life devoted TO
good work-these were among the in
cidents in her story. For many years
all her plans had been for Mary, whom
she had adopted long ago
Mrs Pennington had taken a great
interest in Mary because she came
from her own town, and the case of
the child was particularly pitiful, for
there were no near relatives to whom
she could be sent
Fresh from the sadness caused by
the death of her husband, Linda found
the child's Companionship n great com
fort. Mary had passed serenely through
the stages of childhood and youth and
now, at nineteen, under the training Of
private tutors, was prepared to enter
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Mary Crossley late 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 granted to the undersigned. All
persons Indebted TO the said estate are
required to make payment, and those
having claims or demands against the
said estate will make known the same.
without delay, TO,
J. p. BARE
Administrator
Mary Crossley
deceased
Edward : yre Gearhart,
Counsel
P O. Address
Danville Pa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08

We oher One Hundred Dollars Erward 70
any case OF Catarrh that can not uc cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney FOR the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable IN AL business trausac-
ions and financially able 10 carry 1I' any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx. Wholesale Drugrisgs. Toledo
Q. WALDING. KINNAN& NAuNtN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Hairs Catarrh cure is jahsa internally,
acting directly upon the blood ana mucous
surfaces pf the system Testimonials sent
gist-.
Sold by Druggists, Pric. '7c. pas 'ri..-
HHIi's FANNY Pi.f- rrr 'n' rr.t
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08

At n dinner given by the late Prince
Ratibor there were 4 hundred courses.
The chefs Of 'h" prince were solemnly
chosen aftr" the greatest deliberation
and cross examination. ON one special
occasion it was announced that he was
in need Of cook. and ten of the best
chefs duly pre- fenled themselves for
the coveted post They were in
formed by the prince that each must
serve dinner of his own choice and
cooking. consisting Of ten courses, to
be served the same evening TO 4 jury
of the best glstronomeS in Paris. who
would eat cf each different dish and
then pass Judgment This programme
was carried ogt and the palm awarded
10 a FrcurhmIu who had been chef for
many years u the Baron Haussman.
4 trip to Mar.enhad by the whole OF
the jury was the sequel to this famous
dinner Of lOu courses London Tit
Bits
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08

JyrOlean maidens are by old custom
spared the necessity OF giving tongue
90 their aye or no" The first time a
young man pays u visit as an avowed
sultOr he brings with him a bottle OF
wine, OF which be pours cut a glass
and offers Il 10 the object Of his affec-
lions In any case she will not refuse
10 point blank that would be too gross
an insult but should the wOoer not he
agreeable 10 her or his declaration
come a little too prematurely she de
cllnes the pIOffcred wine, pleading that
it looks sour or that wine disagrecs
with her or any other excuse that
feminine ingenuity may suggest If
she likes the lad aud is equal to own
ing II she empties the glass, taking
care not "a spill any OF the wine, for
II she does 50 or the glass or bottle be
broken II Is an uatappy omen. They
have split the wine between them"
gay the peasants when tue marriage
turns out badly
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
Saturday, November 18th,

at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, the following real estate, late OF
Richard Quinn, deceased, to wit.
All that certain house and lot of
land situate in the second ward Of the
Borough Of Danville, said county.
bounded and described a. follows:
Fronting On Cooper street. commenc-
ing on Cooper street seventy five feet
east of line of land between Hannah
B. Still and Joseph H. Hale, thence
along Cooper street in an eastwardly
direction forty five feet more or less to
q sixteen feet wide alley, thence along
side alley s.1thwardly one hundred
and ten feet f1 another alley sixteen
feet in width, thence along last men
toned alley westwardly fifty four fee
more or los - a line of land OF JOS
eph II. Hale at a point seventy-fou
feet southeast Of line Of lands between
Hannah +. SIN and the said Joseph
III. Hale, thence along the line of the
said Joseph H. Hale in a northwardly
direction eighty feet more or less TO
the place Of uaginning. 1t being part
of lot No - in plan Of lot laid out by
John Deem 81. Whereon are erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
Auditors Notice.
IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF
MONTOUR COUNTY.
P. O. Address
Danville Pa

NUN 4 W II COO y 4
In the first and final account of T.. l..
Lyons, administrator Of George
Fry. late of the township OF Lime
stone, in the county of Montour
and State of Pennsylvania, deceas-
ed.
The undersigned, appointed by the
aforesaid Court, Auditor 10 make dis
tribution of the funds in the hands Of
the said administrator TO and among
the parties legally entitled thereto.
will meet all persons interested for the
purposes of his appointment at his law
offices No. 106 Mill street. Danville.
Montour County, Penna, on Friday,
the 10th day Of November, a. ID. 1905.
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of the
said day, where and when all persons
having claims on the said fund are re-
quired to make and prove the same or
be forever debarred from thereafter
cOring in upon the said fund.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART.
Auditor
Danville. Pa. Oct. 4th. 1905.
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A SMALL F2AME DWELLING House

and other necessary ont buildings
Terms Of sale, one half Of purchase
money to he paid upon the property
being struck down, the balance upon
confirmation absolutely of said sale
by the court when a deed will be de-
liyered at the expense of the purchaser.
GEORGE MAIERS, Sheriff, Trustee.
VIM Kase West, Atty.
oct. Il, 1906.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
Administrators Notice.

Estate Of Franklin +. Appleman, late
of Valley Township, Montour Coun-
ty, State of Pennsylvania. deceased.
Letters of administration upon the
above estate have been granted TO the
widow of decedent.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested 10 make payment, and
all persons having any legal claims or
demands upon said estate sail make
the same known without delay. 20
MARY J. APPLEMAN,
Administrators
or TO her atty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08

The way to fill Il large sphere is TO
glorfy a small one There IS no large
sphere; you are your sphere Edward
Braislln.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE :.

Pursuant to an order of the Orphan
Court OF Montour County Of Pennsyl-
vania will be sold at public sale on
the premises in 2nd ward Of Danville,
in said county, on
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
a Positive
CURE
EIy'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Nfyas Qatiaf ai 0nCa

Gives Relief al Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
branc. II cures Ca
tmrh and driv e 5
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses of
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08
FIFE STAR CHAMBER
CONDENSED HISTORY OF A FAMOUS
SCHEME or OPPRESSION

AT FtrsS Ita Objects Were LAudabIe,
bet It Subsequently Became a Cruel
ana Unjust Power-some of It's Out
rmmeoum Penalties.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08

Danville. Pa. Oct 4th. 1905.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-08

Danville, Pa. Nov lst 10.
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Honeymoon Warwlck's eyes light
ed with amusement. He had not
dreamed the boy had gone 50 far.
"NO. not as bad as that" Stanton
bestated, CHANGING at the joyous, riot
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this was built a fountain and dedicated to
the saint.
When the peasants cattle are sick he
brings them here TO be healed by the waters.
II the animal Is unequal to the journey,
his wife comes a. a substitute. Over her
head and shoulders he pours a pail of the
water and as it drops from her into the
basin the distemper should leave the animal.
II it does not, there is no remedy.
The mystery of the great stone pillars
at Carnac becomes clear to the Breton
peasant. Saint Cornely was pursued by
pagan soldiers and just about to fall into
their power when he kirned, raised his
hand and the whole heather army was
transformed into stone images-and there
they stand to-day, a warning to all who
would chase good men.
When France undertook TO preserve
these monuments she had the greatest
difficulty in preventing the peasants from
carrying them away for building purposes.
A wise man finally hit Upon a plan. He
made a cross on the stones. Each one thus
became a calvary and no peasant would
modest them.
The largest Of the Breton calvaries are
at st. Thogonnec, Pleyben. Plogonven and
Plougastel. They were built, as far as
can be learned, after plaques had swept
the neighborhoods Of hundreds of inhabit-
ants and were as well a memorial to the
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The civil authorities Of Lorient, on the
Breton ooast of France, undertook a few
days 9 to have removed the calvary that
had long been one Of the towns landmarks.
Their action does not appear to have been
inspired by the strife between Church and
State, but TO have been merely an express
sion Of iconoclasm by a seaport that a
trying to take on modern ways.
A storm Of public indignation put IN end
10 the plan. Then the discovery was made
that the opponents OF the measure were not
confined to ther religious element, but that
the calvary was looked upon as a municipal
possession to be defended as a heritage Of
past ages.
Whenever this same question has arisen
In Brittany; and it often has, the result
has always been the same as at Lorient
At times in the past officials nave decreed
che destruction Of calvaries, and in the days
Of the revolution many Of them were torn
down.
The peasants and priests lave gathered
the pieces and restored them to their former
places hen The storm was past. Some
have even come under the protection of
the Government, and of late years the ten
dency has been to preserve all the more
important c~alvaries as antiquities.
In Brittany to-day apprehension is felt
concerning the c~alvaries, in view of the re-
ligious situation. Moreover, religious pro-
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cessions having been prohibited in Brittany
it is feared that a similar order will be en-
acted against the saint day fairs, or pdrdons,
of which the calvaries are the centres.
In no other country has such attention
been given to calvaries as in Brittany and
nowhere else have they been made Of such
size, with such a wealth Of quaint ornamen-
tation. A bishop OF st. Pol de Leon in the
eighteenth century reported that in his
diocese alone he had erected 5000 crosses
and calvaries.
In many Of the remote districts are still
found shrines to which the peasants at
tribute wonderful powers.
At one place in FinisteTre deep in a wood
IL a clearing, the grass worn by the knees
Of many worshippers. and on n rock from
which issues a sparkling spring Is the
weather worn statue Of the Virgin wearing
on her head a pyramid Of babies caps-the
offerings Of grateful mothers Of little ones
who AVE been cured by the sanctiaed
water.
At Carnac, where each year In September
the peasants bring animals TO be blessed
at the door OF the Church Of Saint Cornely,
is the shrine for the healing Of the brute
creation. Saint Cornely onoe when pur-
sued by pagan enemies was ~miraculously
saved from death by a drove Of cattle and
at the spot OF his deliverance he caused a
spring to issue from the ground. Over
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depicting the rewards Of virtue and the
wages of sin, stands a great cross-at its foot
a skull with a nail driven into the temple.
A shoemaker of Freiburg, according to
tradition, died suddenly in the good old
days before coroner and juries were too
inquisitive, and was buried near where the
cross stands. Scarcely hat the earth upon
his grave been wet by the ains before his
wife took a second husband .
Neighbors talked. but that vas all. One
night the priest Of the parish aVoke to find
standing at the foot Of his bed ne ghost OF
the dead shoemaker. The Rhatly figure
raised a CORY lock from its foreoead and
pointed TO a nail driven in the temle.
The body was exhumed IN therewas the
evidence OF the crime just as the Dectre
had indicated. The wife confesee, the
murder and was executed. But the kulI
was placed at thefoot Of the cross as a Ven
ing.
The effect was most wholesome CO.
tinues the truthful %chronicler, -for stint
then not a wife Of Freiburg has murdered
her husband
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Among South Sea Cannibals
A Traders Observations Of Savsges Who Ate Human Flesh Story Of thu
500 Chinese Coolies Who Were Eaten on RoSd ldand-a Camba
King Who Was Pronounced a Gentleman.

districts, even though be might not be at
enmity with themC IL l ventured into their
territory. '.
This was the usual agreement made by
white traders who established themselves
on shore under the Rgis of a native ruler.
Very rarely was this confidence abused.
Generally the white men, sailors or traders,
who have been and are now killed and
eaten. have been cut of by savages other
than those among whom they lived, very
often by m-ounkaineers.
Bobaran and all his people were noted
cannibals. He was continually at war with
his neighbors. on the opposite side Of the
bay, where there were three populous towns,
and there wan much fighting with losses On
both sides. During my stay there were
more than thirty people eaten at OF in the
immediate vicinity Of my village.
Some of these were taken alive and then
slaughtered on being brought in; others
had been killed in battle. About eigh-
teen months before l came to live at this
place BObaran had had a party OF twenty
Of his people cut of by the enemy and every
one Of these was eaten.
l parted from Bobaran on very friendly
terms. l should nave stayed longer, but
was suneTlnR ITpm mdidTldi lcNeTs
After recruiting my health in New Tea
land, 1 joined a labor vessel, sailing out
Of Samoa, and during the ten months
served on her as recruiter l had some eX-
ceedingly exciting adventures with can
nibals in the islands of the coast Of Ger
man New Guinea. and on the mainland.
On our way TO the ~blackbirding grounds
, sighted the lofty Rossel Island, the scene
Of one Of the most awful oannibai tragedies
ever known. 1t is one Of the Louislad'
Archipelago, and is at, the extreme south
end OF British New Guinea,
Ii presents a most enchanting appear
ance, owing to its 'verdured mountains
1900 feet, countless ~Oataracts, and beauti'
full BAYS fringsd with COCO palms and Other
tropical trees; amid which stand the
thatch rooted houses OF the ativ
will tell the story in as few words as possible
In 1852. a Peruvian bark carrying 80
Chinese coolies for Tahiti, was wrecked
on the islaha. The captRin and crew tool
! TO the four boats, and left the Chinamer
to shift for ~themssges.
THOUSANDS Of sdtrhge natives rDshed the