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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24
Rcnrds and Sinking.

Peter the Great once forbade boards
throughout his dominions, but finding
how dearly the Russian loved his
beard, Peter allowed him to keep it if
he was a noble on payment of tax of
100 rubles about $J1l. and if he was a
peasant or a priest. by paying kopeck
0alf a cent? every time he passed the
gate of n city. 4 large revenue was
produced by tie tax. in return for
which the collectors gave a small cop
per coin called the "bOrolOyaia," or
the bearded" and every man who
chose to wear a beard was obliged to
produce this when he entered a town.
In default lie was thrown into prison.
DR.. John Bulwer in his "Anthropome-
tamorphosis. or Man Transformed"
1880, writes angrily: Shaving the
chin is justly to be accounted a note of
eneminacy What greater evidence
can be given of eaeminacy than to be
transformed into the appearance Of
woman? \ shameful metamorphosis"'
lie declares it to be done against the
elicts of God, the oracles of the proph-
cts. the placits of the councils and the
Judgment of learned men" But. in
spite Of these fu,m!nationS, the custom
soon became universal, among soldiers
as well as civilians.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24
with her ANYWAY.

with her anyway.
IF you mean the circumstances sur
rounding our-disagreement,' he said,
decidedly they do
She made no answer. but the hurt
look in her eyes told him the truth,
and he hurried on eagerly
Marjorie, viii YOU listen 10 my side
of it? Listen, | was desperate-craZy
when | thought | had lost you.
threw myself into anything every
thing-all sorts of things-as a means
of getting a little relief from the eat
Ing misery of ii all. Before l knew 1t
| found myself mixed up in this silly
business. But l swear to you on my
word as a man that there is no Ques-
ton of honor involved. The whole
thing, believe me, is nine parts jest.
With little ii might be made serious,
but, thank heaven. no fatal words have
been spoken"
But she believes
Not at ALL She has no right. She
does not l know 1t. Dear. you have
always been good and wise and lib
eral. Don't let this nonsensical thing
come between us now. You will not?'
Again he leaned toward her with pas
sionate vehemence. and his fingers
caught hers and held them hard, his
eyes burning into hers.
When he finished speaking Marjorie
was looking into his face wistfully, al
most sadly.
Il am sorry, Dick" she said, "but 1t
is all too late. l sail from New York
Friday as companion to an invalid
lady. My father lost everything, and
accepted the engagement last month.
1t is serious, you see"
Kendall smiled. There are degrees
Of seriousness. Miss Dereforth, are
there not?''
She shook her head, still grave, but
his eyes only frightened. He had the
reins now, and he was resolved upon
the heroic course.
"Will you be good enough to give
me the lady's address?" he asked.
Wondering, Marjorie drew from her
bag a slip of paper and passed it over
to him.
At the next station Kendall left the
car for a few moments, and the girl
went back into her sleeper, where she
sat waiting with vivid checks, smile
in her eyes ana a swiftly beating
heart in her bosom.
Ten minutes later Kendall came IN,
fourishing three ominous yellow sheets
Of paper in his hand. He held them
out to her.
Here are the copies of some tele-
grams he said Read them"
Miss Kitty Hargreaves, 1876 - Street,
New York:
Impossible to keep my engagement with
you and Miss Huntley. See letter
r. KENDALL.
Mrs. J. NJ. Waterman. 1924 - Street
New York:
Unforeseen circumstances compel me to
cancel my engagement with you Details
later. MARJORIE DEREFORTH
Mr.. Jack Davidson. Phenix Club New
York.
Meet us with your wife at the Grand
Central station at S p. m. Marjorie and
myself have decided to be married at your
house tonight. DICK.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24

ENGAGEMENTS
BY NELLIE
CRRVEY GILMORE
c. Ut, i,c5, by P. c. Eastment

The ulIooG was distinctly unprom
isIny. one circumstance in particular
glo0ncd keldahs mini. Fool-like, he
anads safsowets- y. ..1iself to be drawn into
a sort of halfway matrimonial scheme
Of his cousin Kitty and was even
row b rryinG alo"g as fast as steam
could carry him - the second fatal
step toward its c1aSummati0n. The
first had been taken when he drifted
into the correspondence with the girl, a
corresp )ndence which hai quickly run
through all successive stages till
now it stood upon a decidedly senti.
mental footing
Kendall occupied himself alternately
by stu lyinG the flying landscape and
the photograph of his latest inamorata.
She was good looking enough In all
sense, but for some perverse reason Of
the hour he chose to resent her rich
dark beauty with passionate defiance.
Somehow another face. sweeter than a
flower, star eyed. framed In u cloud Of
misty gold hair, kept coming in be-
tween with maddening insistence, bit
ter memory Of his disappointment
wringing his heart as he had never
thought it could be wrung again. An
unwonted tear caught in his eye He
dashed it away in some rage at him.
self and the next instant was poring
attentively over an inverted newspa-
per article.
Presently came the first call for din.
ner. and Kendall rose with alacrity,
making his way to the dining car
ahead. Anything to give relief from
his present gloomy thoughts. Every
table but one was occupied, and he
took his seat gratefully, dashing OF an
elaborate order in an utterly preoccu-
pied fashion. Then he gave his atten-
ton to the dingy train Of freight cars
whining monotonously past and the
shadowy chain of mountains, rearing
themselves like solemn green cones in
the distance Presently a driving rain
set in, adding. If possible, TO his des-
perate frame Of mind
After awhile Kendall became con-
scious of some one taking the chair
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24

in? She was dying to see himl He
had told her how well and tanned he
was and how good Keith and Rogers
had been to him during his four
months stay. She could never thank
them enough for what they had done
for the boy, and-oh, there he was
now!
And she rushed out the doorway as
a fair headed young fellow of eighteen
came galloping up on his broncho.
Wen clear out and let them have
supper together" said Keith to Rogers,
land while that's going on I'll fix up
my room for her, and you can ride
over TO Jessop's and get Mrs. Malone.
! guess she'll be willing to cook for US
for a couple of weeks. She isn't equal
to the Naldorf-Astoria, but she can
get good plain meal"
This sure is the most excitement
we've had since Big Pete shot up Las
Gorro," drawled Rogers. I'm OFF,
Later in the evening Drusilla, dis
claiming all fatigue, sat outside with
Keith's banjo on her knee and sang
them all the latest songs till, as Ned
declared, you could just see the lights
of Broadway and hear the clack-clack
of the hansoms rolling by. Seems
strange to think of it out here" he
added half beneath his breath.
From where they were sitting they
could see the Texas plains rolling
away to the sky line shadowy, immu-
table. full of the mystery Of the night.
The wind blew past them sweet with
the breath of great spaces. The stars
shone very large and bright and clear.
Drusilla's lips parted.
mo, this Isn't very much like It,"
she echoed
Are you gladF" Keith challenged.
81 don't know-yet," she answered
slowly IT'S the first time I've ever
been on the plain. In fact. it's the
first time that I've ever been away
from the metropolis, for sumner re-
sorts full Of city people don't count, do
they?"
"They do notr said Keith decidedly.
For an instant their eyes met, and
Drusilla was conscious Of the strength
Of a man who seemed as immutable as
the plains themselves. He was above
the average height. bronZed and deep
Chested, and his gray eyes had the di
rect, searching gaze of those accus-
toned to looking at great distances. In
the days that followed it was Gordon
Keith who monopOliZed the greater
share Of her time and thoughts, and it
was with him she talked and tramped
and rode. Oh, those rides-with the
horses feet thudding under her, her
face glowing with the exhilaration and
her hair lOosening and streaming out
like bright pennant!
Its wonderful, isn't it," she said
Jrea...-sly, refining in. that she might
easle4 her reballious hairpins. "Noth-
ing between you and the sky. or" with
n wave OF he whip nothing between
ven and the etcc of the world"
N"lFl Tir3eu 10 Her
Then you are beginning to feel the
aall Of it" he said quietly, "as l hoped
you would. And now | can say what
I've been wanting to say ever since /
first met you: Will you marry me, Dru-
sila:"
she shool; her head.
I'm sorry" she said softly, "oh, 50
sorry. It would be venal to tell you
how much your friendship has meant
to me-you must have guessed that al
really. But what Won ask is impos-
sible."
Then you do not-care?"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24
MERELY a MASTERPIECE.
yo' "TessaEe" In Lovely DictioE
For the Junior Manager.

NSs a ''hsSENfsG. IN Lovely bititOh
For the Junior Manager.
A man who wanted to lecture called
at a bureau presided over by two man
ayers.
lie aroused their interest with lee
turars art, says the Lyceumlte, but
unfortunately the senior member was
Just starting on a trip and would not
RETURN for at least month.
Tie senior partner called the young
n9u 10 one side and cXacted a solemn
promise that lie would not visit an
other bureau or read his lecture TO
anybody until after lie had given this
particular manager a reading and a
chance TO make him an offer a month
hence.
The interest CT the Junior member,
however. was at white heat, and he
Kept sending for the young lecturer, In
aisting that he come down to the office
and read his lecture. The young man
refused with as much tact as possible,
but this only increased the anxiety Of
he junior.
At last the young man told Of the
promise made the senior partner. In
stead of Quietlng the junior manager,
tie announcement madG him the more
anxious, and finally the young man
consented.
The reading ended, the junior part
Ger said
Now, your reading this has saved
MS all much valuable time I'll tell you
frankly, my boy, It won't do. There's
no message in it; it is loosely construct
ed; the dctOn is poor 1t won't do.
Burn it and try again"
When the senior partner returned he
{ called up the young lecturer and sound
ly berated him for breaking faith.
How do / know you have not been
to every bureau in town? You promis-
ed me on your honor you would read
/ the lecture to nobody-not even to my
| partner"
The young man protested that he
/ lad not done 50.
"Why' exclaimed the senior man
a@eg. "of course you have! He tells me
that you came down here to the Office
two weeks ago and read him the entire
lecture and that he told you it was no
good"
Eyes replied the young man; "after
much persuasion did read him a lee
ture which he told me was no good,
! but it vas not my lecture-it was Wen
! dell Phillips Lost Artsp"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24
A ROMANTIC LEASE.
One Sweet Red Rose the Rent For
u Pennsylvania Farm.

Pennsylvania Farm.
The public is generally conversant
with the annual custom Of paying "One
red rose" as ground rental in eastern
Pennsylvania churches to the descend
ants of those who gave the ground for
the edices. but it is not generally
known that hundreds of owners of
farms are under Il similar obligation,
says the Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
Une
RED rose rent Is yearly paid every
second Sunday in June in the Lutheran
church at Mannheim, Lancaster county;
in the Tulpehocken Reformed church,
about sixteen miles west of Reading,
and in several edifices in Lebanon
Berks are entitled to observe the event.
but do not.
Roses paid on these occasions to rep
resentatives of families whose ances-
tors made such provisions are treas
ured as priceless heirlooms, and at
Mannheim they have come from many
states.
1t is known to few that more than
100 years ago great tracts of farm
land We're sold around Reading with
the same stipulation. 1t is estimated
that at least 10000 acres of land in
Berks are subject because of clause
In the original deeds TO an annual
ground rent Of one red rose.
Records Of the Berks courthouse
show that many years before Baron
Stigel provided for the payment Of red
rose rent by the church at Mannheim
Caspar Wistar sold land containing the
same clause.
Red rose rent is mentioned in con
nection with land In Tulpehocllen, Mar
ion, Maxatawny, Obey and other town
ships. 1t dates back to 1873.
The Tulpehocken Reformed church is
built on land that is subject to zone
red rose" quit rent. The land was
owned by Caspar Wistar, brass button
manufacturer of Philadelphia. The red
rose rent has been paid to the Philadel-
phia descendants of Caspar Wistar for
some years. The most notable OBJ
servance was in 1902, when thirty
prominent Philadelphia Wistars at
tended the services and were paid 157
red roses in payment of arrears Of
rent
John Page. described as "a gentle
man from London" was another eX-
tensive real estate speculator in the
early colonial period. He planned to
establish cudal barony along the
Tulpehoal.,n in 1875. Every deed OF
land scll hy him contained the red
rose clause.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24

HERE ARE THE COPIES OF SOME TELE-
GRAMS. READ THEM.
opposite him. and lie held his eyes
sti1fiy averted, because he was also
subtly cogEizart of the fact that it
was a tailor made young lady, with
sunny curls and an exquisitely modu-
lated voice as she addressed the
waiter
After several embarrassed moments
he permitted himself a surreptitious
glance toward Lis vis-a-vis. Her face
was averted, bCt there was no mistak-
ing the pink oval cheek. with its
sweet, familiar curve; the golden mass
of cobweb hair, the scarlet. tremulous
lips
The girl turned swiftly under the
spell of his eyes, a river Of crimson
running from throat to brow. But
suddenly sha stiffened, and the color
forsook her face
Kendall vle boxing at her very ear
nestly. very pleadlngly. The quarrel
had been terribly bitter. but the after
math was much more bitter There
had been only six months Of that, and
a lifetime stretched drab before them.
"Mariorer' He leaned half across
the table, his glance full Of passionate
appeal. He seemed to have forgotten
altogether that half a year ago they
had parted for good and all. with the
promise never to speak to one another
again.
The girl accepted his eyes for a sec
ond. Then her lashes fickered and
fell. Her lips were held taut to rom
ceal their trembling, and her breath
was coming in little Jerks. But she
controlled herself quickly, and when
she looked up again her expression
was quite calm, whatever 1t may have
indexed
Personalities" she forced herself to
say, will have to be avoided, Dick.
We settled all that long ago. did we
not?"
Her words had final ring. and Ken
dali felt himself going white under
the stab Of them. Could It be possible
after all past asseverations. that she
had ceased 20 care so entlrely7 Surely
she could never have suffered as he
had done the past six months and sit
facing him now with so cool q de-
meanor He was on the point of
speaking when the waiter reappeared
Marjorie welcomed his coming with
tremendous sensation Of relief. Sell
control was faHt getting away from
her. She raised n glass Of water to her
a
dali noted that her fingers were shak-
Ing, and his heart gave n sudden throb
Perhaps, after all, her coldness was
mere assumption. lie sought her
glance eagerly, but it was frigidly
withheld
After trying silence Marjorie took
up ley knife and fork and tried vainly
=- eat. The food stuck in her throat.
Kendall 1,:ished his dinner mechan-
icaIly.
Marjorie" he broke out abruptly,
don't; lor heavens sake, treat me this
way, cannot we be at least friendly d.
VIII yJu answer one question:"
fha c.rl lost color again, though she
met bis eyes openly, almost probingly.
Certainly" she said after little.
I, thsn. utterly odious to youY'
she WINGED. and her snowy chin lift
ed ITSELF imperceDtibly, but unmistak-
ably.
Il hardly thiah the occasion OF the
clrcuns'dlteF warrant that" she an.
7wered, be hldows deepening in her
.res
Kendall's heart gave a great lurch.
Had she heard? He would be frank
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24
PLANETARY VITALITY.
Earthquakes Can Take Place Only on
Living Globes.

moon quake is now unthinkable,
because the moon is as dead as n door
nail Our satellite Is "ever foreshad-
owing our own ultimate doom, like the
mummy at Egyptian banquets." but in
the meantime, If the Edinburgh Re
view has correctly conceived the teach
ings Of seismology the inhabitants of
earth may console themselves for the
havoc wrought through earthquakes
by rejecting that they demonstrate
the vitality of our planet. In that dis
tant past when the moon actually
quaked there may-some scientists de
clare there must-have been forms of
animation on its surface Though the
moon, by reason of its smaller size.
was bound to lose its atmosphere. II
must have taken millions Of years to
do so. and there may have been time
for the cycle Of life, from the primevaI
germ up to sentient beings and down
again to the hardest lingering plant
cells, to run its full circle" The writer
in the Edinburgh Review continues to
hSNCIO lLlS liht VI luOuSIlN
Earthquakes are a sign of planetary
vitality. They would seem to be char
acteristic of the terrestrial phase or
development. Effete globes like the
moon can scarcely be subject to the
stress to which they are due, nor can
they be very suitably constituted for
the propagation of elastic waves. In
choate worlds, such as Jupiter and
Saturn, are still less likely to be the
scenes of reverberating conclusions.
Their materials have not yet acquired
the necessary cohesion. They are
pasty or fluid if not partially vapor-
GUS. On the earth the seismic epoch
presumably opened when, exterior So
Ndification having commenced. the geo
logical ages began to run. 1t will last
so long as peaks crumble and rivers
carry sediment, so long as the areal
distribution of loads fuctuates and
strains evoke forces adequate for their
catastrophe relief.
"Our globe is by It's elasticity kept
habitable. The separation Of sea from
dry land is thus and not otherwise
maintained. The alterations of eleva-
tion and subsidence manifest the con.
tinual activity of this reserve Of en-
ergy. The dimensions of the globe we
inhabit depend upon the balance Of
pressure and expansiveness. Relaxa-
ton or enhancement of either instant
ly occasions a bending inward or an
arching outward of the crust. Just by
these sensitive reactions the planet it
self shows itself to be alive. and seis-
mic thrllings are the breaths II
draws. ."-Current Literature.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24
hCKAWANNA RAILROAD
- --RL0OMSBURG DIVISION
Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. 1, 1905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
EASTWARD


707 a. IN. daily Tor Bloomsbury, Kingston
Wilkes Barre aud Scranton. Arriving Scr&n
ton at 9.42 a. m, and connecting at Scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at 3.4S
m. and New York City at 80 p. IN.
1913 "A. m. weekly for Bloomsbury Kingston
Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and intermediate sta.
tiCns, arriving at scranton at 12.35 p. N. and
connecting tn re with trains for New YorE
City. Philadelphia and Buffalo.
I'll weekly for rBloomsburg, Kingston, wilkes
Barre. Scranton and intermediate stations
arriving at Scranton at 4.5O p. ~,
5i3 y. M. daily for Bloomsbury, Espy, Ply.
mouth. Kingston, Wilkes Barre, pittstOn
Scranton and Intermediate stations, arriving
Al scranton AT % y. IN. and connecting there
with trains arriving al New York City az 0.5C
m, Philadelphia 10 "A. IN. and Buffalo "a N.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE
9l5a m. weekly from Scranton, Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsbury and intermediate sta.
lions, eavinc Scranton At 6.S5 a. M, where il
connects with trains leaving New YOrS City
NJ 80 i m, PhiiadelQhi AZ : p2 p, m. and
Buffalo at 1880 a. m.
Il. - p. m. daily from Scranton Pi1tston,
Kingston, Berwick. Bi0oinsbuTg and interme-
iiatc stations. leaving Scranton ri TO- 10 a. m.
ana connecting there with train eaving Buff.
10 at2. ) a. m.
4.ss5 p. IN. weekly ON Scranton, Kingston,
berwick. bloomsbury and intet mediate sta.
tiOns, leaving ScraEto ton at Los p. M, where Il
connects with train leaving New York City
II 1000 m, and Philadelphia at 800 a. IN.
sos p m. daily from Scranton. Kingston
pittston. Berwick, bloomsbury 3nd intermC-
diate stations, leaving ScTai ton al 6.35 y. NJ
where il connects with trains leaving New
York City at LOO p. M, Phiiade phta At II &
u. m and BuffolO at 9.3l a, n,
TE CLARKE 6enl Sup.
T.. W. LEE. Ge1 Pass. AT
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24

in? She was dying to see him. He
had told her how well and tanned he
was and how good Keith and Rogers
had been to him during his four
months stay. She could never thank
them enough for what they had done
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-24

"WelI" observed Rogers, standing
in the doorway a few minutes later
and watching Keith galloping into the
distance For sheer hustling that
serves to catch that train"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-05
0UTHWESTERN
NEWS NOTES

To Establish New Experiment stations
According TO .adviccs in the Wash
ington Herald. a special representative
or the agricultural department VIII
Visit the southwest the latter part OF
next month with q v.eW of examining
contemplated sites for the additional
projected experimental stations.
Among tho sites being considered Us
one in The lower Rio Grande valley IN
El Paso county. Texas, where prevail
ing conditions are somewhat dliierChs
from those in the upper valley. the
plan Of establishing more stations mas
been for some time under considera-
ton by the government. and DO is stated
that The money is available fom n
general appropriation for the purpose
Under present arrangements. H Is proc
posed 90 establish three new stations
Boo the southwest and others in b
north and middle west. An effort Witi
he made by residents of the lower wall
jew Goo nave "a station established mere.
as 30 is anticipated That valuable intoi-
nation can Doe obtained regarding tl'
kind af crops which viii prove p
most profitable and how they can bt-t
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-05
"DIORAMA" PLEASES BIG
CROWD AT THE CASINO
Moving Picture Exhibition Free from
Vibration and one of Most Enter
tanning Ever Seen Here.

A large audience greeted Professor
Bradshaw and the famous Diorama al
The Casino theater last evening, and
for nearly three hours the beautiful
pictorial productions kept the audi
ence amused and interested. 1t was
by far the most gorgeous and artistic
program that was yer offered i'm this
city. The pictures We're steady, clear
ana brilliant. with many beautiful
color effects. The trip around the
world was especially interesting. de-
uictiug scenes from MANI lands. TIC
"Fifer ana The Flute "Coniuror's Lot
terry and "Trip TO Niagara Falls
We're remarkable for their beauty,
There were several comic scenes that
met with great applause and some
very pretty illustrated songs by Pro-
fcssor Jos. Patton.
The exhibition was better than anV
before exhibited i'm Albuquerque.
Three machines were kept in use and
they were manipulated with unusual
skin. The entertainment will be re-
peated this evening and no u should
miss it.